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Order of Worship
4th Sunday of Advent: Love
Prelude
Welcome
Announcements
Call to Worship - Lighting of Advent candles
God is love.
Whoever lives in love, lives in God
and God in them.
Lord, reveal your love,
and make us new.
Hymn, “Love Has Come!”
Verse 1
Love has come a light in the darkness
Love explodes in the Bethlehem skies
See all heaven has come to proclaim it
Hear how their song of joy arises
Love love
Born unto you a Savior
Love love
Glory to God on high
Verse 2
Love is born come share in the wonder
Love is God now asleep in the hay
See the glow in the eyes of His mother
What is the name her heart is saying
Love love
Love is the name she whispers
Love love
Jesus Immanuel
Verse 3
Love has come He never will leave us
Love is life everlasting and free
Love is Jesus within and among us
Love is the peace our hearts are seeking
Love love
Love is the gift of Christmas
Love love
Praise to You God on high
Ken Bible
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Opening Prayer
Passing the Peace (Internet Edition)
OT Reading: 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
Prayer Time
NT Reading: Romans 16:25-27
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Gospel Reading: Luke 1:26-38
Meditation, “The Advent of Love”
Worship Song, “Here Is Love”
Verse 1
Here is love vast as the ocean
Loving-kindness as the flood
When the Prince of Life our Ransom
Shed for us His precious blood
(REPEAT)
Chorus 1
Who His love will not remember
Who can cease to sing His praise
He can never be forgotten
Throughout Heav'n's eternal days
Verse 2
On the mount of crucifixion
Fountains opened deep and wide
Through the floodgates of God's mercy
Flowed a vast and gracious tide
Chorus 2
Grace and love like mighty rivers
Poured incessant from above
Heav'n's peace and perfect justice
Kissed a guilty world in love
Bridge
No love is higher no love is wider
No love is deeper no love is truer
No love is higher no love is wider
No love is like Your love O Lord
(REPEAT 4X)
Ending
Yes here is love
Vast as the ocean
Yes here is love
Vast as the ocean
(REPEAT)
Matt Redman | Robert Lowry | William Rees
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Benediction
December Benevolence - Retired Ministers/Missionaries Offering
The Retired Ministers and Missionaries Offering (RMMO) originated in the mid-1930s, when American Baptist congregations received a Communion Fellowship Offering on the first Sunday of each month to support retired ministers, missionaries, their widowed spouses and elderly clergy within their churches. In 1977, American Baptist Churches USA launched RMMO to continue this appreciation of God’s service.
“As pastors serve our congregations and equip them to engage our communities, 2020 presents the church with unlimited opportunities to embody the hope of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That’s where RMMO comes in - offering tangible hope through the knowledge that help is available. Thank you for partnering with this vital ministry.”
Rev. Kelly Legg
Senior Pastor
West Shore Baptist Church, Camphill, PA
Reverse Advent Calendar
Donations are still being accepted. Please drop them off in the bin on the porch at 205 Lippincott Ave.
Let’s give a bit of joy this Advent Season!