WELCOME 1. SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8 th December, 2013 2.

WELCOME

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SECOND SUNDAY

OF ADVENT

8th December, 2013

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The servicealternative form

The Service – Alternative FormFrom Supplement

to the Lutheran HymnalPage 58

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Opening sentence

M: The Root of Jesse will spring up, one who will arise to rule over the nations;

C: the Gentiles will hope in him.

(Rom 15:12 NIV)

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PREPARATION

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: ♫ Amen.

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Opening Hymn

We sing our opening hymn:

Rise, children of the kingdom

v. 1,3,5

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Johann Rist 1607-77

Tr composite, based on Catherine Winkworth


1. Rise, children of the kingdom,

the King is drawing near;

with joy arise and greet him;

the Lord will soon appear.

All Christian people, come:

your praise and honour bring him,

and loud hosannas sing him,

your hearts on fire with love.


3. Arise, all you downhearted,

the King is almost here;

your misery has ended,

the morning star appears.

The Lord will give you joy;

though troubles now distress you,

with comfort he will bless you,

and even death destroy.


5. How richly, Lord, you bless us,

yourself made poor and weak!

What love beyond expression

that can us sinners seek!

For this, O Lord, will we

our joyful praises bring you

and loud hosannas sing you

and always grateful be. †

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CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

M: Friends in Christ: Let us draw near to God our Father with a true heart to confess our sins, and ask him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us.

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M: Our help is in the name of the Lord.

C: ♫ He máde heavên and earth.

M: I said, I will confess my sins to the Lord.

C: ♫ Then hé forgave the guilt of my sin.

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C: Almighty God, merciful Father, I, a poor helpless sinner, confess to you all my sins, and repent of all the evil I have done. I have deeply displeased you and deserve your punishment in time and in eternity.

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But I am sorry for my sins, and I ask you, for the sake of the holy innocent sufferings and death of your dear Son Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me. Amen.

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M: I ask each of you in the presence of God who searches the heart:

Do you confess that you have sinned, and do you repent of your sins?

C: I do.

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M: Do you believe that Jesus Christ has redeemed you from all your sins, and do you desire forgiveness in his name?

C: I do.

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M: Do you intend with the help of the Holy Spirit to live as in God's presence, and to strive daily to lead a holy life, even as Christ has made you holy?

C: I do.

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M: Upon your confession, I, as a called and ordained servant of the word, announce the grace of God to all of you, and on behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ, and by his command, I forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

Peace be with you.C: Amen.

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LORD, HAVE MERCY

M: Lord have mercy

C: ♫ Lord, have mercy.

Christ, have mercy.

Lord, have mercy.

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GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST

C: ♫ Glory to God in the highest,and on earth peace, among those

with whom he is pleased.We praise you, we bless you,we worship you, we glorify you,we give thanks to you for your great glory,O Lord God, heavênly king,God, the Father almighty.

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O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ,O Lord God, Lamb of God,Son of the Father,you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us...

You take away the sin of the world; receive our prayer.

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You are seated at the right hand of God the Father;have mercy on us.For you alone are holy,you alone are Lord,you alone, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father.Amen.

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Liturgy of the WORD

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GREETING

M: The Lord be with you

C: ♫ And also with you.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

M: Let us pray that we are ready for Christ's coming.

C: Merciful God, you sent your messengers to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

Turn us away from our sins, so that we greet our coming redeemer, Jesus Christ, with joy.

For he lives with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

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FIRST READING

R: The first reading for the second Sunday of Advent is written in Chapter eleven of Isaiah beginning at verse one.

Isaiah 11:1-10 CEV

The longed-for Messiah

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Isaiah 11:1-10

Like a branch that sprouts from a stump, someone from David's family will someday be king.

2The Spirit of the LORD will be with him to give him understanding, wisdom, and insight.

He will be powerful, and he will know and honour the LORD.

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Isaiah 11:1-10

3His greatest joy will be to obey the LORD.

This king won't judge by appearances or listen to rumours. 4The poor and the needy will be treated with fairness and with justice. His word will be law everywhere in the land, and criminals will be put to death. 5Honesty and fairness will be his royal robes.

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Isaiah 11:1-10

6Leopards will lie down with young goats, and wolves will rest with lambs. Calves and lions will eat together and be cared for by little children. 7Cows and bears will share the same pasture; their young will rest side by side. Lions and oxen will both eat straw.

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Isaiah 11:1-10

8Little children will play near snake holes. They will stick their hands into dens of poisonous snakes and never be hurt.

9Nothing harmful will take place on the LORD'S holy mountain. Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honour the LORD.

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Isaiah 11:1-10

10The time is coming when one of David's descendants will be the signal for the people of all nations to come together. They will follow his advice, and his own nation will become famous.

This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

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Psalm 72:1-7,18,19 CEV

R: The Psalm is Psalm 721I run to you, LORD, for protection.

Don't disappoint me. C: 2You do what is right, so come to

my rescue. Listen to my prayer and keep me safe.

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Psalm 72:1-7,18,19 CEV

R: 3Be my mighty rock, the place where I can always run for protection. Save me by your command! You are my mighty rock and my fortress.

C: 4Come and save me, LORD God, from vicious and cruel and brutal enemies!

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Psalm 72:1-7,18,19 CEV

R: 5I depend on you, and I have trusted you since I was young.

C: 6I have relied on you from the day I was born. You brought me safely through birth, and I always praise you.

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Psalm 72:1-7,18,19 CEV

R: 7Many people think of me as something evil. But you are my mighty protector,

C: 18Don't leave me when I am old and my hair turns gray. Let me tell future generations about your mighty power.

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Psalm 72:1-7,18,19 CEV

R: 19Your deeds of kindness are known in the heavens. No one is like you!

C: Glory to the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Spirit;

As it was in the beginning is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

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Second READING

R: The second reading is written in Chapter 15 of Romans beginning at verse four.

Romans 15:4-13 CEV

Good news for the Gentiles

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Romans 15:4-13

4The Scriptures were written to teach and encourage us by giving us hope.

5God is the one who makes us patient and cheerful.

I pray that he will help you live at peace with each other, as you follow Christ. 6Then all of you together will praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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Romans 15:4-13

7Honor God by accepting each other, as Christ has accepted you.

8I tell you that Christ came as a servant of the Jews to show that God has kept the promises he made to their famous ancestors.

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Romans 15:4-13

Christ also came, 9so that the Gentiles would praise God for being kind to them.

It is just as the Scriptures say, "I will tell the nations about you, and I will sing praises to your name."

10The Scriptures also say to the Gentiles, "Come and celebrate with God's people."

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Romans 15:4-13

11Again the Scriptures say, "Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles. All you nations, come and worship him.”

12Isaiah says, "Someone from David's family will come to power. He will rule the nations, and they will put their hope in him.”

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Romans 15:4-13

13I pray that God, who gives hope, will bless you with complete happiness and peace because of your faith. And may the power of the Holy Spirit fill you with hope.

This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

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RESPONSE

C: : ♫ Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

A voice cries out in the desert:

'Prepare the way of the Lord, and make his paths straight.'

Alleluia.(Isa 40:3 comp)

LIGHTING OF ADVENT CANDLE

Week Two:

The Candle of Love

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Opening Liturgy: Based on Psalm 136:1-3; 23-26

R: Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good.

C: His love endures forever.

R: Give thanks to the God of gods.


R: Give thanks to the Lord of lords:

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Opening Liturgy: Based on Psalm 136:1-3; 23-26

R: to the One who remembered us in our low estate


R: and freed us from our enemies,


R: and who gives food to every creature.


Advent Candle lighting

R: As we light the candle of love:

Remember that God loves you and everyone else

Christmas is about God’s gift of love, coming to us through Jesus Christ

Think about how much God loves you this Christmas.

Advent Candle lighting

Think about how you can take God’s love and share it with others. Share God’s love amongst your family, share it amongst the community you live in and share God’s love to people around the world.

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GOSPEL

• M: The Holy Gospel is written in Chapter 3 of the Gospel according to St. Matthew beginning at verse 1.

C: ♫ Glory be to you, O Lord.

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Matthew 3:1-12

M: Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea.

2He said, "Turn back to God! The kingdom of heaven will soon be here.

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Matthew 3:1-12

3John was the one the prophet Isaiah was talking about, when he said, "In the desert someone is shouting, 'Get the road ready for the Lord! Make a straight path for him.' "

4John wore clothes made of camel's hair. He had a leather strap around his waist and ate grasshoppers and wild honey. 56

Matthew 3:1-12

5From Jerusalem and all Judea and from the Jordan River Valley crowds of people went to John. 6They told how sorry they were for their sins, and he baptized them in the river.

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Matthew 3:1-12

7Many Pharisees and Sadducees also came to be baptized. But John said to them:

You bunch of snakes! Who warned you to run from the coming judgment? 8Do something to show that you have really given up your sins.

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Matthew 3:1-12

9And don't start telling yourselves that you belong to Abraham's family. I tell you that God can turn these stones into children for Abraham.

10An axe is ready to cut the trees down at their roots. Any tree that doesn't produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into a fire.

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Matthew 3:1-12

11I baptize you with water so that you will give up your sins.

But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.

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Matthew 3:1-12

He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 12His threshing fork is in his hand, and he is ready to separate the wheat from the husks. He will store the wheat in a barn and burn the husks in a fire that never goes out.

This is the Gospel of the LordC: ♫ Praise be to you, O Christ.

M: Lord Jesus, thank you for coming and bringing the kingdom of heaven. Lead us to repent, and fill us with your Spirit.

C: Amen.

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C: We believe in one God,

the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

NICENE CREED

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We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,the only Son of God,eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light,true God from true God,begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

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For us* and for our salvationhe came down from heaven,was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary and became truly human.For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;he suffered death and was buried.

* This means: us human beings

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On the third day he rose againin accordance with the Scriptures;he ascended into heavenand is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,and his kingdom will have no end.

NICENE CREED

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We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,who proceeds from the Father and the Son,who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified,who has spoken through the prophets.

NICENE CREED

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We believe in one holy christian† and apostolic church.We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.We look for the resurrection of the dead,and the life of the world to come. Amen.

† or; 'catholic' here means 'universal'

NICENE CREED

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Hymn

We sing :

Blest be the tie that binds

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John Fawcett 1740-1817, alt.

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1. Blest be the tie that binds

our hearts in Christian love;

the fellowship of kindred minds

is like to that above.

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2. Before our Father’s throne

we pour our ardent prayers;

our fears, our hopes, our aims, are one,

our comforts and our cares.

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3. We share our mutual woes,

our mutual burdens bear,

and often for each other flows

the sympathizing tear.

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4. From sorrow, toil, and pain,

and sin we shall be free,

and perfect love and friendship reign

through all eternity.

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Sermon

hymn

We sing our next hymn as our freewill offerings are received:

Comfort, comfort ye My peopleLH 12 CAL293

Tröstet, tröstet meine Lieben

Johannes Olearius 1611-84

Tr Catherine Winkworth

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Comfort, comfort ye My people

1. 'Comfort, comfort my dear people,

speak of peace', so says our God;'comfort those who sit in darkness,mourning under sorrow's load.Tell them in Jerusalemthat my pardon is for them,that their suffering now is over;they will live in peace forever.

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2. 'All their sins I will forgive them,every evil deed they've done.Though they all deserved my angerI will pardon everyone.They have suffered many a day,now their griefs have passed away;I will change their gloom and

sadnessinto comfort, peace, and gladness.'

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3. Hear a herald voice now cryingin the desert far and near,calling all to true repentance,since the kingdom now is here.O that warning cry obey:For the Lord prepare a way:let the valleys rise to meet himand the hills bow down to greet him.

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4. Straighten out what has been crooked,

make the rougher places plain;let your hearts be true and humble,fit and ready for his reign.For the glory of the Lordover all the earth is poured;everyone will see so clearlythat God's word will stand securely.

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OFFERTORY SONG: LET THE VINEYARDS

C: ♫ Create in me a clean heart, O God,and put a new and right spirit within me.Cast me not away from your presence,

and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

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OFFERTORY SONG: LET THE VINEYARDS

Restore to me the joy of your salvation,and uphold me with a willing spirit.

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Offering prayer

C: Great and loving God, we thank you for all your goodness.

Help us to prepare a road for you by the way we live.

Use us and our gifts in building up your kingdom.

Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

M: John the Baptist urges us: 'Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.' Let us come before our Father in heaven In repentance and recognition of our need.

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Response

M: Lord, hear our prayer.

C: Lord, come and save us.Concluding prayer

M: Merciful Father and eternal judge, your Son will come to judge all people and will reveal the secrets of all hearts.

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Make us trustworthy servants, so that we may praise you on the day when Jesus Christ returns, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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LITURGY OF THE

LORD'S SUPPER

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PREFACE

M: The Lord be with you.


M: Lift up your hearts.

C: ♫ We lift them up to the Lord.

M: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: ♫ For that is fitting and right.

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PREFACE

M: It is indeed right and good,

Lord God, holy Father,

that we should at all times

and in all places

give thanks to you,

through Jesus Christ our Lord.

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PREFACE

You fulfilled your promise to comfort your people by sending Jesus the Redeemer, and to make all things new through him when he comes to judge the world and set it right.

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PREFACE

And so, with angels and

archangels,

and with all the company

of heaven,

we adore and praise your

glorious name:

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

C: ♫ Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of hosts;heaven and earth are full of your glory.Hosanna in the highest.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Hosanna in the highest.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven.Give us today our daily bread.Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: For the kingdom,

the power,

and the glory are yours

now and forever.

Amen.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, and said: Take and eat; this is † my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: In the same way he took the cup, after the supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink of it, all of you; this is † my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

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PEACE

M: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: ♫ Amen.

COMMUNION INVITATION

M: Blessed are those who have been invited to the wedding feast of the Lamb.

C: Thanks be to God.M: Come, everything is ready.

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LAMB OF GOD

C: ♫ O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us your peace. Amen.

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DISTRIBUTIONDuring the distribution the Minister or his assistant says:

Take and eat, this is the body of Christ, given for you.

Take and drink, this is the blood of Christ, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

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DISMISSAL

M: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ and his precious blood strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life eternal. Go in peace.†

C: Amen.

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POST-COMMUNION SONG:

C: ♫ LORD, NOW let your servant depart in peace,according to your word,for my eyes have seen your salvation,which yóu have prepared in the presence of äll people;

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POST-COMMUNION SONG:

a light to reveal you to the nations,and the glory of your people Israel.Glory to the Father and the Sonand the Holy Spirit,as it was in the beginning, is now,and wíll be forevermore. Amen.

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GREETING

M: The Lord be with you.


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THANKSGIVING VERSE M: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is

good. Hallelujah!

C: ♫ For his love endures forever. Hallelujah!

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

M: Let us pray.

C: Merciful God, you sent your messengers to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation.

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POST-COMMUNION Prayer

May the body and blood of Christ which we have received in this meal give us strength to turn away from our sins, so that we may greet our coming redeemer, Jesus Christ, with joy.

For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

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CONCLUSION : BLESSING

M: Christ, the Sun of Righteousness, shine on you and make you ready to meet him when he comes in glory

The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look upon you with favour,† and give you peace.

C: ♫ Amen. Amen. Amen.

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DISMISSAL

M: Go in joy and peace, as you trust in the Lord.

C: In the name of Christ. Amen.

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Closing hymn

We sing our closing hymn:

There’ll be peace

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Robin Mann

© 1987 Robin Mann, 54 Currawong Cresc, Modbury Heights SA 5092.

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There’ll be peace

1. There’ll be peace, peace for every woman, every man, stillness on the waters, on the land, on the land.

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There’ll be peace

2. When he comes, everything will harmonise again, hatred will be gone, we will be friends, only friends.

There’ll be peace on the earth below, and in the sky above flies the dove.

There’ll be peace for the stars that shine, for the rocks and hills, yes, there will.

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There’ll be peace

3. Bring your peace, peace that started when you gave your life,

bursting from the grave to end the strife, end the strife.

ring your peace to the earth below, paint the sky above with your love. Bring your peace, take our hate away,

give us peaceful ways, peaceful ways.

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There’ll be peace

4. Won’t you come, Jesus, Prince of Peace — 0 make it soon,

come and sing your everlasting tune, peaceful tune. There’ll be peace.

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Go in joy and peace, as you trust in the Lord.

Please stay a while

and have a cuppa

and chat with us.

WELCOME 1. SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT 8 th December, 2013 2.

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