*CALL TO WORSHIP:
Galatians 4:4-5 But when the fullness of time had come, God sent
forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who
were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons.
*OPENING HYMN:
(#194) O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
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)
THE LAW OF GOD – “Follow Me”
– Luke 9:23-26
CONFESSION OF SIN
Father
God, Your ways are holy, perfect, and altogether righteous. But we
have denied You by our thoughts, words, and actions. We have had
unclean hearts. We have not loved You as we should. We have sought
to justify ourselves in the sight of men, but have not sought Your
face. We have not had a right and appropriate fear of You. And our
love for You has been weak.
Please
be our helper as we come to You this morning. We come as a community
of faith that You have called together for such a time as this. We
come in the perfect righteousness of Your Son, Jesus Christ. We come
with boldness in Him. We come to You now with both fear and love -
with that fear of You which is the beginning of wisdom - and with
true love for You, because You first loved us. We repent of all
known sin, and trust in Your unfailing love for Your children, In
Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DECLARATION OF PARDON
[Romans 8:12-15]
So then, brothers,
we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. For
if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit
you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. For all who
are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive
the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received
the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!”
*PREPARATION HYMN: (#213)
What Child Is This
GOSPEL READING:
Luke 2:1-21 page 857
*SERMON TEXT:
Galatians 4:4 – Part 4 page 974
SERMON:
“Born under the Law...”
Christmas
Question 4: Why was Jesus Jewish?
PREACHING:
Pastor
Stephen Magee
*RESPONSE HYMN:
(#208) O Come, All Ye Faithful
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
OFFERING
*DOXOLOGY (#731) and Prayer
of Thanksgiving
*CONFESSION OF FAITH
Heidelberg Catechism Question 1
Q: What is your
only comfort in life and death?
A: That I am not
my own, but belong with body and soul, both in life and in death, to
my faithful Savior Jesus Christ. He has fully paid for all my sins
with His precious blood, and has set me free from all the power of
the devil. He also preserves me in such a way that without the will
of my heavenly Father not a hair can fall from my head; indeed, all
things must work together for my salvation. Therefore, by His Holy
Spirit He also assures me of eternal life and makes me heartily
willing and ready from now on to live for Him.
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 purple cups on the center rings of the communion
tray have juice for those who do not drink wine.
*CLOSING HYMN:
(#170) Fairest Lord Jesus
*BENEDICTION
* Congregation standing as able
Evening
Service
Please join us at 5:00
p.m. for Christmas Eve
Pastor: Steve
Magee
Elders: Doug Camp,
John Coskery,
Dave Herrod, Skip Phelps
Deacons: Stephen
Rohrdanz and John Warenda
Pianist: Laura
Picciano
Greeting this morning:
Bruce and Maren Henderson
Greeting next week:
Norm MacLean
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 24, 2017
"This is the
day that the Lord has made,
let us rejoice and
be glad in it."
Psalm 118:24
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