Angels We Have Heard on High Prayer of Confession (8:30am only)
O Little Town of Bethlehem (8:30am only)
The Sacrament of Baptism * Away in a Manger
Life of the Congregation *
Pastoral Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer
He Was Despised | Surely He Hath Borne Our Griefs
THE KING IS HERE
THE SUFFERING KING | ISAIAH 53
DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER
SENIOR PASTOR
The First Nowell Invitation and Benediction
Postlude
* For 9:45 service only
11:15
All Creation Sing | Joy to the World
Welcome and Advent Liturgy
The Sacrament of Baptism
Away in a Manger
Life of the Congregation
Pastoral Prayer
Holy Forever | Holy Holy Holy
THE KING IS HERE
THE SUFFERING KING | ISAIAH 53
DR. RICHARD KANNWISCHER
SENIOR PASTOR
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Invitation and Benediction
Postlude
Congregational songs are listed in bold italic.
9:45AM
HARRISON FRANKLIN BOLT
Son | Born: January 18, 2024
Parents: Mackenzie and Edward Bolt
Sibling: Edward Bolt (3)
Grandparents: Sage and Preston Bolt; Ruthanne Suttles
ISAIAH 43:1B, 4
But now, this is what the Lord says—he who created you, Jacob he who formed you, Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have summoned you by name; you are mine. When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you pass through the rivers, they will not sweep over you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be burned; the flames will not set you ablaze. For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your stead. Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give people in exchange for you, nations in exchange for your life.
WILLIAM BRADLEY GREEN, III
Son | Born: May 30, 2024
Parents: Abby and Will Green
Grandparents: Rebekah and Scott Calhoun; Angie and Brad Green
EPHESIANS 3:16-19
I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.
CLAIRE COX MCKINLEY
Daughter | Born: March 29, 2024
Parents: Sarah and Hall McKinley
Sibling: Hall McKinley (2)
Grandparents: Hall McKinley and the late Becky McKinley; Stephanie and Dick Stephenson
PROVERBS 3:1-4
My daughter, do not forget my teaching, but keep my commands in your heart, for they will prolong your life many years and bring you peace and prosperity. Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart. Then you will win favor and a good name in the sight of God and Man.
11:15AM
BETSY JAMES BROWN
Daughter | Born: February 15, 2024
Parents: Aubry and Cole Brown
Grandparents: Lisa and Terry Brown; Betsy and Alan Clayton
ROMANS 8:38-39
For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
ASHER JAMESON CAVENDISH
Son | Born: April 29, 2024
Parents: Laurie and Brandon Cavendish
Sibling: Dawson Cavendish (3)
Grandparents: Tanya and Brad Cavendish; Dawn and William Copeland
PSALM 91:1-2
He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust”.
11:15AM
JOHN MCALPIN (MAC) MARGESON
Son | Born: March 23, 2024
Parents: Elizabeth and Robert Margeson
Sibling: Will Margeson (2)
Grandparents: Kim and Lee Gibson; Margaret and Jack Margeson
JOSHUA 1:9
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you all the days of your life.”
ANNE CAROLYN MULLINS
Daughter | Born: March 24, 2024
Parents: Mary and Ross Mullins
Sibling: Elliott Mullins (2)
Grandparents: Ray Chaudoin; Nontie Drez; Jim Mullins; Meredith and Fred Sutton
HEBREWS 4:16
Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
END OF YEAR GIVING
The end of the year is an incredibly important time at Peachtree Church. 25% of our annual giving is received during the month of December through your generous gifts.
We ask that you help us to finish strong this year by making a gift through the offering today or online at or by scanning the QR code below.
DECEMBER 15
The Suffering King
Isaiah 53
DECEMBER 1
The Shepherd King
Isaiah 40
DECEMBER 8
The Servant King
Isaiah 42
DECEMBER 22
The Spirit King
Isaiah 61
THE SUFFERING KING
1. Humble: He became one of us
He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him. He was despised and rejected by mankind, a man of suffering, and familiar with pain. Like one from whom people hide their faces he was despised, and we held him in low esteem. Isaiah 53:2-3
2. Crushed: He took our place.
Surely he took up our pain and bore our suffering, yet we considered him punished by God, stricken by him, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed. Isaiah 53:4-5
3. Silent: He died our death.
He was oppressed and afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; he was led like a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. Isaiah 53:7
CHRISTMAS IN AFGHANISTAN Leigh C. Bishop
This is something of an entirely different order: the cost of freedom and duty all lovingly bound up in the wrapping of solemn military honors, and delivered on the night when angels sang to shepherds. Except tonight, the angels surrounding Bagram are silent. Or is it just that we are too dull of heart to hear them?
For if the hope of Christmas is not sufficient for this, it is sufficient for nothing. Surely it is those who mourn—the wounded and the downtrodden—for whom Christmas is especially intended. And for those for whom the holidays are a reminder of grief and poverty, for those who would just as soon do without it—if anything, we need more Christmas, not less. Not to drown our sorrows in contrived cheer, but to redeem and transform them…
Jesus did not come just to provide an occasion to sing carols, drink toasts, feast, and exchange gifts. But we are right to do these things, even as soldiers die and families grieve, because he came. And in his coming, he brought joy and peace—the joy that overcomes our sorrows, and the only kind of peace that ultimately matters… It’s the peace that means the long war between the heart and its Maker is over. It’s a peace treaty offered in Bethlehem and signed, in blood, on Calvary.
So, joy to the world, and to every celebrating or grieving or hurting soul in it. The Lord has come. Let heaven and nature—and even those who stand watch with lighted candles in the land of the shadow of death—sing.
Today | 5pm
The camel, donkey, angels, wise men, and shepherds are returning to the Sanctuary for the children’s Christmas pageant! Join us as we reenact the Christmas story and celebrate the true reason for the season.
December 22 | 5pm
December 23 | 7pm
December 24 | 1pm | 3pm | 5pm | 7pm
The majesty of the Advent season is captured in music, message, and the beauty of sharing the light of Christ with candles, as we are led by our choir and orchestra and sing our favorite Christmas hymns.
Nursery is available for children up to three years of age during our 5pm service on December 22, as well as, our 1pm, 3pm and 5pm services on December 24.
YOUNG FAMILIES SERVICE
December 24 | 10am
Join us for this interactive service for families of toddlers and young preschoolers. This delightful telling of Christmas will capture hearts of children and parents alike. Sing your favorite carols and experience God’s story in a fresh way. Live animals will be on the Peachtree Green Space before and after the service.
Nursery is available for children up to three years of age for this service.
Registration is required for in-person services and is now open:
We will be livestreaming our 5pm service on December 24 at
IN MEMORY OF
Bruce Akbari
Thomas Edwards
Abernathy IV
Hiro Alejandro
Charles Allen
Mary Allen
Lori Hetzel Andersen
Mrs. Dessie Ansley
Mr. Wiley Ansley III
Richard & Mary Arnold
Roberta Arnold
Scott Arnold
Doris Baird
Robert Baird
Aggie Whiteside Bandy
Burl Jackson Bandy
Edward John Barrett, Jr.
Thomas Barry
Mrs. Ken Beacham
R. S. Beacham
John Beauchamp
Ann Chambers Belcher
W.H. Bell
James Meade Bicknell
Barry Earl Billington
The Birdsong
Grandparents
LTC Paul & Mrs.
Odette Blumensaadt
Gloria Bond
Martha Williamson
Bowles
Spencer Watson Bowles
Nancy Bracken
Bill Brooks
Carolyn Brooks
Anne T. Brown
Jack L. Brown
Mr. & Mrs.
Richard F. Brown
Hardy Brumfield
Terry Buchanan
Louis & Rachel Bunte
William F. Burke
Mr. & Mrs. Ken Byers
Doris Caraher
Rev. James Caraher
Dorothy Card
C.J. Carmona
Leonor Castillo
Maria Chandler
Bates Chappell
Margaret Chappell
Lillian Clarke
Joe & Nell Clayton
Frank Conn
Reid Conyers
Carolyn Cooper
Charles D. Cope
Nell G. Cope
Mary Caroline Cowden
Elizabeth Cox
Charlie Cronmiller
Gwendolyn Diane Cross
Catherine C. Dalrymple
Dorrance F. Dalrymple
June Davidson
Harold A. Deal, Jr.
Martha H. Deal
Robert S. DeBorde
Drew Demaray
Patricia Demaray
William Demaray
Pego & Bob Dempster
Anita & Sterlyn Denney
Kenny Dickson
Florene Dickson
Roy Dickson, Sr.
Charles Edward Dilkes
Harry Pancoast Dilkes
Louis J. DiPietro
Sandra M. DiPietro
Viola J. DiPietro
Philip William Dodge
James J. Dougherty
Rev. Randy Driggers
Bryan Dunagan
John Dutton III
Betsy Dyer
Cynthia Newell Edwards
Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
Dr. David O. Ellis
Coley L. Evans, Jr.
Cromwell Evans
Donald D. Evans
Katharine Cameron Evans
Wyatt Evans
Sue Faassen
Emily Francis Fallon
Iralee Calhoun Ferguson
Robert Calhoun
Ferguson
Robert Earl Ferguson
Glenn Fields
Mary Alicia Fields
Evelyn Figley
Valerie “Dolly” File
Karel Finch
Geoffrey Lewis Fitzpatrick
Edith Floyd
Jim & Betsy Fox
Dottie Freeland
Jessie Milne Freeman
Betty Kugel-Fregin
Sarah Patterson French
Patty Fryer
Mildred Garner
Randy Gleaves
Kathy Goepp
Katherine Gooding
Opal Goodrick
A.J. Gordon
Peggy Gordon
Katy Monette Granden
Rusty Gregory
Randolph J. Gregson, Sr.
Kathryn & Al Grundeis
Jean Guest
Betsy Wylie Guy
Paul Hackett
Martha James Hagood
Thomas W. Haish
George C. Harden, Jr.
Rev. Dr. Frank Harrington
Bonnie & Jesse Harris
Mr. & Mrs.
Hubert L. Harris, Sr.
James Harris
Bo Hayes
Mr. & Mrs.
George Head, Jr.
Barbara Hesselman
Carole Hesselman
Elmer Heuman
Naomi Heuman
Patrick Higgins
Ed Higgison
Linda Higgison
Rachel Hinton
Bob Hoffman
Betty Horton
James C. Horton
Steve Huntley
Jeannine Hurley
Arthur Johnston
Shelley Johnston
Dr. Iverson W. Joines II
Mrs. Mary M. Joines
Jessie Jonik
Mr. & Mrs. Coy Jordan
Teri Joyer
James Robert Kane
Leslie Nunn Kane
J.D. Keller
Mary Pamela Kellett
Christopher Kendrick
Jim Kincaid, Jr.
Donald Froehlich Kohler, Sr.
Mary Peabody
Mobley Kohler
Debbi Kvietkus
John Laubach
Scout Laubach
Eddie Laws
Albert Lewis
Louise Lewis
Norma Lewis
William Lewis
Mrs. May B. Linhart Tom Livengood
Robert W. Long
Sarah Monroe Lopes
Clarence Joseph MacDonald
Jacqueline Augustine MacDonald
Gordon M. MacGregor
Mary B. MacGregor
Louise Magill
James E. Martin
Andrew McCullough
Albert S. McGhee
Elizabeth A. McGhee
Joy McKnight
Adele Frances McKone
Peter J. McKone, Jr.
Mr. & Mrs.
Cooper Newton Mills
Jean Milne
John Milne
Jonathan Milne
Allan Monich
John Monroe
Norma Jean Moore
Sam Moore
John Rea Myer
Lebby R. Neal
Helen E. Nemesnyik
John C. Nemesnyik
Nick & Norma Niemer
Alexander Nix
Franklin Nix
Betty Pee Nord
Randell K. Nord
Gerald O’Connor
Martha Sugg Oliver
Margaret Olson
Judith Owens
Pat & John Ownby
Bill Oxford
Jeanette Oxford
Robert Palik
Shirley Palik
Clay Parramore
E. Earl Patton, Jr.
Mary Eleanor Paulk
George & Eleanor Paulos
George Pavloff
Jack Payne
Robert D. Pee
Cecilia Sloane Pelton
William Pickard
Darrell D. Pittard
Mary Pless
Willam Hayne Poole, Jr.
Philip Laval Porter
Walter Benjamin Prevost
Arlie O. Pritchard, Jr.
Fred & Louise Ratchford
Hope Nicole Ray
Peggy & John Roark
Mr. & Mrs.
Grattan Rowland, Sr.
Mr. Grattan Rowland, Jr.
Jacquelyn Ann Savchuk
John Charles Savchuk
Arthur G. Schoeck
Dolores Schubert
Gary M. Schubert
Dr. Melvin Schubert
Ruth Schubert
Edward G. Seikus
Bill & Helen Jean Shaw
Jerrold Shepherd
Olive Shepherd
Mr. & Mrs. Ben S. Shippen
Jack Sims
Lee Sims
Bob Slater
Dick Smith
Daisy Anderson Smith
Julius Bell Smith
Larry Smith
William Robert (Bob) Smith
William Robert (Bobby) Smith, Jr.
Doug & Dorothy Stahle
Angela Staley
Kim Sims Staley
Lawrence V. Starkey
Grace Stephens
Tom & Grace Stephens
Mary Gladys Kincaid Stephenson
Shelton Stevens
Frank G. Stevenson, Jr.
George Summerson
Gary Surratt
Barbara Tash
Keith P. Tash
Robert N. Tash
Dr. Frank E. Taylor
William W. Teegarden
Martha & Clarence Thompson
David Wood Thurmond, Sr.
Richard Titelman
Coach Calvin Triplett
Calvin Dusty Triplett
Joyce Triplett
Lynda Triplett
Carl Tschappat
James M. Tucker
Janet Y. Tucker
Patricia Vaughan
John Garnett
Waggener, Jr.
Anne Walker
Curtis Walker
Ronald D. Wallace
IN HONOR OF
Richard D.V. Armstrong
Atlanta Lab Rescue
Linda & Ken Beckham
Gray & Margaret Bernhardt
Judy D. Bicknell
Mrs. Liz Brecher
Betsy James Brown
Bill & Laura Carruth
Kitty & Alston Correll
Bonnie Curtis
William Curtis
Lillian Dalton
Scott & Chris Dalton
Thomas Dalton
Dr. Henry F. Warden, Jr.
Mrs. Henry F. Warden, Jr. (Sally)
Brad Weathersby
Roy Weathersby
Shirley Weathersby
Ruth Weiblen
Edwin Wells
John B. White, Jr.
Tom & Norma White
Dale Kline Whiting
Dorothy Whitman
P. Whitman
Dr. & Mrs.
John H. Wigton
Anne Carden Wilbanks
Joe Davis
Lynn Dawson
Mary DeBorde
Irina Demidovich
Volodymyr Demidovich
Patsy Dickerson
Jack Duggan
Karen Duggan
Donald M. Durrett, MD
Kathleen E. J. Ellis
Britney Estremera
The Franch Family
Vicki Franch’s Bible Study
Malcom Gailey
Mary Fox Geny
Whitney Gerkin
Holman Gossett
Shannon Hagood
James L. Wilbanks, Jr.
Craig T. Williams
Hugh Williams
Karen Williams
Hayden Mugler Wood
Mr. Charles B. Woodall, Jr.
Mrs. Joan Woodall
Ann R. Wotton
Grigsby H. Wotton
George W. Wray, Jr.
Alexandra Yurchenko
Mr. & Mrs.
Charles Zazworsky
John & Liz Hanfelt
The Harrington Family
Paula & Lash Harrison
The Head Family
Heritage Sunday School Class
Mary Sue Hewlett
Elise Higgison
Grant Higgison, Jr.
The Hodnett Family
Mary Hoffman
Minta Horton
Scottie Jackson
Alison Womack Jowers
McKamie Jowers
Hyland Justice
The Kannwischer Family
Tom & Lee Kent
Liam & Alexander Lhommedieu
Julie Luker
The Madden Family
Mary Lorraine McDonald
The Milligan Family
Lauren Womack Milmine
Pat Milne
Michael Moore & Family
Linda G. Motley
The Nichols Family
Peachtree Children’s Ministry
Peachtree Choir
Peachtree
Communications Ministry
Peachtree Elders
Peachtree Facilities & Operations
Peachtree Facilities Specialists
Peachtree Finance Office
Peachtree First Responders
Peachtree Hospitality Ministry
Peachtree IT Department
Peachtree Missions Ministry
Peachtree Music Ministry
Peachtree Musicians
Peachtree Pastoral Care Ministry
Peachtree Staff
Peachtree Stephen Ministry
Peachtree Volunteers
Presbyterian Women
Collier Wood Ragone
Greer Patterson Ragone
Chrissy & Keene Reese (CC & PaPa)
Damaris Rivero
Raúl Rivero
The Roberts Family
Julie Sailers
The Sheehan Family
Annabella Shenoy
Marsha Sims
Brenda Smith
Virginia Smith
Carson Staples
Jack Staples
Miller Tabler
William Tabler
Elizabeth “Liz” Tash
Dr. Robert M. Titelman
The Townsend Family
Halling Tribble
Jacob Tribble
Jean Tribble
Lucas Tribble
Madeline Tribble
Sarah Beth Tribble
Tom Tribble
The Tucker Family
Jerry Turner
Mary Turner
Katie Wallace
Katherine & Brock
Wesolek
Ann W. White
Winn, George & Nell
Whittaker
Adelaide & Cole Wilhem
Gene Wilson’s Sunday School Class
Brandy Womack
Cheryl Womack
Anne Carson Wray
George Wray IV
Jennifer S. Wray
Kate Wray
Suzanne Zoller-Brinson
All 8th grade students are invited to participate in Peachtree’s Confirmation process. Alongside the Alpha Youth curriculum, students engage with the key aspects of our Christian faith in a table group setting. With high school and adult leaders, students ask questions about the life of Jesus, the beginning of creation, issues with doubt, and more.
Rooted is a seven-week journey for graduating high school seniors as they head off into their next season of life, centered around how to live out their faith in college. This milestone features conversations in small groups about the social scene, finding a church, dealing with doubt, and finding confidence in your identity.
Just as families keep in touch about joys and sorrows, our church family at Peachtree wants to do the same. During your prayers this week, we ask you to lift up these people to God.
HOSPITALS
Walter Buchanan | Piedmont
Richard Burge | Briarwood Rehab
Dick Kimball | Home Hospice Care
Yolanda Jones | North Fulton Hospital
Bob Marsh | Piedmont
Ben Rainwater | North Fulton Hospital
MEMBER DEATH
Kim Staley | 6/8
FAMILY MEMBER DEATH
Kim Staley | 6/8 Mother of Kal and Quincy Staley
The beautiful flowers in the Sanctuary this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of
Jo Shippen by her children and grandchildren
Advent candles help us keep watch for the coming of Jesus. Today, we relight the candles of hope and peace and light the candle of joy as we wait in anticipation for the celebration of Christ’s birth.
8:30 | Kathryn and Chris Fellows; Henry, Amelia, and Robert 9:45 | Emily and Andrew Simpson; Hagan, CeCe, and Elsie 11:15 | Zacchaeus Fellows: Tatyana Gonzalez, Jose Perez, Ella Walker, Abigail Duke, Libby Clardy, Mattie Burleigh
