“Giving Glory to Christ as We Make His Love Known”
December 21, 2025
Welcome
Praise & Worship
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Hymn “O Come, All Ye Faithful” (J.F. Wade)
1. O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the King of angels;
Chorus: O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
2. Yea, Lord, we greet thee born this happy morning,
Jesus, to thee be all glory given.
Word of the Father now in flesh appearing. (Chorus)
3. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exaltation.
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest. (Chorus)
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Greeting
Announcements
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Responsive Reading
Leader: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was
with God, and the Word was God.
Congregation: Through Him all things were made.
Leader: In Him was life, and that life was the light of all mankind.
Congregation: The light shines in the darkness—
and the darkness has not overcome it.
Leader: The true light that gives light to everyone was coming
into the world.
Congregation: He came to His own, but His own
did not receive Him.
Leader: Yet to all who did receive Him, to those who
believed in His name—
All: He gave the right to become children of God.
Leader: The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us.
Congregation: We have seen His glory—full of
grace and truth.
Leader: No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son
has made Him known.
Congregation: God moved into the neighborhood—
so the story could spread.
Leader: Go and make disciples of all nations
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All: We will share the Christmas story—until every
heart knows Him. Amen.
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Pastoral Prayer
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Message
The Christmas Story Was Meant to Be Shared
-Week4—God Drops The Ultimate Post
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Scripture
Matthew 28:19-20 John 1:1-18
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Hymn “Joy to the World!” (I. Watts / G.F. Handel)
1. Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King.
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and heaven and nature sing.
2. Joy to the world, the Savior 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.
3. 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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Offering
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Doxology
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Benediction
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Weekly Events
Adult Sunday School—9:00 a.m
Sunday Worship—10:00 a.m.
Youth—Sunday 6:00 p.m.
Last Week’s Attendance — 45
Would you please stop by the piano
in the narthex and jot down your name,
address and phone number
so I can update our directory and mass calling lists.
Christmas Eve Candlelight Service—6:00 p.m.
2025 Stewardship Report
Annual General Operating Commitment $ 121,729
Annual Mortgage Commitment $ 50,905
Total Annual Commitments $ 172,634
Weekly Giving Needed to Fulfill Commitments $ 3,320
Last Sunday's Giving $ 3,380
Year to Date Giving Need (Dec.21-week 50) $165,994
Year to Date Giving $ 161,257
Amount Over (Under) Giving Need $ (4,737)
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For Our Homebound
DeAnn Richards
Others in Need of prayers
Jean Euton Becky Mason Klaire Purtee
Cathy Barker
Joyce Flinders
Bob and Adam Weaver
Jeff Shonkwiler
Buster Stillwell
Our military & First Responders
Alex Hamilton, Alaina McRoberts, Jake Sherman
Brett Osborne, Zoe Chapman, Josh Sherman, Kyle Fannin
Prayer requests may be made by calling
the church at 740-776-1870 or
Cheryl’s cell at 740-981-6284 Prayer List Signup
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We have a mailbox/basket on the piano in the Narthex
for those who wish to send Christmas Greetings to our church family.
POINSETTIAS REMEMBERANCES
Corissa Boggs
In memory of my prents, Steve & Cornelia Mault
Kevin & Tammy Harris
In honor of Landen Peden
In loving memory of Paul & Mary Lou Harris
Jack & Mary Crawford, Steven Kyle Harris and Stephen Crawford
Jan Osborne
In loving memory of Paul Osborne
In honor of our family
Charlie & Cheryl Schomburg
In honor of The Living Christ
In memory of our loved ones
Marsha Skinner
In loving memory of our loved ones
In honor of Laiken Troy and Scott Skinner
Chad & Aimee Welch
In loving honor of our family.
In loving memory of Sherry Ketter and of our loved ones in heaven.
December 21—Children’s Christmas Program
