December 22, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Advent
Invocation
Scripture: Psalm 80:1-7
1 Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, you who lead Joseph like a flock! You who are enthroned upon the cherubim, shine forth
2 before Ephraim and Benjamin and Manasseh. Stir up your might, and come to save us!
3 Restore us, O God; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
4 O Lord God of hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers?
5 You have fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in full measure.
6 You make us the scorn of our neighbors; our enemies laugh among themselves.
7 Restore us, O God of hosts; let your face shine, that we may be saved.
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
Hymn #175
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!
Sing, choirs of angels;
Sing in exultation.
O sing, all ye bright
hosts of heav’n above.
Glory to God,
All glory in the highest!
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,
born this happy morning.
O Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n:
Word of the Father,
now in flesh appearing!
Children’s Choir:
“Come on Ring those Bells”
Solo: Aria Callaghan
“Away in a Manger”
Solo: Eloise Quanstrom
“Go Tell it on the Mountain”
Cantata “Celebrate the Child” - Adult choir
Offering
Offertory – ‘What Child is This”- Darlene Ruhl
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen
Scripture: Luke 1:39-55
39 In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country,
40 where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41 When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit
42 and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb.
43 And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me?
44 For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy.
45 And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
46 And Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
49 for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
50 His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
52 He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy,
55 according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever."
Message: Pastor Ryan
“Joy to the World”
Hymn #173
Joy to the world!
the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King.
Let ev-’ry heart
prepare Him room,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and nature sing,
And heav’n and heav’n
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 sin and sorrow grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground.
He comes to make
His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is 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, and wonders of His love.
Benediction
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