St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, December 25, 2022
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Puer Nobis Nascitur and Hark the Herald Angels
Latin Carol
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 Angels, from the Realms of Glory #275
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 Angels We have Heard on High #289
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S SERMON
6Upon your walls, O Jerusalem, I have posted
sentinels; all day and all night they shall never be silent. You who remind
the Lord, take no rest, 7and
give him no rest until he establishes Jerusalem and makes it renowned
throughout the earth. 8The Lord has
sworn by his right hand
and by his mighty arm: I will not again give your grain to be food for your
enemies, and foreigners shall not drink the wine for which you have labored; 9but
those who garner it shall eat it and praise the Lord, and those who gather it shall drink it in my holy
courts. 10Go through, go through the gates, prepare the way for the
people; build up, build up the highway, clear it of stones, lift up an ensign
over the peoples. 11The Lord has
proclaimed to the end of the earth:
Say to daughter Zion, “See, your salvation comes; his reward is with him, and
his recompense before him.” 12They shall be called, “The Holy
People, The Redeemed of the Lord“;
and you shall be called, “Sought Out, A City Not Forsaken.”
1The Lord reigns;
let the | earth rejoice; let the multitude of
the | isles be glad.
2Clouds and darkness sur- | round the Lord, righteousness and justice are the
foundations | of God’s throne.
3Fire goes be- | fore the Lord, burning up enemies on | every
side.
4Lightnings light | up the world; the
earth | sees and trembles.
5The mountains | melt like wax before
the Lord of | all the earth.
6The heavens declare your righteous- | ness,
O Lord, and all the
peoples | see your glory.
7Confounded be all who worship carved images and delight | in
false gods!
Bow down before the Lord, | all
you gods.
8Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Ju- | dah
rejoice, because of your judg- | ments, O Lord.
9For you are the Lord,
most high over | all the earth; you are exalted far
a- | bove all gods.
10You who love the | Lord, hate evil! God guards the lives of the saints
and rescues them from the hand | of the wicked.
11Light dawns | for the righteous, and
joy for the hon- | est of heart.
12Rejoice in the | Lord,
you righteous, and give thanks to God’s | holy name.
4When the goodness and loving kindness of God our
Savior appeared, 5he saved us, not because of any works of
righteousness that we had done, but according to his mercy, through the water
of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit. 6This Spirit he
poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so
that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs according to
the hope of eternal life.
[1In
those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be
registered. 2This was the first registration and was taken
while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3All went to their own
towns to be registered. 4Joseph also went from the town of
Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he
was descended from the house and family of David. 5He went to
be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a
child. 6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver
her child. 7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped
him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for
them in the inn.]
8In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping
watch over their flock by night. 9Then an angel of the Lord
stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were
terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for
see—I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: 11to
you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the
Lord. 12This will be a sign for you: you will find a child
wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger.” 13And
suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising
God and saying, 14“Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” 15When the angels
had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let us
go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has
made known to us.” 16So they went with haste and found Mary and
Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. 17When they saw
this, they made known what had been told them about this child; 18and
all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them. 19But
Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. 20The
shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and
seen, as it had been told them.
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 O Little Town of Bethlehem
#279
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN Joy to the World #267
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE The Birthday of a King/There’s a song in the Air
arr. Whitworth
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