December 9, 2018

           THE WORSHIP OF GOD 
                   ONE LORD, ONE CHURCH, REACHING ALL PEOPLE

                                  THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT


THE PRELUDE, While By My Sheep

                    WE WORSHIP THROUGH PRAISE
WELCOME   
ANNOUNCEMENTS      
PRAISE SONG, Emmanuel
CALL TO WORSHIP, Advent Reading: Preparation
HYMN,  O Come, All Ye Faithful                           
OPENING PRAYER
  
                WE OFFER OUR TITHES, TALENTS, AND TIME TO GOD
CHOIR MUSIC
Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering                             
THE OFFERING, 1 Peter 4: 10
THE OFFERTORY, The First Noel 
DOXOLOGY
 
                          WE HEAR THE WORD OF GOD
SCRIPTURE READING, Isaiah 40: 1-11 and Mark 1: 1-5         
HYMN,  Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us
PASTORAL PRAYER 
MESSAGE,  God At Our Doorsteps

INVITATION
HYMN, Arise, Your Light Is Come

               WE WORSHIP IN MINISTRY TO THE WORLD
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OUR DUTY AS CHRISTIANS
Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your mind. And love your neighbor as yourself.
PASTORAL BLESSING         
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE,  The Bond of Love

THE POSTLUDE, A Joyous Noel