December 8, 2019 First Baptist Church of Savannah Sunday Service

Welcome and Call to Worship      
                Rev.
Katie Callaway


Lighting of the Advent Wreath    
                 
    The Britt Family


Choral Introit         
  Light Two Candles      
      Yiddish Folk Tune


Featruing Music Makers Children's Choir


Invocation         
                 
                 
              Rev. Katie
Callaway               
                 
                 
   


†Hymn 20             
  Watchman, Tell Us of the Night  
      aberystwyth


*Affirmation of Faith      
                 
          


We are an Advent people, a people of peace. 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            
                 
                 
                 
           
  gloria


Glory be to God the Father, Glory be to God the
Son,


Glory be to God the Spirit, Ever three and ever
one.


Gloria in excelsis Deo. Gloria in excelsis
Deo.


  Handbell Choir    Light
One Candle for Messiah     Patricia Hurlbutt


First Lesson        
  Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19   
Libby McIntosh, lay reader


Second Lesson         
      Matthew 3:1-12


Anthem          
               
 Come, Peace of God         
          Eugene Butler


Third Lesson          
          Isaiah
11:1-10


Sermon           
                 
  A Little Peace            
  Rev. John Callaway


*Hymn 3              
  Comfort, Comfort You My People 
             
  Psalm 42


Call to Prayer           
                 
                 
        Rev. Katie Callaway


Silent Prayers


Pastoral Prayer


The Lord’s Prayer


Offertory Sentence


Receiving of Tithes and Offerings


Offertory          
  Comfort, Comfort You My People 
          Flor Peeters


*Presentation and Doxology       
                 
        VENI EMMANUEL


*Offertory Prayer


*Invitation to Christian Discipleship


*Hymn 13              
      Prepare the Way  
      bereden vag for herran


Events in the Life of the Church


Pastoral Benediction

Choral Response        
  Carol of the Advent     
    French folk melody


Postlude          
               
  Prepare the Way         
            Paul O. Manz


For more information about First Baptist Church Savannah, GA


Visit our website http://www.fbcsav.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