Almighty God, our Hevenly Fr, God of Elizbeth nd Mry, you visited your servnts with news of world s redemption in coming of Svior. Mke our herts lep with oy, nd fill our mouths with songs of prise, tht we my nnounce gld tidings of pece, nd welcome Christ in our midst. Amen. December 16, 2018 llsintspc.org 208.658.0670
Sundy Schedule 9:00 Christin Formtion 10:00 Worship Nursery for Ages 05 nd Mor s Room: We hve sfe nd fun nursery locted t end of hll in Verits Cfe. Plese follow signs. We use Kid Check progrm for security. Video: There is video feed of worship livestremed to Conference Room t end of hllwy for nyone who needs to step out of service. Isih 11:110 After portrying destruction of rrognt humn evil s felling of vst forest (Isih 10:33 34), Isih presents Messih s shoot or twig growing from stump remining fter God s udgment. Unlike humn filure before him, especilly wicked King Ahz of Isrel, this son of Jesse bers fruit of new world. ORDER OF WORSHIP December 16, 2018 Third Sundy of Advent Cll to Worship Brors nd sisters, let us worship God by remembering Isih s prophecy 700 yers before birth of Christ: A shoot will come up from stump of Jesse; from his roots Brnch will ber fruit. The Spirit of Lord will rest on him Spirit of wisdom nd of understnding, Spirit of counsel nd of might, Spirit of knowledge nd fer of Lord nd he will delight in fer of Lord. He will not udge by wht he sees with his eyes, or decide by wht he hers with his ers; but with righteousness he will udge needy, with ustice he will give decisions for poor of erth. He will strike erth with rod of his mouth; with breth of his lips he will sly wicked. Righteousness will be his belt nd fithfulness ssh round his wist. The wolf will live with lmb, leoprd will lie down with got, clf nd lion nd yerling toger; nd little child will led m. The cow will feed with ber, ir young will lie down toger, nd lion will et strw like ox. The infnt will ply ner cobr s den, nd young child will put its hnd into viper s nest. They will neir hrm nor destroy on ll my holy mountin, for erth will be filled with knowledge of Lord s wters cover se. In tht dy Root of Jesse will stnd s bnner for peoples; ntions will rlly to him, nd his resting plce will be glorious. 2
LO, HOW A ROSE & b GERMAN HYMN, 15TH C 1. Lo, 2. I how si h 3. This flow'r, whose rose 'tws e'er fore fr grnce blooming told ten it, der from with ten rose sweet der I ness stem hve fills hth in & b w sprung, mind; ir, of with dis Jes se's M ry pels with lin ege we be glorious com ing, hold it, splen dor s men of vir gin drkness old hve moth er ev 'ry & b. sung. kind. where. It To True cme, show mn, God's yet flow'r love ve et ry. bright, right God; she from & b w mid bore sin to nd cold men deth of he win Sv sves ter, ior, us when when nd hlf spent ws hlf spent ws light ens ev 'ry night. night. lod. Opening Pryer Blessed re you, Sovereign God. To you be prise nd glory forever. In your tender compssion, dwn from on high is breking upon us to dispel lingering shdows of night. As we look for your coming mong us this dy, open our eyes to behold your presence, nd strengn our hnds to do your will, tht world my reoice nd give you prise. Amen. 3
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Affirmtion of Fith nd Confession Wht does it men tht he ws conceived by Holy Spirit nd born of virgin Mry? Tht eternl Son of God, who is nd remins true nd eternl God, took to himself, through working of Holy Spirit, from flesh nd blood of virgin Mry, truly humn nture Heidelberg Ctechism The Ctechism ws written in 1563 nd is lrgely commentry on Apostles Creed, Ten Commndments, nd Lord s Pryer. The result is clerheded, wrmherted explortion of fith. so tht he might lso become Dvid s true descendnt, like his brors nd sisters in every wy except for sin. How n does conception nd birth of Jesus benefit us? He is our meditor nd with his innocence nd perfect holiness he removes from God s sight our sin. Let us pry: Lord Christ, we confess our willingness to be loved but lso our reluctnce to love. We confess our rediness to ccept your forgiving love but lso our refusl to forgive. We confess our egerness to grsp your offer of redeeming love but lso our resistnce to follow you without question. In this Advent seson, forgive us our filure to respond s we should. Come to us new, nd by your grce, ssist us to receive you with oy, s shepherds; with grtitude, s Simeon; with obedience, s Mry; with love, s you hve loved us. Even so: come, Lord Jesus. Amen. (You re invited to confess your sins silently.) 5
Assurnce of Prdon Christ hs indeed removed your sins. Comfort, comfort my people, sys your God. Your sins re prdoned. The penlty is pid. bsed on Isih 40:12 IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR EDMUND H. SEARS, 1849 & # 8 6. Π1. 2. 3. 4. 5. It Still Yet And For cme through with you, lo! up be on mid night cler, tht glor ious song of clo ven skies y come with pece ful wings un woes of sin nd strife world hs suf fered neth life's crush ing lod, whose forms re bend ing dys re hs t'ning on, by proph ets seen of old, furled, long; low, old, & #. Π& # J from n gels bend ing ner erth, to touch ir hrps of gold; nd still ir hev'n ly mu sic flots o'er ll we ry world; be neth n gel strin hve rolled two thou snd yers of wrong; who toil long climb ing wy with pin ful steps nd slow, when with ev er cir cling yers shll come time fore told, # # J "Pece on erth, good will to men, from Hev'n's ll grc bove its sd nd low ly plins, y bend on hov nd mn, t wr with mn, hers not love song which Look now! for gld nd gold en hours come swift ly on when pece shll o ver ll erth its n cient splen ious 'ring y dors. ΠKing." wing, bring; wing. fling, & #. 6 nd O O nd world ev hush rest in sol emn still ness ly, to her n er o' er its B bel sounds bless ed n be noise, side you men we of ry strife, rod, nd nd her her n n whole world send bck song which now n gels gels gels gels gels sing. sing. sing. sing! sing.
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD TRADITIONAL FRENCH CAROL & b 4 4. J 1. An gels we hve herd on high, sweet ly singing o'er 2. Come to Beth le hem, nd see him whose birth n gels. plins sing; & b. J nd moun tins in re ply, ech o bck ir oy ous Come, dore on bended knee Christ Lord, newborn. strins. King. & b. Glo ri in excelsis De o, & b. w Glo ri in excelsis De o. Welcome nd Announcements Offering The offering is prt of our regulr worship. Our hope is tht ll gifts offered will come from n understnding tht we give becuse God first gve to us, nd tht every penny will be crefully nd thoughtfully invested in cultivting fith in Jesus Christ. 7
Litny for Advent All ends of erth hve seen slvtion of our God. Allelui! Shout to Lord, ll erth. Allelui! O Christ, splendor of God s eternl glory, mighty Word, sustining universe: Renew our lives by your presence. Lord, hve mercy. O Christ, born into world in fullness of time for libertion of ll cretion: Relese ll into your promised freedom. Lord, hve mercy. O Christ, begotten of Fr before ll time, born in stble t Bethlehem: My your church be sign of hope nd oy. Lord, hve mercy. O Christ, truly God nd truly humn, born to people in fulfillment of ir expecttions: Fulfill our desires in you. Lord, hve mercy. O Christ, born of virgin Mry, child of wonder nd splendor, Mighty God of ll ges, Prince of Pece: My whole world live in pece nd ustice. Lord, hve mercy. Pssing of Pece As recipients of God s grce, we gldly receive pece from him. In response to his grce, we lso extend tht grce to one nor with hndshke or hug. Trditionlly, Christins hve greeted one nor during this time in service with phrse, The pece of Christ be with you. 8
Sermon 26 In sixth month of Elizbeth s pregnncy, God sent ngel Gbriel to Nzreth, town in Glilee, 27 to virgin pledged to be mrried to mn nmed Joseph, descendnt of Dvid. The virgin s nme ws Mry. 28 The ngel went to her nd sid, Greetings, you who re highly fvored! The Lord is with you. 29 Mry ws gretly troubled t his words nd wondered wht kind of greeting this might be. 30 But ngel sid to her, Do not be frid, Mry; you hve found fvor with God. 31 You will conceive nd give birth to son, nd you re to cll him Jesus. 32 He will be gret nd will be clled Son of Most High. The Lord God will give him throne of his fr Dvid, 33 nd he will reign over Jcob s descendnts forever; his kingdom will never end. Luke 1:2656 Sermon Series Luke: Gospel of Amzement 34 How will this be, Mry sked ngel, since I m virgin? 35 The ngel nswered, The Holy Spirit will come on you, nd power of Most High will overshdow you. So holy one to be born will be clled Son of God. 36 Even Elizbeth your reltive is going to hve child in her old ge, nd she who ws sid to be unble to conceive is in her sixth month. 37 For nothing will be impossible with God. 38 I m Lord s servnt, Mry nswered. My your word to me be fulfilled. Then ngel left her. 39 At tht time Mry got redy nd hurried to town in hill country of Jude, 40 where she entered Zechrih s home nd greeted Elizbeth. 41 When Elizbeth herd Mry s greeting, bby leped in her womb, nd Elizbeth ws filled with Holy Spirit. 42 In loud voice she exclimed: Blessed re you mong women, nd blessed is child you will ber! 43 But why m I so fvored, tht mor of my Lord should come to me? 44 As soon s sound of your greeting reched my ers, bby in my womb leped for oy. 45 Blessed is she who hs believed tht Lord would fulfill his promises to her! 46 And Mry sid: My soul mgnifies Lord 47 nd my spirit reoices in God my Svior, 48 for he hs been mindful of humble stte of his servnt. From now on ll genertions will cll me blessed, 49 for Mighty One hs done gret things for me holy is his nme. 50 His mercy extends to those who fer him, from genertion to genertion. 51 He hs performed mighty deeds with his rm; he hs scttered those who re proud in ir inmost thoughts. 52 He hs brought down rulers from ir thrones but hs lifted up humble. 53 He hs filled hungry with good things but hs sent rich wy empty. 54 He hs helped his servnt Isrel, remembering to be merciful 55 to Abrhm nd his descendnts forever, ust s he promised our ncestors. 56 Mry styed with Elizbeth for bout three months nd n returned home. 9
Communion Wine is vilble in inner two circles; grpe uice is vilble in outer ring. Glutenfree wfers re vilble in bsket on bck tble. We hold bred nd wine until everyone hs been served in order to et nd drink toger. We sk tht you dispense with your cups by bck door following service. Just s climx of ll history will be Wedding Supper of Lmb, we conclude our worship in presence of God by festing. The Spirit tkes common elements of bred nd wine nd feeds us spiritully with body nd blood of Jesus, for our nourishment nd growth in grce, nd so strengns us to be sent out into world s God s gents of his generous hospitlity. The Lord s Supper The Lord s Supper, lso clled Communion or Euchrist, is fmily mel of Christins. We invite ll bptized followers of Jesus Christ who cknowledge ir sins ginst God nd ir neighbors, nd confess ir need for grce of Christ to prtke of this mel. If you re Christin nd hven t been bptized, plese tlk with one of our pstors. We would be honored to bptize you. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Lift up your herts. We lift m up to Lord. Let us give thnks to Lord our God. It is right to give him thnks nd prise. With oy we prise you, grcious God, for you hve sent your only begotten Son. We do not presume to come to this your tble trusting in our own righteousness, but in mnifold nd gret mercies of your Son. We re not worthy so much s to gr crumbs under your tble. But you re sme Lord; you ever love to show mercy. You fulfilled your promise to reconcile world to yourself, coming mong us in Jesus Christ, eternl Word mde flesh. He is indeed longwited Svior, fully humn nd fully divine, conceived by Spirit of God nd born of virgin Mry. We long for tht dy when Jesus will return s triumphnt King, when ded will be rised nd ll people will stnd before his udgment. Then righteousness nd ustice wil be estblished forever. Until n, strengn us, O God, in power of your Spirit. Keep us fithful in your service. Feed us, renew nd strengn us, to glory of your holy nme. Amen. 10
INFINITE LORD KEN BIBLE, 1991 & bb b b 4 3 n n Œ 1. In fi nite Lord, my in 2. Je sus, in dust nd hy fnt I King, kneel, throned st in bled hu in & bb b b. Œ n n Œ mil deep i est ty; your on ly need; my on ly robes, your robes, your swd right dling eous clos; ness; & bb b b. Œ cry ing your first de "mer cy" my on ly cree. Your grnd do ple. My light, your min, gze; your my & bb b b 1. 8 n Œ n. Œ. crown song, nd your trin, prise; drkness nd dust nd sheep. & bb b b 2. n... my hope nd pryer your pece. 11
JOY HAS DAWNED KEITH GETTY & STUART TOWNEND, 2004 & b 4.. Π& b. 1. Joy 2. Son God's re hs of dwned A sl v tion concil ing up on world, prom ised dm, Son of Hev'n, giv en now God. from s un furled, hope for ev 'ry nd mn: Christ our might y cre rn tion: som; Πn tion. Chmpion! & b. J. ΠNot Wht with fn fres Sv ior, from wht bove, Friend, not wht with scenes glo of rious glo mys ry, t'ry: & b. but once Ending hum bbe ble in gift Beth of le & b Joy hs dwned up love: hem,. on. Je sus born of M now Lord of his U w world! ry. t'ry. Sending nd Benediction Let us go forth nd serve world s those who love our Lord nd Svior Jesus Christ. Thnks be to God! My you overflow with thnkfulness in Christ Jesus. And my blessing of Fr, Son, nd Holy Spirit rest upon you. 12