ADVENT
(A Family Worship)

Second Sunday of Advent
December 9, 2012

Father: Let's start by singing "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus." #196

Sing:
Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel's strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.

Child: We will relight the first candle for the promise God made to His people and our hope for all time to come. (lights 1st candle)

Child: Last week we talked about changing and starting to live right.

Mother: Yes, we need to do some preparing before we can accept the birth of Christ in our hearts.

Father: The prophet Isaiah said, "A voice cries: 'In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be lifted up and every mountain and hill be made low, the uneven places shall become level, and the rough places a plain. And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord has spoken." (Isaiah 40: 3-5)

Child: Let us light the second candle for preparation.

Child: Wasn't there a man who came before Jesus; someone who lived in the wilderness?

Mother: Yes, that was John, the Baptist, who went around telling all who would hear to repent.

Child: What does that mean?

Father: That means to be very sorry for the wrong things you've done.

Child: He also said that we should share and be fair.

Child: Some thought he was the Christ.

Mother: Mary was another person who needed to do some preparing. When the angel told her that she was to have a baby that would be God's son, she needed to accept that and be willing to do what God wanted.

Child: We can try to do good things every day.

Child: Yes, we can share with others and each other and be kind to each other.

Father: Let's sing "There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying." (in older hymnal #362)

All Sing
There's a voice in the wilderness crying,
A call from the ways untrod;
Prepare in the desert a highway,
A highway for our God;
The valleys shall be exalted,
The lofty hills brought low.
Make straight all the crooked places
Where the Lord our God may go!

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Revise to suit your families. Please note that songs/hymns listed may be spoken instead of sung.
Next page is for the Third Sunday of Advent which is December 16, 2012.

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