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Planning Ahead: Worship in December
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December brings an annual opportunity to deepen a sense of waiting, silence, and lament in our Advent worship. "A deliberate tension must be
built into our practice of the
Advent season," The Worship Sourcebook says. "Christ has come,
and yet not all things have reached
completion. While we remember
Israel’s waiting and hoping and
we give thanks for Christ’s birth,
we also anticipate his second
coming at the end of time. For this
reason Advent began as a penitential
season, a time for discipline
and intentional repentance in the
confident expectation and hope of
Christ’s coming again."
Overview for 2007
A planning calendar and overview of December 2007 is posted at our weblog.
Introduction to Advent
From The Worship Sourcebook:
The season of Advent, a season of waiting, is designed to cultivate our awareness of God’s actions—past, present, and future. In Advent we hear the prophecies of the Messiah’s coming as addressed to us—people who wait for the second coming. In Advent we heighten our anticipation for the ultimate fulfillment of all Old Testament promises, when the wolf will lie down with the lamb, death will be swallowed up, and every tear will be wiped away.
Lectionary Readings
Find the readings from the Revised Common Lectionary for these Sundays from the Vanderbilt Lectionary Project
Find resources for these readings from the Revised Common Lectionary from TextWeek.com
Worship Service and Series Ideas
• Resources, services, and series ideas for worship during Advent
• The Longest Night: service for the longest night of the year
• suggest a service
More Planning Ideas and Resources
Reformed Worship
Center for Excellence in Preaching: This Week
Ministry Resource Center
The Text This Week
WorshipHelps weblog
Christian Classics Ethereal Library
suggest a resource
Worship Planning Basics
The Nuts and Bolts of Worship Planning
Worship Planning Grids
Designing Worship Together
More Worship Planning Resources
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