Lighting of the Advent Wreath Longing to make an offering to God in righteousness, we light this candle in anticipation of the coming of God’s messenger And our willingness to endure the transformation of our lives. O come, O Come, Emmanuel!

Hymn # 211 O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Verse 1,2,3,4) CVLI – CCLI

O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel, that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel.

O come, thou Wisdom, from on high, and order all things far and neigh; to us the path of knowledge show and cause us in her ways to go.

Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel.

O come, Great Lord of might, who to thy tribes on Sinai’s height in ancient times once gave the law in cloud and majesty and awe.

Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel.

O come, thou Root of Jesse’s tree, an ensign of thy people be; before thee rulers silent fall; all peoples on thy mercy call.

Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel.

Affirmation of Faith

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, dead, and buried;

The third day He rose from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Hymn# 70 Gloria Patri

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.

The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God.

Hymn # 730 O Day of God, Draw Nigh CVLI License CCLI

O day of God, draw nigh in beauty and in power; come with thy timeless judgment now to match our present hour.

Bring to our troubled minds, uncertain and afraid, the quiet of a steadfast faith, calm of a call obeyed.

Bring justice to our land, that all may dwell secure, and finely build for days to come foundations that endure.

Bring to our world of strife thy sovereign word of peace, that war may haunt the earth no more, and desolation cease.

O day of God, draw nigh as at creation's birth; let there be light again, and set thy judgments on the earth.

This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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. Amen.

CVLI License Hymn # 117 O God, Our Help In Ages Past

O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come, our shelter from the stormy blast, and our eternal home!

Under the shadow of thy throne, still may we dwell secure; sufficient is thine arm alone, and our defense is sure.

Before the hills in order stood, or earth received her frame, from everlasting, thou art God, to endless years the same.

A thousand ages, in thy sight, are like an evening gone; short as the watch that ends the night, before the rising sun.

Time, like an ever rolling stream, bears all who breathe away; they fly forgotten, as a dream dies at the opening day.

O God, our help in ages past, our hope for years to come; be thou our guide while life shall last, and our eternal home.