RESPONSE TO THE WORLD
OFFERING
We ask that as you depart today, please place your gifts in the offering
plates in the back of the Sanctuary. We thank you and may God bless each of you.
*Doxology # 95 Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow *HYMN #224 “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice”
*S\u200b ENDING FORTH WITH BLESSING
CLOSING CHORUS #2226 \u201cBind Us Together\u201d
————————————————————————————————– Attendance and Financial Information \u2013 December 6, 2020
Worship \u2013 8 Online engaged and viewed – 444<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
PO Box 185 369 Allport Cutoff Allport, PA 16821
Church Office Telephone: 814-345-6860 Daycare telephone: 814-345-3809 Church Email address: gumc.office@gmail.com Church Website: www.gethsemanechurch.org WiFi Password: Trustinchrist
Gethsemane United Methodist Church
December 13t\u200b h\u200b, 2020
9:00 am
Also available by Streaming Live via Facebook ——————————————————————————————- Welcome, brothers and sisters in Christ,
as we gather for
Praise Prayer, Word and Worship!
\u201cThe earth is longing to provide and produce; it is meant to be fertile and bear fruit.\u201d
Katie Dawson<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Advent Series: Tell the Truth: The Way Can Be Clarified *What the Bible says about the Embodiment<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PREPARATION AND PRAISE1\u200b
*HYMN #238 “Angels We Have Heard on High”
*ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Let us welcome the children: “Jesus Loves Me”. “Jesus loves me! This I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong; they are weak, but he is strong. Yes! Jesus loves me, Yes! Jesus loves me. Yes! Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so”.
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION \u200b(In unison after prayer)
Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.
Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory forever. Amen. (Matthew 6:9-13)
SHARING LOVE & PEACE in PLACE
\u201cFor I was hungry, and you fed me. I was thirsty, and you gave me a drink. I was a stranger, and you invited me into your home.\u201d (Matt 25:35 NLV)
GREETING *GATHERING PRAISE SONG
PRELUDE
ANNOUNCEMENTS
\u201c\u200bJoyful Joyful We Adore Thee\u201d
(Rend Collective)
We are excited that you are worshiping with Gethsemane today.
Call to Worship: \u200bDiscovering Joy2\u200b
L: Don\u2019t be afraid, comes the voice of the angel,
P: Rejoice and be glad!
L: Don\u2019t be afraid, says the prophet of old,
P: Rejoice and be glad!
L: Don\u2019t be afraid, but lift up your hearts,
P: Rejoice and be glad!
L: May we let go of fear, let go of scarcity, and embrace the abundance of God\u2019s blessings today.
P: Let us rejoice and be glad!
PRAISE AND WORSHIP
SCRIPTURE READING
O Come O Come Emmanual
(Rejoice, again I Say Rejoice (Maher)
It’s Christmas
Liturgist: Judy L. The word of God for the people of God.
P. Thanks be to God
1CCLI#1492484 CCVI#504140810
2\u2014written by Rev. Katie Z. Dawson, in \u200bAll Earth Is Waiting: Good News for God\u2019s Creation at Advent\u200b.
Chris Pfleegor 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
SCRIPTURE READING
L. The Word of God for the people of God
Isaiah 61:1-4
P. Thanks be to God SERMON
\u200b\u201cRejoice. Always!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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