Edinburgh Northwest Kirk
SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT – PEACE
SUNDAY, 8 DECEMBER 2024
MORNING WORSHIP
10.00 am
Congregational Team : Suresh Sanders, Lesley Cumming and Edith Butler
Organist : Simon Bertram
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The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you all
(congregation to stand as the Bible is brought into church)
WELCOME & INTIMATIONS
CALL TO WORSHIP
Leader: The world belongs to God,
All: The earth and all its people.
Leader: How good and how lovely it is
All: To live together in unity.
Leader: Love and faith come together,
All: Justice and peace join hands.
Leader: Create in me a clean heart
All: And renew a right spirit within me
Leader: If the Lord’s disciples keep silent,
All: These stones would shout aloud.
Leader: Lord, open our lips
All: And our mouths shall proclaim your praise.
HYMN 290 (1) The race that long in darkness pined
PRAYER OF ADORATION AND CONFESSION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING
A candle is burning, a flame warm and bright,
a candle of hope in December’s dark night,
while angels sing blessings from heaven’s dark sky,
our hearts we prepare now for Jesus is nigh.
A candle is burning, a candle of peace,
a candle to signal that conflict must cease.
For Jesus is coming to show us the way,
a message of peace humbly laid in the hay.
ALL AGE TALK
HYMN 279 Make way, make way, for Christ the King
FIRST READING Philippians 1 : 3 – 11 Jane Robson
ANTHEM Creator of the stars of night arr. John Scott
SECOND READING Luke 1 : 68 – 79
SERMON
HYMN 291 When out of poverty is born (please remain seated)
DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow
Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God for all that love has done;
Creator, Christ, and Spirit, One. Amen.
HYMN 266 God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING & FOR OTHERS
HYMN 277 Hark the glad sound! the Saviour comes
BLESSING Amen, amen, alleluia, amen
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