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ADVENT 1: HOPE (based on Ephesians 1:13-23)
Reader 1: 13 And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, 14 who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory.
People: Glory to God in the highest! Christ has come. Christ is coming!
Leader: Jesus, our hope, we look to you for the courage to speak Your Name,
for the staying power to live holy lives, for the faith to light candles in the dark.
We take hold of this, our hope:
that You will come again. (first candle may be lit)
May we carry our living hope into every corner of a hopeless world,
into every despairing pit in our hearts.
It is in this hope that we join together as Your body, one Church,
to glorify You today in our worship.
People: Direct our hearts and minds to delight in You.
Reader 2: 15 For this reason, ever since I heard about your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love for all God’s people, 16 I have not stopped giving thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers. 17 I keep asking that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the glorious Father, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and revelation, so that you may know him better. 18 I pray that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened in order that you may know the hope to which he has called you, the riches of his glorious inheritance in his holy people, 19 and his incomparably great power for us who believe. That power is the same as the mighty strength 20 he exerted when he raised Christ from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms, 21 far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is invoked, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. 22 And God placed all things under his feet and appointed him to be head over everything for the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills everything in every way.
People: Glory to God in the highest! Christ has come. Christ is coming!
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Seven responsive liturgies for both Advent and Epiphany based on selections from Ephesians, designed for congregational reflection during Advent candle lighting or a call to worship.
Single downloadable PDF file. Please use freely within the context of your worship as a body (i.e. projection or spoken usage). If you intend to print more than 15 copies for your congregation, please contact me for pricing.
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