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Sunday, June 2, 2013
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
The Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Responsive Greeting based on Psalm 46====
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====Opening Prayer====
  
Leader: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Psalm 25''
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
'''People:  Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea;'''
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
Leader:  though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. 
 
 
 
'''People:  Selah'''
 
  
Leader:  There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High.
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
'''People: God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns.'''
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Reader 1: Today we light three candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
  
Leader:   The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts.  
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
'''People:   The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.'''
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
Leader: Selah
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Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, and JOY, bring brightness to your spirits.
  
'''People: Come, behold the works of the LORD; see what desolations he has brought on the earth.'''
 
  
Leader:  He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire.
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====Gospel Reading====
 
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''Luke 3:1-20''
'''People:  “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.”'''
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Leader:  The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge.
 
 
 
All:    Selah
 
 
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
 
====1st Scripture Reading====
 
"Elijah and the Prophets of Baal - 1 Kings 18:20-39"
 
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====2nd Scripture Reading====
 
"Jesus Heals the Centurian's Servant - Luke 7"
 
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
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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.
 
 
 
===Doxology===
 
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
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Dear God
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Thank you for hearing our prayers,
 
 
 
For making us feel closer to you,
 
 
 
For making us feel closer to the needs of our neighbors,
 
 
 
For encouraging us to love one another as you love us.
 
 
 
Amen
 
 
 
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  

Latest revision as of 17:23, 14 December 2025

Sunday, December 14, 2025

3rd Sunday in Advent

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Prayer

First Scripture Reading

Psalm 25

We Hear God's Word

Lighting of the Advent Candles

Reader 1: Today we light three 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: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, and JOY, bring brightness to your spirits.


Gospel Reading

Luke 3:1-20

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

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation