Ranchos Presbyterian Church
Third Sunday of Advent
December 15, 2019
9:00 AM
Rev. Richard Gould
Meditation Before Worship
“Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”
Matthew 11:3
Hymn Sing
Greetings and Announcements
Lighting the Advent Candle
Blessing the Children
Call to Worship
Be patient! The time is coming when…
we shall sing and rejoice with everlasting joy.
But for now, be patient! Watch and listen carefully…
for God speaks to us in Scripture, as well as dreams and visions and whispers!
Be patient! The time is coming soon when…
we shall all dance in celebration of a new-born holy baby!
May we worship together.
Hymn
“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”
Confession and Pardon
God is ever-willing to listen – to hearts as well as voices – as we admit how we have not cared as we could,
nor shared as we should, nor treated others well. Let us pray together, saying…
We sadly confess, O Lord, to having done so little with so much.
Forgive us for not bending a knee, for not heeding your Word, for not searching our hearts, for not facing our sins.
Grant that when Christmas morning dawns this year,
we may have a fresh sense of your presence and a renewed enthusiasm to live in praise of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
(Silent Prayers)
Assurance of Forgiveness
Gloria Patri
Gloria demos al Padre, Al Hijo y al Santo Espíritu;
Como eran al principio, Son hoy habrán de ser Eternamente.
Amén
Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 35:1-10
The word of our God.
Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading
James 5:7-10
The word of our God.
Thanks be to God.
Special Music
"Go Tell It On the Mountain"
Men's Quartet
Accompanied by Jo Hutson, Pianist
Gospel Reading
Matthew 11:2-11
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
“Still the One?"
Rev. Richard Gould
Hymn
“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”
Passing the Peace
Prayers of the People and the Lord's Prayer
Response: God in your mercy….hear our prayers.
Offering Our Gifts to God
Offertory
Doxology
A Dios el Padre celestial, Al Hijo nuestro Redentor,
Y al eternal Consolador, Unidos todos alabad. Amén
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn
“El Primer Noel”
“Sagrado Es el Amor”
Sagrado es el amor Que nos ha unido aquí;
A los que creemos del Señor, La voz que llama a sí.
Amén
Third Sunday of Advent
December 15, 2019
9:00 AM
Rev. Richard Gould
Meditation Before Worship
“Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?”
Matthew 11:3
Hymn Sing
Greetings and Announcements
Lighting the Advent Candle
Blessing the Children
Call to Worship
Be patient! The time is coming when…
we shall sing and rejoice with everlasting joy.
But for now, be patient! Watch and listen carefully…
for God speaks to us in Scripture, as well as dreams and visions and whispers!
Be patient! The time is coming soon when…
we shall all dance in celebration of a new-born holy baby!
May we worship together.
Hymn
“Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates”
Confession and Pardon
God is ever-willing to listen – to hearts as well as voices – as we admit how we have not cared as we could,
nor shared as we should, nor treated others well. Let us pray together, saying…
We sadly confess, O Lord, to having done so little with so much.
Forgive us for not bending a knee, for not heeding your Word, for not searching our hearts, for not facing our sins.
Grant that when Christmas morning dawns this year,
we may have a fresh sense of your presence and a renewed enthusiasm to live in praise of Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
(Silent Prayers)
Assurance of Forgiveness
Gloria Patri
Gloria demos al Padre, Al Hijo y al Santo Espíritu;
Como eran al principio, Son hoy habrán de ser Eternamente.
Amén
Old Testament Reading
Isaiah 35:1-10
The word of our God.
Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading
James 5:7-10
The word of our God.
Thanks be to God.
Special Music
"Go Tell It On the Mountain"
Men's Quartet
Accompanied by Jo Hutson, Pianist
Gospel Reading
Matthew 11:2-11
The Gospel of Jesus Christ
Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
“Still the One?"
Rev. Richard Gould
Hymn
“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear”
Passing the Peace
Prayers of the People and the Lord's Prayer
Response: God in your mercy….hear our prayers.
Offering Our Gifts to God
Offertory
Doxology
A Dios el Padre celestial, Al Hijo nuestro Redentor,
Y al eternal Consolador, Unidos todos alabad. Amén
Prayer of Dedication
Hymn
“El Primer Noel”
“Sagrado Es el Amor”
Sagrado es el amor Que nos ha unido aquí;
A los que creemos del Señor, La voz que llama a sí.
Amén