by Pastor Joel E. Wood
Advent 3: Get Rhythm
Malachi 4:2-3
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Choral Introit Joyfully Sing Noel”
Joyfully sing Noel, Noel, rejoice on this Christmas morn,
Joyfully sing Noel, Noel, for Jesus the Babe is born

Noel, Noel, joyfully sing Noel 

Angels came down to earth one night and joyfully sang Noel
Kings from the east brought treasured gifts and joyfully sang Noel

Noel, Noel, joyfully sing Noel 

Now let us worship Christ the Lord and joyfully sing Noel
Tell the good news that Christ is born and joyfully sing Noel

Noel, Noel, joyfully sing Noel 

Joyfully sing Noel.
Joyfully, merrily, happily, lovingly, come let us sing, sing Noel!
Music and Lyrics by Tracey Craig McKibben

GREETING & CALL TO WORSHIP   1 Chronicles 16:8-14
Leader: Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!
People: Sing to him, sing praises to him; tell of all his wondrous works!

Leader: Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice!
People: Seek the Lord and his strength; seek his presence continually!

Leader: Remember the wondrous works that he has done, his miracles and the judgments he uttered, O offspring of Israel his servant, sons of Jacob, his chosen ones!
People: He is the Lord our God!

PRAYER OF ADORATION, ASSISTANCE, & BLESSING
Hymnal #214   " Angels We Have Heard on High”
Angels we have heard on high, 
sweetly singing o'er the plains,
and the mountains in reply
echo back their joyous strains. 

Refrain: 
Gloria in excelsis Deo. 
gloria in excelsis Deo. 

Shepherds, why this jubilee? 
Why your joyous strains prolong? 
Say what may the tidings be,
which inspire your heav'nly song? (Refrain)

Come to Bethlehem and see 
him whose birth the angels sing; 
come, adore on bended knee 
Christ the Lord, the newborn King. (Refrain)

REFLECTION ON GOD’S LAW from Exodus 20:1-17 & N.T. corollaries, ESV
Leader: You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.
People: This is the great and first commandment. (Matt. 22: 37-38)

Leader: God spoke all these words, saying, "I am the Lord your God. You shall have no other gods before me."
People: For although there may be so-called "gods" in heaven or on earth…yet for us there is one God. (1 Cor. 8:5-6)

Leader: You shall not make for yourself an idol.
People: What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God. (2 Cor. 6:16)

Leader: You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain.
People: Let your "yes" be yes and your "no" be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation. (Jam. 5:12)

Leader:  Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
People: There remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God's rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. (Heb. 4:9-10)

SILENT PRAYER OF CONFESSION
ASSURANCE OF GRACE   Isaiah 55:7

Hymnal #223   “While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks”
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
all seated on the ground,
the angel of the Lord came down,
and glory shone around,
and glory shone around.

"Fear not," said he — for mighty dread
had seized their troubled mind —
"glad tidings of great joy I bring
to you and all mankind,
to you and all mankind.

"To you, in David's town this day,
is born of David's line,
the Savior, who is Christ the Lord,
and this shall be the sign,
and this shall be the sign:

"The heav'nly babe you there shall find
to human view displayed,
all meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
and in a manger laid,
and in a manger laid."

Thus spake the seraph, and forthwith
appeared a shining throng
of angels praising God, who thus
addressed their joyful song,
addressed their joyful song:

"All glory be to God on high,
and to the earth be peace;
good will henceforth, from heav'n to men,
begin and never cease,
begin and never cease!"

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH   Elder Brad Tidwell

Hymnal #195   " Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come””
Joy to the world! The Lord is come:
let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare him room,
and heav'n and nature sing,
and heav'n and nature sing,
and heav'n, and heav'n and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! The Savior reigns:
let men their songs employ;
while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
nor thorns infest the ground;
he comes to make his blessings flow
far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found,
far as, far as the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
the glories of his righteousness
and wonders of his love,
and wonders of his love,
and wonders, wonders of his love.

GOD’S WORD READ   Malachi 4:2-3
GOD’S WORD PREACHED.   “Advent 3: Get Rhythm” by Pastor Joel E. Wood

Prayer Of Application & The Lord’s Prayer
All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.  Amen.

Hymnal #193   “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
Let all mortal flesh keep silence, 
and with fear and trembling stand; 
ponder nothing earthly-minded, 
for with blessing in his hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth, 
our full homage to demand. 

King of kings, yet born of Mary, 
as of old on earth he stood; 
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
in the body and the blood,
he will give to all the faithful 
his own self for heav'nly food. 

Rank on rank the host of heaven 
spreads its vanguard on the way,
as the Light of light descendeth
from the realms of endless day, 
that the pow'rs of hell may vanish 
as the darkness clears away. 

At his feet the six-winged seraph; 
cherubim, with sleepless eye, 
veil their faces to the presence, 
as with ceaseless voice they cry,
"Alleluia, alleluia, 
alleluia, Lord Most High!"

Minister: Christian, what do you believe? 
All:  I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. 
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into Heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. 
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. 

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Words of Institution & Warning
Minister: The Lord be with you;
People: And also with you.

Minister: Lift up your hearts;
People: We lift them up to the Lord.

Minister: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God;
People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

COMMUNION PRAYER
Approach the Table for the Lord’s Supper

Prayer of Thanksgiving
Song   “Joy Has Dawned”
Holy Joy has dawned upon the world,
Promised from creation:
God's salvation now unfurled,
Hope for ev'ry nation.
Not with fanfares from above,
Not with scenes of glory,
But a humble gift of love:
Jesus born of Mary.

Sounds of wonder fill the sky
With the songs of angels;
As the mighty Prince of Life
Shelters in a stable.
Hands that set each star in place,
Shaped the earth in darkness.
Cling now to a mother's breast,
Vuln’rable and helpless.

Shepherds bow before the Lamb,
Gazing at the glory;
Gifts of men from distant lands
Prophesy the story.
Gold, a King is born today;
Incense, God is with us;
Myrrh, His death will make a way,
By His blood He'll win us.

Son of Adam, Son of heav’n,
Given as a ransom,
Reconciling God and man,
Christ our mighty Champion!
What a Savior, what a Friend,
What a glorious mystery:
Once a babe in Bethlehem,
Now the Lord of history.
Words and Music: Keith and Kristen Getty
© 2004 Thankyou Music Ltd
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Trinity Hymnal #731  “Doxology”
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below:
Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost:

THE BENEDICTION
Postlude