December 1, 2023

Order of Worship

Sunday, December 3, 2023

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering the Family Together

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence!

Men: Verse 1

Let all mortal flesh keep silence, And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded, For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth, Our full homage to demand.

Women: Verse 2

King of kings, yet born of Mary, As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture, In the body and the blood;
He will give to all the faithful His own self for heavenly food.

All: Verse 3

Rank on rank the host of heaven, Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light of light descendeth From the realms of endless day,
That the powers of hell may vanish As the darkness clears away.

All: Verse 4

At His feet the six-winged seraph, Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the presence, As with ceaseless voice they cry:
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia, Lord Most High!

Call To Worship

Scripture Reading:                                                         Isaiah 45:22-25

²² “Turn to me and be saved,
all the ends of the earth!
For I am God, and there is no other.

²³ By myself I have sworn;
from my mouth has gone out in righteousness
a word that shall not return:
‘To me every knee shall bow,
every tongue shall swear allegiance.’

²⁴ “Only in the LORD, it shall be said of me,
are righteousness and strength;
to him shall come and be ashamed
all who were incensed against him.

²⁵ In the LORD all the offspring of Israel
shall be justified and shall glory.”.

Prayer of Invocation

Advent Proclamation

Leader: Today we light one candle to remind us of 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.

Red Hymnal #169                                  “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

Declaring What We Believe

Red Hymnal #172                                 “Of the Father’s Love Begotten”

We Respond to God’s Presence

Red Hymnal #171                                                      “Joy to the World!”

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

Sermon Series: Have This in Mind

“Jesus is God”

Philippians 2:5-6

“⁵ Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, ⁶ who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, ⁷ but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. ⁸ And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. ⁹ Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”

Notes

I. Jesus is God in His _______________ (Phil. 2:5)

1. His _______________ Existence (John 1:1-2; Heb. 13:8)
2. His _______________ Power (John 1:3; Col. 1:16)

II. Jesus is God in His ______________ (Phil. 2:5)

1. His ________________ (Phil. 3:8-9)
2. His ______________ (1 Cor. 1:24)

III. Jesus is God in His _____________                                    (Phil. 2:6)

1. Of ___________________ (Matt. 28:18-20)
2. Of ___________________ (II Peter 1:16)
3. Of ___________________ (John 1:14)

Communion

Prayer of Contrition

Sharing of the Elements

We invite to the Lord’s Table all those who are baptized disciples of Jesus Christ and are under the authority of Christ and His body, the Church. By eating the bread and drinking the wine with us as a visitor, you are acknowledging to the elders of this local church that you are in covenant with God and an active member of a congregation in which the gospel is faithfully confessed, taught, and believed. You also acknowledge that you are a sinner, without hope except in the sovereign mercy of God, and that you are trusting in Jesus Christ alone for salvation. If you have any doubt about your participation, please speak to the elders before or after the service.

Declaration of Forgiveness

We Are Sent Forth in Worship

to Share the Gospel

Fullness of Grace

Verse 1:    Fullness of Grace in man’s human frailty

This is the wonder of Jesus

Laying aside His power and glory

Humbly He entered our world

Chose the path of meanest worth

Scandal of a virgin birth

Born in a stable cold and rejected

Here lies the hope of the world

Verse 2:    Fullness of Grace the love of the Father

Shown in the face of Jesus

Stooping to bear the weight of humanity

Walking the Calvary road

Christ the holy Innocent

Took our sin and punishment

Fullness of God despised and rejected

Crushed for the sins of the world

Verse 3:     Fullness of hope in Christ we had longed for

Promise of God in Jesus

Through His obedience we are forgiven

Opening the floodgates of heaven

All our hopes and dreams we bring

Gladly as an offering

Fullness of life and joy unspeakable

God's gift in love to the world

Keith & Kristyn Getty & Stuart Townend. Copyright © Thankyou Music 2004 CCLI#172212

Benediction