1 Kings 22: 1-28

Prelude: Ron Dobscha 
ANNOUNCEMENTS: 
 
Advent candle lighting:   Cipoletti Family 
 
CALL TO WORSHIP: 
We come to prepare the way; 
   The way for Christ 
The hope of Christ, the peace of Christ 
   To enter our world, to enter our hearts. 
We cry out together in the wilderness. 
   The kingdom of heaven has come near: 
We come to be part of the light 
   The light that shines in the darkness. 
INVOCATION

*Hymn  “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”  (all verses)      #88    
 
* PRAYER OF CONFESSION: 
Lord, we praise You for sending light into the world.  We confess 
 that we live as though the light never defeated darkness.  We confess  
that we ignore the Savior You sent to be among us and to live in us. 
We’ve kept the birth of Your Son confined to the Christmas season  
and do not yearn for His coming each moment in our waiting hearts. 
Forgive us for not opening our eyes to Jesus.  Prepare us for His  
return.  Help us rejoice in the light so that Your grace can illuminate 
the darkened places of our hearts.  Amen   
Time of silent prayer  
 
*Assurance of Pardon 
         *Response – Gloria Patri                # 581 
  *Passing of the peace 
       
         Children’s Chat 
         Prayer for Illumination 
 
 Scripture reading:  Luke 1: 39-55  Don Herschell 
 Sermon text: 1 Kings 22: 1-28 
  
*Hymn  “Joy To the World”            # 134 
*Apostles Creed   (on back of Joys & Concerns) 
 
         Presentation of our tithes and offering 
          Offertory       
                 *Doxology    # 606 
         *Prayer of dedication 
 
 Concerns and Celebrations                        
        Prayers of the People  
         The Lord’s Prayer 
 
Hymn  “Go Tell it on the Mountain” # 136 
*Benediction 
Postlude: Ron Dobscha ​

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Birthdays:  December 25  Cris Miller 
 
Anniversaries:  Blake & Georgia Neil  
Sympathies:      None 
 
Remember our food collection, and Jesus said,  
“You give them something to eat”. 
Please let Betty Fisher know of anyone within  
the community that may be in need at this time. 
 
 
Next year will be North Buffalo’s 250th anniversary!   
As one way to celebrate our years of blessings, we want to give back to our community, each month we will have a project with a goal that has a 25 in it.  
For January we will hold a blanket drive.  Our goal is to collect enough blankets for 25 families in Charleroi, through a Presbyterian Church there.  This should be about 100 blankets.  Starting in January we will have boxes to collect the blankets. 
 
 
We are having a choir Christmas Eve.  Still time to join in!! 
The songs are very familiar and are Christmas songs. ​

Continuing Prayer List 
 
Chuck Dicks, Ricci Amos, Sandy Stone,  
Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Sarah Wilson,  
Carl Weber, Chuck Harton, Suzy Smith, 
Fred Wilkinson, Donna West, Marley Smith, 
Helen Provenzano, Carol Pierce, Jim King,  
Mary Stoey, Johnny Yurko, Betty Fisher,  
Tim Knabensue, Chuck Kapaika,  
Margaret Danna, Karen Hunter, David Smith,  
Tommy Ann Sanders ( 5 yr.old),  
Mary Ann Durila, Marilyn Ward, Doug Ward, 
Jean Kuhn, Jim Nelan, Helen Wagner,  
Susan West, Ina Henderson, Debbie Durila, 
Raylin, and Madax, Cathy Moore ​