Lighting of the Christ Candle
This Little Light of Mine
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love.
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness,
Drive the dark of doubt away.
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!
Opening Reflections
I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
This little light of mine,
I’m gonna let it shine.
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine!
Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love.
Hearts unfold like flowers before Thee
Opening to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness,
Drive the dark of doubt away.
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!
Opening Reflections
Moravian Table Prayer
Come Lord Jesus, our Guest to be
And bless these gifts bestowed by Thee.
Bless Thy dear ones everywhere
And keep them in Thy loving care.
Come Lord Jesus, our Guest to be
And bless these gifts bestowed by Thee.
Bless Thy dear ones everywhere
And keep them in Thy loving care.
[DINNER]
Invitation to Communion
Welcome Table
Welcome Table
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table, one of these days
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table
I'm gonna sit at the welcome table, one of these days
I'm gonna feast on milk and honey...
God Sightings
Where have you seen God this week?
What has brought you life, hope, peace, joy, love?
Prayers of the People
Reading from Scripture
Revelation 21:1-5
Reader 1: The Apostle John was given a vision of how God’s world redemption plan would play out in the end. He described it this way:
Reader 2: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Reader 3: And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Reader 1: And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them;
Reader 2: He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”
Reader 3: And the one who was seated on the throne - Jesus - said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”
Revelation 21:1-5
Reader 1: The Apostle John was given a vision of how God’s world redemption plan would play out in the end. He described it this way:
Reader 2: Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more.
Reader 3: And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
Reader 1: And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them as their God; they will be his peoples, and God himself will be with them;
Reader 2: He will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have passed away.”
Reader 3: And the one who was seated on the throne - Jesus - said, “Behold, I am making all things new.”
Start with the Ending...
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Benediction
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
May God’s face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.
May God give you the grace never to sell yourself short;
Grace to risk something big for something good;
Grace to remember that the world is too dangerous for anything but truth
And too small for anything but love.
So, may God take your minds and think through them;
May God take your lips and speak through them;
May God take your hearts and set them on fire. Amen
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