November 29th: First Sunday In Advent
“It is Advent: a time of coming, at season of watching. When God is ready, God will come. Watch, then, for we know not when God comes. Watch, that we may be found whenever and wherever God comes.”
+Prelude
Choral Call to Worship “Advent Gathering”
The Prophecy of Isaiah for This Day: 9:2-7 Fred and Mary Drumheller
*Proclamation of Praise
Leader: ‘Tis Advent.
Choir: O come, O come, Emmanuel.
Leader: It is time to be on our way once more
to see this thing that the Lord has made known to us;
Choir: And ransom captive Israel.
People: It is time to ponder in our hearts God’s Gift of gifts;
Choir: That mourns in lonely exile here.
Leader: Time to look longingly for the appearance-again of the Christmas star;
Choir: Until the Son of God appear.
People: Time to listen for the brush of angel wings.
Choir: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
Leader: To Bethlehem, then, there to find our kneeling places.
All: Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!
*Prayer of Invocation and the Lord’s Prayer (page 16 in the hymnbook)
*Hymn No. 2 “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus” Time With the Children/Lighting the Advent Candle
+Welcome and Announcements Anthem “Springs In The Desert”
Prayer of the First Sunday in Advent
Choral Response “Creator of the Stars of Night”
Thanksgiving of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
*Doxology (page 23 in the hymnbook)
Choir Women: Angels, we have heard on high
Singing sweetly o’er the plains,
Choir Men: And the mountains in reply,
Echoing their joyous strains.
All: Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
*Prayer of Dedication*Hymn (Insert) “Watchman, Tell Us of the Night” Scripture:
Luke 2:8-12
Leader: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God! Sermon: “It’s A Box” *Presentation of Our
2010 Financial Commitments/ “We Give Thee But Thine Own” Hymn No. 428
*Prayer of Commitment *Hymn (Insert) “Infant Lowly, Infant Holy”
*Benediction
*Choral Response “God of All People”
*Postlude
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