Second Sunday of Advent

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                                    December 9, 2012

 

*Those who are able are invited to stand

 

Gathering                                            “O Morning Star”                                             F. Ritter

Welcome and Announcements

 

*Choral Introit                                   “Alleluia, Noel!”                                              J. North                                      

*Invocation

Traveling Ancient One

Who caravanned the desert sands with Abraham and Sarah,

Who walked with Peter and Mary Magdalene,

Who sailed with Paul and Priscilla:

Travel with us this Advent Morning.

Guide us through the wilderness of our minds to focus on you.

Bring the mountains of our egos and the valleys of our depression to level land.

Straighten our belief so that our actions might smooth out rough roads.

Help us, today, to see the salvation of God we pray

Through the Messiah you sent and are sending still, Amen.

 

*Hymn                                        “Blessed Be the God of Israel”                                  #209

*Opening Prayer     

 

Lighting of the Advent Candle                                                      Eric and Emily Van Epps

 

Anthem                                               “The Angel’s Song”                                                Choir

 

Scripture                                                 Malachi 3:1-4

Children’s Sermon

 

Scripture                                                     Luke 3:1-6

Sermon

 

Prayer Hymn                                           “I Surrender All”                                               #354

Silent Prayer / Pastoral Prayer / 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 trespasses

 as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from

evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever.  Amen.

 

Offering our Gifts and Tithes

Offertory                                                 “One Holy Light”                                                    M. Shea

*Doxology                           “Angels We Have Heard on High” (REFRAIN)               #238

*Offering Prayer

Great God of the mountains and the valleys, we make this journey of Advent,

confident of the coming of the Messiah; and in that confidence, we often have

ignored the call to repentance. We have rushed to the stable and manger scene

 and have turned our backs on the real work of change in our lives and

transformation in our world, making mountains low and valleys high, and

making the love made flesh in Jesus accessible to all and not just to a few. As

we give our gifts this morning, may they do the work of kingdom construction.

May the work of renovation begin in our hearts, that "all flesh shall see the

salvation of God." In the name of Christ, we pray, AMEN.

 

*Hymn                                                    “We Are Called”                                                #2172

                                                             in The Faith We Sing

*Benediction

*Final Chorus                                            “He Is Lord”                                                      #177

 

 Postlude                               “Hosanna Now Through Advent”                       D. Busarow