Oh come, let us sing to the Lord;

    let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!

Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;

    let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!

Psalm 95:1-2

God is Good

All the Time

All the TIme

God is good

• Tree in back
• Meals in a bag 17th
• Congregation Meeting Today!
• Christmas Eve Service 6:30 pm

-Invitation

-Unison Confession:

Let us confess our sin before God and one another. 

Almighty and merciful God,

we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep.

We have followed too much

the devices and desires of our own hearts.

We have offended against your holy laws.

We have left undone those things which we ought to have done; and we have done those things which we ought not to have done. O Lord, have mercy upon us.

Spare those who confess their faults.

Restore those who are penitent,

according to your promises declared to the world

in Christ Jesus, our Lord.

And grant, O merciful God, for his sake,

that we may live a holy, just, and humble life

to the glory of your holy name. Amen.

-Silent prayer

-Assurance of Pardon:

“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.

John 3:16-17

You are forgiven and free because of Christ Jesus

  #193 Let All Mortal Flesh 

  #221 Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming

• Introduction
• Candle lighting:

Advent 3 Based on Isaiah 61:1-3, 11

Leader: 

The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed.

Congregation: 

To bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.

Leader: 

To proclaim the year of the LORD'S favor, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn.

Congregation: 

To provide for those who mourn in Zion—to give them a garland instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, the mantle of praise instead of a faint spirit.

Leader: 

They will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, to display his glory.

All: 

For as the earth brings forth its shoots, and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up, so the Lord GOD will cause righteousness and praise to spring up before all the nations.

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 debts as we forgive our debtors.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, 

For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.  

-Matthew 6:9-13

#203 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

Message: Biblical Joy as an Act of Resistance

Scripture: Psalm 30:5, 1 Peter 4:12-19

Rev. Reuben Antvelink

-Prayer

-Invitation

-Offertory

-Doxology 

-Prayer for Gifts

-Invitation to the Table

-Prayer of Consecration

-Jesus’ Words at the Table

-Receiving the Elements

-Prayer

Westminster Shorter Catechism Question 24

Q. How does Christ fill the office of a prophet?

A. Christ fills the office of a prophet in revealing to us by his Word and Spirit the will of God for our complete salvation

#211 God Rest You Merry Gentlemen