Download a FREE liturgy sample. This sample contains one week of liturgy, which will give you an idea of what is included (the sample is of our God With Us Advent Worship Liturgy Set). WORSHIP LITURGY SET: What is it? What's included? This Worship Liturgy Set includes nearly 100 prayers and litanies that connect with our Do Not Be Afraid theme and will assist with your Advent worship planning. Who is it for? Most churches will purchase this to assist with their worship planning. If you don't need an entire liturgy and are just looking for a candle lighting liturgy, you can purchase that here. Our Do Not Be Afraid Advent Worship Liturgy Set includes nearly 100 prayers and litanies to assist with your Advent worship planning. We know how daunting it can be to prepare for all of the Advent and Christmas services during such a busy season in the church and the world, and one of our goals at Illustrated Ministry is always to make your jobs easier. We hope these prayers and litanies will help do just that. For each of the four Sundays of Advent, as well as a Candlelight Service and a Children and Families Service, we provide you with the following: Call to Worship Opening Prayer Passing of the Peace Advent Candle Lighting General Prayer Prayer of Confession Assurance of Pardon Prayer of Illumination Prayers of the People Prayer for the Offering Communion (not included in the Candlelight Service, substituted hymn suggestions for the Communion Liturgy) Affirmation Charge and Benediction These Advent and Christmas liturgies are written to connect with An Illustrated Advent for Families: Do Not Be Afraid and our Do Not Be Afraid Advent Devotional (both the Illustrated and Text-only editions) for a fully Do Not Be Afraid-themed Advent. At the same time, these liturgies can be used by themselves, apart from the other materials. About the Theme The inspiration for our theme comes from the angels’ message in the first two chapters of the Gospel of Luke: “Do not be afraid!” This phrase is an instruction God gave to God’s people throughout their history, and it’s a message God continues to give to us today. This Advent, we invite you to explore what it looks like to hold hope when life feels really uncertain, to bring peace in the face of fear, to practice joy when everything seems burdensome, and to choose love, when sometimes, it’s just really hard. Additional Do Not Be Afraid resources: Below are additional products that connect with our Do Not Be Afraid theme. An Illustrated Advent for Families: Do Not Be Afraid Do Not Be Afraid Advent Devotional (both the Illustrated and Text-only editions) Do Not Be Afraid: A Christmas Pageant Do Not Be Afraid Coloring Page & Poster
