Pastor Derek Bouma
WE COME TO WORSHIP OUR GOD
Prelude: The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns
Song: Prepare the Way of the Lord
Call To Worship: from Isaiah 40:3 and Romans 4:21
Gathering Song: King of Heaven
God’s Greeting and we greet each other
ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING
Song: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
WE ARE RENEWED IN GOD’S GRACE
Prayer Of Confession and Assurance Of God’s Grace
Song of Response: Hope of the Nations
WE RESPOND IN GRATITUDE
Announcements and Offerings
Sunday School children are dismissed
Prayers of the People
GOD SPEAKS TO US THROUGH HIS WORD
Scripture: Romans 4:16–25
Sermon: The Gifts of Christmas: Hope
Song of Response: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less
WE GO, LIVING AND SERVING IN GOD’S BLESSING
Testimony of Faith: Our World Belongs to God #24
As the second Adam, Jesus chose the path we had rejected.
In his baptism and temptations, teaching and miracles, battles with demons and friendships with sinners, Jesus lived a full and righteous human life before us.
As God’s true Son, he lovingly obeyed the Father and made present in deed and word the coming rule of God.
Closing Song: Of the Father’s Love Begotten
Blessing
Postlude