Advent Sunday

30th November 2025

 

 

Jesus is coming but for now:
We wait
Light is coming but for now:
We wait
The angels will sing ‘Glory to God in the highest' but for now:
We wait
Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain made low but for now:
We wait
But we are not as those who wait in vain:                                                  We wait in hope, in peace, in joy and in love.

 

Hymn- Come Thou Long Expected Jesus

 

Dear God,
on this first Sunday as we light the advent wreath,
turn our hearts and minds toward your son, Jesus Christ.
Fill us with hope as we remember His coming and await His return.
As we light the candle of hope, we recall your faithfulness.
You are a God who fulfills all promises and our hope is in you alone.
Strengthen us today to live well - serving you and loving others
because of all that Jesus has done for us.
Amen.
 

 

O come O come Emmanuel

  

 

Reading
Isaiah 9: 1-7

9 Nevertheless, there will be no more gloom for those who were in distress. In the past he humbled the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the future he will honour Galilee of the nations, by the Way of the Sea, beyond the Jordan –

2 The people walking in darkness
    have seen a great light;
on those living in the land of deep darkness
    a light has dawned.
3 You have enlarged the nation
    and increased their joy;
they rejoice before you
    as people rejoice at the harvest,
as warriors rejoice
    when dividing the plunder.
4 For as in the day of Midian’s defeat,
    you have shattered
the yoke that burdens them,
    the bar across their shoulders,
    the rod of their oppressor.
5 Every warrior’s boot used in battle
    and every garment rolled in blood
will be destined for burning,
    will be fuel for the fire.
6 For to us a child is born,
    to us a son is given,
    and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
    Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God,
    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
7 Of the greatness of his government and peace
    there will be no end.
He will reign on David’s throne
    and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
    with justice and righteousness
    from that time on and for ever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
    will accomplish this.

Song - Great is The darkness

 

 

Video - Advent 

Song - O Come all Ye Unfaithful

 

 

Heavenly Father
You love us so much you sent your only Son into the world to be with us.
He is our Saviour, Messiah, Redeemer, and Friend.  He is the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.  He is the Lion and the Lamb.  He is our Shepherd and our King.  He is our Prince of Peace and we ask you to help us to live our lives for him.
Help us to wait in hope during this time of advent, with joyful hearts for the coming of Jesus, and to share this hope with others.  Help us to prepare our hearts to welcome him at Christmas.
We ask this in the name of Jesus, who taught us to pray and to say:

Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation
but deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours
now and for ever.
Amen. 

 

Hymn - Before The Throne

 

 
"Heavenly Father, as we enter the Advent season we ask that
you prepare us to honour you with our celebrations. Make your
promises ever-present in our minds and fill our hearts with
the hope we have in Jesus."
Amen