December 20, 2020

Prelude

Welcome/Church Life

Leader:  “Jesus is risen.”  Congregation:  “He is risen indeed!”

God Calls Us To Worship

Call to Worship

             *Hymn 231:  O Come, All Ye Faithful

*Invocation

God Calls Us to Profess our Faith and Confess Our Sin

December 20 Defender of Faith Verse & Catechism

"We destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ," - 2 Corinthians 10:5

Q. 53. Which is the third commandment?

A: The third commandment is, Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain: for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

Prayer of Confession

Assurance of Pardon:  Hebrews 4:16

God Reminds Us Of His Grace and Blessings

Special Music:  O Come All You Unfaithful,  Kyra Becker

*Hymn 238: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

*Hymn 253: He Is Born

God Speaks To Us In His Word

Pastoral Prayer

*New Testament Reading:  Romans 12:19 pew Bible page 948

*Old Testament Reading:   Isaiah 14:28-32  pew Bible page 578

Special Music:  Somewhere in Your Silent Night,  Scott Hartsough

Sermon:    Judgment, Justice, and Hope

Dr. Jason Hutchinson

*Doxology:  Hymn 440

*Benediction

Postlude

"Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel." - Isaiah 12:6

*Hymn 222:  Angels, from the Realms of Glory

*Invocation

Song Service

Prayer of Thanksgiving

*Hymn 246:  It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

*Old Testament Reading:  Isaiah 12:6 pew Bible page 576

*New Testament Reading:  Luke 2:1-7 pew Bible page 857

Sermon:   God With Us

Dr. Jason Hutchinson

*Hymn 250:  Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

*Closing Prayer/Benediction