01C - Advent 1C — 03C - Advent 3C
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LUKE 1:68-79 (A Canticle)
We bless you LORD God:
you have smiled on your people and saved them;
you raised up a saviour from the house of David your servant,
just as you promised through the prophets long ago,
saving us from our enemies and those who would do us in.
You have shown the mercy you promised to our ancestors in the faith
remembering your holy covenant, sworn to Abraham;
to free us from our enemies to serve you,
upright and without fear, all our days.
A child is born to be called the prophet of the Most High;
who is going before you to prepare your ways;
to teach of the salvation to your people by the forgiveness of their sins.
By your tender mercy, O God,
your dawn from on high has broken in upon our lives,
lighting up the darkness, and the shadow of death, in which we sit,
and guiding our feet into your way of peace.
IN YOUR PROMISE WE JOURNEY
Eternal Lord God,
patient beyond human understanding,
that all might be reconciled to you
rather than perish;
all thanks and praise to you,
our Creator, Sustainer, Redeemer.
In your promise we journey,
seeking the reconciliation which you offer now
and the restoration assured
in your dwelling place of justice.
We praise you for your comfort in the wilderness
and your sustaining presence in our adversity;
Your Holy Spirit dwells among us lest we fall asleep;
and keeps us alert,
waiting for that moment of your revelation.
You open our hearts to your reconciling peace,
and empower us to walk in a right relationship
with you, O Lord;
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
to whom be all honour and glory
and praise and thanksgiving.
(Scattered Seeds JBCE 1994. © Jeff Shrowder)
OFFERING
By your tender mercy O God,
the dawn from on high breaks upon us,
to give light to those who sit in darkness
and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Receive our giving
and our living the way of Jesus,
and let all our service give you glory and praise,
through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
A CREATIVE MOMENT
lectionary/ideas-for-advent-and-christmas for some ideas for worship in Advent and Christmas gleaned from the pages of “On the Move” (now out of print), originally published by the Joint Board of Christian Education, Melbourne, Australia.
THE PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
(A prayer to gather the spoken and silent concerns/joys/thanks expressed by the congregation and lead into a more structured Intercession with connection to the lections for the day. Sometimes this prayer borrows lightly from other sources e.g. Uniting in Worship 2 or publications of the Iona Community.)
Blessed are you, O Lord our God.
Be a sustaining presence
to those whose path in life
seems a mountain to be climbed,
a rough way with many sharp bends…
Be a light
to those we name aloud
and in silence…
Be a blessing
to those who love and care for them…
Be a wellspring in the desert
to those whose troubles are known only to you.
In Jesus’ name we pray….
(The Prayers of the People continue)
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| HYMN SUGGESTIONS FOR ADVENT 2C |
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| Malachi 3:1-4 | |
| Angels from the realms of glory | TIS 309 |
| Behold the mountain of the Lord | TIS 44l |
| Comfort, comfort all my people | TIS 647 |
| God has spoken by his prophets | TIS 158 |
| God himself is present | TIS 121 |
| How firm a foundation, you people of God | TIS 578 |
| Love divine all loves excelling | TIS 217 |
| The voice of God goes out through all the world | TIS 282 |
| There’s a light upon the mountain | TIS 276 |
| Luke 1:68-79 | |
| Behold a Rose is growing | TIS 294 |
| Blessed Jesus, at your word | TIS 437 |
| Christ whose glory fills the skies | TIS 212 |
| I greet you, my Redeemer sure | TIS 198 |
| I want to walk as a child of the light | TIS 643 |
| O bless the God of Israel | TIS 284 |
| O come! O come, Emmanuel | TIS 265 |
| Of the Father’s love begotten ere the worlds | TIS 290 |
| Philippians 1:3-11 |
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| All praise to our redeeming Lord | TIS 442 |
| Brother, sister, let me serve you | TIS 650 |
| Come, thou long-expected Jesus | TIS 272 |
| Father, we give you thanks, who planted | TIS 495 |
| I want to walk as a child of the light | TIS 643 |
| Love Divine all loves excelling | TIS 217 |
| May the mind of Christ my Saviour | TIS 609 |
| Now we come, our heavenly Father | TIS 462 |
| Refresh my heart, Lord | TIS 744 |
| Robe yourself, my soul, with gladness | TIS 503 |
| Luke 3:1-6 |
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| Christ, when for us you were baptised | TIS 250 |
| God has spoken to his people ? hallelujah | TIS 636 |
| Hark, a herald voice is calling | TIS 264 |
| In Christ there is no east or west | TIS 459 |
| Make me a channel of your peace | TIS 607 |
| On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry | TIS 270 |
| Prepare the royal highway | |
| The advent of our God | TIS 271 |
| The people that in darkness walked | TIS 274 |
| The voice of God goes out through all the world | TIS 282 |