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PALM SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
The Worship of the God of Grace in Jesus Christ  December 24, 2013 - 7:00 PM Service
Christmas Eve ServiceA Service of Lessons and Carols Liturgical Color: White
Rev. Christine Dickerson
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| Prelude | Once In Royal David’s City | Alex Danson & Band |
| Bidding Prayer | O Come, All Ye Faithful | Rev. Christine Dickerson |
| Lighting of the Christ Candle | Genesis 3: 8-15, 17-19 | Congregation |
| Reader: Jesus came to bring peace to our hearts and souls, to all the world that we may live in peace. Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with us. | O Come, O Come, Emmanuel | Hymn #145 ( 1 & 2) |
| ALL: Our God, we thank you for the knowledge that peace is possible because of the Prince of Peace. Keep reminding us to let Jesus show us the Way, and one day true peace will be a reality. Amen. | Genesis 22: 15-18 | Jim DeHart |
| Reader: We have lit four candles on our way to lighting the Christ Candle. | Joy to the World | Hymn #123 (1 & 4) |
| Reader: Tonight we bring it all together as we light this Christ Candle and celebrate Christ who lightens our lives with hope, love, joy, and peace. | Isaiah 9: 2, 6-7 | Gina Ross Johnson |
| ALL; Come, let us adore Him, and let us share Him. Let us sing and give praise to Christ our Lord. Amen. | It Came Upon The Midnight Clear | Hymn #125 (1, 2 & 4) |
| * Call to Worship | Isaiah 11: 1-4a, 6-9 | Randy Bruno |
| First Lesson: Adam and Eve disobey God’s command and disrupt the order and goodness of creation | He Is Born | Hymn #128 (1 & 2) |
| Second Lesson: God promises that, through Abraham, all the peoples of the world will be blessed | Luke 1: 26-35, 38 | Phyllis Burrows |
| Third Lesson: The people who walk in darkness receive the promise of the Messiah | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | Choir & Larea Lewis (flute) |
| Fourth Lesson: The Messiah will come from the root of Jesse to restore the peace of creation | Luke 2: 1-7 | Dick Erickson |
| Choral Anthem | O Little Town Of Bethlehem | Hymn #133 (1 & 3) |
| Fifth Lesson: The Angel Gabriel appears to Mary and announces that she will bear a holy child | Away In A Manger | Diane Payne |
| Sixth Lesson: Joseph and Mary travel to Bethlehem, where May gives birth to her child | O Holy Night | Hymn #141 (1 & 2) |
| Christmas Meditation | Luke 2: 8-17 | Hymn #157 (1 & 2) |
| Offertory | Angels We Have Heard On High | Rev. Christine Dickerson |
| Seventh Lesson: Angels appear to shepherds in the fields and announce the birth of the Messiah | Matthew 2: 1-12 | Jere Ring |
| Eighth Lesson: Magi from the East come seeking the Messiah and offer gifts to the baby Jesus | The First Noel | Jeff Morgan |
| Ninth Lesson: The Word of God becomes flesh and lives among us, full of grace and truth | John 1: 1-14 | Hymn #132 (1 2 &3) |
| Silent Night! Holy Night! | Donna Genett | |
| Hymn # 136 (1, 2 & 3) | ||
| Rev. Christine Dickerson | ||
| Hymn #147 (all) | ||
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