Morning Worship Service
December 13, 2020
Welcome
3nd Sunday of Advent
“Joy”
Announcements
Invocation
Psalm 126
1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” 3 The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced.
4 Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
like the watercourses in the Negeb.
5 May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy.
6 Those who go out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
carrying their sheaves.
O Come all ye Faithful 1 O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem! Come and behold him, born the King of angels;
Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord!
2 Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heav'n above: "Glory to God, all glory in the highest!"
Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord!
3 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning; Jesus, to thee be all glory giv'n; Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
Refrain: O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ, the Lord!
Come O Come- By Bertram Sluys
1. Emmanuel, God is with us. Son of Man, Anointed One.
The One who was, the One who is, the One who is to come.
The Father sits up in heaven. God supreme, omnipotent.
He promised us He’d come to live with us and give us life.
CHORUS: Come, oh come, Emmanuel, fellowship with us renew.
Come, oh come, Emmanuel, live with us that we may live with You.
Come, oh come, Emmanuel.
2. The perfect man God created meant to stay in touch with Him.
Relationships we broke in pride. Rebellion led to death.
BRIDGE: There’s no way we can come to You.
Without You we are as nothing.
Open up the way to Your life: communion with us forever.
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
16 Rejoice always, 17 pray without ceasing, 18 give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 19 Do not quench the Spirit. 20 Do not despise the words of prophets, 21 but test everything; hold fast to what is good; 22 abstain from every form of evil.
23 May the God of peace himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be kept sound and blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 24 The one who calls you is faithful, and he will do this.
Offering
Pastoral Prayer/Joys and Concerns
John 1:6-8, 19-28
6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness to testify to the light, so that all might believe through him. 8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify to the light.
19 This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.” 22 Then they said to him, “Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said,
“I am the voice of one crying out in the wilderness,
‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’”
as the prophet Isaiah said.
24 Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25 They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?” 26 John answered them, “I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not know, 27 the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal.” 28 This took place in Bethany across the Jordan where John was baptizing.
Joy to the World
1 Joy to the world, the Lord has come Let earth receive her King Let every heart prepare Him room And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing And heaven, and heaven and nature sing 2 Joy to the world, the Savior reigns Let men their songs employ While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy Repeat, repeat the sounding joy 3 No more let sins and sorrows grow Nor thorns infest the ground He comes to make His blessings flow Far as the curse is found, far as the curse is found Far as, far as the curse is found 4 He rules the world with truth and grace And makes the nations prove The glories of His righteousness And wonders of His love, and wonders of His love And wonders, wonders of His love
Joyful Joyful We Adore You
Joyful, joyful we adore You, God of glory, Lord of Light
Angels lifting praise before You Sing thro’-out this holy night
In a manger lies a baby Child of Mary, Son of God
Voices joined in joyful chorus Praise You for Your gift of love.
All Your works declare Your glory; All creation joins to sing
Praise resounds as earth rejoices In the birth of Christ, the King
Shepherds kneel before the Infant, Trumpets sound and anthems raise
As with joy our hearts are lifted, Joined in wonder, love, and praise.
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed,
to bind up the brokenhearted,
to proclaim liberty to the captives,
and release to the prisoners;
2 to proclaim the year of the Lord’s favor,
and the day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn;
3 to provide for those who mourn in Zion—
to give them a garland instead of ashes,
the oil of gladness instead of mourning,
the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.
They will be called oaks of righteousness,
the planting of the Lord, to display his glory.
4 They shall build up the ancient ruins,
they shall raise up the former devastations;
they shall repair the ruined cities,
the devastations of many generations.
8 For I the Lord love justice,
I hate robbery and wrongdoing;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
9 Their descendants shall be known among the nations,
and their offspring among the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
10 I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my whole being shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
11 For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.
Message: Pastor Ryan
Benediction
Stewardship Giving December 6, 2020
Weekly budgeted need: $3,578.00
Tithe: $1,958.67
Building: 685.00
Faith Promise: 60.00
Thanksgiving 100.00
Sunday School: 10.00
Food Pantry: 15.00
Teens: 10.00
Total: $ 2,838.67