Westminster Presbyterian is Located in Uptown Phoenix, Just Minutes From Downtown.
4735 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ, 602-274-2122
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Order of Service for Sunday, November 30, 2025, 10:30 AM
Prelude (Kathleen Jones)
Greeting and Welcome to Today’s Service
Lighting of the First Advent Candle
We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ.
Advent means coming.
We are preparing ourselves for the days
when the nations shall beat their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation,
neither shall they learn war any more.
Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Hymn: “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Presbyterian Hymnal #9)
Prayer of Adoration and Confession
Assurance of Pardon
Song of Praise: “Jesus, Name above All Names” (Lift Up Your Hearts #39)
We Greet One Another
Choir Anthem: “The Grace of Christ,” by Gary James (directed by Carol Fassbender)
Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 2:1-5 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house
shall be established as the highest of the mountains
and shall be raised above the hills;
all the nations shall stream to it.
3 Many peoples shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
to the house of the God of Jacob,
that he may teach us his ways
and that we may walk in his paths.”
For out of Zion shall go forth instruction
and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.
4 He shall judge between the nations
and shall arbitrate for many peoples;
they shall beat their swords into plowshares
and their spears into pruning hooks;
nation shall not lift up sword against nation;
neither shall they learn war any more.
5 O house of Jacob,
come, let us walk in the light of the Lord!
Revelation 2:12-17 (New International Version)
To the angel of the church in Pergamum write: These are the words of him who has the sharp, double-edged sword. 13 I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not renounce your faith in me, not even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was put to death in your city—where Satan lives. 14 Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed sexual immorality. 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans. 16 Repent therefore! Otherwise, I will soon come to you and will fight against them with the sword of my mouth. 17 Whoever has ears, let them hear what the Spirit says to the churches. To the one who is victorious, I will give some of the hidden manna. I will also give that person a white stone with a new name written on it, known only to the one who receives it.
Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)
Hymn: “Take My Life” (Presbyterian Hymnal #391)
A Time of Prayer
Answers to Prayer and Prayer Requests
Prayers of Thanksgiving and Intercession
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread;
and forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.
Offertory
Doxology
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise God, all creatures here below;
Praise God above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
Prayer
Hymn: “Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers” (Presbyterian Hymnal #15)
Benediction
Postlude (Kathleen Jones)
Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship
This week:
Monday, December 1 Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM
Wednesday, December 3 Session meeting in the Lounge at 3:15 PM
Thursday, December 4 Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 7 Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM
Worship (with the Lord’s Supper) in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM
Congregational meeting (for the purpose of electing church leaders) in the Sanctuary at 11:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall
Prayer Requests
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We will forward prayer requests to our prayer chain when we receive them from the church answering machine, from one of our deacons, from email, or from the Contact page form.