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Advent 2001 |
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| The First Sunday in Advent | ||
| After the candle is lit... | ||
| Leader | We light this first candle to remind us of all God's people, always preparing for Jesus to come among them. |  |
| All | He will teach us his ways, so that we may walk in his paths! | |
| Leader | Jesus says, “keep watch, because you do not know on what day your Lord will come” | |
| All | Lord, help us to be ready to serve You, to follow You and to know You, so our lives will reflect Your love. | |
| The Second Sunday in Advent | ||
| After the candles are lit... | ||
| Leader | We light this second candle to remind us of God’s word through the prophets and in the Bible, looking to the day of Jesus’ birth. |  |
| All | We believe everything that was written in the past was written to teach us, so that through endurance and the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope. | |
| Leader | May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit | |
| All | Lord, help our lives and the whole the earth to be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea! | |
| The Third Sunday in Advent | ||
| After the candles are lit... | ||
| Leader | ?We light this third candle to remind us of John the Baptist, prophet of the most high God who prepared the way for Jesus to come |  |
| All | But how will we know? What does the Scripture say? | |
| Leader | The Lord says, “I will send my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you” | |
| All | Lord, help us to be patient and stand firm, because the Lord’s coming is near! | |
| The Fourth Sunday in Advent | ||
| After the candles are lit... | ||
| Leader | ?We light this fourth candle to remind us of Jesus’ mother, Mary, and earthly father, Joseph, who believed God’s promise, “Mary will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus.” |  |
| All | May our hearts, too, praise the Lord and rejoice in God as our Saviour | |
| Leader | But the promise goes further, “what is conceived in Mary is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.” | |
| All | Lord, help us to believe that you can great things through people like us, too. Fill us with your Holy Spirit, assure us of you love and strengthen us in your service | |
| Christmas Day | ||
| After the candles are lit... | ||
| Leader | We light this fifth candle to remind us of Jesus, the living word sent down to the earth! |  |
| All | How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation! | |
| Leader | For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. | |
| All | And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace! | |
| Leader | The people walking in darkness have seen a great light - Jesus the Light of the world | |
| All | The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has never put it out! | |
| Leader | The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. | |
| All | We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son who came from the Father, full of grace and truth! Praise the Lord! | |
| The material is
designed to work equally well with following the traditional Advent
pattern recalling aspects of Advent preparation, with the Revised
Common Lectionary readings for “Year
A” and the 2001 Scripture Union SALT
notes themes.
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David Miller
/Anlaby Park Methodist Church
, November 2001. All Rights Reserved. There is no fee for reproducing
this
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