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+Opening Hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful insert
ADVENT CANDLE LIGHTING
Leader 1: Last Sunday we lit the first candle in our Advent Wreath, the candle of Hope. We light it again as we remember that Christ will come again to fulfill all of God's promises to us.
(a person lights the candle of hope)
Leader 2: The second candle of Advent is the Candle of Peace. It is sometimes called the Bethlehem Candle to remind us of the place in which preparations were made to receive and cradle the Christ child.
Leader 1: Peace is a gift that we must be prepared for. God gives us the gift of Peace when we turn to Him in faith.
Leader 2: The prophet Isaiah calls Christ "The Prince of Peace." Through John the Baptist and all the other prophets, God asks us to prepare our hearts so that he may come in.
Leader 1: Our hope is in God, and in his son Jesus Christ. Our peace is found in him. We light this candle today to remind us that He brings peace to all who trust in Him. (Light the Second Candle)
People: Loving God, thank you for the peace you give us through Jesus. Help us prepare our hearts to receive Him. Bless our worship. Guide us in all that we say and do. We ask it in the name of the one born in Bethlehem. Amen!
+Carol of Praise Joy to the World insert
Special Songs: UECF Children & Youth
Mrs. Indira Myla
Mrs. Hannah Muthyala
Prayers of the People & The Lord’s Prayer Rev. Dr. David Ravinder
Prayer Points:
- The Spiritual growth/revival of UECF so that many people will
be added and mightily used in HIS Vineyard. Also pray for the UECF upcoming events.
- Pray for the President & Government of America, Prime Minister & Government of India and the other countries for God’s wisdom.
- Please pray for Pastor David Ravinder as he brings the Word of God today.
- Please continue to pray for UECF’s own Church building.
- Please continue to pray for the victims of COVID-19 virus.
- Please continue to pray for the speedy recovery for Mr. Solomon(Mrs. Pavithra Charles’ brother-in-law) as he recovers from neuro surgery in Hyderabad.
- Please continue to pray for Mrs. Udaya Pulipati’s speedy recovery from multiple myeloma cancer.
- Please continue to pray for Mr. Sam Raya’s speedy recovery.
- Please pray for all the elderly people for their good health.
- Please continue to pray for Akshay(18 months old) as he undergoes treatment for Acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Hyderabad.
- Please pray for the people who are looking for new jobs.
- Pray for the people who are looking for life partners and people who are longing for children.
- Pray for those who are celebrating their Birthdays (Spandana Punuru, Joshua Pilli, Sanjana Mootakoduru, Jerusha Peram, Jecintha Peram, Ms. Amita Ravinder, Mrs. Hadassah Pulipati, Mr. Vishala Kumar) and Wedding Anniversaries(Mrs. Sirisha & Mr. Sarath Kapudasi, Mrs. Sarita & Rev. David Ravinder, Mrs. Preethi & Mr. Joshua Pilli)that God may shower HIS blessings abundantly.
- Please pray for the protection of minor girls as they go through sexual abuse worldwide.
- Pray for Youth and Children to walk in the ways of the Lord.
- God's servants and Missionaries who are working in HIS vineyard.
- Please pray for the protection of new Christian converts from Muslim, Hindu and other religions.
- Persecuted Christians in India and other nations.
- The salvation of the perishing souls as we are in last days.
- Revival and Purification of different Churches all over the world.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
- Next week, Rev. Joseph Theophilus will bring the Word of God.
- Children & Youth Christmas will be celebrated on Dec 20th.
- UECF Christmas will be celebrated on Dec 25th at 9:30AM.
- UECF Watch Night Service/ New Year Eve will be held on Thursday, Dec 31st at 9:00 PM.
- We will continue to have our Special Friday Online Prayer Meetings every Friday at 7:30PM. Sis. Santha Mondithoka & Rev. Sudhakar Mondithoka, HITHA (Hyderabad Institute of Theology and Apologetics), Hyderabad will lead the Bible Study.
- Please contact Bro. Ashok Vellore for JBQ/TBQ information.
Birthday:
- Spandana Punuru 07th Dec
- Joshua Pilli 08th Dec
- Sanjana Mootakoduru 09th Dec
- Jerusha Peram 09th Dec
- Jecintha Peram 09th Dec
- Ms. Amita Ravinder 11th Dec
- Mrs. Hadassah Pulipati 11th Dec
- Mr. Vishala Kumar 11th Dec
Anniversary:
- Mrs. Sirisha & Mr. Sarath Kapudasi 07th Dec
- Mrs. Sarita & Rev. David Ravinder 09th Dec
- Mrs. Preethi & Mr. Joshua Pilli 10th Dec
Visit us online at http://www.uecf.net
Incense owns a Deity nigh.
Prayer and praising all men raising,
Worship Him, God on high. ..Chorus..
Myrrh is mine: Its bitter perfume
Breaths a life of gathering gloom.
Hymn Lyrics
Sorrowing, sighing, bleeding dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb. ..Chorus..
Glorious now behold Him arise,
King and God and Sacrifice.
Alleluia, alleluia!
Sounds through the earth and skies. ..Chorus..
Silent night, holy night,
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight,
Glories stream from heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts sing alleluia;
Christ the Saviour, is born!
Christ the Saviour, is born!
Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
FIRST LESSON: Genesis 3: 8-19 Mr. Edward Kadari
God announces in the Garden of Eden. Adam and Eve’s punishment for their rebellion and that the seed of woman shall bruise the serpent’s head.
Carol: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear UECF Choir
SECOND LESSON: Genesis 22:15-18 Mrs. Evelyn Dundi
God promised to Abraham that by his descendants all the nations of the earth shall obtain blessing.
Carol: అందాల తార UECF Choir
THIRD LESSON: Isaiah 9:2-7 Mrs. Jayanthi Bandi
The prophet announces the birth of a king to a people in darkness.
Carol: What Child is This UECF Choir
FOURTH LESSON: Isaiah 11:1-9 Paul Myla
The King is coming and will usher in a reign of justice for the poor and peace for all of God’s creation.
Carol: Angels We Have Heard on High UECF Choir
FIFTH LESSON: Luke 1:26- 38 Mr. Pradeep Dayala
The angel Gabriel announces to the virgin Mary that she will give birth to God’s promised Son whose kingdom shall never end.
Carol: Hark the Herald UECF Choir
SIXTH LESSON: Luke 2: 1-7 Mrs. Sabita Ravinder
Against a backdrop of emperors and taxes, Jesus is born.
Carol: ఆహా మహానందమే UECF Choir
Offertory
+ Doxology
+ Prayer of Dedication
SEVENTH LESSON: Luke2:8-16 Mrs. Sanjotha Rapaka
The shepherds go to see the Savior of the world, lying in a manger.
Carol: Go, Tell it on the Mountain UECF Choir
EIGHTH LESSON: Mathew 2:1-11 Ms. Suguna Malladi
The wise men follow a star to find the child Jesus, the King of the Jews.
Carol: We Three Kings UECF Choir
NINTH LESSON: John 1:1-14 Mr. Vinod Nakka
John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
Carol and Candle lighting Silent Night, Holy Night insert
Meditation, Closing Prayer & Benediction: Rev. Dr. David Ravinder
Oh Come, All Ye Faithful
Hymn Lyrics
Joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold him,
Born the King of angels;
O come, let us adore him,
O come, let us adore him,
O Come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.
God of God, Light of Light,
Lo! he abhors not the Virgin's womb:
Very God, Begotten, not created; Refrain
Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God In the highest; Refrain
See how the shepherds, Summoned to his cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither Bend our joyful footsteps; Refrain
Child, for us sinners Poor and in the manger,
We would embrace thee, with love and awe;
Who would not live thee, Loving us so dearly? Refrain
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing; Refrain
Joy to the world! the Lord is come;
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven and nature sing,
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth! the Savior reigns;
Let men their songs employ;
while fields and floods,
rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessing flow
Go, tell it on the mountain
Refrain:
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
Behold throughout the heavens
There shone a holy light.
Refrain:
The shepherds feared and trembled,
When lo! above the earth,
Rang out the angels chorus
That hailed the Savior's birth.
Refrain:
Down in a lowly manger
The humble Christ was born
And God sent us salvation
That blessed Christmas morn.
Refrain:
We Three Kings of Orient Are
Bearing gifts we traverse afar.
Field and fountain, moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
Chorus
O star of wonder, star of night,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect Light.
Born a king on Bethlehem's plain,
Gold I bring to crown Him again,
King forever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign. ..Chorus..
Christ, by highest heaven adored;
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of the Virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate Deity,
Pleased as man with man to dwell;
Jesus, our Emmanuel! ..Refrain..
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Risen with healing in his wings,
Light and life to all he brings,
Hail, the Sun of Righteousness!
Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace! ..Refrain..
Come, Desire of nations come,
Fix in us Thy humble home;
Rise, the Woman's conquering Seed,
Bruise in us the Serpent's head.
Adam's likeness now efface:
Stamp Thine image in its place;
Second Adam, from above,
Reinstate us in thy love. ..Refrain..
ఆహా మహానందమే
పల్లవి: ఆహా మహానందమే - ఇహ పరంబులన్
మహావతారుండౌ - మా యేసు జన్మ దినం - హల్లేలూయ .. ఆహా ..
1. కన్యక గర్భమందు పుట్టగా - ధన్యుడవంచు దూతలందరు (2X)
మాన్యులౌ పేద గొల్లలెందరో - అన్యులౌ తూర్పు జ్ఞానులెందురో (2X) నిన్నారాధించిరి - హల్లేలూయ .. ఆహా ..
2. యెహోవా తనయా - యేసు ప్రభూ, సహాయుడా - మా స్నేహితుడా (2X)
ఈహా పరంబుల ఓ ఇమ్మనుయేల్ - మహానందముతో నిన్నారాధింతుము(2X)
నిన్నారాధింతుము - హల్లేలూయ .. ఆహా ..
3. సర్వేశ్వరున్ రెండవ రాకడన్ - స్వర్గంబు నుండి వచ్చు వేళలో (2X)
సర్వామికా సంఘంబు భక్తితో - సంధించి నిన్ స్తోత్రిం చు వేళలో (2X)
నిన్నారాధింతుము - హల్లేలూయ .. ఆహా ..
Hymn Lyrics
far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found,
far as, far as the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
the glories of His righteousness,
and wonders of His love,
and wonders of His love,
and wonders, wonders of His love.
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold!
"Peace on the earth, good will to men,
From heaven's all gracious King!
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heavenly music floats,
O'er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains,
They bend on hovering wing.
And ever o'er its Babel sounds,
The blessed angels sing.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife,
The world hath suffered long;
Beneath the angel-strain have rolled,
Two thousand years of wrong;
And man, at war with man, hears not,
The love song which they bring:
O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing.
For lo! the days are hastening on,
By prophet bards foretold,
When, with the ever-circling years,
Shall come the Age of Gold;
When peace shall over all the earth,
Its ancient splendors fling,
And all the world give back the song,
Which now the angels sing.
అందాల తార
పల్లవి: అందాల తార అరుదెంచె నాకై - అంబర వీధిలో
అవతారమూర్తి యేసయ్య కీర్తి -అవని చాటుచున్
ఆనందసంద్ర ముప్పోంగెనాలో - అమరకాంతిలో
ఆది దేవుని జూడ - అశింపమనసు – పయనమైతిమి .. అందాల తార..
1. విశ్వాసయాత్ర - దూరమెంతైన - విందుగా దోచెను
వింతైన శాంతి - వర్షంచెనాలో - విజయపధమున
విశ్వాలనేలెడి - దేవకుమారుని - వీక్షించు దీక్షలో
విరజిమ్మె బలము - ప్రవహించె ప్రేమ - విశ్రాంతి నొసగుచున్ .. అందాల తార..
2. యెరూషలేము - రాజనగరిలో - ఏసును వెదకుచు
ఎరిగిన దారి - తొలగిన వేల - ఎదలో క్రంగితి
ఏసయ్యతార - ఎప్పటివోలె - ఎదురాయె త్రోవలో
ఎంతో యబ్బురపడుచు - విస్మయ మొందుచు ఏగితి స్వామి కడకు .. అందాల తార..
3. ప్రభుజన్మస్ధలము - పాకయేగాని పరలోక సౌధమే
బాలునిజూడ - జీవితమెంత - పావనమాయెను
ప్రభుపాదపూజ - దీవెనకాగా - ప్రసరించె పుణ్యము
బ్రతుకె మందిరమాయె - అర్పణలే సిరులాయె ఫలియించె ప్రార్ధన .. అందాల తార..
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?
[CHORUS]
Hymn Lyrics
This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and Angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Why lies He in such mean estate,
Where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here
The silent Word is pleading.
[CHORUS]
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through,
The cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
[CHORUS]
So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh,
Come peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings,
Let loving hearts enthrone Him.
[CHORUS]
Raise, raise a song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
Angels we have heard on high,
Singing sweetly through the night,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their brave delight.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why these songs of happy cheer?
What great brightness did you see?
What glad tiding did you hear? ..Refrain..
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King. ..Refrain..
See him in a manger laid
Whom the angels praise above;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While we raise our hearts in love. ..Refrain..
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim
Christ is born in Bethlehem!
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King!