First Sunday in Advent 

November 30, 2008
Cross - with candles
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First Sunday in Advent
November 30, 2008



Welcome! We thank God for bringing you here this morning
We pray that you hear the good news that through Jesus Christ
you have been reconciled to God!

Prelude                                                                                                 Priscilla Silver

 

Call to Worship

P: Behold, your king is coming to you;

C:  Righteous and having salvation.

 

P: To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul.  O my God, in you I trust.

C: Let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.

 

P: Indeed, none who wait for you shall be put to shame;

C: Salvation belongs to you.

 

 

Invocation

Confession and Absolution                                            P: Pastor C: Congregation

P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

C: But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

Silence for reflection and for self-examination.

 

P: Let us confess our sins to God our Father.

C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean.  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.  We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment.  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.

 

P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins.  As  a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore declare to you the forgiveness of all your sins in the name of the Father and of the  Son and of the Holy Spirit. You are forgiven!

C: Amen.

 

 

Apostolic Greeting, Prayer of the Day, & Sharing of the Peace

Children Chat                                                                                  Russell Lackey

 

 

Scripture Readings                                                                                Peggy Quinn

Isaiah 64:1-9.……………………………………………………………..page 1161

I Corinthians 1:3-9 ..……………………………………………………...page 1770

Mark 13:24-37 .………………………………………………………….page 1578

 

L: The Word of the Lord

C: Thanks be to God!

 

 

Anthem                                                         Ashleigh Arnone, Solo & Chancel Choir

“Thou Shalt Know Him”                                                                               —Mark Sirett

 

Special Music                                                                                         Becca Turner

“O Magnify the Lord”                                                                                          -Tunney

 

 

Sermon                                                                                                Russell Lackey

“Stay awake! Jesus is coming to town”

 

 

Apostles’ Creed

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 Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.  Amen    

 

Gifts of Thanksgiving    

Offertory                                                                           Ian Byrd & Tim Martinez  

“The Heart of Worship”                                                                        

 

 

Prayers of the People                                                                Pastor Russell Lackey

The 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.

 

 

Benediction

 

P:   You are free in Christ!  Go in peace. 

C: Thanks be to God!

 

 

 

 


RLC-MMP, 12/6/2008