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God Keeps God’s Promises
Advent Online Worship
God Keeps God’s Promises
“We may not know that time or the hour of God's Kingdom's ultimate arrival, but we can trust that the Gospel of Jesus Christ will prevail.” For this First Sunday of Advent, The Rev'd Rob Park offers prayers and a message reflecting our reading from Matthew’s Gospel, chapter 24:36-44.
Advent Online Worship

God Keeps God’s Promises

Welcome to your online worship for November 27, 2022, The First Sunday of Advent. The season of Advent is a season of anticipation for the celebration of Christ’s coming at his birth.

Our Advent Bible Study begins this Wednesday, 7pm to 8pm, in the lounge. Read more here.

Thank you again to Ryan Van Dijk for his wonderful music which accompanies this weeks video, and for his music ministry at St. Mark’s as our Music Director. Read more about him here.

And lastly, a reminder that if you are at all uncomfortable being in-person for worship, or if you are not feeling well, please join us here online.

Today’s Opening Sentence

“Look up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” – Luke 21.28

Today’s Reading – Matthew 24:36-44

“But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day Noah entered the ark, and they knew nothing until the flood came and swept them all away, so too will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two will be in the field; one will be taken and one will be left. Two women will be grinding meal together; one will be taken and one will be left. Keep awake therefore, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. But understand this: if the owner of the house had known in what part of the night the thief was coming, he would have stayed awake and would not have let his house be broken into. Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an unexpected hour.”1

Your Online Message and Prayers

Click on the above image to view our online worship on YouTube.

Thank you again for joining with your parish family in our online worship today.

God Bless you and have a blessed week. Be well!

Peace,

The Rev’d Rob Park

  1. Scripture quotation is from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.