Gabriel appears to Mary. A practical woman, she asks for more details. “How can this be?”And she ponders. God is moving closer. Mary visits her cousin Elizabeth for counsel. Elizabeth’s child leaps for joy in her womb.And we wonder. God…
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Gabriel’s Assurance
Prayer of Confession We confess we focus on the noise and fail to hear you. We are visited by angels and still don’t get it. Forgive us. As we pause in the silence may we once again hear Gabriel’s words…
Gabriel Answers
We’ve been through the exile. We’ve returned home to Jerusalem. The Temple has been rebuilt. The faith has been rebuilt. Then why? Why are we still repeating the same mistakes? Why do we grieve the human condition so? We crave…
So This is Christmas: A Christmas Eve Liturgy
Multimedia Prelude Music: Happy Xmas (War is Over), Jake Shimabukuro, Yo-Yo Ma Video: Snow_Loop, Work of the People Call to Worship And so this is Christmas! We gather again to mark the birth of the one who comes to turn the world upside…
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Posted in Christmas, Christmas Eve, Daniel, Daniel 6, Daniel 6:6-26, Days of the Church, Isaiah, Isaiah 61, Isaiah 61:1-11, Joel, Joel 2:12-13, 28-29, Luke, Luke 1, Luke 1:26-45, Luke 2, Luke 2:1-20, New Testament, Old Testament, Seasons of the Church
Loving Faithfulness
Lighting the Advent Wreath/Call to Worship Young and unmarried she would became pregnant. Fear would be normal. Mary chose loving faithfulness. Old and married she had not become pregnant. Despair would have been normal. Elizabeth chose loving faithfulness. Both younger…
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Posted in Advent, Advent Candle of Love, Call to Worship, Luke, Luke 1, Luke 1:26-45, New Testament
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Messengers Before Us
Litany of Confession, Grace, & Journey to the Star-Child (Advent 4) Out of the distant past, the people petition creation and its angels: Praise God, all of you who are his messengers! Praise God, all of you who comprise his…
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