Bethel 12/06/20 Service

Sources of Information for Today's Online Service
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Advent
What is Advent? (again) - but different
An Advent Message by John Stroman
from 12/05/20 Tallahsssee Democrat
7 Beautiful Hymns for Advent
The Meaning and History of the Advent Calendar
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The Most Christmas Information on the Web

Guidance from UMC Discipleship Ministries

This is the 2nd week of a 7 week Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries. The graphics at the top of this page list the topics for the weeks of the Series.
(Click on an earlier week's graphic to view that week's Resource page.)

Worship Series: "Company's Coming"
from umcdiscipleship.org

Who doesn’t like Advent? It is a season of excitement and anticipation and joy. Lots and lots of joy. Even when we acknowledge that we aren’t ready for what is coming, for the realm that is promised, for the kin-dom we hope for. We admit we have fallen short; we confess that we are wrapped up in ourselves and in things that don’t last; we admit that our watchful waiting has fallen by the wayside. And yet, in this season, there is joy. And we have a sense that we can start all over again, because "Company Is Coming."

This Week's Theme: "Clean-UP Crew"

It is one thing to notice that there is work to be done. It is quite another one to determine that you are the one who needs to do that work! This week’s worship is about commitment. That could be hard when a large part of the congregation is still online. How do we get folks to commit to ministry when getting together is difficult? What does ministry look like in this pandemic era? These are some of the questions the worship team might consider answering, or at least making suggestions about this week.

Worship Planning Notes
Preaching Notes

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