December 11, 2011       10:30 AM
WE ENTER INTO GOD’S PRESENCE
  Preparation for Worship – a time of music and meditation
*Call to Worship –
Where crooked roads need straightening
Prepare the Way for the Lord
Where people walk in darkness
Prepare the Way for the Lord
Where busy lives need stilling
Prepare the Way for the Lord
Where minds are full of tinsel, presents and parties
Prepare the Way for the Lord
Lighting of the Advent Candle(Edele and Martheen)
Reader: “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name ‘” (Luke 1:46-49).
Reader: Today we remember Mary, innocent and powerful, sacred and scared, worried and waiting as the Savior of all grows in her womb. She sings boldly when she might be meek; she bears her role in history with the confidence of a warrior; she is the beginning of a mighty revolution as the proud are brought down and the lowly lifted up.
People: Today we give thanks for the Marys among us, who step out of the roles society has planned; unintended pioneers determined to do as God asks; fearless and fearfully stepping out in faith, and beckoning us to do the same.
Reader: On this third Sunday of Advent, we light this candle as a symbol of Mary, mother of the Son of God, bearer of the Way.
*Song of Praise – 212 “Song of Mary”
*God Greets Us
*We Greet Others
*Continuing Praise
I Exalt Thee
You Are the Reason
O Little Town of Bethlehem
Call to Confession: 1 John 1:5
This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.
Confession in Unison 1 John 1:6-10
If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live out the truth. But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, his Son, purifies us from all sin.
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word is not in us.
Assurance of Pardon 1 John 2:1-2
My dear children, I write this to you so that you will not sin. But if anybody does sin, we have an advocate with the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.  He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world.
*Song of Assurance–328 (1,2,4,6,7) “O Come, O Come, Immanuel”
WE HEAR GOD’S WORD
  Children’s Time --
  Prayer of Preparation
  Scripture Reading – Daniel 2: 19-47  (p.806)
Reader: “This is the Word of the LORD”
People: Thanks be to God!
Message – Two Kingdoms in Conflict
  Prayer
*Song of Preparation – 307 (1-3) “O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts”
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper 
Pastor: Friends, People will come from east and west,
from north and south, and sit at table in the kingdom of God.
When our risen Lord was at table with his disciples,
he took the bread, and blessed and broke it, and gave it to them.
Then their eyes were opened and they recognized him.
Our Savior invites those who trust him
to share the feast that he has prepared.
—based on Luke 13:29; 24:30-31
  Pastor: The bread that we break is a sharing of the body of Christ.
People: We who are many are one body, for we all share the same loaf.
Pastor: The cup for which we give thanks is a sharing in the blood of Christ.
People: The cup that we drink is our participation in the blood of Christ.
Pastor: The gifts of God for the people of God.
The body of Christ, the bread of heaven.
People: Thanks be to God.
Pastor: The blood of Christ, the cup of salvation
People: Thanks be to God.
WE RESPOND WITH THANKSGIVING
*Song – 284 “Father, I Adore You”
  The Offerings –General Fund
  Offertory Prayer
  Sharing Joys and Concerns
  Intercessory Prayer
WE ARE SENT TO LOVE AND SERVE
  Opportunities for Ministry and Fellowship
*God Blesses Us
  Pastor:  “The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace” (Num. 6:24-26).
People:   Amen.
*Parting Song – 632  “To God Be the Glory”
  Postlude

*All those who are able to are requested to stand