We Gather Together to Worship Our God
Prelude: Away in a Manger/ Camille Saint-Sean’s’ Le Cygne
Gathering Hymn: Hymnal #207 Good Christian Men Rejoice
Greeting and Announcements
Today:
- 9:00 Sunday School for all ages. Pre-k through 7th Grade Classes as well as Adult Classes are in the basement. 8th-12th Grade meets in the Fireside Room.
- 10:30 Worship
- Following worship, Congregational Meeting
- 5:30 Tonight, “James: Christian Maturity” Community Group (address in Bulletin). Meal provided.
- 5:30 Tonight, Young Adult Bible Study (address in Bulletin) Meal provided.
- 6:00 Tonight, Loftus Group (address in Bulletin). Dessert provided.
This Week:
- 6:00 pm, Monday, Session Meeting
- 6:30 pm, Tuesday, Mercy Ministry Team Meeting
- 5:30 Wednesday, Kids’ Quest for grades pre-k through 7th. Meal provided.
- 6:00 pm, Wednesday, “Faith of Our Fathers” small group.
- 6:15 pm Wednesday, High School Youth Group at the Community Center. Meal provided.
- 6 am Thursday, Men’s Prayer-time and Bible Study
- 6:45 pm, Thursday, Women’s Bible Study. Study on the book of Ephesians. Meets every 1st and 3rd Thursday.
- 8 am Saturday, Men’s Prayer-time and Bible Study
Mark Your Calendar:
- December 19th, we will celebrate the Lord’s Supper.
- 6:00 pm, December 19th, Kids’ Quest Christmas Program. If you are able to contribute cookies, please bring them to the church by next Sunday morning.
- 6:00 pm, December 24th, Christmas Candlelight Service.
- 6:00 pm, January 9th, New Membership Class. For more information, see Pastor Jeff.
- Puppet Ministry Training: the date has been changed to January 15th (if inclement weather, will meet January 22nd.) This training is for all ages. For more information, see Clea B.
General:
- The Mercy Ministry Team is looking for someone to take over organizing the trash pick-up along the highway that our church adopted last year. This would include organizing two dates per year to clean. Please contact Kayla if you are interested in serving our community in this way.
- Adopt a Senior: Through Meals on Wheels, FCC is participating in their 2nd Annual Adopt a Senior Project. We have adopted 20 seniors. Please bring everything back to the church by Wednesday, December 15th.
- Mending the Soul will start meeting in January. Support group for women who were sexually abused as minors. Applications in the foyer. Reach out to Kristen L. for more information.
- Everyone in the congregation is invited to Right Now Media (rightnow.org). Email Foothillsccpca@gmail.com to be added.
Responsive Call to Worship: Luke 1: 46 – 50 The Magnificant
Leader: My soul magnifies the Lord,
All: And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
Leader: For he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
All: For behold, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
Leader: For he who is mighty has done great things for me, and holy is his name.
All: And his mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation.
Prayer of Adoration
Hymn of Praise: Hymnal #195 Joy To The World
We Confess Our Sin
Confession of Sin
Responsive Assurance of Pardon: Psalm 32: 1 – 5 (NLT)
Leader: Oh, what joy for those whose disobedience is forgiven, whose sin is put out of sight!
All: Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
Leader: When I refused to confess my sin, my body wasted away, and I groaned all day long. Day and night your hand of discipline was heavy on me.
All: My strength evaporated like water in the summer heat.
Leader: Finally, I confessed all my sins to you and stopped trying to hide my guilt. I said to myself, “I will confess my rebellion to the Lord.”
All: And you forgave me! All my guilt is gone.
Hymn of Assurance: Hymnal #213 What Child Is This?
We Give Thanks To The Lord
Tithes and Offerings
Offertory: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear/ Chopin’s Nocturne Op. 9, no.2
This carol is unusual in that there is no mention of Christ, the newborn Babe, or of the Savior’s Mission, only focusing on the angelic request for peace on earth.
Doxology
We Hear God Speak
Advent Candle Lighting: Love
Small Talk
*Following this time, a nursery is available, Toddler’s Church for 2-4 years old, Children’s Church for 5 to 8 years old.
Prayer of God’s People
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done on earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, As we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Sermon: Free To Resist Romans 6: 11 – 14
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Hymn of Response: Hymnal #565 All For Jesus
We Are Dismissed with God’s Blessing
Benediction
Hymnal #224 Go Tell It On The Mountain
Postlude: Pat-a-Pan/ Bernard de la Monnoye