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Ho$eon r nock 36,B.tLlte.n C$6s ffim ". and what does the Ld requte of you but to "But l€t juiticc roll down lik€ waters, and right- do justice, atrd to love klodness, and to w-dlk humbly eousnesslike a.o€v€rflowing strsam." with your God?' -?4rn os 5i24 (NRsv) -Micab 6:ab Q.{RSV) SITEPHERD'SSTAFF TRUMPE'T The slmbol for Amos is a shcpherd's stafbecause The prophct Mtcah caled for the pcoplc to rctum he l*as called by God while he was tcndhg sheep in to rh€ weF of God. Hc told th€m to obey fu beforc Tekoa. the day of judg,ment came. The trumpet stanclsas a symbol for the day of judgmcot. FJ crdtu raaRNdte a; c^al.f." d.nrard.E cdpieh a 1991Vir|kb n6t ska Corith6 t99a wai^itrh.Aotidl s.rntua lrA o,.how Prhlttthl 'And onc called to mothcr 4nd aa.ld:'Holy, holy, '. a chadot of ffr€ end horscs of ffre scparatcd holy b the lpld of host!; th€ wholc carth ts frrll of ht! the two of tlrcm, and Bliiah ascendcdin a whltlwind glory,'' lnto hcavcn," -Isara, 6J (NRSD -II Klrr$ 2:Ilb G'IRSY) sAw FI"{MING CHARIOT According to [adldon, thc proph€t Isetah was put Thi6 symbol ls asroclated wlth Elliah, one of thc to dcath by b€lng cut in half wlth a {tooden saq'. filrt prophets mcndoned ln ttrc Btbl€ Bliah dtd not dle, but asccndedlrto heaveolo a flemlng charlot. o C,,,,k Yekb .Au8 tu|tu. YetJrkm.didk lt a.rr,iatu O l99avlat't' rr,6Lata1s.4ttuo ed NMt B. P\tbtu'ita cw4tht o tegt vt4ttu fiitosre! sdMa ard Uo.iN. PrbtiAnr = 2 .J ''I called to rhe Lord out of my distress, and he "As I looked at the iiving creatures, I saw a $'he€l on Ih€ canh bcside the li\-ing crcatures, one for €ach -lonah 2:2a O'IRS\) of the four of them. th€ir constructbn being somcthing like a wheel within a wh€cl." W}IALE Ezek l el 1: 15, l 6c (NRS\\ The whale has b€en associated with the great fish" that swallowed Jonah, aftcr hc was thrown WHEIL ovcrboard durinS a Sreat storm- ln lhc prophrt [Tekjels ,amou\ q\i,,n{. the imrAc of a wheel tutning within a whccl is an €xample of his imprcssion oIGod's kinSdom. crotr.t@, k|natuL (0 I '. bur thosewho wait for the lr)rd shdl rcncw 'Jusrlike rhe clay in ihc pottcr's h:md,so irc you thcir strcngth,ftc,v shall mount up with wings likc in my hand,O houseof Israel. eigles, thcy shall run nnd not bc weiry'. |hey shall -JercDnab I8:6b (NRS:\\ ' walk and not lrint -Isrlt ', i0J7 (NRSV) ClnY POT cod showedJcrcnriahdre prophet thrt thc pcoplc (:ROSS TAU arc ro God as the chy is to drc pottcr. Th€ ch) cm The Tao crossis known as thc Old Tesrament bc rcworkcdro crealea ncw ima8e. crossbccausc it .epresentsthc fact thllt God revcded his wry$ to rhe pcoplc of Isncl in thc linrc bclbrc rhe comingof the Mcssiah. .h,ti.t f.!, hr.m it,:, a;\ t : c i c 3 "so all thc gene.ations from Abrahrm to David aI€ "For I am abour ro cr€arc new heavensaod a new founeen generations; and ftom Davrd to the d€pona- eanh; the fotuer things shall not b€ r€member€d or tion to Baby'on, fourteen genemtions; and ftom the come to mlnd," dcportation to Babylon to th€ Messiah,fourtccn 8en- -Isalah 65:17 O'IRSY) -Maftbeu' I:17 (NRS\) ADYENT WREATH JESSETRIE Thc Advcnt wrcath, made from cvergrc€trs, slm- Jes!5' ancestorsarc t:ced through King David, all bolizes ctemal life itr God. The four candlcs havc lhe way to Abrll)ao-b€caus€ of the prophecy that many varlations. Oftcn, onc candle is called thc the Mcsslahwill "comc fonh from the stump ofJess€ pmphct's candle,a rcmindcr thar Isalahand othcrs (David'sfather)." forctold thc comlng of Christ. ii' ,^', -,',' *,,,, ^,',"' ! ctstit| r{t-trkn ,lka !; cqtarht a te viErQ hdosiut o 1 -t ? 'h "A voicc cries our: the wildemessprcparc fte "I prry that thc God of our Irrd JesusCh.ist . way of thc l,ord, makc straight in th€ desen a high- may Sivc you a spi.it of wisdom rnd revelation ar you way for our God," comc to know him, so that . you mny know whit -rsatab 40:3 <NRS\) is thc hopc t(, which hc has called you, what are thc ' richcs of hls lro.lous lnhcritancc amongthe sain6, . STAFFAND RANNER -trPreslars,i.l 7'18 (NRS\'') John the Baptist is oftcn plcrurcd with a strff from 'l'hc which flies a banner decorarcdwirh a cross. CROSSAND CROVAI imlSc rcminds us thar ,ohn was called to bc rhe The crcss and the croEn symbolte triumph over pmpher who preparcd lhc Eay forJcsus. d€ath by Chriscs frirhtul followers. chi,.n ht.nirh: /ii c,uli. yl!,-hknEld. :' r.r444 4.J v'4d. Fr'rr+f{ t, .a|\iral9v1vn*ml17alEr! t C z z I o z z o tr z "So thc last will be ffrst, and thc 6rst w l bc lasr-" "This qr& to firlfll wbat bad bcen spolen by thc -Mattbeu 20:16 QW.SV) Lord thlough thc prophct, 'Out of Egypt I havc called ev s,on.'" GRAPEVINE -Mattbeu 2:15b GIRSV) The grapevidc has alw".F stood forJerus'words, "I em the vtne, you aft the bfzn.ft.s" Oobrr 15:52). EPIPI', NY STAR Thc vtnc cen aho r€mird us of thc paiablc of the The fivepointcd st r sulmunded by rrys tn dl fuur vlocy.rd, whtch is rbout thc worl of Chrlstlans dl\ccdon$ rcprcscnts the star that l€d thc \I4sc Mc.n undcr God's rule. to the phcc whcrc rcsus 1frs bom. Shonly eftcr thett vl5it, Joscph fled wlth his trcw fzD y to safcty ln F4vPt. c ottb.r@lnnn dtu E ct lL. taFt,!|fid,,hy cqt'lttt o t99l \tiarno ltuolqba sertut atd kot ke Prhin'na cl|t t ht o l99avhi'ld tholoti.d s6t@! ad kozh... pruhttt", "Othcr scrd G[ tnto good ro aod blought forth "And rhc gavc birth to her flrstbord son and 8rrln, trowlng up aod lncr.arlnS rnd ylcldlng $tty \rr.ppcd htm ln bads of cloth, .nd ldd hlfi ln r md rixty .nd . hudredfold." mangcr,bcclultc ihcG wes ao placc lor thcm io thc -larl ,.'8 (NRSV, inn." -rrle 2.7 (NRslt) SBSDS CRTCHB Sccd! symbollze the word of God taklng root in thc llvca of faidnrl people, Jclus r.ld f.lth ls ltkc a Thc now-popularChdstmas creche w$ Atst crc- graln of du3tard 8€ed. atcd by S!. Flancls of Asslslwho wantcd a slnplc xay to tcUpcoplc the storyofJe$r' bLrth. (:) c[.&r ,{Ffirn a& 6 a, erd-t0'nda.8 Cq'1tt C l* liaiirrtoAaid Sa.tnt otl N.r.tsa ,i,lit t Cqylthlo ltta r''y'Ilalt.lakd sdth"t d d.lut Pt't'Iudat U "Then hc began to say to th€m, Today this scrip- .Everyone thcn who hears these wotds of mifle turc has been tulfilled in your hearing."' and acts on them wil be like a wise man who built -Lube 1:21 <NRSD his house on a rock.' -Mattbeu 7:24 (NRs'\) C-OSPELBOOK In many churches th€ Gospcl is read tiom a book HOI]SE ON A ROCK that contains only th€ New Testament books of A house built upon a rock stands on a firm founda- Matrhew, Mark, Luke, and John. The slmbols for the tion. Faith is built upon the firm foundation ol a four evangelists appear often on the covcr of r beli€f in Jesus Christ. Gospelbook- .h.llrc kt hkftletu:, c o c - c c o 4:$ .Ard ''Agrin, whatcvcryou do, in word or deed,do evcry- $c kingdomof heavenis likc a mcrchant thing in the nnmc of thc LordJcsus,ltiving dunks n) in searchof finc pcarlston findingone penrlofgreat God th€ Frfier ftrough him.' valuc,he wcnt andsold all that he had andbout{ht ir." - Coloss/arr,tr 17 (NRS\D -Matbeut t 3:45-46 (Nk\'\,\ BILIJ THE PEARL Bcllshavc calledpcoplc to worship for manyccn- Thc pcarl is somerimcsused to rcprcsentrhe turics.Vhcn wc hcar thc bclls of our own church or word of cod. A p€arl ts a valuablcrrcasure-a sym- of n neighborirrgchurch, wc know thil people are boluiprcciousralvation rhro ghJcsu{ Chrisl gathcring() pr.risc(;od. [t t/ E G 'For "Then Pet€r rem€mb€redthat Jesushad said to as often as you ear this brerd and drinl( the him, 'Before the cock crows twice, you will deny me cup, you prcclaim the lord s death until he com€s." thr€€ times.' And he broke down and wept.