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Hubei Christian Thanksgiving Church English Service
11:30am – 1.00pm December 26, 2010
Organ Prelude　殿首曲 Majesty
Call to worship宣召：Psalms诗篇95:1-5
1 1Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord ; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song.
3 For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.
4 In his hand are the depths of the earth, and the mountain peaks belong to him.
5 The sea is his, for he made it, and his hands formed the dry land.
Opening Praising敬拜赞美：This is the day that the Lord has made/这是耶和华所定的日子/ Joy to the world 普世欢腾 —— 中南神学院 The Worship Team from Zhongnan Theological Seminary students.
Creed使徒信经：The Apostles’ Creed
Pray祷告：
Response启应经文 Psalms诗篇105:1-6
1 1Give thanks to the Lord , call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.
2 Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts.
3 Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
4 Look to the Lord and his strength; seek his face always.
5 Remember the wonders he has done, his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
6 O descendants of Abraham his servant, O sons of Jacob, his chosen ones.
Bible reading读经 Psalms 8
1 1O Lord , our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth! You have set your glory above the heavens.
2 From the lips of children and infants you have ordained praise because of your enemies, to silence the foe and the avenger.
3 When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers, the moon and the stars, which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him, the son of man that you care for him?
5 You made him a little lower than the heavenly beings and crowned him with glory and honor.
6 You made him ruler over the works of your hands; you put everything under his feet:
7 all flocks and herds, and the beasts of the field,
8 the birds of the air, and the fish of the sea, all that swim the paths of the seas.
9 O Lord , our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!
Special Music献唱
The choir from Zhongnan Theological Seminary中南神学院诗班
Sermon讲道 by Rev.Shitu
Calling for decision决志 by Rev. Ge
Offering捐献：
Prayer祷告：by Rev. Wang
Announcement堂务报告：by Rev. Ge
The Lord’s Prayer主祷文
The Blessing祝福
Amen阿们颂
Organ Postlude殿乐
Santa Claus’ Gifts from the Arctic
The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried;

he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father,
from there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.

The Lord’s Prayer 主祷文
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our debts,
as we also have forgiven our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from the evil one.
For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

For the Holy Communion begins with these words:
C:The Lord be with you. 愿主与你们同在。
P:And also with you. 愿主也与你同在。
C:Lift up your hearts. 你们心里当仰望主。
P:We lift up our heart to the Lord. 我们心里仰望主。
C:Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.我们应当感谢我们的主上帝。
P:It is right to give thanks and praise. 感谢赞美主上帝是理所当然的。
(C= celebrant 主礼弥撒的神父；主持圣礼的教师；主礼人)

Call to worship宣召：Luke1:78-79, 2:13-14
Luke1:78-19 Because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.
Luke2:13-14 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.
Response启应经文 Psalm诗篇150
1 1Praise the Lord. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens.
2 Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord.
Bible Reading Isaiah9:6-7 Matthew 1:22-25
Isaiah9:6-7
6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the increase of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this.

Matthew 1:22-25
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet:
23 The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel --which means, "God with us."
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife.
25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
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