Rose Worship Service December 27, 2015 WELCOME!

Announcements and Prayer

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Ambassador Hymnal #36 Infant holy, infant lowly, For His bed a cattle stall; Oxen lowing little knowing Christ the child is Lord of all

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Ambassador Hymnal #36 Swiftly winging, angels singing, Bells are ringing, tidings bringing Christ the child is Lord of all!

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Ambassador Hymnal #36 Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping Vigil till the morning new. Saw the glory, heard the story, Tidings of a Gospel true.

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Ambassador Hymnal #36 Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, Praises voicing, greet the morrow: Christ the child was born for you!

Confession of Sin Ambassador Hymnal Pg. 2 Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess to You that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed.

Confession of Sin Ambassador Hymnal Pg. 2 Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy and ask You for Christ’s sake, grant us forgiveness of all our sins, and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word,…..

Confession of Sin Ambassador Hymnal Pg. 2 To the end that by Your grace we may come to eternal life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

Genesis 45:14-46:7 46:25-34

Apostles’ Creed p. 4 in Ambassador Hymnal I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ, His only Son our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit; born of the virgin Mary; suffered under Pontius Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;…

Apostles’ Creed p. 4 in Ambassador Hymnal …He ascended into heaven; And is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From where He shall come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit; The holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of sins; The Resurrection of the body, and the Life everlasting, Amen.

Offering

Special Music

Children’s Message

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Ambassador Hymnal #35 While shepherds watch’d their flocks by night, All seated on the ground, The angel of the Lord came down, And glory shown around, And glory shown around.

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Ambassador Hymnal #35 “Fear not!” said he, for mighty dread Had seized their troubled mind; “Glad tidings of great joy I bring To you and all mankind, To you and all mankind.”

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Ambassador Hymnal #35 “To you in David’s town this day Is born, of David’s line, The Savior who is Christ the Lord, And this shall be the sign— And this shall be the sign:”

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Ambassador Hymnal #35 “The heav’nly Babe you there shall find To human view displayed, All meanly wrapt in swathing bands And in a manger laid, And in a manger laid.”

While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks Ambassador Hymnal #35 “All glory be to God on high, And to the earth be peace: Good will henceforth from heav’n to men Begin and never cease! Begin and never cease!”

“Reunion Time” Genesis 45:16-46:34

The INVITATION (45:16-28) A. Authorized by PHARAOH

The INVITATION (45:16-28) B. Sent by JOSEPH 1. Valuables 2 The INVITATION (45:16-28) B. Sent by JOSEPH 1. Valuables 2. Good Counsel “Don’t QUARREL”

The INVITATION (45:16-28) C. Reported by the BROTHERS 1 The INVITATION (45:16-28) C. Reported by the BROTHERS 1. Faithfully– “Joseph is ALIVE” 2. Fully– “everything”

The INVITATION (45:16-28) D. JACOB Received and Accepted 1. STUNNED 2 The INVITATION (45:16-28) D. JACOB Received and Accepted 1. STUNNED 2. REVIVED 3. CONVINCED

The REUNION (46:1-34) A. The TRIP (vv. 1-7) 1. Worship 2. Vision 3 The REUNION (46:1-34) A. The TRIP (vv. 1-7) 1. Worship 2. Vision 3. Promises

The REUNION (46:1-34) B. The TRAVELERS (vv. 8-27) “70”

The REUNION (46:1-34) B. The TIME (vv. 28-34) 1 The REUNION (46:1-34) B. The TIME (vv. 28-34) 1. Joseph meeting with His DAD. 2. Joseph and his brothers—A New LIFE

Where’s the Rain?

O God Our Help in Ages Past Ambassador Hymnal #50 O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Our shelter from a stormy blast, And our eternal home!

O God Our Help in Ages Past Ambassador Hymnal #50 Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received her frame, From everlasting Thou art God, To endless years the same.

O God Our Help in Ages Past Ambassador Hymnal #50 A thousand ages in Thy sight Are like an ev’ning gone; Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.

O God Our Help in Ages Past Ambassador Hymnal #50 Our God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come, Be Thou our guard while life shall last, And our eternal home.

The LORD’s Prayer Our Father, Who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come; Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread: And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us,

The LORD’s Prayer And lead us not into temptation; But deliver us from evil; For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, And the glory, forever and ever. AMEN.

Amen Amen!