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Stir Up Your Might And Come To Save Us.

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“The fourth Sunday of Advent is the perfect setting for our Psalm this morning. The Psalm is a prayer for a congregation that cries out for a new beginning. And is that not where we are today; crying out for a new beginning?” — Listen here, or download the MP3!

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who alone does wondrous things.

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“For those of us who have seen God at work in our lives, our Psalm is a bit of a lament. As we know, it was God’s intent that His chosen people would live under His mighty hand alone. The people of Israel, whom God had set apart from all other nations would not be like them in having a king. They would be ruled by God…” — Listen here, or download the MP3!

Let Us Go To The House Of The Lord

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“‘I was glad when they said to me, let us go to the house of the Lord.’ From a Christian perspective, believers may well have some ambivalence about Advent because it means God is coming to earth. Some of us have problems with God coming – not all believe that will be a time of rejoicing. They feel unprepared as they hear those heavy words of our prayers, ‘things done and left undone’. But it doesn’t have to be this way.” — Listen here, or download the MP3!