Emmanuel Lutheran Church 140 Cherry Avenue, NW Warren, Ohio 44485

2 DECEMBER 2020 + WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST WEEK OF ADVENT +

NOON ONLINE SERVICE Legend: P =Presider C = Congregation A = Assistant/Lector “HUSH, FOR GOD IS HERE” ORGAN VOLUNTARY

GATHERING HYMN VS. 1,2,4

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P: BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES AS KING, WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD. C: GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE ON EARTH.P: I WILL HEAR WHAT THE LORD GOD HAS TO SAY—C: A VOICE THAT SPEAKS FOR PEACE.P: PEACE FOR ALL PEOPLE AND FOR HIS FRIENDSC: AND THOSE WHO TURN TO HIM IN THEIR HEARTS.P: HIS HELP IS NEAR FOR THOSE WHO FEAR HIM,C: AND HIS GLORY WILL LIVE IN OUR LAND.P: BLESSED IS HE WHO COMES AS KING, WHO COMES IN THE

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NAME OF THE LORD.C: GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST, AND PEACE TO HIS PEOPLE ON EARTH.P: God has made us his people through our Baptism into Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confess our faith.

PROFESSION OF FAITH APOSTLES CREEDI believe in God, the Father almighty,

creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit

and born of the virgin Mary.He suffered under Pontius Pilate,

was crucified, died, and was buried.He descended to the dead.

On the third day he rose again.He ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.He will come again to judge the living 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

THE PRAYER OF THE DAY (COLLECT) P: Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. By your merciful protection awaken us to the threatening dangers of our sins, and keep us

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blameless until the coming of your new day, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: AMEN. (SIT) ( AFTER EACH READING: A: THE WORD OF THE LORD. C; THANKS BE TO GOD.)

THE FIRST READING ISAIAH 11:1-10 PSALMODY: PSALM 24 THE EARTH IS THE LORD'S AND ALL THAT IS IN IT,

THE WORLD AND ALL WHO DWELL THEREIN.

FOR IT IS HE WHO FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS AND MADE IT FIRM UPON THE RIVERS OF THE DEEP.

WHO CAN ASCEND THE HILL OF THE LORD AND WHO CAN STAND IN HIS HOLY PLACE?

THOSE WHO HAVE CLEAN HANDS AND A PURE HEART, WHO HAVE NOT PLEDGED THEMSELVES TO FALSEHOOD, NOR

SWORN BY WHAT IS A FRAUD.

THEY SHALL RECEIVE A BLESSING FROM THE LORDAND A JUST REWARD FROM THE GOD OF THEIR SALVATION.

SUCH IS THE GENERATION OF THOSE WHO SEEK HIM, OF THOSE WHO SEEK YOUR FACE, O GOD OF JACOB.

LIFT UP YOUR HEADS, O GATES; LIFT THEM HIGH, O EVER- LASTING DOORS; AND THE KING OF GLORY SHALL COME IN.

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WHO IS THIS KING OF GLORY? THE LORD, STRONG AND MIGHTY, THE LORD, MIGHTY IN BATTLE. LIFT UP YOUR HEADS, O GATES; LIFT THEM HIGH, O EVER- LASTING DOORS; AND THE KING OF GLORY SHALL COME IN.

WHO IS HE, THIS KING OF GLORY? THE LORD OF HOSTS, HE IS THE KING OF GLORY.

C: GLORY TO THE FATHER AND TO THE SON AND TO THE HOLY SPIRIT: AS IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING, IS NOW, AND WILL BE FOREVER. AMEN.

THE SECOND READING LUKE 10:21-24 THE SERMON: THE REV. EUGENE A. KOENE, PASTOR OVERALL THEME : “FAITHFUL LIVING IN A TIME OF WAITING”TODAY’S THEME: “FAITHFULLY LIVING WITH UNFULFILLED DREAMS “ (ISAIAH 11:1-10 – LUKE 10:21-24)

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THE HYMN OF THE DAY

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PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

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SHOW US YOUR MERCY, O LORD: AND GRANT US YOUR SALVATION.

GIVE US THE JOY OF YOUR SAVING HELP AGAIN: AND SUSTAIN US WITH YOUR BOUNTIFUL SPIRIT.

GIVE PEACE, O LORD, IN ALL THE WORLD: FOR ONLY IN YOU CAN WE LIVE IN SAFETY.

KEEP OUR NATION UNDER YOUR CARE: AND GUIDE US IN THE WAY OF JUSTICE AND TRUTH.

LET YOUR WAY BE KNOWN UPON EARTH: YOUR SAVING HEALTH AMONG ALL NATIONS.

LET NOT THE NEEDY BE FORGOTTEN. NOR THE HOPE OF THE POOR BE TAKEN AWAY.

CREATE IN ME A CLEAN HEART, O GOD: AND RENEW A RIGHT SPIRIT WITHIN ME.

LORD, HEAR MY PRAYER: AND LET MY PRAYER COME BEFORE YOU. PRAYERP: GOD, GIVE US DILIGENCE TO SEEK YOU, WISDOM TO PERCEIVE YOU, AND PATIENCE TO WAIT FOR YOU. GRANT US, O GOD, A MIND TO MEDITATE ON YOU; EYES TO BEHOLD YOU; EARS TO LISTEN FOR YOUR WORD; A HEART TO LOVE YOU; AND A LIFE TO PROCLAIM YOU; THROUGH THE POWER OF THE SPIRIT OF JESUS CHRIST, OUR SAVIOR AND LORD. C: AMEN.

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SPECIAL INTERCESSIONS

THE LORD’S PRAYER (TRADITIONAL)

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.

THE BENEDICTIONA: THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU. THE LORD MAKE HIS FACE SHINE ON YOU AND BE GRACIOUS TO YOU. THE LORD LOOK UPON YOU WITH FAVOR AND GIVE YOU PEACE. C: AMEN.

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THE HYMN VS.1,3,4

ORGAN VOLUNTARY

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