First Song: Go Tell It on the Mountain (167) Second Song: Angels We Have Heard on High (155) First Reading: Isaiah 63:7-9 Third Song: What Child Is This (162) Second Reading: Matthew 2: 13-23 Community Sharing: “Recounting the Gracious Deeds of the Lord” (Those present are invited to share where they’ve seen God during this…
Matthew 1: 18-25 “Bathsheba” (The scripture is about the birth of Jesus, which will of course be mentioned during the sermon. Any Bathsheba scripture I considered didn’t seem right for Christmas Sunday, or had way too many unpronounceable names!)
1st Song: O Come All Ye Faithful (CH 148) 2nd Song: Joy to the World (CH 143) Candlelighting 3rd Song: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (CH 164) Scripture: Isaiah 35:1-10 Sermon: “Ruth” Inv. Song: Hark the Herald Angels Sing (CH 150) Comm. Song: There’s a Song in the Air (CH 159)
1st Song: Lift Up Your Heads, O Mighty Gates (CH 129) 2nd Song: Angels From the Realm of Glory (CH 149) Candlelighting 3rd Song: The First Noel (CH 151) Scripture: Isaiah 11:1-10 Sermon: “Rahab” Inv. Song: Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (CH 160) Comm. Song: My Soul Gives Glory to My God (CH 130)
1st Song: come, O Lon Expected Jesus (CH 125) 2nd Song: People Look East (CH 142) Candlelighting 3rd Song: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent (CH 124) Scripture: Psalm 25:1-10 Sermon: “Tamar” Inv. Song: O Come O Come Emmanuel (CH 119) Comm. Song: Blessed Be the God of Israel (CH 135)