Songs:
“O Come All Ye Faithful”
C. Frederick Oakeley & John Francis Wade
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
Felix Mendelssohn & Charles Wesley
“Come Adore the Humble King”
Matt Boswell & Matt Papa
“Come Thou Long Expected Jesus”
Charles Wesley
Call To Worship: Advent Love
This is love: not that we loved God,
but that He loved us and sent His Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.
This is love, not that we were good enough, even lovely enough,
but that God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten,
that whoever believes, would have life, everlasting life.
This is love: God, being rich in mercy, even when we were dead in our sins,
made us alive together with Christ — by grace we have been saved.
And this is love – love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your strength and with all your mind,
and your neighbor as yourself.
Creed: God Sent His Son, Jesus
People: Jesus Christ is the eternal Word and Son of God, the second Person of the Holy Trinity. He took on human nature to be the Savior and Redeemer of the world, the only Mediator between God and fallen humanity.
Leader: Why did God send His Son into the world?
People: For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.
Leader: Why did God give us His Son?
People: For God so loved the world, that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life.
(Source: ACNA – Believing in Christ, Question 48; John 3:17,16)
Classic Prayer: John Baillie, A Diary of Private Prayer
O God, who has proven Your love for all humanity by sending us Jesus Christ our Lord, and has illuminated our human life by the radiance of His presence, I give You thanks for this Your greatest gift.
For my Lord’s days upon the earth:
For the record of His deeds of love:
For the words he spoke for my guidance and help:
For His obedience unto death:
For His triumph over death:
For the presence of His Spirit within me now:
I thank you, O God.
Grant that the remembrance of the blessed Life that once was lived out on this common earth under these ordinary skies may remain with me in all the tasks and duties of this day. And in each of these ways give me grace to follow in His footsteps. Amen.