Bulletin for Sunday, December 12, 2021

Pilot Me

I will arise and follow you over
Savior please, pilot me
Over the waves and through every sorrow
Savior please, pilot me

When I have no more strength left to follow
Fall on my knees, pilot me
May your sun rise and lead me on
Over the sea’s, savior pilot me

O Lord – O Lord
O Lord – O Lord

I will arise and follow you over
Savior please, pilot me
Over the waves and through every sorrow
Savior please, pilot me

When I have no more strength left to follow
Fall on my knees, pilot me
May your sun rise and lead me on
Over the sea’s, savior pilot me

O Lord – O Lord
O Lord – O Lord

O Lord – O Lord
O Lord – O Lord

I will arise and follow you over
Savior please, pilot me

Joy to the World

Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room
and heav’n and nature sing
and heav’n and nature sing
and heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing

Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ
while fields and floods
rocks, hills, and plains
repeat the sounding joy
repeat the sounding joy
repeat, repeat the sounding joy

No more let sins and sorrows grow
nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make His blessings flow
far as the curse is found
far as the curse is found
far as, far as the curse is found

He rules the world with truth and grace
and makes the nations prove
the glories of His righteousness
and wonders of His love
and wonders of His love
and wonders, wonders of His love

Shepherd’s Song

This begins with a breath
From the waters You were blessed
Pushing through the pain and blood
Into the arms of love
And Your mother’s face above

Before You came she was afraid
In the night she cried and prayed
“Oh, God am I strong enough?”
To be the arms of love
To be the mother of this son

O beautiful one
My child, my son
We rejoice

From generation
To generation
We rejoice
and magnify the Lord

All, like sheep, have gone astray
But You will call them back one day
By the marks of pain and blood
Back to the arms of love
The good Father’s face above

O beautiful one
My child, my son
We rejoice

From generation
To generation
We rejoice
We rejoice
We rejoice

My Truest Praise

My heart you wring and press and flame
I know this grief You know my ways
My knees I drop, my head you raise
Repentance be my truest praise
Repentance be my truest praise

More than a word heard clearly
More than a truth felt deeply
More than a song sung sweetly
As a crowd sings with me
Repentance be my truest praise
Repentance be my truest praise

Showmanship and smiling face
Costume that I wear for praise
Would you cover my disgrace?
Repentance be my truest praise
Repentance be my truest praise

More than a word heard clearly
More than a truth felt deeply
More than a song sung sweetly
As a crowd sings with me
Repentance be my truest praise
Repentance be my truest praise

More than a word heard clearly
More than a truth felt deeply
More than a song sung sweetly
As a crowd sings with me
Repentance be my truest praise
Repentance be my truest praise

Philippians 4:4-7. Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5 Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6 Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

Luke 3:7-18. John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8 Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9 The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”

10 “What should we do then?” the crowd asked. 11 John answered, “Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

12 Even tax collectors came to be baptized. “Teacher,” they asked, “what should we do?” 13 “Don’t collect any more than you are required to,” he told them.

14 Then some soldiers asked him, “And what should we do?” He replied, “Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

15 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah. 16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.” 18 And with many other words John exhorted the people and proclaimed the good news to them.

Leader: The word of the Lord.
Everyone: Thanks be to God.

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“One who is more powerful than I is coming.”

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In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— during the high-priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness. — Luke 3:1-2

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“Anyone who has two shirts should share with the one who has none, and anyone who has food should do the same.”

“Don’t collect any more than you are required to.”

“Don’t extort money and don’t accuse people falsely—be content with your pay.”

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There is enough.
We have a generous host.
And the world is one of opportunity and abundance.

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Zephaniah 3:16-17. “On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem: Do not fear, O Zion; … The LORD, your God, is in your midst.” Isaiah 12:2. “Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid.” Philippians 4:5-7. The Lord is near. Do not worry about anything, … And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.”

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The things that have always been comfortable (self-interest) need to become uncomfortable.
The things that have always been uncomfortable (self-sacrifice) need to become comfortable.

Beautiful Lord

When the storm is raging
all around me
You are the peace that
calms my troubled sea

And when the cares of
this world darken my day
You are the light that shines
and shows me the way

Oh the beauty of Your majesty
On the cross You showed Your love for me

Beautiful Lord
Awesome and mighty
I’m captured by this love I see

Beautiful Lord – Tender and holy
Your mercy brings me to my knees
It’s Your mercy that has made me free
Beautiful Lord

When my sin is all that I can see
Your grace remains the shelter that I seek
And when my weakness is all I can give
Your gentle Spirit gives me strength again

Oh the beauty of Your majesty
On the cross You showed Your love for me

Beautiful Lord – Awesome and mighty
I’m captured by this love I see
Beautiful Lord – Tender and holy
Your mercy brings me to my knees

And I am lifted by Your love to sing
It’s Your mercy that has made me free
And I am lifted by Your love to sing
It’s Your mercy that has made me free

Oh the beauty of Your majesty
On the cross You showed Your love for me

Beautiful Lord – Awesome and mighty
I’m captured by this love I see
Beautiful Lord – Tender and holy
Your mercy brings me to my knees

Beautiful Lord – Awesome and mighty
I’m captured by this love I see
Beautiful Lord – Tender and holy
Your mercy brings me to my knees

It’s Your mercy that has made me free
It’s Your mercy that has made me free
It’s Your mercy that has made me free
Beautiful Lord

Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus

Turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth
will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

O soul, are you weary and troubled?
No light in the darkness you see?
There’s light for a look at the Savior
And life more abundant and free

Through death into life everlasting
He passed and we follow Him there
O’er us sin no more hath dominion
For more than conquerors we are

Oh, turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth
will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

His word shall not fail you, He promised
Believe Him and all will be well
Then go to a world that is dying
His perfect salvation to tell

Oh, turn your eyes upon Jesus
Look full in His wonderful face
And the things of earth
will grow strangely dim
In the light of His glory and grace

Oh turn your
Oh turn your
Oh turn your eyes upon Jesus
(repeat)