December 24, 2022

Matthew 2:13-23

  • Order of Worship

    Christmas Eve

    December 24, 2022

    Welcome

     

    Prelude                         Max Vyshegorodtsev & Tanya Vyshegorodtseva

    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

     

     

    Call to Worship

     

    Scripture Reading:                                                           Galatians 4:4-7

    4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

     

    Prayer of Invocation

    The glory of the Lord has been revealed

    and all flesh shall see it together.

    Jesus Christ is the light of the world:

    a light no darkness can quench.

    The shepherds kept watch by night,

    and your glory shone round about them.

    The darkness is not dark to you,

    the night is as bright as the day.

    Let your light scatter the darkness

    and fill your Church with your glory.

     

     

    Joseph, Mary, and the Child Jesus

    The Flight into Egypt

    (A vignette)

     

    We Respond to God’s Presence

     

     

    How Suddenly a Baby Cries (The Early Years)

    Verse 1: Everyone:

    How suddenly a baby cries and all forever change

    As shepherds leave the angel song to find this holy place,

    Where in her young and trembling arms a virgin holds her Son.

    And in this Child of breath divine our Light has finally come.

     

    Verse 2: Everyone:

    She ponders how the Magi kneel before Emmanuel.

    With gold and frankincense and myrrh, Christ’s sacrifice they tell.

    A dream would help them flee a king

    whose pride would cruelly destroy.

    As mothers weep God’s mercy meets the hunger for His joy.

     

    Verse 3: Women & Girls:

    What wonder still that Anna, filled with praise,

    should bless the Lord;

    Her aging eyes now looking on the Savior of the world.

    For night and day her prayers had filled the temple of our God.

    Her heart could tell His saving hand within this gift of love.

     

    Verse 4: Men & Boys:

    Hear Simeon who had waited long draw near to hold the child,

    To speak of Him who would reveal the many thoughts we hide:

    That hearts would rise to know His grace, but many fall away;

    A sword would pierce His mother’s soul upon redemption day.

     

    Verse 5: Everyone:

    How suddenly a baby cried and all forever changed.

    Through history, soul by soul have come to find His healing grace.

    He filled my troubled heart with peace, with hope of endless worth.

    My voice will join the song of praise that tells Messiah’s birth.

    Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Fionán de Barra. Lyrics by Kristyn Getty.Copyright © 2011 Gettymusic and Fionán de Barra; admin by Music Services.

     

  • Reading                                                                                    Luke 2:1-7

      

    Red Hymnal #180                                                  “What Child is This?”

     

    Reading                                                                                  Luke 2:8-14

     

    Red Hymnal #192                              “Angels We Have Heard on High”

     

    Red Hymnal #175

    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

    All:

    While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground,

    The angel of the Lord came down,

    And glory shone around, And glory shone around.

     

    Women & Girls:

    “Fear Not!” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind;

    “Glad tidings of great joy I bring

    To you and all mankind, To you and all mankind.

     

    Men & Boys:

    “To you in David’s town this day Is born, of David’s line,

    The Savior, who is Christ the Lord,

    And this shall be the sign—And this shall be the sign:

     

    All:

    “The heavenly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed,

    All meanly wrapt in swathing bands

    And in a manger laid, And in a manger laid.

     

    All:

    “All glory to be to God on high, And to the earth be peace:

    Good will henceforth from heaven to men

    Begin and never cease! Begin and never cease!”

    Words: Nahum Tate; Music: CHRISTMAS from George Friedrich Handel

     

    Reading                                                                                Luke 2:15-20

     

    Where Are the Shepherds Going Tonight?

    Verse 1   MEN:           Where are the shepherds going tonight?

    Why do they run with joy? (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    They’re in a hurry to Bethlehem

    to see a baby boy.                (Repeat)

     

    Verse 2   MEN:           Why did they leave their flocks all at once?

    What is the urgency?           (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    Their hearts are bursting to see a child;

    Foretold in prophecy.          (Repeat)

     

     

    Verse 3   MEN:           Why do the shepherds look so amazed?

    Who told them of the boy? (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    Angels in glory appeared to them,

    bringing good news of joy. (Repeat)

     

    Verse 4   MEN:           What will they do there when they arrive,

    and see the baby boy?          (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    Kneeling in awe, they will worship Him

    and find eternal joy!            (Repeat)

    ALL:            Kneeling in awe, let us worship Him

    and find eternal joy!            (Repeat)

    by Richard Blank

     

     

    The Shepherds Danced

    1. MEN: Born a baby boy. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    Jesus is our joy.                                    Hallelujah!

     

    Refrain: MEN:        The angels sang and the shepherds danced

    and the prophets wept for joy.

    WOMEN: The angels sang and the shepherds danced

    and the prophets wept for joy.

     

    1. MEN: Helpless little one. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    God’s almighty Son                             Hallelujah!

    Repeat Refrain

     

    1. MEN: Gift from heaven above. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    Source of peace and love.                    Hallelujah!

    Repeat Refrain

     

    1. MEN: Give God thanks and praise. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    Celebrate His ways.                             Hallelujah!

    Repeat Refrain

     

    Ending:    ALL:     The angels sing. Come and join the dance

    and your heart will weep for joy.

    The angels sing. Come and join the dance

    and your heart will weep for joy.

    by Richard Blank

     

    Red Hymnal #197                            “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

     

     

    We Worship Through Hearing

     

     

    Homily:

    Advent 2022: The Gospel in the Manger

    “Resurrection”

    Matthew 2:13-23

    Notes

     

    I. Sent to the Land of ____________, _______, and _____________

     

     

     

    II. Called from the Land of __________, _________ and ____________

     

     

     

     

    We Share the Light of Christ

     

     

    Red Hymnal #193                                          “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

     

     

    Silent Night

    Verse 1 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright.

    Round yon virgin, mother and child,

    Holy Infant so tender and mild.

    Sleep in heavenly peace; sleep in heavenly peace.

     

    Verse 2 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, Darkness flies, all is light;

    Shepherds hear the angels sing,

    “Alleluia! Hail the King!

    Christ the Savior is born; Christ the Savior is born.”

     

    Verse 3 – Men & Boys:

    Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight,

    Glories stream from heaven afar,

    Heavenly hosts sing “Alleluia!

    Christ, the Savior is born! Christ, the Savior is born!”

     

    Verse 4 – Women & Girls:

    Silent night, holy night, All is dark, save the Light,

    Yonder, where they sweet vigils keep,

    O’er the Babe who in silent sleep,

    Rests in heavenly peace; Rests in heavenly peace.

     

    Verse 5 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, Wondrous star, lend thy light,

    With the angels let us sing,

    “Alleluia to our King!

    Christ the Savior is born; Christ the Savior is born!”

     

    Verse 6 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light

    Radiant beams from Thy holy face,

    With the dawn of redeeming grace,

    Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth; Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

     

    Benediction

     

    Postlude

     

     

  • Order of Worship

    Christmas Eve

    December 24, 2022

    Welcome

     

    Prelude                         Max Vyshegorodtsev & Tanya Vyshegorodtseva

    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

     

     

    Call to Worship

     

    Scripture Reading:                                                           Galatians 4:4-7

    4 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, 5 to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. 6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” 7 So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

     

    Prayer of Invocation

    The glory of the Lord has been revealed

    and all flesh shall see it together.

    Jesus Christ is the light of the world:

    a light no darkness can quench.

    The shepherds kept watch by night,

    and your glory shone round about them.

    The darkness is not dark to you,

    the night is as bright as the day.

    Let your light scatter the darkness

    and fill your Church with your glory.

     

     

    Joseph, Mary, and the Child Jesus

    The Flight into Egypt

    (A vignette)

     

    We Respond to God’s Presence

     

     

    How Suddenly a Baby Cries (The Early Years)

    Verse 1: Everyone:

    How suddenly a baby cries and all forever change

    As shepherds leave the angel song to find this holy place,

    Where in her young and trembling arms a virgin holds her Son.

    And in this Child of breath divine our Light has finally come.

     

    Verse 2: Everyone:

    She ponders how the Magi kneel before Emmanuel.

    With gold and frankincense and myrrh, Christ’s sacrifice they tell.

    A dream would help them flee a king

    whose pride would cruelly destroy.

    As mothers weep God’s mercy meets the hunger for His joy.

     

    Verse 3: Women & Girls:

    What wonder still that Anna, filled with praise,

    should bless the Lord;

    Her aging eyes now looking on the Savior of the world.

    For night and day her prayers had filled the temple of our God.

    Her heart could tell His saving hand within this gift of love.

     

    Verse 4: Men & Boys:

    Hear Simeon who had waited long draw near to hold the child,

    To speak of Him who would reveal the many thoughts we hide:

    That hearts would rise to know His grace, but many fall away;

    A sword would pierce His mother’s soul upon redemption day.

     

    Verse 5: Everyone:

    How suddenly a baby cried and all forever changed.

    Through history, soul by soul have come to find His healing grace.

    He filled my troubled heart with peace, with hope of endless worth.

    My voice will join the song of praise that tells Messiah’s birth.

    Music by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty and Fionán de Barra. Lyrics by Kristyn Getty.Copyright © 2011 Gettymusic and Fionán de Barra; admin by Music Services.

     

  • Reading                                                                                    Luke 2:1-7

      

    Red Hymnal #180                                                  “What Child is This?”

     

    Reading                                                                                  Luke 2:8-14

     

    Red Hymnal #192                              “Angels We Have Heard on High”

     

    Red Hymnal #175

    While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night

    All:

    While shepherds watched their flocks by night, All seated on the ground,

    The angel of the Lord came down,

    And glory shone around, And glory shone around.

     

    Women & Girls:

    “Fear Not!” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind;

    “Glad tidings of great joy I bring

    To you and all mankind, To you and all mankind.

     

    Men & Boys:

    “To you in David’s town this day Is born, of David’s line,

    The Savior, who is Christ the Lord,

    And this shall be the sign—And this shall be the sign:

     

    All:

    “The heavenly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed,

    All meanly wrapt in swathing bands

    And in a manger laid, And in a manger laid.

     

    All:

    “All glory to be to God on high, And to the earth be peace:

    Good will henceforth from heaven to men

    Begin and never cease! Begin and never cease!”

    Words: Nahum Tate; Music: CHRISTMAS from George Friedrich Handel

     

    Reading                                                                                Luke 2:15-20

     

    Where Are the Shepherds Going Tonight?

    Verse 1   MEN:           Where are the shepherds going tonight?

    Why do they run with joy? (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    They’re in a hurry to Bethlehem

    to see a baby boy.                (Repeat)

     

    Verse 2   MEN:           Why did they leave their flocks all at once?

    What is the urgency?           (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    Their hearts are bursting to see a child;

    Foretold in prophecy.          (Repeat)

     

     

    Verse 3   MEN:           Why do the shepherds look so amazed?

    Who told them of the boy? (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    Angels in glory appeared to them,

    bringing good news of joy. (Repeat)

     

    Verse 4   MEN:           What will they do there when they arrive,

    and see the baby boy?          (Repeat)

    WOMEN:    Kneeling in awe, they will worship Him

    and find eternal joy!            (Repeat)

    ALL:            Kneeling in awe, let us worship Him

    and find eternal joy!            (Repeat)

    by Richard Blank

     

     

    The Shepherds Danced

    1. MEN: Born a baby boy. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    Jesus is our joy.                                    Hallelujah!

     

    Refrain: MEN:        The angels sang and the shepherds danced

    and the prophets wept for joy.

    WOMEN: The angels sang and the shepherds danced

    and the prophets wept for joy.

     

    1. MEN: Helpless little one. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    God’s almighty Son                             Hallelujah!

    Repeat Refrain

     

    1. MEN: Gift from heaven above. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    Source of peace and love.                    Hallelujah!

    Repeat Refrain

     

    1. MEN: Give God thanks and praise. WOMEN: Hallelujah!

    Celebrate His ways.                             Hallelujah!

    Repeat Refrain

     

    Ending:    ALL:     The angels sing. Come and join the dance

    and your heart will weep for joy.

    The angels sing. Come and join the dance

    and your heart will weep for joy.

    by Richard Blank

     

    Red Hymnal #197                            “It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”

     

     

    We Worship Through Hearing

     

     

    Homily:

    Advent 2022: The Gospel in the Manger

    “Resurrection”

    Matthew 2:13-23

    Notes

     

    I. Sent to the Land of ____________, _______, and _____________

     

     

     

    II. Called from the Land of __________, _________ and ____________

     

     

     

     

    We Share the Light of Christ

     

     

    Red Hymnal #193                                          “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

     

     

    Silent Night

    Verse 1 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright.

    Round yon virgin, mother and child,

    Holy Infant so tender and mild.

    Sleep in heavenly peace; sleep in heavenly peace.

     

    Verse 2 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, Darkness flies, all is light;

    Shepherds hear the angels sing,

    “Alleluia! Hail the King!

    Christ the Savior is born; Christ the Savior is born.”

     

    Verse 3 – Men & Boys:

    Silent night, holy night, Shepherds quake at the sight,

    Glories stream from heaven afar,

    Heavenly hosts sing “Alleluia!

    Christ, the Savior is born! Christ, the Savior is born!”

     

    Verse 4 – Women & Girls:

    Silent night, holy night, All is dark, save the Light,

    Yonder, where they sweet vigils keep,

    O’er the Babe who in silent sleep,

    Rests in heavenly peace; Rests in heavenly peace.

     

    Verse 5 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, Wondrous star, lend thy light,

    With the angels let us sing,

    “Alleluia to our King!

    Christ the Savior is born; Christ the Savior is born!”

     

    Verse 6 – All:

    Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light

    Radiant beams from Thy holy face,

    With the dawn of redeeming grace,

    Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth; Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth.

     

    Benediction

     

    Postlude

     

     

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Bulletin Date: 2022-12-24