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PRELUDE – Dustin Tatro, Organ
WELCOME & OPENING PRAYER Rev. Steve Patterson
HYMN UMH 185 “When Morning Guilds the Skies”
ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING the Samuels Family
RESPONSE UMH 211 v1 “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Claudia Anderson
PASSING THE PEACE
MORNING PRAYER Dr. John
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THE LORD’S PRAYER
ANTHEM “Gesù Bambino” arr Stephen Decsare; Emily Amthauer & Bill Harden, Bassoon
SCRIPTURE & SERMON Rev. Steve
Promises of God: Hope
Luke 1:26-38 –
It was a tough situation for Mary and under similar circumstances, most of us would have asked the Lord to find someone else to do this job. But not Mary. Her answer to the angel was a model of real faith and real hope. Like Isaiah before her, she said, “Here am I. I am the Lord’s servant,” she said. “Let it be to me according to your word.” In Mary, we see powerful portraits of Christian hope painted with three bold strokes.
1). Mary Heard God’s Voice
2). Mary Obeyed God’s Will
3). Mary Trusted God’s Power
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH UMH 881 “Apostles’ Creed” – Rev. Steve
OFFERTORY PRAYER Dr. John
OFFERTORY RESPONSE HYMN UMH 214 “Savior of the Nations, Come”
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BENEDICTION Rev. Steve
POSTLUDE -Jeanine Wheeler, Piano