Songs of preparation: What A Friend We Have In Jesus; From the highest of heights / Indescribable; and Hallelujah! Praise the LORD’s Name (Psalm 148) Prayer of adoration and confession: praying that the light that has come to the world in the person of Jesus would continue to shine in us, we approach God whose …

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What a thrill to conclude our Christmas service at MGPC today singing Joy To The World. I love preaching on Christmas Day. It’s a time to take the 200 proof grace off the shelf and give everyone a big undiluted swig. And then another one. And another. That’s not to say it’s watered down grace …

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Merry Christmas. This morning at MGPC, among everything else, I threw these two thoughts out as part of the sermon. Firstly, that while people may contend that the spirit of Christmas is about giving, the real heart of Christmas is about getting. The incarnation of God in the person of the Lord Jesus and his …

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Songs of preparation: Comfort, O Comfort My People and Come, O Long Expected Jesus. Responsive call to worship and song of praise King Of Kings, Majesty. Congregational prayer of confession, song of assurance – Just As I Am, the Apostles’ Creed, and Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow. Continuous reading: Revelation 6:1-17 Praise: See …

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