FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Seeing Our Salvation
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2122 S. Goldfield Road Apache Junction, AZ 85119 Website: mountainviewlutheran.org Email: [email protected] 480.982.8266 FIRST SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS Seeing Our Salvation December 26, 2020 5:00PM December 27, 2020 8:00AM & 10:30AM **FOR THE PROTECTION AND SAFETY OF ALL, PLEASE KEEP YOUR MASKS ON DURING THE WORSHIP SERVICE** PREPARATION OPENING HYMN “Joy to the World” LW # 53 verses 1 & 4 (5pm & 8am) “No Longer Slaves” Lyrics on pg. 7 (10:30am) Joy to the World (Verse 1) (Verse 4) Joy to the world, the Lord is come! He rules the world with truth and grace Let earth receive its King; And makes the nations prove Let ev’ry heart prepare him room The glories of his righteousness And heav’n and nature sing, And wonders of his love, And heav’n and nature sing, And wonders of his love, And heav’n, and heav’n and nature sing. And wonders, wonders of his love. CCLI License # 1738038 / CCLI Song # 24016 Author: Isaac Watts © Words: Public Domain For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. 1 OPENING SENTENCES Luke 2:30, 32; Psalm 71:19, 23 Pastor: Alleluia! My eyes have seen Your salvation, People: a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to Your people Israel. Alleluia! Pastor: Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. People: You who have done great things, O God, who is like You? Pastor: My lips will shout for joy, when I sing praises to You; People: my soul also, which You have redeemed. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Pastor: People redeemed by the Lord, let us now make confession of our sins to God, our heavenly Father. People: Merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We repent of having sinned against You in thought, word, and deed. We have left undone those things we ought to have done; we have done those things we ought not to have done. We have not lived our lives fully in the freedom won for us by our Lord. We have not always shared the bounty You have given us as stewards of Your creation. We sincerely repent of our sins and humbly ask Your grace and forgiveness in Jesus, our Savior. By the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, lead us to change what is sinful in our lives that each day we grow in righteousness and godly living to the glory of Your holy name. Pastor: God has promised pardon, life, and salvation because of the atoning sacrifice of His beloved Son, who has replaced slavery to sin with a priceless inheritance of freedom and joy. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. As you believe, so may it be. People: Amen. WORD SALUTATION Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray. O God, our Maker and Redeemer, You wonderfully created us and in the incarnation of Your Son yet more wondrously restored our human nature. Grant that we may ever be alive in Him who made Himself to be like us; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen. 2 OLD TESTAMENT READING ~ Isaiah 61:10–62:3 (Nations will acknowledge the Chosen One of the Lord.) Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. EPISTLE ~ Galatians 4:4–7 (At the right time, God sent His Son into the world.) Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. GRADUAL ~ Isaiah 9:6; Psalm 98:1a People: To us a child is born, to us a son is given; Women: and the government shall be upon His shoulder. Men: And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. People: Sing to the Lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! HOLY GOSPEL ~ Luke 2:22–40 (Jesus is presented in the temple by Mary and Joseph.) Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the second chapter People: Glory to You, O Lord. (The Gospel is read.) Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ. 3 HYMN OF THE DAY “Let All Together Praise Our God” LW # 44 verses 1 & 7 (5pm & 8am) “Hallelujah” Praise Team Musical Number (10:30am) Let All Together Praise Our God (Verse 1) (Verse 7) Let all together praise our God Your grace in lowliness revealed, Before his glorious throne; Lord Jesus, we adore Today he opens heav’n again And praise to God the Father yield To give us his own Son, And Spirit evermore; To give us his own son. We praise you evermore. OneLicense.net License # A-721824 Author: Nicolaus Herman © 1969, Concordia Publishing House SERMON Pastor Albert Zoller CREED Apostles’ Creed 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. OFFERTORY PRAYER PRAYER OF THE CHURCH (Prayers for God’s people) Pastor: So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray: LORD’S PRAYER Matthew 6:9–13 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. 4 SACRAMENT PREFACE Pastor: The Lord be with you. 2 Timothy 4:22 People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. Colossians 3:1 People: We lift them to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Psalm 136 People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise. THE WORDS OF OUR LORD Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–25 Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples, saying: “Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” In the same manner also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of all your sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.” COMMUNION BENEDICTION Pastor: Go out into the world in peace, have courage, hold to what is good, return no person evil for evil, strengthen the fainthearted, support the weak, help the suffering, honor all of God’s people, love and serve the Lord, rejoicing in the power of the Holy Spirit. The almighty God—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—bless you and keep you and give you peace. People: Amen. 5 CLOSING HYMN “Angels from the Realms of Glory” LW # 50 verses 1 & 4 (5pm & 8am) “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” Lyrics on pg. 8 (10:30am) Angels from the Realms of Glory (Verse 1) (Verse 4) Angels from the realms of glory, All creation, join in praising Wing your flight o’er all the earth; God the Father, Spirit, Son, Once you sang creation’s story; Evermore your voices raising Now proclaim Messiah’s birth: To th’eternal Three in One. (Refrain) (Refrain) Come and worship, come and worship, Come and worship, come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn king. Worship Christ, the newborn king. CCLI License # 1738038 / CCLI Song # 4199476 Author: James Montgomery © 2002 Mulder, Curtis For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com DISMISSAL Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. Please remain seated until the Pastor(s) have exited the Sanctuary and an usher excuses you. Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series B, Quarter 1. Copyright © 2020 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission. 6 No Longer Slaves (Verse 1) You unravel me with a melody You surround me with a song Of deliverance from my enemies Till all my fears are gone (Chorus) I'm no longer a slave to fear I am a child of God I'm no longer a slave to fear I am a child of God (Verse 2) From my Mother's womb You have chosen me Love has called my name I've been born again into Your family Your blood flows through my veins (Chorus) I'm no longer a slave to fear I am a child of God I'm no longer a slave to fear I am a child of God (Bridge) You split the sea so I could walk right through it My fears were drowned in perfect love You rescued me so I could stand and sing I am a child of God (Repeat Bridge) (Ending) I am a child of God I am a child of God CCLI License # 1738038 / CCLI Song # 7030123 Authors: Brian Johnson | Joel Case | Jonathan David Helser © 2014 Bethel Music Publishing For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use.