December 29, 2019 First Baptist Church of Savannah Sunday Service

Order of Worship


The First Sunday After


Christmas Day


December 29, 2019


11:00 a.m.


223 Bull Street, Chippewa Square


Prelude           
                At
Christmastide              
        _C. V. Stanford 


                
                 
    Richard Lewis, organist


Welcome and Call to Worship     
                 
Rev. Charlie Benton


Invocation         
                 
                 
                 
                 
                 
             


*Hymn 31           
  *_Hark! The Herald Angels Sing    
      _MENDELSSOHN


*Affirmation of Faith  *      
                 
        


We believe in God, the creator and giver of life, who
brought all creation to birth, who mothers us and fathers us,
protecting, nurturing, and cherishing us.


We believe in Jesus Christ: God born among us as a
fragile baby, embodying both love and the need for love, and
calling us to rest in God as trustingly as a tiny child.


We believe in the Holy Spirit, breathed into us at our
birth,


always drawing us on to be born again, encouraging,
exhorting, comforting, nourishing our growth and inspiring our
living.


And we believe that each new child is a glimpse of the
face of God, a sign of the life to come, and a call to live in
peace and celebrate living together.


Glory to God in the highest, and peace to God's people on
earth!


(The text is by Nathan Nettleton and Kathy Galloway)


*\Gloria Patri           
                 
                 
               
  **regent square


*All creation, join in praising God the Father, Spirit,
Son, *
Evermore your voices raising to the eternal three in
one.
Come and worship, come and worship;
Worship Christ, the newborn King!  


Children’s Time        
                 
                 
        Rev. Charlie Benton


All children are invited to the front of the sanctuary.


First Lesson         
           
  Isaiah 63:7-9      
     


Second Lesson          
          Psalm
148


*Anthem *            
        _Infant Holy, Infant Lowly
  _              
 Polish carol 


Infant holy, infant lowly, for his bed a cattle
stall;
Oxen lowing, little knowing Christ the babe is Lord of
all.


Swift are winging angels singing, noels ringing, tidings
bringing:


Christ the babe is Lord of all.
Flocks were sleeping; shepherds keeping vigil till the morning
new


Saw the glory, heard the story, tidings of a gospel
true.
Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, praises voicing greet the
morrow:


Christ the babe was born for you.
(The text was translated by Edith M. G. Reed)


Third Lesson          
        Matthew 2:13-23


Sermon           
                 
    20/20 Vision         
    Rev. Charlie Benton


*Hymn 53             
              *_What
Child Is This              
    _GREENSLEEVES


*Call to Prayer           
                 
                 
        *Rev. Charlie Benton


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              
      *_Drummer Boy/Pat-a-pan 
               
  _Diane Bish 


*Presentation and Doxology No. 591       
          *OLD HUNDREDTH


Praise God, from whom all blessings
flow;
Praise Christ, all people here
below;
Praise Holy Spirit evermore;
Praise Triune God, whom we adore. Amen.


Offertory Prayer


Invitation to Christian Discipleship


*Hymn 28              
  *_Good Christian Friends, Rejoice    
  _IN DULCI JUBILO


Events in the Life of the Church


Pastoral Benediction  


Postlude          
        _Go, Tell It on the Mountain
             
  _Mark Hayes


The First Baptist Church staff would like to extend gratitude to
Richard Lewis for serving as our guest organist today and to Rev.
Charlie Benton for his worship leadership and preaching.


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