WELCOME & INVOCATION
Our Affirmation of Faith
We believe in God the creator of us all, whose desire for
diversity is seen in the rainbow of humanity. With unrelenting
passion God Seeks to be in relationship with all of us.
We believe in Jesus the Christ, who is the embodiment of
God’s redeeming grace; And in the Holy Spirit through whom
that grace continues its restoring work.
We believe in the Church. It is the body of Christ on the earth
today. As ministers of this church, we are all called like Jesus,
to heal, to deliver, to teach, and to serve.
We believe that together we can change the world,
in our time and for all time Amen!
Affirmation Chorus: In This Place
In this place, There’s joy that I can’t explain
In this place, There’s healing for all my pain
There is love unlike I’ve ever known
Everybody here makes me feel at home
As we gather here, I know I’m not alone
I feel God’s presence, Moving in this place..
LIGHTING OF SECOND ADVENT CANDLE: THE CANDLE OF PEACE
SING AND CELEBRATE:
1. ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
1. Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
2. Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song?
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
3. Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
2.WONDERFUL MERCIFUL SAVIOR
Who would have thought that a Lamb could rescue our
souls from sin. O could rescue our souls from sin
Counselor, Comforter, Keeper, Spirit we long to embrace
You offer hope when our hearts have hopelessly lost
the way… Oh, we’ve hopelessly lost the way
You are the One that we praise, You are the One we adore
You give the healing and grace our hearts always hunger for
Oh, our hearts always hunger for
Almighty, infinite Father, Faithfully loving Your own
Here in our weakness You find us Falling before Your throne
Oh, we’re falling before Your throne
3. I WON’T GO BACK
I’ve been changed, healed, freed, delivered,
I’ve found joy, peace, grace and favor
I’ve been changed, healed, freed, delivered,
I’ve found joy, peace, grace and favor
BRIDGE Right now is the moment, today is the day,
I’ve been changed, I’ve been changed
I have waited for this moment to come,
And I won’t let it pass me by
CHORUS I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
All my shame, guilt, sins, forgiven,
No more chains, fear, my past is over
REPEAT BRIDGE THEN CHORUS (4X)
I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
I won’t go back, can’t go back to the way it used to be
Before your presence came and changed me
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
But because of great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages God might show the incomparable riches of God’s grace, expressed in God’s kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.
EPHESIANS 2: 4-10
SPECIAL MUSIC
PRAISE AND PRAYER
SPECIAL MUSIC
TODAY’S SERMON: LOVE RECREATES – PASTOR DICK KING
FINAL SONG
ANNOUNCEMENT:
WE ARE RAISING MONEY AGAIN TO HELP GIVE ALYSSA AND FRELY’S 5 CHILDREN A MERRY CHRISTMAS. PLEASE GIVE YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS IN AN EVELOPE IF YOU ARE IN THE LITTLE PURPLE ROOM AND MARK FOR THE KIDS.