Sunday Morning Service - December 14, 2025 - 3rd Sunday of Advent

Park Pulaski United Methodist Church December 14, 2025 - 3rd Week of Advent: Joy Pastor Missy McCarthy Welcome – We are so glad to have you joining us at Park UMC where our mission is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world; By: Loving Jesus, Loving Others to Jesus & Loving Others for Jesus Please hit the "Like" button or share a comment so we know you are online. Announcements - 12/15 - Unshakeable Hope Bible Study: A present help - 7 pm 12/17 - Bunco - 5:00 12/21 - Blue Christmas - 7 pm 12/22 - Unshakeable Bible Study: God Our Living Hope - 7pm 12/24 - 6:30 Family/Children’s Service, 8pm Traditional Service Note: Emmanuel means “God with us.” Praise Song - #2093 The Snow Lay on the Ground Call To Worship Leader (L): Some of us come today with joy, some with questions, some carrying heavy things we can’t quite name. But all of us come to worship the God who enters our real, messy lives. Come, let us turn our hearts to Emmanuel — the God who is with us, right here and right now. People: We come to wait, watch, and welcome the Light with hope. Candle Lighting (Joy) Leader (L): “From the very beginning, God chose to come close — not as an idea or a distant voice, but as a child born into an ordinary, complicated family. In Jesus, God entered our world, our questions, our weariness, our mess. And this is our joy: God is with us.” People: “Today we light the candle of Joy, celebrating the God who meets us where we are and fills even our ordinary days with His presence.” L: “May this light remind us that joy is not the absence of struggle, but the nearness of God in the midst of it.” Opening Prayer Emmanuel, God with us, You draw near to us not from far away but from right within our lives. You meet us in our joy and our sorrow, in our hope and our worry, in all the places that feel unfinished or uncertain. We thank You that You are not afraid of our mess. You enter it with compassion, with humility, with love that takes on flesh. You are our present help, our strength, our joy. When we feel overwhelmed, remind us that You are here. When we feel unworthy, whisper Your grace. When we cannot see the path ahead, shine Your light in our darkness. As we continue this Advent journey, teach us to welcome Your presence in all things and to carry Your joy into the world You so deeply love. Amen. Opening Hymn - #238 Angels We Have Heard on High Getting Into The Word Matthew 1:18-23 Anthem - Emmanuel Is Coming Young People’s Time: God in our Mess Reflection: God With US Where can we show up for one another? Where have we let someone show up for us? Offertory - Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth by Jenn Butler, Ken Hubbard Doxology- #95 Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow Blessing of the Offering Joys, Concerns, God Sightings Lords 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 trespasses as we forgive those who have trespassed against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, now and forever. Amen Choral Response Closing Hymn -#246 Joy to the World Benediction Want more? Suggested daily devotionals for this week: ADDITIONAL READINGS FOR THIS WEEK Monday – Isaiah 7:14 Tuesday – Philippians 2:5-11 Wednesday – John 1:1-14 Thursday – Psalm 46:1-5 Friday – Hebrews 4:14-16 Saturday – Psalm 34:17-18