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===Sunday, December 25, 2023===
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====Sunday, January 4, 2026====
  
===Christmas Day===
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====Second Sunday After Christmas====
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
 
====Opening Song====
 
====Opening Song====
"Christmas Day by Chris Tomlin"
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"Joy to the World"
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDZNnjqpAoM</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDZNnjqpAoM Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDmIddF7DfQ&list=RDVDmIddF7DfQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
  
====We Light the Christ Candles====
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=We Hear God's Word=
Christmas Day (white)
 
  
Reader 1: Today we light four candles- the first Candle is called HOPE and it is a reminder that God's promises are true.
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====First Scripture Reading====
 
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"Jeremiah 31:7-14"
Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkHSLyv3D0</embedvideo>
 
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxkHSLyv3D0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Jeremiah%2031%3A7-14&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.
 
 
 
All Readers: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE, bring brightness to your spirits.
 
  
[The first , second, third, and fourth Advent Candles are lighted]
 
  
Tonight we also light the Christ Candle to remind us of Jesus' birth. And to remind us that HOPE, PEACE, JOY, and LOVE are God's gifts to us.
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====Second Scripture Reading====
[The white Advent Candle in the middle is lit]
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"Psalm 147:12-20"
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm%20147%3A12-20&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
=We Hear God's Word=
 
  
====First Scripture Reading====
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====Third Scripture Reading====
"Isaiah 42:1-9"
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"Ephesians 1:3-14"
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLGVWkxiPHY</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Isaiah+42%3A1-9&version=NRSVUE Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Ephesians%201%3A3-14&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
  
==== Gospel Reading====
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====Fourth Scripture Reading====
"Luke 2:1-20"
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"John 1:1-18"
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_olUsOsF3BA</embedvideo>
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2qjPDtQnk4&t=36s</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Luke+2%3A1-20&version=NRSVUE Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%201%3A1-18&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
====OpeningRejoicing Song====
 
"For Unto Us a Child is Born"
 
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UGKEWJoFCc</embedvideo>
 
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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Amen.
 
Amen.
  
===Closing Prayer Song===
 
"Lord Whose Love in Humble Service"
 
  
<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIPIyM2Qz4k</embedvideo>
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===Closing Hymn===
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIPIyM2Qz4k Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
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"Doxology"
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XsBoZniIys&list=RD-XsBoZniIys</embedvideo>
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=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=

Latest revision as of 17:12, 4 January 2026

Sunday, January 4, 2026

Second Sunday After Christmas

We Gather in God's Name

Opening Song

"Joy to the World"


We Hear God's Word

First Scripture Reading

"Jeremiah 31:7-14"


Second Scripture Reading

"Psalm 147:12-20"


Third Scripture Reading

"Ephesians 1:3-14"


Fourth Scripture Reading

"John 1:1-18"


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

"Doxology"

We Go in Peace

Passing of the Peace

Fellowship & Conversation