December 22, 2019 First Baptist Church of Savannah Sunday Service

Order of Worship


The Fourth Sunday of Advent


December 22, 2019


11:00 a.m.


223 Bull Street, Chippewa Square


We Praise God


Chiming of the Hour


†Prelude          
          Jesu, Joy of Man’s
Desiring               
      J. S. Bach


                
    Justin Addington, James Richardson, pianists


  Welcome and Call to Worship    
                 
Rev. Katie Callaway


  Lighting of the Advent Wreath  
                 
              Bill Gardner


   Choral Introit       
    Light Four Candles   
        Yiddish Folk Tune


Music Makers


Invocation         
                 
                 
              Rev. Katie
Callaway               
                 
                 
   


Hymn 11             
  O Lord, How Shall I Meet You?  
    valet will ich


*Affirmation of Faith      
                 
          


We are an Advent people, a people of love. For us,
Advent is a time of waiting, and so we wait. We wait
for the coming of the One who is the fulfillment of God’s
promise, the fulfillment of hope, the declaration that all have
been redeemed.


We know that the world in which we live will continue to
be filled with pain and sorrow. We know that hatred and violence
will continue to exist. We know that death and separation will
continue to be a part of our lives.


But because we are an Advent people, we know that love
will win in the end. The Holy One is always coming, to make this
world home, to make this world whole, all that was, is, and ever
will be.


And in our waiting and our hoping, we work and worship,
pray and play, in all things hoping that peace, love, and joy
will reign in our lives and in our world, now and
forever.


(The text is by Rev. Rebecca F. Harrison)


Gloria Patri           
                 
                 
               
  regent square


Children’s Time        
                 
                 
        Rev. Katie Callaway


We Proclaim God’s Word


First Lesson         
        Isaiah
7:10-16    Shannon Willhite, lay reader


Solo          
           Love Came Down at
Christmas             
    K. Lee Scott   


                 
                Justin
Addington, baritone


Second Lesson         
  Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19


Anthem           
              The Best
of Rooms             
 Randall Thompson


Third Lesson         
      Matthew 1:18-25


Sermon            
            Mysterious Recipe
            Rev. John Callaway


We Respond to the Word


Hymn 12              
          People, Look
East               
             
  besancon


Call to Prayer           
                 
                 
        Rev. Katie Callaway


Silent Prayers


Pastoral Prayer


The Lord’s Prayer


Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give
us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our sins, as we
forgive those who sin against us; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil; for thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.


Offertory Sentence


Receiving of Tithes and Offerings


Offertory             
  Of the Father’s Love Begotten 
            Wilbur Held


Presentation and Doxology       
                 
        VENI EMMANUEL


Offertory Prayer


Invitation to Christian Discipleship


We Go Into the World


Hymn 49             
      Once in Royal David’s City
                 
            irby


Events in the Life of the Church


Pastoral Benediction


Choral Response        
  Carol of the Advent     
    French folk melody


Postlude          
                 
  Adeste Fideles         
             
  Wilbur Held


For more information about First Baptist Church Savannah, GA


Visit our website fbc-sav.org


Katie Callaway, Co-Pastor


John Callaway, Co-Pastor


James Richardson, Organist Emeritus


We invite you to attend our Sunday morning worship
service at 11AM


We are located at 223 Bull Street on Chippewa Square, downtown
Savannah


All are Welcome