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GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH(Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod)
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSASDecember 1, 2010
THE ORDER OF EVENING PRAYER FOR THE WEEK OF THE FIRST SUNDAY IN ADVENT
PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE CHURCH
Almighty God, You have loved me with an everlasting love.You showed that love for me and for all by sending forth Jesus tobe my substitute. He is my righteousness. Keep me steadfast in
my faith even as by Your Holy Spirit’s power I seek to live my lifeshowing forth my praise to You for Your goodness and mercyshown to me. I pray this in Jesus’ holy name. Amen
AS WE GATHER
In 1852 a Lutheran pastor, August Rische, wrote the hymn“God Loves Me Dearly.” While it may be best known as achildren’s hymn, we are all God’s children and so it is a hymnthat speaks to all of us who by grace have been made God’s
heirs, adopted by Him in the waters of Holy Baptism. PastorRische wrote this hymn for youth who were basically abandonedto the streets. He wanted to establish a rescue home for them.Above all he wanted to comfort them with the beautiful Gospelpromise that “God love me dearly, loves even me.”
During this season of Advent our mid-week theme is “GodLoves Me Dearly.” The Scriptures declare that “God so loved the
world that He gave His only-begotten Son that whoever believesin Him will not perish but have everlasting life.” Theologicallywe call this “objective justification.” This is what God has donefor all. This becomes our personally, “subjective justification,”as the Lord by the power of the Holy Spirit makes our hearts Hishome. So we look to the Gospel and its promises applied to ourlives through His Word, Holy Baptism and Holy Communion (theMeans of Grace) to see how the Lord makes this personal foreach one of us. We personally rejoice in what He has done forus and then collectively we gather together to sing praises toGod, offering Him our thanks, seeking to grow in His grace andwalking in His ways to the glory of His holy name.
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Prelude Fugue on the Magnificat (First Tone) - Johann Pachelbel
Ringing of the Church Bell
Service of Light
Stand
Versicles
P The Spirit and the Church cry out:
C Come, Lord Jesus.
P All those who await His appearance pray:
C Come, Lord Jesus.
P The whole creation pleads:
C Come, Lord Jesus.
Phos Hilaron: 891 O Light Whose Splendor LSB 891
© 1989 Hope Publishing Co. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011479.
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Sermon Jeremiah 23:5–6
“God’s Love Covers Me with Christ”
Catechesis
P What is Confession?
CCCC Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second,
that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as
from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our
sins are forgiven before God in heaven.
P What sins should we confess?
CCCC Before God we should plead guilty of all sins, even those we are not
aware of, as we do in the Lord's Prayer; but before the pastor we
should confess only those sins which we know and feel in our hearts.
P Which are these?
CCCC Consider your place in life according to the Ten Commandments.
Are you a father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, or worker?Have you been disobedient, unfaithful, or lazy? Have you been hot-
tempered, rude, or quarrelsome? Have you hurt someone by your
words or deeds? Have you stolen, been negligent, wasted anything,
or done any harm?
Offering O Lord, How Shall I Meet You - Kimberly Kondal Patterson
Stand
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Canticle
Magnificat: My Soul Rejoices LSB 933
© 1991 Stephen P. Starke. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011479.
Public domain
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Prayer
Litany
Service Note: The congregation's response may begin just as the leader's petition ends
so that the word "Lord" is sung simultaneously by both leader andcongregation.
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 For our Synodical and District Presidents, for all pastors in Christ, for allservants of the Church, and for all the people, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord, have mercy.
P For our President, for all public servants, for the government and those
who protect us, that they may be upheld and strengthened in every good
deed, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord, have mercy.
P For those who work to bring peace, justice, health, and protection in this
and every place, let us pray to the Lord:C Lord, have mercy.
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P For those who bring offerings, those who do good works in this
congregation, those who toil, those who sing, and all the people here present who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray
to the Lord:
C Lord, have mercy.
P For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, andfor peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord:
C Lord, have mercy.
P For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and need, let us
pray to the Lord:
C Lord, have mercy.
The prayers then continue:
Silence for individual prayer may follow.
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Collect For Peace
P O God, from whom come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works, give to us, Your servants, that peace which the world cannot
give, that our hearts may be set to obey Your commandments and also
that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may live in peaceand quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and
reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen
Luther's Evening Prayer
C I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear
Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that
You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and
graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend
myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be
with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen
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 us;and lead us not into temptation,
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but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen
Benedicamus
Benediction
Closing Hymn: Printed on the next page
God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven
Postlude God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven - Keith Kolander
T T T
AcknowledgmentsUnless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English
Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good NewsPublishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.
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Closing Hymn: God, Who Made the Earth and Heaven LSB 877
Public domain
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THE ALTAR FLOWERS
The Altar Flowers are given to the glory of God and the
beautification of His House by Irvin and Sherry Clawitter in honor
of their son Terry’s birthday and in thanksgiving for all the
blessings received from our Lord and Savior.
Advent devotion books are available on the tablesat each entrance of the sanctuary.
THOSE WHO SERVE
Pastor: Rev. James C. Walter Director of Parish Music: Nathan Beethe
Acolyte: Emily Junkans
Handbell Choir: Anna Junkans, Christina Junkans, Emily Junkans Joel Junkans, Susan Mahnken, Debbie Craig
Linnea Weed, Randy Middaugh, Riley Middaugh
Ushers: Bill Allaben, Robert Bemberg, Sr.Tim Loyd, Ed Mahnken
Nursery Attendant: Mary Ann Dyer
Altar Guild: Suzanne Raddle and Wilma Richter
Our thanks to the Board of Parish Fellowship for serving our Advent dinner this evening.