Worship: December 23rd, 2018

On Sunday, December 23rd, Pastor Tony concluded his 4 part Advent series: The Christ of God from Matthew. With these passages of scripture he answered the question “What does it mean that Jesus is the Son of God?”.

Preaching: Rev. Tony Felich (Sermon Audio Page| Other Sermons)

Text: Matthew 2:7-15

[7] Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly and ascertained from them what time the star had appeared. [8] And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, “Go and search diligently for the child, and when you have found him, bring me word, that I too may come and worship him.” [9] After listening to the king, they went on their way. And behold, the star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the child was. [10] When they saw the star, they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. [11] And going into the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother, and they fell down and worshiped him. Then, opening their treasures, they offered him gifts, gold and frankincense and myrrh. [12] And being warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed to their own country by another way. [13] Now when they had departed, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Rise, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you, for Herod is about to search for the child, to destroy him.” [14] And he rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed to Egypt [15] and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, “Out of Egypt I called my son.”

Worship Hymns:

Hymn of Adoration: # 208 O Come All Ye Faithful
Hymn or Spiritual Songs: # 200 It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
Hymn of Response: # 217 All My Heart This Night Rejoices
Dismissal Hymn: # 203 Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (3)

Additional Readings: The Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter VIII, Sections 1-2

I. It pleased God, in his eternal purpose, to choose and ordain the Lord Jesus, his only begotten Son, to be the Mediator between God and man, the Prophet, Priest, and King, the Head and Savior of his Church, the Heir of all things, and Judge of the world: unto whom he did from all eternity give a people, to be his seed, and to be by Him in time redeemed, called, justified, sanctified, and glorified.

II. The Son of God, the second person of the Trinity, being very and eternal God, of one substance and equal with the Father, did, when the fullness of time was come, take upon Him man’s nature, with all the essential properties, and common infirmities thereof, yet without sin; being conceived by the power of the Holy Ghost, in the womb of the virgin Mary, of her substance. So that two whole, perfect, and distinct natures, the Godhead and the manhood, were inseparably joined together in one person, without conversion, composition, or confusion. Which person is very God, and very man, yet one Christ, the only Mediator between God and man.

Full Liturgy for December 23rd, 2018 (PDF)

Sermons from Advent
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