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Pastoral Welcome
Pastor Bob Liebmann
 
Hymn
“The Angel Gabriel From Heaven Come”
 
Invocation and Prayer
Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
All: Amen
 
Hymn
“Once He Came In Blessing”
 
Confession
All: Lord God, our lives are filled with sin. We forget our neighbor's needs and do not love you above all else. We need a Savior. Help us to be ready for Jesus in our own hearts. O come, O come, Savior of the world. Amen.
 
Absolution
Leader: Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. Your sins are pardoned. The penalty is paid by Christ. Thanks be to God.
 
Hymn
“Hark The Glad Sound”
 
Advent Reading From Scripture
Luke 1:68-79 (Pew Bible pg. 1458)
[68] “Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, because he has come to his people and redeemed them. [69] He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David [70] (as he said through his holy prophets of long ago), [71] salvation from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us— [72] to show mercy to our ancestors and to remember his holy covenant, [73] the oath he swore to our father Abraham: [74] to rescue us from the hand of our enemies, and to enable us to serve him without fear [75] in holiness and righteousness before him all our days. [76] And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him, [77] to give his people the knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins, [78] because of the tender mercy of our God, by which the rising sun will come to us from heaven [79] to shine on those living in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the path of peace.”
 
The Message
The First Christmas Songs: Zechariah’s Song

Tithes & Offering
Hymn: “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People”
 
Psalm Of Praise
Psalm 98 (Pew Bible pg. 857)
[1] Sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him. [2] The Lord has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness to the nations. [3] He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God. [4] Shout for joy to the Lord , all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music; [5] make music to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing, [6] with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn- shout for joy before the Lord , the King. [7] Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it. [8] Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy; [9] let them sing before the Lord, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
 
The Lord’s Prayer
 
Sharing the Lord’s Supper
 
Hymn
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” Phil Keaggy
 
Blessing
 
Closing Hymn
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”