The First Baptist Church at Worship

2nd Sunday of Advent

December 9, 2018 10:00 AM

The Gathering

The congregation is invited to meditate and contemplate during the Prelude.

THE PRELUDE R. Alan Kimbrough, Organist

Chorale preludes on seasonal hymns Paul Manz, Helmut Walcha, J. S. Bach

In Praise to the Lord

ACOLYTES BRING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE SANCTUARY TO LIGHT THE CANDLES

THE RINGING OF THE CHIMES

A three-fold ringing of three signifies the presence of the triune God:

Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit.

CHORAL INTROIT Let the Mountains Shout for Joy C. Albert Scholin

Let the mountains shout for joy, let the valley sing, and the hills rejoice, let them

all break forth in to song, let them shout and sing, and be glad before the Lord.

*CALL TO WORSHIP Rev. David Coggins

*PROCESSIONAL HYMN #95 Prepare the Royal Highway BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN

This hymn reminds us today as it did his disciples that Christ has not

come to be our earthly king, or our “bread king.” Instead, He has come to

save the entire human race; Thanks be to God! So throughout this Advent

and Christmas season, while we are focusing on the birth of Christ, we

must never forget why He came: to suffer and die for us and for our

salvation.

LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLE Tonya Mitchell & Ginger Tiffner

“For a child has been born for us, a son given to us; authority rests

upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty

God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. The child’s authority

shall grow continually, and there shall be endless peace for the

throne of David and the kingdom. God will establish and uphold it

with justice and with righteousness from this time onward and

forevermore. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this.” ~Isaiah 9:6-7

We light this candle as a symbol of the Prince of Peace. May

the visitation of your Holy Spirit, O God, make us ready for the

coming of Jesus, our hope and joy. O come, O come

Emmanuel.

ADVENT PRAYER FOR PEACE

Loving God, in this Advent season, make us instruments of your peace. Where there is hatred, let us sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is sadness, joy; and where there is darkness, light. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.

CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE #125 (v.1) Angels We Have Heard On High GLORIA

Angels we have heard on high sweetly singing o’er the plains,

And the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains.

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo!

*WELCOME & PASSING THE PEACE Rev. Dr. Kent Berghuis

(Please register your attendance by filling out a yellow card from the pew rack and placing it in the offering bag later in the service.)

We are invited to greet our nearest neighbors, extend our hand, and greet one another in the name of Christ.

(Please be seated.)

BLESSING DECEMBER BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES Rev. Jason Alspaugh

Reading & Proclaiming God’s Word

OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Tim Holmen

Malachi 3:1-4: See, I am sending my messenger to prepare the way

before me, and the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his

temple. The messenger of the covenant in whom you delight--indeed,

he is coming, says the LORD of hosts. But who can endure the day of

his coming, and who can stand when he appears? For he is like a

refiner's fire and like fullers' soap; he will sit as a refiner and purifier of

silver, and he will purify the descendants of Levi and refine them like

gold and silver, until they present offerings to the LORD in

righteousness. Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be

pleasing to the LORD as in the days of old and as in former years.

Leader: Hear what the Spirit is saying to the Church. People: Thanks be to God!

GOSPEL LESSON 1 Tim Holmen

Leader: The Gospel of the Lord according to Luke. People: Praise be to you, O Christ.

Luke 1:68-79: "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel, for he has looked

favorably on his people and redeemed them. He has raised up a

mighty savior for us in the house of his servant David, as he spoke

through the mouth of his holy prophets from of old, that we would be

saved from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us. Thus

he has shown the mercy promised to our ancestors, and has

remembered his holy covenant, the oath that he swore to our

ancestor Abraham, to grant us that we, being rescued from the hands

of our enemies, might serve him without fear, in holiness and

righteousness before him all our days. And you, child, will be called

the prophet of the Most High; for you will go before the Lord to

prepare his ways, to give knowledge of salvation to his people by

the forgiveness of their sins. By the tender mercy of our God, the

dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit

in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the

way of peace."

Leader: For the Word of God in scripture, for the Word of God among us, for the Word of God within us.

People: Thanks be to God.

*GOSPEL LESSON 2 Rev. Alspaugh

Leader: The Gospel of the Lord according to Luke. People: Praise be to you, O Christ.

Luke 3:1-6: In the fifteenth year of the reign of Emperor Tiberius,

when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, and Herod was ruler

of Galilee, and his brother Philip ruler of the region of Ituraea and

Trachonitis, and Lysanias ruler of Abilene, during the high

priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John

son of Zechariah in the wilderness. He went into all the region

around the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism of repentance for the

forgiveness of sins, as it is written in the book of the words of the

prophet Isaiah, "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. Every valley

shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be made low, and

the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways made

smooth; and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.’”

Leader: For the Word of God in scripture, for the Word of God among us, for the Word of God within us.

People: Thanks be to God.

*THE FELLOWSHIP HYMN #82 Light the Light, the Fire of Life IL EST NÉ

This popular French Carol has been a favorite for many worshippers and

is recognized as He is born, the divine Child which was published for the

first time in 1862 by R. Grosjean, organist of the Cathedral of Saint-Dié-

des-Vosges, in a collection of carols entitled "Airs des Noëls lorrains."

The text of the carol was published for the first time in a collection of

ancient carols, published in either 1875 or 1876 by Dom G. Legeay.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Ray Landis

(Following the message, children in preK-5 grades will be led downstairs for Sunday School. PreK-1 graders will be in Rm. #4. Grades 2-5 will be in Rm. #3B. Parents are asked to pick up their children after worship.)

CALL TO PRAYER #111 (v.3) Away In a Manger

CRADLE SONG

Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask Thee to stay close by me forever, and love me, I pray.

Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care, and fit us for heaven, to live with Thee there.

PASTORAL PRAYER and Rev. Coggins

THE LORD’S PRAYER

ANTHEM Sara Pearsaul Vice and Tia Toles Seay, Soloists

Recitative and Aria from Messiah ........................ G. F. Handel

Recitative: Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened, and the ears of the

deaf unstopped; then shall the lame man leap as an hart,

and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

Air: He shall feed His flock like a shepherd; and He shall gather the

lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom,

and gently lead those that are with young.

Air: Come unto Him, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and He shall

give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him; for He is meek

and lowly of heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

THE SERMON Rev. Dr. Berghuis

“A Wild Outcry”

The Response of God’s People

THE OFFERTORY Chancel Choir

Gloria from Gloria ............................. Antonio Vivaldi

Glory to God in the highest.

*CHORAL OFFERTORY RESPONSE Chancel Choir

All things come of Thee, O Lord,

all of thine own have we given Thee.

*OFFERTORY PRAYER Tim Holmen

INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP Rev. Dr. Berghuis

(Persons wishing to make known a decision to follow Christ as Lord or to join First Baptist Church are invited to come forward while the organist plays the first verse of the recessional hymn. You may join First Baptist Church by transfer of letter, statement of faith, or baptism. The pastor will greet you as you come forward this morning.)

ACOLYTES ENTER ON LAST VERSE OF HYMN

*HYMN OF RESPONSE #98 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed SHEFFIELD

James Montgomery followed in the footsteps of two poetic luminaries—

Isaac Watts and Charles Wesley. In many hymnals he is well represented,

third only to Watts and Wesley for British hymn writers before 1850.

Montgomery’s father was a minister, and his parents later served as

missionaries to the West Indies.

ACOLYTES EXTINGUISH THE LIGHT AND LEAD THE PASTORS OUT, SYMBOLICALLY CARRYING THE LIGHT OF CHRIST INTO THE WORLD

*BLESSING WITH DISMISSAL Rev. Dr. Berghuis

*CHORAL BENEDICTION God Be with You Till We Meet Again RANDOLPH

God be with you till we meet again! By His counsels guide, uphold you,

with His sheep securely fold you; God be with you till we meet again!

*POSTLUDE R. Alan Kimbrough

Toccata on “Saviour of the Nations, Come” ................ Paul Manz

(*) You’re invited to rise in body or in spirit!

Prayer for the Armed Forces

Almighty God, we commend to your gracious care all the men and women of our armed forces at home and abroad. Defend them day by day with your heavenly grace, strengthen them in their trials and temptations, give them courage to face the perils which beset them, and grant them a sense of your abiding presence wherever they may be, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Prayers of the People

(If you have someone you’d like to add or remove, please let us know.)

Sharon Appelt Florida Dixon Peacock Family

Glen & Barbara Babb Herbert Downs Brad Pipenger Kenneth Barger Bill Earnest Susan Reichard Jennifer Bechtel Jim Earnest Gretchen Root Marlen Berghuis Neil Earnest Judy See

Jessica Blair Lavanda Ferguson Torrey Thrash Gail Bowman Bev Harrell Arthur Tiffner Jessica Brown Ron Hawkins Jim Veghte Robert Brown Doris Landis Harold & Janet West

Andrew Caldwell Anna Frances Lasley Judy Williams Lynn Chadbourne Vincent Liss Warren Williams

Tami Malone Charles Jennifer Loxley Andy Collier Tim Meador Military Duty: Marilyn Craig Merkle Family Sebastian Ewald

Pamela Cress David Palmer Brittany Kalbfleisch Jennifer Davis Mary Ann Paloncy Andy Wilson

Iglesia Bautista Dios Compasivo (El Salvador)

Week of December 9 – 16

Sun. 9 9:00a .................................... FUMC Worship (Dining Room)

10:00a ..................................... Worship Service – Advent 2

11:15a ..................................................... Coffee Fellowship 11:30a .......................... Sunday School Classes / Activities 11:30a ................................................... Pageant Rehearsal Wed. 12 6:00p .................................. All Boards Dinner (WMA Hosts) 7:00p ......................................................... Board Meetings Thu. 13 7:30a ................... Building Bridges Bible Study (Ghostlight) 7:00p .......................................... Chancel Choir Rehearsal Fri. 14 7:00p ........................................ Monthly Pos-4-Pos Dinner 7:00p ................................. BYF Lock-In (ends Sat. @ 10am)

Sun. 16 9:00a .................................... FUMC Worship (Dining Room)

10:00a ........ Lessons & Songs Worship Service – Advent 3

11:15a ..................................................... Coffee Fellowship 11:30a .......................... Sunday School Classes / Activities 11:30a ................................................... Pageant Rehearsal

The Mitten Tree

During the Advent/Christmas season, we ask that you honor the gift of

Christ with gifts for those in need. You may bring gifts of mittens,

scarves and gloves to place on our Mitten Tree for kids and families

served by the Dayton Christian Center. The Mitten Tree is located in

the narthex at the front entrance of the church.

First Baptist Church of Dayton

2nd

Sunday of advent

December 9, 2018

Our Mission Statement:

To celebrate God's love as a community of believers in Jesus Christ through worship, education,

fellowship, and outreach to others.

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Dayton OH 45402 937-222-4691

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