Mt. Zion A.M.E. Church
Sunday, December 7, 2025, 11:00 AM
Preacher: Pastor, Rev. Carlos D Bounds
Worship Leader: Sister Peggy Ann Scott
Advent Season of “Hope, Peace, Joy & Love”
Worship Service
“Praise God from Whom all blessings flow”
Opening Words
“This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it!”
Call to Worship
Minister: I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord, our feet shall stand within thy gates, O Jerusalem.
People: For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Minister: Because of the house of the Lord our God I will seek thy good.
People: Those that be planted in the house of the Lord, shall flourish in the courts of our God.
Minister: Blessed are they that dwell in thy house. Lord, I have loved Your habitation, the place where Your honor dwelleth.
People: For the Lord is in His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before Him.
Minister: Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my Redeemer.
People: O sing unto the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth, sing praises.
Hymn of Praise: LOVE CHOIR
Prayer: Sister Paulette Jones
Choral Response
Welcome: Sister Lori Henry
Benevolent Offering: Evangelist Alaia Bradshaw
Scriptures: Brother Sonny Grimes
Old Testament: Isaiah 40:1-5
New Testament: Matthew 3:1-12
This is the word of the Lord – Thanks be to God.
ADVENT READING - CANDLE LIGHTING - SONG
“O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL, AND RANSOM CAPTIVE ISRAEL, THAT MOURNS IN LONELY EXILE HERE,
UNTIL THE SON OF GOD APPEAR. REJOICE! REJOICE! EMMANUEL SHALL COME TO THEE, O ISRAEL” - HYMN #102
Worship Leader:
The Introit to the Decalogue & Summary of the Decalogue.
From all that dwell below the skies, let thy Creator's praise arise; Let thy Redeemer's name be sung through every land by every tongue. Summary, Hear what Christ our Savior saith Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment, and the second is like unto it: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.
Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end Amen, Amen.
Words from Our Pastor
Birthday’s & Anniversaries
Tithes and Offering
Offertory
Sermonic Selection: LOVE CHOIR
Sermon: Pastor Rev. Carlos D Bounds
Invitation to Christian Discipleship
In the Year, 2025 Do not grow weary in well doing - for you will reap a harvest if you do not faint. Galatians 6:9
The Lord’s Supper (Traditional Form Pg.#798) Communion
THE GENERAL CONFESSION
People: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things, Judge of all men, we acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness which we from time to time most grievously have committed by thought, word, and deed against Your divine Majesty, provoking most justly Your wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent and are heartily sorry for these our misdoings; the remembrance of them is grievous unto us. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father for Your Son our Lord Jesus Christ’s sake; forgive us all that is past, and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please You in newness of life, to the honor and glory of Your name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Serving of Communion
Benediction NIV
24 To him who can keep you from stumbling and to present you before his glorious presence without fault and with great joy 25 to the only God our Savior be glory, majesty, power and authority, through Jesus Christ our Lord, before all ages, now and forevermore. Amen. Jude 1: 24-25