Order of Worship  11-30-2025

Call to Worship         Psalm 95:6-8a

Oh come, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker! For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand. Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts.

Invocation and The Lord’s Prayer

Hymn of Praise         “Angels, from the Realms of Glory”   #131

Scripture Reading    1 John 3:1-10 

Corporate Confession of Sin

Father in heaven, we need to be forgiven.
We have tried to heal ourselves.
Instead of trusting in the death of Jesus Christ,
we have tried to work off our guilt.
We have tried so hard to pile up good deeds that outweigh our sins.
When this doesn’t work, we quickly turn to denial and distraction.
Instead of trusting in the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
we have tried to change through our own efforts.
We have tried to change our hearts through sheer willpower.
This has left some of us arrogant.
This has left most of us anxious and depressed.
Forgive us for trying to heal ourselves.
Forgive us for neglecting your grace.
Forgive us and heal us, for Jesus’ sake. Amen.

Assurance of Pardon           Psalm 32:1-2

Blessed is the one whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.

Hymn of Assurance “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks” #135

Confession of Faith             Apostles Creed

Pastoral Prayer        

Choral Anthem          “Come, Jesus, Prince of Peace”

Presentation of Tithes and Offerings

The Preaching of God’s Word

“What Child Is This: Son of Abraham”           Matthew 1:1-17 

Hymn of Response   “Good Christian Men, Rejoice”          #151 

Benediction   1 Thessalonians 3:12-13

May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, . . . so that he may establish your hearts blameless in holiness before our God and Father, at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.