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, December 14, 2025, 10:30 AM
Prelude (Kathleen Jones)
Greeting and Welcome to Today’s Service
Lighting of the First, Second, and Third Advent Candles
We light these candles 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.
The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
the leopard shall lie down with the kid,
the calf and the lion and the fatling together,
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad,
the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice with joy and singing.
Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
Hymn: “Savior of the Nations, Come” (Presbyterian Hymnal #14)
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: “Emmanuel Shall Come,” by Winnagene Hatch (directed by Carol Fassbender)
Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 35:3-7 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
Strengthen the weak hands
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf shall be opened;
then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert;
the burning sand shall become a pool
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp;
the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
Matthew 11:2-6 (New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition)
When John heard in prison what the Messiah was doing, he sent word by his disciples 3 and said to him, “Are you the one who is to come, or are we to wait for another?” 4 Jesus answered them, “Go and tell John what you hear and see: 5 the blind receive their sight, the lame walk, those with a skin disease are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news brought to them. 6 And blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me.”
Sermon (Gale Watkins, Pastor)
Hymn: “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” (Presbyterian Hymnal #309)
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
Eternal God, as you led your people in ages past, you direct our journey into the future.
We give you thanks that you came to us in Jesus Christ,
and we eagerly await his coming again that his rule may be complete and your righteousness reign over all the world.
Then we will feast at his royal banquet, and sing his praises with the choirs of heaven.
By your Spirit, open our eyes to the generosity of your hand,
and nurture our souls in all spiritual gifts.
Fill us with gratitude overflowing
that we may share life and love in praise to you,
God of all the ages, in the gracious name of Jesus Christ, your Son,
by the power of your Holy Spirit, now and forever.
Amen.
Hymn: “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice” (Presbyterian Hymnal #28)
Benediction
Postlude (Kathleen Jones)
Today: Coffee hour in Fellowship Hall after worship
Deacons meeting in the Lounge at 12:00 Noon
This week:
Monday, December 15 Prayer in the Lounge at 3:00 PM
Thursday, December 18 Choir practice in the Choir Room at 7:00 PM
Sunday, December 21 Class in the Lounge at 9:15 AM
Worship in the Sanctuary at 10:30 AM, followed by coffee hour in Fellowship Hall
Coming up:
Wednesday, December 24 Christmas Eve candlelight service in the Sanctuary at 5:00 PM
Prayer Requests
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If you have a prayer request, please fill out the prayer request form below or halfway down the Contact page.
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.