Fruitland United Methodist Church
January 2, 2022 – 9:00 A.M. Prelude Welcome Lighting of the Candles and inviting the neighborhood to worship. Interlude *Call to Worship Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit Calling Song “Joy to the World” UMH #246 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; let every heart prepare him room, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, and heaven, and heaven, and nature sing. Joy to the world, the Savior reigns! Let all 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. Responsive Reading from Psalm 147 from The Message Leader: Jerusalem, worship God! Zion, praise your God! He made your city secure, he blessed your children among you. People: He keeps the peace at your borders, he puts the best bread on your tables. He launches his promises earthward – how swift and sure they come! Leader: He spreads snow like white fleece, he scatters frost like ashes, he broadcasts hail like birdseed – who can survive his winter? People: Then he gives the command and it all melts; he breathes on winter – suddenly it’s spring! Leader: He speaks the same way to Jacob, speaks words that work to Israel. He never did this to the other nations; they never heard such commands. All: Hallelujah! Unison Invocation: O Almighty God, heavenly angels spoke to earthly shepherds and eternity entered time in the child of Bethlehem. As we retell the Christmas story let us be caught up in the eternal in that same child, that we might join the shepherds and all the heavenly host in praising the coming of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. Carol of Epiphany “The First Noel” UMH #245 ‘The Procession of the Magi’ The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter's night that was so deep. Refrain: Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. They looked up and saw a star shining in the east, beyond them far; and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. (Refrain) And by the light of that same star three Wise Men came from country far; to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. [Refrain] This star drew nigh to the northwest, o'er Bethlehem it took its rest; and there it did both stop and stay, right over the place where Jesus lay. [Refrain] Then entered in those Wise Men three, full reverently upon the knee, and offered there, in his presence, their gold and myrrh and frankincense. [Refrain] New Testament Reading Ephesians 1:3-12 (The Message) God’s Word for God’s People. Thanks be to God! Prayers of the People The Lord’s Prayer Message “The Shepherd” Sending Song “Go Tell It On The Mountain” UMH #251 Refrain: Go, tell it on the mountain, over the hills and everywhere; go, tell it on the mountain that Jesus Christ is born. While shepherds kept their watching o'er silent flocks by night, behold, throughout the heavens there shone a holy light. [Refrain] The shepherds feared and trembled when, lo! above the earth rang out the angel chorus that hailed our Savior's birth. [Refrain] Down in a lowly manger the humble Christ was born, and God sent us salvation that blessed Christmas morn. [Refrain] Unison Benediction May the peace of the Lord Jesus go with you wherever he may send you. May he guide you through the wilderness, protect you through the storm. May he bring you home rejoicing at the wonders he has shown you. May he bring you home rejoicing once again into our doors. Postlude Thank you for Worshiping with us today! (CCLI License #1552544)
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Joyce Turnbaugh
1/9/2022 08:32:14 am
So disappointed to once again not be able to hear the services at our church. Once again Vernita and I will be "attending" Cathedral of the Rockies, though we would much rather have worshiped with our own church family.
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