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Sunday, July 29, 2012
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Time of the Church 5
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Call to Worship: The Bells of Taize====
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====Opening Prayer====
<mp3>http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3</mp3>
 
*[http://www.taize.fr/IMG/mp3/bells.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
 
  
====Opening Song:  Wait for the Lord====
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====First Scripture Reading====
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/WaitfortheLord.mp3 </mp3>
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''Psalm 25''
 
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B2NKgjE-Zw0 Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
Wait for the Lord, whose day is near
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
Wait for the Lord, keep watch, take heart!
 
 
 
*[http://mrlocke.net/files/WaitfortheLord.mp3  Click here for link to mp3]
 
  
 
=We Hear God's Word=
 
=We Hear God's Word=
  
====from Psalm 34====
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
I will bless the Lord at all times,
 
God’s praise always on my lips;
 
in the Lord my soul shall make its boast.
 
The humble shall hear and be glad.
 
 
Glorify the Lord with me.
 
Together let us praise God’s name.
 
I sought the Lord and was heard;
 
from all my terrors set free.
 
 
Look towards God and be radiant;
 
let your faces not be abashed.
 
When the poor cry out the Lord hears them
 
and rescues them from all their distress.
 
 
Taste and see that the Lord is good.
 
They are happy who seek refuge in God.
 
  
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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.
  
====Song: Stay With Me====
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
<videoflash>LmAOcHqvS0Q</videoflash>
 
  
Stay with me
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
remain here with me.
 
Watch and pray,  
 
watch and pray.
 
 
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmAOcHqvS0Q Click here to watch video on YouTube]
 
  
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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.
  
====Matthew 13:44-46====
 
Jesus said, “The kingdom of heaven is like treasure hidden in a field, which someone found and hid; then in his joy he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field. Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant in search of fine pearls; on finding one pearl of great value, he went and sold all that he had and bought it.”
 
  
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====Gospel Reading====
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omdRd6XGptQ Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
  
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
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====Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession====
 
====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.
 
 
====A Time of Silence====
 
This time is the heart of the Taize service -- please use it to meditate or reflect silently on all the prayers that have been voiced, as well as those that remain unvoiced.
 
 
  
 
====The Lord's Prayer====
 
====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.
 
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.
  
 
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===Closing Prayer===
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<embedvideo service="youtube">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A</embedvideo>
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PD9KLA4qz3A Click here to view the video at YouTube.com]
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
====Closing Song: The Kingdom of God====
 
<mp3>http://mrlocke.net/files/TheKingdomofGod.mp3</mp3>
 
*[http://mrlocke.net/files/TheKingdomofGod.mp3 Click here for link to mp3]
 
 
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The Kingdom of God is justice and peace
 
And joy in the holy spirit
 
Come, Lord, and open in us
 
The gates of your kingdom.
 
  
 
====Passing of the Peace====
 
====Passing of the Peace====
  
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====
 
====Fellowship & Conversation====

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