Christ

 The Christ candle is lit on Christmas Eve.

But we didn't get to have a Christmas eve service this year because of a travel ban in our county. We did, however,  have service on Christmas Day!  Which I find wonderful!

So we combined a bit of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day! With the advent, scripture and special music from the evening before and the songs for Christmas Day! 

📖 “For unto you is born this day, in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.”   Luke 2:11   CHRIST IS OUR HOPE

LIGHT THE 1^st  PURPLE CANDLE

 📖 "Glory to God in the highest, PEACE on earth, good will toward men” Luke 2:14 

CHRIST IS OUR PEACE                 

LIGHT THE 2^nd PURPLE CANDLE

📖 “Behold, I bring you good news of a great JOY which will come to all the people…” Luke2:10   CHRIST IS OUR JOY

LIGHT THE PINK CANDLE

 📖 But God demonstrates His own LOVE for us in this:  While we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Romans 5:8 

CHRIST IS LOVE

LIGHT THE LAST  PURPLE CANDLE

Jesus Christ is all of these. He is the Greatest Gift, He makes all the other gifts possible, tonight we light the Christ Candle

LIGHT THE LARGE WHITE CANDLE

📖  ⁹ This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. ¹⁰ This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. ¹¹ Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. ¹² No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.                             1 John 4:9-12 

Prayer

📖 Romans 15:13 “ May the God of HOPE fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.” 

 We thank you God, for your gift of Jesus Christ to the whole world.  We thank you that His coming makes HOPE, PEACE, JOY and LOVE possible for every person in every nation. Encourage us to do our part to bring goodwill, and peace to our families, our churches and our neighborhoods and the world. Amen

What has been eveident to me through out all the Christmas season services is LOVE. Christ's love for each of us, enough to be born to this earth and to die on a cross for our sins.

Why do we celebrate Christmas....because Jesus love me!  because Jesus Loves ___________(insert your name!)  

We have HOPE because Jesus loves ______________!

We have PEACE because Jesus loves ______________!

We have JOY because Jesus loves ________________!

We can LOVE because Jesus loves _________________!

If we accept that gift of Love we will be so full of His love that it will overflow and we can give it away!

🎵 Give This Christmas Away

🙏My prayer is that you are so filled with Christ's love that you were able to give it away over and over this holiday season!❤️🎄

LOVE 4th Sunday of Advent

 

We light this candle to represent LOVE.  God loved us so much he sent his only Son and Christ loved us enough to come to earth and lay down is life so that all people can be saved.  Throughout the year we may love others as Christ loves us.

 

                        LIGHT THE Last PURPLE CANDLE

📖 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him   John 3:16-17  

 

PRAYER

  Our Lord God and gracious Father, we thank You for Your Son and the gift He was and is to all of us.  “Lord in You our hearts rejoice, for we trust in Your holy name.  May your unfailing love rest upon us, O Lord, even as we put our hope in You.” (from Psalm 21-22)

 

📖 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.  This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.   God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.   We love because he first loved us. 1 John 4:7-19

AMEN?!

🎵 God So Loved

JOY 3rd Sunday of Advent

 

LIGHT THE FIRST Purple CANDLE,  “Jesus is our HOPE”

                        LIGHT THE SECOND PURPLE CoANDLE “Jesus is our PEACE

📖  Luke 2:9-11   

An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰ But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹ Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord

LIGHT THE PINK CANDLE

“We light this candle to represent JOY.        

📖 John 15:10-11

¹⁰ If you keep my commands, you will remain in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commands and remain in his love. ¹¹ I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete.

                                   

Prayer is from Psalm 28:7
📖 “Lord you are our strength and shield; our hearts trust in you, and we are helped. Our hearts leap for JOY and we give thanks to you in song.” Lord may our joy be complete this season and throughout the year as we love others in the same way you love us.

🎵 Feels Like Joy. Micah Tyler

PEACE 2nd Sunday of Advent

 

Peace 

                        LIGHT THE FIRST PURPLE CANDLE,  Jesus Christ is our HOPE

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given,  and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the Lord Almighty will accomplish this           Isaiah 9:6-7

 

LIGHT THE   SECOND PURPLE CANDLE

We light this candle to represent PEACE.   

 Ephesians 2:13-18

 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father.

                         PRAYER (is from John 14:27)

Jesus said "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you.  I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”  Lord thank You for Your peace that is available to all, I pray that those here today take comfort in Your peace.   Amen