15th c. Byzntine pinting Joseph (fr left) Mry (center) presenting Christ in temple for rite purifiction forty dys fter birth. He ws immeditely recognized by Simeon (right) prophetess Ann (left). December 30, 2018 llsintspc.org 208.658.0670
Sundy Schedule 9:00 Christin Formtion 10:00 Worship Nursery for Ages 05 Mor s Room: We hve sfe fun nursery locted t end hll in Verits Cfe. Plese follow signs. We use Kid Check progrm for security. Video: There is video feed worship livestremed Conference Room t end hllwy for nyone who needs step out service. ORDER OF WORSHP December 30, 2018 First Sundy fter Christms Reflection n our culture, Christms cn ten feel like md dsh get everything redy in time for December 24th. T is followed by n intense, 48hour period where we try squeeze in ll our celebrting. nsted feeling oyful, we re ten worn out. Here church s ricl prctices cn help us. Trditionlly, Christms celebrtion lsts for 12 Dys from December 25th through Jnury 5th. T ric prctice is wht gve rise populr song, The Twelve Dys Christms. The Twelve Dys re when we get fully celebrte birth Jesus. t s time singing crols, reding gospel sries Jesus birth, being with friends fmily, working less (if possible), eting gret food, thnking God tht in Jesus, Word hs become flesh cme dwell with us. So insted being like frntic sprint followed by collpse, trditionl observnce Christms is more leisurely stroll. We don t hve get in ll our celebrting over spce two dys. We cn spred out fest over nerly two weeks. T not only tkes some pressure f, it lso teches us something bout true celebrtion. Our culture knows lot bout fleeting moments euphori. But observing n entire seson celebrtion teches us something bout developing lives sustined oy. T is something tht both we our culture despertely need. Joy world, Lord hs come! Pslm 150 T hymn closes Book Pslms with its cll for everything tht hs breth prise Lord with every kind ubilnt ccompniment. His excellent gretness mighty deeds re displyed in coming Lord. 2 Cll Worship Hlleluh! Prise God in snctury; prise him in mighty hevens! Prise him for mighty deeds; prise him ccording excellent gretness! Prise him with trumpet sound; prise him with lute hrp! Prise him with tmbourine dnce; prise him with strings pipe! Prise him with sounding cymbls; prise him with loud clshing cymbls! Let everything tht hs breth prise Lord!
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Scripture John 1:15, 914 n beginning ws Word echoes opening phrse book Genesis, n beginning, God creted hevens erth. John identifies t Word s Jesus (v. 14), but in first verses he loctes Jesus existence in eternity pst with God. The term Word (Greek Logos) conveys notion divine selfexpression or speech hs rich Old Testment bckground. God s Word is effective: God speks, things come in being (Gen. 1:3, 9; Ps. 33:6; 107:20; s. 55:10 11), by speech he reltes personlly people (e.g., Gen. 15:1). The Son is onlybegotten Fr, not in sense being creted or born, but in sense being Son who is exctly like Fr in ll ttributes, in sense hving FrSon reltionship with God Fr throughout ll eternity pst, present, future. n beginning ws Word, Word ws with God, Word ws God. He ws in beginning with God. All things cme in being through him, without him not one thing cme in being. Wht hs come in being in him ws life, life ws light ll people. The light shines in drkness, drkness did not overcome it. The true light, which enlightens everyone, ws coming in world. He ws in world, world cme in being through him; yet world did not know him. He cme wht ws own, own people did not ccept him. But ll who received him, who believed in nme, he gve power become children God, who were born, not blood or will flesh or will mn, but God. And Word becme flesh lived mong us, we hve seen glory, glory s onlybegotten Fr, full grce truth. Opening Pryer 4
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HGH & b 4 4. J TRADTONAL FRENCH CAROL 1. An gels we hve herd on high, sweet ly singing o'er plins 2. Shepherds, why t u bi lee? Why your oy ous strins pro long? 3. Come Beth le hem, see him whose birth n gels sing;. & b. J mountins in re ply, ech o bck ir oy ous Sy wht my tid ings be which in spire your hev'n ly Come, dore on bend ed knee Christ Lord, new born. strins. song? King. & b. Glo ri in excelsis De o, & b. w Glo ri in excelsis De o. 5
Confession Sin Confession Confession sin hppens within context reltionship, both with God ech or. We confess ger, in community, before grcious God who hs given us himself. Confession both cknowledges our need for mercy celebrtes its bundnce in Christ. Generous God, you hve given us your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, Gretest Gift ll, but ten we find it difficult be generous; we re cught up with our own possessions, fil cknowledge tht we re stewrds not owners. Forgive us, O Lord, for every stingy, hording, coveus thought in our herts, ctions our lives. Cst out our sin enter in, be born in us dy. (You re invited confess your sins silently.) O Lord, our God, s we celebrte gin festivl Christms, we sk you mke us humble loving like Jesus, who did not come be served but serve, who sid tht it is better give thn receive, so tht in nme we my devote ourselves cre hungry, exiled, destitute, sick, imprisoned. n your gret goodness put wy our fenses clense us from our sin, for Jesus ske. Amen. Assurnce Prdon John 4:1314 The wter tht will give him is living wter is identified in John 7:37 39 s Holy Spirit dwelling within believers. A person s deepest spiritul longing know God personlly will, mzingly, be stisfied forever. The womn t well sid, know tht Messih is coming. When he comes, he will explin everything us. Then Jesus declred,, one speking you m he. Everyone who drinks t wter will be thirsty gin, but whoever drinks wter give m will never thirst. ndeed, wter give m will become in m spring wter welling up eternl life. 6
GO, TELL T ONE THE MOUNTAN TRADTONAL SPRTUAL Refrin & b 4. Go tell it on moun tin, o ver hills ev 'ry where; & b. & b Go tell it on Verses moun tin tht Je sus Christ is. born.. Fine fter v. 3 While The Down shep herds kept ir wtch ing o'er si lent flocks shep herds fered trem bled when, lo! bove in low ly mn ger hum ble Christ by ws night, erth born & b be hold, through out hevens re shone ho ly rng out n gel cho rus tht hiled our Sv ior's brought us God's sl v tion tht bless ed Christms light. birth. morn. U 7
Welcome Announcements Offering The fering is prt our regulr worship. Our hope is tht ll gifts fered will come from n understing tht we give becuse God first gve us, tht every penny will be crefully thoughtfully invested in cultivting fith in Jesus Christ. Pryers for Church World Pssing Pece As recipients God s grce, we gldly receive pece from him. n response grce, we lso extend tht grce one nor with hshke or hug. Trditionlly, Christins hve greeted one nor during t time in service with phrse, The pece Christ be with you. Sermon Luke 2:2152 Sermon Series Luke: Gospel Amzement 8 21 And t end eight dys, when he ws circumcised, he ws clled Jesus, nme given by ngel before he ws conceived in womb. 22 And when time cme for ir purifiction ccording Lw Moses, y brought him up Jeruslem present him Lord 23 (s it is written in Lw Lord, Every mle who first opens womb shll be clled holy Lord ) 24 fer scrifice ccording wht is sid in Lw Lord, pir turtledoves, or two young pigeons. 25 Now re ws mn in Jeruslem, whose nme ws Simeon, t mn ws righteous devout, witing for consoltion srel, Holy Spirit ws upon him. 26 And it hd been reveled him by Holy Spirit tht he would not see deth before he hd seen Lord s Christ. 27 And he cme in Spirit in temple, when prents brought in child Jesus, do for him ccording cusm Lw, 28 he ok him up in rms blessed God sid,
29 Lord, now you re letting your servnt deprt in pece, ccording your word; 30 for my eyes hve seen your slvtion 31 tht you hve prepred in presence ll peoples, 32 light for reveltion Gentiles, for glory your people srel. 33 And fr mor mrveled t wht ws sid bout him. 34 And Simeon blessed m sid Mry mor, Behold, t child is ppointed for fll rising mny in srel, for sign tht is opposed 35 ( sword will pierce through your own soul lso), so tht thoughts from mny herts my be reveled. 36 And re ws prophetess, Ann, dughter Phnuel, tribe Asher. She ws dvnced in yers, hving lived with her husb seven yers from when she ws virgin, 37 n s widow until she ws eightyfour. She did not deprt from temple, worshiping with fsting pryer night dy. 38 And coming up t tht very hour she begn give thnks God spek him ll who were witing for redemption Jeruslem. 39 And when y hd performed everything ccording Lw Lord, y returned in Glilee, ir own wn Nzreth. 40 And child grew becme strong, filled with wisdom. And fvor God ws upon him. 41 Now prents went Jeruslem every yer t Fest Pssover. 42 And when he ws twelve yers old, y went up ccording cusm. 43 And when fest ws ended, s y were returning, boy Jesus styed behind in Jeruslem. His prents did not know it, 44 but supposing him be in group y went dy s ourney, but n y begn serch for him mong ir reltives cquintnces, 45 when y did not find him, y returned Jeruslem, serching for him. 46 After three dys y found him in temple, sitting mong techers, listening m sking m questions. 47 And ll who herd him were mzed t understing nswers. 48 And when prents sw him, y were snished. And mor sid him, Son, why hve you treted us so? Behold, your fr hve been serching for you in gret distress. 49 And he sid m, Why were you looking for me? Did you not know tht must be in my Fr s house? 50 And y did not underst sying tht he spoke m. 51 And he went down with m cme Nzreth ws submissive m. And mor tresured up ll se things in her hert. 52 And Jesus incresed in wisdom in stture in fvor with God mn. My Fr s House Dr. Sheln Woods 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 wine until everyone hs been served in order et drink ger. We sk tht you dispense with your cups by bck door following service. Just s climx ll ry will be Wedding Supper Lmb, we conclude our worship in presence God by festing. The Spirit tkes common elements bred wine feeds us spiritully with body blood Jesus, for our nourishment growth in grce, so strengns us be sent out in world s God s gents generous hospitlity. The Lord s Supper The Lord s Supper, lso clled Communion or Euchrist, is fmily mel Christins. We invite ll bptized followers Jesus Christ who cknowledge ir sins ginst God ir neighbors, confess ir need for grce Christ prtke t mel. f you re Christin hven t been bptized, plese tlk with one our psrs. We would be honored bptize you. The Lord be with you. And with your spirit. Lift up your herts. We lift m up Lord. Let us give thnks Lord our God. t is right give him thnks prise. O God, in sending your Son, Jesus, be born Mry, your Word becme flesh, we hve seen new rdint vision your glory. His nme is bove every nme, Prince Pece Svior ll. n him we hve been brought out drkness in your mrvelous light. All glory blessing re yours, our holy God, for in your mercy you gve your Son. Dying, you destroyed our deth; rising, you resred our life. Lord Jesus, come in glory. Pour out your Holy Spirit on t scrmentl mel, tht in eting drinking we my be mde one with Christ one nor. 10
WHAT WONDROUS LOVE S THS AMERCAN FOLK HYMN, CA. 1835 & 2 2 1. Wht 2. When 3. To 4. And won God when drous ws from love sink deth is t, O my soul, O my ing down, sink ing down, sink ing 'm Lmb, free, 'll will sing sing, on, 'll will sing & w soul, down, sing, on, wht when won drous ws God when from love sink deth is t, O my ing down, sink ing Lmb, will 'm free, 'll sing soul! down, sing; on; & Wht when won God when drous ws from love sink deth is ing t down tht be cused neth God's Lord right Lmb, who is gret 'm free, 'll sing oy eous ful & bliss frown, AM, be, Christ while ber lid mill ions through e dred side oin ter ful ni curse crown me, ty for for 'll my my will sing soul, soul, sing, on, for for 'll my my will sing & w soul, soul, sing, on, Christ while ber lid mill through ions e dred ful side oin ter ni curse crown me, ty for for 'll my my will sing soul! soul! sing! on! 11
JOY HAS DAWNED KETH GETTY, STUART TOWNEND, 2004 & b 4.. Π& b. 1. Joy 2. Son God's re hs dwned A sl v tion concil ing up on world, prom ised dm, Son Hev'n, giv en now God. from s un furled, hope for ev 'ry 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 rious glo mys ry, t'ry: & b. but once Ending hum bbe ble in gift Beth le & b Joy hs dwned up love: hem,. on. Je sus born M now Lord U w world! ry. t'ry. Sending Benediction 12 Let us go forth serve world s those who love our Lord Svior Jesus Christ. Thnks be God! My God, who sent ngels proclim gld news Svior s birth, fill you with oy mke you herlds gospel. Amen.