Grace Lutheran Church
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
WELCOME
Welcome in Jesus’ name. We thank God for your presence
among us and pray God’s blessing be upon your hearing of His
Word.
We know in this day and age you have many choices to choose
from when it comes to Worship, Fellowship, and Bible study. We
also know that people do not join churches like they join civil
organizations, but rather, through Baptism in the name of the
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit people are brought into the
Kingdom of God and are declared His children to live and serve
under Him.
Here at Grace Lutheran Church we seek to honor Jesus Christ
through Worship, Fellowship, Prayer, and Bible Study which
enriches, engages, and provides many opportunities for service
of love within and without our community.
We believe in the power of prayer and welcome your
prayer requests on behalf of yourself or someone you
know. Just fill out the Prayer Card located in the pew
in front of you and place it in the offering plate. We will
add your prayer request to our daily prayers. If you are
looking for a church home, we would invite you to
prayerfully consider Grace Lutheran. We welcome
you to come and join us Sunday mornings from 9:0010:00 a.m. as we learn more about our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ.
SHARING THE PEACE
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LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS
DESCENDING
Lo! He comes with clouds
descending,
Once for favored sinners slain;
Thousand thousand saints
attending,
Swell the triumph of His train:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
God appears on earth to reign.
LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS
DESCENDING
Every eye shall now behold Him
Robed in dreadful majesty;
Those who set at naught and sold
Him, Pierced and nailed Him to
the tree, Deeply wailing, deeply
wailing, deeply wailing, Shall the
true Messiah see.
LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS
DESCENDING
Now redemption, long expected,
See in solemn pomp appear;
All His saints, by man rejected,
Now shall meet Him in the air:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! See the day of God
appear!
LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS
DESCENDING
Yea, Amen! let all adore Thee,
High on Thine eternal throne;
Savior, take the power and glory,
Claim the kingdom for Thine
own;
O come quickly! O come quickly!
O come quickly! Everlasting God,
come down!
INVOCATION
P In the name of the Father and
of the + Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
C Amen.
CONFESSION
P The night is far gone; the day
is at hand.
C So let us cast off the works
of darkness and put on the
armor of light.
CONFESSION
P Holy and gracious God,
C I confess that I have sinned
against You this day, O Lord.
Some of my sin I know--- the
thoughts and words and
CONFESSION
deeds of which I am ashamed--but some is known only to
You. In the name of Jesus
Christ I ask for Your
forgiveness and I pray You to
deliver and restore me, a lost
and condemned sinner.
ABSOLUTION
P By the mercy of God we are
redeemed by Jesus Christ and
in Him we are forgiven. As a
called and ordained servant of
Christ and by His authority, I
therefore forgive you all your
sins in the name of the Father
and of the + Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
C Amen.
P In peace let us pray to the
Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
P For the peace from above
and for our salvation let us pray
to the Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
P For the peace of the whole
world, for the well-being of the
church of God, and for the unity
of all let us pray to the Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
P For this holy house and for all
who offer here their worship and
praise let us pray to the Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
P Help, save, comfort, and
defend us gracious Lord.
C Amen
LIGHTING ADVENT WREATH
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile
here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Thou Wisdom from on
high, Who ord’rest all things
mightily;
To us the path of knowledge
show, And teach us in her ways
to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Thou Dayspring from on
high, and cheer us by Thy
drawing nigh;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of
night,
And death’s dark shadow put to
flight.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ,
we implore You to hear our
prayers and to lighten the
darkness of our hearts by Your
gracious visitation,
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P for You live and reign with the
Father and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and forever.
C Amen
Sing, O Daughter of Zion; shout
aloud, O Israel! Be glad and
rejoice with all your heart, O
Daughter of Jerusalem! The
Lord has taken away your
punishment, he has turned
back your enemy.
The Lord, the King of Israel, is
with you; never again will you
fear any harm. On that day they
will say to Jerusalem, “Do not
fear, O Zion; do not let your
hands hang limp. The Lord
your God is with you,
he is mighty to save. He will
take great delight in you, he
will quiet you with his love, he
will rejoice over you with
singing.” “The sorrows for the
appointed feasts I will remove
from you;
they are a burden and a
reproach to you. At that time I
will deal with all who oppressed
you; I will rescue the lame and
gather those who have been
scattered.
I will give them praise and
honor in every land where they
were put to shame. At that time
I will gather you; at that time I
will bring you home. I will give
you honor and praise among all
the peoples
of the earth when I restore your
fortunes before your very
eyes,” says the Lord.
R This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Rejoice in the Lord always. I
will say it again: Rejoice! Let
your gentleness be evident to
all. The Lord is near. Do not
be anxious about anything,
but in everything, by prayer
and petition, with thanksgiving,
present your requests to God.
the peace of God, which
transcends all understanding,
will guard your hearts and
your minds in Christ Jesus.
R This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
P The Holy Gospel according
to St. Luke, the seven chapter.
C Glory to You, O Lord
John’s disciples told him about
all these things. Calling two of
them, he sent them to the
Lord to ask, “Are you the one
who was to come, or should
we expect someone else?”
When the men came to Jesus,
they said, “John the
Baptist sent us to you to ask,
‘Are you the one who was to
come, or should we expect
someone else?’” At that very
time Jesus cured many who
had diseases, sicknesses and
evil spirits, and gave sight to
many who were blind. So he
replied to the messengers, “Go
back and report to John what
you have seen and heard: The
blind receive sight, the lame
walk, those who have leprosy
are cured, the deaf hear, the
dead are raised, and the good
news is preached
to the poor. Blessed is the man
who does not fall away on
account of me.” After John’s
messengers left, Jesus began
to speak to the crowd about
John: “What did you go out into
the desert to see? A reed
swayed by the wind?
If not, what did you go out to
see? A man dressed in fine
clothes? No, those who wear
expensive clothes and indulge
in luxury are in palaces. But
what did you go out to see? A
prophet? Yes, I tell you, and
more than a
prophet. This is the one about
whom it is written: “‘I will send
my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way
before you.’ I tell you, among
those born of women there is
no one greater than John; yet
the one who is least
in the kingdom of God is
greater than he.”
P This is the Gospel of the
Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's
cry Announces that the Lord is
nigh;
Awake and hearken, for he
brings Glad tidings of the King
of kings!
Then cleansed be ev'ry life
from sin; Make straight the
way for God within,
And let us all our heats
prepare For Christ to come
and enter there.
We hail Thee as our Savior,
Lord, Our refuge and our great
reward;
Without Thy grace we waste
away Like flow'rs that wither
and decay.
Lay on the sick Thy healing
hand And make the fallen
strong to stand;
Show us the glory of Thy face
Till beauty springs in ev'ry
place.
All praise, eternal Son, to Thee
Whose advent sets Thy people
free,
Whom with the Father we
adore And Holy Spirit
evermore.”
GO AND TELL!
I believe in God, the Father
Almighty, maker of heaven
and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell.
The third day He rose again
from the dead. He ascended
into heaven and sits at the
right hand of God the Father
Almighty. From thence He will
come 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.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P Let us pray on behalf of the
world, all people as they have
need, and the household of the
faithful. that we may not walk in
the darkness of sin and its
death but in the light of the
Lord; let us pray to the Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P That we may be steadfast in
faith during times of test, trial,
and tribulation, that Jesus may
find us faithful and ready when
He comes again; let us pray to
the Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P That all who suffer, all the
sick, all the sorrowful, and all in
need may call upon the Lord
and be comforted especially,_
that they may trust in God's
grace for every trouble and
circumstance; let us pray to the
Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P That the nations may walk
together in peace, that the
leaders of the nations may act
with integrity, wisdom, and
justice for all people; let us pray
to the Lord.
C Lord, have mercy.
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P Into Your hands, O Lord, we
commend ourselves and all for
whom we pray, trusting in Your
mercy, through Jesus Christ;
C Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
P Lord, remember us in your
kingdom and teach us to pray:
LORD’S PRAYER
C 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
LORD’S PRAYER
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
WHAT SHALL I RENDER
What shall I render to the
Lord for all His benefits to
me?
I will offer the sacrifice of
thanksgiving
and will call on the name of
the Lord.
WHAT SHALL I RENDER
I will take the cup of salvation
and will call on the name of
the Lord.
I will pay my vows to the Lord
now in the presence of all His
people,
In the courts of the Lord’s
house, in the midst of you, O
Jerusalem.
BENEDICTION
P The Lord bless you and keep
you; the Lord make His face
shine on you and be gracious to
you; the Lord look on you in
favor and + give you peace.
C Amen.
COME, O PRECIOUS RANSOM
Come, O precious Ransom,
come, Only hope for sinful
mortals!
Come, O Savior of the world;
Open are to you all portals.
Come, your beauty let us view;
Anxiously we wait for you.
COME, O PRECIOUS RANSOM
Enter now my waiting heart,
Glorious King and Lord most
holy.
Dwell in me and never leave,
Thought I am but poor and
lowly.
What vast riches will be mine
When you are my guest divine!
COME, O PRECIOUS RANSOM
My hosannas and my palms
Graciously receive, I pray you;
Evermore, as best I can,
Homage I will gladly pay you,
And in faith I will embrace Life
eternal by your grace.
COME, O PRECIOUS RANSOM
Hail! Hosanna! David’s Son!
Jesus, hear our supplication!
Let your kingdom, scepter,
crown Bring us blessing and
salvation
That forever we may sing: Hail!
Hosanna to our king!