Welcome & Announcements – Rich Saxton
Prelude – Benjamin Coddington, pianist
“O Holy Night”
Adolphe Adam, arr. by Gail Smith
Call to Worship – Rich Saxton
+ Praise & Worship
# 183 – Good Christian Men, Rejoice!
# 189 – Child in the Manger
# 214 – Isn’t He? (2X)
Third Sunday of Advent
Devotional & Lighting of the Advent Candle –
Nick & Sally Guydosh
+ Responsive Reading [Bulletin insert] – David Berry
James 1:2-18 (NIV)
+ Doxology – #668
Choral Anthem – FBCO Choir
“Waiting for Bethlehem’s Light”
words and music by Dale Peterson
arr. by Dale Peterson and Charles McCartha
Message – Rich Saxton
“Joyful Adversity”
+ Closing Hymn
# 192 – Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
+ Benediction – Rich Saxton
Postlude – Benjamin Coddington, pianist
“Silent Night / The First Noel”
Franz Gruber, arr. by Gail Smith