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PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given;
and the government shall be upon his shoulder,
and his name shall be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Isaiah 9:6
For by him all things were created,
in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible,
whether thrones or dominions
or rulers or authorities-
all things were created through him and for him.
And he is before all things,
and in him all things hold together.
Colossians 1:16-17
As he said these things, a woman in the crowd
raised her voice and said to him,
“Blessed is the womb that bore you,
and the breasts at which you nursed!”
But he said, “Blessed rather are those
who hear the word of God and keep it!”
Luke 11:27-28
He was created of a mother whom he created.
He was carried by hands that he formed.
He cried in the manger in wordless infancy,
he the Word,
without whom all human eloquence is mute.
– Augustine of Hippo
Christ did not pass through the Virgin as through a channel, but actually took flesh and was actually fed with her milk. He really ate as we eat and drank as we drink. For if the incarnation was a figment of our imagination so is our salvation.
– Cyril of Jerusalem
Christ uncrowned himself to crown us, and put off his robes to put on our rags, and came down from heaven to keep us out of hell. He fasted forty days that he might feast us into all eternity; he came from heaven to earth that he might send us from earth to heaven.
– W. Dyer
WELCOME & CALL TO WORSHIP
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign.
Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and shall call his name Immanuel.
Isaiah 7:14
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
It came upon a midnight clear that glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to men from heaven’s all gracious King!
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife the world hath suffered long
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled two thousand years of wrong
And man, at war with man, hears not the love song which they bring
O hush the noise, ye men of strife, and hear the angels sing
For lo! the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of old
When with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold
When peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling
And all the world give back the song which now the angels sing
It came upon a midnight clear that glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to men from heaven’s all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
SONG
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
Let nothing you dismay,
Remember Christ our Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
to save us all from Satan’s pow’r
When we were gone astray.O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
a blessed angel came
and unto certain shepherds
brought tidings of the same;
how that in Bethlehem was born
the Son of God by name
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
[Verse 3]
The shepherds at those tidings
Rejoiced much in mind,
and left their flocks afeeding
in tempest, storm, and wind
and went to Bethlehem straightway
This blessed Babe to find
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
[Verse 4]
Now to the Lord sing praises
all you within this place,
and with true love and brotherhood
each other now embrace;
this holy tide of Christmas
all other doth deface
O tidings of comfort and joy
Comfort and joy
O tidings of comfort and joy
BAPTISM & COMMUNICANTS
Neil Kenney, Sean Kim, Chis Lau
- Do you acknowledge yourself to be a sinner in the sight of God, justly deserving His displeasure, and without hope, except in His Sovereign mercy?
- Do you believe in the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and Savior of sinners, and do you receive and depend upon Him alone for your salvation as He is offered in the Gospel?
- Do you now resolve and promise, in humble reliance upon the grace of the Holy Spirit, that you will endeavor to live as becomes a follower of Christ?
- Do you promise to support the Church in its worship and work to the best of your ability?
- Do you promise to submit yourself to the government and discipline of the church, and promise to pursue its peace and purity?
SONG
Angels We Have Heard on High
[Verse 1]
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
[Chorus]
Gloria in excelsis Deo
Gloria in excelsis Deo
[Verse 2]
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King
[Chorus]
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Ladies’ Holly Jolly Christmas Party Potluck (12/7) Sunday 5-8pm.
KCC Basketball (12/12) Friday 8-9:30pm @ Jump Beyond Torrance
Children’s Ministry Performance (12/14) our Children’s Ministry will present a special performance during the worship service. Invite your family and friends to celebrate with us.
OFFERTORY
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GIVING & BUDGET
Total 2025 Annual Budget: $764,000
Giving as of 11/30/25: $627,824
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SERMON
“The Magnificat (Mary)”
46 And Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
47 and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
48 for he has looked on the humble estate of his servant.
For behold, from now on
all generations will call me blessed;
49 for he who is mighty has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
50 And his mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
51 He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud
in the thoughts of their hearts;
52 he has brought down the mighty
from their thrones
and exalted those of humble estate;
53 he has filled the hungry with good things,
and the rich he has sent away empty.
54 He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
55 as he spoke to our fathers,
to Abraham and to his offspring forever.”
56 And Mary remained with her about three months
and returned to her home.
Luke 1:46-56 (ESV)
COMMUNION
SONG
King of Kings
[Verse 1]
In the darkness we were waiting
Without hope, without light
‘Til from heaven You came running
There was mercy in Your eyes
To fulfill the law and prophets
To a virgin came the word
From a throne of endless glory
To a cradle in the dirt
[Chorus]
Praise the Father, praise the Son
Praise the Spirit, three in one
God of glory, Majesty
Praise forever to the King of Kings
[Verse 2]
To reveal the kingdom coming
And to reconcile the lost
To redeem the whole creation
You did not despise the cross
For even in your suffering
You saw to the other side
Knowing this was our salvation
Jesus for our sake you died
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
And the morning that You rose
All of heaven held its breath
Till that stone was moved for good
For the Lamb had conquered death
And the dead rose from their tombs
And the angels stood in awe
For the souls of all who’d come
To the Father are restored
And the Church of Christ was born
Then the Spirit lit the flame
Now this gospel truth of old
Shall not kneel, shall not faint
By His blood and in His name
In His freedom I am free
For the love of Jesus Christ
Who has resurrected me
[Chorus]
BENEDICTION
But when the fullness of time had come,
God sent forth his Son, born of woman,
born under the law,
to redeem those who were under the law,
so that we might receive adoption as sons.
And because you are sons,
God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts,
crying, “Abba! Father!”
So you are no longer a slave, but a son,
and if a son, then an heir through God.
Galatians 4:4-7
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