Southwest Christian Fellowship Online Sunday Service Sunday December

Southwest Christian Fellowship Online Sunday Service Sunday, December 20, 2020 Pastor Robert E. Benson, Sr.

Opening Prayer

Responsive Reading Luke 1: 46 – 55 (NKJV) Song of Mary

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, 47 And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. 48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. 46

For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name. 50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. 49

He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. 51

He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. 54 He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, 55 As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to His seed forever. ” 53

Pastoral Prayer

The Lord’s Prayer Our Father, which 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 temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Announcements

Thursday, 12/31/20 Southwest Christian Fellowship with Berean Bible Baptist Church

Donna & Thomas Milloy 12/23

Weekly Scripture Memory Verse He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away. ” Revelation 21: 4 (ESV)

Jesus, O What a Wonderful Child Afrian American Spiritual

Chorus Je-sus, Je-sus Oh what a won-de-rful child Je-sus, Je-sus so holy, meek and mild

New life, new hope to all He brings listen to the angels sing Glory, glo-ry, to the new-born king

Verse He was herald by the angels born in a lowly manger The virgin Mary, was chosen as His mother and Joseph as His earthly father

Chorus Je-sus, Je-sus Oh what a won-de-rful child Je-sus, Je-sus so holy, meek and mild

New life, new hope to all He brings listen to the angels sing Glory, glo-ry, to the new-born king

Glory, glo-ry, to the newborn king (repeat)

Mary, Did You Know? Written by Mark Lowry, 1984 Music by Buddy Greene, 1991

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would one day walk on water? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would save our sons and daughters?

Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new? This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will give sight to a blind man? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy will calm the storm with His hand?

Mary did you know. . Mary did you know The blind will see. The deaf will hear. The dead will live again. The lame will leap. The dumb will speak The praises of The Lamb.

Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy is Lord of all creation? Mary, did you know that your Baby Boy would one day rule the nations?

Did you know that your Baby Boy is heaven's perfect Lamb? The sleeping Child you're holding is the Great, I Am.

Did you know that your Baby Boy has come to make you new? This Child that you delivered will soon deliver you.

Celebrating the Birth of Christ Luke 2: 1 – 7 Pastor Robert E. Benson, Sr.

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria.

3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. 4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem,

because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.

7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2: 1 - 7

Message Outline 1. - 3) Christ was born at the perfect time in history. (vv. 1 2. Christ belonged to the ideal family and lineage. (vv. 4 - 5)

3. Christ became the firstborn Son wrapped in swaddling cloths and laid in a manger. (vv. 6 - 7)

Proverbs 21: 1 “The king’s heart is in the hand of the Lord, like the rivers of water; He turns it wherever He wishes. ”

1. Christ was born at the perfect time in history. (vv. 1 - 3)

And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place

while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city. Luke 2: 1 - 3

Micah 5: 2 “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to Me the One to be Ruler in Israel, whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting. ”

Galatians 4: 4 But when the fullness of the time had come, God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the law.

2. “Christ belonged to the ideal family and lineage. (vv. 4 - 5)

3. “Christ became the firstborn Son wrapped in swaddling cloths and laid in a manger. ” (vv. 6 - 7)

“He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. 12 But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. ” John 1: 11 - 12

John 1: 12, “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name. ”

In Christ Alone By Keith Getty and Stuart Townend

Verse 1 In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song; this Cornerstone, this solid Ground, firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

What heights of love, what depths of peace, when fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my All in All, here in the love of Christ I stand.

Verse 2 In Christ alone! who took on flesh Fulness of God in helpless babe! This gift of love and righteousness Scorned by the ones He came to save:

Till on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid; Here in the death of Christ I live.

Verse 3 There in the ground His body lay Light of the world by darkness slain: Then bursting forth in glorious Day Up from the grave he rose again!

And as He stands in victory Sin's curse has lost its grip on me, For I am His and He is mine - Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

Verse 4 No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the power of Christ in me; From life's first cry to final breath. Jesus commands my destiny.

No power of hell, no scheme of man, Can ever pluck me from His hand; Till He returns or calls me home, Here in the power of Christ I'll stand.

Remembrance of Who & What

Benediction “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. ” ’ Numbers 6: 24 - 26