Worship Notes for Sunday, December 22, 2013

We consider Christmas Glory on this, the fourth Sunday of Advent. So naturally we’re going to sing a lot about the angels and their role in the Christmas narrative of announcing and pointing towards the glory of Christ. We begin with the fifth verse of Angels from the Realms of Glory and then move into the Call to Worship from Psalm 96—that we may declare His glory among the nations and ascribe to Him appropriate glory and strength. We continue by singing Angels We Have Heard on High and To Us a Child of Hope is Born.The Old Testament Reading is from Isaiah 40 and the comfort that comes with the revealing of the glory of the Lord. The Prayer of Confession from John 1 confronts our sinful hearts in failing to know and receive the coming of the Lord.

Our Hymns of Communion include For What Did Christ the Babe Appear and See Amid the Winter’s Snow. We conclude by singing Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding and the glory of Christ’s first and second comings.

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