Bulletin December 28th
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Prelude Birthday of a King
Opening Hymn Holy Forever
Call to Worship (based on Matthew 2:13-23)
Ldr: We gather to worship God, who meets us in the midst of a troubled world.
Ppl: We come seeking refuge and safety in God’s presence.
Ldr: We remember that Jesus came into a world of violence and injustice, where the powerful threatened the vulnerable.
Ppl: We remember that the holy family fled their home land, seeking safety in a foreign land.
Ldr: We acknowledge the suffering of innocents, and we do not forget those who weep for their children.
Ppl: We lament with those who mourn and grieve.
Ldr: Yet we worship the God who protects, who guides, and who does not abandon us in our darkest moments.
Ppl: We worship the God who calls us out of danger and brings us home again.
Ldr: Come, let us worship the God who is with us in exile and in homecoming, in sorrow and in hope.
All: Let us worship God, who knows our struggles and walks with us through them.
Young People’s Message
Where Have YOU Experienced God this week?
Sharing of Praises and Concerns
Prayer Hymn 451 Be Thou My Vision
Prayer
Contemporary What Child Is This
by One Voice Children's Choir
Presenting Ourselves & Our Gifts
Today’s Message:
“The Dark Side of Christmas”
Matthew 2:13-23
Sending Forth/Sending the Light
Closing Hymn 251 Go Tell It on the Mountain
Benediction
Memory Verse
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying,
“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness,
but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12 ESV
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