SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL

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1 SERVICE OF CELEBRATION AND COVENANT RENEWAL Fourth Sunday of Advent Love 21 Decemer 201

2 Quotes for Reflection Infite, an fant Eternal, yet orn of a oman Almighty, yet hangg on a oman s reast Supportg a universe, yet needg e carried a mor s arms Kg of angels, yet reputed son of oseph Heir of all thgs, yet carpenter s despised son Oh, onder of Christmas Charles Haddon Spurgeon The excitg quality of Christmas rests on an ancient admitted paradox It rests upon great paradox that poer center of hole universe may e found some seemgly small matter that stars ir courses may move like a movg heel round neglected outhouse of an n And it is extraordary notice ho completely t feelg of paradox of manger as lost y rilliant genious ologians, ho completely it as kept Christmas carols They, at least, never forgot that ma usess of sry y had tell as that asolute once ruled universe from a cattle stall GK Chestern GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE TO WORSHIP It is God Himself ho calls His people orship We do not call ourselves, ut it is Kg ho opens His gates eckons us His courts Introit oy World, Vs 2 2 U 2 oy earth! The Sav ior reigns: let men ir songs em ploy; hile fields floods, rocks, hills, plas Ó Ó Ó Œ re peat sound g Œ oy, re peat sound g oy, re peat, re peat Text: Isaac Watts, Based on Psalm 98; Music: ANTIOCH, Loell Mason, 1836 sound g oy Lightg of Advent Wreath 2

3 Call Worship Psalm 103: 1922 Pasr: Reader 1: Reader 2: The Lord has estalished His throne heavens And His kgdom rules over all Bless Lord, O you His angels, you mighty ones ho do His Word, oeyg voice of His Word! Bless Lord, all His hosts, His misters, ho do His ill! Bless Lord, all His orks, all places of His domion Bless Lord, O my soul! Hymn of Praise Angels We Have Heard On High An gels, Shep herds, Come e have heard hy t u Beth le hem mountadore Say hat may come, a on on high, i lee see re ply tid gs e, end ed knee seet ly Why your him hose sg g oy ous irth ech o ack ir hich spire your Christ Lord, o er stras an plas, pro long gels sg; oy ous stras heav n ly song ne orn Kg ΠGlo ria excelsis De o, Πglo ria excelsis De o Text Music: Traditional French Carol 3

4 GOD SPEAKS TO HIS PEOPLE THROUGH HIS WORD The Bile is means y hich God graciously reveals Himself His people so e listen, read, study ith expectant hearts God particularly entreats us His Word sg Psalms And hile all Scripture is appropriate for hymns spiritual songs, re is a specific exhortation for us make use of Psalter as church s songook Hymn of Praise While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks By Night While Fear To The shep not! you, herds said heaven ly atched he, Da Bae ir for vid s you flocks y might y n, t re shall night, dread day fd All Had Is To seat ed seized ir orn of hu man on troul ed Da vid s vie dis ground, md le played, The Glad A All an ti Sav gel dgs ior, of of ho great is Lord oy Christ came I don, rg Lord, mean ly rapped sa thg s, And To And And glor you t y shall a shone all e a man man ger round, kd sign, laid, And To And And glor you t y shall a shone all e man a man ger round kd sign laid Text: Nahum Tate, 1700; Music: George Frederick Hel, 1728 Responsive Scripture Readg Psalm 103:16 Elder: Elder: Elder: Elder: Elder: Bless Lord, O my soul, all that is ith me, less His holy name! Bless Lord, O my soul, forget not all His enefits He forgives all our iquity He heals all our diseases He redeems our life He crons us ith steadfast love mercy He satisfies us ith good so that our strength is reneed like eagle s The Lord orks righteousness ustice for all ho are oppressed The Lord has estalished His throne heavens And His kgdom rules over all T is Word of Lord Thanks e God

5 Hymn of Praise Praise Lord, Almighty 3 3 Praise Praise Praise O my shel ters Sure ly soul, e All ye Hast thou pon der Lord, Lord, Lord, praise un good ho not a o g grant if ed ith ho ho him, der ness hear, seen neẉ Al o er doth for glad hat love might y, all thgs pros per he gs, mer no ho hat is yea, cy Text: oachim Neer, 1680 Tr Care Wkorth, 1863; Music: LOBE DEN HERREN, Stralsund Gesanguch,1665 thy so thy thy so here ad he he Kg on ork health gent dai de Al o or e of drous ly ly cre a ly reign de fend sal sus at va ta tend tem ple sires e er might y dra have ill ra da friend tion! eth, e! tion! eth! e; near, een do, tion eth e The Readg of Word Nehemiah 13:1a, 11, 1519, 222, 3031 On that day y read from Book of Moses hearg of people No efore t, Eliashi priest, ho as appoted over chamers of house of our God, ho as related Toiah, 5 prepared for Toiah a large chamer here y had previously put gra offerg, frankcense, vessels, tis of gra, e, oil, hich ere given y commment Levites, sgers, gatekeepers, contriutions for priests 6 While t as takg place, I as not erusalem, for thirtysecond year of Artaxerxes kg of Baylon I ent kg And after some time I asked leave of kg 7 came erusalem, I n discovered evil that Eliashi had done for Toiah, preparg for him a chamer courts of house of God 8 And I as very angry, I thre all household furniture of Toiah out of chamer 9 Then I gave orders, y cleansed chamers, I rought ack re vessels of house of God, ith gra offerg frankcense 10 I also found out that portions of Levites had not een given m, so that Levites sgers, ho did ork, had fled each field 11 So I confronted officials said, Why is house of God forsaken And I gared m ger set m ir stations 5

6 15 In those days I sa udah people treadg epresses on Saath, rgg heaps of gra loadg m on donkeys, also e, grapes, figs, all kds of loads, hich y rought erusalem on Saath day And I arned m on day hen y sold food 16 Tyrians also, ho lived city, rought fish all kds of goods sold m on Saath people of udah, erusalem itself! 17 Then I confronted noles of udah said m, What is t evil thg that you are dog, profang Saath day 18 Did not your fars act t ay, did not our God rg all t disaster on us on t city No you are rgg more rath on Israel y profang Saath 19 As soon as it egan gro dark at gates of erusalem efore Saath, I commed that doors should e shut gave orders that y should not e opened until after Saath And I stationed some of my servants at gates, that no load might e rought on Saath day 22 Then I commed Levites that y should purify mselves come guard gates, keep Saath day holy Rememer t also my favor, O my God, spare me accordg greatness of your steadfast love 23 In those days also I sa es ho had married omen of Ashdod, Ammon, Moa 2 And half of ir children spoke language of Ashdod, y could not speak language of udah, ut only language of each people 30 Thus I cleansed m from everythg foreign, I estalished duties of priests Levites, each ork; 31 I provided for ood offerg at appoted times, for firstfruits Rememer me, O my God, for good Pasr: T is Word of Lord Thanks e God Sung Response God Be Merciful To Me, Vs 1 God, e mer ci ful me, on thy grace I rest my plea; plenteous com pas sion thou, lot out my trans gressions ash me, make me pure ith, cleanse, O cleanse me Text: The Psalter, 1912; Music: REDHEAD, Richard Redhead, 1853 n no; from my s Sermon Nehemiah 13:131, Incarnational Faith: Beg Dog Pasr, George Grant 6

7 GOD CALLS HIS PEOPLE TO CONFESSION, REPENTANCE, AND RECONCILIATION The People of God respond His Word y confessg ir ss, repentg of ir sful ays, seekg God s favor through reconcilg ork of esus, Son of God Corporate Confession of S Psalm 32:17 Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: Lord, e come confessg We kno ho lessed is one hose transgression is forgiven, hose s is covered We kno ho lessed is man agast hom You, O Lord, counts no iquity hose spirit re is 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 Our strength as dried up Therefore, e have acknoledged our s You, e have not covered our s We confess our transgressions You, O Lord And you forgive all our iquities Even no, e offer 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 of deliverance (Silent Prayers of Confession) Sung Response Psalm 32 (Blest is Man), Vs 1 Blest is man, for ev er lest, Whose guilt is pardoned y God; Whose ss ith sor ro are con fessed, And cov ered ith Sav ior's lood Text: Isaac Watts, 1719; Music: DISTRESS, William Walker, 185; Arr Gregory Wilur, Greyfriars Press, Used y Permission Assurance of Pardon Psalm 103:813, 17 The Lord is 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 is His steadfast love ard those ho fear Him; as far as east is from est, so far does He remove our transgressions from us As a far shos compassion children, so Lord shos compassion those ho fear Him Pasr: Pasr: Pasr: T is promise of God T is Word of Lord Great marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty ust true are Your ays, Kg of Ages Who ill not fear You, O Lord, glorify Your name For You alone are holy 7

8 HEAVENLY GIFT EUCHARISTO As God eckons His people ounty of His tale, y make oyous profession of ir fealty Him Profession of Faith The Apostles Creed We elieve God, Far Almighty, Crear of Heaven Earth, And esus Christ, His only Son, our Lord: ho as conceived of Holy Spirit, Born of Virg Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, died as uried He descended Hell On third day He rose aga from dead He ascended Heaven no sits at right h of God Far Almighty; From hence He shall come udge livg dead We elieve Holy Spirit; one holy church oth visile visile; The communion of sats; forgiveness of ss; The resurrection of ody; life everlastg Amen Sursum Corda Pasr: People: Pasr: People: Pasr: People: Pasr: c c 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 is right give Him thanks praise It is right, a good oyful thg, alays everyhere give thanks You, Far Almighty, Crear of Heaven Earth Therefore, e praise You, Triune God, e o our voices ith angels, archangels, hole company of Heaven t hymn of eternal praise: Text: Regald Heer, ; Music: NICAEA, ohn B Dykes, 1861 Holy, ho ly, ho ly! Lord God Al might y! Ear ly morn g our song shall rise e; ho ly, ho ly ho mer ciful might y! God three persons, lessed Tr i ty! n n ly! 8

9 WORDS OF INSTITUTION AND THE LORD S TABLE Havg confessed our ss made a good profession of faith, God's Tale is open all those faithfullyfenced" memers of covenant community Please come forard partake of t means of grace You may take read dip it eir cup of e or grape uice Hymn of Communion Tis So Seet Trust esus 'Tis O Yes, I'm so ho 'tis so ust ust ust from I seet seet seet glad rest sim es kno e sus, e sus, e sus, e sus, up ple us that I trust trust trust learned es us, e sus, e sus, trust Thee, on faith sim Thou His ply art pro plunge tak ith mise, me g me, ho I trust Him! ust ust ust pre Text: Louisa M R Stead, 1882; Music: William Kirkpatrick Hymn of Praise Angels from Realms of Glory An Shep Sa Sats, pre cious e sus! from cious take trust s e ust neath life ilt e kno, heal rest, ith Text: ames Montgomery, 1816, 1825; Music REGENT SQUARE, Henry Smart, 1867 Him His sus, "Thus g, me Ho I've proved Him O for grace at cleansself Sav ior, ord; lood; cease; Friend; saith cleansoy Lord" flood! peace end o'er o'er! trust Him more! gels from realms of glo ry, Wg your flight o'er all earth; herds, field a id g, atch g o'er your flocks y night, ges, leave your con templa tions, Bright er vi sions eam a far; e fore al tar end g, Watch g long hope fear; Ye ho sang cre a tion's s ry No pro claim God ith us is no re sid g; Yon der shes Seek great De sire of na tions; Ye have seen Sud den ly Lord, de scend g, In His tem Mes His ple si ah's irth fant light: na tal star shall ap pear Come or ship, come or ship, Wor ship Christ, neorn Kg n 9

10 GOD S PEOPLE RESPOND IN GRATEFUL PRAISE, PETITIONS, TITHES OFFERINGS Prayer of Thanksgivg Intercession The Lord s Prayer Our Far, ho art Heaven, Halloed e Thy Name Thy kgdom come Thy ill e done, On Earth as it is Heaven Give us t day our daily read And forgive us our dets, As e forgive our ders And lead us not temptation, But deliver us from evil For The is Kgdom, poer, glory, forever Amen Hymn of Praise oy World 2 2 oy oy No He more rules let orld! earth! ss orld The The ith Lord Sav sor truth is ior ros come: reigns: gro, grace, let let nor earth men thorns makes re ir ceive songs fest na her em tions U kg; ploy; ground; prove let hile he ev fields comes ry glo ries Ó heart floods, make of Ó pre rocks, pare hills, less righ Ó him gs teous room, plas flo ness Œ re far heav n peat as on ders Œ na ture sound g curse is of sg, oy, found, love, re far heav n peat as on ders na ture sound g curse is of sg, oy, found, love, re far heav n, peat, as, on re far ders, heav n peat as on ders na sound curse of ture g is sg oy found love Text: Isaac Watts, Based on Psalm 98; Music: ANTIOCH, Loell Mason,

11 GOD SENDS HIS PEOPLE OUT After callg His people His presence, forgivg ir ss, structg m His Word, providg a foretaste of marriage supper of Lam, God sends His people orld sho His light darkness Benediction Psalm 103:18 The steadfast love of Lord is from everlastg everlastg, His righteousness our children's children Go forth refore covered y His perfect provision Blessed Christmas! Amen Sung Response O Come, All Ye Faithful, Vs 2 Sg, choirs of sg, all ye glo ry O Œ an gels, cit i zens of God come, let us a! sg ex ul ta tion, heav n a dore Him, O Ó Œ come, let us a ove; high est; dore Him, O come let us a dore Him, Christ Lord Text: Lat Hymn, Tr By Frederick Oakeley, 181; Music: Cantus Diversi, 1751 Announcements 11

12 Worship Notes: oy earth! The Savior reigns: let men ir songs employ, While fields floods, rocks, hills, plas repeat soundg oy Isaac Watts The first three eeks of Advent are eeks of yearng, rememerg, preparation But t Sunday, e shift our focus from expectation realization We move from refra of Come, Thou Long Expected esus oy World! The Lord is come! The music middle section of our service takes an tentional turn from Christmas carols, remdg us that truth of carnation leads anor great truth: Christ has come cleanse His people Therefore, e can take great oy makg t refra resound among fields, floods, rocks, hills, plas, not mention our neighors Far as curse is found, redemption has come! Nathan For Daily Devotion: Key Words: Keysne Verse: Comm, Prescried, Reuked, Saath, Compassion, Purified The Book of Moses as read pulicly people (Nehemiah 13:1a) Presyterian Church America 150 Clovercroft Rd Frankl, TN We: parishpresorg / Church Office: ( ) or office@parishpresorg Pasr: George Grant ( Office) or george@parishpresorg Assistant Pasr: Cam Clausg ( ) or cam@parishpresorg Chief Musician: Nathan George (98831) or nathan@parishpresorg Assistant Music Direcr: Henry Haffner (976573), henry@parishpresorg Parish Nursery Coordar: Taryn Clausg ( ) or taryn@parishpresorg Elders Tom Goddard (218365) Mike Miserocchi (593880) ohn Scherrer (916065) Steve Nelson (83101) Louis Huesmann (Emeritus) Phil Hutcheson (775756) Nathan George (98831) Danny Ketchum ( ) Deacons Aaron Anderson (792989) Andy Clark (557626) ason Paroli (973337) eff Dokkestul (618606) Ry Sadler ( ) Nae Soundara ( ) Ben Crist (509300) Dave Gould ( ) Bron Blair ( ) Ian Kern ( ) immy Allen ( ) Tim Simmons (28336) All Bilical quotes taken from English Stard Version 12