Worship Bulletin

December 14, 2025

Third Sunday of Advent   

WE GATHER TOGETHER FOR WORSHIP

Hello

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 power when we were gone astray  

O tidings of comfort and joy, O comfort and joy  
O tidings of comfort and joy  

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  

Instrumental interlude

Now to the Lord sing praises all you within this place  
And with true love and charity each other now embrace  
This holy tide of Christmas doth bring redeeming grace  

Lighting Of The Advent Candle - Joy/ Embrace Ministry

WE HEAR GOD'S STORY IN OUR LIVES

The First Noel/ Handbell Choir

Scripture Reading: Isaiah 53: 3-6/ Ellen Barton

 He was despised and rejected by others,   
a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity;  
and as one from whom others hide their faces   
he was despised, and we held him of no account.  

Surely he has borne our infirmities   
and carried our diseases;  
yet we accounted him stricken,   
struck down by God and afflicted  

 But he was wounded for our transgressions,   
crushed for our iniquities;  
upon him was the punishment that made us whole,   
and by his bruises we are healed.  

All we like sheep have gone astray;   
we have all turned to our own way,  
and the Lord has laid on him  
the iniquity of us all.  

Sermon: Isaiah's Vision - The Suffering Servant

God With Us

Oh You’ve come to bring peace  
To be Love, to be nearer to us  
You’ve come to bring life  
To be Light, to shine brighter in us  

Oh, Emmanuel, God with us

Our Deliverer, You our Savior  
In Your presence we find our strength  
Over ev’rything, our Redemption  
God with us, You are God with us  

Oh, You’ve come to be Hope  
To this world, for Your honor and name  
And You’ve come to take sin  
To bear shame, and to conquer the grave  

You are here, You are holy  
We are standing in Your glory (Lord)  

WE GIVE BACK TO GOD AND OTHERS

Blessing Of Our Tithes And Offerings

Oh, How A Rose Ere Blooming/ Handbell Choir

Doxology

Praise God from whom all blessings flow  
Praise God all creatures here below  
Alleluia, alleluia  
Praise God the source of all our gifts  
Praise Jesus Christ whose power uplifts  
Praise the Spirit, Holy Spirit  
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia  

WE OFFER OUR PRAYERS TO GOD

Time Of Prayer

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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. 

Advent Affirmation

I believe in God, the Creator,  
who spoke order out of chaos,  
who formed humanity to bear His image,  
and who refused to abandon His world when we chose another way.  
I believe the prophets told the truth,
that a servant would come,  
a child would be born,  
a light would rise on those who walked in darkness, 
and that God Himself would draw near to redeem us.  
I believe in Jesus Christ,
the promised Son,
the fulfillment of the story the Torah set in motion,  
the hope Isaiah saw from a great distance.  
He is Immanuel, God with us,  
born so that creation might be made new.  
I believe He came once in Bethlehem,  
He is present with us now,  
and He will come again in glory and peace.  
We believe we are His people,
living in the tension of already and not yet,  
waiting with expectation,
trusting the promises,  
preparing the way,  
and watching for the dawn
He has sworn will rise.  
This is our hope.  
This is our faith.  
This is our Advent.
Amen.  

WE GO OUT TO LIVE AS GOD'S PEOPLE

Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King  
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled  
Joyful, all ye nations rise, join the triumphs of the skies  
With th’ angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem  
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King  

Christ by highest heav’n adored, Christ the everlasting Lord 
Late in time behold Him come, offspring of the virgin’s womb  
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, hail th’ incarnate Diety  
Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel  
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King  

Hail the heav’n born Prince of Peace, hail the Son of Righteousness  
Light and life to all He brings, ris’n with healing in His wings  
Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die  
Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth  
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King  

Christian Benediction

Hear, O followers of Christ: The Lord is our God, the Lord alone.  
We will love the Lord our God with all our heart,
with all our soul, and with all our strength.  
As Jesus taught, we will love our neighbors as ourselves:  
showing mercy, seeking justice, walking humbly, and offering grace.  
We will hold these words in our hearts and let them shape our lives.  
We will teach them to our children, and speak of them in our homes
and wherever we go.  
We will surround ourselves with reminders of God’s love— 
 in what we choose, in what we say, and in how we live.  
For this is the way of Christ. This is the way of life.