O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel Yet feel that presence throughout the earth today,įor Christ lives in God’s people and is with us now Īgain, on arriving, Christ brings us liberty. In lowly stable, the Promised One appeared, Who is now coming closer, so come all and see,Īnd open the doorways as wide as wide can be. Open new highways, new highways for our God, Mountains and valleys will have to be made plain
Through whom hope will blossom once more within our hearts. One whose name is “God with us,” our Savior shall be, Thus says the prophet to those of Israel, It cries out for justice and searches for the truth. Hymn – All Earth is Waiting (Toda La Tierra), #121, performed by Tané DeKrey on piano,Īll earth is waiting to see the Promised One,Īll the world, bound and struggling, seeks true liberty And what I say to you I say to all: Keep awake.’ Therefore, keep awake-for you do not know when the master of the house will come, in the evening, or at midnight, or at cockcrow, or at dawn, or else he may find you asleep when he comes suddenly. It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch. Beware, keep alert for you do not know when the time will come. ‘But about that day or hour no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that he is near, at the very gates. ‘From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. Then he will send out the angels, and gather his elect from the four winds, from the ends of the earth to the ends of heaven. Then they will see “the Son of Man coming in clouds” with great power and glory. ‘But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will be falling from heaven, and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. Reading – “The Risk of Birth, Christmas 1973,” by Madeleine L’Engle – Read by Talia Raymond Join us at United Tribes Activity Time at 10am and then at 11:15am join Heidi Stein to make a craft Advent Wreath! Time with Children – “Hello Lighthouse,” by Sophie Blackall, Rev. Whose love will quench all nature’s thirsting God’s strength will keep your heart from blame.Ĭhrist’s judgment won, God’s will be done Singing Together - Keep Awake, Be Always Ready, #112 New Century Hymnal Tune, Wachet Auf, adapted by J.S. Lighting the First Advent Candle – Tom, Andrew and Ella Bittikoffer, and Catherine Cake
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