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TABERNACLE
BAPTIST CHURCH |
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Sunday, December 8, 2013 |
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Organist:
Mrs. Linda Carlson |
Pianist:
Mrs. Vickie Daly |
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Song
Leader: Mr. Jim McCarty |
Usher:
Mr. Larry Schott |
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Pastor:
Rev. Steve Carlson |
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Prelude |
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Informal Moments |
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Prayer |
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Quiet Time of Meditation |
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Choral Call to Worship |
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* Hymn
#249....................................... |
.........................."O
Come, All Ye Faithful" |
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* Hymn
#279....................................... |
........................."Infant Holy, Infant
Lowly" |
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Responsive
Reading................................... |
............................................"The
Miracle" |
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Douglass Family |
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Children's
Moment..................................... |
.................................."Away in a
Manger" |
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Congregational Prayer Concerns |
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Choral Call to Prayer - Silent Prayer |
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Pastoral Prayer - Lord's Prayer (spoken -
debts) |
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Prayer Hymn #290............................... |
"As with Gladness Men of Old" |
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Offering |
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* Doxology - Prayer of Dedication |
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Choir
Selection.......................................... |
......................"Glory to the Newborn
King" |
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* Hymn
#281....................................... |
................................."What Child Is
This?" |
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Scripture.................................................. |
.........................................Matthew
1:1-25 |
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Sermon.................................................... |
............................................"The
Miracle" |
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* Communion Hymn #286..................... |
......................"Once in Royal David's
City" |
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* Benediction |
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* 3-Fold Amen |
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Postlude |
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* We stand to praise God. |
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"The
Miracle"
On this Sunday in Advent, we are reminded of the
wondrous miracle of the birth of Christ. We
relight last week’s candle, which reminds us of
the fulfillment of God’s promises.
Today we light the second candle to
remind us of the beginning of the Christmas
miracle. God chose a humble young girl named
Mary to give birth to His Son, Jesus.
In the Gospel of Luke chapter 1, verses
26 & 27 we read: “God sent the angel Gabriel
to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin
pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a
descendant of David. The virgin's name was
Mary.”
In verses 30 – 33, we read: “Then the
angel said to her, ‘Do not be afraid, Mary, for
you have found favor with God. And behold, you
will conceive in your womb and bring forth a
Son, and shall call His name Jesus. He will be
great and will be called the Son of the Most
High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of
His father David. And He will reign over the
house of Jacob forever; His kingdom will never
end—with God nothing will be impossible.”
Then in verse 38 we read: “’I am
the Lord's servant, ‘Mary answered. ‘May it be
to me as you have said.’”
Let us pray. Dear Heavenly Father, thank
you for miracles. Thank you, Father, for Your
wisdom and Your power. Thank you that with You
nothing is impossible. You created the heavens
and the earth—all that is seen and unseen. At
the right time, Your Word became flesh and dwelt
among us, full of grace and truth. Open our
eyes so that we do not overlook the coming of
your only begotten Son. Purify our hearts as we
await His coming in glory in the future. It is
in Jesus’ name we pray, amen.
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