{"id":952,"date":"2020-12-20T10:30:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-20T10:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/?page_id=952"},"modified":"2020-12-20T11:17:30","modified_gmt":"2020-12-20T11:17:30","slug":"worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am","title":{"rendered":"Worship: Online Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5 pm &#038; Sunday, Dec. 20 at 11 am"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The angel said to her, &#8220;The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.\u00a0<i>Luke 1:35 <\/i><i>(RSV)<\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">View or Print the Bulletin with Song Sheet:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-12-20-4th-Sunday-of-Advent.pdf\">2020-12-20 4th Sunday of Advent<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><strong>Sermon Series: The Whole Armor of God<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<em>Hearing God&#8217;s Word speak to us through the imagery of armor, in addition to the Bible Lectionary readings each week during Advent<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>CONNECT <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>BY PHONE OR COMPUTER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>To participate by phone only:<br \/>\n<\/em>Call any one of these numbers:<\/p>\n<p>929-205-6099 <em>or<\/em> 253-215-8782,<br \/>\n301-715-8592 <em>or<\/em> 669-900-6833<br \/>\n<em>When prompted, enter the<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Meeting ID: 377 073 712<br \/>\nPasscode: 522606<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Or<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/377073712?pwd=ckFtUkVUbjdwT1dwS1dVbWgrak9rQT09\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tap Here for Zoom Video<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>on smart phone, computer, or tablet<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"963\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\/gathering\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gathering.png?fit=181%2C33\" data-orig-size=\"181,33\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gathering\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gathering.png?fit=181%2C33\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/gathering.png?resize=181%2C33\" alt=\"\" width=\"181\" height=\"33\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><em>Online meeting opens 15 minutes early<br \/>\nso we can greet each other as we gather<br \/>\nbefore the worship services.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">WELCOME<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">BIRTHDAYS &amp; ANNIVERSARIES<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<em>December 20-26<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Birthdays<br \/>\n<\/em>Mark Weaver<br \/>\nShannon Moore<br \/>\nKaye Mabrey<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Anniversaries<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">ANNOUNCEMENTS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Wednesday Bible Study, 6:30 pm\n<ul>\n<li>1 John 2<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Online Interactive Worship\n<ul>\n<li>5 pm Saturday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>11 am Sunday<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>In-Person Worship is suspended<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The host will mute everyone except the leader during hymns and longer unison prayers so we can all sing and speak together without the distraction of various lag times. Otherwise, sound will be on for all participants so we can interact freely throughout the service (exception: disruptive background noises).<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"965\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\/praise1\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise1.png?fit=277%2C36\" data-orig-size=\"277,36\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"praise1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise1.png?fit=277%2C36\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-965 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise1.png?resize=277%2C36\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"36\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"966\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\/praise2\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise2.png?fit=353%2C36\" data-orig-size=\"353,36\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"praise2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise2.png?fit=353%2C36\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-966 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise2.png?resize=353%2C36\" alt=\"\" width=\"353\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise2.png?w=353 353w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/praise2.png?resize=300%2C31 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 353px) 85vw, 353px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>INVOCATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>SHEPHERD&#8217;S CANDLE FOR LOVE<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;The Candle of Joy&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">The candle of love<br \/>\ntells what we are worth:<br \/>\nGod loves us so much,<br \/>\nGod came to the earth!<br \/>\nAn angel brought news<br \/>\nof a child who would be<br \/>\nThe one who would save us<br \/>\nand set us all free.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 10pt;\">Biblical References: Matthew 24:36-44, Mark 13:24-37; Isaiah 11:1-10; \u000bLuke 1:68-79; Isaiah 2:4; Luke 1:46b-55; John 3:16-17; \u000bLuke 1:26-38; Matthew 1:18-25; Luke 2:1-20;<br \/>\nJohn 1:1-14; Titus 3:4-7<br \/>\nText: Copyright \u00a9 2015 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette<br \/>\nSuggested tune: \u201cO Worship the King\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/esJZLRS8M_4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>HYMN OF PRAISE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Mary\u2019s Little Boy Child&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Long time ago in Bethlehem<br \/>\nSo the Holy Bible says<br \/>\nMary&#8217;s Boy Child, Jesus Christ<br \/>\nWas born on Christmas Day<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hark, now hear the angels sing<br \/>\nNew King&#8217;s born today<br \/>\nAnd man will live forevermore<br \/>\nBecause of Christmas day<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Now Joseph and his wife Mary<br \/>\nCame to Bethlehem that night<br \/>\nThey found no place to bear her Child<br \/>\nNot a single room was in sight<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hark, now hear the angels sing<br \/>\nNew King&#8217;s born today<br \/>\nAnd man will live forevermore<br \/>\nBecause of Christmas day<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">While shepherds watched their flocks by night<br \/>\nThey saw a bright new shining star<br \/>\nAnd heard a choir from heaven sing<br \/>\nThe music came from afar<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Hark, now hear the angels sing<br \/>\nNew King&#8217;s born today<br \/>\nAnd man will live forevermore<br \/>\nBecause of Christmas day<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 10pt;\">Words &amp; Music by JJ Hairston<br \/>\n\u00a9 1956 Schumann Music<br \/>\nCopyright released<br \/>\nCCLI License # 3194034<br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">PRAISE AND TESTIMONIES<br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Briefly share your recent God-Sightings, joys, thankfulness, and good thoughts so the rest of us can rejoice with you.<\/i><\/span><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\">PRAYER CONCERNS<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<i>We remain in solidarity with suffering children, immigrants, victims of war and storms, and everyone affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.<br \/>\n<\/i><i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Additions from Last Week<br \/>\n<\/em>Bonnie Ross, Cheryl Lawson, Annette Deem, Family of Kay Wyatt<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Health Care Workers<\/em><br \/>\nRon Fowler, Melissa Milam, Donna Smith, Greer Waldrop, Joy Crook, Susie Schumann<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Homebound<\/em><br \/>\nDianne Stallion, Freda &amp; Dan Wyatt, Mary Lou Anderson, Betty Travis,<br \/>\nCarl Hamilton, Ruth Purvis<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Military Families<\/em><br \/>\nRon Fowler, Dylan Field, Kale Merrick, Matthew Petway, Sarah Petway,\u00a0\u00a0Randy Bagwell, Christopher Telle, Brittany Jones, Bryar Fortner<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Ecumenical Prayer Cycle for December 20-26:<br \/>\n<\/em>Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE<br \/>\n<\/strong><i>From St. Paul&#8217;s Episcopal Church, Fayetteville AR, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stpaulsfay.org\/worship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Worship Bulletin<\/a><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Extend your greeting to your favored ones, O God, and let your Holy Spirit overshadow us, that we may proclaim your love to our generation, as we look for the coming of Christ, saying:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Let your faithfulness and love be with us;<br \/>\nfor your love is established for ever.<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Let your prophetic writings be made known to all nations to bring release and comfort to all who are oppressed, to lift up the lowly, and to fill the hungry with good things.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>Let your faithfulness and love be with us;<br \/>\nfor your love is established for ever.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>PRAYER OF CONFESSION<br \/>\nAND RECONCILIATION<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Brief silent consideration of how we have responded to our personal and congregational opportunities to do good, as we face ourselves honestly in the presence of the Almighty.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>WORDS OF ASSURANCE<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em>May Almighty God have mercy on us<br \/>\nto bless our good works<br \/>\nand forgive us our sins,<br \/>\nand lead us into everlasting life.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>PASTORAL PRAYER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>THE LORD&#8217;S PRAYER<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><strong>Our Father which art in heaven,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Hallowed be thy name.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Thy kingdom come,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Thy will be done in earth,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>as it is in heaven.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Give us this day our daily bread.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And forgive us our trespasses,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>as we forgive those<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>who trespass against us.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>And lead us not into temptation,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>but deliver us from evil:<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>For thine is the kingdom,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and the power,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>and the glory,<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>for ever. Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>OFFERTORY<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/briensburg.umcchurches.org\/donate\/\">www.Briensburg.org\/donate<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>We give thanks for those who are continuing their financial support\u00a0of our ministries with online, mail-in, or drop-off tithes and offerings.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">We offer to the Lord our prayers,<br \/>\nour presence, our gifts,<br \/>\nour service, and our witness,<br \/>\npraying they will be multiplied<br \/>\nfor the upbuilding of God&#8217;s kingdom.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>DOXOLOGY<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!<br \/>\nPraise God all creatures here below!<br \/>\nPraise God above, ye Heavenly host!<br \/>\nPraise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 10pt;\">CCLI Song # 56204 CCLI License # 3194034<br \/>\nLouis Bourgeois | Thomas Ken<br \/>\n\u00a9 Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"968\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\/proclamation\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/proclamation.png?fit=352%2C44\" data-orig-size=\"352,44\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"proclamation\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/proclamation.png?fit=352%2C44\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-968 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/proclamation.png?resize=352%2C44\" alt=\"\" width=\"352\" height=\"44\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/proclamation.png?w=352 352w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/proclamation.png?resize=300%2C38 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 352px) 85vw, 352px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>THE BIBLE READING<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em>Links to multiple translations:<br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Luke+1%3A26-38&amp;version=KJV;DLNT;ESV;MSG;GNT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luke 1:26-38<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span class=\"text Matt-25-31\"><span class=\"text Matt-25-32\"><sup class=\"versenum\">26 <\/sup><\/span><\/span><span id=\"en-KJV-24920\" class=\"text Luke-1-26\">And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24921\" class=\"text Luke-1-27\"><sup class=\"versenum\">27\u00a0<\/sup>To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin&#8217;s name was Mary.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24922\" class=\"text Luke-1-28\"><sup class=\"versenum\">28\u00a0<\/sup>And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24923\" class=\"text Luke-1-29\"><sup class=\"versenum\">29\u00a0<\/sup>And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24924\" class=\"text Luke-1-30\"><sup class=\"versenum\">30\u00a0<\/sup>And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24925\" class=\"text Luke-1-31\"><sup class=\"versenum\">31\u00a0<\/sup>And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name\u00a0<span class=\"small-caps\">Jesus<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24926\" class=\"text Luke-1-32\"><sup class=\"versenum\">32\u00a0<\/sup>He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24927\" class=\"text Luke-1-33\"><sup class=\"versenum\">33\u00a0<\/sup>And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24928\" class=\"text Luke-1-34\"><sup class=\"versenum\">34\u00a0<\/sup>Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24929\" class=\"text Luke-1-35\"><sup class=\"versenum\">35\u00a0<\/sup>And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24930\" class=\"text Luke-1-36\"><sup class=\"versenum\">36\u00a0<\/sup>And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24931\" class=\"text Luke-1-37\"><sup class=\"versenum\">37\u00a0<\/sup>For with God nothing shall be impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span id=\"en-KJV-24932\" class=\"text Luke-1-38\"><sup class=\"versenum\">38\u00a0<\/sup>And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>HYMN OF CELEBRATION<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span>&#8220;Infant Holy, Infant Lowly&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Infant holy,<br \/>\ninfant lowly,<br \/>\nfor his bed a cattle stall;<br \/>\noxen lowing, little knowing,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Christ the babe is<br \/>\nLord of all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Swift are winging,<br \/>\nangels singing,<br \/>\nnoels ringing,<br \/>\ntidings bringing:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Christ the babe is<br \/>\nLord of all.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Flocks are sleeping,<br \/>\nshepherds keeping<br \/>\nvigil till the morning new<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">saw the glory,<br \/>\nheard the story,<br \/>\ntidings of a gospel true.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Thus rejoicing,<br \/>\nfree from sorrow,<br \/>\npraises voicing,<br \/>\ngreet the morrow:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Christ the babe was<br \/>\nborn for you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 10pt;\">UM Hymnal #229<br \/>\nWORDS: Polish carol; Lk. 2:6-20<br \/>\ntrans. by Edith M. G. Reed, 1925<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>PASSING THE PEACE<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">May the peace of Christ be with you all!<br \/>\n<strong>And also with you!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>CONVERSATIONAL SERMON<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><em>Everyone is invited to share as the Pastor leads a discussion of these sermon points.<\/em><span style=\"color: #33339for god so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life9;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>The Sword of the Lord<\/strong><\/span><i><\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>Like a \u201csurgeon\u2019s scalpel\u201d <\/b><\/span><i>(MSG)<br \/>\n<\/i>The word of God is living and\u00a0active,\u00a0sharper than any\u00a0two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and\u00a0discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<br \/>\n<i>Hebrews 4:12 (ESV)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>\u201cCut Straight\u201d <\/b><\/span><i>(Thayer\u2019s and Smith\u2019s Bible Dictionary)<br \/>\n<\/i>Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.\u00a0<i>2 Timothy 2:15 (KJV)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Produces the intended results<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b>So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; t shall not return to me empty, but\u00a0it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. <i>Isaiah 55:11 (ESV)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b>\u00a0<\/b><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Provides awareness and guidance<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b>Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <i>Psalm 119:105 (GNT)<\/i><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><b><span style=\"color: #800080;\">The Living Word<\/span><br \/>\n<\/b>The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son,\u00a0Generous inside and out, true from start to finish.<br \/>\n<i>John 1:14 (MSG)<\/i><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"969\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\/responding\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/responding.png?fit=511%2C46\" data-orig-size=\"511,46\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"responding\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/responding.png?fit=511%2C46\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/responding.png?resize=511%2C46\" alt=\"\" width=\"511\" height=\"46\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/responding.png?w=511 511w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/responding.png?resize=300%2C27 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 511px) 85vw, 511px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong style=\"color: #333399;\">INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>The Altar in our hearts is always open<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong style=\"color: #333399;\">HYMN OF DEDICATION<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">&#8220;Silent Night, Holy Night&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Silent night holy night<br \/>\nAll is calm all is bright<br \/>\nRound yon virgin mother and Child<br \/>\nHoly Infant so tender and mild<br \/>\nSleep in heavenly peace<br \/>\nSleep in heavenly peace<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Silent night holy night<br \/>\nShepherds quake at the sight<br \/>\nGlories stream from heaven afar<br \/>\nHeav&#8217;nly hosts sing alleluia<br \/>\nChrist the Savior is born<br \/>\nChrist the Savior is born<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Silent night holy night<br \/>\nSon of God love&#8217;s pure light<br \/>\nRadiant beams from Thy holy face<br \/>\nWith the dawn of redeeming grace<br \/>\nJesus Lord at Thy birth<br \/>\nJesus Lord at Thy birth<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Silent night holy night<br \/>\nWondrous star lend thy light<br \/>\nWith the angels let us sing<br \/>\nAlleluia to our King<br \/>\nChrist the Savior is born<br \/>\nChrist the Savior is born<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 10pt;\">CCLI Song # \u00a027862 CCLI License # 3194034.<br \/>\nFranz Xaver Gruber | John Freeman Young | Joseph Mohr<br \/>\n\u00a9 Words &amp; Music: Public Domain<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"970\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\/continuing\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/continuing.png?fit=560%2C52\" data-orig-size=\"560,52\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"continuing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/continuing.png?fit=560%2C52\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/continuing.png?resize=560%2C52\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"52\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/continuing.png?w=560 560w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/continuing.png?resize=300%2C28 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 560px) 85vw, 560px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u201cGo ye into all the world,<br \/>\nand preach the gospel to every creature.\u201d<br \/>\n<i>Jesus, Mark 16:15<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP<br \/>\n<\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>We invite you, your friends, and your family to a relationship with God in Jesus Christ, and to full participation and membership in our congregation.<\/em>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>GOING FORTH TO LOVE OTHERS<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>AS CHRIST LOVES US<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333399;\"><strong>CHORAL BENEDICTION<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n&#8220;Beloved, Let Us Love One Another&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\">Beloved let us love one another<br \/>\nFor love is of God and ev&#8217;ryone that loveth<br \/>\nIs born of God and knoweth God<br \/>\nHe that loveth not knoweth not God for God is love<br \/>\nBeloved let us love one another<br \/>\nFirst John four seven and eight<\/p>\n<p class=\"songnumber\" style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><span style=\"color: #808080; font-size: 10pt;\">CCLI Song # 26344; CCLI License # 3194034<br \/>\nDennis Ryder<br \/>\n\u00a9 1974 Universal Music &#8211; Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)<\/span><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The angel said to her, &#8220;The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called Son of God.\u00a0Luke 1:35 (RSV) View or Print the Bulletin with Song Sheet: 2020-12-20 4th Sunday of Advent Sermon Series: &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/worship-online-saturday-dec-19-at-5-pm-sunday-dec-20-at-11-am\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Worship: Online Saturday, Dec. 19 at 5 pm &#038; Sunday, Dec. 20 at 11 am&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-952","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7v7ct-fm","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/952","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=952"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/952\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":955,"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/952\/revisions\/955"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.lawsonbbs.net\/lectionary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=952"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}