WORSHIP OF GOD
WORSHIP OF GOD
Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 11 a.m.
PRELUDE
Savior of the Nations, Come (S. 659)
Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 11 a.m.
J.S. Bach
Jack Mitchener, organ
OFFERTORY
CHORAL CALL TO WORSHIP HYMN NO. 83 HYMN NO. 256
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus
HYFRYDOL
TEMPUS ADEST FLORIDUM We Are People of God’s Peace
WELCOME & INVOCATION
Rev. John Uldrick
LIGHTING OF THE PEACE CANDLE
Fred and Vivian Williams
Response Hymn | Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love | BAUGH Hope, peace, joy and love! These are gifts You bring from above. Jesus, Emmanuel, come to be light of Your peace, reflected in me. SCRIPTURE
Luke 1:26–38
Rev. Allie Osborne
People: “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” Leader: But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. The angel said to her ... People: “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His ancestor David. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Dr. Karen Harwell Sleepers, Wake! A Voice is Calling (S. 645)
J.S. Bach
DOXOLOGY (HYMN NO. 706) Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
OLD 100TH
Jack Mitchener, organ
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.
PASTORAL PRAYER HYMN NO. 698 SCRIPTURE
Leader: In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth, to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. And he came to her and said ...
Rev. Jonathan Hall For the Healing of the Nations
CWM RHONDDA
Isaiah 2:1–5
Rev. Uldrick
(p. 550 in your pew Bible)
SERMON
Waiting for Peace
HYMN OF RESPONSE NO. 123 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks (verses 1, 2 & 6)
CHRISTMAS
Those wishing to join Second-Ponce today are invited to come down front at this time.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT
Rev. Hall
BENEDICTION
Dr. Vestal
POSTLUDE
Savior of the Nations, Come (S. 661) Jack Mitchener, organ
J.S. Bach
Daniel Vestal is currently Distinguished Professor of Baptist Leadership and Director of the Eula Mae and John Baugh Center for Baptist Leadership at Mercer University. He and Earlene are members of Second-Ponce.
People: “How can this be, since I am a virgin?” Leader: The angel said to her ... People: “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; He will be called Son of God. And now, your relative, Elizabeth, in her old age has also conceived a son; and this is the sixth month for her who was said to be barren. For nothing will be impossible with God.” Leader: Then Mary said ... People: “Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.” Leader: Then the angel departed from her. Ev’ry Valley
Sanctuary Choir; Jack Mitchener, organ; Anneliese Depenthal, conductor
Beck
Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 11 a.m. SHARING HER SPDL STORY
Dr. Karen Harwell, a member since 2007, works on staff doing special projects and supporting ministries of the church. A graduate of the McAfee School of Theology, she is the editor of our annual Advent devotional, creator of various hands-on prayer experiences and serves on our Discipleship Council. She has served previously as a rotating Sunday School teacher, an active Deacon, in Sanctuary Choir member and as team-lead for the Teaching Team, among other things.
The Sanctuary flowers today are given in loving memory of ROBERT & ANN BUFFINGTON by their daughter, Rebecca Shoaf, and granddaughter, Allison.
Dr. Daniel Vestal
WELCOMING DR. DANIEL VESTAL TO THE PULPIT
Leader: Mary said to the angel ...
ANTHEM
MY SPDL STORY
WORSHIP OF GOD
LIGHTING THE PEACE CANDLE Fred and Vivian Williams joined Second Ponce in January, 2020. They married in 1968 after meeting three years earlier as freshmen at Morris Brown College in Atlanta. After graduation in 1969, they moved to Boston, Massachusetts where Fred earned his MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration, and Vivian worked as a secretary in the Afro-American Studies Department at Harvard College. After moving back to Atlanta in 1971, both held various positions in accounting and banking. Fred recently retired from heading his own accounting firm. Vivian was previously ordained a Deacon in a sister church where Fred sang in the choir and served on the Board of Trustees.
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 and Kids Worship for babies–5th grade. You may take your children to the Kids' Club before the service or, if you prefer, they can stay with you in the Sanctuary for the entire hour or until the Doxology (when kids leave with children's ministry leaders). After worship, pick them up in the Kids’ Club. SHARING PRAYER REQUESTS At Second-Ponce, you have a church family who welcomes the opportunity to join you in prayer. Let us know your prayer needs by filling out a 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 Second-Ponce ministerial staff after worship. 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 a member of our ministry team will greet you with warmth and joy. If you're uncomfortable being "in the spotlight," but still want to join– that's ok! Speak with of one our ministers after worship and they'll walk you through an alternate plan.
SECOND-PONCE WORSHIP STAFF Dr. Dock Hollingsworth, Senior Pastor
Joy Callaway, Pianist Anneliese Depenthal, Music Ministry Intern Bill Gabbard, Minister of Music Rev. Jonathan Hall, Minister of Community and Student Discipleship
Dr. Jack Mitchener, Organist Rev. Allie Osborne, Minister of Missions and Children's Discipleship Richard Rogers, Director of Orchestra Rev. John Uldrick, Associate Pastor