Christmas Cantata Service Dec 16 2018
Timber Ridge Presbyterian Church
Third Sunday of Advent
December 16, 2018
Prelude Away in the Manger (Children’s Choir)
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Lighting of the Advent Candle ~ Tom & Iris Mackey
Lighting of the Advent Candle ~ Tom & Iris Mackey
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The First Lesson: The Fall of Adam
Reader: Joe Lipscomb [Gen. 3:8, 17-19]
Anthem: The Snow Lay on the Ground
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The Second Lesson: God’s Covenant with Abraham
Reader: Booty Moore [Gen. 22:15-18]
Hymn: Gesu, Bambino (Duet: Mike Henry & Julie Lipscomb)
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The Third Lesson: The Birth of Christ Foretold
Reader: Lisa Bowyer [Isa. 9:2,6-7]
Soloist: Barry Broughman)
Anthem: The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy
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The Fourth Lesson: The Peace of Christ Foretold
Reader: Joyce Broughman [Isa. 11:1-3a, 4a, 6-9]]
Hymn: 244 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (vs. 1-2)
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The Fifth Lesson: The Angel Gabriel Appears to Mary
Reader: Sylvia Henry [Luke 1:26-35, 38]
Anthem: Mary, Did You Know?
(Soloist: Brett Turpin)
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The Sixth Lesson: The Birth of Jesus
Reader: Art Kuehne [Luke 2:1, 3-7]
Anthem: Jesus, Jesus Rest Your Head
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The Seventh Lesson: The Shepherds’ Journey to the Manger
Reader: Margaret Cathcart [Luke 2:8-16]
Anthem: Rise Up, Shepherds and Follow
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The Eighth Lesson: The Scholars’ Pilgrimage to the Child
Reader: Tom Jeffrey [Matt. 2:1-12]
Anthem: Lullaby, Jesu
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The Ninth Lesson: The Mystery of the Incarnation
Reader: McClung Cummins [John 1:1-14]
Anthem: Holy Is the Newborn Child
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Reflection & The Lord’s Prayer Rev. Lanaghan
Offering What Child Is This? Lynn Williamson
*Doxology & Prayer of Thanksgiving
*Hymn 253 Silent Night! Holy Night! (vs. 1,2 & 4)
*Charge & Blessing
*Congregational Response: Joy to the World (vs. 1)
*Postlude