Sunday 12.15.19

Heaven & Nature Sing

Call To Worship & Singing

"Song of Hope (Heaven Come Down)"
(Jenkins, Hamilton, Seay, Owens, Johnson and Tjornhom)
"Goodness of God"
(Fielding, Johnson, Cash and Ingram)
"Joy To The World"
(Cash, Gilder, Handel, Tomlin and Watts)

Sermon (Jeff Faust)

Reflect & Next Steps

Responses & Singing

"Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee"
(Hall, Dyke, Beethoven and Austin)
"Great Are You Lord"
(Rueger and Wood)
"O Come Let Us Adore Him"
(Hardman, Oakeley, Wade, Crocker and Taubert)

Dismissal & Sending

Announcements

Youth Event: Ice Skating
Wednesday, December 18, 6:30-8pm
This event is for the Middle and High Schoolers in our community. We want to celebrate the holiday season together before break! Contact SARAH for details.

Blue Christmas
Saturday, December 21, 6:30pm
Is the holiday season difficult for you? You are not alone. Whether you’ve lost a loved one, you’re mourning broken relationships, or you’re just feeling blue, join us on the longest night of the year for a service of comfort and hope. EMAIL MATT with questions.

Christmas Eve Services
Tuesday, December 24, 3:30, 5pm
The heavens were filled with song the night of Jesus’ birth. The humble manger was the first to hear the crying King. 2,000 years later, the song still rings out. And you’re invited to join the celebration.

Christmas Day: Nursing Home Visits
Wednesday, December 25
Every year, the Vineyard visits nursing homes to sing Christmas carols and visit with residents. Make this part of your family tradition and share God’s love with some really special people in our community! Sign up in the lobby today!

Child Dedications
January 12, 9am and 10:45am
A child dedication is a public statement by parents & guardians who want to thank God for their child and commit themselves to raise them to follow God. If you’re interested in participating, click HERE and we’ll follow up with details & arrangements.

Marriage Summit
January 24-25, 2020
Let 2020 be the year your marriage thrives! With special guest, Kurt Attaway, marriage specialist for Multiply Vineyard, we will invest in marriages through community and connection to gain tools for sustainability and longevity in marriage. For questions and details, EMAIL ALLY.

Kids Ministry Volunteers Needed
Vineyard Kids is in need of 8 volunteers to join their team! Vineyard Kids exists to partner with families in raising kids who know and love Jesus, joining God’s mission to transform all things. If you are interested in learning more about what it means to invest in the lives of our kids, click HERE.

Christmas Gift: From us to you!
Each December, our very own Kori Paige & Josh Schoenig record a Christmas song under the moniker Atlas Marrow as a gift to our church family. This year, you can DOWNLOAD “Joy To The World” and a few other carols they’ve recorded.

King Soopers Rewards & Amazon Smile
Do you shop at King Soopers or Amazon? Part of every purchase can support VOTR youth and kids! It's no cost to you, and it's easier than ever⁠—no more reloading gift cards. Enroll here to get started:

Sermon Notes

Heaven & Nature Sing: Repeat the Sounding Joy
by Jeff Faust

Joy to the world, the savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, Repeat, the sounding joy.

Luke 2:8-16 (NLT)
(8) That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. (9) Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, (10) but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” He said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. (11) The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! (12) And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” (13) Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying, (14) “Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.” (15) When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” (16) They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger.

Look for unexpected joy.

Luke 2:17-18 (NLT)
(17) After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child. (18) All who heard the shepherds’ story were astonished…

Share your joy publicly.

What are you repeating these days?

Typically speaking, we repeat what’s important to us. We tend to share what we love and we tend to talk about what is important to us.

Share your joy privately.

Luke 2:20 (NLT)
(20) The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen. It was just as the angel had told them.

Joy can be something you’re full of right now or it can be something that seems like it’s far off in the distance and it’s nothing but a hope for the future. Either way—I believe God has something for you this Christmas season.

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