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Fourth Sunday of Advent
December 21, 2025
(Angels/Peace)
Welcome and Announcements
Gathering the Family Together
Jesus, Jesus, Oh, What a Wonderful Child
Jesus,---- Jesus,---- Oh,---- What a wonderful Child.
Jesus,---- Jesus,---- So holy,---- Meek, and mild.
New Life,---- New Hope,---- New Joy He brings.
Listen,---- To the angels sing.
“Glory,---- Glory,---- Glory;” to the new-born King!
O Children, Come!
Hear the cry from Bethlehem, O children come
Son of God now born to men, O children come –
Bring your troubles, bring your fears,
Bring the needs that draw you near,
Find the hope of all the years – O children come! O children come!
Peace on earth good will to men, O children come
Righteous rule that will not end, O children come –
Lay down all your bitterness,
Turn from sin’s toil and distress,
Find His grace and perfect rest – O children come! O children come!
Where the Father’s grace has walked, O children come
Where you see the hurt and lost, O children come –
Show the mercy shown to you,
Gifts of kindness to renew,
Love from hearts sincere and true – O children come! O children come!
Words and Music by Keith Getty and Kristyn Getty Copyright © 2014 Getty Music Publishing (BMI); admin. by MusicServices.org
Call To Worship
Scripture Reading: I Thessalonians 5:23-24
23 Now may the God of peace himself sanctify you completely and may your whole spirit and soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
24 He who calls you is faithful; he will surely do it.
Prayer of Invocation
Advent Proclamation
Leader: Today we light four candles.
The first reminds us of our need for a savior.
The second reminds us of the promises in God’s Word.
The third reminds us that Jesus is coming soon and we must
abide in Him so that when He appears we may have confidence
and not shrink from him in shame at His coming.We light the fourth candle to remind us of the blessed hope
of the reign of God.People: Come, Lord Jesus, and let your kingdom reign.
Declaring What We Believe
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages,
God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,
begotten, not made; of the same essence as the Father.
Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven;
he became incarnate by the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,
and was made man.
He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered and was buried.
The third day he rose again, according to the Scriptures.
He ascended to heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again with glory to judge the living and the dead.
His kingdom will never end.
And we believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life.
He proceeds from the Father and the Son,
and with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified.
He spoke through the prophets.
We believe in one holy universal and apostolic church.
We affirm one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look forward to the resurrection of the dead,
and to life in the world to come.
Amen.
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We Respond to God’s Presence
O Come, All Ye Faithful
Verse 1:
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him, born the King of angels;
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord.
Verse 2:
God of God, Light of Light eternal
Lo He abhors not the virgin’s womb;
Son of the Father, begotten, not created;
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord!
Verse 3:
Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation,
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord.
Verse 4:
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning,
O Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord.
Latin: John F Wade; Tr. Frederick Oakeley; Music: ADESTE FIDELES, John F. Wade’s Cantus Diversi.
Red Hymnal #192
Angels We Have Heard On High
Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply Echo back their joyous strains.
Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo
Shepherds why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be, Which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo
Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come adore, on bended knee, Christ, the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo
Public Domain. French Carol.
Red Hymnal #177 “Good Christian Men, Rejoice”
Children’s Sermon
Pastoral Prayer
The basket to receive His tithes and our offerings
is located on the left as you leave the Sanctuary.
We Worship Through Hearing
Today’s Message
Advent Series: What Is Christmas All About?
“Angels/Peace: Who Will Comfort Us?”
Luke 2:22-38
Notes
I. Christ is Our ________________ Comfort.
(Luke 2:22-26)
II. Christ is Our ________________ Peace.
(Luke 2:27-32)
III. Christ is Our _________________ Redemption.
(Luke 2:33-38)
We Are Sent Forth in Worship
to Share the Gospel
Red Hymnal #184 “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”
Benediction
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Bulletin Date: 2025-12-21