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Sunday, May 3, 2015
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Fifth Sunday of Easter
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
 
====Opening Prayer====
 
====Opening Prayer====
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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]
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Old Testament Lesson====
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
Psalm 22
 
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+22 Click here to read the verses on BibleGateway]
 
  
====New Testament Lesson====
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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.
1 John 4:7-8
 
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=We Respond in Prayer=
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
  
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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.
  
====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.
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====Gospel Reading====
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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Give us this day our daily bread,
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=We Respond in Prayer=
  
and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
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Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
  
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
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====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.
for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.   
 
 
 
Amen.
 
 
 
====Closing Prayer====
 
  
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===Closing Prayer===
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=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