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Advent Daily Worship Guide All Saints Presbyterian Church
J ust now the earth recalls His stunning visitation. Now the earth and scattered habitants attend to what is possible: that He of a morning entered this, our meagered circumstance, and so relit the fuse igniting life in them, igniting life in all the dim surround. And look, the earth adopts a kindly áffect. Look, we almost see our long estrangement from it overcome. The air is scented with the prayer of pines, the earth is softened for our brief embrace, the fuse continues bearing to all elements a curative despite the grave, and here within our winter this, the rising pulse, bears still the promise of our quickening. -Scott Cairns, “Christmas Green”
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INTRODUCTION What time is it? What day is it? What calendar do you live by? At first glance those seem like simple questions. But when given due consideration, answering them becomes like stepping into a room filled with shadows. One of the most perplexing of Jesus’ discourses is found in Luke 21:25-28, where he uses the themes of light and darkness and says, “There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” Jesus is speaking about the end of the world and the eventual coming of the Kingdom of God as the final, climactic event in human history – the end of our time and calendars, which raises many more questions. Does the time we keep and do the calendars we follow guide us to this day? What do our daily schedules orient our lives around – our jobs, our children, our stomachs, our hobbies, our entertainment? What seasons shape our years – tax season, the fiscal year, the school year, summer vacation, football season, hunting season, the “holiday” (holy day) shopping season? What are our most sacred days, days imbued for us with the greatest amount of significance – 9/11, New Year’s Eve, birthdays, Valentine’s Day, anniversaries, Thanksgiving, the first day of school, the Church’s “holy days” (holidays), Opening Day for baseball? What sacred days of personal significance are you most especially looking through time towards – graduation, marriage, employment, birth, retirement, death? What days are you preparing for, for yourself or others? Normally, I don’t think we ask questions like these or dwell much at all upon time, seasons, and days. Rather, we move through them uncritically, not realizing that what governs our time shapes our hearts and determines our lives more than anything else. Because whatever it is that sets our watches, marks our calendars, and controls our seasons is our God, or gods. Jesus’ words, quoted above, reveal that the entire world, and everyone who has ever lived, is waiting – knowingly or unknowing, intentionally or unintentionally – for the day of which he speaks. The world waits for him. Everyone waits. Everyone is waiting for whatever is next on their calendar. What is next for you, for me? What is the ultimate day we believe is coming for us and for which we are preparing ourselves? What coming day do we live for today? The Church calendar (the sequence of six seasons built around the most sacred days of Jesus’ life) is a tool that can teach us to wait expectantly for Jesus and his day. This is especially the intent of the season of Advent. The Christian year begins here – with the four Sundays before Christmas Day and the weeks in between them. For almost four weeks every year, followers of Jesus prepare to celebrate his coming into the world, his “advent,” with waiting. We anticipate Christ’s birth (his first advent) during this first season, so that our entire year will be governed by a hopeful anticipation of his return (his second advent), through a practical, daily preparation for it. In corporate worship and daily devotions during Advent, we read of ancient Israel’s longing for the Messiah as foretold by the prophets, especially John the Baptist as the last of their order. With them we pray that our eyes would be opened to behold the darkness in the world so that we can lament its suffering and repent for our willing participation in the shadows of sin. As the season continues, shadows and sorrows shrink as light grows, especially in Mary. In her the Light of the world lives and grows. Eventually his birth brings forth the possibility of rebirth and new life for anyone who, like the shepherds in the Gospels, would come to him and give thanks, rejoicing at the angels’ message that “unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ (Messiah) the Lord.” We read and identify with Mary during Advent, so we might believe that (and live like!) the same Light lives and grows within us, as we wait throughout all our days for the time of deliverance at his second coming. In worship on the first Sunday of Advent, we pray together, “Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of
darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of
this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit
us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come
again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the
dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives
and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
for ever. Amen.” This prayer is what this daily Advent Worship Guide was created to help affect. Think of each week’s guide as a brief daily liturgy (worship service) for personal use or with a group such as a family, roommates, or a Bible study. Each day (or as often as possible), set aside time in the morning and evening to pray, read, and sing through the guide as it directs. Frederick Buechner once said in an Advent sermon: “Will be, will see, will come – if we take the words of Jesus as seriously as he asks us to take them, then the realest, truest, most authentic thing we can do as Christians is to wait – to wait with passion, to wait with hope against hope for these mysterious words of Jesus to be fulfilled. If we forget that we are waiting, if we come to believe that the best we have found of God here in these shadows is the best there is, if we come to believe that the most God wants of us is to be religious the way we are religious in a church, then we have lost touch with the living depths of our faith.” Advent is time to begin again, to begin touching, tasting, waiting for, and living the reality that the Lord is good and that he comes to make all things new. ERO CRAS, Tim
Table of Contents The First Week of Advent: Dec. 3 - Dec. 9
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The Second Week of Advent: Dec. 10 - 16
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The Third Week of Advent: Dec. 17 - 23
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The Fourth Week of Advent: Dec. 24
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Appendices 1. The Advent Candles 21 2. The “O” Antiphons 21 3. Daily Stories From The Jesus Storybook Bible 22
The First Week of Advent December 3 - December 9
“O Wisdom, you come forth from the mouth of the Most High, reaching from one end of the earth to the other, mightily and sweetly ordering all things: O Come and teach us the way of truth.”
“O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel, you appeared to Moses in the fire of the burning bush and gave him the law on Sinai: Come and redeem us with an outstretched arm.”
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MORNING PRAYER Leader: People:
Lord, open our lips. and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. 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. Alleluia.
Leader: People:
Our King and Savior now draws near: Come let us adore him.
MORNING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
146, 147 1, 2, 3 5, 6
Wednesday: Thursday:
119:1-24 18:1-20
Friday: Saturday:
16, 17 20, 21
LESSONS: OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT
*Starting Dec. 3, daily stories from The Jesus Storybook Bible can be found on page 22. Sunday: Amos 1:1-5, 13-2:8 Wednesday: Amos 3:12-4:5 Friday: Amos 5:1-17 1 Thess. 5:1-11 2 Peter 3:1-10 Jude 1-16 Monday: Amos 2:6-16 *Thursday: Amos 4:6-13 Saturday: Amos 5:18-27 2 Peter 1:1-11 2 Peter 3:11-18 Jude 17-25 Tuesday: Amos 3:1-11 2 Peter 1:12-21 After the lessons are read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Word of the LORD. Thanks be to God!
THE APOSTLES CREED Leader: Christian, what do you believe? People: 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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; The holy catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.
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PRAYER Leader: People:
Let us pray: 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. (Between the Lord’s Prayer and the Collect personal prayers may be offered)
Leader: People:
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which your Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility; that in the last day, when he shall come again in his glorious majesty to judge both the living and the dead, we may rise to the life immortal; through him who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Rowland Pritchard, 19th century
Charles Wesley, 18th century
HYMN - “COME THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS”
Come Thou long - ex - pec - ted Je Born Thy peo - ple to de - li
from our fears born to reign
and in
sins us
-
sus, born ver, born
re - lease for - ev -
us, er,
let now
to set Thy a child, and
peo - ple free; yet a King,
us find our Thy gra - cious
rest in Thee. king - dom bring.
Is - rael's Strength and Con - so - la - tion, hope By Thine own e - ter - nal Spi - rit rule
of in
all all
the our
saints Thou art; hearts a - lone;
dear De -sire by Thine all
of ev - 'ry na suf - fi - cient mer
-
-
tion, joy it, raise
of ev - 'ry long - ing heart. us to Thy glor - ious throne.
(Words: Charles Wesley, Mark E.Hunt Music: Rowland H. Prichard, Arr: David Lutes, 2010; CCLI license #2476739)
Leader: People:
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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EVENING PRAYER Leader: People:
The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.
Leader:
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. Therefore, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
LIGHTING OF THE FIRST CANDLE
*See the explanation of the Advent candles on page 21.
EVENING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
111-113 4, 7 10, 11
Wednesday: 12-14 Thursday: 18:21-50
Friday: Saturday:
22 110, 116, 117
Wednesday: Thursday:
Friday: Saturday:
Matthew 22:1-14 Matthew 22:15-22
LESSON: GOSPEL Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
Luke 21:5-19 Matthew 21:1-11 Matthew 21:12-22
Matthew 21:23-32 Matthew 21:33-46
After the gospel lesson is read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to you Lord Christ!
PRAYER Leader: People
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Leader: People:
Let us pray: Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance; Govern and uphold them, now and always
Leader: People:
Day by day we bless you; We praise your Name for ever.
Leader: People:
Lord, keep us from all sin tonight and tomorrow; Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
Leader: People:
Lord, show us your love and mercy; For we put our trust in you.
Leader: People:
In you, Lord, is our hope; And we shall never hope in vain.
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CLOSING HYMN - “O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL” Verses 1-2
1. O 2. O
and who
come, O come, Em come, O come, thou
ran - som cap - tive to thy tribes, on
that mourns in lone - ly in an - cient times didst
un - til the in cloud and
Re - joice!
shall
Son of maj - es -
Re - joice!
come
to
thee,
O
Is ra
man Lord
Sin
-
u - el, of might,
-
ex give
-
ai's
-
Em -
el, height,
here, law
ap - pear. and awe.
man
-
Is
ile the
God ty
-
ra -
u - el
el.
(Words: Tr. by John Mason Neale, Music: Arr. by Thomas Helmore, CCLI license #2476739)
CLOSING Leader: People:
O Lord, guide us waking and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep we may rest in peace. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
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The Second Week of Advent December 10 - 16
“O Root of Jesse, you stand as a signal for the nations; kings fall silent before you whom the people acclaim. O come to deliver us, and do not delay.” “O Key of David, and scepter of Isarael, what you open no one else can close again; what you close no one can open. O come to lead the captive from prison; free those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death.”
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MORNING PRAYER Leader: People:
Lord, open our lips. and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. 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. Alleluia.
Leader: People:
Our King and Savior now draws near: Come let us adore him.
MORNING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
148, 149, 150 25 26, 28
Wednesday: 38 Thursday: 37:1-18
Friday: Saturday:
31 30, 32
LESSONS: OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT
*Daily stories from The Jesus Storybook Bible can be found on page 22. Sunday: Amos 6:1-14 Wednesday: Amos 8:1-14 Friday: Haggai 1:1-15 2 Thess. 1:5-12 Rev. 1:17-2:7 Rev. 2:18-29 Monday: Amos 7:1-9 Thursday: Amos 9:1-10 Saturday: Haggai 2:1-9 Rev. 1:1-8 Rev. 2:8-17 Rev. 3:1-6 Tuesday: Amos 7:10-17 Rev. 1:9-16 After the lessons are read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Word of the LORD. Thanks be to God!
THE APOSTLES CREED Leader:
Christian, what do you believe?
People: 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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; The holy catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.
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PRAYER Leader: People:
Let us pray: 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. (Between the Lord’s Prayer and the Collect personal prayers may be offered)
Leader: People:
Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
HYMN - “O COME MESSIAH, COME”
3 4
1. Oh come! 2. Oh come!
Oh Oh
come, Mes come, Me
si si
ah! ah!
Oh come, Oh come,
our our
Al Al
le le
lu lu
ia! ia! Fine
Oh sing! Oh sing!
Com
Oh Oh
fort
sing sing
Ho Ho
and
joy,
san san
na! na!
Oh come, Mes Oh come, Mes
Al pha, O
me
si si
ga
ah, come! ah, come!
He.
D.C. al Fine
Sor
row
and
toil
no long er
ru
(Words and Music: Isaac Wardell; Arr: Isaac Wardell, Mason Neely, and Alex Foote, CCLI License #2476739)
Leader: People:
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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lers
be.
EVENING PRAYER Leader: People:
The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.
Leader:
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. Therefore, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
LIGHTING OF THE FIRST AND SECOND CANDLES *See the explanation of the Advent candles on page 21.
EVENING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
114, 115 9, 15 36, 39
Wednesday: 119:25-48 Thursday: 37:19-42
Friday: Saturday:
35 42, 43
Wednesday: Thursday:
Friday: Saturday:
Matthew 23:27-39 Matthew 24:1-14
LESSON: GOSPEL Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
Luke 1:57-67 Matthew 22:23-33 Matthew 22:34-46
Matthew 23:1-12 Matthew 23:13-26
After the gospel lesson is read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to you Lord Christ!
PRAYER Leader: People
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Leader:
Let us pray: Show us your mercy, O Lord;
People:
And grant us your salvation.
Leader: People:
Clothe your ministers with righteousness Let your people sing with joy.
Leader: People:
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world; For only in you can we live in safety.
Leader: People:
Lord, keep this nation under your care; And guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Leader: People:
Let your way be known upon the earth; Your saving health among all nations.
Leader: People:
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten; Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Leader: People:
Create in us clean hearts, O God; And sustain us with your Holy Spirit. Amen.
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CLOSING HYMN - “O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL” Verses 1-3
1. O 2. O 3. O
and who thine
come, O come, Em come, O come, thou come, thou Rod of
ran - som cap - tive to thy tribes, on own from Sa - tan's
that mourns in lone - ly in an - cient times didst from depths of hell thy
un - til the Son of in cloud and maj - es and give them vic - t'ry
Re - joice!
shall
Re - joice!
come
to
thee,
O
man Lord Jes
-
u - el, of might, se, free
-
Is ra Sin tyr
ex give peo
-
-
-
ile the ple
God ty o'er
Em -
here, law save,
ap - pear. and awe. the grave.
man
-
Is
el, ai's height, an - ny;
-
-
ra -
u - el
el.
(Words: Tr. by John Mason Neale, Music: Arr. by Thomas Helmore, CCLI license #2476739)
CLOSING Leader: People:
Be our light in the darkness, O Lord, and in your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
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The Third Week of Advent December 17 - 23
“O Dayspring, you are the splendor of eternal light and the sun of justice. O come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.” “O King of the Nations, and their desire, you are the cornerstone which makes all one. O come and save man whom you made from clay.”
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MORNING PRAYER Leader: People:
Lord, open our lips. and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. 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. Alleluia.
Leader: People:
Our King and Savior now draws near: Come let us adore him.
MORNING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
63, 98 41, 52 45
Wednesday: Thursday:
119:49-72 50
Friday: 40, 54 Saturday: 55
LESSONS: OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT
*Daily stories from The Jesus Storybook Bible can be found on page 22. Sunday: Amos 9:11-15 Wednesday: Zech. 3:1-10 Friday: Zech. 7:8-8:8 2 Thess. 2:1-3, 13-17 Rev. 4:1-8 Rev. 5:6-14 Monday: Zech. 1:7-17 Thursday: Zech. 4:1-14 Saturday: Zech. 8:9-17 Rev. 3:7-13 Rev. 4:9-5:5 Rev. 6:1-17 Tuesday: Zech. 2:1-13 Rev. 3:14-22 After the lessons are read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Word of the LORD. Thanks be to God!
THE APOSTLES CREED Leader: Christian, what do you believe? People: 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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; The holy catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.
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PRAYER Leader: People:
Let us pray: 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. (Between the Lord’s Prayer and the Collect personal prayers may be offered)
Leader: People:
Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory, now and for ever. Amen.
Word Incarnate, Make Us New
Josh Eby, 2014 HYMN - “WORD, INCARNATE MAKE US NEW”
1. 2. 3. 4.
3 4
Word Word Word Word
of of of of
God, You spoke cre God, You spoke Your God, You spoke through God, speak al ways
Life and But we Bear ing Shine up
light did shame on
Come Come Come, Come
near us. Come dwell cleanse us. Come to Shep herd, Come, our save us. Come to
be to our to
Word Word Word Word
cre for re pro
of not and us.
all heed sin Shine
things Your and with
a ting, Word sus giv ing, Word re veal ing, Word re tec ting, Word pro
R. Prichard, 1830
a tion wis dom Je sus, through us,
li mes sor in
ving, breathe up ning, sage; run so row, al us. Shine, we
be ing pro phets, dwel ling, bo dy
on hi glo long
us ding ry to
with us. Come, Al might heal us. Come, Un chan Sa vior, Come, Em man u send ter us. Come, E
tain stor deem vid
(Words: Josh Eby, 2013, Music: R. Prichard, 1830)
Leader: People:
in to through the flesh in as Your
Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.
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ing, ing, ing, ing,
Word Word Word Word
in in in in
car car car car
by Your wri tings, one of full of
in this mark'd us on the see Your
y, ging, el, nal
nate, nate, nate, nate,
power. law, us. grace.
hour. all. cross. face.
shape we Al Spi
us, too. need You. le lu. rit, too.
make make make make
us us us us
new. new. . new. new. .
EVENING PRAYER Leader: People:
The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.
Leader:
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. Therefore, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
LIGHTING OF THE FIRST, SECOND, AND THIRD CANDLES *See the explanation of the Advent candles on page 21.
EVENING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
103 44 47, 48
Wednesday: Thursday:
49, 53 59, 60
Friday: Saturday:
51 128, 139
Wednesday: Thursday:
Matthew 24:45-51 Matthew 25:1-13
Friday: Saturday:
Matthew 25:14-30 Matthew 25:31-46
LESSON: GOSPEL Sunday: Monday: Tuesday:
John 5:30-47 Matthew 24:15-31 Matthew 24:32-44
After the gospel lesson is read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to you Lord Christ!
PRAYER Leader: People
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Leader: People:
Let us pray: That this evening may be holy, good, and peaceful, We entreat you, O Lord.
Leader: People:
That your holy angels may lead us in paths of peace and goodwill, We entreat you, O Lord.
Leader: People:
That we may be pardoned and forgiven for our sins and offenses, We entreat you, O Lord.
Leader: People:
That there may be peace to your Church and to the whole world, We entreat you, O Lord.
Leader: People:
That we may depart this life in your faith and fear, and not be condemned before the great judgment seat of Christ, We entreat you, O Lord.
Leader: People:
That we may be bound together by your Holy Spirit in the communion of all your saints, entrusting one another and all our life to Christ, Amen.
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CLOSING HYMN - “O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL” Verses 1-4
1. 2. 3. 4.
O O O O
and who thine our
come, O come, O come, thou come, thou
come, Em come, thou Rod of Day- spring,
that mourns in lone - ly in an - cient times didst from depths of hell thy dis - perse the gloom - y
un - til the Son of in cloud and maj - es and give them vic - t'ry and death's dark shad - ows
Re - joice!
shall
come
to
man Lord Jes come
ran - som cap - tive to thy tribes, on own from Sa - tan's spi - rits by thine
Re - joice!
thee, O
-
Is Sin tyr ad
ex give peo clouds
God ty o'er put
-
Em -
Is
-
-
u - el, of might, se, free and cheer
-
ra - el, ai's height, an - ny; vent here;
ile the ple of
here, law save, night,
ap - pear. and awe. the grave. to flight.
man
-
-
ra -
u - el
el.
(Words: Tr. by John Mason Neale, Music: Arr. by Thomas Helmore, CCLI license #2476739)
CLOSING Leader: People:
Keep watch, dear Lord, with those who work, or watch, or weep this night, and give your angels charge over those who sleep. Tend the sick, Lord Christ; give rest to the weary, bless the dying, soothe the suffering, pity the afflicted, shield the joyous; and all for your love’s sake. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all evermore. Amen.
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The Fourth Week of Advent December 24
“O Emmanuel, you are our king and judge, the One whom the peoples await and their Savior. Come and save us, O Lord our God.”
16
MORNING PRAYER Leader: People:
Lord, open our lips. and our mouth shall proclaim your praise. 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. Alleluia.
Leader: People:
Our King and Savior now draws near: Come let us adore him.
MORNING PSALM(S) Sunday:
45, 46
LESSONS: OLD TESTAMENT AND NEW TESTAMENT
*Daily stories from The Jesus Storybook Bible can be found on page 22. Sunday:
Isaiah 59:15-21
Phil. 2:5-11
After the lessons are read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Word of the LORD. Thanks be to God!
THE APOSTLES CREED Leader: Christian, what do you believe? People: 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 Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on 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 Ghost; The holy catholic Church; The communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.
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PRAYER Leader: People:
Let us pray: 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 debts as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. (Between the Lord’s Prayer and the Collect personal prayers may be offered)
Leader: People:
Purify our conscience, Almighty God, by your daily visitation, that your Son Jesus Christ, at his coming, may find in us a mansion prepared for himself; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Joy to the World!
G. F. Handel, 18th century
Psalm 98
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EVENING PRAYER Leader: People:
The Lord Almighty grant us a peaceful night and a perfect end. Amen.
Leader:
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness, on them light has shined. Therefore, let us walk in the light of the Lord.
LIGHTING OF THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH CANDLES *See the explanation of the Advent candles on page 21.
EVENING PSALM(S) Sunday: Monday:
89:1-29 Tuesday: 116, 117 Thursday: 89:1-29 112, 115 Wednesday: 111, 113
LESSON: GOSPEL Sunday:
Matthew 1:18-35
After the gospel lesson is read the following response is said:
Reader: People:
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise be to you Lord Christ!
PRAYER Leader: People
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Leader: People:
Let us pray: Save your people, Lord, and bless your inheritance; Govern and uphold them, now and always
Leader: People:
Day by day we bless you; We praise your Name for ever.
Leader: People:
Lord, keep us from all sin tonight and tomorrow; Have mercy on us, Lord, have mercy.
Leader: People:
Lord, show us your love and mercy; For we put our trust in you.
Leader: People:
In you, Lord, is our hope; And we shall never hope in vain.
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CLOSING HYMN - “O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL”
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CLOSING Leader: People:
Guide us waking, O Lord, and guard us sleeping; that awake we may watch with Christ and asleep we may rest in peace. And may the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
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Appendix 1: The Advent Candles “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” - John 1:5 The Advent Wreath generally consists of four candles (three purple or blue, and one pink) set in a circle of evergreen with a fifth white candle in the center, the Christ candle. The light of the candles reminds us that Jesus is the light of the world who comes into the darkness of our lives to bring newness, life, and hope, calling us to be lights in the world as we reflect God’s grace to others (Isa 42:6). The primary reason for lighting one candle on the first week, plus another the second, and so on, is to symbolize the various aspects of our waiting experience - especially the darkness of fear and hopelessness receding and the shadows of sin falling away as more and more light is shed into the world. Finally, as the Christ candle is lighted at Christmas, the light that has been growing throughout the season is plainly visible, and those who have been waiting rejoice together that the promises of long ago have been fulfilled.
Appendix 2: The Antiphons Traditionally, the seven antiphons are recited or sung before the Magnificat on the seven days before Christmas Eve. The antiphons stem from the monastic traditions of the 7th or 8th centuries. Each antiphon begins with “O” and is followed by a messianic title. Each ends with an invocation and plea for the Messiah to come. The texts are derived from Old Testament passages that anticipate the coming of the Messiah and the salvation of God’s people. The Latin words for the messianic titles are, from first to last, Sapientia, Adonai, Radix, Clavis, Oriens, Rex, and Emmanuel. Surprisingly, the first letters of each word form a backwards acrostic: ERO CRAS. In Latin, this means “I shall be there tomorrow.” How very appropriate for the season of Advent! We invite you to consider adding the antiphons to your worship starting December 17th. Each of the antiphons and the appropriate dates are listed below. Although the antiphons are an ancient tradition, they are very familiar to us in the Christmas hymn “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”. If you are so inclined, perhaps you can sing the antiphons using the corresponding verses of the hymn. All seven verses may be found at http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/o/c/ocomocom.htm.
DECEMBER 17: O Wisdom. . .
you come forth from the mouth of the Most High. You fill the universe and hold all things together in a strong yet gentle manner. O come to teach us the way of truth. (Verse 2)
DECEMBER 18: O Adonai. . .
and leader of Israel, you appeared to Moses in a burning bush and you gave him the Law on Sinai. O come and save us with your mighty power. (Verse 3)
DECEMBER 19: O Stock of Jesse. . .
you stand as a signal for the nations; kings fall silent before you whom the peoples acclaim. O come to deliver us, and do not delay. (Verse 4)
DECEMBER 20: O Key of David. . .
and scepter of Israel, what you open no one else can close again; what you close no one can open. O come to lead the captive from prison; free those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. (Verse 5)
DECEMBER 21: O Rising Sun. . .
you are the splendor of eternal light and the sun of justice. O come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. (Verse 6)
DECEMBER 22: O King. . .
whom all the peoples desire, you are the cornerstone which makes all one. O come and save man whom you made from clay. (Verse 7)
DECEMBER 23: O Emmanuel. . .
you are our king and judge, the One whom the peoples await and their Savior. O come and save us, Lord, our God. (Verse 1)
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Appendix 3: Daily Stories For Families From the Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones
* There are 21 Old Testament stories in The Jesus Storybook Bible. If you begin on December 3 reading one story every night you will end with the story of Jesus’ birth on Christmas Eve. This is a great way to include younger children in Daily Worship and to tie together the Old Testament stories with Jesus’ birth. December 3
“The Story and The Song”
December 4
“The Beginning: A Perfect Home”
December 5
“The Terrible Lie”
December 6
“A New Beginning”
December 7
“A Giant Staircase to Heaven”
December 8
“Son of Laughter”
December 9
“The Present”
December 10
“The Girl No One Wanted”
December 11
“The Forgiving Prince”
December 12
“God To The Rescue!”
December 13
“God Makes A Way”
December 14
“Ten Ways To Be Perfect”
December 15
“The Warrior Leader”
December 16
“The Teeny, Weenie...True King”
December 17
“The Young Hero and The Horrible Giant”
December 18
“The Good Shepherd”
December 19
“A Little Servant Girl and the Proud General”
December 20
“Operation: No More Tears”
December 21
“Daniel and the Scary Sleepover”
December 22
“God’s Messenger”
December 23
“Get Ready!”
December 24
“He’s Here!”
December 25
“The Light Of The Whole World”
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