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Welcome to Worship Christmas Day 2016
Order of Service Choir Introit Welcome and Intimations Call to worship Hymn 306
O come, all ye faithful
Prayer Light the Christ candle Advent candles tell their story as we watch and pray, longing for the Day of Glory, ‘Come, Lord, soon,’ we say. Pain and sorrow, tears and sadness changed for gladness on that Day. Prophet voices loudly crying, making pathways clear; glimpsing glory, self-denying, calling all to hear. Through their message – challenged, shaken – hearts awaken: God is near! John the Baptist, by his preaching and by water poured, brought to those who heard his teaching news of hope restored: ‘Keep your vision strong and steady, and be ready for the Lord.’ Mary’s gift, beyond all telling, was to give Christ room. She gave God a human dwelling in a mother’s womb. Who could guess the final story? – cross and glory; empty tomb!
Advent candles tell their story on this Christmas Day. Those who waited for God’s glory: they prepared the way. Christ is with us: loving, giving, in us living, here today!
Kingz Kidz gifts and gadgets to show off A baby boy was born one day In a stable far away He nestled in a manger bed On straw he laid his tiny head (Chorus) It's Christmas Day all over Earth Let the bells ring out for Jesus's birth It's Christmas Day all over Earth Let the bells ring out for Jesus's birth The shepherds came from near and far Guided by a lonely star The Wise men travelled night and day To Bethlehem where Jesus lay (Chorus) They looked upon that infant face Saviour for the human race So every year on Christmas Day We'll thank dear God in our own way (Chorus) Reading
Isaiah 9:1-9
Hymn 316
Love came down at Christmas
Reading
St Luke 2:8-20
Hymn 313
See! in yonder manger low
All Age Address
Offering (Hymn 807
Praise God from whom all blessings flow)
Dedication of our offering and prayers for others While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night Behold throughout the heavens, There shone a holy light The shepherds feared and trembled When lo! above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Saviour's birth Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born And God sent us salvation, That blessed Christmas morn When I am a seeker, I sought both night and day; I sought the Lord to help me, And He shows me the way Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere; Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born. Benediction