1st Sunday of Advent November 28, 2021 - 8:30 am Service Order of Worship FM Frequency 99.3 Text: 419-482-8227
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1st Sunday of Advent
November 28, 2021 — 8:30 am Service
Order of Worship
FM Frequency 99.3
Text: 419-482-8227
Lighting Of The Advent Wreath
Today starts the season of Advent. A time to prepare our hearts for the true meaning of Christmas,
the birth of Christ and the anticipation of His second coming. Over the next four weeks, we will light a
different candle each week after we hear God speak to us through the prophet Isaiah. These readings
highlight the four themes of family, singing, light, and need. The 5th candle will be lit during our
Christmas Eve service to celebrate the birth of Christ.
Please join us in this call and response:
L: One day we will arrive. One day our hearts will catch sight of the mountain of the LORD.
A: LORD, we want to go there! O God, we long to be in your presence and walk in your ways.
L: Let’s go! All together, let’s make that journey to the mountain of God.
A: Sisters and brothers, friends and strangers, let us travel together. Surely we will get there.
L: Let the dream of that holy mountain give you courage and strength as we go.
A: What a vision: weapons of war turned into tools of harvest, and lessons of peace taught to all
people.
L: Let us journey together in the light of the LORD!
Invocation
L: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
A: Amen.
Prayer of the Week
Heavenly Father, I never cease to be amazed at the grace that You
have extended to me and all who have been redeemed by faith in Je-
sus Christ. It is a thing most wonderful that God's own Son should
come from heavenly glory and die to save a sinner like me- and yet it
is in Your Word, which is faithful and true. I thank You with all of my
being. In Jesus' name I pray, AMEN.Hymn: How Firm A Foundation
How firm a foundation
O saints of the Lord
Is laid for your faith
In his excellent Word
What more can he say
Than to you he has said
Who unto the Savior
For refuge have fled
Fear not, I am with you
Oh, be not dismayed
For I am your God
And will still give you aid
I’ll strengthen you, help you
And cause you to stand
Upheld by my righteous
Omnipotent hand
When through fiery trials
Your pathway shall lie
My grace, all sufficient
Shall be your supply
The flames shall not hurt you
I only design
Your dross to consume
And your gold to refine
Throughout all their lifetime
My people shall prove
My sov’reign, eternal
Unchangeable love
And then, when gray hairs
Shall their temples adorn
Like lambs they shall still
In my bosom be borne
“How Firm A Foundation” Joseph Funk, George Keith, John Rippon, and Anne Steel Public Domain CCLI License #619995
Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness
L: 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.
A: Amen.
L: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our
sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Most merciful God,
A: We confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned againstyou 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.
L: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for you, and for his sake God forgives
you all your sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ he gives the power to become the children
of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit.
A. Amen.
Scripture Reading: Isaiah 9:6-7
“For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his
name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. Of the
increase of his government and of peace there will be no end, on the throne of David and over his king-
dom, to establish it and to uphold it with justice and with righteousness from this time forth and forev-
ermore. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will do this.”
Galatians 4:4-7
“But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law,
to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because
you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, ‘Abba! Father!’ So you are no
longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.”
Romans 8:34
“Who is to condemn? Christ Jesus is the one who died—more than that, who was raised—who is at
the right hand of God, who indeed is interceding for us.”
Scripture Closing
L. This is the Word of the Lord.
A. Thanks be to God!
Sermon — “Can’t Cancel Christmas—Advent 1: Need” Pastor Timothy Sternberg
Apostle’s Creed
ALL: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his
only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at
the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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.
Hymn: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus
Come, thou long expected Jesus
Born to set thy people free
From our fears and sins release us
Let us find our rest in theeIsrael’s strength and consolation
Hope of all the earth thou art
Dear desire of ev’ry nation
Joy of ev’ry longing heart
Born, thy people to deliver
Born a child, and yet a king
Born to reign in us forever
Now thy gracious kingdom bring
By thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone
By thine all sufficient merit
Raise us to thy glorious throne
“Come Thou Long Expected Jesus” Michael Adler, William Walker, and Charles Wesley 2000 Michael Adler CCLI License
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Words Of Institution
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.
Lamb Of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away
the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us
peace, grant us peace.
Communion
Post Communion Blessing
L: (Please stand and join with those close to you. . .) May the body and the blood of our Lord Jesus,
now in you, strengthen you in body and preserve you in faith to life everlasting.
A: Amen.
L: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
A: and his mercy endures forever. Amen.
Corporate Prayer
We pray together prayers of:
Adoration
Confession
Thanksgiving
Supplication
Benediction
L: The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to
you; the LORD lift his countenance upon you and give you peace.A: Amen.
Go In Peace
L: Go in peace, Read the word, Serve the Lord.
A: Thanks be to God!
Closing Hymn: It Came Upon The Midnight Clear
It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, good will to all
From heav’n’s all gracious king
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear the angels sing
Still through the cloven skies they come
With peaceful wings unfurled
And still their heav’nly music floats
O’er all the weary world
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hov’ring wing
And ever o’er its babel sounds
The blessed angels sing
And you, beneath life’s crushing load
Whose forms are bending low
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow
Look now, for glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing
On, rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing
For lo! The days are hast’ning on
By prophets seen of old
When with the ever circling years
Shall come the time foretold
When peace shall over all the earth
Its ancient splendors fling
And all the world give back the song which now the angels sing
“It Came Upon The Midnight Clear” Edmund Hamilton Sears and Richard Storrs Willis Public Domain CCLI License
#619995
“Jesus is interceding for us” Romans 8:34
Please follow the direction of the parking lot ushers as leave.Thank you to the following people for today’s service:
Organist — Carolyn Schell, Mark Hetrick
Singers — Zack Heisey, Sue Harden, Gabriel Sternberg, Melissa Green, Justin Olman, Allison Sternberg
Booth — Justin Olman
Facebook — Justin Olman, Tessa Lackey
Sermon Notes
Can’t Cancel Christmas—Advent 1: Need
Children’s Prayer
Dear God, Thank You for Jesus who came to save me from my sins. I
am very thankful for the real Reason for this season. In Jesus' name,
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