THE LORD’S DAY
An Order for Worship
The Third Sunday of Advent
December 15, 2024
Minister
The Reverend Bruce Hedman
Organist
Brenda Pike
The Preparation
Organ Prelude
Call to Worship (responsive)
Pastor: O
Wisdom, that came out of the mouth of the Most High,
reaching from one end to another, firmly and gently ordering all things: Come and teach us the way of understanding.
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
Pastor: O
Adonai, Captain of the house of
Moses in the flame of the burning bush, and gave him the law on Sinai: Come and deliver us with thine outstretched arm.
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
Pastor: O Root
of Jesse, who stands as an ensign of the people, before
whom kings shall shut their mouths, whom the nations shall seek: Come and deliver us and tarry not.
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
Pastor: O Key
of David, Scepter of the house of
no man shuts, and who shuts and no man opens: Come and bring forth out of the prison-house him that is bound.
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
Pastor: O
Day-spring from on high, Brightness of Eternal Light, and
Sun of righteousness: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death.
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
Pastor: O King
of nations, thou for whom they long, the Cornerstone
that makes both one: Come and save thy creatures whom thou didst fashion from the dust of the earth
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
Pastor: O
Emmanuel, our King and Lawgiver, the Desire of all nations
and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God.
PEOPLE: EVEN
SO, COME, LORD JESUS.
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 110
Veni Emmanuel
“O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”
Prayer of Adoration and Lord’s Prayer (unison, using
“debts”)
Prayer of Confession (unison):
MOST HOLY AND MERCIFUL FATHER, WE ACKNOWLEDGE
AND CONFESS BEFORE THEE OUR SINFUL NATURE PRONE TO EVIL AND SLOTHFUL IN GOOD,
AND ALL OUR SHORTCOMINGS AND OFFENSES.
BUT THOU, O LORD, HAVE MERCY UPON US, WHO ARE ASHAMED AND SORRY FOR ALL
WHEREIN WE HAVE DISPLEASED THEE. TEACH
US TO HATE OUR ERRORS. CLEANSE US FROM
OUR SECRET FAULTS, AND FORGIVE OUR SINS, FOR THE SAKE OF THY DEAR SON. AMEN.
Assurance of Pardon
Unison Reading Selection 127 “The Benedictus” p. 545
*Gloria Patri
The Fellowship of Prayer
Lighting the Third Advent Candle “The Shepherds’
Candle”
Greetings and Announcements
Call to Prayer
Pastoral Prayer and Silent Prayer
Organ Response
The Offertory
Offertory Sentences & The
Collection
*Doxology and Prayer of Dedication
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 107
Picardy
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
The Proclamation of the Word
Collect of the Day
Old Testament Lesson Zephaniah
3:14-20
Epistle Lesson
Philippians 4: 4-7
Gospel Lesson
Luke 3: 7-18
Sermon
Rev. Hedman
“John the Baptist”
*The Apostles’ Creed Selection 51 p. 511
*Pilgrim Hymnal No. 116
Gloria
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
*Benediction
*Organ Postlude
ANNOUNCEMENTS
TODAY we will take up our annual collection for
retired clergy VETERANS OF THE CROSS.
Pray for our Service Personnel:
Rito Soricco, Lucas Santerre, Paul Slevinski, Michael
Ryan McCabe
Prayer Concerns:
Joseph Blanchard
Charles Dingwell
John Hallbach
Jacob Cutler
Tracy Purvis