Sunday December 13, 2020
LINKS
Sermon: https://youtu.be/B7XGH1NBMLY
YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_g8f8gr3KpMYjb_Bzo0F1i1Kjl3aprzh
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7DZi2Qwyo8No50nHnvCDhM?si=XEAeKV94R0-EXaHk9fRhTQ
GREETINGS | ANNOUNCEMENTS
Let Pastor Andy know if you would like to contribute to our worship videos . (ex. Scripture Reading, Advent Wreath Lighting, Music)
Pastor Andy is working Monday-Friday (while the service is digital).
Madge Lake Bible Camp is doing an online Christmas presentation on Sunday, December 13th from 7-8 p.m. on their Facebook and YouTube pages. For more information visit madgelakebiblecamp.ca
For 2019 Tax purposes, your donations need to come to the church by December 31st. Thank you so much for your commitment to generosity in this season.
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CANDLE LIGHTING
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CALL TO WORSHIP (PSALM 126)
Leader: When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy.
Congregation: Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.
Leader: Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev. Those who sow with tears will reap with songs of joy.
Congregation: Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
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SONGS OF WORSHIP & PRAISE
Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee
Verse 1
Joyful joyful we adore Thee
God of glory Lord of love
Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee
Opening to the sun above
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness
Drive the dark of doubt away
Giver of immortal gladness
Fill us with the light of day
Verse 2
All Thy works with joy surround Thee
Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays
Stars and angels sing around Thee
Center of unbroken praise
Field and forest vale and mountain
Flowery meadow flashing sea
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in Thee
Verse 3
Thou art giving and forgiving
Ever blessing ever blest
Wellspring of the joy of living
Ocean depth of happy rest
Thou our Father Christ our Brother
All who live in love are Thine
Teach us how to love each other
Lift us to the joy divine
Verse 4
Mortals join the mighty chorus
Which the morning stars began
Father love is reigning o'er us
Brother love binds man to man
Ever singing march we onward
Victors in the midst of strife
Joyful music lifts us sunward
In the triumph song of life
Rejoice
Verse 1
Come and stand before your maker
Full of wonder full of fear
Come behold his power and glory
Yet with confidence draw near
For the one who holds the heavens
And commands the stars above
Is the God who bends to bless us
With an unrelenting love
Chorus 1
Rejoice
Come and lift your hands and raise your voice
He is worthy of all praise
Rejoice
Sing the mercies of your king
And with trembling rejoice
Verse 2
We are children of the promise
The beloved of the Lord
Won with everlasting kindness
Bought with sacrificial blood
Bringing reconciliation
To a world that longs to know
The affections of a father
Who will never let them go
Verse 3
All our sickness all our sorrows
Jesus carried up the hill
He has walked this path before us
He is walking with us still
Turning tragedy to triumph
Turning agony to praise
There is blessing in the battle
So take heart and stand amazed
Chorus 2
Rejoice
When you cry to him he hears your voice
He will wipe away your tears
Rejoice
In the midst of suffering
He will help you sing
God is For Us
Verse 1
We won't fear the battle
We won't fear the night
We will walk the Valley with You by our side
You will go before us
You will lead the way
We have found a refuge only You can save
Chorus
Sing with joy now our God is for us
The Father's love is a strong and mighty fortress
Raise your voice now no love is greater
Who can stand against us if our God is for us
Verse 2
Even when I stumble
Even when I fall
Even when I turn back still Your love is sure
You will not abandon
You will not forsake
You will cheer me onward with never ending grace
Bridge
Neither height nor depth can separate us
Hell and death will not defeat us
He who gave His Son to free us
Holds me in His love
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CHILDREN’S TIME
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SCRIPTURE READING: ISAIAH 61:1-4, 8-11
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Prayer
Pray for Encounter Church (Mississagua, ON) and Pastor Edward Lee and team. They have recently joined the ECCC. Thank God for new Canadian churches.
Pray for opportunities to share the hope, peace, joy and love of the Advent season with those in our circle of friends.
Pray for those who will be spending Christmas differently this year due to the pandemic. Pray that they might experience the joy of the holiday in spite of their circumstances.
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SONGS OF WORSHIP & PRAISE
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Verse 1
God rest ye merry gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ our Saviour
Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r
When we were gone astray
Chorus
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
Verse 2
From God our heavenly Father
A blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds
Brought tidings of the same
How that in Bethlehem was born
The Son of God by name
Verse 3
Fear not then said the angel
Let nothing you affright
This day is born a Saviour
Of a pure virgin bright
To free all those who trust in Him
From Satan's pow'r and might
Verse 4
Now to the Lord sing praises
All you within this place
And with true love and brotherhood
Each other now embrace
This holy tide of Christmas
All others doth deface
Joy Has Dawned
Verse 1
Joy has dawned upon the world
Promised from creation
God's salvation now unfurled
Hope for ev'ry nation
Not with fanfares from above
Not with scenes of glory
But a humble gift of love
Jesus born of Mary
Verse 2
Sounds of wonder fill the sky
With the songs of angels
As the mighty Prince of Life
Shelters in a stable
Hands that set each star in place
Shaped the earth in darkness
Cling now to a mother's breast
Vulnerable and helpless
Verse 3
Shepherds bow before the Lamb
Gazing at the glory
Gifts of men from distant lands
Prophesy the story
Gold a King is born today
Incense God is with us
Myrrh His death will make a way
By His blood He'll win us
Verse 4
Son of Adam Son of heaven
Given as a ransom
Reconciling God and man
Christ our mighty Champion
What a Savior what a Friend
What a glorious mystery
Once a babe in Bethlehem
Now the Lord of history
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SERMON: “MY SPIRIT REJOICES IN GOD” (LUKE 1:46-55)
Link: https://youtu.be/B7XGH1NBMLY
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HYMN
Joy to the World
Verse 1
Joy to the world the Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven heaven and nature sing
Verse 2
Joy to the world the Saviour 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
Verse 3
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
Verse 4
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 and wonders of His love
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BENEDICTION (ROMANS 15:13)
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Pastor: Andy Gilkinson
566 Main Street, Box 32, Durban, MB R0L 0P0
Office Admin: Kayla Balko
Office Email: covenantchurch@xplornet.ca Office Phone/Fax: 204-539-2271