WORSHIP OF GOD
WORSHIP OF GOD
Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 11 a.m.
PRELUDE
Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 11 a.m.
Bedford
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Verleen Baerg, organ
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP HYMN NO. 83
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
HYFRYDOL
HYMN NO. 81
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
PICARDY
WELCOME & INVOCATION
Rev. John Uldrick
LIGHTING OF THE HOPE CANDLE
Hancock Family
HYMN OF RESPONSE NO. 80 Hope, Peace, Joy and Love
BAUGH
Psalm 122
DOXOLOGY (HYMN NO. 706) Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
Rev. Allie Osborne
PASTORAL PRAYER HYMN NO. 243 SCRIPTURE SERMON
Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart Luke 1:26–38
(p. 831 in your pew Bible)
BENEDICTION
Leader: Jerusalem—built as a city that is bound firmly together.
POSTLUDE
Leader: For the sake of my relatives and friends I will say, “Peace be within you.”
Meg Rooney
WORDS OF LIFE
Those wishing to join Second-Ponce today are invited to come down front at this time.
Congregation: Our feet are standing within your gates, O Jerusalem.
Congregation: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May they prosper who love you. Peace be within your walls, and security within your towers.”
MORECAMBE
Dr. Dock Hollingsworth He's Coming … to a Surprised Peasant Girl
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Leader: For there the thrones for judgment were set up, the thrones of the house of David.
OLD 100TH
Rev. Uldrick
Leader: I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord!”
Congregation: To it the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, as was decreed for Israel, to give thanks to the name of the Lord.
Rev. Uldrick Dr. Hollingsworth
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus Verleen Baerg, organ
MY SPDL STORY MUSICAL OFFERING
Beck
Every Valley
Sanctuary Choir; Joy Callaway, piano
Ernesto Lima Parets A Babe Is Born in Bethlehem Verleen Baerg, organ
Bach/Buxtehude
Please use this time to reflect on your gifts and service opportunities. Note that the offering plates are now located at the front and back entrances to the Sanctuary.
Prichard
SHARING HIS SPDL STORY
WE LOVE MEETING NEW PEOPLE Welcome to worship at Second-Ponce! You belong here, and we hope you'll come back. We truly have something for everyone, and not just on Sundays. During the week, we have virtual small groups and Bible studies. Each Wednesday evening, we have Fellowship Supper, an adult discipleship study and age-appropriate activities for children and teens. Now that you know a little about us, help us get to know you better by completing the blue or green card located in the pew rack. Simply hand it to a minister or drop it in the offering plate. HOW TO JOIN Second-Ponce enthusiastically welcomes you to make a commitment to Christ and our community of faith. At any time during the Hymn of Response, simply walk to the front of the Sanctuary where our Senior Pastor or a Second-Ponce minister will greet you with warmth and joy.
ADDITIONAL SUNDAY INFORMATION CHILDCARE DURING WORSHIP We love to see children at Second-Ponce, and we have a Kids’ Club area just for them! It's one floor up from the Sanctuary, and our greeters will be happy to show you the way. In the Kids' Club, there’s a nursery for babies through pre-K and Kids Worship for children K through 5th grade. You can take your children to Kids Worship before the service or, if you’d prefer, they can stay with you in the Sanctuary for either the entire hour or until the Doxology and then go with our children's ministry leaders. You'll pick them up in the Kids’ Club area after worship.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Ernesto Lima Parets has dedicated most of his life to music. He is finishing his master's degree in Choral Conducting at Georgia State University and wishes to be useful to God and His people. As one of our music ministry interns, Ernesto has led our Sanctuary Choir and conducted the SPdL Orchestra. He also wrote the November 30 devotion for our 2022 Advent book.
SHARING PRAYER REQUESTS At Second-Ponce, you have a church family who welcomes the opportunity to join you in prayer. Let us know by filling out a prayer request card located on the back of the pew rack. You can drop it in the offering plate or give it to a member of the SecondPonce ministerial staff after worship.
SANCTUARY FLOWERS
GIVING AN OFFERING Your financial support of Second-Ponce allows us to carry out the mission God has for our church. There are giving cards in the pew racks that utilize a QR code for making gifts online. You may also drop your offering in the offering plate.
Congregation: For the sake of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek your good. ANTHEM
Sunday, November 27, 2022 at 11 a.m.
Children K–5 may leave during this time for Kids Worship. Parents, please pick up your children in room C-305 of the Children's Building after the service.
HYMN OF RESPONSE NO. 163 Wonderful Words of Life
Hope, peace, joy and love! These are gifts You bring from above. Jesus, Emmanuel, come to be light of Your hope, reflected in me. SCRIPTURE
WORSHIP OF GOD
The flowers on the Communion Table are given in honor of Lucy Willard for her birthday. They are given by Betty and Terry DePhillips.
SECOND-PONCE WORSHIP STAFF Dr. Dock Hollingsworth, Senior Pastor
Verleen Baerg, Organist Joy Callaway, Pianist Anneliese Depenthal, Music Ministry Intern Bill Gabbard, Minister of Music Rev. Allie Osborne, Minister of Community and Children's Discipleship
Ernesto Lima Parets, Music Ministry Intern Richard Rogers, Director of Orchestra Meg Rooney, Interim Youth Intern Rev. John Uldrick, Associate Pastor