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Worship Materials and Bulletin January 3, 2021 Streaming License Number: 20160536 Copyright License: 2880734 Video License: 504308177 Weather permitting (clear and temperature above 45 degrees), we will offer an in-person, outdoor worship service at 9:30 Sunday morning. We will do our best to communicate via Facebook by 9:00 on Sunday morning if the outdoor service will not happen. Each Sunday morning at 10:45, we will livestream a worship service to Facebook from inside the sanctuary (with no in-person congregation). You can access the livestreamed service at https://www.facebook.com/CrievewoodUMC/ Communion will be offered at outdoor worship and through drive-up communion at 1:00 p.m. Please share this bulletin with any members that you think might not see this email before Sunday. Thank you. Prayer List Ecumenical Prayer Cycle: Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine Cumberland River District Prayer Cycle: Providence UMC, Seay Chapel UMC, Statesville UMC Crievewood UMC: https://crievewoodumc.org/prayer-list/ (a password is necessary) Crievewood PrayerMost gracious God, thank you for all the gifts you have bestowed on Crievewood United Methodist Church over the generations. By your Holy Spirit, grant us the grace that welcomes all of your children. Make us a community that reflects the full diversity of Christ’s body. Help us grow to love one another as You love us. Empower us to reveal Christ through worship and service. In your holy name we pray. Amen. Sympathy is extended to Jim and Karen Fuller, Jamie and Kristin Fuller, Nancy Rosdeutscher and Naomi Derryberry, and their families on the loss of Roberta Partin who died on December 29, 2020.  Worship Order Words of Welcome: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin Centering Music: Savior of the Nations, Come: Caleb Dinger, Piano Opening Prayer: Rev. John Hill Hymns: Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies and We Three Kings Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies Verse 1 Christ, whose glory fills the skies, Christ, the true, the only light, Sun of Righteousness, arise, triumph o’er the shades of night; Day-spring from on high, be near; Day-star, in my heart appear. Verse 2 Dark and cheerless is the morn unaccompanied by thee; joyless is the day’s return, till thy mercy’s beams I see; till they inward light impart, cheer my eyes and warm my heart. Verse 3 Visit then this soul of mine; pierce the gloom of sin and grief; fill me, Radiancy divine, scatter all my unbelief; more and more thyself display, shining to the perfect day. We Three Kings Verse 1 We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar, field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star. O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light. Verse 2 Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain, gold I bring to crown him again, King forever, ceasing never, over us all to reign. O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light. Verse 3 Frankincense to offer have I; incense owns a Deity nigh; prayer and praising, voices raising, worshiping God on high. O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light. Verse 4 Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume breathes a life of gathering gloom; sorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dying, sealed in the stone-cold tomb. O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light. Verse 5 Glorious now behold him arise; King and God and sacrifice: Alleluia, Alleluia, sounds through the earth and skies. O star of wonder, star of light, star with royal beauty bright, westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light. Apostles’ Creed (in unison): Rev. Chelsey HedglinI 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; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Scripture Reading: Matthew 2:1-12: Rev. Chelsey HedglinIn the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born. They told him, “In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: ‘And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel.’” Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.”When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road. Sermon: The Characters of Christmas – The Magi: Rev. John Hill Instrumental Reflection: Emmanuel, God Incarnate: Caleb Dinger, Piano Pastoral Prayer: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin Invitation to Offer Tithes and Gifts: Rev. Chelsey Hedglin https://onrealm.org/CrievewoodUMC/Give Offertory Anthem: Carol of the Epiphany: Hailee Hunt-Hawkins, Vocalist/Caleb Dinger, Piano Carol of the Epiphany Verse 1 I sought him dressed in finest clothes, where money talks and status grows; but power and wealth he never chose: It seemed he lived in poverty. Verse 2 I sought him in the safest place, remote from crime or cheap disgrace; but safety never knew his face: It seemed he lived in jeopardy. Verse 3 I sought him where the spotlights glare, where, crowds collect and critics stare; but no one knew his presence there: It seemed he lived in obscurity. Verse 4 Then, in the streets, we heard the word that seemed, for all the world, absurd: That those who could no gifts afford were entertaining Christ the Lord. Verse 5 And so, distinct from all we’d planned, among the poorest of the land, we did what few might understand: We touched God in a baby’s hand. Invitation to the Table: Rev. John Hill Prayer of Confession: Rev. John Hill Kyrie Words of Assurance:Hear the Good News: Christ died for us while we were yet sinners. That proves God’s love toward us. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. In the name of Jesus Christ, you are forgiven. Glory to God! Amen. The Great Thanksgiving: Rev. John Hill and Rev. Chelsey Hedglin Holy Communion Closing Hymn: The First Noel The First Noel Verse1 The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; in fields where they lay keeping their sheep, on a cold winter’s night that was so deep. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. Verse 2 They looked up and saw a star shining in the east, beyond them far; and to the earth it gave great light, and so it continued both day and night. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. Verse 3 And by the light of that same star three Wise Men came from country far; to seek for a king was their intent, and to follow the star wherever it went. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. Verse 4 This star drew nigh to the northwest, o’er Bethlehem it took its rest; and there it did both stop and stay, right over the place where Jesus lay. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. Verse 5 Then entered in those Wise Men three, full reverently upon the knee, and offered there, in his presence, their gold and myrrh and frankincense. Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel, born is the King of Israel. Benediction: Rev. John Hill  |
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