Sunday, December 04, 2022

                                                     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. 

 Kyrie

Hymn of praise        Light On Candle          #240 Vs 1, 2

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY

CHILDREN’S SERMON 

 First Reading Isaiah 11:1-101

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

 

 

 Gospel Matthew 3:1-12

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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