Worship Guide
December 10, 2023
Church School 9 AM and Worship 10 AM
#LivingWord #ShilohAME #Fellowship #Worship
[⁞] Please Stand
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Acknowledgment of Visitors/Birthdays/Events
DOXOLOGY [⁞]
“Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow”
CALL TO WORSHIP [⁞]
Leader: Psalm 27:1
The LORD is our light and our salvation; whom shall we fear?
People: Psalm 27:2
The LORD is the stronghold of our life; of whom shall we be afraid?
Leader: Matthew 5:14a
We are the light of the world.
People: Matthew 5:14b
A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Leader: Matthew 5:16
We must let our light so shine before men, that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.
All: Jeremiah 29:11
He has plans for us. Plans to prosper and not to harm, plans to give us hope and a future.
OPENING HYMN [⁞]
O Come All Ye Faithful Hymn #106
PRAYER
PRAYER RESPONSE
SCRIPTURE READING [⁞]
PREFACE TO THE DECALOGUE Hymn #69 [⁞]
From all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator’s praise arise;
Let the redeemer’s name be sung,
Through every land by every tongue.”
DECALOGUE (Summary) [⁞]
Leader:
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
GLORIA PATRI [⁞] ♫♫♫
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (The Apostles Creed) [⁞]
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was crucified, dead, and buried. The third day he arose from the dead; he ascended to heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Church Universal, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Acknowledgment of Visitors/Birthdays/Events
DOXOLOGY [⁞]
“Praise God from Whom all Blessings Flow”
CALL TO WORSHIP [⁞]
Leader: Psalm 27:1
The LORD is our light and our salvation; whom shall we fear?
People: Psalm 27:2
The LORD is the stronghold of our life; of whom shall we be afraid?
Leader: Matthew 5:14a
We are the light of the world.
People: Matthew 5:14b
A city that is set on a hill cannot be hidden.
Leader: Matthew 5:16
We must let our light so shine before men, that they may see our good works and glorify our Father in heaven.
All: Jeremiah 29:11
He has plans for us. Plans to prosper and not to harm, plans to give us hope and a future.
OPENING HYMN [⁞]
O Come All Ye Faithful Hymn #106
PRAYER
PRAYER RESPONSE
SCRIPTURE READING [⁞]
PREFACE TO THE DECALOGUE Hymn #69 [⁞]
Let the Creator’s praise arise;
Let the redeemer’s name be sung,
Through every land by every tongue.”
DECALOGUE (Summary) [⁞]
Leader:
Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
GLORIA PATRI [⁞] ♫♫♫
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (The Apostles Creed) [⁞]
I believe in God, the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; and in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, and was crucified, dead, and buried. The third day he arose from the dead; he ascended to heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty: from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Church Universal, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and life everlasting. Amen.
THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT: PEACE [⁞]
♫♫♫ We will walk in the light, beautiful light,
Come where the dewdrops of mercy are bright,
Shine all around us by day and by night,
Jesus the Light of the world. ♫♫♫
Leader:
Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. Our focus this Sunday is on PEACE – the peace of God. Jesus has given us peace to sustain us in these days, but Jesus’ second coming will bring a lasting peace.
People:
Who can endure the day of Jesus coming? No foe, no strife. No conflict, no war. No oppression, no bondage. No ‘us’, no ‘them’!
Leader:
Even now, Lord, give us peace in this day that lions and lambs will coexist, bearing witness of your love and power. We light this candle hopeful of the day of everlasting peace.
Leader:
The candles we lit today remind us that though the terrors of injustice and inequality seek to rob us of our peace, we have peace in our hearts.
All:
Come Lord Jesus, come! We yearn for everlasting peace when injustice will lose its grip, and you will reign forever and ever!
Leader:
Today is the Second Sunday of Advent. Our focus this Sunday is on PEACE – the peace of God. Jesus has given us peace to sustain us in these days, but Jesus’ second coming will bring a lasting peace.
People:
Who can endure the day of Jesus coming? No foe, no strife. No conflict, no war. No oppression, no bondage. No ‘us’, no ‘them’!
Leader:
Even now, Lord, give us peace in this day that lions and lambs will coexist, bearing witness of your love and power. We light this candle hopeful of the day of everlasting peace.
Leader:
The candles we lit today remind us that though the terrors of injustice and inequality seek to rob us of our peace, we have peace in our hearts.
All:
Come Lord Jesus, come! We yearn for everlasting peace when injustice will lose its grip, and you will reign forever and ever!
MUSIC SELECTION
WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING Tithes and Offerings
"All things come of Thee, O Lord; and of Thine own have we given Thee."
WORSHIP THROUGH GIVING Tithes and Offerings
"All things come of Thee, O Lord; and of Thine own have we given Thee."
SERMONIC SELECTION
SERMON
THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP [⁞]
SERMON
THE INVITATION TO DISCIPLESHIP [⁞]
BENEDICTION [⁞]