CELEBRATION OF WORSHIP
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ASSEMBLE IN GOD’S NAME Prelude
Congregational Introit Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation Prayer of Adoration*
GIVE PRAISE TO GOD
Hymn of Praise† Praise Ye the Lord, the Almighty #1 Lighting the Candles & Placing the Bible Prayer of Confession Lord, on this dawn of a new year, we come before you with mixed feelings. We have hopes and dreams for this upcoming year, but we also have regrets about the year that has passed. We long to forget our past, yet that is what has made us who we are today. We ask your forgiveness for the ways we have disappointed you and others, for our shortsightedness, and our neglect. Forgive us these and the other sins we now confess in silence… Assurance of Forgiveness Congregational Response Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing #379 (v. 3) Life of the Congregation† Invitation to Prayer In the Bleak Midwinter arr. Tom Fettke In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago.
* Those who are able, please stand. † Ushers will seat latecomers at this time.
Our God, Heaven cannot hold Him, nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when He comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord God Almighty, Jesus Christ. What can I give Him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; If I were a Wise Man, I would do my part; Yet what I can I give Him: give my heart. Pastoral 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 debts as we forgive our debtors, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen. Offering Our Gifts Jesus, What a Wonderful Child arr. Rollo Dilworth Jesus, Jesus, oh, what a wonderful Child. Jesus, Jesus, so holy, meek and mild. New life, new hope to all He brings. Listen to the angels sing: “Glory, glory, glory to the newborn King!”
Some traveled north, some traveled south to see this wonderful Child. Some traveled east, some traveled west to see this wonderful Child. Celebrate Jesus, Jesus, oh, what a wonderful Child! Jesus, so holy, meek and mild. New life, new hope to all He brings. Listen to the angels sing: “Glory, glory, glory to the newborn King!” Doxology* Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow #544
LISTEN TO GOD’S WORD
TOOLS OF THE TRADE
2 Timothy 1:3–7 (Pew Bible 1852–1853) Chuck Roberts
GO IN GOD’S NAME
Hymn of Response* He Leadeth Me: O Blessed Thought! #338 Invitation and Benediction* Postlude
He was herald’d by the angels, yes, born in a lowly manger. God chose the virgin Mary as His mother, and Joseph as His earthly father. Three wisemen trav’lin’ from afar, they were guided by the shinin’ star To see King Jesus where He lay in a manger full of hay.
If your young child needs attention during worship, live broadcasts of the service are available in the Williams Center and the Nursing Mothers and Infants Room off of the Williams Center.
LEADING WORSHIP
MILESTONES
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HOSPITALS
Chuck Roberts Pastor for Congregational Life Scott Tucker Interim Associate Pastor Vicki Harrington Franch Pastor for Pastoral Care
PLACING THE BIBLE William Hull
LEADING THE MUSIC
Peachtree Youth Choir & Alumni Mary Hoffman Director of Music Andy Bayles Assoc. Director of Music & Worship Steven Wooddell Organist Guang Wang Cello
Harry Cundiff Emory
Cari Ouderkirk Northside Vernon Whitman Northside
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Before the first worship service or Sunday School of 2017, the Peachtree Prayer team is organizing a short prayer service on Sunday, January 8, from 7:30–8:15 am in the Williams Center to dedicate the next ministry year to God. We invite you to gather and to pray with us as we look forward to 2017. peachtreechurch.org/prayersofdedication
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