Christmas
Eve, 2016
5 PM
Welcome and Opening Prayer
“Let
All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” (#193)
Luke
2:1-20 (857)
“Away
in a Manger” (#204)
Genesis
1:1-5 (1), John 1:1-14 (886)
“O
Little Town of Bethlehem” (#201)
Unison
Prayer of Praise and Thanksgiving
O Source of all good,
What shall we give to You for the Gift of all gifts,
Your own dear Son?
He took our flesh and became the Son of Man,
In order that He should make us become with Him sons of God.
He clothed Himself in our poverty,
In order to transfer to us His riches.
He took upon Himself our weakness.
In order to strengthen us by His power.
He assumed our mortal condition,
In order to give to us immortality.
He descended to earth,
In order to raise us to heaven.
O God, let us hear good tidings of great joy,
And hearing, may we believe, rejoice, praise, and adore.
Forgive us our sins, and receive our worship this night.
In Jesus Name. Amen.
Isaiah
9:1-7 (573), 11:10 (576)
“Lo,
How a Rose E’er Blooming” (#221)
Prayer
“Glory to
God!”
(Luke
2:13-14 p. 857, Preaching: Pastor Stephen Magee)
[13] And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude
of the heavenly host praising God and saying,
[14]
“Glory to God in the highest,
and
on earth peace
among
those with whom he is pleased!”
“Hark!
The Herald Angels Sing” (#203)
Offering
for Carol Shipman
Widow
of Herb Shipman,
Former
Presbytery Evangelist to Farmers
in
Northern Vermont
“Silent
Night” (#210)
Benediction
CHRISTMAS MORNING SERVICE - 10:30 AM
*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Isaiah
9:6-7
[6]
For to us a child is born,
to
us a son is given;
and
the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and
his name shall be called
Wonderful
Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting
Father, Prince of Peace.
[7]
Of the increase of his government and of peace
there
will be no end,
on
the throne of David and over his kingdom,
to
establish it and to uphold it
with
justice and with righteousness
from
this time forth and forevermore.
The
zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.
*OPENING HYMN:
(#208) O Come, All Ye Faithful
PRAYER OF ADORATION AND INVOCATION
*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 and ever. Amen.
*GLORIA PATRI (#735)
CONFESSION OF SIN
DECLARATION OF PARDON
[Isaiah 1:18]
Come now, let us
reason together, says the LORD:
though your sins
are like scarlet,
they shall be as
white as snow;
though they are
red like crimson,
they shall
become like wool.
*PREPARATION HYMN: (#199)
See, amid the Winter's Snow
CHRISTMAS MORNING READING:
Matthew 1:18-25 page 807
*SERMON TEXT: 1
John 4:9-10 page 1023
[9] In this the love of
God was made manifest among us,
that God sent his only
Son into the world,
so that we might live
through him.
[10] In this is love,
not that we have loved
God
but that he loved us
and sent his Son to be
the propitiation for our sins.
SERMON:
God Sent His Son
PREACHING: Pastor
Stephen Magee
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
OFFERING
*DOXOLOGY (#731) and Prayer
of Thanksgiving
*CONFESSION OF FAITH
Heidelberg Catechism Questions 35-36
35 Q. WHAT DOES IT
MEAN THAT HE “WAS CONCEIVED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT, BORN OF THE VIRGIN
MARY”?
A. That the
eternal Son of God, who is and remains true and eternal God, took to
himself, through the working of the Holy Spirit, from the flesh and
blood of the virgin Mary, a truly human nature so that he might
become David's true descendant, in all things like us his brothers
except for sin.
36 Q. HOW DOES THE
HOLY CONCEPTION AND BIRTH OF CHRIST BENEFIT YOU?
A. He is our
mediator, and with his innocence and perfect holiness he removes from
God's sight our sin.
THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD'S SUPPER
There is a GF
alternative on the back table; please help yourself or ask a server
for assistance. The inner ring on the communion tray has juice for
those who do not drink wine.
*CLOSING HYMN:
(#216) Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
*BENEDICTION
* Congregation standing as able
Pastor: Steve
Magee
Elders: Doug Camp,
John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Fred
Kneisley, Stephen Rohrdanz, John Warenda
Pianist: Laura
Picciano
Greeting this morning:
Sal Smith
Greeting next week:
The Camp Family
EXETER
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (PCA)
Nourishing
the Soul in the Hope of the Resurrection
(603) 772-7479
www.exeterpca.org
Welcome
to
Exeter
Presbyterian Church
December 25, 2016
Christmas
Morning Service
Glory to God in
the highest,
and on earth
peace
among those with
whom he is pleased!
Luke 2:14
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