Murray
Presbyterian Church
Fourth
Sunday of Advent
December
20, 2009 –10:00 am
Please prepare your hearts for worship
PRELUDE: "Christmas
Melody" Sarah Aschenbrenner
Welcome
Visitors/Announcements
The
Ritual of Friendship (Red Book)
Prayer
Request Cards
Sharing
Joys and Concerns
TOLLING
OF THE CHURCH BELL
PREPARING
OUR HEARTS FOR WORSHIP
CALL TO WORSHIP: (Responsively)
ALL: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with
God, and the Word was God.
LEADER:
He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without
him was not anything made that was made.
In him was life, and the life was the light of all people.
CONGREGATION:
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
LEADER: The true light that enlightens everyone was
coming into the world. He came to his
own home, and his own people received him not.
CONGREGATION:
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become
children of God.
ALL: And the Word become flesh and dwelt among
us, full of grace and truth; we have beheld his glory, glory as of the only Son
from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Passing the Peace of Christ
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLE: [insert]
The Drake Family
HYMN: #173 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”
PRAYER
OF CONFESSION (Unison): The Lord’s Prayer
A
TIME OF SILENT CONFESSION
GLORY TO THE FATHER
(Gloria Patri, Hymnal #805)
FLUTE SOLO: "Ding
Dong Merrily; He Is Born"
Sarah
Aschenbrenner
HEARING
THE WORD
New Testament Reading: Luke 2:1-7 (pgs. 1614)
SERMON: “The
Coming of the Messiah”
Pastor Jeff McDonald
RESPONDING
TO THE WORD
HYMN: #147 “Away in a Manger”
THE
OFFERING
Offertory: In
Dulci Jubilo
Doxology (Hymnal
#809)
HYMN: #146 “Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come”
BENEDICTION
CONGREGATIONAL BENEDICTION
(Inside hymnal covers)
POSTLUDE: Tell Out, My Soul Greatorex