Spiritual Formation
Join us during the 9 o'clock hour for a special event: an Advent "Y'all Come" Sing Along. Singers and listeners are welcome in the sanctuary and on Zoom. Thanks Forrest and Julie (and as always, the Sound Team and our technology folks) for making this possible. Zoom singers, lyrics will be available in the chat.
Gathering Music - Phoenix West Threshold Choir
Prelude
Greeting and Announcements
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Statement About Our Advent Metaphor of Light and Darkness
Call to Worship and Music Video -
A Long Christmas Dinner
Lighting the First Advent Candle - Based on Genesis 1:1-5
One: In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the Earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep.
All: A wind from God swept over the face of the waters. Then God said, "Let there be light."
One: And there was light. And God saw that the light was good.
All: God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness God called Night.
One: And there was evening and there was morning, the first day.
Musical Call to Worship - Spirit (see insert for lyrics)
Meditation
Incarnation
Prayer for Opening and Closing
Closing our meditation time and moving into worship
Celebrations Celebrations Song - Now Thank We All Our God