9:15Am Online Worship Service

9:15AM ONLINE WORSHIP SERVICE THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT NOVEMBER 29, 2020 Where applicable, songs are reprinted under the following licenses: CCLI #441400, Augsburg #12451-S, LicenSingOnline #608733, OneLicense.net A-714829, and Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #30200.

PRELUDE “Improvisation on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” (Andersen)

HYMN “Canticle of the Turning” ELW #723, st. 1,2

GREETING Pastor: We gather together today in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

ADVENT CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Pastor: Together let us honestly and humbly confess that we have not lived as God desires. (Moment of silence.) Pastor: Loving and forgiving God, All: we confess that we are held captive by sin. In spite of our best efforts, we have gone astray. We have not welcomed the stranger; we have not loved our neighbor; we have not been Christ to one another. Restore us, O God. Wake us up and turn us from our sin. Renew us each day in the light of Christ. Amen. Pastor: People of God, hear this good news: by God’s endless grace your sins are forgiven, and you are free from all that holds you back. May you be strengthened in God’s love, comforted by Christ’s peace, and emboldened by the power of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

LIGHTING THE CANDLES OF ADVENT – THE JUDD FAMILY Reader: Today we light the first candle of Advent, the Prophecy Candle. This candle reminds us of how God spoke through the prophets, offering hope of a Savior. It also reminds us of the faithfulness of God's promises, and the hope we have that will not disappoint us. All: The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; on those who lived in a land of deep darkness a light has shined.

CHILDREN’S SERMON

READING Isaiah 7:10-14 Reader: Word of God, word of life. All: Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL READING Matthew 1:18-23 Pastor: The Gospel of the Lord. All: Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON “God With Us: The Prophets” Pastor Stephen Hilding

HYMN “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus” ELW #254, st. 1,2 to the turn of Nettleton (#807)

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

OFFERING “Mighty to Save” (T. Butler) Alexis Burrows and the Gathering Team Words by Ben Fielding and Reuben Morgan © 2006 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). CCLI Licence #441400

Ev’ryone needs compassion Love that's never failing Let mercy fall on me Ev’ryone needs forgiveness The kindness of a Saviour The hope of nations

Savior He can move the mountains My God is mighty to save He is mighty to save Forever Author of salvation He rose and conquered the grave Jesus conquered the grave

So take me as You find me All my fears and failures Fill my life again I give my life to follow

Ev’rything I believe in Now I surrender

Shine your light and let the whole world see We're singing for the glory of the risen King Jesus, Shine your light and let the whole world see We're singing for the glory of the risen King

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

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.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

COMMUNION MUSIC “Emmanuel”

POST-COMMUNION BLESSING Pastor: May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the gifts of his body and blood strengthen, keep and unite us, now and forever. Amen.

BENEDICTION

HYMN “Christ, Be Our Light” ELW #715, st. 1,2,5

*DISMISSAL

*POSTLUDE “Postludium” (Kickstat)