Tag: Christmas
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What Child is This?
This Child is the Eternal King, the Better Prophet, and the Great High Priest “What Child is This?” is one of the more Biblical modern Christmas hymns. It came from a longer Christmas poem, “The Manger Throne,” written by William C. Dix, an English lay hymnwriter about 1865. The melody “Greensleeves” is a traditional English folk tune.…
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Liturgy for Christmas Day Worship 2016
Everyone welcome to our regular worship service on Sunday, December 26, 2016. The service will incorporate a Festival of Lessons and Carols, which includes seven Scripture readings and seven Christmas carols. This historic service engages our minds and hearts as the drama of redemption is proclaimed to us from Genesis to Revelation. We hear Scriptures…
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Liturgy for Joint Christmas Service and Fellowship
Everyone is welcome to join our joyful commemoration of the birth of Jesus our Savior on December 11, 2016. The worship service is from 2:30-4:00 PM, followed by fellowship activities at 4:00-6:00 PM. To give our visitors an idea of what to expect in this worship service, here is our bulletin:
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The Virgin Birth: an Essential of the Gospel of Christ
Many people who call themselves Christians do not believe in the essentials of the Gospel of the Christ. What is this gospel? Paul defines it for us: Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved, if…
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True Food and True Drink from Heaven
Numbers 11:4-13; John 1:14; 6:51-59 (text) November 29, 2015 * Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Today, we start the season of Advent this year 2015. Advent is a time of remembering and giving thanks to God for his most precious gift: Jesus his only-begotten who was born a true human baby to save…
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Christmas in the Gospel of John
This Advent season, we commemorate the birth of our Savior Jesus on selected passages from the Gospel of John. The first in the series this Lord’s Day, November 29, is: “True Food and True Drink from Heaven” based on Numbers 11:4-13; John 1:14; 6:51-59 (text)
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“The Sunrise Shall Visit Us from On High”
Psalm 107:10-16 ; Luke 1:76-79 (text) December 21, 2014 • Download this sermon (PDF) Congregation of Christ: Why is Christmas traditionally a season of lights? Many want to outdo one another in lighting up their homes, malls and other buildings with multi-colored lights and decorations. We’re all amazed at the creativity of those who…
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Liturgy for December 21, 2014
Download bulletin (PDF) Welcome and Announcements Entering into God’s Presence * Call to Worship:Â Psalm 148 * Invocation:Â Psalm 121:1-2 Minister: We lift up our eyes to the hills. From where does our help come? ALL: Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. * God’s Greeting:Â Galatians 1:3-5 Grace to you and peace…
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Liturgy for December 7, 2014
Download bulletin (PDF) Welcome Entering into God’s Presence * Call to Worship:Â Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 * Invocation:Â Psalm 121:1-2 Minister: We lift up our eyes to the hills. From where does our help come? ALL: Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth. * God’s Greeting:Â Titus 1:2 Grace and peace from God the…
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Schedule of Songs for Christmas Series
Since the theme of all three Sunday worship services is the Song of Zechariah in Luke 1:67-79, all the opening songs are based on this canticle. The words and music of these three songs will be published later. December 7: “A Horn of Salvation†Psalm 18:2; Luke 1:67-71 Song of Praise: “O Come, O Come,…