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Worship & Celebration

Order of Worship Service | Sunday, December 29, 2024 | 10:00 AM

Submitted by gfccadmin on 27 December 2024

Greater Framingham Community Church

An Extended Christian Family

“Year of Authentic Faith & Highest Praise”

- Hebrews 11:6

 

Franklin and Park Streets, PO Box 629

Framingham, MA 01704

Rev. Dr. J. Anthony Lloyd, Pastor

janthonylloyd@gmail.com

Church Office: (508) 626-2118 | Internet: www.gfccnet.org

 

Worship and Celebration

In Person / Livestream: www.gfccnet.org/live

 

Prelude

Processional…….......“Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”......Women’s Praise Team

Presiding…………………………………………………...Minister Patricia Ramsay

Opening Prayer………………………………………………………………Deacons

 

We Worship Through Praise

Praise Choruses……………………………………………..Women’s Praise Team

“Holy, Holy, Holy” l “We Bring the Sacrifice of Praise” l “Draw Me Close to You”

Scripture………………………….Luke 2:22-40.………………Rev. Quincy Mosby

 

We Worship Through the Preached Word

Praise Selection...........................“I Trust In God”…...............Women’s Praise Team

Sermon....................................................................................Rev. Courtney Lackard

 

We Worship Through Prayer

Invitation/Altar Prayer……………………………………..Minister Patricia Ramsay

Invitation to Christian Discipleship

Praise Selection……………….“Jesus, Jesus, Jesus”………...Women’s Praise Team

 

We Worship in Response to Hearing the Word

Tithes & Offerings: Please make your donations when entering or exiting the church service. An "Offering Container" is provided in the Narthex.

Visitor Welcome

Praise Selection………………..“We’re Blessed”...................Women’s Praise Team

Benediction

Post Service Prayer with Deacons (by Baptism Pool)

Standing Please

 

Praise Selections

 

LEANING ON EVERLASTING ARMS

What a fellowship, what a joy divine,

leaning on the everlasting arms;

what a blessedness, what a peace is mine,

leaning on the everlasting arms.

 

Leaning, leaning,

safe and secure from all alarms;

leaning, leaning,

leaning on the everlasting arms.

 

O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way,

leaning on the everlasting arms;

O how bright the path grows from day to day,

leaning on the everlasting arms.

 

What have I to dread, what have I to fear,

leaning on the everlasting arms?

I have blessed peace with my Lord so near,

leaning on the everlasting arms.

 

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!

Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.

Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!

God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

 

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,

Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;

Cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,

Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

 

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,

Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,

Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,

Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.

 

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!

 

WE BRING THE SACRIFICE OF PRAISE

We bring the sacrifice of praise

Into the house of the Lord

We bring the sacrifice of praise

Into the house of the Lord

 

And we offer up to you

The sacrifices of thanksgiving

And we offer up to you

The sacrifices of praise

 

DRAW ME CLOSE TO YOU

Draw me close to You

Never let me go

I lay it all down again

To hear You say that I’m Your friend

 

You are my desire

No one else will do

No one else can take Your place

To feel the warmth of Your embrace

Help me find the way to bring me back to You

 

Oh-Oh-Oh

You’re all I want

You’re all I’ve ever needed

You’re all I want

Help me know You are near

 

I TRUST IN GOD

Oh, thank you, Jesus, eh, eh

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine

He’s been my fourth man in the fire, time after time

Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood

And what He did for me on Calvary is more than enough

 

I trust in God, my Savior

The one, who will never fail

He will never fail

I trust in God, my Savior

The one, who will never fail

He will never fail

 

Perfect submission, and all is at rest

I know the author of tomorrow has ordered my steps (yeah)

So, this is my story, (oh yeah), and this is my song, my song

I’m praising my risen King and Savior all the day long, oh oh

 

I sought the Lord, and He heard, and He answered

I sought the Lord, and He heard, and He answered

 

I sought the Lord, and He heard, and He answered

That’s why I trust Him, that’s why I trust Him

 

JESUS, JESUS, JESUS

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus

There's just something about that name.

Master, Savior, Jesus,

Like the fragrance after the rain

 

Jesus, Jesus, Jesus,

Let all Heaven and earth proclaim

Kings and kingdoms will all pass away,
But there's something about that name.

 

WE'RE BLESSED

Blessed! Blessed! Blessed! Blessed!

 

Since thou has walked uprightly as a light in a dark land

Since thou has placed in thine heart all the Lord's commands

He set thee above nations to cast thine enemies away

He's standing up within me, so let me hear you say

We're blessed in the city, we're blessed in the field

We're blessed when we come and when we go

We cast down every stronghold, sickness and poverty must cease

For the devil is defeated, we are blessed!

 

Thou believest- in God only and put no confidence in man

Everything that does concern thee, you placed it in His hands

Though a host rise up against thee and tries to spoil the day

They'll march in one road to harm thee, but they'll flee seven ways

 

Late in the midnight hour, God's gonna turn it around

It's gonna work in your favor

Late in the midnight hour, God's gonna turn it around

And around, and around, and around, and around