PSPC Worship Service

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PALM SPRINGS PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH The Worship of the God of Grace in Jesus Christ December 24, 2016 -  7:00 PM Service Christmas Eve Liturgical Color: White Rev. Christine Dickerson Play the whole Service: 0:00 / 0:00 NOTHING FOUND!
Prelude	O Come, All Ye Faithful	Alex Danson & Praise Band
Bidding Prayer	Carol Medley	Rev. Christine Dickerson
Lighting of the Christ Candle	Genesis 22: 15-18	Jackie Morgan
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.	Genesis 3: 8-15, 17-19	Jim & Lynn Hamilton
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.	O Come, O Come, Emmanuel	Hymn #145 (1 & 2)
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	Mike 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	Phyllis Burrows
First Lesson: Adam and Eve disobey God’s command and disrupt the order and goodness of creation	“December: Christmas” from The Seasons by Tchaikovsky	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	Larry Houts
Third Lesson: The people who walk in darkness receive the promise of the Messiah	Hark! The Herald Angels Sing	Alex Danson, Piano solo
Fourth Lesson: The Messiah will come from the root of Jesse to restore the peace of creation	Luke 2: 1-7	Kitty Kieley Hayes
Offertory	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	Daniel Morgan
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)
Seventh Lesson: Angels appear to shepherds in the fields and announce the birth of the Messiah	Angels We Have Heard On High	Rev. Christine Dickerson
Eighth Lesson: Magi from the East come seeking the Messiah and offer gifts to the baby Jesus	Matthew 2: 1-12	Solo by Joana Ciurash
Ninth Lesson: The Word of God becomes flesh and lives among us, full of grace and truth	The First Noel	Chris Lutke
As we sing, Rev. Christine will light her candle	John 1: 1-14	Hymn #132 (1, 2 & 3)
	Silent Night! Holy Night!	Jim Pilgrim
		Hymn #136 (1, 2 & 3)
		Rev. Christine Dickerson
		Hymn #147 (all)