WESTMINSTER PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Communion Sunday Morning Worship
December 7, 2025
10:45 AM
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
GOD IS LOVE
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Prelude Consolation on ‘Stille Nacht’ (arr. Cox)
Greeting
Announcements
Lighting of the Second Advent Candle (Love)
Preparation for Worship (Silent Prayer)
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Call to Worship
Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his steadfast love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
to him who alone does great wonders,
for his steadfast love endures forever;
Psalm 136:1-4 (responsive)
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Prayer of Adoration and Invocation - Lord’s Prayer
*Gloria Patri (No. 734)
*Hymn No. 196 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Call to Confession Deuteronomy 6:5
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might.
Let us confess our sins
Prayer of Confession (unison)
Have mercy on us, O God, according to your unfailing love; according to your great compassion. Blot out our transgression. Wash away all our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin. For we know our transgressions, and our sin is always before us. Against you, you only have we sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you are proved right when you speak and justified when you judge.
Private Confession
Assurance of Forgiveness: John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.”
Congregation: Thanks Be to God!
*Hymn No. 213 What Child Is This
Offertory
*The Doxology (No. 731) and Prayer of Thanksgiving
Prayer of Supplication and Intercession
*Scripture Lesson: John 11
Message Reverend McIntyre
*Hymn No. 261 (Vv. 1-2) What Wondrous Love Is This
*Standing
*Affirmation of Faith
The Apostles' Creed
I 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 Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell;
the third day he rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; the holy catholic◦ church;
The communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins;
The resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen
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The Communion Service
Institution 1 Corinthians 11:23-26
Examination 1 Corinthians 11:27-29
Invitation
All who trust in Jesus Christ for salvation, are baptized members in good standing of congregations that proclaim the gospel, are repentant of their sin and are at peace with their brothers and sisters in Christ are invited to partake of the Lord’s Supper, feeding on the grace of God by faith. If you have not put your trust in Christ, please allow the elements to pass you by and take this opportunity to meditate on the meaning of the Gospel.
It is our belief that Jesus instituted the Lord's Supper using the elements of unleavened bread and wine. Therefore, following his example, the bread offered is unleavened and wine is offered in the outer ring of the tray. If, however, for reasons of conscience, you are not able to participate using wine, grape juice is provided in the center of the tray.
(A Word to Parents: Baptized children are invited to the table after they have made a profession of faith and have been received as communing members by the church to which their parents belong.)
Prayer
Communion
*Hymn No. 261 (v. 3) What Wondrous Love Is This
*Benediction
*Response: Threefold Amen
Postlude O Come, All Ye Faithful (Latin Hymn)
*Standing
A CRY ROOM IS AVAILABLE JUST OFF THE VESTIBULE
A NURSERY FOR PRE-SCHOOL CHILDREN IS PROVIDED IN GRACE HALL