St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, December 4, 2022
9:30 AM
PRELUDE O Day of Peace (Jerusalem) Sedio
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the
Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we are
captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in
thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone.
We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as
ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive
us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your
ways, to the glory of your holy name.
Amen.
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
HYMN Prepare the Royal Highway #264
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.
Hymn of praise Light On Candle #240 Vs 1, 2
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S SERMON
A shoot shall come out
from the stump of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. 2The spirit
of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, the spirit of counsel and
might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. 3His delight
shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
or decide by what his ears hear; 4but with righteousness he shall judge the
poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the
earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill
the wicked. 5Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness
the belt around his loins. 6The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard
shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the
lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.7The
cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion
shall eat straw like the ox. 8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the
asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den. 9They will not
hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the
knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10On that day the root
of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of
him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.
Psalm 72:1-7, 18-19
1Give the king your
jus- | tice,
O God, and your righteousness to | the king’s son; 2that he may rule your | people righteously
and the | poor with justice;
3that the mountains may
bring prosperity | to
the people, and the | hills,
in righteousness.
4Let him defend the needy
a- | mong the people, rescue the poor, and crush | the
oppressor.
5May he live as long as
the sun and | moon
endure, from one generation | to another.
6Let him come down like
rain upon | the mown field, like showers that wa- | ter the earth.
7In his time may
the | righteous
flourish; and let there be an abundance of peace till the moon shall | be no more.
18Blessed are you, Lord God, the | God of Israel; you
alone do | wondrous deeds!
19And blessed be your
glorious | name
forever, and may all the earth be filled with your glory. A- | men. Amen.
4Whatever was written in former days was written for our
instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of
the scriptures we might have hope. 5May the God of steadfastness
and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in
accordance with Christ Jesus,
6so that together you may with one
voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. 7Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has
welcomed you, for the glory of God. 8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of
the circumcised on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might
confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for
his mercy. As it is written, “Therefore I will confess you among the
Gentiles, and sing praises to your name”; 10and again he says, “Rejoice,
O Gentiles, with his people”; 11and
again, “Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise
him”; 12and again Isaiah says, “The root of
Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the
Gentiles shall hope.” 13May the God of hope fill you with
all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power
of the Holy Spirit.
Second Reading Romans 15:4-13
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
1In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of
Judea, proclaiming, 2“Repent,
for the kingdom of heaven has come near.” 3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when
he said, “The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way
of the Lord, make his paths straight.’ 4Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt
around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going
out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan,
confessing their sins. 7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for
baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from
the wrath to come? 8Bear
fruit worthy of repentance. 9Do
not presume to say to yourselves,
‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these
stones to raise up children to Abraham. 10Even now the ax is lying at the root
of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut
down and thrown into the fire. 11“I
baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I
is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his
threshing floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff
he will burn with unquenchable fire.” The
Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
The Gospel
of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, Oh Christ.
HYMN On Jordan’s Bank the Baptists Cry #249
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 of Intercession, 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 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
#272
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN Hark, the Glad Sound #239
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Prepare the Royal Highway S. Weber
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