December 05, 2013
Bulletin for December 8, 2013
By Morningside Staff
Morningside Presbyterian Church, Atlanta
Bulletin for December 8, 2013. Click below to read more.
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WORSHIP DECEMBER 8, 2013
2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
THE GATHERING Drew Stockstill
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Lo, How a Rose Is Growing Michael Burkhardt
Sarah Martin, guest organist
THE INTROIT What Shall I Give to the Child in the Manger? Spanish carol
arr. Angela Diller, Kate Stearns Page
Prepare a Way for the Lord Michael Bedford
Cherub Choir (Rebecca Shipley, director)
THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH Young Adult Bible Study Group
* Unison Prayer:
Eternal God, creator of all light and life, we give you thanks for the
coming of the Christ, the light that shines in the darkness, the life of all
people. Let us walk in the light of the Lord. Amen.
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 6 Jesus Comes with Clouds Descending
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O Lord, we do not know how to seek you. If we place our trust in worldly ways,
we are left comfortless. If we seek to place ourselves in your place, we find your
ways inscrutable, and our understanding is confused. Our sin obscures our
knowledge of your goodness and mercy. Our transgressions cloud our vision of
your holiness. And yet, we seek you because you have first sought us. So with
confidence we confess our sin, knowing you will forgive us, cleanse us, and redirect
us. Set our eyes on your ways and our feet on your paths, for the sake of Jesus
Christ. Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form
of God did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied
himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in
human form, he humbled himself, and became obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross.
People: Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him the name that is
above every name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Leader: Believe the Promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! - Philippians 2:5-11
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 9)
O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s tree, an ensign of Thy people be; before Thee rulers silent
fall; all peoples on Thy mercy call. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee,
O Israel.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-1st grade in Room 003; 2nd-3rd grade in Room 001; 4th-5th grade are in Room 005.)
THE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
(Visitors and members are invited to sign the blue friendship register pad and pass it down the pew.)
THE FIRST LESSON Romans 15:4-13 (page 153 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE ANTHEM E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come Paul Manz
THE SECOND LESSON Isaiah 11:1-10 (page 602 in the pew Bible, OT)
THE SERMON “A New Zoo” Baron Mullis
*THE HYMN 450 O Day of Peace
* 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 Ghost, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he
descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into
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 Ghost; the holy
catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection
of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
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; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.
Amen.
THE OFFERTORY Sleepers, Wake, A Voice Is Calling J.S. Bach
*THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 8 Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE Isaiah the Prophet arr. Shaw, Parker
* THE POSTLUDE Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying Michael Burkhardt
Bulletin for December 8, 2013. Click below to read more.
Download PDF
WORSHIP DECEMBER 8, 2013
2ND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
THE GATHERING Drew Stockstill
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
THE PRELUDE Lo, How a Rose Is Growing Michael Burkhardt
Sarah Martin, guest organist
THE INTROIT What Shall I Give to the Child in the Manger? Spanish carol
arr. Angela Diller, Kate Stearns Page
Prepare a Way for the Lord Michael Bedford
Cherub Choir (Rebecca Shipley, director)
THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH Young Adult Bible Study Group
* Unison Prayer:
Eternal God, creator of all light and life, we give you thanks for the
coming of the Christ, the light that shines in the darkness, the life of all
people. Let us walk in the light of the Lord. Amen.
* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 6 Jesus Comes with Clouds Descending
THE CALL TO CONFESSION
THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
O Lord, we do not know how to seek you. If we place our trust in worldly ways,
we are left comfortless. If we seek to place ourselves in your place, we find your
ways inscrutable, and our understanding is confused. Our sin obscures our
knowledge of your goodness and mercy. Our transgressions cloud our vision of
your holiness. And yet, we seek you because you have first sought us. So with
confidence we confess our sin, knowing you will forgive us, cleanse us, and redirect
us. Set our eyes on your ways and our feet on your paths, for the sake of Jesus
Christ. Amen.
A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)
THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form
of God did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied
himself, taking the form of a slave, being born in human likeness. And being found in
human form, he humbled himself, and became obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross.
People: Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him the name that is
above every name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Leader: Believe the Promise of the Gospel:
People: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven! - Philippians 2:5-11
* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 9)
O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s tree, an ensign of Thy people be; before Thee rulers silent
fall; all peoples on Thy mercy call. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee,
O Israel.
* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-1st grade in Room 003; 2nd-3rd grade in Room 001; 4th-5th grade are in Room 005.)
THE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
(Visitors and members are invited to sign the blue friendship register pad and pass it down the pew.)
THE FIRST LESSON Romans 15:4-13 (page 153 in the pew Bible, NT)
THE ANTHEM E’en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come Paul Manz
THE SECOND LESSON Isaiah 11:1-10 (page 602 in the pew Bible, OT)
THE SERMON “A New Zoo” Baron Mullis
*THE HYMN 450 O Day of Peace
* 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 Ghost, born of the
Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he
descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into
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 Ghost; the holy
catholic church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection
of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
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; and lead us not into temptation, but
deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever.
Amen.
THE OFFERTORY Sleepers, Wake, A Voice Is Calling J.S. Bach
*THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)
* THE HYMN 8 Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION
* THE CHORAL RESPONSE Isaiah the Prophet arr. Shaw, Parker
* THE POSTLUDE Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying Michael Burkhardt
