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WORSHIP DECEMBER 2, 2012
FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

THE GATHERING
Leader: The Lord be with you. Drew Stockstill
People: And also with you.

THE PRELUDE Walter Huff, organist

THE INTROIT Little Bull Spanish Carol
Carol of the Drum Katherine K. Davis
Cherub and Treble Choirs (Rebecca Shipley, director)

THE LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT WREATH Theology on Tap group
* Unison Prayer:
Eternal God, source of all light and life, we give you thanks for the coming of
Christ, the light that shines in the darkness, the life of all people. Let us walk in
the light of the Lord. Amen.

* THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN 5 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

THE CALL TO CONFESSION

THE PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Gracious God, we know academically that Christ is Lord of all creation, present
at the start, sustaining in the Holy Spirit all that have breath. We know
this, yet we forget what it means. We forget that it means that Christ is Lord, not
cancer cells; Christ is Lord, not racism. Christ is Lord, not economic forces;
Christ is Lord, not war and death. We know all these things, yet even knowing,
there are moments when we are afraid. Forgive our failure to trust in you.
Comfort us in the knowledge that you are above all and in all. Help us to repent,
that is, to turn from fear to trust. We ask in the name of Christ, who is
Lord of all. Amen.

A MOMENT OF SILENCE (for examination of conscience and personal prayers of confession)

THE ASSURANCE OF PARDON
Leader: Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus, who though he was in the form
of God did not regard equality with God as something to be exploited, but emptied
himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in human likeness. And being found
in human form, he humbled himself, and became obedient to the point of death, even
death on a cross.
People: Therefore God also highly exalted him, and gave him the name that is
above every name, so that at the name of Jesus, every knee should bend,
in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue should
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
Leader: We confess that Jesus Christ is Lord and sin and death have no power over us.
People: We believe the promise of the Gospel: In Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
- Philippians 2:5-11

* THE CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE (Hymn 23)
Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo.

* THE PEACE OF CHRIST
(Children ages 3-10 are invited to leave after the Peace of Christ for special classes. Threes, fours & fives
are in Room 011; K-1st grade in Room 003; 2nd-3rd grade in Room 001; 4th-5th grade are in worship today.)

THE CONCERNS OF THE CHURCH
(Visitors and members are invited to sign the blue friendship register pad and pass it down the pew.)

THE FIRST LESSON Isaiah 65:17-25 (page 654 in the pew Bible, NT)

THE ANTHEM How Beauteous Are Their Feet Abraham Wood
How beauteous are their feet who stand on Zion’s hill! Who bring salvation on their tongues, and
words of peace reveal. How charming is their voice! How sweet the tidings are! Zion, behold thy
Savior King. He reigns and triumphs here.
(This anthem is representative of Christmas music published in the American colonies in the late 18th
century. Such pieces appeared in the typical tune books of the time.)

THE SECOND LESSON Luke 21:5-19 (page 80 in the pew Bible, NT)

THE SERMON “Christ Is Lord” Baron Mullis

* THE HYMN Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether (verses 1 and 3)

THE OFFERTORY Noël Vosgien Jean Bouvard

* THE DOXOLOGY AND PRAYER OF DEDICATION (Hymn 592)

THE SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
Invitation
The Great Thanksgiving
Leader: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
Leader: Lift up your hearts!
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Leader: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
People: It is right to give thanks and praise.
Leader: It is truly right…
Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with the choirs of heaven
and with all the faithful of every time and place who forever sing to the
glory of your name:
Sanctus: Holy, holy, holy, Lord, God of power and might, (Hymn 581)
Heaven and earth are full of your glory; Hosanna in the highest. Blessed
is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
Leader: You are holy, O God of majesty…
Great is the mystery of faith.
People: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.

Communion of the People (The round wafers on the plate are provided for members and guests with gluten intolerance.)

Prayer after the Meal

* THE HYMN 376 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (verses 1, 3 and 4)

* THE CHARGE AND BENEDICTION

* THE CHORAL RESPONSE Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (excerpt) Gustav Holst