Praise the Lord!

Praise, O servants of the Lord,

    praise the name of the Lord!

Blessed be the name of the Lord

    from this time forth and forevermore!

From the rising of the sun to its setting,

    the name of the Lord is to be praised!

-Psalm 113:1-3

God is Good

All the Time

All the TIme

God is good

• Christmas Eve Service 6:30 pm

-Invitation

-Unison Confession:

Let us confess our sin before God and one another. 

Holy and merciful God,

in your presence we confess

our sinfulness, our shortcomings,

and our offenses against you.

You alone know how often we have sinned

in wandering from your ways,

in wasting your gifts,

in forgetting your love.

Have mercy on us, O Lord,

for we are ashamed and sorry

for all we have done to displease you. Forgive our sins,

and help us to live in your light

and walk in your ways,

for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen

-Silent prayer

-Assurance of Pardon:

“Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

Romans 5:1-2

You are forgiven and free because of Christ Jesus

 #208 O Come, All Ye Faithful 

#203 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing

• Introduction
• Candle lighting:

Advent 4: Based on Luke 1:47-55

Leader: 

My spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.

Congregation: 

Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name.

Leader:

His mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.

Congregation: 

He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty.

All: 

He has helped his servant Israel, in remembrance of his mercy, according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to Abraham and to his descendants forever.

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

Joy Has Dawned

Message: Advent Peace

Scripture: Luke 2:13-14

Rev. Joe Kim

-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 25

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

A. Christ fills the office of a priest in his once offering up of himself to God as a sacrifice, to satisfy divine justice and reconcile us to God; and in making constant intercession for us.

#244 Go Tell it On the Mountain