2021-12-05

Faith

  • Prelude
  • Welcome | Announcements
      • Sat Dec 11 | 8:30 am to 10:30 am | small kitchen – Cookie Walk
      • Sun Dec 12 | 2 – 3 pm – Christmas Carol Sing
      • Sun Dec 12 – Hat & Mitten Tree donations due
      • Tue Dec 14 – Poinsettia orders due (cost $8)
      • Fri Dec 24 | 5 pm & 11 pm – Christmas Eve Services
  • Opening Prayer
  • Call To Worship – Advent Reading | Candle Lighting
  • Reading – [Luke 1:39-56 ESV]
      • 39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah,
      • 40 and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
      • 41 And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit,
      • 42 and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
      • 43 And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
      • 44 For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy.
      • 45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”
      • 46 And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,
      • 47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
      • 48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant. For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
      • 49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
      • 50 And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
      • 51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
      • 52 he has brought down the mighty from their thrones and exalted those of humble estate;
      • 53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and the rich he has sent away empty.
      • 54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
      • 55 as he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
      • 56 And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
  • Worship Hymns
      • UMH 203 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
      • UMH 211 O Come, O Come Emmanuel – vs. 1,2,6, and 7
  • Offering
  • Prayer Hymn
      • UMH 204 Emmanuel (2x)
  • Intercessory Prayer
  • Sermon – “Faith”
  • Communion
  • Closing Hymn
      • UMH 196 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
  • Benediction
  • Postlude