Theme:  The Forerunner Speaks:  Christ Is Coming…Prepare

Luke 3:1-6
Malachi 3:1-7b
Philippians 1:3-11
Psalm 66

3 — Lift Up Your Heads You Mighty Gates
16 — On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry
11 — Comfort, Comfort All My People
20 — When All the World Was Cursed
13 — There’s A Voice in the Wilderness Crying

Prayer of the Day:  Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to prepare the way for your only Son. By his coming give us strength in our conflicts and shed light on our path through the darkness of this world; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Verse of the Day:  During the season of Advent, the Lighting of the Advent Candles replaces the Verse of the day.