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We Gather as the
Body of Christ
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PRELUDE Mindi Hu
WELCOME Pastor Sungmin
ANNOUNCEMENTS MaryAnn Rees
CALL TO WORSHIP (responsive reading)
MaryAnn Rees
Children of God, prepare the way! The Word of God is coming!
We come to listen and receive God’s Word among us.
Children of God, the prophets call to us now and from generations past, urging us to prepare and refine our hearts for the coming of the Word of God. Are you listening?
We come to listen and prepare to receive God’s Word among us.
Children of God, this is the mark of our preparation: that passion for God’s Word would burn within us, cleansing us and renewing us to reflect God’s love throughout the world.
May God ignite our passion for God’s Word that has come among us as we listen, prepare, and receive all that God has for us today. Amen.
*(Written by Dr. Lisa Hancock, Discipleship Ministries, June 2024.)*
PRAISES
Welcome
Worship & Song Hymnal #3152
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God Almighty, We Are Waiting
Worship & Song Hymnal #3047
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Take Time to Be Holy
UMC Hymnal #395 (vs. 1, 3-4)
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LIGHTING THE SECOND ADVENT CANDLE
Steve Kolvek & Alli Ray
Congregation: In a world driven by a passion to maintain the status quo, we choose to live with a passion for God’s peace, to listen to those who call us to righteousness, and to submit ourselves to God’s grace, that we might be refined and purified until we reflect God’s love throughout the earth.
HYMN Light the Advent Candle
The Faith We Sing Hymnal #2090 vs. 2
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OUR PRAYERS Pastor Sungmin
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SCRIPTURE
Luke 3: 1-6 NRSVUE MaryAnn Rees
CHILDREN’S TIME with Pastor Sungmin
LORD’S PRAYER
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We Attend to the Word
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INVITATION to the OFFERING
​Pastor Sungmin
Called to live in hope, let us share
the blessings we have so richly
received from God.
OFFERTORY
O Come, All Ye Faithful Choir
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
UMC Hymnal #94
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PRAYER of GRATITUDE – Unison
Pastor Sungmin
Loving God, in this Advent season, we bring our offerings with hearts open to your call. Just as John the Baptist prepared the way for Jesus, may our gifts help prepare the way for your kingdom. Use these offerings to bring hope, justice, and transformation. Help us to look beyond the surface, to see your work in surprising places and people. Bless our giving, that it may shine with the presence of Emmanuel. In Christ’s name, we pray. Amen
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SCRIPTURE Malachi 3: 1-4
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​SERMON
Prepare the Way
Pastor Sungmin​​​
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We Are Sent in Ministry
to the World
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HYMN Blessed Be the God of Israel
UMC Hymnal #209
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DISMISSAL with BLESSING
Pastor Sungmin
POSTLUDE Mindi Hu
* Worship Liturgy is taken from
Discipleship Ministries​