Preparation for Sunday, December 6, 2009
We will continue to observe the Advent season at Crossbridge this week as we light the second candle, the candle of Peace. Remember that Advent is when we focus on the promised coming of the Messiah to the Jews, the coming of Jesus being born in Bethlehem, the promised return of the risen Christ in final victory, and the continual coming of Christ into the lives and hearts of believers. Advent is also a time where we will sing gospel centered hymns that are particular to this season. I will not list all of these hymns that we will be singing but I wanted you to know that you will not want to miss the first 5 minutes of the services during Advent!
Song Preparation: I encourage you listen to these songs each week so that you are familiar with them by the time we sing on Sunday. I always find that becoming more familiar with the lyrics to a song gives me more freedom to be led by the Holy Spirit as I worship. We won’t play these song exactly as they sound below but this is a good start!
Songs:
Liturgy:
This week Chuck will explain the candle of Peace and we will read scripture that reflects on Christ who is our only Peace. Again, you do not want to miss the first 5 minutes of the services during this Advent season.
See you on Sunday!
Ben
