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December 19, 2021 Worship Guide

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PRELUDE – Dustin Tatro, Organ

WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER
OPENING HYMN “Angels We Have Heard On High”
LIGHTING THE ADVENT WREATH
RESPONSE HYMN “Make A Way”
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Claudia Anderson

MORNING PRAYER
– Share a new prayer request

THE LORD’S PRAYER


ANTHEM “Joy to the World” arranged by Joel Raney
SCRIPTURE & SERMON Rev. Steve Patterson
Mending Christmas | Keep believing | Luke 1:35-49

In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, and she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the baby leaped in her womb. And
Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit, and she exclaimed with a loud cry, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! And why is this granted to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For behold, when the sound of your greeting came to my ears, the baby in my womb leaped
for joy.  And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her
from the Lord.”

Keep believing even when…
1) other’s don’t believe in you
2) the road gets rough
3) things seem impossible

AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH 881 “Apostles’ Creed”
OFFERTORY PRAYER
OFFERTORY RESPONSE HYMN “Emmanuel”

Send your offering online. If you want to set up recurring ACH gifts, email Scot.

BENEDICTION Rev. Steve
POSTLUDE -Dustin Tatro; Organ

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