Second Sunday of Advent - December 6, 2020

Welcome and Announcements                                                                     Cassie Evans

 

Prelude                                         “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly”                      arr. John Leavitt

                                                 

Choral Call to Worship       “Let Every Heart Prepare Him Room”           Susan Callaway

                      Cassie Evans, Robert McWilliams, Janet McEowen, Eric Markinson

                            

Call to Worship                                                                                              Cassie Evans 

Days are getting darker.

Who will come to give us light?

The voice of the prophet cries in the wilderness of our lives!

Is this prophet the One who brings the light?

 

This prophet brings witness to the Light, which is coming for all people.

Praise be to God who has heard our cries. AMEN.

  

Lighting of the Advent Candle                                                                 Petersen Family

  

Hymn                                   “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”                             UMH 211

O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom captive Israel
that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.

Refrain: Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel.

2 O come, O Wisdom from on high, who ordered all things far and nigh;
to us the path of knowledge show and cause us in her ways to go. Refrain

3 O come, O come, great Lord of might, who to your tribes on Sinai's height
in ancient times once gave the law in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain

4 O come, Root of Jesse's tree, an ensign of thy people be; 
before thee rulers silent fall; all peoples on thy mercy call Refrain

 

Advent Message of Love                                                                              The Ware Family

 

Stewardship Moment                                                                                  Christian Watkins

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Scripture                                              Mark 1: 1-8                                           Cassie Evans

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Sermon                                         “Preparing the Way”                              Jonathan Grace

 

Electronic Offering                                                                                       Adam White

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Offertory                                “His Name Shall Be Called Peace”                    John Purifoy 

Doxology      

Electronic Offertory Prayer                                                                          Adam White                                        

Prayers of the People                                                       Adam White 

Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name.

Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses,

As we forgive those that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation,

But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, forever, Amen.

 

Birthdays                                                                                                    Jonathan Grace

Paul Welch                                   12-7

Miranda Prater                              12-9

Marcie Claxton                            12-10

John Gill                                     12-11

 

Benediction and Words of Assurance                                                         Jonathan Grace

 

Postlude: “O Lord, How Shall I Meet Thee” arr. Paul Manz