{"id":2473,"date":"2021-12-18T13:32:11","date_gmt":"2021-12-18T13:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2473"},"modified":"2021-12-26T00:26:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-26T00:26:51","slug":"worship-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2021\/12\/18\/worship-for-the-fourth-sunday-of-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Worship for the Fourth Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nWorship for the Fourth Sunday of Advent<\/h1>\n<h2>December 19, 2021<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Page-1-Image-1.png\"><\/p>\n<h2>A Service of Story and Song<\/h2>\n<p>It may help to center yourself into worship by lighting a candle, as a symbol of God&#8217;s presence with you during the time of worship.  You may also want to pay attention to lighting, the position of your body, and the availability of distractions.<\/p>\n<h3>Breath Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHoly One, prepare us.\u201d<br \/>\n<em>Breath prayers involve breathing in the first phrase, and breathing out the second.<br \/>\nYou may wish to simply pray for a moment before starting, or you may wish to pray while listening to the prelude.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cVeni, veni, Emmanuel\u201d Rebecca te Velde<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Veni, veni, Emmanuel\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/PBfwSydyBuU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Spiritual Call to Worship: Micah 5:2-5a<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Scriptural Call to Worship\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sugNLFaGRlg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #210: \u201cAll Earth is Waiting\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 210: Toda la Tierra (All Earth Is Waiting)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HxoXml7cJoo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Story: \u201cGod&#8217;s Dream\u201d by Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Douglas Carlton<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"God&#039;s Dream\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZuOzPSKVsVI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Advent Song, Hymn #2128: \u201cCome and Find the Quiet Center\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 2128: Come and Find the Quiet Center\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E3Wx9HRhVFw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Advent Wreath Lighting<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Advent Wreath Lighting - Advent 4\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z0wwj4PpESY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture &#8211; Luke 1:26-38<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke 1:26-38\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WJv0cn_L2dA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #204: \u201cEmmanuel, Emmanuel\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn #204: Emmanuel, Emmanuel\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ls3kz9j9V9Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord&#039;s Prayer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qWbpo_Z4iTg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n<strong>Our Father (Creator) who art in heaven,<br \/>\nHallowed be thy name.<br \/>\nThy kingdom come.<br \/>\nThy will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.<br \/>\nGive us this day our daily bread.<br \/>\nAnd forgive us our trespasses,<br \/>\nas we forgive those who trespass against us.<br \/>\nAnd lead us not into temptation,<br \/>\nbut deliver us from evil:<br \/>\nFor thine is the kingdom, and the power,<br \/>\nand the glory, for ever. Amen.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Scripture &#8211; Luke 1:39-45<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke 1:39-45\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gntItrcEpQA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Song: \u201cIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zRGGgO6qPVs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Story: \u201cHope\u201d by Isabell Monk<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hope\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m2yYQyRsN5k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #203: \u201cHail to the Lord&#8217;s Anointed\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hymn 203: Hail to the Lord&#039;s Anointed\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ffsTXPfFfZE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture: Luke 1:46:55<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke 1:46-55\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KMEsqt5GhhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Mission Moment: UMCOR &#8211; Jan Huston<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UMCOR\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qcRGLX8-FPQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture: Luke 1:67:79<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Luke 1:67-79\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GlY-qx4ASuY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Song: \u201cO Come All Ye Faithful\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"O Come All Ye Faithful\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bYvGAHqeBfM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Story of Foreshadowing: \u201cI Am Christmas\u201d by Nancy White Carlstrom<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I Am Christmas\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wlG87OE9gsM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Prayer of Love<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Prayer of Love\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQViorVRJeU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Benediction\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NYM2JBaaPjk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Postlude<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cHorsley\u201d (No. 18 from Forty Hymn-Tunes) by C.S. 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