Fourth Sunday of Advent Worship – December 20
If Mary’s body language is important to the Christmas story, the body language of the church must matter also. What is our body language to the world this season? Is it an angry glare? Is it a dismissive glance? Is it a perturbed grimace?
Pastor Jim
Welcome – Ally
Prelude – Stan
Opening Prayer – Ally
Lord’s Prayer – Evan Wilkinson
Hymn – “When God Is a Child”
Candle of Love – The Hopkins Family
Children’s Time – Carolyn, Yvonne, Children
Anthem – “Order My Steps” LABC Ensemble
OT Reading – Isaiah 9:2-7 Sydney Harris
NT Reading – Luke 1: 26-38 Kendall Harris
Sermon – “Body Language” Jim
Hymn – “Like A Child”
Presentation to Staff – LABC Moderator, Jesse Lucas
Response – Jim
Pastoral Prayer – Sandra
Anthem – “Where Is The Child?” LABC Ensemble
Farewell – Carolyn
Hymn – “O Come, O Come Emmanuel” (Alternative Lyrics)
Advent Benediction – Bryce Dawkins
Postlude – Stan
Announcements
Join us for Bible Study this morning at 11:45. LABC ‘s Christmas Eve Service is at 5:45 Prelude/6:00 Service this Thursday evening. For Christmas Eve please have a candle – traditional, battery powered or virtual – to light. No Soup, But Study and Wednesday Prayer and Bible Study will meet at their regular times both this week and next.

Congratulations to Declan Brown and Dale Higson as they are married today, 12-20-20 at 12:20, near a beautiful County of San Diego beach.