Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week’s candle.

If you do not have an Advent Wreath, any candle will do. We encourage you to seek out an Advent Wreath our future release next week.

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Scripture: Hebrews 1:1-3 (NIV)

“In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom also he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.“

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Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week’s candle.

If you do not have an Advent Wreath, any candle will do. We encourage you to seek out an Advent Wreath our future release next week.

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Scripture: 1 John 4:7-12 (NIV)

“Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us.“

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Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week’s candle.

If you do not have an Advent Wreath, any candle will do. We encourage you to seek out an Advent Wreath our future release next week.

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Scripture: Luke 1:39-49 (NIV)

“At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea, where she entered Zechariah’s home and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. In a loud voice she exclaimed: “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the child you will bear! But why am I so favored, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!” And Mary said: “My soul glorifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has been mindful of the humble state of his servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed, for the Mighty One has done great things for me— holy is his name.“

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Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week’s candle.

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Scripture: Luke 2:13-14 (NIV)

“Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”“

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Please use the media and links below to join in a short reflection and Advent Candle Lighting Liturgy. If you have an Advent Wreath with candles, you are all set, listen to the audio program and follow the instructions for lighting this week’s candle.

If you do not have an Advent Wreath, any candle will do. We encourage you to seek out an Advent Wreath our future release next week.

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Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13 (NIV)

“At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ “ ‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. “Later the others also came. ‘Lord, Lord,’ they said, ‘open the door for us!’ “But he replied, ‘Truly I tell you, I don’t know you.’ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour.”

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Been attending Emmaus for a while and want to learn more? Brand new to Emmaus and want to discover what our ministry is all about? The Discovery Class is for you! During this informational class on Monday, April 26th, 7:00-8:30pm, you’ll learn all about the ministry, history, and core values of Emmaus Road Church and have an opportunity to decide if you’d like to join Emmaus Road in membership.

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Episodes

1. Candle Liturgy Week 1 – HOPE
   
2. VIDEO: Pausing To Remember (Music: Gather Round Ye Children Come)
   
3. Candle Liturgy Week 2 – PEACE
   
4. VIDEO: A New Battle Hymn (Music: Your Peace Will Make Us One)
   
5. Candle Liturgy Week 3 – JOY
   
6. VIDEO: Deliver Us (Music: Deliver Us)
   
7. Candle Liturgy Week 4 – LOVE
   
8. VIDEO: Behold the Lamb of God (Music: Behold the Lamb of God)
   
9. Candle Liturgy Christmas Eve – CHRIST HAS COME
   
10. VIDEO: The Cry Of Hallelujah (Music: While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks)
    

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Finally, we will also release each episode on our Facebook and YouTube pages for your convenience.

Bring Advent Home This Year

We are excited to announce our upcoming Advent Podcast Series! This 10-part series will help you celebrate Advent in your home through song, reflection, and lighting an advent wreath. For all the details, watch the video below. 

We encourage you to participate with us in lighting an Advent Candle at home during our episodes. Instructions will be given while you listen. Need an Advent Wreath and Candles? Here are a few options.

Don’t forget to add a 5th candle of white to represent the Christ Candle.

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Good Friday is a Podcast this year.

We can’t be together for Good Friday this year. That’s a bummer. We thought long and hard about how to recreate our tenebrae service virtually. Eventually, we decided it couldn’t be done effectively through a screen. But it could be done at your home! So, for Good Friday this year, we’re publishing a podcast that will help you facilitate a tenebrae service in your home. There is a little bit for you to do and prepare and the podcast will explain all that, but mostly you just listen. It’s kind of like when families would gather around the radio and listen to radio shows…only better. Subscribe to our podcast so you don’t miss it!

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Easter 2020 – The Uprising

Join us on Facebook Live on Easter Sunday, April 12th, at 10:00am for our Easter celebration. While this Easter will be different than any we’ve had in the past, the hope of Easter remains! We can’t wait to worship with you as we begin our Easter series, The Uprising.

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Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the season of Lent. We invite you to join us on Wednesday, February 26th at 6:30pm for a quiet service where we will confess our sins together and recognize our need for the Savior through song, silence, reflection, and the imposition of ashes.

All ages are welcome.

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