Category: Sunday Worship

BELLSHILL CENTRAL PARISH CHURCH OF SCOTLAND
ORDER OF SERVICE

4th in Advent – Sunday 11th December 2016

We prepare to worship God
Welcome and Intimations
Call to worship:
Hymn 211 Hark! The herald angels sing
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
We worship with the Children
Time with Children, including MP 420 Like a Candle Flame for candles being lit
Hymn 107 Cradled in a manger, meanly (t. Hydrydol)
Offering
We listen to the Word of God
Scripture Readings: Matthew 2:9-12 and Matthew 10:34-42
Hymn 640 The Church’s one foundation
SERMON
We Respond as Christ’s Folk
Hymn 560 Praise, my soul, the King of Heaven
SACRAMENT OF COMMUNION
Prayers
Hymn 200 Great is Thy faithfulness
BENEDICTION & Three Fold Amen
We Go out to Love and to Serve

Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Choir Introit (Bible is placed in pulpit)
Call to worship:
Hymn 36 Behold, the darkness shall cover the earth
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Time with Children including 2nd Advent Candle – we sing MP 420 Like a Candle Flame
Children’s Hymn 539 Once in royal David’s city
Offering uplifted by duty team
Reading/s Matthew 2:1-8 and Matthew 10:11-32
Hymn 769 Who is on the Lord’s side?
Sermon Conflict along the way (Rev Kevin de Beer)
Hymn 62 Born in the night
Prayer of Intercession
Hymn 804 Awake my soul, and with the sun
Benediction and three fold amen (Sung)

Tea and coffee are served after this service, please do join us in the hall for further fellowship.

Guild Sunday & 1st Sunday of Advent

Organ Preludes – Variations on “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
Entry of Choir, Minister, Guild Members participating in Service.
Choir Introit – Make way, make way for Christ the King
Welcome and Intimations Session Clerk
Call to Worship: Psalm 133
Hymn 699: Thou whose almighty word
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Moment with children (including Lighting of the Advent Candle, and the Candle Song)
Children’s Hymn 589: See him lying on a bed of straw
Offering uplifted by Helen and Sheena
Anthem “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
Bible Readings: Matthew 2:1-12 Sheena Bowman, Matthew 10:1-10 Helen Daly, Matthew 28: 16-20 Cathie Bryden
Hymn 455: Make me a captive Lord
Guild Projects: Caring for Mother Earth in Bolivia
All Friends Together
“We need each other” – Rev Kevin de Beer
Hymn 19: All praise to our redeeming Lord (tune Kilmarnock)
Prayer of Intercession Liz Morton
Hymn 102: Come Thou long expected Jesus
Benediction and three-fold Amen

Entry of choir & minister
Welcome and Intimations (session clerk)
Choir Introit I’m not ashamed to own my Lord 
Call to worship: Psalm 46 (selected portions)
Hymn 41 At the Name of Jesus (Bible is placed in pulpit)
Prayer and Lord’s Prayer
Baptism with the sung blessing “The Lord Bless You”
Children’s Hymn 25 All to Jesus I surrender
Offering uplifted by duty team
Anthem Dear Lord and Father of mankind 
Reading/s Malachi 3:1-6, Romans 6:1-11 and Matthew 3:13-17
Hymn 315 I will sing the wondrous story
Sermon – Named
Hymn 501 O Jesus I have promised
Prayer of Intercession
Hymn 549 Our eyes have seen the glory
Benediction and three fold amen (Sung)