Sermon Text: Genesis 3:1-24
Sermon Text: Genesis 3:1-24
The people shall stand.
Psalm 81:1-2
O Come, O Come Emmanuel – Cantus 227
MINISTER: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: Amen!
Blessed be the Lord God of Israel
For He has visited and redeemed His people.
He has raised up a horn of salvation for us
In the house of His servant David.
Through the tender mercy of our God
The sunrise from on high has visited us
MINSTER: Almighty God,
PEOPLE: Unto whom all hearts are open, All desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy Spirit, That we may perfectly love You and worthily magnify Your Glorious Name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
The people shall kneel.
MINSTER: Most merciful God,
PEOPLE: We have erred and strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against Your holy laws. We have left undone what ought to be done, And we have done what ought not to be done. And there is no health in us. But You, O Lord, have mercy on us, miserable sinners. Spare those, O God, who confess their faults.
Restore those who are penitent, According to Your promises declared unto mankind in Christ Jesus our Lord. And grant, most merciful Father, for His sake, That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and sober life, To the glory of Your holy Name. Amen.
[Silent prayer, followed by Amen]
The people shall stand.
MINISTER: Lift up your hearts!
PEOPLE: We lift them up unto the Lord!
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God!
It is proper and right so to do!
Gloria Patri – Cantus 436
MINSTER: Blessed Father
PEOPLE:
You so loved the world that You gave Your only-begotten Son; You fulfilled the oath You swore to our father Abraham, And You have saved us from our enemies and from the hand of all who hate us: Give light to those who sit in darkness, and guide our feet in the way of peace, That we might live in righteousness and holiness before You all our days. For the sake of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. Amen.
The people shall sit.
NEW TESTAMENT – Hebrews 10:5-10
Therefore, when He came into the world, He said: “Sacrifice and offering You did not desire, But a body You have prepared for Me. In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin You had no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come— In the volume of the book it is written of Me— To do Your will, O God.’ ” Previously saying, “Sacrifice and offering, burnt offerings, and offerings for sin You did not desire, nor had pleasure in them” (which are offered according to the law), then He said, “Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God.” He takes away the first that He may establish the second. By that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
MINISTER: The Word of the Lord!
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God!
PSALM – Luke 1:46-55
And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”
PEOPLE: Amen!
GOSPEL – Luke 1:39-45
Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah, and entered the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth. And it happened, when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, that the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit. Then she spoke out with a loud voice and said, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb! But why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me? For indeed, as soon as the voice of your greeting sounded in my ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy. Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of those things which were told her from the Lord.”
The victory of our Lord Jesus Christ!
Praise be to you, O Christ!
The people shall stand.
I believe in God,
the Father almighty,
Creator 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, died and was buried;
he descended into Hades;
on the third day he rose again from the dead;
he ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty;
from there he will come 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 life everlasting.
Amen.
The people shall sit
“The Fall”
Genesis 3:1-24
The people shall stand.
O for a Thousand Tongues to Sing – Cantus 315
The people shall sit.
The Doxology – Cantus 437
The people shall stand.
MINISTER: Lord in your mercy…
PEOPLE: Hear our prayer!
The Lord’s Prayer – Cantus 411
The people shall sit.
O Bread of Life from Heaven – Cantus 212
Savior of the Nations, Come – Cantus 225
Song of Simeon – Cantus 428