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We look forward to joining you in Worship this Sunday, starting at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. You can also find our services online at the HVBC YouTube Channel. Today’s sermon is titled, “Immediately”. We will be reading from Mark 1:14-20, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 62:5-12.

For God alone my soul waits in silence,
For my hope is from him.
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress;
I shall not be shaken.
On God rests my deliverance and my honor;
My mighty rock, my refuge is in God.
Trust in him at all times, O people; pour out your heart before him;
God is a refuge for us.
Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion;
In the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
Put no confidence in extortion, and set no vain hopes on robbery;
If riches increase, do not set your heart on them.
Once God has spoken; twice have I heard this;
That power belongs to God,
And steadfast love belongs to you, O Lord.
For you repay to all according to their work. – from Psalm 62

Questions for Further Reflection:
The disciples in today’s passage make a decision to follow Jesus “immediately,” but remember that their story doesn’t end there.

• What is something you can do “immediately” to step out in faith?

• How will you sustain your faith past that immediate moment?

We look forward to worshiping with you, at 11:00AM in the Sanctuary. Rev. Benjamin Wines will bring the sermon titled, “What Good Can Come from Nazareth?”. We will be reading from John 1:43-51, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 139.

O Lord, you have searched me and known me.
You know when I sit down and when I rise up;
You discern my thoughts from far away.
You search out my path and my lying down,
And are acquainted with all my ways.
Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely.
You hem me in, behind and before,
And lay your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me;
It is so high that I cannot attain it.
For it was you who formed my inward parts;
You knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works; that I know very well.
How weighty to me are your thoughts, O God!
How vast is the sum of them! – from Psalm 139

Questions for Further Reflection:
This passage is all about listening to God’s call on a person’s life.

• How does receiving a call from God change the way a person thinks?
• How does God’s call change a person’s imagination?

We hope you will join us for “Let There be Christmas” – A Service of Christmas Messages And Music (new day and time due to inclement weather)

Let there be MUSIC…Let there be PRAISE!
Let there be SINGING to fill every space!
Let there be CAROLS…Let there be SONG!
Let there be ANGELS to sing loud and strong.
Let there be CANDLES, gentle and bright.
Heaven has spoken, “LET THERE BE LIGHT!”
Let there be WORSHIP…Let there be CHRISTMAS tonight!

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the First Sunday of Christmastide! We will be reading from Philippians 2:5-11. Pastor Ben’s message is titled, “The Mind of Christ”.

“From Heaven Above to Earth I Come” (Celebrating Grace, #128)
Leader: From heaven above to earth I come
People: To bring good news to every home;
Leader: Glad tidings of great joy I bring,
People: Of which I now will say and sing.
Leader: “To you this night is born a Child of Mary,
People: Chosen mother mild;
Leader: This little Child of lowly birth
People: Shall be the joy of all the earth.”
Leader: Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
People: Make now a bed, soft, undefiled
Leader: Within my heart, a quiet place,
People: A holy chamber for Your grace.
Leader: All glory be to God in heaven,
People: Who unto us His Son has given.
Leader: While angels sing with tender mirth,
People: A glad new year to all the earth.

Questions for Further Reflection:
Some scholars think Paul is quoting an ancient Christian hymn here.
What things did the hymn writer want folks to know about Jesus?
If you were to write a hymn about Jesus, what would you want to sing about?

Lighting the Christ Candle
Leader: Tonight is the night!
People: It’s finally here!
Leader: Tonight is the night of our dear Savior’s birth.
People: It’s been a long time coming.
Leader: The prophets sang and spoke of his coming.
People: They cast a vision of God’s glorious kingdom.
Leader: They saw a day when the sick would be healed.
People: A day when those who had been bent down would rise.
Leader: Jesus Christ, the light of the world has come.
People: He has illuminated the world once again.
Leader: May all God’s people rejoice!
People: May all God’s creation cry out!
Leader: May this light shine in our hearts forever.
People: May we carry this light to our neighbors.

May God bless each and every one
of you with a joyous and very
Merry Christmas!!!

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Today we light the Candle of Love. We will be reading from

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Today we light the Candle of Love. We will be reading from Psalm 89:1-4, 19-29. Pastor Ben’s message is titled, “The Men After God’s Own Heart“.

Lighting the Candle of Love
Leader: We know the love of God is great,
People: Greater than anything we could imagine.
Leader: It spans continents,
People: It perseveres through eternity.
Leader: But two thousand years ago,
People: Everything changed.
Leader: God took on flesh.
People: God came to walk among the people.
Leader: And so we know God loves us,
People: Because God came and lived among us.
Leader: May we feel the love of Christ this Advent.
People: May we make his love known to others.

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the Third Sunday of Advent! Today we light the Candle of Joy. We will be reading from Luke 1:46-55. Pastor Ben’s message is titled, “God’s Promise”.

Lighting the Candle of Peace
Leader: During this season of Advent,
People: We await the coming of our Savior.
Leader: We feel the abundant joy of the season,
People: Our cups run over!
Leader: For though we have wandered in darkness,
People: We know a great light is coming.
Leader: We remember God’s promises,
People: That through Christ we are saved.
Leader: We know that God walks among us,
People: And that makes our joy complete.
Leader: May the joy of Christ’s birth abide in us,
People: May we share that joy with all we meet.

Questions for Further Reflection:
Mary recognizes the wonderful things God has promised to her people.
What makes those promises so joyful?
What makes her faith so compelling?

We look forward to sharing in Worship with you on this Sunday, the Second of Advent. We will be reading from Psalm 85:1-2, 8-12. Today, Pastor Benjamin Wines brings the sermon titled, “Kiss of Peace”.

It Came upon the Midnight Clear

It came upon the 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.
Yet with the woes of sin and strife,
People: The world has suffered long,
Leader: Beneath the angel strain have rolled,
People: Two thousand years of wrong;
Leader: And man, at war with man, hears not,
People: The love song which they bring:
Leader: O hush the noise, ye men of strife,
And hear the angels sing!

Questions for Further Reflection:

This is the Sunday of Peace. We often think of peace as the absence of conflict.

• How does Jesus’s birth create a better definition of peace?
• How can we work for a more positive peace in our daily lives?

We look forward to seeing you in Worship this Sunday, the First Sunday of Advent!  Today is Hanging of the Greens and we hope you will join us for this special time of music and scripture.  Rev. Benjamin Wines will share with us the message, “The Face of God”.   We will be reading from Psalm 80:1-7, 17-19.

Questions for Further Reflection:

Today is the Sunday of Hope.

• What does the psalmist place his hopes in throughout this passage?
• What do you make of the phrase, “Hope is a muscle”?

We hope that you will join us for Worship at 11:00AM, either in-person or via livestream.   Today, Rev. Benjamin Wines brings the message entitled, “The Least of These.”

Our Scripture reading is Matthew 25:31-46, and our Call to Worship comes from Psalm 95:1-7.

O come, let us sing to the Lord;
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
Let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
For the Lord is a great God,
And a great King above all gods.
In his hand are the depths of the earth;
The heights of the mountains are his also.
The sea is his, for he made it,
And the dry land, which his hands have formed.
O come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord, our Maker!
For his is our God, and we are the people of his pasture,
And the sheep of his hand. – Psalm 95:1-7