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=Sunday, June 5, 2022=
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Sunday, December 21, 2025
  
=The Day of Pentecost=
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Fourth Sunday in Advent
  
==We Gather in God's Name==
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=We Gather in God's Name=
  
===Call to worship (based on Acts 2:1-4) ===
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====Opening Song====
All together in one place;
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"Oh Come Oh Come Emmanuel"
they heard the rush of a violent wind;
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it filled the entire house.  
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Divided tongues, as of fire,
 
appeared and rested on each of them;
 
they were filled with the Holy Spirit.
 
Amen.
 
  
  
===Opening Prayer===
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
Spirit of God, we build walls and barriers. We assume and
 
stereotype. We devalue difference and stick with what is
 
known and familiar. Forgive our lack of courage. Embolden us
 
to cross boundaries of difference. Fill us with your Holy Spirit
 
that gathers us together and calls us to community. Amen.
 
  
==We Hear God's Word==
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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.
  
===First Scripture Reading===
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
"Acts 2:1-21"
 
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+2%3A1-21&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
  
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
===Second Scripture Reflection===
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Reader 4: The fourth Candle is called LOVE, because of God's great love for us.
"Psalm 104:24-34, 35b"
 
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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.
  
===Third Scripture Reflection===
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[The first , second (purple), third (pink), and fourth (purple) Advent Candles are lighted]
"Romans 8:14-17"
 
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===Fourth Scripture Reflection===
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====First Scripture Reading====
"John 14:8-17 (25-27)"
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''Romans 1:1–7''
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
==We Respond in Prayer==
 
  
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====Gospel Reading====
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''Matthew 1:18-25''
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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]
  
===Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession===
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=We Respond in Prayer=
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====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.
  
 
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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.
 
  
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
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"Advent Doxology"
God who gathers us, on this Pentecost Sunday, in this season
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of the Spirit and summer, as the days grow humid and the
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sun blazes hot, grant us a cool breeze of relief and the
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=We Go in Peace=
patience of a planted seed. May we grow in faithfulness in
 
the dark, rich soil of Word and worship. May the timing of our
 
growth coincide with your created order. May we bloom in
 
righteousness as the sun rises high and the crops grow tall.  
 
 
 
Peaceful Spirit, in this season of war and violence, as bombs
 
fall on the innocent, grocery shoppers are gunned down,
 
children run for their lives, and refugees flee their homes in
 
search of safe haven, save us from evil and free us from our
 
addiction to violence and weapons of destruction. Bend the
 
arc of the universe towards justice. Inspire us with courage
 
to resist the evil of racism, to proclaim your inclusive love, to  
 
root out the enemies of righteousness, to persist for peace.  
 
 
 
Open our hearts and minds by the power of your Spirit, Holy
 
God, that we might hear and receive the message you intend
 
for us today. Amen.
 
 
 
==We Go in Peace==
 
  
 
====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