Bethel 12/24/21 Service

This is the 5th of a 7 session Worship Series from the Discipleship Ministries.
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Note: This material from UDM is not the basis for today's message but is provided here for your personal study and reflection.

Worship Series: "Come Home for Christmas"
from umcdiscipleship.org

Advent is an invitation. For many, it is the invitation to get into that Christmas spirit, to count down the days to the grand celebration, and let the holiday transform everything around us. We’re not all about Christmas, the holiday, about December 25 with all the jingle bells and tinsel. We are about Christmas, the Mass of Christ, the celebration of the Incarnate one who comes to remind us that we are not alone, and God is with us. We are about the longing for the coming kin-dom, where we will study war no more, where people will walk in the light, where joy will be found, and love with be the tie that binds us together. That’s the home for which we long. That’s the invitation this Advent season to your church and the world: “Come home for Christmas.”

This Week's Theme: "Welcome Home"

It’s Christmas Eve. You don’t need me to tell you what to do. Do what you’ve always done. I know, there is something in you, in the faithful worship team, that says you’ve got to do something new, you’ve got to come up with a different way of telling this story. That sentiment is understandable.

Worship Planning Notes
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Lectionary Scriptures:
Isaiah 9:2-7; Psalm 96 ; Titus 2:11-14; Luke 2:1-20

Suggested Hymns . DM Accompaniments

Sources of Music for the following hymns are:

- UMH CD.....UDM - DM Accompaniment..... MM/DD/YY - Recorded Service

Hymns Considered For this week: