GATHERING AND PRAISE

Greeting

Rev. Richard C. Vaughan

Music   

For Unto Us A Child Is Born/Open the Eyes Of My Heart

He Shall Reign Forevermore

ByGrace

Young Disciples Moment

Children’s Church  

Children ages 3 years—5th grade are welcome to go into the 

narthex to meet for Children’s Church.

Special Music

Mary’s Little Boy Child

Richard Connelly

 PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Joys and Concerns

Pastoral Prayer

Lord’s Prayer

Music

Emmanuel

 ByGrace

Proclamation

Scripture Reading   

Galatians 4:4-7

But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were 

under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And 

because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.

Luke 2:25-32

Now there was a man in Jerusalem, whose name was Simeon, and this man was righteous and devout, waiting for the consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been 

revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death 

before he had seen the Lord’s Christ. And he came in the spirit into the temple, and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him according to the custom of the Law, he took him up in his harms and blessed God and said, “Lord, now you are letting your servant depart in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.”

Message

Finding the Time

Jeremy Absher

 Sending Forth

Music

What A Beautiful Name

ByGrace

 Offertory Prayer