24 December 2023
Fourth Sunday of
Advent (Joy)
Luke 1:26-38
Prelude
Carols
of the Season: “Joy to the World” CCS 408
Welcome
Call to Worship (Psaml 89 adapted)
Apo, kanayon nga ikankantami ti di agbalbaliw nga ayatmo ket ipakaammomi ti
kinapudnom iti amin a tiempo. Ammomi a ti ayatmo ket agnanayon ket agapaut a
iti langit ti kinapudnom.
O Apo, ikanta dagiti langit dagiti nakaskasdaaw nga aramidmo;
dagiti nasantoan a parsua ikantada ti kinapudnom.
Siasino ti kas kenka sadi langit, O Apo; awan nailangitan a parsua a
kaaspingmo.
Dioska a pagraraeman dagiti parsua a nailangitan; naindaklan ken
pagbutbutngandaka dagiti adda iti sangoanam.
Lighting
the Advent Candle of Joy
Light
the candles of Hope, Peace, and Love from the last three weeks before the
service starts.
Responsive Reading
JOY!
Uncontainable, irrepressible, bubbling up in an explosion of energy. What the
weary long for, what children often embody, what makes the Divine smile—Joy!
It cannot be
bought but is a priceless treasure. As we wait expectantly for the special
birth this evening, may we experience awe and wonder at such a gift.
May we find joy in
God’s Advent—Emmanuel, God-with-us.
Joy lives deep in
the human spirit. Let us reject those things our current consumer culture says
will bring us happiness—money, success, power.
May we hear the
call of John the Baptist to turn around and begin again.
God made us in
joy. May we live that way.
On this fourth
Sunday of Advent, we light a candle for joy!
All: We light a
candle for joy. May it light the way.
Light a fourth candle.
Song of Joyful Invitation: “Kum Ba
Yah” CCS 75
Stanza 1: Kum Ba Yah
Stanza 2: Come by Here
Stanza 3: (We) Sing with Joy
Invocation
Prayer
for Peace
Light the Peace Candle.
Prayer
Dios ni Abraham, Isaac ken Jacob,
itdem koma iti pagkamangan dagiti adda a masaksakit.
Dios ni Agar, Jose ken Moses, waya-wayaam koma dagiti agsapsapul iti
pagkamanganda manipud iti pannakatagaboda.
Dios ni Ester, Naomi ken Ruth, patibkerem dagiti agsapusapul iti pagkamanganda
a kas pamilya.
Dios ni David, Elija ken Jeremias, salaknibam koma dagiti agsapsapul iti pagkamanganda
manipud iti kinariribuk.
Dios ni Ezekiel, Ezra ken Nehemiah, andingayemkadi dagiti agkalkalikagum iti
pagtaenganda.
Dios ni Jesus, Maria ken Jose. makipinnagnaka kadi kadagiti amin nga agbirbiruk
iti pagkamanganda iti daytoy a gundaway.
Iti nagan daydiay a kamangmi ken awan pagkamanganna.
Amen.
Ministry of Music OR Congregational Hymn: O HOLY
NIGHT
Focus Moment: “What is on God’s Christmas List?”
What is a manger? How would it feel
to sleep in one?
What do you know about shepherds? Why
do you think they were obedient to the angels?
How might the shepherds have acted
around the baby Jesus?
Why do you think the Wise Ones
followed the star?
Hymn: “Star-Child” CCS
420
Message: Based on Luke 1:26-38
Disciples’ Generous Response
Scripture Reading:
Doctrine and Covenants 163:9
Ti napudno nga adalan
ket adda kenkuana iti isusungbat iti ad-adda a pannakaammona iti kinaparabur ti
Dios kenkuana babaen iti panangibingayna kas agtaud iti pusona; saan a gapu ta
daytoy ket maysa a bilin. Mawaya-wayaankayo kayo koma manipud kadagiti nakaugalianyo
nga iti ipangpangrunana ket iti laeng bukod nga interest. Mangipaay kayo koma manipud
iti pudpudno a kabaelanyo. Ti agnanayon a rag-o ken kappia ket adda nga
agur-uray kadagiti rumangrang-ay iti kinaparaburda nga agayos manipud kadagiti
naasi a puso nga awan iti panangnamnamana iti subad dagiti aramidna. Adda kadi
pay nasaysayaat ngem iti daytoy iti sangwanan ti Dios, a nangipaay iti amin
para iti sangaparsuaan?
Story: Maawistayo
a mangibingay iti pannakariknatayo iti rag-o kabayatan iti intayo panagur-uray
iti pannakaiyanak iti mesias.
Statement
Ita a
gundaway iti Disciples’ Generous Response tayo, ipaay tayo koma iti focus iti
intayo panangiyannatup kadagiti puspusotayo iti puso ti Apo. Dagiti datontayo
ket napategda a saan laeng a tapno magun-od tayo iti budget nga agpaay iti
misyon ti iglesia no di ket dagitoy ket kas panagyamantayo iti namateryalan iti
Dios nga isu met laeng iti pagtataudan iti isu-amin nga adda kadatayo.
Ket iti
intayo panangibingay kadagiti datontayo, usarentayo koma ngarud daytoy a
gundaway tapno agyaman iti kenkuana gapu iti naindaklan a sagotna iti biag ti
tunggal maysa kadatayo. Ad-adda iti panagrang-ay dagiti puspusotayo no
siyayamantayo iti Dios a sumungbat babaen iti intayo panangibiag iti misyon ni
Jesu-Kristo.
Blessing
and Receiving of Local and Worldwide Mission Tithes
Closing Hymn: “Hark! The Herald Angels Sing” CCS
423
Benediction
Response
Postlude
398 Hope Is a Light
Hope is a light,
hope is a light.
Hope is a light to show the way,
hope is a light to show the way.
Light the candle of hope,
light the candle of hope.
Peace is a prayer,
peace is a prayer.
Peace is a prayer that starts with me,
peace is a prayer that starts with me.
Light the candle of peace,
light the candle of peace.
Love is a gift,
love is a gift.
Love is a gift our hearts can give,
love is a gift our hearts can give.
Light the candle of love,
light the candle of love.
Joy is a song,
joy is a song.
Joy is a song for all to sing,
joy is a song for all to sing.
Light the candle of joy,
light the candle of joy.
408 Joy to the World!
Joy to the world! The Lord is
come;
let earth receive her King;
let every heart prepare him room,
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n and nature sing,
and heav’n, and heav’n 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.
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.
O HOLY NIGHT
O holy night, the stars are
brightly shining
It is the night of our dear
Savior's birth
Long lay the world, in sin and
error pining
'Til He appeared and the soul felt
its worth
A thrill of hope, the weary world
rejoices
For yonder breaks, a new and
glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night O night divine
Intro
A thrill of hope, the weary world
rejoices
For yonder breaks, a new and
glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night O night divine
***
Fall on your knees
O hear the angels' voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night O night divine
***
O night divine
O night O night divine
420 Star-Child
Star-Child, earth-Child,
go-between of God,
love Child, Christ Child,
heaven’s lightning rod:
this year, this year
let the day arrive
when Christmas comes
for everyone, everyone alive!
Street child, beat child,
no place left to go,
hurt child, used child,
no one wants to know:
Grown child, old child,
mem’ry full of years,
sad child, lost child,
story told in tears:
Spared child, spoiled child,
having, wanting more,
wise child, faith child,
knowing joy in store:
Hope-for-peace Child,
God’s stupendous sign,
down-to-earth Child,
Star of stars that shine:
75 Kum ba yah,
Seigneur
MelodyKum ba yah, Seigneur, kum ba ya.
Kum ba yah, Seigneur, kum ba ya.
Kum ba yah, Seigneur, kum ba ya.
Ô Seigneur, kum ba ya.
