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Sunday, December 6th, 2020
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Sunday, September 7, 2025
  
2nd Sunday in 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====
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKL_NJJcCRk</embedvideo>
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"Psalm 139"
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKL_NJJcCRk Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNgBx9D5guU&list=RDYNgBx9D5guU</embedvideo>
*Handel's Messiah, "Comfort Ye"
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNgBx9D5guU&list=RDYNgBx9D5guU Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
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==Opening Prayer==
  
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
====Opening Prayer====
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====First Scripture====
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"Jeremiah 18:1-11"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WZ9DOnQAMw</embedvideo>
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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]
  
=We Hear God's Word=
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====Second Scripture====
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"Philemon 1-21"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4flL75Po8M</embedvideo>
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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]
  
====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
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====Third Scripture====
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"Luke 14:25-33"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDq8woZJpa0</embedvideo>
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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]
  
2nd Advent
 
  
Reader 1: Today we light two candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
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=We Respond in Prayer=
  
Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
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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.
  
Reader 3: We seek God's peace in this time of stress.
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====The Lord's Prayer====
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Our Father who art in heaven,
  
Reader 4: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE and PEACE, bring brightness to your spirits.
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hallowed be thy name.
  
[The first and second Advent Candles are lighted]
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Thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
  
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on earth as it is in heaven. 
  
====Scripture Reading====
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Give us this day our daily bread,
''Isaiah 40:1-11''
 
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GC8yj5WpB8</embedvideo>
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GC8yj5WpB8 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+40%3A1-11&version=NIV Read the passage at biblegateway.com]
 
  
====Advent Meditation====
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and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcravEG2ATE</embedvideo>
 
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcravEG2ATE Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
  
=We Respond in Prayer=
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Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
  
====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
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for thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory forever.
Please stand when offering a prayer, so others will know you have the floor.
 
  
====The Lord's Prayer====
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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.
 
  
===Closing Prayer===
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===Closing Hymn===
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"How Deep the Father's Love for Us"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btA-G4aE2x4&list=RDbtA-G4aE2x4</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btA-G4aE2x4&list=RDbtA-G4aE2x4 Click here to watch the video at YouTube.com]
  
 
(Offered by a member of the community)
 
(Offered by a member of the community)
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
 
====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)