GREETING AND
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE............................................. “A
SACRED REFLECTION”1.................. ARR.
BY DAVID LASKY
INTROIT.......................................................... “MAKE
WAY”1......................................... CHANCEL
CHOIR
OPENING
TIME OF CENTERING PRAYER
Wait for the Lord, whose day is near. Wait for the Lord: keep watch, take heart.
Leader: Children of God, pay attention! The days are coming when God’s peace
will reign and all creation
will flourish under Christ’s gracious leadership.
People: The days are surely coming!
Leader: Friends of Jesus, prepare your hearts! The days are coming and are already
Leader: Sibling in Christ, be alert and listen! God has come near to build the
kingdom on the earth here and
now. Will you join Christ in this work?
All: The days are surely coming and are
already here! We come to prepare
our hearts to pay attention,
to listen, and to follow God’s call to join
with Christ in building the
kingdom of earth as it is in heaven. AMEN.
**HYMN #211 (UMH)................................................................................... “O
COME, O COME EMMANUEL”
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH
God of all expectations, we praise you for surely-coming days when you will bring
Shalom: love, peace, health, and well-being for the people who walk in darkness.
We await with assurance the surely-coming days when diseases are cured, when every
weapon is beaten into tools for rebuilding, when every child has the opportunity to
develop God-given gifts, and when every adult sees every child as a gift from God. We
desire, O God, surely-coming days when no city fears hurricanes, no country fears
another, and no person fears annihilation. We thank you for the surely-coming days
when it is recognized that all people are of sacred worth. We thank you for our hope
and for your surely-coming days. In the name of Christ who has come and will come
again. AMEN.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, his name is called Emmanuel. God with us, revealed in
us,
his name is called Emmanuel.
SERMON......................................................... “EN
GARDE”........................................ REV.
ERIC WARNER
**RESPONSE #3048
(W&S)............................................. “VIEW
THE PRESENT THROUGH THE PROMISE”
PRAYER CONCERNS/PASTORAL PRAYER
I cast all my cares
upon you, I lay all of my burdens down at your feet,
and anytime that I
don't know what to do, I will cast all my cares upon you.
CALL
TO OFFERING
OFFERTORY
**DOXOLOGY #95 (UMH)..................................... “PRAISE
GOD, FROM WHOM ALL BLESSINGS FLOW”
Praise God, from whom
all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all
creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye
heav'nly host;
Praise Father, Son,
and Holy Ghost.
Amen.
**OFFERTORY PRAYER
APOSTLES’
CREED AND INVITATION TO HOLY COMMUNION (UMH PAGE 7-8)
GREAT
THANKSGIVING (UMH PAGE 15)
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.
Holy Communion will be served at the chancel rail this morning. At the direction of the
ushers, you will be invited forward. You may kneel or stand at the kneelers. You will then
receive a piece of bread from a communion server. After eating the bread, you will receive
the juice and after drinking the juice, you will be dismissed by the pastor to return to your
seat. If you are unable to come forward for Holy Communion servers will serve you in
your seat.
PRAYER
AFTER RECEIVING
**HYMN #251 (UMH)............................................................................... “GO,
TELL IT ON THE MOUNTAIN”
**CHORAL BENEDICTION...... “GOD BE WITH YOU TILL WE MEET AGAIN”1.......... CHANCEL CHOIR
Bind us together, Lord, bind us together with cords
that cannot be broken.
Bind us together, Lord, bind us together, bind us
together in love.
POSTLUDE......................................... “I
WONDER AS I WANDER”1................... ARR.
BY MARK HAYES
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**Indicates the
congregation should stand if able
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