{"id":2997,"date":"2022-12-03T15:54:50","date_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/?p=2997"},"modified":"2022-12-03T15:54:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-03T15:54:59","slug":"second-sunday-of-advent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/03\/second-sunday-of-advent\/","title":{"rendered":"Second Sunday of Advent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady<br \/>\nSecond Sunday of Advent<\/h1>\n<h2>December 4th, 2022<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/image-000-3.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Zach Long<\/p>\n<h2>Gathering<\/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>\u201cYou who see us and love us, help us see what you see.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Prelude<\/h3>\n<p>&#8220;Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love\u201d by Randy Edwards<\/p>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>One: In a time where promiscuity was punished by stoning, an unwed young woman pushed past fear and responded \u201cyes\u201d with love and gave birth to God incarnate.<br \/>\n<strong>Lord teach us to love boldly.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: In a tradition where descendants ensured immortality, a betrothed man pushed past pride and responded \u201cyes\u201d with love to raising a child not of his blood.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Lord teach us to love with humility.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: In a place where disgrace of family could result in loss of community, a respectable married woman refused to be shamed and responded with love and joy for her unwed cousin\u2019s unborn child.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Lord teach us to love unabashedly.<\/strong><br \/>\nOne: In a time, tradition, and place rigid in expectations and harsh with those who don\u2019t meet them, a family risked everything and welcomed Love Incarnate, God-Among-Us into the world.<br \/>\n<strong>Many: Lord teach us to love without limits.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #202: \u201cPeople, Look East\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"People, Look East\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wcqPz6rH0vI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Lighting of the Advent Wreath: \u201cLove\u201d by Bob Coppola<\/h3>\n<h3>Advent Song: \u201cA Holy Hush\u201d verse 2<\/h3>\n<h2>Praying<\/h2>\n<h3>Unison Prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Gracious God, we gather in love and thanksgiving.  We ask for your help in pushing past the barriers the world puts in our way, that keep us from loving fully.<br \/>\nHoly One, remind us, that when we seek to do Your will, we need not be afraid.<br \/>\nEmmanuel, remind us that when we follow your path of love and light, we\u2019ll find our way to life eternal.<br \/>\nLord of Light, remind us that when we embrace one whom the world scorns, we welcome you into our midst.<br \/>\nGod of Love, we offer ourselves to You, to be your hands and feet in building the kindom and the vessels that bring Your light and love to each other and to the world.  Amen.<\/p>\n<h3>Cares and Celebrations<\/h3>\n<h3>Silent Prayer<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-001-1.jpg\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Carolyn Micklas<\/p>\n<h3>The Lord&#8217;s Prayer<\/h3>\n<h2>Listening and Reflecting<\/h2>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Genesis 17:15-22<\/h3>\n<h3>Mission Moment: FUMC Community Breakfast Program, Sylvester Doyer<\/h3>\n<h3>Time with Young People<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Change and God (Time with Young People)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/N2xh1P_PKyM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Hymn #2092: \u201cLike a Child\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Like a Child\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NA9MekAX0A4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Scripture Reading: Luke 1:39-45<\/h3>\n<h3>Sermon: \u201cLove\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Love (Sermon)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LFPpSAcXtUI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Responding<\/h2>\n<h3>Offertory: \u201cEmmanuel Medley\u201d by Bob McGee from a Plainsong Chant, arranged by Fred Bock<\/h3>\n<h3>A Time to Consider Offering<\/h3>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Page-8-Image-10-1.png\"><br \/>\nPhoto by Larry McArthur<br \/>\nIf you wish, you are welcome to use this time to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eservicepayments.com\/cgi-bin\/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=3_CMn6vY3gbXWj2GvkW32xVh5LubqSJdgKX6KHFre1VuMdS3Q8kj_eIJXGJN8RG-0gmHZvX_Lw1ha8ZXgn-54Krv7ImQMfM68o70RRXIZtDlvXRu7Icp8meYpri-7vHbdSHJK5fST8PKv5rD7H0pV4u2FYADh6CtWzBcTpjLo9qDxBXK0S3J8MPHZwZCFVXkDJkCUTrur4Wm694FEfvylg==&amp;ver=3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make a donation to the church online<\/a>, or to put a check in the mail.<br \/>\nThe time of offering is not only about our financial gifts to the church, it is about offering our lives to God and the building of the kindom. This is a time for reflection: What is being asked of us? What is being given to us? What are we able to offer? What do we need?<\/p>\n<h3>The Great Thanksgiving<\/h3>\n<p>The Lord be with you<br \/>\n<strong>And also with you<\/strong><br \/>\nLift up your hearts<br \/>\n<strong>We lift them up to the Lord<\/strong><br \/>\nLet us give thanks to the Lord our God<br \/>\n<strong>It is right to give our thanks and praise.<\/strong><br \/>\nIt is right, and it is a good and a joyful thing [\u2026] we praise your name and join their unending hymn:<br \/>\n<strong>Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might.  Heaven and earth are filled with your glory.  Hosanna in the highest.  Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.  Hosanna in the highest.<\/strong><br \/>\nHoly indeed are you [\u2026] we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice in union with Christ\u2019s offering, as we proclaim the mystery of faith:<br \/>\n<strong>Dying you destroyed our death, rising you restored our life, Lord Jesus come in glory!<\/strong><br \/>\nPour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here [\u2026] Through Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your Holy Church, all honor and glory is yours Creator God, now and forever,<br \/>\n<strong>Amen.<\/strong><br \/>\nAnd now with he confidence of the children of God, let us pray:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lord&#039;s Prayer\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tzll3qcy6Ns?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)<br \/>\nwho art in heaven,<br \/>\nHallowed be thy name.<br \/>\nThy kingdom come.<br \/>\nThy will be done on earth,<br \/>\nas 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.<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>A Prayer of Love<\/h3>\n<h3>Hymn #200: \u201cTell Out My Soul\u201d<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tell out my soul - (with lyrics)\" width=\"1140\" height=\"855\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qf3mgRUZkAk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>Benediction<\/h3>\n<h3>Postlude: \u201cHail to the Lord\u2019s Anointed\u201d from the Wittenberg Gesangbuch (1784), arranged by Anna Laura Page<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hail to the Lord&#039;s Anointed (Tune: Cr\u00fcger - 5vv) [with lyrics for congregations]\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EkrepBvrLI4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>First United Methodist Church of Schenectady Second Sunday of Advent December 4th, 2022 Photo by Zach Long Gathering It may &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/2022\/12\/03\/second-sunday-of-advent\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Second Sunday of Advent<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2986,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1255],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2997","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-online-worship"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2997"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2998,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2997\/revisions\/2998"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2997"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2997"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fumcschenectady.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2997"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}