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Zoom Service December 7, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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December 7, 2025
Acton Community Presbyterian Church
P.O. Box 177, 32142 Crown Valley Rd, Acton, CA 93510 Message: 661-208-8032 www.actonpc.org
1888 – 2024 Celebrating Heritage and Sharing Hope
“The ninth commandment requires the maintaining and promoting of truth between man and man, and of our own and our neighbor’s good name, especially in witness-bearing.” — Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.77
WELCOME, ANNOUNCMENTS, GUESTS AND SPECIAL DAYS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,
People: I cried to you for help, and you have healed me.
Leader: You have brought up my soul from Sheol;
People: You restored my life from among those who go down to the pit.
Leader: Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints!
People: For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime.
Leader: Weeping may tarry for the night, People: But joy comes with the morning!
OPENING HYMN #132 Angels We Have Heard On High, Brown Hymnal
1 Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains.
Refrain: Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.
2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be, Which inspire your heav'nly song? [Refrain]
3 Come to Bethlehem, and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the new-born King. [Refrain]
4 See within a manger laid Jesus, Lord of heav'n and earth!
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, With us sing our Savior's birth. [Refrain]
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH: The Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 43
Q. What is the aim of the ninth commandment?
A. That I never give false testimony against anyone, twist no one’s words, not gossip or slander, nor join in condemning anyone rashly. Rather, in court and everywhere else, I should avoid lying and deceit of every kind; these are the very devices the devil uses, and they would call down on me God’s intense wrath.
I should love the truth, speak it candidly, and openly acknowledge it. And I should do what I can to guard and advance my neighbor’s good name.
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
God of glory, you sent Jesus among us as the light of the world, to reveal your love for us, and to redeem us as a people who walk in your light. But we have obscured the glory of your presence within us by sinning in thought, word, and deed. We have often chosen to walk in the darkness rather than in your light. In your mercy, fill us again with your Spirit, that, forgiven and renewed, we may fall down and worship you, showing forth the glory that shines in the face of Jesus Christ. Amen.
SILENT CONFESSION PRAYERS FOR GOD’S PEOPLE
Old Testament Reading – Exodus 20:1-2, 16, Page 66
Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 16 You shall not bear false witness against your neighbour. The Word of the Lord, Thanks Be To God
New Testament Reading – Ephesians 4:25, Page 194
So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbours,
for we are members of one another.
The Word of the Lord, Thanks Be To God
SERMON : " Living as People of Truth”
MOMENT OF WITNESS: Rev. Daniel Peterson
CALL FOR OFFERING–Congregation sings Doxology - Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav'nly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost
HYMN #123 - O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Brown Hymnal
1 O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear.
Refrain Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel!
2 O come, thou Day-spring, come and cheer Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death's dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain]
3 O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show And cause us in her ways to go. [Refrain]
4 O come, Desire of nations, bind All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease, Fill all the world with heaven's peace. [Refrain]
HOLY COMMUNION
CLOSING HYMN #128 - It Came Upon the Midnight Clear. Brown Hymnal
1 It came upon the midnight clear, That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth To touch their harps of gold;
"Peace on the earth, good-will to men, From heav'n's all-gracious King!"
The world in solemn stillness lay To hear the angels sing.
2 Still thru the cloven skies they come With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heav'nly music floats O'er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains They bend on hov'ring wing,
And ever o'er its Babel sounds The blessed angels sing.
3 And ye, beneath life's crushing load, Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way With painful steps and slow,
Look now! for glad and golden hours Come swiftly on the wing:
O rest beside the weary road And hear the angels sing.
4 For lo, the days are hast'ning on, By prophets seen of old,
When with the ever-circling years Shall come the time foretold,
When the new heav'n and earth shall own The Prince of Peace their King,
And the whole world give back the song Which now the angels sing.
BENEDICTION – The Lord Be With You
Congregation sings
God be with you till we meet again, By his counsels guide, uphold you, With his sheep securely fold you God be with you till we meet again.
**Offerings 1. May be deposited in the Offering Box by the Narthex.
2. Processed through “E-Give” online at actonpc.org
3. Send a check to Acton Presbyterian Church P.O. Box 177 Acton, Ca. 93510
ANNOUNCMENTS
FOOD PANTRY
Don’t forget the Food Pantry - donations may be left in the basket located in the Church Narthex or in the Hall. Below is an example of items needed.
Canned tomatoes, Peanut Butter, Mac ‘n’ Cheese, Canned meat or beans
Canned soup, Canned fruit or vegetables, Cereal, Dried beans or rice, Pasta
Diapers, Deodorant, Shampoo and Bar Soap, Toothbrush and toothpaste
