Order of Worship  12-14-2025

Call to Worship         Psalm 96:1-3

Oh sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth! Sing to the Lord, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!

Invocation and The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn of Praise         “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing”         #133

Scripture Reading    Psalm 139 

Corporate Confession of Sin

O Lord, our great God, all holy,
Father most gracious, filled with mercy and steadfast love,
We are ashamed and embarrassed to come before you,
For we have preferred the ways of this world to your ways,
We have rebelled against your wisdom and have invited trouble,
We have rejected your fatherly guidance and have gotten lost altogether.

O Lord, our great God, all holy, filled with awe,
Father most gracious, filled with mercy and steadfast love,
Incline your ear to our troubles.
Hear us as we pour out our sorrows to you.
Forgive us,
Not because of our own righteousness,
But because of your great mercy.
Because of your great mercy in the gift of your Son, Jesus Christ.

It is in his name that we pray, for he is our Savior,
and the mediator of the covenant of grace.

Assurance of Pardon           1 John 1:9

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Hymn of Assurance “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” #143

Confession of Faith             Apostles Creed

Service of Installation          Deacon Steve Witter 

Pastoral Prayer        

Choral Anthem          “Kneel with the Shepherds”

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

The Preaching of God’s Word

“What Child Is This: God with Us”     Matthew 1:18-25

Hymn of Response   “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”        #123

Benediction   Numbers 6:24-26

The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.