Sunday December 20, 2020
Online Worship Service
LINKS
Sermon: https://youtu.be/bsXioKVVLBY
YouTube Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_g8f8gr3KpOiqemqp1uSDlh2Ne0J51cv
Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/29J0rS6ivet5LoueBImawp?si=g4Rvbi6sSNewsQCqLzin5g
GREETINGS | ANNOUNCEMENTS
Christmas Eve Service will be pre-recorded and posted on YouTube on Thursday afternoon.
Pastor Andy would love to have Scripture readers for the pre-recorded Christmas Eve service. If you would like to contribute, please give Pastor Andy a call or email the church.
Remember that year-end gifts are due by December 31st. Thank you so much for your generosity.
Shirley Zinkiew is celebrating a birthday on Monday. Please give her a call (204) 734-5119
If you have any needs during this time, don’t be afraid to reach out.
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CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: I will sing of the Lord’s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you have established your faithfulness in heaven itself.
Congregation: You said, “I have made a covenant with my chosen one, I have sworn to David my servant, ‘I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.’”
Leader: Once you spoke in a vision, to your faithful people you said: “I have bestowed strength on a warrior; I have raised up a young man from among the people.
Congregation: I have found David my servant; with my sacred oil I have anointed him. My hand will sustain him; surely my arm will strengthen him.
Leader: The enemy will not get the better of him; the wicked will not oppress him. I will crush his foes before him and strike down his adversaries.
Congregation: My faithful love will be with him, and through my name his horn will be exalted. I will set his hand over the sea, his right hand over the rivers. He will call out to me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock my Savior.’
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SONGS OF WORSHIP & PRAISE
Your Grace is Enough
Verse 1
Great is Your faithfulness O God
You wrestle with the sinner's restless heart
You lead us by still waters into mercy
And nothing can keep us apart
Pre-Chorus
(So) remember Your people
Remember Your children
Remember Your promise O God
Chorus 1
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough
Your grace is enough for me
Verse 2
Great is Your love and justice God of Jacob
You use the weak to lead the strong
You lead us in the song of Your salvation
And all Your people sing along
Chorus 2
Yeah Your grace is enough
Heaven reaches out to us
Your grace is enough for me
God I sing Your grace is enough
I'm covered in Your love
Your grace is enough for me for me
King of Kings
Verse 1
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope without light
Till from Heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes
To fulfil the law and prophets
To a virgin came the Word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt
Chorus
Praise the Father
Praise the Son
Praise the Spirit three in one
God of Glory
Majesty
Praise forever to the King of Kings
Verse 2
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross
For even in Your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake You died
Verse 3
And the morning that You rose
All of heaven held its breath
Till that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death
And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who'd come
To the Father are restored
Verse 4
And the Church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this Gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel shall not faint
By His blood and in His Name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me
The Deep, Deep Love of Jesus
Verse 1
O the deep deep love of Jesus
Vast unmeasured boundless free
Rolling as a mighty ocean
In its fullness over me
Verse 2
Underneath me all around me
Is the current of Thy love
Leading onward leading homeward
To my glorious rest above
Verse 3
O the deep deep love of Jesus
'Tis a heaven of heavens to me
And it lifts me up to glory
For it lifts me up to Thee
Verse 4
O the deep deep love of Jesus
Spread His praise from shore to shore
How He loveth ever loveth
Changeth never nevermore
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CHILDREN’S TIME
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SCRIPTURE READING: 2 SAMUEL 7:1-11, 16
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Prayer Time
Please Pray for:
Abundant Life Covenant Church (Brampton, ON) and Pastor Philip Nethagani
Those who will experience Christmas differently this year.
Local businesses affected by the pandemic.
Pray for our opportunities to share the hope, peace, joy and love that Christ brings at the Christmas season.
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SONGS OF WORSHIP & PRAISE
Sing We the Song of Emmanuel
Verse 1
Sing we the song of Emmanuel
This the Christ who was long foretold
Lo in the shadows of Bethlehem
Promise of dawn now our eyes behold
Chorus 1
God Most High in a manger laid
Lift your voices and now proclaim
Great and glorious Love has come to us
Join now with the hosts of heaven
Verse 2
Come we to welcome Emmanuel
King who came with no crown or throne
Helpless He lay the Invincible
Maker of Mary now Mary’s son
Chorus 2
O what wisdom to save us all
Shepherds sages before Him fall
Grace and majesty what humility
Come on bended knee adore Him
Verse 3
Go spread the news of Emmanuel
Joy and peace for the weary heart
Lift up your heads for your King has come
Sing for the Light overwhelms the dark
Chorus 3
Glory shining for all to see
Hope alive let the gospel ring
God has made a way He will have the praise
Tell the world His name is Jesus
(REPEAT)
Bridge
Gloria Gloria
Gloria Gloria
(REPEAT)
What Child is This?
Verse 1
What Child is this who laid to rest
On Mary's lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping
This this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste haste to bring Him laud
The Babe the Son of Mary
Verse 2
Why lies He in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding
Good Christian fear for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading
Nails spear shall pierce Him through
The cross be borne for me for you
Hail hail the Word made flesh
The Babe the Son of Mary
Verse 3
So bring Him incense gold and myrrh
Come peasant king to own Him
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone Him
Raise raise the song on high
The Virgin sings her lullaby
Joy joy for Christ is born
The Babe the Son of Mary
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SERMON
The Gift of Christ (Luke 1:26-38)
Link: https://youtu.be/bsXioKVVLBY
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HYMN
Silent Night
Verse 1
Silent night holy night
All is calm I’m singin’ all is bright
‘Round yon virgin mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Oh sleep in heavenly peace
Verse 2
Silent night holy night
Shepherds quake oh at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
Verse 3
Silent night holy night
Son of God oh love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus Lord at Thy birth
Jesus Lord at Thy birth
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