11:00 a.m. December 3, 2006
Assemble in God’s Name
Organ Prelude:
Choral Introit:
Welcome
Concerns of the Church
s Passing the Peace
s Hymnbook: "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” #147
Lighting the Candles
Call to Worship (Jeremiah 33:14-15)
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And with you also.
Leader: The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah.
People: In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
Opening Prayer
The Prophecy (Isaiah 11:1-9)
s Bible Songs: "The Kingship of Jesus” #3
s Gloria Patri #546
Presentation of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
s Doxology #544
Children's Sermon
Dismissal to Children’s Church (5 and Under)
Prayers of the People
First Reading: Isaiah 9:2-7
Anthem
Second Reading: Amos 5:12
Sermon: "Justice”
Go in God’s Name
s The Apostles' Creed
s Prayer of Thanksgiving
s The Lord's Prayer
s Hymnbook: "Come, Thou Long-expected Jesus” #151
s Extinguishing the Candles
s Charge and Blessing
Postlude:
s: all who are able, please stand.
As people of the New Covenant, we come before the Lord with gratitude for the gift of his revelation in Christ Jesus. As brothers and sisters in Christ, we welcome all worshipers.
We will not have Wednesday Bible Study this Wednesday.
We will decorate the church on Wednesday after the Christmas Parade. After decorating the church, we will have a hotdog supper. Come and help us decorate and enjoy the hotdogs.
The Session will meet tonight 7:00 p.m.
We will have a Congregational Meeting next Sabbath, December 10, following Morning Worship.
The WOC is having individual poinsettias in the church this year. If you would like to have a flower in honor or in memory of someone, please give your money to Frances Nivens and sign the sheet in the narthex of the church. Poinsettias are $11 each.
Men’s Fellowship Breakfast, December 17,
8:00 a.m.
Candlelight Service, December 17, 7:00 p.m.
Christmas Party, Wednesday, December 20, 6:30 p.m.
It is ARP Magazine subscription time again. Please give your subscription to our “ARP” agent, Jane Sherer. The cost is $20 per year.
Isaiah 11:1-9
1 A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
2 The spirit of the LORD shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD.
3 His delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;
4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
5 Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.
6 The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.
7 The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder's den.
9 They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea.
If you have questions or comments, email Tony Grant
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