FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

A community of faith committed to sharing the love of Jesus Christ with a hurting world through words and actions

 

DECEMBER 16, 2007                  THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT                                                9:30 A.M. SERVICE

We welcome you to this service of praise and adoration.   Let God speak to you through the songs and the message, and enjoy the fellowship of those who are seeking the Lord and the spiritual help that we need for daily living.

 

GREETING AND WELCOME

HYMN 246    JOY TO THE WORLD (by Isaac Watts)

Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room,

and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

 

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!  Let all 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.   (Public Domain)

 

OPENING PRAYER

Prepare our hearts, O God, to receive the Christ child once more.

Shine your light into the darkness of our world.

Shine your glory into the shadows of our lives.

Like the shepherds in the fields, who watched over their flocks by night

   may we be stirred into action by the singing of the angelic chorus.                                                                     

Overcome our fear, Holy One, and inspire us to leave our flocks,

   and seek the Christ child this morning.

Prepare our hearts, O God, to behold your precious gift in awe and wonder.  

 

HYMN 241 THAT BOY-CHILD OF MARY  (by Tom Colvin)

Refrain:  That boy-child of Mary was born in a stable, a manger his cradle in Bethlehem.

What shall we call him, child of the manger?  What name is given in Bethlehem? (refrain)

His name is Jesus, God ever with us, God given for us in Bethlehem. (refrain)

How can he save us, how can he help us, born here among us in Bethlehem? (refrain)

Gift of the Father, to human mother, makes him our brother of Bethlehem. (refrain)

One with the Father, he is our Savior, heaven sent helper of Bethlehem. (refrain)

Gladly we praise him, love and adore him, give ourselves to him of Bethlehem (refrain)  (1969 Hope Publishing Co.)

 

SCRIPTURE READING                                   Matthew 11:2-11                                                                                              

 

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

 

WORSHIP IN GIVING: TITHES AND OFFERINGS

 

MESSAGE                                                    ONE SMALL CHILD

 

 

ONE SMALL CHILD

Created and Arranged by Tom Fettke

Glenn Rodgers, Director

Brad Kenney and HeyYoung Horton, Narrators

Carla McIlmail and Arch Fisher, Soloists

 

One Small Child

King Jesus Is His Name

When her Eyes Are on the Child with O Little Town of Bethlehem

This Child Was Born for You with Angels We Have Heard on High

Here I Am to Worship with The Majesty and Glory of Your Name

This Child Is

Child of Love with Angels We Have Heard on High,

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing and

O Come, All Ye Faithful

Jesus Will Reign with Joy to the World!

BENEDICTION

PARTICIPANTS IN “ONE SMALL CHILD”

 

SINGERS

Kathy Appleton                                   Fay Ferris                              Kevin Lake                            Glenn Rodgers

Greg Bryan                                            Arch Fisher                           Marilyn MacRae                  Bob Rosvold

Suanne Bryan                                       Beth Fisher                            Richard MacRae                   Bob Scheyhing

Alan Cope                                             Chris Fisher                           Grace Madison                     Joyce Scheyhing

Pat Cornell                                             Carol Griffith                         Nancy Maguire                    Doug Sell

Bill Cushing                                          Brian Guest                           Victoria McGrath                  Bruce Smith

Greg Deffley                                          Lynda Guest                         Carla McIlmail                       Rich Smith

Peggy Deffley                                       Sue Harris                              Lindsay Mitchell                  Rosemary Smith

Curt Diehl                                              Cheryl Holaday                    Margie Morgan                    Mary Lee Smyth

Laurie Duffin                                         Grace Immler                         Karen Murray                       Susan Sulzer

Ruth Earley                                           Georgie Jenkins                    Sue Potter                              Linda Whittendale

Scott Earley                                           Brad Kenney                         Susan Rapp                           Elmine Van den Berg

Barbara Engelbrecht                            Bob Kessler                          Marcia Renouf                      Bruce Van Dyke

                                                                Jeff Kogan                             Cindy Rodgers

 

ORCHESTRA

Jay Appleton – synthesizer                            Kimberly Donat – violin                    Brian Edwards – French horn

Donna Banes – piano                                    Steve Donat – guitar                         Hazel Edwards - viola

Brian Donat – cello                                       Darlene Dorrell – percussion             Christa Frintner - violin

Dianna Donat – synthesizer                           Norm Dorrell – drums                       Rick McConnell - bass

 

DANCERS

Olivia Bewley                                  Emily Cope                         Kelly Hagmaier                    Shannon Molz                

Samantha Bewley                                 Emily Hagmaier                  Harry Lewis                         Ceili O’Donnell

Danielle Bixby                                       Jessica Hagmaier                 Marissa Molz                       Julie Zolty               

Rebekah Bryan                                                                                            

A NOTE TO PARENTS:  Child care is provided for infants and children up to 4 years old in the Education Building during Sunday school and worship hours. 

 

ATTENDANCE LAST WEEK:    Worship:  566   Sunday School:  207  

 

USHERS:  Ed Florida, Ruth Florida, Barrie Witty, Greg Kincaid, Carlos Mocelo

 

ACOLYTE:  Jesse Hamilton

 

THE CHANCEL BOUQUET HAS BEEN GIVEN BY:  Glenn and Cindy Rodgers, to the Glory of God and in loving memory of their daughter, Susie

PRAYER CONCERNS:  Steve Greer, Stanton Webb (husband of Barbara Webb), Charlie Stocksdale, Matt & Kelly Petroski (friends of Rick & Linda Young), Janet Coshland (daughter of Alan Coshland), Walter Connor (brother of Grace Immler), Faye Sienkiewicz, Richard Kling (Doug Blackman’s brother-in-law), David Lawrence (brother of Sue Potter), Charlotte O’Toole, Heidi Ramey and son Tommy Jester, Tink Scherer (mother of Martha Oliver), Marisa Wieland.

SERVING IN IRAQ:  Lt. Col. David Ottignon, Josh Soper (son of Betsy Heinz’s cousin), Robert Woodard (grandson of Bill & Julia Wood), Joshua Moore (nephew of Carol Veldon), James Shields (son of Marcia Shields), Jacob Friedman (nephew of Catherine Friedman), Michael McMaster.

 

Church Office Contacts

                        Phone: 856-235-0450                                 Fax: 856-235-2722       

                         E-mail: church@meetwithGod.com            Website: www.meetwithGod.com

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