an “old church” with a “New
Vision”
651.645.2575
www.mtolive-wels.net
Carl R.
Henkel, pastor
651.631.8625
The Third Sunday in Advent
God's Blessings To All Who Worship With
Us Today! Lord, help us to make Your
house a home where those who are here will want to remain, where those who
visit will want to return, and where those who have left will want to come
back. May God's Spirit fill your hearts with joy and peace through the knowledge of His
love for you in Jesus.
Visitors, we want you to feel at home in our midst. Please know that you are welcome!
Large Print Hymnals and Personal
Sound Devices are available
at the usher's station to help make worship more meaningful for those who may
appreciate such assistance. Just ask one
of the ushers before the service.
Please Join Us In The Fireside Room before worship this morning as we pray for our church’s ministry, our
members, and other requests. Bring your
prayer requests or simply join us! "And
pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and
requests," Ephesians
Assisting Us In Worship This Morning
Jerry, Kathy, and
Erin Boggs, greeters
Jerry Holen, head usher
Margaret Meier, organist
Angela Young, Sunday School
accompanist
Marcia Schuyler, choir director
Linda Henkel, Sunday School
director
Jennifer Arps, flute Alex Wiedmann, violin
Jerry Holen, Kevin Marschel, April Ganske
Pearson, and Angela Young, trumpets
Words of Welcome and Lighting of the Advent Wreath
(As
we light the Advent Candles, we sing:)
We light the Advent candles against the
winter night,
To welcome our Lord Jesus who is the world's
True Light,
To welcome our Lord Jesus who is the world's
True Light.
Three candles now are gleaming and show us
the true way,
Rejoice, the Baptist cries out, your Lord
has come today,
Rejoice the Baptist cries out, your Lord has
come today!
Invocation
Processional “O Come, Little Children” (sung by the congregation)
O come, little children, O come one and all,
To
God's Son for a gift has been sent you this night
To be your Redeemer, your Joy and Delight.
He's born in a stable for you and for me,
Draw near by the bright gleaming starlight to see,
In swaddling clothes lying so meek and so mild,
And purer than angels the heavenly Child.
See Mary and Joseph, with love beaming eyes,
Are gazing upon the rude bed where He lies,
The shepherds are kneeling, with hearts full of love
While angels sing loud hallelujahs above.
Kneel down and adore Him with shepherds
today,
Lift up little hands now and praise Him as they
Rejoice that a Savior from sin you can boast,
And join in the song of the heavenly host.
Pastor: God speaks: Be still, and know that I am God,
People:
I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.
Pastor: Sing to the Lord a new song,
People:
For He has done marvelous things;
Pastor: His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him,
People:
The Lord has made His salvation known
and revealed His righteousness to the nations.
Pastor: (prayer)
Message by the Pastor “HOME for CHRISTMAS”
INTRODUCTION
Children and Narrator (Greg Schuyler
Anthem “Still, Still, Still” (sung by the choir and
the congregation)
Stanza 1: Choir
Stanza 2: Congregation
Dream, dream, dream, He sleeps the Savior King.
The night is peaceful all around You,
Close Your eyes let sleep surround You.
Dream, dream, dream, He sleeps the Savior King.
Stanza 3: Congregation and Choir
Sleep, sleep, sleep, He lies in slumber deep.
While angel hosts from heav'n come winging,
Sweetest songs of joy are singing,
Sleep, sleep, sleep, He lies in slumber deep.
Stanza 4: Congregation
Still, still, still, He sleeps this night so chill!
The virgin's tender arms enfolding,
Warm and safe the Child are holding,
Still, still, still, He sleeps this night so chill!
PART
ONE: “Be Still, and Hear a Father
Welcoming”
Children and Joseph (Ryan Jacobs)
Anthem “His Name Is Jesus” (sung by the children)
(Congregation joins in singing the fourth stanza:)
Now people, sing with gladsome mirth
A song to share with all the earth.
Now people, sing with gladsome mirth
A song to share with all the earth.
Tell, tell them who is that baby boy?
Tell, tell them of your wonderful joy.
His name is Jesus! Gift of God’s love.
The Son who frees us, hope from above.
His name is Jesus! Born one so small.
Light that still sees us; the Savior of all.
PART
TWO: “Be Still, and Hear a Mother
Praying”
Children and Mary (Jennifer Arps)
Anthem “O Little Town of
O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.
Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting Light;
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
For Christ is born of Mary, and gathered all above,
While mortals sleep, the angels keep their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars together, proclaim the holy birth,
And praises sing to God the King, and peace to all the earth!
PART
THREE: “Be Still, and Hear a Baby
Crying”
Children
Anthem “Away in a Manger” (sung by the younger
children)
Anthem “On a Starlit Night” (sung by the children and the
choir)
PART
FOUR: “Be Still,
and Hear the Angel’s Praising”
Anthem “Angels from the Realms of Glory” (sung by
the congregation)
Angels from the realms of glory, wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story now proclaim Messiah’s birth.
Refrain
Come and worship, come and worship,
Worship Christ, the newborn King.
Shepherds, in the field abiding, watching o’er your flocks by night,
God with us is now residing; yonder shines the infant light:
Refrain
Saints, before the altar bending, watching long in hope and fear;
Suddenly the Lord, descending, in His temple shall appear.
Refrain
All creation, join in praising God, the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising to th’eternal Three in One.
Refrain
Children and Gabriel (Ben Schuyler)
and other angels (Erik Marschel, Kathy Boggs,
and Sydney Marshall)
Anthem “Hark the Herald Angels Sing”
Stanza 1: Choir
Stanza 2: Congregation
Hail the heav’nly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings, ris’n with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die.
Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second
birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn
King!”
Stanza 3: Congregation and Choir
Come, Desire of nations, come, fix in us Thy humble home;
Oh, to all Thyself impart, formed in each believing heart!
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the
newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!”
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the
newborn King!”
PART
FIVE: “Be Still, and Hear the Shepherds
Telling”
Children
Anthem “While
By My Sheep” (sung by the congregation)
While
by my sheep I watched at night, glad tidings brought an angel bright:
Refrain:
How great my joy, great my joy,
Joy, joy joy, joy, joy joy,
Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.
Praise we the Lord in heav'n on high.
There
shall be born, so He did say, in
Refrain
There shall He lie in manger
mean, who shall redeem the world from sin:
Refrain
Lord, evermore to me be nigh,
then shall my heart be filled with joy!
Refrain
Gathering
of the Offerings
Prayers
and Lord’s Prayer
PART
SIX: “Be Still, and Hear God’s People
Rejoicing”
Narrator (Greg Schuyler)
Anthem “I Just Heard Some Good News” (sung by the
children and the choir)
Benediction
Announcements
Recessional “Joy to the World” (sung by the
congregation)
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.
Joy to the earth, 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.
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.
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, wonders, of His love.
Today: 10:00am Birthday Party for Jesus
10:30am Sunday School and Bible Class
Monday: 11:30am Mt. Olive Worship Service on Cable
Channel 14
9:30am Pastors’
Circuit Meeting/St. John’s,
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday: 10:00am “Explorers
of the Word” Bible Study
Next
Sunday: 9:00am Family Worship Service with Holy
Communion
10:30am Education Hour
Next
Monday: 9:00am Christmas Day Worship Service
Today is our Children’s Christmas Service
here at
Please Pick Up your 2007 offering envelopes this morning. They are available in the Fireside Room.
Next Sunday Morning we’ll observe the Fourth Sunday of Advent (9:00am) followed by our Education Hour, and in the evening we’ll have our traditional Christmas Eve Candlelight Service (7:00pm). The following Sunday (December 31st, 9:00am) will focus on the New Year. We will NOT have an evening service on New Year’s Eve.
If You Could Use some insulation for a winter project, we
have several rolls of 3½” and 6½” with facing left over here at church. Please talk to Bob Bentson this morning if
you’re interested.