Good News
Third
Sunday of Advent
December 14, 2014
*Those that are able are invited to stand
Welcome and Announcements
- Gathering into worship -
Visual Call to Worship The
News: O Come Emmanuel
Opening Scripture Isaiah
61:1-4, 8-11
*Opening Hymn “Hail
to the Lord’s Anointed” #203
*Opening Prayer
Light of the world, you greet us this
morning with new possibilities.
Shine brightly, we pray, until we see
into the dark places of this world, and into the dark places of our own lives.
We want to follow you in paths of
justice, speak up with you for liberty, and bend with you toward the
brokenhearted, even the broken places within ourselves.
Today we trade in our faint spirits for
your mantle of praise- and with our whole beings we will rejoice in you. Amen.
*Chorus “Emmanuel, Emmanuel” #204
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, his name is called
Emmanuel.
God with us, revealed in us, his name is
called Emmanuel.
Anthem “A Christmas Madrigal” Choir
- Offering
our prayers -
(You are invited to share your prayer concerns
with the congregation by writing them on the
Prayer Request cards in the pews and
placing them in the offering plate.)
Prayer Hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
(verses 1-4) #211
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.
- Becoming the church through the word –
Advent Wreath Meditation
Children’s Sermon
Scripture John 1:6-8, 19-28
Prayer of Illumination
Holy One, giver of life and light, as your
word is read and proclaimed, illumine our hearts and minds, that by the power
of the Holy Spirit, our lives may reflect God’s glory. Amen.
Sermon
- Sharing our blessings -
Offering Our Gifts and Tithes
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*Doxology “Angels
We Have Heard on High” (Refrain) #238
Gloria, in excelsis
Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis
Deo!
*Offering Prayer
Gracious God, you work miracles. Nothing
can hinder your purposes. Your love shines forth in your living Word. We pray
that the world will reflect your Word. Use these offerings to create small
miracles of transformation in our communities. We pray through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
- Taking the Word to the World -
*Closing Hymn “I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light” #206
*Benediction
*Chorus “I Want
to Walk as a Child of the Light” (Refrain) #206
In
him there is no darkness at all. The night and the day are both alike.
The
Lamb is the light of the city of God. Shine in my heart, Lord Jesus.
Postlude