Prelude - "The Coventry Carol" Traditional English Carol, Arr. Brad Nix - Lyubov Solovyova, Cello; Jenny (Jee-El) Park, piano
"Joy to the World!" (Medley) Arr. David T. Clydesdale - Jenny (Jee-El) Park, piano
Welcome & News of the Church
Editor's note: I apologize, but the lighting of the Candle of Joy involved a microphone that did not send audio to the recording device.
Devotional Reading
"Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus" - words by Charles Wesley; Music by Stralsund Gesangbuch (1665); Arr. Keith & Kristyn Getty/Paul Campbell
"O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" - from "Veni Emmanuel" (Latin hymn), Plainsong, 1850; Arr. Timothy Kile - Coastal California Chorale with Juwan Hong, Cello; Jenny Park, piano
Prophecies Fulfilled
"O Thou that Tellest Good tidings to Zion" (Chorus No. 9 from "Messiah") by George F. Handel
"Behold" (with "O Come, Let Us Adore Him") - by Sophia Torjesen, Worship Leader; Arr. John Bolin
The Savior from Heaven
"Behold" (with "O Come, Let Us Adore Him") - by Sophia Torjesen, Worship Leader; Arr. John Bolin
Scripture Reading - Luke 2:1–7
"Almost There" (with "Mary, Did You Know?") Arr. Cliff Duren
Scripture Reading - Luke 2:8–14
Medley of Carols (from "Let Heaven and Nature Sing!") with "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing", "Angels We Have Heard on High", "Joy to the World", "The First Noel"
Scripture Reading - Luke 14–20
"Welcome to Our World" (with "You Are Welcome Here") - Words & Music by Chris Rice; Arr. John Bolin
Call for the Offering
The Greatest Light
Scripture Reading - Matthew 2:1–6, 9–11
"Let Us Adore Him Medley" Arr. John Bolin & Cliff Duren - with "O Come, All Ye Faithful, "I Worship You, Almighty God", "There Is None Like You", and "The Love of God" (forever Mine) - Harry Bui, Worship Leader
The Thread of Christmas
"Silent Night" - "Stille Nacht" by Joseph Mohn and Franz Gruber, 1819 - Arr. Dan Forrest
"Jesus is Born!"
"Born in Bethelehem" (A Medley of Christas Spirituals) Arr. Bruce Greer - with "Mary's Little Boy Child", "Amen", "The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy", "Go, Tell It on the Mountain", "Children, Go Where I Send Thee!"
Benediction
Postlude - "Emmanuel" by Michael W. Smith
