Hymn: CW #50
Sermon
Once in Royal David’s City
1 Samuel 16:6-13 (NIV p278)
Let Us Go to Bethlehem with David!
Choir (7:00pm)
Come My Light
Arr. Ann Krentz Organ
Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel. Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel.
Jesus, the Light of the world!
Advent 3
Come, my light, and illumine my darkness. Come, my life, and revive me from death. Come, my physician, heal my wounds. Come,
come, Jesus, the light of the world! Come, my light, and illumine my
darkness. Come, my life, and revive me from death. Come, my physician, heal my wounds. Come, come, Jesus, the light of the world!
Come, flame of divine love, and burn up the thorns of my sins, kindling my heart with the flame of thy love.
Come, my king, sit upon the throne of my heart. Come and reign in
my heart. For thou alone art my king and my lord. Come, come, Jesus, the light of the world! Jesus, the light of the world.
Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel. Oh, come, oh, come, Emmanuel.
Jesus, the light of the world. Oh, come.
Prayers
We conclude our prayers with an evening prayer:
I thank you, my heavenly Father,
through Jesus Christ, your dear Son,
that you have graciously kept me this day.
Forgive me all my sins, and graciously keep me this night.
Into your hands I commend my body and soul and all things.
Let your holy angel be with me,
that the wicked foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Offering
Benediction
Hymn: CW #275
Blest Be the God of Israel
Let us go to Bethlehem
with David!
Faith Ev. Lutheran Church
Advent 3 - December 19, 2007
Bells
Invocation
P: Lift up your heads and open your eyes, for he is coming!
C: Who is coming?
All: The King of Glory is coming!
All sing (CW #8):
Come, O precious Ransom, come, Only Hope for sinful mortals!
Come, O Savior of the world! Open are to you all portals.
Come, your beauty let us view; Anxiously we wait for you.
All sing:
Hail, hosanna, David’s Son! Help, Lord; hear our supplication!
Let your kingdom, scepter, crown Bring us blessing and salvation
That forever we may sing Hail, hosanna! to our King.
P: We will dwell in the house of the Lord forever
All: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
Psalm
We read Psalm 2, page 65 in Christian Worship
The Lighting of the Shepherd’s Candle
Scripture Reading
1 Peter 2:4-12 (NIV p1201)
Confession of Sin
P: O Lord, by your great mercy we will come into your house.
C: In reverence we will bow down toward your holy temple.
P: Lead us, O Lord, in the way of your righteousness.
All: In our hearts prepare the way for your coming!
All sing:
Enter now my waiting heart, Glorious King and Lord most holy.
Dwell in me and ne’er depart, Though I am but poor and lowly.
Ah, what riches will be mine When you are my guest divine!
P: Give ear to our words, O Lord,
C: Accept our sacrifice of praise.
P: The Lord is our refuge and fortress,
All: Our God, in whom we trust.
All sing:
My hosannas and my palms Graciously receive, I pray you.
Evermore, as best I can, Savior, I will homage pay you,
And in faith I will embrace, Lord, your merit through your grace.
P: Who can proclaim the mighty acts of the Lord or fully declare his
praise?
C: Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good;
All: His love endures forever.
P: People of God, the Lord is at hand. Remembering our frailty and
sin, let us turn to God for forgiveness and strength.
C: Lord God, we recognize your holiness and your hatred of sin.
We confess our sinfulness, and that our words, thoughts, and
actions violate your demand for perfection. We are sorry. We
ask your forgiveness.
Choir (7:00pm)
Advent Kyrie
Lyrics by: John Parker Music by: David Lantz III
Ceilings of cedar, lamp stands of gold, bronze covered pillars, beauty
untold; Yet in the splendor of all we behold, our hearts lie barren and
cold. Kyrie, we pray for mercy. Kyrie, show us the way. Kyrie, send
us a Savior. Kyrie, Kyrie, Kyrie.
Sign of deliverance, glimmer of peace, dreams of Messiah, visions increase; Father in heaven, give us a sign. Send Your Redeemer divine.
Kyrie, we pray for mercy. Kyrie, show us the way. Kyrie, send us a
Savior. Kyrie. Amen.
P: God has declared the whole world righteous in his sight because of
the holy life of Jesus Christ, and because of the suffering and death
of Jesus on the cross. Believe this! To all who believe, God has
called you holy and declared that you are saints in his eyes. Serve
God from thankful hearts.