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CHURCH STAFFSteve Wells

PastorCarey Cannon

Minister of Music & Worship

Greg FunderburkMinister for Pastoral Care

Brad JernbergMinister of Administra on

for Opera ons

Susan MooreMinister of Administra on

for Communica ons

Dolores RaderMinister to Families

Ma WaltonMinister for Discipleship

4100 MAIN ST., HOUSTON, TX 77002(713) 529-4167 • SMBC.ORG

DR. STEVE WELLS, PASTOR

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DECEMBER 27, 202010:00 AM

WORSHIP

STREAMING AT SMBC.ORG

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PostludeGo, Tell It on the Mountain (arr. Hayes)Carla Brown

M O R N I N G W O R S H I P

GATHERPreludeGod Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen (arr. Hayes)Carla Brown

Tolling the Hour

Call to Worship Brandyn Adney, Youth Ministry Resident

A Litany of Praise, Confession, Atonement, and Calling

PRAISELeader: Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty. The whole earth is full of His glory.Congrega on: Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee.

CONFESSIONLeader:I am a person of unclean lips, and live among a people of unclean lips.Congrega on: Though the eye of sinful man, Thy glory may not see.

ATONEMENTLeader: With a live coal in his hand, the angel touched my mouth.Congrega on: See, this has touched your lips. Your sin is atoned for.

CALLINGLeader: Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? Who will go?”Congrega on: And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”Leader: May we see God’s path ahead.Congrega on: With new eyes.Leader: Hear with new ears, understand with new hearts.All: And turn and be healed.

Morning Prayer concluding with The Lord’s PrayerMa Walton, Minister for Discipleship

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors, and lead us not into tempta on but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the Kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

REFLECT AnthemThe Work of Christmas (Forrest) Claire Frazier, sopranoCatrice Mays, altoTrey Westerburg, tenorCarey Cannon, bass

When the song of the angels is s lled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and princes are home,When the shepherds are back with their flock,The work of Christmas begins:To find the lost,To heal the broken,To feed the hungry,To release the prisoner,To rebuild the na ons,To bring peace among brothers,To make music from the heart.

Good NewsSteve Wells, Pastor

RESPONDHymn 143 Go, Tell It on the Mountain

OffertoryJoy to the World (arr. Mar n)Carla Brown

In lieu of passing shared offering plates, we invite you to use this me to give online at smbc.org/giving, or if you brought an offering, you may place it in the offering plates near the exits as you leave the Sanctuary.

Doxology (OLD HUNDREDTH)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow, Praise Him all creatures here below, Praise Him above ye heavenly host, Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Offertory Prayer Amy Poerschke

SHAREWelcoming and Covenant with New MembersIn response to your decision, we pledge ourselves to be the family of God for you in this place. We offer you our love, our care, our kinship, and our hopes. We hope to learn from you, give to you, and receive from you by God’s grace.

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I heard the voice of the Lord, saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?”

Then I said, “Here am I; send me.”

Isaiah 6:8