S T. ANDREW S Lutheran Church 1416 Broad River Road, Columbia, SC 29210 First Sunday of Christmas December 30, 2018 8:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. The Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) is the red worship book found in your pew racks. Service music, indicated with a page number, can be found in the front portion of the book. Hymns, indicated by number, are found in the back portion of the book. Congregational responses are printed in bold type. PRELUDE CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS b GATHERING b All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who shines in glory, clothes us in compassion, and bears gifts of mercy for all. Let us confess our sins with confidence in God s promise of forgiveness. Silence for reflection and self-examination. God, wonderful counselor, we confess that we have turned from your gifts and chosen our own way. We have not made room for you in our hearts or in our world. We have lived in fear; we have not welcomed the stranger; we desire gifts that will not endure. Forgive us our sins, known and unknown, and open us to receive the peace of Jesus dwelling in and among us. We remain kneeling as the Pastor offers words of absolution; God s forgiveness in grace, concluding as follows. God s loving kindness has appeared to us in Christ our Savior. We are reconciled and made new for lives of grace by God s mercy poured out on us richly. In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Through the Spirit living in you, God gives us faith to trust Jesus, who is Love born for you, now and always.
GATHERING SONG: Good Christian Friends, Rejoice ELW Hymn 288 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. HYMN OF PRAISE PRAYER OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray. Shine into our hearts the light of your wisdom, O God, and open our minds to the knowledge of your word, that in all things we may think and act according to your good will and may live continually in the light of your Son, Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. We sit.
b WORD b FIRST READING: 1 Samuel 2:18-20, 26 18Samuel was ministering before the Lord, a boy wearing a linen ephod. 19 His mother used to make for him a little robe and take it to him each year, when she went up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice. 20 Then Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say, May the Lord repay you with children by this woman for the gift that she made to the Lord ; and then they would return to their home. 26 Now the boy Samuel continued to grow both in stature and in favor with the Lord and with the people. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM: PSALM 148 The following refrain will be sung first by the cantor and then by the congregation each time thereafter. The congregation is also invited to sing the verses printed in bold type. Hallelujah! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise God in the heights. 2 Praise the LORD, all you angels; sing praise, all you hosts of heaven. 3Praise the LORD, sun and moon; sing praise, all you shining stars. 4Praise the LORD, heav- en of heavens, and you waters a- bove the heavens. REFRAIN 5Let them praise the name of the LORD, who commanded, and they were created, 6 who made them stand fast forev- er and ever, giving them a law that shall not pass away. 11sovereigns of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the world; 12young men and maidens, old and young together. REFRAIN 13Let them praise the name of the LORD, whose name only is exalted, whose splendor is over earth and heaven. 14The LORD has raised up strength for the people and praise for all faithful servants, the children of Israel, a people who are near the LORD. Hallelujah! REFRAIN SECOND READING: COLOSSIANS 3:12-17 12 As God s chosen ones, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience. 13 Bear with one another and, if anyone has a complaint against another, forgive each other; just as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; and with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. 17And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. We stand.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
The Holy Gospel according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. GOSPEL: LUKE 1:39-55 41Now every year [Jesus ] parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. 43 When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did not know it. 44 Assuming that he was in the group of travelers, they went a day s journey. Then they started to look for him among their relatives and friends. 45 When they did not find him, they returned to Jerusalem to search for him. 46 After three days they found him in the temple, sitting among the teachers, listening to them and asking them questions. 47And all who heard him were amazed at his understanding and his answers. 48 When his parents saw him they were astonished; and his mother said to him, Child, why have you treated us like this? Look, your father and I have been searching for you in great anxiety. 49 He said to them, Why were you searching for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father s house? 50 But they did not understand what he said to them. 51 Then he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them. His mother treasured all these things in her heart. 52 And Jesus increased in wisdom and in years, and in divine and human favor. SERMON We sit. We stand and sing. HYMN OF THE DAY: Once in Royal David s City ELW Hymn 269 NICENE CREED: Please turn to the back inside cover of your hymnal. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Each intercession will end with Lord in your mercy, to which we respond: Hear our prayer. b MEAL b PEACE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. We greet one another with a gesture of peace using these or similar words: Peace be with you.
We sit. OFFERTORY ANTHEM: Little Jesus in a Manger text by Ron Brown The soloist will sing stanza one, and the congregation is invited to join in stanzas 2-4. We stand as the gifts are presented. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
THE LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. We sit. HOLY COMMUNION All are welcome to commune. Communion will be received at the altar rail by intinction; we receive the consecrated bread and dip it into the chalice. Those unable to partake of wine or wheaten bread are assured that the Church affirms our Lord s presence in, with, and under each element alone; however, gluten free wafers and grape juice are available. Please let the Pastor or Lay Assistant know of your need. COMMUNION HYMN: Infant Holy, Infant Lowly ELW Hymn 276 POST-COMMUNION BLESSING b SENDING b POST COMMUNION PRAYER AND BENEDICTION SENDING SONG: Joy to the World ELW Hymn 267 COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS: Prayer of the Day and other liturgical from Sundays & Seasons, copyright 2006, Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission Psalmody from Psalter for Worship, Year C. copyright 2008 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission. Angels we have heard on high public domain. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing public domain. Little Jesus in a manger traditional tune public domain; text by Ron Brown used by permission.