Sunday Morning Worship Service - 12/2/18 - Rev. Dr. Will Willimon

Today we celebrate the first Sunday in Advent. Advent is Latin for “coming.” It celebrates the most important news about the past and the most important news about the future. Christ has come; and Christ is coming back. Just as the coming of Christ as a baby in Bethlehem took everyone by surprise, although it had long been predicted, so the coming of Christ in glory will no doubt take everyone by surprise, although it too has long been predicted. In Duke Chapel we place a large wreath in the center aisle to represent the four Sundays of Advent and the central moment of Christmas. The first Sunday of Advent commemorates the longing of Israel for the Kingdom of God.

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20:06 - Opening Processional: O Savior, Rend the Heavens Wide
27:17 - Old Testament Lesson: Jeremiah 33:14-16
29:41 - Anthem: Esto Les digo (Kinley Lange)
33:47 - New Testament Lesson: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13
34:53 - Gradual Hymn: O Come O Come Emmanuel
37:24 - Gospel Lesson: Luke 21:25-36
41:41 - Sermon: Like It or Not, God's Redemption
1:08:28 - Offertory Anthem: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (Arr. J. Edmund Hughes)
1:15:52 - Closing Processional: Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending