December 7th

I. CALL TO WORSHIP
Reading: Psalm 113
Call: THIS IS THE WORD OF THE LORD.
Response: THANKS BE TO GOD!

Song: Joy To The World
Song: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Song: Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

II. CONFESSION
Individual Call: Psalm 139:23-24
23 Search me, O God, and know my heart!
Try me and know my thoughts!
24 And see if there be any grievous way in me,
 and lead me in the way everlasting!

Corporate Call:
Lord, with the Apostle Paul, we are compelled to confess, “Oh, wretched man that I am, who will deliver me from this body of death?” we are in need of deliverance for we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed; Not only in outward transgressions, but also in secret thoughts and desires that we are unable fully to understand, but which are all known to you. 

Lord, this body of death swiftly rebels against your grace.  We have raced toward the evil desires of the flesh. We have embraced impatience. And we have allowed envy and greed to possess our affections. Oh Lord, with David, we confess, “Against you and you only have we sinned.” Oh Lord, we are in need of your grace. 

For this reason, we run for refuge to your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring your forgiveness and deliverance through our Jesus Christ, our Lord.

Response: Father, forgive us.

III. ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Arise and hear the good news!
Church, your prayers have not failed, for your confession has ascended to the Father’s right hand, where the Great High Priest has now interceded on your behalf. 

The Almighty God, the maker of heaven and earth, the risen and ascended Christ, has achieved all there is to accomplish to fully redeem, renew, and restore you who have fallen into sin. 

Beloved, the grace of God has overcome the depths of your sin! For where sin abounds, grace abounds all the more. For King Jesus has come to conquer all that would keep you in the grip of death. Jesus has transformed you from a slave to a son - from a sinner to a saint! Jesus has taken you from the dungeon of guilt to the throne of grace. He has clothed you with his righteousness and now presents you fully vindicated in the presence of the Most High God.

Church, This is good news! So lift up your hearts and hear these words and know, your redeemer has redeemed you, your savior has saved you, your King has declared with his mighty voice, your sins are forgiven! 

Response: Thanks be to God!

Song: Christ Is Risen From The Dead
Song: Hallelujah (What An Advent Savior)

IV. APOSTLE’S CREED/LORD’S PRAYER

Apostle’s Creed:
I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth,
And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord;
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
he descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from there he shall come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer:
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come,
Thy will be done,
On earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread;
And forgive us our debts,
As we forgive our debtors;
And lead us not into temptation,
But deliver us from evil.

For Thine is the kingdom,
and the power,
and the glory forever.
Amen.

V. SERMON
Gold for the King
Matthew 2:11
Kyle Lammott, Lead Pastor

VI. OFFERING
(YOU MAY PLACE YOUR PRAYER REQUESTS IN THE OFFERING BASKET)

Call: Now may we respond by faithfully and generously giving of our resources to advance the work of the Gospel and God's kingdom on earth.

Song: This Is War

VII. COMMUNION
As a child of the King, you may eat and drink at the table He has prepared for you. Together we shall celebrate His victory & proclaim His death until He returns to feast with us again. Take heart; He has not forgotten you.

Song: God And Man At Table Are Sat Down
Song: Doxology

VIII. BENEDICTION
The Lord bless you and keep you; 
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; 
the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.

YOU ARE SENT!