Alamosa Christian Reformed Church

Gathering

      Welcome 

      *Call to Worship: Luke 2:15b

        *The Lord’s Greeting

      *Mutual Greeting

      *Hymn of Praise: LUYH 76 “O Come, All Ye Faithful”

      *Hymn of Praise: LUYH 81 “Angels, from the Realms of Glory”

      Lighting of Advent Candles

      Prayer of Adoration

Profession of the Church’s Faith

      *Our Testimony: John 1:1-5, 9-14

Pastor: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.  

Congregation: He was with God in the beginning.

Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.  

In him was life, and that life was the light of men.  

The light shines in the darkness,

but the darkness has not understood it.

The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world.

He was in the world, and though the world was made through him, the world did not recognize him.  

He came to that which was his own,

but his own did not receive him.  

Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—  

children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us.

We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

      *Hymn of Faith: LUYH 8 “O Little Town of Bethlehem”

Proclamation

      Prayer for Illumination

      Scripture: Luke 2:1-21

      Sermon: “Caesar on a Throne; True King in a Manger”

Response to the Word

      Prayer of Application

      Hymn of Response: LUYH 95 “What Child Is This”

Sending

      Lighting of Candles

      *Hymn: LUYH 85 “Silent Night! Holy Night!

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

*Hymn of Dedication: LUYH 93 “Go, Tell It on the Mountain”

      *Benediction