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Sunday, March 10, 2013
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
  
Lent 5
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Call to Worship: The Bells of Taize====
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====Opening Song====
<mp3>http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3</mp3>
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"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"
*[http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhondnra0UU&list=RDQhondnra0UU</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qhondnra0UU&list=RDQhondnra0UU Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
====Opening Song:  Bless the Lord My Soul====
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/BlessTheLord.mp3</mp3>
 
  
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
Bless the Lord, my soul
 
And Bless God's holy name
 
Bless the Lord, my soul
 
Who leads me into life
 
  
*[http://mrlocke.net/files/BlessTheLord.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
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4th Advent Sunday
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Reader 1: Today we light four candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
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Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
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All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
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[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]
  
=We Hear God's Word=
 
  
====from Psalm 90====
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====First Scripture Reading====
O Lord, you have been our refuge
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''Romans 1:1–7''
from one generation to the next.
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fqzIHhQEG0</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-fqzIHhQEG0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
Before the mountains were born
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans%201%3A1%E2%80%937&version=NLT Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
or the earth or the world brought forth,
 
you are God, without beginning or end.
 
 
You turn us back into dust.
 
To your eyes a thousand years
 
are like yesterday, come and gone,
 
no more than a watch in the night.
 
 
Make us know the shortness of our life
 
that we may gain wisdom of heart.
 
In the morning, fill us with your love;
 
we shall exult and rejoice all our days.
 
 
Show forth your work to your servants;
 
let your glory shine on their children.
 
Let the favor of the Lord be upon us.
 
  
====Song: Stay With Me====
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=We Hear God's Word=
<videoflash>LmAOcHqvS0Q</videoflash>
 
  
Stay with me
 
remain here with me.
 
Watch and pray,
 
watch and pray.
 
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmAOcHqvS0Q Click here to watch video on YouTube]
 
  
====John 12:23-32====
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====Gospel Reading====
Jesus said, “The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor. Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—Father, save me from this hour? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven, “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.
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''Matthew 1:18-25''
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkDhUDyZWs</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhkDhUDyZWsClick here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%201%3A18-25&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
 
====A Time of Silence====
 
This time is the heart of the Taize service -- please use it to meditate or reflect silently on all the prayers that have been voiced, as well as those that remain unvoiced.
 
 
  
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
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.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.  Amen.
 
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.  Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.  Amen.
  
 
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===Closing Prayer===
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"Advent Doxology"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEaBBvwxNGk</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEaBBvwxNGk Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
====Closing Song: In the Lord, I'll Be Ever Thankful====
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/InTheLord.mp3</mp3>
 
*[http://mrlocke.net/files/InTheLord.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
 
 
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In the Lord, I'll be ever thankful
 
In the Lord, I will rejoice
 
Look to God, do not be afraid
 
Lift up your voices, the Lord is near!
 
Lift up your voices, the Lord is near!
 
  
 
====Passing of the Peace====
 
====Passing of the Peace====
  
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====

Latest revision as of 17:23, 21 December 2025

Sunday, December 21, 2025

Fourth Sunday in Advent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"


Lighting of the Advent Candles

4th Advent Sunday

Reader 1: Today we light four candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.

Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.

Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.

Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.

All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.

[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]


First Scripture Reading

Romans 1:1–7

We Hear God's Word

Gospel Reading

Matthew 1:18-25

We Respond in Prayer

Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.

The Lord's Prayer

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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever. Amen.

Closing Prayer

"Advent Doxology"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation