Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came Shackley
CONFESSION
AND FORGIVENESS
All
may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the
presiding minister begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
who
alone does wonders,
who
lifts up the lowly,
who
fills the hungry with good things.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin, trusting in the tender mercy of our God.
Silence is kept for reflection.
God for whom we wait,
in the presence of one another,
we confess our sin before you.
We fail in believing that your good news is for us.
We falter in our call to tend your creation.
We find our sense of self in material wealth.
We fear those different from ourselves.
We forget that we are your children
and turn away from your love.
Forgive us, Blessed One,
and assure us again of your saving grace.
Amen.
God, in Christ Jesus, has looked with favor upon you!
Through
the power of the Holy Spirit,
+
your sins are forgiven.
You
are children of the Most High,
inheritors
of the eternal promise,
and
recipients of divine mercy.
God
strengthens you anew to follow the way of peace.
Amen.
HYMN Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus #254
GREETING
The grace of our Lord, Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also
with you.
KYRIE
HYMN OF PRAISE Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Micah 5:2-5a
2But you, O Bethlehem of Ephrathah,
who are one of the little clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth
for me
one who is to rule in Israel,
whose origin is from of
old,
from ancient days.
3Therefore he shall give them up until the time
when she who is in labor has brought forth;
then the rest of his
kindred shall return
to the people of Israel.
4And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength
of the LORD,
in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they shall live secure,
for now he shall be great
to the ends of the earth;
5aand he shall be the one of peace.
PSALMody: Luke 1:46b-55
46bMy soul proclaims the greatness | of the Lord, 47my spirit rejoices in | God my Savior,
48for you, Lord, have looked with favor on your |
lowly servant. From this day all generations will | call me blessed:
49you, the Almighty, have done great | things
for me and holy | is your name.
50You have mercy on | those who fear you, from
generation to | generation.
R
51You have shown strength | with your arm and
scattered the proud in | their conceit,
52casting down the mighty | from their
thrones and lifting | up the lowly.
53You have filled the hungry | with good
things and sent the rich | away empty.
54You have come to the aid of your | servant
Israel, to remember the prom- | ise of mercy,
55the promise made | to our forebears, to
Abraham and his chil- | dren forever. R
SECOND READING: Hebrews 10:5-10
5Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, "Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired,
but a body you have
prepared for me; 6in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure.
7Then I said, 'See, God, I have come to do your will, O
God' (in the scroll of the book it is written of me)."
8When he said above, "You have neither desired nor
taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin
offerings" (these are offered according to the law), 9then he
added, "See, I have come to do your will." He abolishes the first in
order to establish the second. 10And it is by God's will that we
have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for
all.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Luke 1:39-45 [46-55]
39In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, 40where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. 41When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit 42and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb. 43And why has this happened to me, that the mother of my Lord comes to me? 44For as soon as I heard the sound of your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy. 45And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord."
[46And Mary
said, "My soul magnifies the Lord, 7and my spirit rejoices in
God my Savior,
48for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his
servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; 49for
the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. 50His
mercy is for those who fear him from generation to generation. 51He
has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of
their hearts. 52He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
53he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent
the rich away empty. 54He has
helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his
mercy, 55according to the promise he made to our ancestors, to
Abraham and to his descendants forever."]
The
Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Savior of the Nations, Come #263 v. 1,2,6
APOSTLES CREED
I believe in God, the
Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day
he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right
hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen
PRAYERS AND PEACE
OFFERING
COMMUNION
PRAYER
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. Amen
DISTRIBUTION
OF COMMUNION
HYMN O Little Town of Bethlehem #279
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Joy to the World #267
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Rejoice, Rejoice Manz
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