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 Service for December 6, 2009

The Second Sunday in Advent

Welcome and Announcements:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

Lighting  of the Advent Candles:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Introit: "Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah"  - Deb Wofford  - Soloist & Julie Stapelman - Accompanied Pianist

Processional Hymn: "The Advent of Our King" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Invocation and Opening Vesicles  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

Confession and Absolution -  Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation 

Prayer of the Day- Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

Old Testament:  Malachi 3:1-7b  (NIV) - Mr. Tom Wilt

(God promises to send a messenger to prepare the people for the Messiah's coming.)

 1 "See, I will send my messenger, who will prepare the way before me. Then suddenly the Lord you are seeking will come to his temple; the messenger of the covenant, whom you desire, will come," says the LORD Almighty.

 2 But who can endure the day of his coming? Who can stand when he appears? For he will be like a refiner's fire or a launderer's soap. 3 He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver; he will purify the Levites and refine them like gold and silver. Then the LORD will have men who will bring offerings in righteousness, 4 and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the LORD, as in days gone by, as in former years.

 5 "So I will come near to you for judgment. I will be quick to testify against sorcerers, adulterers and perjurers, against those who defraud laborers of their wages, who oppress the widows and the fatherless, and deprive aliens of justice, but do not fear me," says the LORD Almighty.

Robbing God

 6 "I the LORD do not change. So you, O descendants of Jacob, are not destroyed. 7 Ever since the time of your forefathers you have turned away from my decrees and have not kept them. Return to me, and I will return to you," says the LORD Almighty.
      "But you ask, 'How are we to return?'

Epistle:  Philippians 1:2-11  ( NIV) - Mr. Tom Wilt 

(St. Paul prays that God would complete the good work He began in us when our Lord returns.)

 2Grace and peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

Thanksgiving and Prayer

 3I thank my God every time I remember you. 4In all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy 5because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now, 6being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.

 7It is right for me to feel this way about all of you, since I have you in my heart; for whether I am in chains or defending and confirming the gospel, all of you share in God's grace with me. 8God can testify how I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus.

 9And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, 10so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, 11filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.

 Holy Gospel: Luke 3:1-20 (NIV) - Rev. Charles Neugebauer 

(John the Baptist comes to prepare the people to meet the Messiah.)

John the Baptist Prepares the Way
 1In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar—when Pontius Pilate was governor of Judea, Herod tetrarch of Galilee, his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and Traconitis, and Lysanias tetrarch of Abilene— 2during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the desert. 3He went into all the country around the Jordan, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. 4As is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet:
   "A voice of one calling in the desert,
   'Prepare the way for the Lord,
      make straight paths for him.
 5Every valley shall be filled in,
      every mountain and hill made low.
   The crooked roads shall become straight,
      the rough ways smooth.
 6And all mankind will see God's salvation.' "[a]

 7John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? 8Produce fruit in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. 9The axe is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire."

 10"What should we do then?" the crowd asked.

 11John answered, "The man with two tunics should share with him who has none, and the one who has food should do the same."

 12Tax collectors also came to be baptized. "Teacher," they asked, "what should we do?"

 13"Don't collect any more than you are required to," he told

   them. 14Then some soldiers asked him, "And what should we do?"
      He replied, "Don't extort money and don't accuse people falsely—be content with your pay."

 15The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Christ.[b] 16John answered them all, "I baptize you with[c] water. But one more powerful than I will come, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his hand to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his barn, but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." 18And with many other words John exhorted the people and preached the good news to them.

 19But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of Herodias, his brother's wife, and all the other evil things he had done, 20Herod added this to them all: He locked John up in prison.

Footnotes:
  1. Luke 3:6 Isaiah 40:3-5
  2. Luke 3:15 Or Messiah
  3. Luke 3:16 Or in

Children's Message: - Rev. Charles Neugebauer  

Hymn of the Day: "The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Message "John the Baptist Message"

Rev. Mark Goble

Confession of Faith - Apostles Creed - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Prayers of the Church:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer  

Offering: "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People"   - Deb Wofford - Soloist & Julie Stapelman - Accompanied Pianist 

Offertory: "We Give Thee But Thine Own"  -  Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Preface and Prayer of Thanksgiving: Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Lord's Prayer:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Words of Institution: Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Agnus Dei: "O Christ, Thou Lamb of God" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Distribution @ 8:30: "Piano Medley" -  Marilyn Skwor - Pianist

Distribution of the Sacrament of the Altar: Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

Tanzania Mission Trip Speaker -  - Mr. Mike Jurgensen

Thanksgiving:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Benediction:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Recessional Hymn: "Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding" - Congregation & Michella Novy - Organist 

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