The Second Sunday in Advent
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Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church "A family where Christ is Head and the entire congregation are ministers." Rev. Jonathan Meraz ~ Pastor Stephen Pruitt ~ Director of Music 6001 Granby Street Norfolk, VA 23505 757-489-2551 www.trinitylutherannorfolk.org If you have a smart phone or tablet computer you can scan this code and the complete Order of Worship will appear on your screen. WiFi Password – HelloFriend A Special Welcome to all who are worshipping with us today. Trinity is a liturgical Lutheran church using the Divine Service as written in the Lutheran Service Book. Today's Divine Service is printed for you in this bulletin. We hope that your experience here is meaningful and will be lasting. All members and guests are asked to fill out the Welcome Book found in your pew. Please join us in the Welcome Center after the service for fellowship. PRAYER REQUESTS – If you have a specific prayer request, please fill out a Prayer Request Card and hand it to the usher. These will be given to Pastor for the Prayers of the Church. PRAYERS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED FOR – Flo and Richard Ball, Eugene Barker, Sr., Jacque Czypinski, Victor Duarte, Helen Everett, Doris Fitchett, Pat Gregory, Conrad and Jeanne Greif, Lee Hendricks, Terry Ingmire, Sabrina Jennings, Doris and Paul Lass, Julie and Sam Locklear, Jane Neill, Brenda Pendry, Scott and Natasha Thieman, Tom Wingate. HOLY COMMUNION – In the Sacrament of Holy Communion our Lord Jesus comes to us with His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. He invites to His table those who trust His words, repent of all their sin and forgive and love one another as He forgives and loves us. Because those who eat and drink our Lord’s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm and because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and the LCMS, and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, are asked to speak with the Pastor before communing. For further study, see Matt. 5:23ff, 10:32ff, 18:15-35, 26:26-29; Acts 2:38, 42; 1 Cor. 10:16, 11:17-34 Other Christians and children who have not completed instruction may come forward, cross their arms over their chest and receive a blessing. For those who prefer it for any reason, the cups in the center of the tray contain a grape juice option. If you wish to commune from the Common Cup do not take an individual cup. Please let the communion assistant know if you need a Gluten Free wafer. Today’s Worship Participants Ushers Errol Jennings and Justin Malone Acolyte Janet Gould Lector Tresea Staley Communion Assistant Dave Petri Children’s Sermon Sharyn Leiding Host/ess Rebecca Davidson Please take the time during the Offering to sign in the Welcome Book at the end of your pew. Loose coins in the Offering directly support LCMS families studying for the ministry through Coins for Christ. Sharing the Peace of Christ - Following the service, the people may greet one another in the name of the Lord, saying, “Peace be with you” as a sign of reconciliation and of the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. Cry Room - Parents are encouraged to keep their children in service with them but when the need arises they can take their children to the "Cry Room" (Room 115- turn right as you exit out the main doors in the back of the Sanctuary) where the children can play and parents can observe the service on the monitor located there. We are to be content with what we have. Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for He has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you”. Hebrews 13:5 Second Sunday in Advent December 8, 2019 Prelude Once He Came in Blessing Wilbur Held Welcome and Announcements Call to Worship Stand and face the Processional Cross (rear of the Church) Processional Hymn Once He Came in Blessing LSB 333 Used by permission Confession and Absolution The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism. P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination. P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. 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 T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. Lighting of the Advent Wreath Each Sunday we light a new candle on the Advent wreath. This week we light the second candle, the Peace candle. It represents the peace that will come to us in the birth of Jesus Christ. Advent Hymn Arise, O Christian People LSB 354 st. 2 Public domain Service of the Word Introit Ps. 105:4–8; antiphon: Is. 40:3b C In the wilderness prepare the way | of the LORD;* make straight in the desert a highway | for our God. Seek the LORD | and his strength;* seek his presence con- | tinually! Remember the wondrous works that | he has done,* his miracles, and the judgments he | uttered, O offspring of Abraham, his | servant,* children of Jacob, his | chosen ones! He is the | LORD our God;* his judgments are in | all the earth. He remembers his covenant for- | ever,* the word that he commanded, for a thousand gener- | ations. Glory be to the Father and | to the Son* and to the Holy | Spirit; as it was in the be- | ginning,* is now, and will be forever. | Amen. In the wilderness prepare the way | of the LORD;* make straight in the desert a highway | for our God. Kyrie 3 4 This is the Feast 5 Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Let us pray. C Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, that by His coming we may be enabled to serve You with pure minds; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Sit Old Testament Reading Isaiah 11:1–10 1There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, and a branch from his roots shall bear fruit. 2 And the Spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the LORD. 3 And his delight shall be in the fear of the LORD. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide disputes by what his ears hear, 4but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; 6 and he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. 5Righteousness shall be the belt of his waist, and faithfulness the belt of his loins. 6The wolf shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the young goat, and the calf and the lion and the fattened calf together; and a little child shall lead them. 7The cow and the bear shall graze; their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. 8The nursing child shall play over the hole of the cobra, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the adder’s den. 9They shall not hurt or destroy in all my holy mountain; for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea. 10In that day the root of Jesse, who shall stand as a signal for the peoples—of him shall the nations inquire, and his resting place shall be glorious. L This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Gradual Zech. 9:9; Ps. 118:26, alt. C Rejoice greatly, O daughter of | Zion.* Shout aloud, O daughter of Je- | rusalem. Behold, your king is com- | ing to you;* righteous and having sal- | vation. Blessèd is he who comes in the name | of the Lord.* From the house of the Lord we | bless you.