Mifflin
Avenue United Methodist Church
11:00
AM Worship Fourth Sunday of
Advent
18 December 2011
GATHERING
The
Advent of Our God C.S.
Lang
GREETING AND
WELCOME
*INTROIT
The
Savior Comes Franck/Hopson
*CALL TO WORSHIP UMH 199
Canticle
of Mary
*HYMN UMH 250
Once in
Royal David’s City Irby
PRAYER in unison
Gracious God,
your
servant Mary discovered new life growing within her
and
knew it to be your promised presence.
In tender reverence for the
holy mystery of your Incarnation,
may
we be as a womb for your blessed presence,
ready
to receive and nourish your Word in our lives,
open
to the stirrings of your Spirit within us.
May we faithfully bear your
love in the world,
that
by your grace Christ may be born in us.
Amen.
ANTHEM
Japanese Christmas Carol T.C.
Lee
PRAYER FOR
ILLUMINATION
FIRST READING
2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
SECOND READING
Luke
1:26-38
The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be
to God.
LIGHTING OF ADVENT CANDLE
We light this candle as a
symbol of purity.
May the visitation of your
Holy Spirit,
O God, purify us that we may
be ready for
the
coming of Jesus, our hope and joy.
O come, O come, Emmanuel!
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
SERMON
No End
HYMN UMH 215
To a Maid Engaged to Joseph Annunciation
SAC RAMENT OF
HOLY BAPTISM UMH 40
SHARING OUR JOYS
AND CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
THE LORD’S PRAYER in unison
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.
*THE PEACE
OFFERING
Hark,
the Glad Sound
C.S. Lang
*DOXOLOGY UMH 95
*PRAYER OF
THANKSGIVING
*HYMN UMH 216
Lo, How
a Rose E’er Blooming Es Ist
Ein Ros
*BENEDICTION
*GOING FORTH
Lift Up
Your Heads, You Mighty Gates D.
Johnson
*Those who are able are invited to stand.