Christmas Eve

Liturgy | lit·ur·gy

  1. the work of the people.

  2. a pattern of worship practices designed to form in a particular direction.

We believe in the power of stories & community, and those two things collide in the Sunday gathering. Our gatherings follow the story-arch of scripture as a pattern for worship: Creation, Fall, Incarnation, Crucifixion & Resurrection, Pentecost, and Kingdom Life. In reliving the story of Jesus week after week we cannot help but be transformed into the likeness of our King.

When we repeat the Story of Christ, in prayer and scripture, it slowly seeps into our imagination transforming who we are. Following the liturgy is not a quick fix, it is the slow work of allowing the Spirit to renew our minds and make us into the image of Christ.

Leader prays. Group Prays.
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+ Call to Worshipⓘ
Let us together prepare our hearts in worship.

Call to Worship

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise Thy name, in earth, and sky, and sea
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!
Let us worship God!

+ Song
We worship the Lord with one voice.

Songs

Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heav'n and heaven and nature sing

The joy the joy
The joy of the Lord is my strength
The joy the joy
The joy of the Lord is my strength
Oh He is my hope
The joy the joy
The joy of the Lord is my strength

Joy to the world
The Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods
Rocks hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat repeat the sounding joy

He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders wonders of His love
His love oh the joy of the Lord

Oh oh oh oh
More than a feeling burning in my soul
I’ve got His joy and it won’t let me go
Oh oh oh oh
It’s like a fire shut up in my bones
Not just a feeling it's a living hope

It’s like a fire shut up in my bones
Not just a feeling it's a living hope

Not just a feeling it's a living hope.

It's a living hope.

This joy that I have the world didn't give it
And the world can't take it away
The world can't take it away

This joy that I have the world didn't give it
I said the world didn't give it to me
I said the world didn't give it to me

The world can't take it away

The joy the joy
The joy of the Lord is my strength
Oh He is my hope (6X)

+ Psalm ⓘ
Let us hear the word of the Lord from the Psalms.

Psalms

May God be gracious to us and bless us;
look on us with favor, Selah
so that Your way may be known on earth,
Your salvation among all nations.
Let the peoples praise You, God;
let all the peoples praise You.
Let the nations rejoice and shout for joy,
for You judge the peoples with fairness
and lead the nations on earth. Selah
Let the peoples praise You, God,
let all the peoples praise You.
The earth has produced its harvest;
God, our God, blesses us.
God will bless us,
and all the ends of the earth will fear Him.

Psalm 67:1-7

+ Song
We worship the Lord with one voice.

Songs

Love incarnate, love divine
Stars and angels gave the sign
Bow to Babe on bended knee
The Savior of humanity
Unto us a Child is born
And He shall reign forevermore

Noel, Noel
Come and see what God has done
Noel, Noel
The story of amazing love
The light of the world given for us
Noel

Son of God and Son of man
There before the world began
Born to suffer, born to save
Born to raise us from the grave
Christ the everlasting Lord
He shall reign forevermore

Noel, Noel
Come and see what God has done
Noel, Noel
The story of amazing love
The light of the world given for us
Noel

He's the light of the world
He's the light of the world
He's the light of the world
He's the light of the world

Go tell the world about it, that Jesus is here
That Jesus is here
People needed Jesus, the world needed Jesus
And He came, He came, He came
He came for us, He came for us, He came for us

Oh, the world needed Jesus
Oh, the world needed Jesus
And He came, He came for us
He came, He came for us

He came for the world
He came for you and me
Go tell the world about it
Go tell the world about it

Noel, Noel
Come and see what God has done
Noel, Noel
The story of amazing love
The light of the world given for us
Noel

Noel
We thank You for it, Jesus
That You came, You came
That You came for me
That You came for the world
To cover our sin
To cover our mess

We thank You that You came
We're so grateful that You came
What King humbles himself
To come down to Earth
Come down to Earth
But You knew, You knew, You knew
That we needed You

You knew
That we would need You
You're the light of the world
Noel

+ Song
We worship the Lord with one voice.

Songs

O come O come Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear

O Come Thou Dayspring come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
And death's dark shadows put to flight

Rejoice rejoice Emmanuel
Shall come to thee O Israel

O come Desire of nations bind
All peoples in one heart and mind
Bid envy strife and quarrels cease
Fill the whole world with Heaven's peace

Shall come to you O Israel

+ Song
We worship the Lord with one voice.

Songs

O come all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him
Born the King of angels

O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
O sing all ye citizens of heav'n above
Glory to God
All glory in the highest

Christ the Lord
You are the Lord

Yea Lord we greet Thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus to Thee be all glory giv'n
Word of the Father
Now in flesh appearing

You are the Lord
You are the Lord
You are the Lord
Yeah

We'll praise Your name forever
We'll praise Your name forever
We'll praise Your name forever
Christ the Lord

O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

For You alone are worthy
For You alone are worthy
For You alone are worthy
Christ the Lord

We'll give You all the glory
We'll give You all the glory
We'll give You all the glory
Christ the Lord

+ Announcements
Whether you are a part of this community, or new, we invite you to join us at the following events

Events
Quandaries
May 9
Quandaries

The Quandaries is a space to ask and discuss any question about the Bible, Jesus, or theology you may have with friends. Once a month, this group will gather around a question and some great beverages.

Microchurch Training
May 22
Microchurch Training

A workshop designed to help microchurch leaders through peer-learning, training, and prayer.

Lunch Party
May 25
Lunch Party

If you are new to the Midtown Church community, we’d love to get to know you over good food and conversation.