SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVICE F CELEBRATIN AND CVENANT RENEWAL Season Advent 18 Decemer 2016

2 Quotes for Reflection Infite, an fant Eternal, yet orn a oman Almighty, yet hangg on a oman s reast Supportg a universe, yet needg e carried a mor s arms Kg angels, yet reputed son oseph Heir all thgs, yet carpenter s desped son h, onder Chrtmas Charles Spurgeon The excitg quality Chrtmas rests on an ancient admitted paradox It rests upon great paradox that poer center hole universe may e found some seemgly small matter that stars ir courses may move like a movg heel round neglected outhouse an n And it extraordary notice ho completely th feelg paradox manger as lost y rilliant genious ologians, ho completely it as kept Chrtmas carols They, at least, never forgot that ma usess sry y had tell as that asolute once ruled universe from a cattle stall GK Chestern GD CALLS HIS PEPLE T WRSHIP It God Himself ho calls H people orship We do not call ourselves, ut it Kg ho opens H gates eckons us H courts Gospel Invitation 1 Corthians 1:18 The ord cross folly those ho are perhg, ut us ho are eg saved it poer God Lightg Advent Wreath Introit Angels We Have Heard n High, Refra Glo ri-a ex-cel-s De - o, ΠΠGlo ri-a ex-cel-s De - o Text Music: Traditional French Carol 2

3 Call Worship Psalm 103:19-22 Leader: Reader 1: Reader 2: Leader: The Lord has estalhed H throne heavens And H kgdom rules over all Bless Lord, you H angels, you mighty ones ho do H Word, oeyg voice H Word Bless Lord, all H hosts, H mters, ho do H ill Bless Lord all H orks Bless Lord all places H domion Bless Lord, my soul Hymn Prae Angels We Have Heard n High An - gels, Shep - herds, Come e hy Beth - have th le - heard u - hem on high, i - lee see seet - ly Why your Him hose sg - oy - irth g ous o er plas, stras pro - long an - gels sg; And Say Come, hat a - moun - tas may dore on tid - end - re - ply gs e, ed knee ech - hich Chrt o ack - spire Lord, ir your oy - ous heav n - ly ne - orn stras song Kg ΠGlo - ri-a ex-cel-s De - o, ΠGlo - ri-a ex-cel-s De - o Text Music: Traditional French Carol 3

4 GD SPEAKS T HIS PEPLE THRUGH HIS WRD The Bile means y hich God graciously reveals Himself H people so e lten, read, study ith expectant hearts Hymn Prae The First Noel 3 3 The They Th Then first look star let No dre us nigh all - el an - gel did say as cer - ta poor shep-herds one ac north - est, ov - er Beth - le - hem - cord sg prai - ses our heav'n - - èd up sa a star sh-g east, e - yond it fields as ok y m its ly lay; far; rest; Lord; In fields here y lay keep-g ir sheep, on a cold - ter's night that as so deep And earth it gave great light, so it con - t - ued oth day night And re it did oth sp stay, right ov - er place here e - sus lay That hath made Heav'n Earth naught, ith H lood man - kd hath ought No - el, No - el, No - el, No - el, orn Kg Is - ra - el Text: Traditional Englh Carol; Music THE FIRST NEL, W Sy s Chrtmas Carols, 1833 Responsive Scripture Readg from Psalm 103:1-6 Elder: Elder: Bless Lord, my soul, all that ith me, less H holy name Bless Lord, my soul, forget not all H enefits He forgives all our iquity He heals all our deases He redeems our life He crons us ith steadfast love mercy He satfies us ith good so that our strength reneed like eagle s Elder: Elder: Elder: The Lord orks righteousness ustice for all ho are oppressed The Lord has estalhed H throne heavens And H kgdom rules over all Th Word Lord Thanks e God

5 Hymn Prae What Child Is Th What Why So Child lies rg He Him th, - ho, such cense, laid mean gold, es - tate, rest, myrrh; on here come, peas - ant, Mar - y s ox lap ass kg, are sleep - g feed - g on Him; Whom Good Th, Nails, Rae, an - Kg th spear, rae gels shall greet fear; kgs Chrt pierce song ith for sal - an - ms seet, hile s - va - ners tion here rgs, Him on Kg, through; high, hom let shep-herds guard cross vir - shep - herds e g si - lov - lent g Chr-tian, orne sgs atch Word hearts for her are keep - plead - g g en - throne Him an - gels sg: me, lul - for you: la - y: Haste, haste Hail, hail oy, oy for rg Word made Chrt Him laud, flesh, orn, Bae, Bae, Bae, Son Son Son Mar - Mar - Mar - y y y Text: William Chattern Dix, 1865; Music: GREENSLEEVES, 16 th Century Englh Carol Baptm Heidi Reecca Mae Strickl, Daughter David Megahn Strickl The Readg Word Philippians 2:5-11 Have th md among yourselves, hich yours Chrt esus, 6 ho, though He as form God, did not count equality ith God a thg e grasped, 7 ut emptied Himself, y takg form a servant, eg orn likeness men 8 And eg found human form, He humled himself y ecomg oedient pot death, even death on a cross 9 Therefore God has highly exalted Him esed on Him name that aove every name, 10 so that at name esus every knee should o, Heaven on earth under earth, 11 every ngue confess that esus Chrt Lord, glory God Far Pasr: Th Word Lord Thanks e God 5

6 Sung Response nce In Royal David s City, Vs 2 He came don Earth from Heav - en ho God Lord all, And H shel - ter as a sta - le, H cra - dle as a stall: With poor, mean, lo-ly, lived on Earth our Sav - ior ho - ly Text: CF Alexer, 188; Music: IRBY, H Gauntlett, 189 Sermon The Servant Kg Pasr, George Grant GD CALLS HIS PEPLE T CNFESSIN, REPENTANCE, AND RECNCILIATIN 6 The People God respond H Word y confessg ir ss, repentg ir sful ays, seekg God s favor through reconcilg ork esus, Son God Confession S from Psalm 32:1-7 Pasr: Lord, e come confessg We kno ho lessed one hose transgression forgiven, hose s covered We kno ho lessed man agast hom You, Lord, counts no iquity hose spirit re no deceit When e kept silent, our ones asted aay through our groang all day long For day night Your h as heavy upon us

7 Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: ur strength as dried up Therefore, e have acknoledged our s You, e have not covered our s We confess our transgressions You, Lord And You forgive all our iquities Even no, e fer prayer You at a time hen You may e found For You are our hidg place for us; You preserve us from troule You surround us ith songs deliverance (Silent Prayers Confession) Sung Response Kyrie MEN Lord have WMEN mer - cy Lord have Ó mer - cy Ó Chrt have mer - cy Chrt have Ó mer - cy Ó Lord have Ó mer - cy Up - on us Lord have mer - cy Up - on us Text: Traditional; Music: Nathan George Henry C Haffner, 2012 Assurance Pardon Psalm 103:8-13, 17; Revelation 15:3- The Lord merciful gracious, slo anger aoundg steadfast love He does not deal ith us accordg our ss, nor repay us accordg our iquities For as high as heavens are aove earth, so great H steadfast love ard those ho fear Him; as far as east from est, so far does He remove our transgressions from us As a far shos compassion h children, so Lord shos compassion those ho fear Him Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Th prome God Th Word Lord Great marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty ust true are Your ays, Kg Ages Who ill not fear You, Lord, glorify Your name For You alone are holy Amen Sung Response Amen A - men, a - men Text: Traditional; Music: DRESDEN, ohann Naumann, 18 th Century 7

8 HEAVENLY GIFT EUCHARIST As God eckons H people ounty H tale, y make oyous pression ir fealty Him Pression Faith The Apostles Creed We elieve God, Far Almighty, Crear Heaven Earth, And esus Chrt, H only Son, our Lord: ho as conceived Holy Spirit, Born Virg Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died as uried He descended Hell n third day He rose aga from dead He ascended Heaven no sits at right h God Far Almighty; From hence He shall come udge livg dead We elieve Holy Spirit; one holy church oth vile vile; The communion sats; forgiveness ss; The resurrection ody; life everlastg Amen Sursum Corda Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: People: Leader: The Lord e ith you And also ith you Lift up your hearts We lift m up Lord Let us give thanks Lord our God It right give Him thanks prae It right, a good oyful thg, alays everyhere give thanks You, Far Almighty, Crear Heaven Earth Therefore, e prae You, Triune God, e o our voices ith angels, archangels, hole company Heaven th hymn eternal prae: WMEN Ó MEN Ho-ly, ho-ly, ho - ly, Lord Ó Ho-ly, ho-ly, God po'r might, Ho-ly, ho-ly, Heav'n Earth are ho - ly, Lord full Your glo - ry Ho-ly, Œ ho-ly, Ó God po'r might, - Ho - san-na U high - est U Heav'n Earth are full Your glo - ry Ho san-na high - est Ó Bless-ed He ho comes name Lord Œ Ó Ho-san-na Bless-ed He ho comes name Lord Ho-san-na high - est, Ho high - est, Ho san-na high - est, Ho - san-na high - est A - men san-na high - est, Ho san- na high - est A - men 8 Text: Is 6:3, Rev :8, Mt 21:9; Music: FRANKLIN SANCTUS, Gregory Wilur, Greyfriars Press

9 WRDS F INSTITUTIN AND THE LRD S TABLE Havg confessed our ss made a good pression faith, God's Tale open all those faithfully-fenced" memers covenant community Please come forard partake th means grace You may take read dip it eir cup e or grape uice Hymn Prae Little Ton f Bethlehem For lit Chrt ho n orn - ly child Beth - le - hem, des - - tle n Beth - le - hem Ma ho - ry, gath - ered all a - still cend e see us e e lie ove, pray; A While Cast - ove thy deep dream-less sleep si - mor - tals sleep an - gels keep ir atch on - d'rg out our s, en - ter ; e orn us - lent stars go y love day Yet We morn hear thy - g stars, - geth - er pro - claim ho - dark streets sh - eth ev - er - last - g Chrt - mas an - gels great glad tid - gs ly light; irth tell; And hopes pra - es come n fears sg us, a all God years Kg, are - ide ith us, our Lord Em - man - u - el met peace n e all - night on Earth Text: Phillips Brooks, 1867; Music: ST LUIS, Le H Redner,

10 Hymn Contemplation Come, Come, Emmanuel come, come, thou come, thou come, Branch Key Em - man - u - el, ran - som cap - tive Is - es - se Dra quar - ry from li - Da - vid come, And o - pen ide our heav'n - ra on's ly - el, cla; home; That From Safe mourns dread lone cav - guard for us heav'n - - ly ex - ile here, un - til Son God - erns grave, From neth - er hell, thy peo - ard road, 2 And ar ay death's Re - oice Re - oice Em - man - u - el shall come e, Is - ra - ap ple - pear save a - ode el Text: 12 th century, Tr ohn Mason Neale, 1851; Music: VENI EMMANUEL, Plasong, 13 th century, Arr Thomas Helmore, 1856 GD S PEPLE RESPND IN GRATEFUL PRAISE, PETITINS, TITHES FFERINGS ur prayg, servg, givg are essential aspects orship It here that our faith moves from our heads hearts our lives callgs Prayer Thanksgivg Intercession The Lord s Prayer ur Far, ho art Heaven, halloed e Thy name Thy kgdom come Thy ill e done, on Earth as it Heaven Give us th day our daily read And forgive us our dets, as e forgive our ders And lead us not temptation, ut deliver us from evil For The kgdom, poer, glory, forever Amen Hymn Prae oy To The World 2 U oy oy No more let orld Earth ss The The Lord Sav - ior sor - ros come: reigns: gro, let let nor Earth men thorns re - ir - ceive songs fest her em - Kg; ploy; ground; Let While He ev - fields comes ry heart floods, make less-gs pre - pare rocks, hills, H Him room, plas flo re - far Heav n peat as na - ture sound - g curse sg, oy, found, And Re - Far Heav n peat as na - ture sound - g curse sg, oy, found, re - far Heav n, peat, as, re - far Heav n peat as na - ture sound-g curse sg oy found 10 Text: Isaac Watts, Based on Psalm 98; Music: ANTICH, Loell Mason, 1836

11 GD SENDS HIS PEPLE UT After callg H people H presence, forgivg ir ss, structg m H Word, providg a foretaste marriage supper Lam, God sends H people orld sho H light darkness Benediction from Psalm 103:18 The steadfast love Lord from everlastg everlastg, H righteousness our children's children Go forth refore covered y H perfect provion Blessed Chrtmas Amen Sung Response oy To The World, Vs 2 U He rules orld ith truth grace, makes na - tions prove glo - ries H righ - teous - ness on-ders H love, on-ders H love, on - ders, on - ders H love Text: Isaac Watts, Based on Psalm 98; Music: ANTICH, Loell Mason, 1836 Announcements 11

12 Worship Notes: Why lies He such mean estate, here ox ass are feedg Good Chrtian, fear; for sners here silent Word pleadg The Lord universe ok on form a servant Th ould shock sensiilities any ho have a respected status, let alone a Sovereign But as Mark 10:5 remds us, even Son Man came not e served ut serve, give H life as a ransom for many He served those ho oed service Today e lift our praes Servant Kg ho lived ith poor mean loly We ill not see Him a loly stale, ut exalted, set at God s right h on high The Servant Kg no vicrious, every knee shall soon o efore Him Nathan Key Words: Keysne Verse: Equality, Emptied, Servant, Humled, edient, Exalted He emptied Himself, y takg form a servant, eg orn likeness men (Philippians 2:7) Presyterian Church America 150 Clovercrt Rd Frankl, TN We: parhpresorg / Church ffice: Teresa Sharp ( ), fice@parhpresorg Prayer requests: prayer@parhpresorg Pasr: George Grant ( ffice), george@parhpresorg Chief Musician: Nathan George (9-8831), nathan@parhpresorg Asstant Music Direcr: Henry Haffner ( ), henry@parhpresorg Pasral Intern: amie Crampn ( ), amie@parhpresorg Parh Nursery Coordar: Blair Crt (15-508), lair@parhpresorg Asstant Pasr: Cam Clausg (on study leave), cam@parhpresorg Elders Tom Goddard ( ) Mike Merocchi ( ) ohn Scherrer ( ) Steve Nelson (83-101) Nathan George (9-8831) Phil Hutcheson ( ) Bron Good ( ) Matt Morron ( ) Michael Mastroerti ( ) Lou Huesmann (Emeritus) Deacons Aaron Anderson ( ) Andy Clark ( ) ason Paroli ( ) eff Dokkestul ( ) Ry Sadler ( ) Nae Soundara ( ) Ben Crt ( ) Dave Gould ( ) Bron Blair ( ) Ian Kern ( ) immy Allen ( ) Tim Simmons ( ) Allan Douglas (513-55) Tom Milligan ( ) Charlie Sno ( ) All Bilical quotes taken from Englh Stard Version unless ore noted 12