Worship Notes for Sunday, December 16, 2012
On this third Sunday of Advent we look at the power of Christ and the joy of Christmas. We begin with singing a verse from Good Christian Men Rejoice—“Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this.” We continue with the Call to Worship from Psalm 67 and the desire for the saving power of the Lord to be known among the nations that they may sing for joy. We respond by singing O Come All Ye Faithful and On Christmas Night and the “News of great joy, news of great mirth.”The Prayer of Confession is from Ephesians 4 for we often strive to build our own kingdoms and not live in submission to Christ’s Kingdom. But thanks be to God, “He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the Kingdom of His Beloved Son.” We continue by singing What Child is This and the prayer to bring our gifts and hearts to the Christ Child.
For Communion we will sing Lo, How a Rose E’re Blooming—Christ has dispelled the darkness everywhere and saves us from sin and death. We conclude by singing Joy to the World for the Savior reigns and rules the world with truth and grace.
