Worship Notes for Sunday, December 30, 2012
As we continue in this period of the Days of Christmas, we anticipate the coming of Light to the world with Epiphany even as we reflect upon the Church’s stand for life as we recall the Massacre of the Innocents under the hand of Herod.The Call to Worship from Psalm 90 reminds us that the Lord is God from generation to generation and He holds our days in His hands. We rejoice as those who are ransomed as we sing All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name and we acknowledge God’s sovereignty and aid throughout our lives as He is the same through endless years by singing O God Our Help in Ages Past.
The Confession of Sin from Romans 6 & 7 speak of the fruit that we bore as slaves to sin versus the fruit of righteousness now that we are released from the law through the death of Christ. We ask for God’s mercy as we sing Tender Mercy as we remember the failings of the past year, our good intentions in the coming year, and the grievous sins of treating God’s gift of life in a cheap manner.
We pray for God’s presence in Christ Be With Me as well as in the Communion Hymn Come My Way, My Truth, My Life. The second Communion Hymn is a prayer of confession as we sing Holy Father, Hear My Cry.
Our final hymn, Be Thou My Vision, closes the service with a prayer for the Lord’s presence and provision in this new year.
