O COME LET US ADORE HIM
Call to Worship: Psalm 24 - Responsive Reading
LEADER:
The earth is the Lord's and the fullness thereof, the world and those who dwell therein, for He has founded it upon the seas and established it upon the rivers. Who shall ascend the hill of the Lord? And who shall stand in His holy place?
ALL:
He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who does not lift up His soul to what is false and does not swear deceitfully.
He will receive blessing from the Lord and righteousness from the God of his salvation. Such is the generation of those who seek
Him, who seek the face of the God of Jacob.LEADER:
Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory?
ALL:
The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle!LEADER:
Lift up your heads, O gates! And lift them up, O ancient doors, that the King of glory may come in. Who is this King of glory?
ALL:
The Lord of hosts, He is the King of glory!JOY TO THE WORLD (UNSPEAKABLE JOY)
LIVING HOPE
Sermon: Matthew 1:18-25
God has always desired to be near His people. We see this in the Old Testament, how He dwells among His people in the Tabernacle and the Temple. We see this when Christ becomes incarnate as a human and God dwells with us - Emmanuel. And we see this now through the Holy Spirit, God does not only dwell among His people, or with His people, He dwells in His people. Christ in You, the hope of glory. The is the beauty of the Gospel that sinful people can be near a Holy God because of God’s provision of Himself. Let’s respond together…
GOD WITH US
HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING
Advent Candle Lighting: Psalm 16:5-11
BENEDICTION: Brothers and sisters, let us go as those carrying the Light of Christ into the darkness. Let us live as those for whom the lines have fallen in pleasant places, indeed we have a beautiful inheritance in the Lord. Let our hearts be glad, and our beings rejoice, secure in Christ - the One in whose presence there is fullness of joy, and pleasures forevermore.