Elkhorn First United Methodist Church
Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2022
HYMN UMH #454 Open My Eyes that I May See
WELCOME / ANNOUNCEMENTS
*CALL TO WORSHIP (please rise)
Cut off from home and heritage, cut down to build somebody else’s prosperity, Lord we come.
Cut off from songs, traditions, and culture that kept us together for so long, Lord we come.
Cut off by a world that expects more misery and more money, Lord we come.
Cut off by systems that delight in evil and ignore righteousness, Lord we come.
But because we serve God who judges people like us with righteousness, God will send a righteous judge, like a shoot out of a stump.
Because God is with us, the wolf will dwell with the lamb, like a shoot out of a stump.
Let your spirit of wisdom and understanding rise up in us, like a shoot out of a stump.
ALL: We expect you to help us grow powerful and united, righteous and holy, even in a sinful world, like a root out of a stump.
*OPENING PRAYER
Holy God, we long for your peace, and trust in your promise; we hear your call to turn toward you, to change our lives and welcome you in. Meet us here and fill our minds with your wisdom and our hearts with your peace, that our worship together may open us to the challenge of your dream of wholeness for all. In the Name of the One who is coming, we pray. Amen!
(please be seated)
SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING Liturgies / Readers
The Faith We Sing #2090 v 1 & 2 only Advent Candle Song
OFFERING / DOXOLOGY
OFFERTORY PRAYER
God of peace and justice, in the past year we have once again witnessed the fruits of war: lives cut short, children made orphans, homes devastated, and hearts broken. We pray to see the day that Isaiah saw in his heart, when swords are pounded into plowshares. These gifts we give this morning, may they be used to make human hearts ready for peace and for the reign of your son. In his holy name, we pray. Amen.
*HYMN UMH #374 Standing on the Promises of God
(please be seated)
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 11:1-10
HYMN UMH #347 Spirit Song
*HYMN UMH #196 Come, Thou Expected Jesus
*GOSPEL READING Matthew 3:1-12
MESSAGE – Stand as a Signal Pastor Mike Payne
***Holy Communion***
The Faith We Sing #2149 Living for Jesus
Benediction
Prophets of old put forth bold and broad dreams of the coming of God.
So too may we, here and now, imagine unlikely and precious life – possible once more as the Divine draws near.
The opportunity is ours to be faithful and courageous in our commitment to that incarnation
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In our prayers: Jim Davis, DeMarcos, Kathy Rea, family of Donna Hardwick, Duane Wuttke, Pat Reynders, Erica Reddy, Audrey Norton, Don Green, Jerome Immega, Gayle Ostrander, Lorraine Erskine, Wayne Marek, Audrey Luebke, Helen Hall, Step Ahead Preschool students and teachers
Please update your prayer requests by calling the church office: 262-723-2629
Continued prayers for those in health care facilities: Audrey Luebke, Lorraine Erskine, Helen Hall
Pray for Elkhorn and surrounding communities for health, financial recovery, and the joy of community.
Pray for pastors and church workers worldwide.
Please remember your friends who are alone; pray for them and call or visit them whenever possible.
NOTE: Our shut-ins would be happy to get a card or letter from you.
Audrey Luebke – Lakeland Health Center, 1922 County Rd NN #245, Elkhorn WI 53121
Lorraine Erskine - Lakeland Health Center, 1922 County Rd NN, Elkhorn WI 53121
Please utilize the church’s prayer lists. Let us know how we can pray for you.
THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ELKHORN
111 North Broad Street, Elkhorn WI 53121
Church Office 262-723-2629
elkhornfumc@gmail.com
Pastor Mike Payne
Second Sunday of Advent
December 4, 2022
HYMN UMH #454 Open My Eyes that I May See
WELCOME / ANNOUNCEMENTS
*CALL TO WORSHIP (please rise)
Cut off from home and heritage, cut down to build somebody else’s prosperity, Lord we come.
Cut off from songs, traditions, and culture that kept us together for so long, Lord we come.
Cut off by a world that expects more misery and more money, Lord we come.
Cut off by systems that delight in evil and ignore righteousness, Lord we come.
But because we serve God who judges people like us with righteousness, God will send a righteous judge, like a shoot out of a stump.
Because God is with us, the wolf will dwell with the lamb, like a shoot out of a stump.
Let your spirit of wisdom and understanding rise up in us, like a shoot out of a stump.
ALL: We expect you to help us grow powerful and united, righteous and holy, even in a sinful world, like a root out of a stump.
*OPENING PRAYER
Holy God, we long for your peace, and trust in your promise; we hear your call to turn toward you, to change our lives and welcome you in. Meet us here and fill our minds with your wisdom and our hearts with your peace, that our worship together may open us to the challenge of your dream of wholeness for all. In the Name of the One who is coming, we pray. Amen!
(please be seated)
SHARING OUR JOYS AND CONCERNS
Pastoral Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING Liturgies / Readers
The Faith We Sing #2090 v 1 & 2 only Advent Candle Song
OFFERING / DOXOLOGY
OFFERTORY PRAYER
God of peace and justice, in the past year we have once again witnessed the fruits of war: lives cut short, children made orphans, homes devastated, and hearts broken. We pray to see the day that Isaiah saw in his heart, when swords are pounded into plowshares. These gifts we give this morning, may they be used to make human hearts ready for peace and for the reign of your son. In his holy name, we pray. Amen.
*HYMN UMH #374 Standing on the Promises of God
(please be seated)
OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 11:1-10
HYMN UMH #347 Spirit Song
*HYMN UMH #196 Come, Thou Expected Jesus
*GOSPEL READING Matthew 3:1-12
MESSAGE – Stand as a Signal Pastor Mike Payne
***Holy Communion***
The Faith We Sing #2149 Living for Jesus
Benediction
Prophets of old put forth bold and broad dreams of the coming of God.
So too may we, here and now, imagine unlikely and precious life – possible once more as the Divine draws near.
The opportunity is ours to be faithful and courageous in our commitment to that incarnation
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In our prayers: Jim Davis, DeMarcos, Kathy Rea, family of Donna Hardwick, Duane Wuttke, Pat Reynders, Erica Reddy, Audrey Norton, Don Green, Jerome Immega, Gayle Ostrander, Lorraine Erskine, Wayne Marek, Audrey Luebke, Helen Hall, Step Ahead Preschool students and teachers
Please update your prayer requests by calling the church office: 262-723-2629
Continued prayers for those in health care facilities: Audrey Luebke, Lorraine Erskine, Helen Hall
Pray for Elkhorn and surrounding communities for health, financial recovery, and the joy of community.
Pray for pastors and church workers worldwide.
Please remember your friends who are alone; pray for them and call or visit them whenever possible.
NOTE: Our shut-ins would be happy to get a card or letter from you.
Audrey Luebke – Lakeland Health Center, 1922 County Rd NN #245, Elkhorn WI 53121
Lorraine Erskine - Lakeland Health Center, 1922 County Rd NN, Elkhorn WI 53121
Please utilize the church’s prayer lists. Let us know how we can pray for you.
THE FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF ELKHORN
111 North Broad Street, Elkhorn WI 53121
Church Office 262-723-2629
elkhornfumc@gmail.com
Pastor Mike Payne