January 7 Order of Service and Announcements

9:00am/10:30am Services January 7, 2024

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GATHERING

PRELUDE WORDS OF WELCOME *CALL TO WORSHIP Leader: Darkness is banished!

People: God’s light has come to us!

Leader: The light of the Bright Morning Star leads us!

People: We come to celebrate God’s abiding love!

Leader: Glory be to God in the Highest!

People: And on earth, peace forever. Amen. *PRAYER OF INVOCATION *HYMN

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*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (Apostles’ Creed) I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Ghost, The holy catholic church, The communion of saints, The forgiveness of sins, The resurrection of the body, And the life everlasting. Amen. *GLORY BE TO THE FATHER

PRAYER OF CONFESSION God of Glory, You sent Jesus among us as the light of the world, to reveal Your love for all people. We confess that our sin and pride hide the brightness of Your light. We turn away from the poor; we ignore cries for justice; we do not strive for peace. In Your mercy, cleanse us of our sin, and baptize us once again with Your Spirit, that, forgiven and renewed, we may show forth Your glory shining in the face of Jesus Christ. Amen.

ASSURANCE OF PARDON (John 3:16-17) Leader: For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in Him

shall not perish but have everlasting life. For God did not send his Son into the world to

condemn the world, but to save the world through Him. Therefore, let us assure one another

of God’s pardon.

All: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven. Thanks be to God. PRAYER OF ILLUMINATION Spirit of God, speak once again through the Words of Scripture that our listening ears may hear Your voice. Help us to place Your Word in our minds, treasure it in our hearts, choose it with our wills, and live it through our bodies. In Christ’s name we pray. Amen.

SCRIPTURE Leader: All:

This is the word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God!

Isaiah 60:1-6 NIV

Pg. 1063 Pew Bible

CARING PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. *HYMN - Verses 1, 2, & 4

O Little Town of Bethlehem

OFFERINGS OF THE PEOPLE OFFERTORY Arise, Shine, for Your Light Has Come Chancel Choir

Allen Pote

Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Arise, arise, and shine like the sun and all the nations shall come, and all kings will be drawn to the brightness of your rising.

Arise, shine, for you light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.

Arise, arise, and shine, and all nations shall come, and all kings will be drawn to the brightness of your rising.

*DOXOLOGY

OLD HUNDREDTH

*PRAYER OF DEDICATION

GROWING SCRIPTURE

SERMON

Matthew 2:1-12 NIV

Pgs. 1374-75 Pew Bible

“Who Is Your King?”

Rev. Brett Everett

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER All who profess Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and have been baptized are welcome to partake of the Lord’s Supper.

Children who have been baptized and instructed in its meaning are also welcome to partake.

*HYMN - Verses 1-3

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

GOING *BENEDICTION & RESPONSE

*POSTLUDE

Now unto Him

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