12 24 23 Christmas Eve 7:00 p.m.
Pastoral Welcome
Invocation
Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
Opening Prayer
The Angelic Announcement
“Hark The Herald Angels Sing”
“Angels We Have Heard On High”
First Scripture Reading
Genesis 3:15 (Pew Bible pg. 4)
[15] And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.”
Message Scripture Reading
Matthew 1:18-25 (Pew Bible pg. 1374)
[18] This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy Spirit. [19] Because Joseph her husband was faithful to the law, and yet did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. [20] But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. [21] She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” [22] All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: [23] “The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” (which means “God with us”). [24] When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. [25] But he did not consummate their marriage until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Message
The Promise Fulfilled
Offering
Carol: “It Came Upon A Midnight Clear”
Prayers
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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; 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.
Christmas Praises
Carols: “O Come All Ye Faithful”
“Joy To The World”
Blessing
Carol
“Silent Night, Holy Night”
