“Enter Into His Gates with Thanksgiving and Praise” Third Sunday of Advent December 11, 2022 ~ ~ ~ OPENING SELECTION “Taking It Back” By: Troy Sneed
ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING LITURGY** (See Insert)
CALL TO WORSHIP** “Advent Prayer: Maranatha” ALL: Leader:
Maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus, come soon. The glory of God shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together.
Response: Maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus, come soon! Leader:
Sing aloud, waste places of Jerusalem! Sing to the God who gives courage and strength.
Response: Maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus, come soon! Leader:
You who are unsure of what you believe, or whether you believe at all: Listen! You who are weighed down by thoughts of failure or feelings of grief: Listen! You whose hearts are heavy, whose problems seem insurmountable: Listen! Soon God’s salvation will come; God’s deliverance will be revealed. For a woman shall conceive and bear a son, and shall call his name Emmanuel: God with us.
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH**
THE OLD TESTAMENT READINGS
(Apostles’ Creed)
Isaiah 35:1-10
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic* church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
THE NEW TESTAMENT READING James 5:7-10
THE GOSPEL READINGS** Matthew 11:2-11 Luke 1:46b-55
MINISTRY THROUGH MUSIC “A Christmas Medley” Arr. By: William A. L. Brown, II
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ THE WORD FOR TODAY Dr. Sherry L. Daniels
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*Universal
PRAYER
INVITATION TO CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP
Dr. Sherry L. Daniels
CONGREGATIONAL SINGING** “Silent Night, Holy Night” By: Joseph Mohr/John F. Young/Franz X. Gruber Verse 1 Silent night, holy night, All is calm, all is bright Round yon Virgin Mother and Child, Holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace.
MINISTRY THROUGH TITHES AND OFFERINGS Generous God: As we bring our gifts to you this day, we acknowledge that we have been given so much by your goodness, but we have been tight-fisted and slow in giving to help others. In this Advent season of preparation, we ask you to help us live in a new way, to walk a new highway, to set ourselves on the path that leads to a closer walk with Jesus, our example and redeemer. May this be the season when he finds the highways to our hearts, prepared for his coming. In the name that is above all others. Amen. (Isaiah 35:1-10)
BLESSING AND SENDING FORTH
Verse 3 Silent night, holy night, Son of God, love’s pure light Radiant beams from Thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus, Lord at Thy birth.
Go in peace.
CLOSING SELECTION Selected
(Verse 2 omitted.)
Response: Maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus, come soon! Amen. ** Indicates to stand.
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December 11, 2022 9:00 AM