November 29, 2020

Order of Worship

Sunday, November 29, 2020

Welcome and Prayer

Call to Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                               Isaiah 40:1-5

¹ I waited patiently for the LORD;
he inclined to me and heard my cry.

² He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog,
and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.

³ He put a new song in my mouth, a song of praise to our God.
Many will see and fear, and put their trust in the LORD.

⁴ Blessed is the man who makes the LORD his trust,
who does not turn to the proud, to those who go astray after a lie!

⁵ You have multiplied, O LORD my God,
your wondrous deeds and your thoughts toward us;
none can compare with you!

I will proclaim and tell of them,
yet they are more than can be told.

Prayer of Invocation

Leader:      O Lord, that you would tear open the heavens
and come down to us.

People:       O that you would shock us with your presence…
like fire causes water to boil.

Leader:      We have become comfortable,
and your holiness reminds us of our sinfulness.

People:       In the past we were in darkness. You wooed us with

                        Your presence and came to us and saved us.

Leader:      All our words and deeds are like a filthy cloth.

People:       We need to be washed clean.

Leader: Today we light one candle to remind us our need for a savior.

Come, Lord, restore us. Our world is in need of Jesus the

savior. Let your light shine on us, that we may see our sin.

Come and dwell with us, that we may be washed clean

and made new. Amen.

People:   O Emmanuel, Jesus Christ,

Desire of every nation, Savior of all peoples,

Come and dwell among us.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer,

Our spirits by Thine advent here.

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And death’s dark shadows put to flight.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, And order all things, far and nigh;

To us the path of knowledge show, And cause us in her ways to go.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, Desire of nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind;

Bid Thou our sad divisions cease, And be Thyself our King of peace.

Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

Latin: c. 9^th Century. Tr. John M. Neale & Henry S. Coffin.

Emmanuel

Emmanuel, Emmanuel

His name is called Emmanuel

God with us, revealed in us

His name is called Emmanuel.

by Robert McGee © 1983 by C.A. Music ARR CCLI #172212

Children’s Sermon

(11 a.m. Service Only)

We Respond to God’s Presence

Joy to the World!

Joy to the world! The Lord is come: Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart prepare Him room,

And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing,

And heaven and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the world! The Savior reigns: Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains

Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make His blessings flow

Far as the curse if found, Far as the curse if found,

Far as, far as the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness

And wonders of His love, And wonders of His love,

And wonders, wonders of His love.

Psalm 98 adapted by Isaac Watts. Music: George Friedrich Handel

Pastoral / Offertory Prayer:

The basket to receive His tithes and our offerings

is located on the left as you leave the Sanctuary.

We Worship Through Hearing

Sermon:

Series:

Waiting on God

Today’s Message:

“Waiting to Hear”

Deuteronomy 18:15-19

Notes

1. Awaiting the Voice to be ________________ (Deut. 18:15-18a)

1. Awaiting the Words of the _______________ (Deut. 18:18b-19)

III. Not A- ______________ to obey

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus

Come, Thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free;

From our fears and sins release us; Let us find our rest in Thee.

Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art;

Dear Desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart.

Born Thy people to deliver, Born a child and yet a King.

Born to reign in us forever, now Thy gracious kingdom bring.

By Thine own eternal Spirit rule in all our hearts alone;

By Thine all sufficient merit Raise us to Thy glorious throne.

Words: Charles Wesley; Music: Hyfrydol

Benediction