Worship Archive – November 30th 2025

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Sunday Service from Hillside Circuit for November 30th 2025:

Lectionary Theme: Preparedness for the day of the Lord

Occasion: 1st Sunday of Advent

Lectionary readings:
Psalm 122
Isaiah 2: 1-5
Romans 12: 11-14
Matthew 24: 36-44

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Songs:

Here are the songs for Sunday morning service. Click or tap on a song to open it in YouTube.

Joy to the world.
Mary did you know?
Father Abraham.
Silent Night.
Three kings from Persian lands.
Who is He?
Come & join the celebration.
May the Lord.

Prayers:

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You can listen and join in with prayers from the English Methodist Service Book. They can be found at the Prayers for worship webpage.

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Children’s Address:

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Sermon:

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Bible readings:

Psalm 122

1 It made me glad to hear them say,
“Let’s go to the house of the LORD!”
2 Jerusalem, we are standing inside your gates.

3 Jerusalem, what a strong and beautiful city you are!
4 Every tribe of the LORD obeys him
and comes to you to praise his name.
5 David’s royal throne is here where justice rules.

6 Jerusalem, we pray that you will have peace,
and that all will go well for those who love you.
7 May there be peace inside your city walls
and in your palaces.
8 Because of my friends and my relatives,
I will pray for peace.
9 And because of the house of the LORD our God,
I will work for your good.

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Isaiah 2

1 This is the message that I was given about Judah and Jerusalem:

2 In the future, the mountain with the LORD’S temple
will be the highest of all.
It will reach above the hills; every nation will rush to it.
3 Many people will come and say,
“Let’s go to the mountain of the LORD God of Jacob
and worship in his temple.”

The LORD will teach us his Law from Jerusalem,
and we will obey him.
4 He will settle arguments between nations.
They will pound their swords and their spears
into rakes and shovels;
they will never make war or attack one another.
5 People of Israel, let’s live by the light of the LORD.

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Romans 12

11 Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord. 12 Let your hope make you glad. Be patient in time of trouble and never stop praying. 13 Take care of God’s needy people and welcome strangers into your home.
14 Ask God to bless everyone who mistreats you. Ask him to bless them and not to curse them.

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Matthew 24

36 No one knows the day or hour. The angels in heaven don’t know, and the Son himself doesn’t know . Only the Father knows. 37 When the Son of Man appears, things will be just as they were when Noah lived. 38 People were eating, drinking, and getting married right up to the day that the flood came and Noah went into the big boat. 39 They didn’t know anything was happening until the flood came and swept them all away. That is how it will be when the Son of Man appears.
40 Two men will be in the same field, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. 41 Two women will be together grinding grain, but only one will be taken. The other will be left. 42 So be on your guard! You don’t know when your Lord will come. 43 Homeowners never know when a thief is coming, and they are always on guard to keep one from breaking in. 44 Always be ready! You don’t know when the Son of Man will come.

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[Did you miss last week’s Sunday Services? They can now be found at Worship Archive – November 23rd 2025.]