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January 1, 2012
10:00 am Worship PRELUDE How Great thou Art arr. Janet Linker WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENT S (Please pass the fellowship pads in the pews) INTROIT Unison Prayer for the New Year (Book of Common Order, Church of Scotland) Eternal God,
your everlasting mercy rises new in the morning of another year. Give us
grace to arise with Christ who is our morning light. In this new year of our
life’s journey, may we walk by faith in him and with a willing spirit
persevere to the end; through the same Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN HYMN Go Tell it on the Mountain Page 258 PRAYER OF
CONFESSION Emmanuel, God with
us, in the frenzy of holidays we rush about blindly, forgetting that in
Christ we have seen our salvation, which you give freely to all. Forgive us for so quickly losing sight, and
restore our vision, that we may truly see the gift of salvation born among
us, and tell the world of your good news. Affirmation
of Faith: Nicene Creed We believe in
one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is,
seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God
from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him
all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was
buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he
ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will
come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will
have no end. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is
worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in
one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the
forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life
of the world to come. AMEN. GLORIA PATRI READING OF SCRIPTURE Psalm 148 PASTORAL PRAYER TITHES &
OFFERINGS Offertory Christmas
Communion Song Susan
Callaway Chancel Choir Doxology
& Prayer of Dedication PRAYER OF
ILLUMINATION |
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus, to reach out and touch Him, and say that we love Him; Open our ears, Lord, and help us to listen, Open our eyes, Lord, that we may know Jesus! READING OF TEXT Luke 2:22-40 SERMON “Get Smart” Reverend Charlie Smith THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Invitation Prayer of Thanksgiving The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them up to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. 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 Communion
CLOSING HYMN As with Gladness Men of Old Page 290 BENEDICTION POSTLUDE
F.Y.I. … per capita for 2012 is $32.88 2012 Presbyterian Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study is now available. You may also
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