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We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the First Sunday of Christmastide! We will be reading from Philippians 2:5-11. Pastor Ben’s message is titled, “The Mind of Christ”.

“From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” (Celebrating Grace, #128)
Leader: From heaven above to earth I come
People: To bring good news to every home;
Leader: Glad tidings of great joy I bring,
People: Of which I now will say and sing.
Leader: “To you this night is born a Child of Mary,
People: Chosen mother mild;
Leader: This little Child of lowly birth
People: Shall be the joy of all the earth.”
Leader: Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
People: Make now a bed, soft, undefiled
Leader: Within my heart, a quiet place,
People: A holy chamber for Your grace.
Leader: All glory be to God in heaven,
People: Who unto us His Son has given.
Leader: While angels sing with tender mirth,
People: A glad new year to all the earth.

Questions for Further Reflection:
Some scholars think Paul is quoting an ancient Christian hymn here.
What things did the hymn writer want folks to know about Jesus?
If you were to write a hymn about Jesus, what would you want to sing about?

Lighting the Christ Candle
Leader: Tonight is the night!
People: It’s finally here!
Leader: Tonight is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.
People: It’s been a long time coming.
Leader: The prophets sang and spoke of his coming.
People: They cast a vision of God’s glorious kingdom.
Leader: They saw a day when the sick would be healed.
People: A day when those who had been bent down would rise.
Leader: Jesus Christ, the light of the world has come.
People: He has illuminated the world once again.
Leader: May all God’s people rejoice!
People: May all God’s creation cry out!
Leader: May this light shine in our hearts forever.
People: May we carry this light to our neighbors.

May God bless each and every one
of you with a joyous and very
Merry Christmas!!!

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Today we light the Candle of Love. We will be reading from

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Today we light the Candle of Love. We will be reading from Psalm 89:1-4, 19-29. Pastor Ben’s message is titled, “The Men After God’s Own Heart“.

Lighting the Candle of Love
Leader: We know the love of God is great,
People: Greater than anything we could imagine.
Leader: It spans continents,
People: It perseveres through eternity.
Leader: But two thousand years ago,
People: Everything changed.
Leader: God took on flesh.
People: God came to walk among the people.
Leader: And so we know God loves us,
People: Because God came and lived among us.
Leader: May we feel the love of Christ this Advent.
People: May we make his love known to others.

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Today we light the Candle of Joy. We will be reading from Luke 1:46-55. Pastor Ben’s message is titled, “God’s Promise”.

Lighting the Candle of Peace
Leader: During this season of Advent,
People: We await the coming of our Savior.
Leader: We feel the abundant joy of the season,
People: Our cups run over!
Leader: For though we have wandered in darkness,
People: We know a great light is coming.
Leader: We remember God’s promises,
People: That through Christ we are saved.
Leader: We know that God walks among us,
People: And that makes our joy complete.
Leader: May the joy of Christ’s birth abide in us,
People: May we share that joy with all we meet.

Questions for Further Reflection:
Mary recognizes the wonderful things God has promised to her people.
What makes those promises so joyful?
What makes her faith so compelling?

We look forward to sharing in Worship with you on this Sunday, the Second of Advent. We will be reading from Psalm 85:1-2, 8-12. Today, Pastor Benjamin Wines brings the sermon titled, “Kiss of Peace”.

It Came upon the Midnight Clear

It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
“Peace on the earth, good will to men,”
From heaven’s all gracious King.
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife,
People: The world has suffered long,
Leader: Beneath the angel strain have rolled,
People: Two thousand years of wrong;
Leader: And man, at war with man, hears not,
People: The love song which they bring:
Leader: O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!

Questions for Further Reflection:

This is the Sunday of Peace. We often think of peace as the absence of conflict.

• How does Jesus’s birth create a better definition of peace?
• How can we work for a more positive peace in our daily lives?

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent!  Today is Hanging of the Greens and we hope you will join us for this special time of music and scripture.  Rev. Benjamin Wines will share with us the message, “The Face of God”.   We will be reading from Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19.

Questions for Further Reflection:

Today is the Sunday of Hope.

• What does the psalmist place his hopes in throughout this passage?
• What do you make of the phrase, “Hope is a muscle”?

We hope that you will join us for Worship at 11:00AM, either in-person or via livestream.   Today, Rev. Benjamin Wines brings the message entitled, “The Least of These.”

Our Scripture reading is Matthew 25:31-46, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 95:1-7.

O come, let us sing to the Lord;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
For the Lord is a great God,
And a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
The heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
And the dry land, which his hands have formed.
O come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
For his is our God, and we are the people of his pasture,
And the sheep of his hand. – Psalm 95:1-7

For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land,
A land with flowing streams,
A land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates,
A land of olive trees and honey,
A land where you may eat bread without scarcity,
A land where you will lack nothing.
You shall eat your fill and bless the Lord your God
For the good land that he has given you.
Take care that you do not forget the Lord your God,
By failing to keep his commandments.
When you have eaten your fill and have built fine houses and live in them,
Then do not exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your God.
Do not say to yourself,
“My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.”
But remember the Lord your God. – Deuteronomy 8:7-12, 14, 17-18

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday! Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Abundance”. Our Scripture reading is 2 Corinthians 9:6-15, and our Call to Worship comes from Deuteronomy 8:7-12, 14, 17-18.

Questions for Further Reflection:
In this passage, Paul talks about giving abundantly and creating a cycle of thankfulness.

• What gifts has God given to you?
• In what ways can you share them with friends, family, or your wider community?

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday! Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the message, “Taking Risks”. Our Scripture reading is Matthew 25:14-30, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 123.

To you I lift up my eyes,
O you who are enthroned in the heavens!
As the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master,
As the eyes of a maid to the hand of her mistress.
So our eyes look to the Lord our God,
Until he has mercy upon us.
Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us,
For we have had more than enough of contempt.
Our soul has had more than its fill of the scorn of those at ease,
Of the contempt of the proud. – Psalm 123

Questions for Further Reflection:
This passage encourages an interesting mix of faithfulness and risk-taking.

• What does it mean to take a “faithful risk”?
• What talents do you have, personally, that God may be calling you to take a risk with?

I will bless the Lord at all times;
His praise shall continually be in my mouth.
My soul makes its boast in the Lord;
Let the humble hear and be glad.
O magnify the Lord with me,
And let us exalt his name together.
I sought the Lord, and he answered me,
And delivered me from all my fears.
Look to him, and be radiant;
So your faces shall never be ashamed.
This poor soul cried, and was heard by the Lord,
And was saved from every trouble.
The angel of the Lord encamps
Around those who fear him, and delivers them.
O taste and see that the Lord is good;
Happy are those who take refuge in him.

We look forward in sharing in worship with you on Sunday, November 5th, starting at 11:00AM. Our Call to Worship is from Psalm 34, and our Scripture reading is from Matthew 5:1-12. Today, Rev. Benjamin Wines brings the sermon, “Faith Legacies“.

Today is All Saint’s Day. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles. And let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, 2 fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith. For the joy set before him he endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. 3 Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.” Hebrews 12:1-3 (NIV)

Questions for Further Reflection:

• Who are some of the Christians in your own life that have influenced your faith in a positive way?
• What hope can a day like All Saints provide for the future?