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Sunday, November 25, 2012
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
Christ the King (Reign of Christ)
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
====Opening Thanksgiving Song====
 
 
"A Might Fortress Is Our God"
 
 
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====Opening Prayer====
 
====Opening Prayer====
Dear God
 
We give thanks for food but we also need to remember the hungry.
 
  
We are grateful for good health and we remember those who are sick.
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====First Scripture Reading====
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''Psalm 25''
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
  
We thank you for freedom and we pray for those who are still slaves.
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=We Hear God's Word=
  
Please help us to use our good fortune to serve others.
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====Lighting of the Advent Candles====
  
Amen
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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.
  
=We Hear God's Word=
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Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
====Old Testament Scripture Reflection====
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
''Psalm 132''
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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.
  
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*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=psalm%20132:%201-12&version=NIV Click here to read the passage at Biblegateway.com]
 
  
====New Testament Scripture Reflection====
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====Gospel Reading====
''Revelations 1:4b-8 ''
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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*[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelations%201:4-8&version=NIV Click here to read the passage 3:13-16 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, 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.
 
 
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===
Dear God,
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We give You thanks for our good fortune.
 
 
 
We thank You for the food that keeps us from hunger,
 
 
 
for good health care which keeps us well,
 
 
 
for homes full of loved ones and good memories.  
 
 
 
We ask that we be surrounded with Your loving care.  
 
 
 
Please here our prayers for ourselves and for others
 
 
 
and guide us in service.
 
 
 
We pray in the name of Jesus Christ.
 
 
 
Amen
 
 
 
 
=We Go in Peace=
 
=We Go in Peace=
  

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