HER I T A G E Presbyterian Church He is like a tree planted by water, that sends out its roots by the stream Jeremiah 17:8 FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT December 2, 2018 4000 ALT ROAD, WILDWOOD, MISSOURI 63025 636-938-3855 www.heritagewildwood.org
W E L C O M E! TO HERITAGE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH To all who are spiritually weary and seek rest; to all who mourn and long for comfort; to all who struggle and desire victory; to all who sin and need a Savior; to all who are strangers and want fellowship; to all who hunger and thirst after righteousness, and to whomsoever will we open wide our arms and welcome you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ.
9:15 am Prayer 9:30 am Sunday School 10:35 am Worship ORDER OF WORSHIP WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS 10:40 am PREPARATION CALL TO WORSHIP From 1 Peter 1:3 5 LEADER: Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! RESPONSE: According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, LEADER: To an inheritance that is imperishable, undefiled, and unfading, kept in heaven for you, RESPONSE: Who by God's power are being guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. WE ACKNOWLEDGE GOD S PRESENCE IN OUR MIDST
WE SING PRAISES TO GOD O Come All Ye Faithful O come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem Come and behold Him Born the King of angels O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him O come let us adore Him Christ the Lord Sing choirs of angels Sing in exultation O sing all ye bright hosts Of heav'n above Glory to God all Glory in the highest Yea Lord we greet Thee Born this happy morning Jesus to Thee be all glory giv'n Word of the Father Now in flesh appearing C. Frederick Oakeley, John Francis Wade, Stephen Mille. Public Domain CCLI Song # 31054 -- CCLI License # 237793 SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 42:1 9
WE SING A SONG OF ASCENT O Come, O Come Emmanuel O come, O come Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice, rejoice Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel O come thou Dayspring from on high And cheer us by Thy drawing nigh Disperse the gloomy clouds of night And death's dark shadows put to flight O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, Free Thine own from Satan's tyranny From depths of hell thy people save And give them victory o'er the grave O come desire of nations bind All people in one heart and mind Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease Fill the whole world with heaven's Peace 2x Henry Sloane Coffin, Thomas Helmore, and John Mason Neale Public Domain CCLI Song # 31982 -- CCLI License # 237793 WE BRING GOD S TITHES & OUR OFFERINGS
SHEPHERDING PRAYER Rich Albert, Ruling Elder WE SING A SONG OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE The First Noel The first Noel the angel did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay In fields where they lay keeping their sheep On a cold winter's night that was so deep Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel Born is the King of Israel They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far And to the earth it gave great light And so it continued both day and night And by the light of that same star T hree wise came from country far To seek for a king was their intent And to follow the star wherever it went Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our Heavn'ly Lord Who hath made heav'n and earth of naught And with His blood mankind hath bought 2x Shane & Shane Worship Initiative Public Domain CCLI Song # 31047 -- CCLI License # 237793
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS Tim Choate Spring & Kerry Messer Ryan and Carliann Northfield John Stout BAPTISM & ADMISSION TO THE LORD S TABLE John Roland Clubb PREACHING OF THE WORD Jesse York, Pastor Hope Isaiah 9:1 7 But there will be no gloom for her who was in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he has made glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond the Jordan, Galilee of the nations. 2 The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, on them has light shone. 3 You have multiplied the nation; you have increased its joy; they rejoice before you as with joy at the harvest, as they are glad when they divide the spoil. (Continued)
4 For the yoke of his burden, and the staff for his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. 5 For every boot of the tramping warrior in battle tumult and every garment rolled in blood will be burned as fuel for the fire. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. 7 Of the increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
SERMON NOTES
WE SING A SONG OF RESPONSE AND BENEDICTION God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry gentlemen let nothing you dismay Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day To save us all from Satan's pow'r when we were gone astray O tidings of comfort and joy Comfort and joy O tidings of comfort and joy In Bethlehem in Israel this blessed Babe was born And laid within a manger upon this blessed morn The which His mother Mary did nothing take in scorn From God our heavenly Father a blessed angel came And unto certain shepherds brought tidings of the same How that in Bethlehem was born the Son of God by name The shepherds at those tidings rejoiced much in mind And left their flocks afeeding in tempest storms and wind And went to Bethlehem straightway the blessed Babe to find Now to the Lord sing praises all you within this place And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace This holy tide of Christmas all others doth deface Fionan DeBarra & Keith Getty 2011 Gettymusic and Fionan DeBarra CCLI Song # 6136925 -- CCLI License # 23779
GUIDE TO FAMILY WORSHIP THIS WEEK Scriptures: Isaiah 9:1 7 Song: O Come, O Come Emanuel Missions Prayer: RiseTogether Ministries/ St. Louis PRAISE & PRAYER: Pray that we will daily prepare for the coming of our Lord Jesus as King! Pray for those who are recuperating from surgery, from chronic ailments and for our mothers-in-waiting! Pray for the Persecuted Church around the world. Pray that Community Groups cultivate close relationships that will encourage our walk with Christ. Pray that the Lord will continue to bring new people to our church family to join us in worshiping the Lord and learning of His love and mercy to us. Pray for our Session who leads Heritage PCA in the direction that God has planned for us. Teaching Elder: Rev. Jesse York; Ruling Elders: Rich Albert, Ken Leslie, Mark Saeger, Larry Valentine. Pray for Rev. Jesse York as he preaches God s Word to us as our Senior Pastor and encourage our walk as the redeemed of God. Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, Copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. All music and lyrics used by permission