Sunday Celebration 12/12/2021
Affirmation of Faith, Affirmation Chorus, Song Lyrics, and Today’s Scriptures are listed after the order of worship below:
OPENING MUSIC
WELCOME & INVOCATION
AFFIRMATION CHORUS: “IN THIS PLACE”
LIGHTING OF THE THIRD ADVENT CANDLE:
THE CANDLE OF JOY
TODAY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL: “JOY TO THE WORLD”
SING AND CELEBRATE:
1. WHO YOU SAY I AM
2. YOU SAY
3. GOD IS HERE
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
LUKE 2:8-14
SPECIAL MUSIC
PRAISE AND PRAYER
SPECIAL MUSIC
TODAY’S SERMON: “FULLNESS OF JOY”
FINAL SONG
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..
TODAY’S CHRISTMAS CAROL: “JOY TO THE WORLD”
Joy to the World , the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room, And Heaven and nature sing
And Heaven and nature sing, And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains. Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and grace. And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness, And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love, And wonders, wonders, of His love
WHO YOU SAY I AM
Verse 1: Who am I that the highest One would welcome me
I was lost but God brought me in. Oh God’s love for me, Oh God’s love for me
Chorus 1: Who the Son sets free, Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, Yes I am
Verse 2: Free at last, God has welcomed me, God’s grace runs deep
While I was asleep inside. Christ awakened me, Christ awakened me
Chorus 2 Who the Son sets free, Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God, Yes I am. In God’s house of love,
There’s a place for me. I’m a child of God, Yes I am
Bridge 1: (I am chosen, not forsaken, I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me, I am who You say I am) (repeat ( ))
I am who You say I am
Chorus 3 Who the Son sets free, Oh is free indeed. I’m a child of God,
Yes I am. In God’s house of love, There’s a place for me. I’m a
child of God, Yes I am. In God’s house of love, There’s a place
for me, I’m a child of God, Yes I am [Interlude]
Bridge 2: I am chosen, not forsaken, I am who You say I am
You are for me, not against me, I am who You say I am. (repeat ( ) 3x)
For I am who You say I am, Yes, I am who You say I am! (repeat Chorus2)
YOU SAY
Verse: I keep fighting voices in my mind that say I’m not enough
Every single lie that tells me I will never measure up
Am I more than just the sum of every high and every low?
Remind me once again just who I am because I need to know
Chorus: You say I am loved when I can’t feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
And You say I am held when I am falling short And when I don’t belong, oh You say I am Yours And I believe, oh I believe. What You say of me. I believe
Verse: The only thing that matters now is everything You think of me In You I find my worth, in You I find my identity, o-ooh (chorus)
Verse: Taking all I have and now I’m laying it at Your feet
You have every failure God, and You’ll have every victory, o-ooh (Chorus)
Oh I believe. Yes I believe. What You say of me. Oh I believe
GOD IS HERE
Verse 1 There is a sweet anointing in this sanctuary
There is a stillness in the atmosphere Come and lay down the burdens you have carried
For in this sanctuary God is here (repeat 2x)
Chorus God is here, God is here
To break the yoke and lift the heavy burden
God is here, God is here
To heal the hopeless heart and bless the broken
Come and lay down the burdens you have carried
For in this sanctuary God is here (repeat chorus)
Acappella Come and lay down the burdens you have carried
For in this sanctuary God is here
TODAY’S SCRIPTURE:
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping
watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared
to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they
were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I
bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is
the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a
baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” Suddenly a great
company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising
God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on
earth peace to those on whom his favor LUKE 2:8-14