Luke 1:57-80, Philippians 1:3-11 | Every parent has hopes and dreams for their child. At the birth of John the Baptist, his father Zechariah also had dreams. But John’s birth, and his life, would not be ordinary in the least. In time, John would become the one who would lay a foundation for the coming of the Messiah, our Lord Jesus Christ. When dreaming of bearing a child, was that the purpose Zechariah had in mind? Likely not. But convinced that God’s promises given to him were not just words, but something that could actually happen, Zechariah gave way to the greater narrative, and greater purpose, that God was calling him to participate in. Join us for worship as we consider how we are called to claim God’s promises as something that is being lived out among us, and as we are summoned to allow God’s purposes to flow through us as we work to build a world of peace.
Worship Bulletin: Second Sunday of Advent
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A.Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering Song: Comfort, Comfort, Now My People. Text: Johann G. Olearius, 1635-1711; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878, alt. Music: FREU DICH SEHR, Trente quatre pseaumes de David, Geneva, 1551. Public Domain. Hymn of the Day: Zechariah’s Lullaby. Text: Anna Strickland (2021) Music: William J. Kirkpatrick (1895) © Anna Strickland, 2021. Commissioned by A Sanctified Art, LLC. Offering Song: Come Now O Prince of Peace. Text: Geonyong Lee, b. 1947 tr. Marion Pope. Music: Geonyong Lee, b. 1947. Text and Music: © Geonyong Lee. Covered
under One License subscription. Communion Song: The Church’s One Foundation. Text: Samuel J. Storme, 1839-1900. Music: AURELIA, Samuel S Wesley, 1810-1876. Public Domain. Sending Song: Joy to the World. Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748. Music: English melody, 18th cent.; arr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872. Public Domain. Prayers were written by Rev. Sarah (Are) Speed | A Sanctified Art LLC | sanctifiedart.org. Adapted Rev. A. Kenitzer