Sermon Text: Genesis 6:1-22
Sermon Text: Genesis 6:1-22
The people shall stand.
Psalm 29:1-2
O Lord, My God Most Earnestly – Cantus 92
MINISTER: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
PEOPLE: Amen!
The Light shines in the darkness
And the darkness has not overcome it.
God has shone in our hearts
To give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
In Him was life,
And the life was the light of men.
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
(The people shall raise their hand of the Gloria Patri)
MINSTER: Father in Heaven
PEOPLE: King of all Nations,
You led the wise men to worship Jesus;
You have installed Your Son on Zion Your holy hill,
And we confess that He is King of all kings and Lord of all lords;
You have made the kingdoms of this world to be the kingdoms of our Lord and of Your Christ:
Rule the earth, we pray, so that peace and righteousness May be established among all nations’
Guide us in the way of peace, that we might be called the sons of God. For the sake of Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord.
Amen.
The people shall sit.
NEW TESTAMENT – Acts 8:14-17
14 Now when the apostles who were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them, 15 who, when they had come down, prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit. 16 For as yet He had fallen upon none of them. They had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. 17 Then they laid hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
MINISTER: The Word of the Lord!
PEOPLE: Thanks be to God!
PSALM – Psalm 29
1 A Psalm of David. Give unto the Lord, O you mighty ones, Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 2 Give unto the Lord the glory due to His name; Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness. 3 The voice of the Lord is over the waters; The God of glory thunders; The Lord is over many waters. 4 The voice of the Lord is powerful; The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 5 The voice of the Lord breaks the cedars, Yes, the Lord splinters the cedars of Lebanon. 6 He makes them also skip like a calf, Lebanon and Sirion like a young wild ox. 7 The voice of the Lord divides the flames of fire. 8 The voice of the Lord shakes the wilderness; The Lord shakes the Wilderness of Kadesh. 9 The voice of the Lord makes the deer give birth, And strips the forests bare; And in His temple everyone says, “Glory!” 10 The Lord sat enthroned at the Flood, And the Lord sits as King forever. 11 The Lord will give strength to His people; The Lord will bless His people with peace.
PEOPLE: Amen!
GOSPEL – Luke 3:15-22
15 Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not, 16 John answered, saying to all, “I indeed baptize you with water; but One mightier than I is coming, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather the wheat into His barn; but the chaff He will burn with unquenchable fire.” 18 And with many other exhortations he preached to the people. 19 But Herod the tetrarch, being rebuked by him concerning Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done, 20 also added this, above all, that he shut John up in prison.
21 When all the people were baptized, it came to pass that Jesus also was baptized; and while He prayed, the heaven was opened. 22 And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
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 Ghost,
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 THIRD FALL”
Genesis 6:1-22
The people shall stand.
Let All the Stars in the Skies Give Praise – Cantus 241
The people shall sit.
The Doxology – Cantus 437
(The people shall stand and raise their hands for the Doxology)
MINISTER: Lord in your mercy…
PEOPLE: Hear our prayer!
The Lord’s Prayer – Cantus 411
The people shall sit.
Only-Begotten, Word of God Eternal – Cantus 216
O Love How Deep, How Broad, How High! – Cantus 317
Song of Simeon – Cantus 428