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image: Hard Road (Road to Bethlehem), Fritz von Uhde (1890)
Preparation for Worship
Jesus, born a refugee: come among us. Jesus, friend of the poor: come among us. Jesus, lover of the outcast: come among us. Christ, food for the hungry: come among us. Christ, health of the sick: come among us. Christ, savior of the world: come among us. Jesus, bringer of good news: come among us. Jesus, hope of us all: come among us.
Celtic Advent Prayer
In The Bleak Mid Winter (Christina Rossetti, 1872) [bandcamp track=606331824 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
Silent Night (Josef Mohr, 1818) [bandcamp track=1052851432 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
What Child Is This? (William Dix, 1865) — [bandcamp track=2785177890 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
::: Creator of the Stars of Night (7th Century Latin Hymn) [bandcamp track=2507463581 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
O Come All Ye Faithful (attr. John Francis Wade, 1742) [bandcamp track=3313884876 bgcol=FFFFFF linkcol=4285BB size=venti]
Call to Worship for the Fourth Sunday in AdventIsaiah 52:8-10
The voice of Your watchmen—they lift up their voice;
together they sing for joy;
for eye to eye they see
the return of the LORD to Zion.
Break forth together into singing,
you waste places of Jerusalem,
for the LORD has comforted His people;
He has redeemed Jerusalem.
The LORD has bared His holy arm
before the eyes of all the nations,
and all the ends of the earth shall see
the salvation of our God.
Mission Update — WEPC Clothes Closet & Food Pantry
Old Testament Reading Deuteronomy 18:15-19
The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own brothers. You must listen to him. For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.” The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers; I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him. If anyone does not listen to my words that the prophet speaks in my name, I myself will call him to account.
We Confess Our Sin Together — based on Isaiah 60:1-3
“Arise, shine: for your Light has come.”
Heavenly Father, forgive us; we have lived as if the Light of the World had not overcome the darkness of our sin.
“And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”
Lord Jesus Christ, redeem us; We confess that we sought our own glory as we grew impatient for Your advent.
“For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples; but the Lord will arise upon you, and His glory will be seen upon you.”
Holy Spirit, renew us; We have often grown accustomed to darkness, and so hardened the true yearnings of our waiting hearts.
“And nations shall come to Your light, and kings to the brightness of Your rising.”
Almighty God, You came to us in the fullness of time. Draw us to live in Your presence and grace. Through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen
God Declares Our Forgiveness — Isaiah 40:1-2
“Comfort, comfort My people,” says your God. “Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned.”
Sermon — Mark 6:1-6
1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands? 3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. 4 And Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.” 5 And he could do no mighty work there, except that he laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them. 6 And he marveled because of their unbelief. And he went about among the villages teaching.
Songs of Praise
Benediction
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