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15 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 1: Last Sunday we lit the candle of joy. We light it and the candles of hope and peace again as we remember that Christ will come again and bring us everlasting peace and joy. Light the 1 st candle, the candle of hope. Light the 2 nd candle, the candle of peace. Light the 3 rd candle, the candle of joy. 15

16 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 2: Luke 1: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favour rests. When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the 16 manger.

17 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 1: Luke 2: When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told. 17

18 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 2: The fourth candle of Advent is the Candle of Love. It s light is to remind us of the love that God has for us. 18

19 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 1: Jesus shows us God s perfect love. He is God s love in human form. The bible says that God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 19

20 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 2: Love is patient, love is kind and envies no one. Love is never boastful or conceited, rude or selfish. Love is not quick to take offence, it keeps no records of wrongs, it does not gloat over other people s troubles, but rejoices in the right, the good, and the true. There is nothing that love cannot face, there is no limit to its faith, to its hope, to its endurance. Love never ends. 20

21 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 1: We light this candle today to remind us of how God s perfect love is found in Jesus. Light the 4 th candle, the candle of love. 21

22 Advent Meditation for 4 th Sunday of Advent. VOICE 2: Let us pray. Loving God, we thank you for your gift of love shown to us perfectly in Jesus Christ our Lord. Help us prepare our hearts to receive him. Give us, O God, such love and wonder, that with the shepherds and wise men, we may come to adore the Holy Child, the promised King; and with our gifts worship him, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Bless our worship. Help us to hear and to do your word. We ask this in the name of the one born in Bethlehem. AMEN. 22 Sing - Carol: Silent night

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28 What child is this? Used by Permission CCLI What child is this who laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping Whom angels greet with anthems sweet While shepherds watch are keeping? 28 / 2

29 What child is this? Used by Permission CCLI This, this is Christ the King Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring him laud The Babe, the Son of Mary! 29 / 2

30 What child is this? Used by Permission CCLI So bring him incense gold and myrrh; Come peasant king to own him! The King of kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone him! 32 //

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31 What child is this? Used by Permission CCLI Raise, raise the song of high! The virgin sings her lullaby. Joy! joy! for Christ is born The Babe, the Son of Mary! 33 //

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64 Wednesday 18 December ,525 days have passed since the day of your birth 237,000 babies were born in the world on this day If your hair was never cut since your birthday it would be meters long. Heart beats since your birth: 3.6 billion

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78 Loving One Another 1 John 4:7-12 (NLT) 80

79 Loving One Another 1 John 4:7-12 (NLT) 81

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84 God s perfect love is found in Jesus

85 What is love? Children answer!! Love is when you tell a guy you like his shirt, then he wears it everyday. Noelle age 7 Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well. Tommy age 6 If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate, Nikki age 6

86 What is Love? Love is what s in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen. Bobby age 7

87 What do you think of? Family, Mum, Children, Wives(14) Puppies & cuddly babies Caring (3), Companionship Chinese food The Beatles Love is all you need! Happiness, Contentment Security and safety Sense of belonging Grace, Support, Devotion Human love fragile - shape to pear shape God s love (2)- unshakeable, pure, strong BUT costly The good news of the gospel is that Jesus paid the price

88 What do you think of? Chocolate and Coffee Love is patient (2), Love is unconditional Sacrifice God Helpfulness Love - the emotion, Love in action expressions of love The love of Jesus (5) Amen! Kindness (2)(People being kind) Hope

89 What do you think of? Unconditional Giving and sharing Patience, caring, kindness, understanding, thoughtful, humility, respect Embrace, act of human love Caring without judgment

90 Matthew 9: When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them because they were confused and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd.

91 Why don t people hear the message? Bad feelings accumulated over years of misunderstanding or anger Discontent with people claiming to be Christians but treating them badly Contact with churches that express judgment rather than love and grace Turn off when a particular person shares the message Their own misunderstandings about God, the Cross, Scripture and the world

94 2 Corinthians 9:15 Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift! (NIV) Thank God for this gift too wonderful for words! (NLT)

95 Ecclesiastes 3:11 11 Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God s work from beginning to end.

96 1 John 4: 7 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.

97 1 John 4: 9-10 This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. 10 This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins.

99 Deck the Halls Used by Permission CCLI Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Tis the season to be jolly, 102 Fa la la la la, la la la la. / 2

100 Deck the Halls Used by Permission CCLI Don we now our gay apparel, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Troll the ancient Yule time carol, 103 Fa la la la la, la la la la. / 3

101 Deck the Halls Used by Permission CCLI See the blazing Yule before us, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Strike the harp and join the chours, 104 Fa la la la la, la la la la. / 4

102 Deck the Halls Used by Permission CCLI Follow me in merry measure, Fa la la la la, la la la la. While I tell of Yule tide treasure, 105 Fa la la la la, la la la la. / 5

103 Deck the Halls Used by Permission CCLI Fast away to the old yearpasses, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Hail the new, ye lads and lasses 106 Fa la la la la, la la la la. / 6

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104 Deck the Halls Used by Permission CCLI Sing we joyous, all together, Fa la la la la, la la la la. Heedless of the wind and weather, 107 Fa la la la la, la la la la. //

Go Tell It On The Mountain. Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born

Go Tell It On The Mountain. Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born Go Tell It On The Mountain Go, tell it on the mountain Over the hills and everywhere Go, tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night