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Sunday, December 16th, 2012
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Sunday, December 14, 2025
  
3nd Sunday in Advent
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3rd Sunday in Advent
  
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
 
=We Gather in God's Name=
  
====Opening Sentences====
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====Opening Prayer====
  
Leader: I will praise you, Lord.  Although you were angry with me, your anger has turned away and you have comforted me.
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====First Scripture Reading====
 
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''Psalm 25''
'''People: Surely God is my salvation; I will trust and not be afraid.  The Lord, the Lord himself, is my strength and my defense; he has become my salvation.'''
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Leader: With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.
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*[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalm+25 Click here to read the passage at BibleGateway.com]
 
 
'''People: Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name; make known among the nations what he has done, and proclaim that his name is exalted.'''
 
 
 
Leader: Sing to the Lord, for he has done glorious things; let this be known to all the world.
 
 
 
'''All: Shout aloud and sing for joy, people of Zion, for great is the Holy One of Israel among you.'''
 
 
 
====Opening Video====
 
 
 
''Oh come oh Come, Emmanuel''
 
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=We Hear God's Word=
 
=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.
 
Reader 2: The second Candle is called PEACE, God's gentle loving peace for our lives.
  
Reader 1:
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Reader 3: The third Candle is called JOY, because of God's absolute presence in our lives.
  
Reader 2: We seek God's peace in this time of stress.
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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.
  
Reader 3: Come, all is ready. Let the light of this these candles, called HOPE and PEACE, bring brightness to your spirits.
 
  
====Advent Meditations====
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====Gospel Reading====
"es ist ein rose entsprung"
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''Luke 3:1-20''
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"watchman tell us of the night"
 
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=We Respond in Prayer=
 
=We Respond in Prayer=
  
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===Closing Prayer===
 
===Closing Prayer===
 
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=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