Welcome and Announcements

Welcome Music | “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” by Wilbur Held | Mallory Haney Loo, organist

Welcome | Rev. Kyle Sears

Gathering as Community

Gathering Moment
When you hear the phrase “peace on earth” - what comes to mind?

Hymn  “Hope of the World”

 Advent Candle Prayer – Peace

 We long for peace in solidarity with all who know disruption.  May the light of peace shine bright in our fractured world.  May the song of angels inspire our commitment to peace and goodwill to all.

May peace light the world this Christmas.

Welcoming New Members | Colin and EB Triplett

Reflection Song | “Comfort, Comfort” arranged by John Ferguson | Lighted Window Choir

Praying as Community

Guided Prayers for One Another

Our Common Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name;
Your kingdom come; your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, and the power, and the glory are yours forever.
Amen.

Hymn | “O Come, O Come Emmanuel”

Conversations in Community

Sermon | “Whole Creation” | Isaiah 11:1-9 | Rev. Kyle Sears

Isaiah 11:1-9

A shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse,
    and a branch shall grow out of his roots.
The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him,
    the spirit of wisdom and understanding,
    the spirit of counsel and might,
    the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. 

He shall not judge by what his eyes see
    or decide by what his ears hear,
but with righteousness he shall judge for the poor
    and decide with equity for the oppressed of the earth;
he shall strike the earth with the scepter of his mouth,   
and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked.
Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist
    and faithfulness the belt around his loins. 

The wolf shall live with the lamb;
    the leopard shall lie down with the kid;
the calf and the lion will feed together,
    and a little child shall lead them.
The cow and the bear shall graze;
    their young shall lie down together;
    and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.
The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp,
    and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.
They will not hurt or destroy
    on all my holy mountain,
for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord
    as the waters cover the sea.

Hymn | “Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming”

Finding Peace at the Table

Reflection and Response

Reflection Song | “There’s Still My Joy” by Melissa Manchester, et al., arranged by Emerson | Lighted Window Choir

Closing Blessing | Rev. Kyle Sears

Sending Music | “Joy to the World” by George Handel, arr. Johnson | Mallory Haney Loo

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