1. Praise Service “Third Sunday of Advent” Christmas Card Sunday December 14, 2008

2. Order of Service Opening Song Welcome / Announcements Call to Worship
Come, Now is the Time to Worship
Welcome / Announcements
Call to Worship
Songs of Praise
All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises
Ancient of Days
Chalk Talk
Lighting of the Third Advent Candle
Passing the Peace
Songs of Worship
Away in a Manger
O Come All Ye Faithful
Scripture
Isaiah 61: 1-4, 8-11; 1 Thessalonians 5: 16-24; Luke 1: 26-38
The Message – “Unwrapping Christmas”
Offering
Sanctuary
Joys & Concerns
The Lord’s Prayer
Closing Song
Blessed Be Your Name

3. Come Now is the Time to Worship

4. Come now is the time to worship Come now is the time to give your heart

5. Come just as you are to worship Come just as you are before your God Come

6. One day every tongue Will confess You are God One day every knee will bow

7. Still the greatest treasure remains For those who gladly choose You now

8. Come now is the time to worship Come now is the time to give your heart

9. Come just as you are to worship Come just as you are before your God

10. Come Come just as you are

11. Welcome & Announcements!

12. Call To Worship
Leader: You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to my servant David: ‘I will establish your descendants forever, and build your throne for all generations.” People: Let the heavens praise your wonders, O LORD, your faithfulness in the assembly of the holy ones.

13. Call To Worship
Leader: I declare that your steadfast love is established forever People: Your faithfulness is as firm as the heavens.

14. All the Earth Will Sing Your Praises

15. You lived, You died, You said in three days You would rise; You did, You’re alive.

16. You rule, You reign, You said You’re coming back again;

17. I know that You will and all the earth will sing Your praises,

18. All the earth will sing Your praises.

19. You took, You take our sins away O God’ You give, You gave Your life away for us.

20. You came down, You saved us through the cross; Our hearts are changed because of Your great love.

21. You lived, You died, You said in three days You would rise; You did, You’re alive.

22. You rule, You reign, You said You’re coming back again;

23. I know that You will and all the earth will sing Your praises,

24. All the earth will sing Your praises.

25. You lived, You died, You said in three days You would rise; You did, You’re alive.

26. You rule, You reign, You said You’re coming back again;

27. I know that You will and all the earth will sing Your praises,

28. All the earth will sing Your praises.

29. All the earth will sing Your praises.

30. Ancient of Days

31. Blessing and honor glory and power

32. Be unto the Ancient of Days From ev'ry nation all of creation

33. Bow before the Ancient of Days

34. Ev'ry tongue in Heaven and earth

35. Shall declare Your glory Ev'ry knee shall bow At Your throne in worship

36. You will be exalted O God And Your kingdom

37. shall not pass away O Ancient of Days

38. Blessing and honor glory and power

39. Be unto the Ancient of Days From ev'ry nation all of creation

40. Bow before the Ancient of Days

41. Ev'ry tongue in heaven and earth

42. Shall declare Your glory Ev'ry knee shall bow At Your throne in worship

43. You will be exalted O God And Your kingdom

44. shall not pass away O Ancient of Days

45. Your kingdom shall reign Over all the earth

46. Sing unto the Ancient of Days

47. For none can compare To Your matchless worth Sing unto the Ancient of Days

48. Ev'ry tongue in heaven and earth

49. Shall declare Your glory Ev'ry knee shall bow At Your throne in worship

50. You will be exalted O God And Your kingdom shall not pass away O Ancient of Days

51. O Ancient of Days

52. Chalk Talk with Pastor Mark Farnell and the CUMC Children

53. Lighting the Advent Candle “The Third Advent Candle”

54. Passing The Peace

55. Away In A Manger

56. Away in a manger No crib for a bed

57. The little Lord Jesus Lay down His sweet head

58. The stars in the sky Looked down where He lay

59. The little Lord Jesus Asleep on the hay

60. The cattle are lowing the baby awake;

61. But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes.

62. I love Thee, Lord Jesus!

63. Look down from the sky;

64. And stay by my cradle Till morning is nigh

65. Be near me, Lord Jesus! I ask Thee to stay

66. Close by me forever, And love me I pray.

67. Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care;

68. And fit us for heaven, to live with Thee There.

69. O Come All Ye Faithful

70. O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant; O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem!

71. Come and behold Him, born the King of angels!

72. O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him; Christ the Lord!

73. Sing Choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, O sing,

74. all ye bright hosts of heav’n above
all ye bright hosts of heav’n above! Glory to God, all glory in the highest!

75. O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him; Christ the Lord!

76. Yes, Lord we greet Thee, born this happy morning
Yes, Lord we greet Thee, born this happy morning. Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n.

77. Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing!

78. O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him; Christ the Lord!

79. O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him; Christ the Lord!

80. Scripture Luke 1: Thessalonians 5: Isaiah 61: 1-4, Scripture Taken from the Holy Bible Today’s New International Version

81. Luke 1: The Birth of Jesus Foretold 26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

82. Luke 1: The Birth of Jesus Foretold 29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. 31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, 33and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end.” 34“How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

83. Luke 1: The Birth of Jesus Foretold 35The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called b the Son of God. 36Even Elizabeth your relative is going to have a child in her old age, and she who was said to be unable to conceive is in her sixth month. 37For no word from God will ever fail.” 38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it be to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

84. “Unwrapping Christmas”
Christmas Card Sunday
“Unwrapping Christmas”

85. Offering

86. Joys & Concerns

87. 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, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen

88. Blessed Be Your Name

89. Blessed be your name In the Land that is plentiful

90. Where your streams of abundance flow Blessed be your name

91. Blessed be your name When I’m found in the desert place

92. Though I walk through the wilderness Blessed Be Your Name

93. Every Blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise

94. When the darkness closes in Lord, still I will say

95. Blessed be the name of the Lord

96. Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord

97. Blessed be Your glorious name

98. Blessed be Your name When the sun’s shining down on me

99. When the world’s all as it should be Blessed be Your name

100. Blessed be Your name On the road marked with suffering

101. Though there’s pain in the offering Blessed be Your name

102. Every Blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise

103. When the darkness closes in Lord, still I will say

104. Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your name

105. Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name

106. You give and take away My heart will choose to say Lord blessed be Your name

107. You give and take away My heart will choose to say Lord blessed be Your name

108. Blessed be the name of the Lord

109. Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord

110. Blessed be Your glorious name

111. Blessed be the name of the Lord

112. Blessed be Your name Blessed be the name of the Lord

113. Blessed be Your glorious name

114. Blessed be Your name

115. See You Next Week!