Order of Worship Sunday November 26, 2023 10:00AM

Greater Framingham Community Church

An Extended Christian Family

 

Church Theme:

“Year of Miraculous Outpouring & Majestic Praise”

Exodus 15:6, 11

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

November 26, 2023♦ 10:00 AM

 

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

Please Note: All services are videotaped\livestreamed, which means the camera spans the congregation at times, and you may be on the screen.

Worship and celebration

LIVESTREAMED: www.gfccnet.org/live

 

Presiding …………………………..……Minister Marshalee Kehelem

Processional…….This Little Light of Mine……Women’s Praise Team

                                                                                                 

We Worship Through Praise                           

 ✝ Praise Choruses..............................................Women’s Praise Team

 

 

  We Sing Praise

Jesus I’ll Never Forget

When I Think About the Lord 

 

Advent Candle-Candle of Hope……………..Rev.Richard Keyes &

                                                                             Mrs. Mardie Keyes

 

We Worship Through the Word

Scripture……............ Romans 8: 18-30...............Minister Karen Blake

 

We Worship Through the Preached Word

Praise Selection…….……… I Believe…...……Women’s Praise Team

Sermon..................................................................  Rev.Liz Clinkscales

 

We Worship Through Prayer     

Invitation/Altar prayer…………………... .Minister Almarie Dawkins

Invitation to Christian Discipleship 

Praise Selection….…..Come By Here ………...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........ Jesus Be a Fence……..…Women’s Praise Team              

✝Benediction

 

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL CELL PHONES DURING WORSHIP SERVICE

 

✝Standing Please

                               Praise Selection

 

 

 

THIS LITTLE LIGHT OF MINE 

 

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine 

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine 

This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine 

Let it shine, let it shine, let shine 

 

Jesus gave it to me, I’m gonna let it shine . . . 

 

All in my home, I’m gonna let it shine . . . 

 

Everywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine . . . 

 

WE SING PRAISES TO OUR KING 

 

We sing praises to our King  

for He is the King of kings 

We sing praises to our King  

for He is the King of kings 

 

Give Him glory for He is the King! 

Give Him glory for He’s the King of kings! 

 

 

All hail King Jesus! 

All hail Emmanuel! 

 

He reigns forever, He reigns forever 

He reigns forever, and ever more! 

 

 

 JESUS I’LL NEVER FORGET 

 

Jesus, I’ll never forget what You’ve done for me 

Jesus, I’ll never forget how You set me free 

Jesus, I’ll never forget how You brought you out 

Jesus, I’ll never forget – no, never 

 

How can I forget . . . 

 

I cannot forget . . . 

 

 

 

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE LORD 

 

When I Think about the Lord, 

How He saved me, how He raised me, 

How He filled me, with the Holy Ghost. 

How He healed me, to the uttermost. 

  

When I Think about the Lord, 

How He picked me up and turned me around, 

How He placed my feet on solid ground 

  

It makes me wanna shout  

Hallelujah, Thank you Jesus, 

Lord, your worthy, of all the glory,  

and all the honor, and all the praise 

 

 

I BELIEVE (ISLAND MEDLEY) 

 

I.
Jehovah you, I trust  

In you, Oh Lord
Jehovah you, I trust  

In you, I believe, I believe

You, I trust 

In you, Oh Lord
Jehovah you, I trust  

In you, I believe, I believe 

 

You are the God of miracles
You are the God of wonders
You are the God all powerful
I believe, I believe
I believe, I believe,  

I believe, I believe 

II.
So long, bye bye
So long, bye bye
Goodbye to my pain and my sorrow
So long, bye bye

Bye bye! 

Bye bye! 

Bye bye! 

Bye bye!

 

You are the God of miracles
You are the God of wonders
You are the God all powerful
I believe, I believe
I believe, I believe,  

I believe, I believe 

 

COME BY HERE 

 

Come by here my Lord, come by here. 

Come by here my Lord, come by here. 

Come by here my Lord, come by here. 

Oh Lord, come by here. 

 

Someone needs you Lord . . . 

 

Someone’s praying Lord . . . 

 

Someone’s crying Lord . . . 

 

JESUS BE A FENCE

 

Chorus

Jesus be a fence all around me everyday.  

Jesus I want you to protect me as I travel along the way.  

I know You can - Yes Lord!  

I know You will - Yes Lord!  

Fight my battles - Yes Lord!  

If I keep still - Yes Lord!  

Lord be a fence all around me everyday.  

  

Solo

This is my prayer Lord that I pray each and every day
That you would guide my footsteps lest I stumble and stray
Lord, I need you to direct me all the way long
Oh Lord be a fence all around me everyday
Come help me say, Jesus...

 

Repeat Chorus

 

Solo

Sometimes the way get so rough y'all
And the nights are so long
In my hour of weakness, that old enemy tries to steal my soul
But when he comes like a flood to surround me
My God will step in and a standard he'll raise

Oh Lord be a fence all around me everyday

 

Vamp  

Jesus be a fence  

Jesus be a fence  

Jesus be a fence  

Jesus be a fence  

 

Protection, protection, protection, along the way  

Protection, protection, protection, along the way  

Along the way, along the way, along the way, along the way  

Protection, strong tower, my family, along the way   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Advent Season

 An Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Get ready for the world’s best news!

 

Advent Season, the four weeks before Christmas, is a time to get ready.  During Advent, we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ birth at Christmas, we receive the risen Christ who comes to us in Word and Spirit, and we await with hope Christ’s coming in final victory.

 

Advent is from the Latin adventus, which means “coming.”  Prophets announced the coming of the Savior:  For a child has been born for us, a son given to us…(Isaiah 9:6), Zechariah, the father of John the Baptist, said of John: You, child, will be called the prophet of the most high: for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways…By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace. (Luke 1:76-79)

 

During Advent we become one with those who waited in darkness for the revealing of God’s light and who dared to hope that God’s salvation could come in the birth of a child.  As we re-live the story each year, we gain new and deeper understanding of the meaning of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany.  We celebrate God’s gift of Jesus Christ and give thanks.

The Challenge of Advent

 

In our world, Christmas has become a commercial event.  During Advent we are challenged to reclaim the customs that help us celebrate God’s gift of love in Jesus and to avoid or curtail those things that stand in the way.  Gifts, cards, and parties need to express love, not obligation, and they need to extend beyond our immediate circle of family and friends to those who most need love and care.

 

Advent: Advent is the beginning of the Christian Year.  Advent is our season of waiting and expectation.  This is the time when God calls us to begin, afresh and anew the preparation of our hearts to become the clean and ready managers for The Christ Child’s arrival.  Advent means that Mary is pregnant!  The Biblical lections and the songs of Advent set the stage to allow our congregation to walk with us through this section of The God Story and another, “In The Beginning.”  We are awaiting the fresh arrival of The One who will bring change into our lives.  We are anticipating the coming of a new day, a fresh start and a different reality.  We are living in expectation.

 

The Advent Wreath

 

An Advent Wreath can be a center of worship for both church and home.  The wreath is a circle of evergreen branches, a sign of everlasting life.  Four Red or Purple Candles, one for each week in Advent, are set in the circle.  A White Candle for Christmas Day is placed in the center.  The base is an Advent Wreath.

 

The Colors of the Season

 

Purple is the traditional color used by many churches during Advent and Lent because it represents both penitence and royalty.  Blue, sometimes used during Advent, represents hope.  White is the color of joy and festivities, a suitable color for the Christ Candle in the Advent Wreath and for Christmas Services.

 

Lighting the Advent Wreath

 

One candle is lit on the first Sunday of Advent with an additional candle lighted each week.  On Christmas Eve the White Christ Candle is lighted.

 

Family Advent Worship

 

Families may have daily or weekly Advent Worship.  In the Northern Hemisphere, Advent and Christmas come when the days are shortest.  In Ancient times, especially, lighting candles symbolized hope both for the return of sunlight and for the joy of Jesus’ coming to bring God’s light to the world.

VOLUNTEERS-KITCHEN MINISTRY

Are you interested in being part of the Kitchen Ministry?  The Kitchen Ministry is looking for new members to join the committee to support the Monthly Second Sunday Dinners and weekly Ministry Coffee Hour after service. Please reach out to Kendra Martin: kendrasmartin@gmail.com or text at 617-981-0660 if you’re interested in joining the Kitchen Ministry. Thank you!

 

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

The next grocery bag packing session will take place at Greater Framingham Community Church on Friday, December 1st at 12:30 pm, and distribution held on Saturday, December 2nd at 9:00 am. We need volunteers for 1½ hours each day to help provide food for 90 families. To sign up, please reach out to the Central Office at 508-626-2118 or Linda James at 508-788-0611.

 

Our Grocery Bag Ministry has started! We will provide grocery bags every other Friday. If you would like to be added to the list please call the church office with your Name, address, phone number, number of people in the household, and email address. Please note that you must be able to be at your home to receive the groceries on a given Saturday morning. Also note that if you were on the list last year, you must still sign up again.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MONDAY MORNINGS WITH THE PASTOR

We invite you to join us for Early Morning Prayer with the Pastor at 8:00 am on Monday mornings.

Prayer Line: 1-605-313-4818 Access Code: 702588#.

WEDNESDAY NIGHT PRAYER

We invite you to join us for our Wednesday night prayer at 7:00 PM.

Prayer Line: 1-605-313-4818 Access Code: 702588#.

 

Join Pastor Lloyd for Wednesday in the Word

Since Wednesday, May 17th, we have started the study of 1 Kings. The study picks up with David making Solomon king to succeed him on the throne. Solomon had mixed results, with his wealth and wisdom being known worldwide. He built palaces and cities, and a beautiful temple. -The house of the Lord did not match. But while on the throne, he also allowed idol worship to creep into the kingdom. And after his death, a civil war tore the nation in two. Successive kings were mainly terrible, and the prophet Elijah had dramatic confrontations with King Ahab, who could forget Jezebel on the scene.  Join us Wednesday nights at 7:30 pm.

Call into the Bible Study:

Phone# 646-876-9923

Meeting ID: 872 0766 6279

Access Code: 021876

 

WEDNESDAY NOON BIBLE STUDY

Studying the book of Romans. Taught by Rev. Faith Tolson in person and online viz zoom.

Zoom Meeting ID: 89770793299

Passcode: 763764

 

THURSDAY MORNING PRAYER

If you would like to be a part of a Morning Prayer group, you can just do so by dialing in to pray or request prayer. The line opens from 5:30 am to 7:15 am.

Prayer line:  605-313-4818

Access Code: 702588#