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Sunday, December 23, 2018
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
 
 
Fourth Sunday of Advent
 
  
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The Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Music====
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====Opening Hymn====
''Oh Come, Oh Come Emmanuel"
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"Psalm 139"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNgBx9D5guU&list=RDYNgBx9D5guU</embedvideo>
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qCrOVw3klDk Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNgBx9D5guU&list=RDYNgBx9D5guU Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
====Opening Prayer====
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==Opening Prayer==
  
====Lighting the Advent Candle====
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
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.
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====First Scripture====
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"Jeremiah 18:1-11"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZ9DOnQAMw Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2018%3A1-11&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
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====Second Scripture====
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"Philemon 1-21"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4flL75Po8M Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Philemon%201-21&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
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====Third Scripture====
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"Luke 14:25-33"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDq8woZJpa0  Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke%2014%3A25-33&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
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]
 
 
 
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
 
====1st Scripture Reading====
 
"Micah 5:2-5a and Matthew 2:1-12"
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s_xn2O3axs Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Micah+5%3A2-5a&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+2%3A1-12&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
 
====2nd Scripture Reading====
 
"Luke 1:46b-55"
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-r4kZaiPzU Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A46b-55&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
 
====3rd Scripture Reading====
 
"Luke 1:39-45"
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSy8AUCi2qQ) Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+1%3A39-45&version=NIV Click here to read the scripture passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.  
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Our Father who art in heaven,  
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hallowed be thy name.
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
  
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.   
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on earth as it is in heaven.   
  
 
Give us this day our daily bread,  
 
Give us this day our daily bread,  
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
 
Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,  
  
for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.  
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
  
 
Amen.
 
Amen.
  
===Closing Prayer===
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===Closing Hymn===
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"How Deep the Father's Love for Us"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btA-G4aE2x4&list=RDbtA-G4aE2x4 Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
=We Go in Peace=
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(Offered by a member of the community)
====Passing of the Peace====
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====
 

Latest revision as of 14:14, 7 September 2025

Sunday, September 7, 2025

The Twenty-Third Sunday In Ordinary Time

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Hymn

"Psalm 139"

Opening Prayer

We Hear God's Word

First Scripture

"Jeremiah 18:1-11"

Second Scripture

"Philemon 1-21"

Third Scripture

"Luke 14:25-33"


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 Hymn

"How Deep the Father's Love for Us"

(Offered by a member of the community)