FLC Bulletins

  Welcome to Worship at First Lutheran Church 12-26-21 WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS   HYMN:   Away in a Manger ……………………………….Green 67   CALL TO WORSHIP The Prophet Isaiah said: 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.   People: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel   The Priest Zechariah said before John’s birth: By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness, to guide our feet into the way of peace.   People: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel   The Evangelist John said: What has come into being in him was life and the life is the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.   People: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel   God is with us. God is coming into our lives in a new way. The birth of the Christ-child is the renewal of hope. A reminder that Christ will come again. Keep watc

  WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS HYMN: Your Little Ones………………………………….Red 286 LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES PRAYER OF THE DAY Stir up your power, Lord Christ, and come. With your abundant grace and might, free us from the sin that binds us, that we may receive you in joy and serve you always, for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Luke 1:39-45 [46-55] Luke presents Elizabeth, the mother of John the Baptist, and Mary, the mother of Jesus, as women who are filled with the Holy Spirit and with faith. We hear Elizabeth's inspired greeting and Mary's song of praise: God is among the lowly and the hungry.   In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary's greeting, the child leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and exclaimed with a loud cry, "Blessed are you among w

  WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS, HYMN: I Am So Glad……………………………………………Red 271 KIDS COME FORWARD, LIGHTING ADVENT CANDLES CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS HYMN: In the Bleak Midwinter………………………………..Red 295 PRAYER OF THE DAY Stir up the wills of your faithful people, Lord God, and open our ears to the preaching of John, that rejoicing in your salvation, we may bring forth the fruits of repentance; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. HYMN: Twas in the Moon of Wintertime…………………….Red 284 Isaiah 12:2-6 Surely God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the LORD GOD is my strength and my might, and has become   my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.   And you will say in that day: Give thanks to the LORD, call on God’s name; make known the deeds of the LORD among the nations; proclaim that this name is exalted. Sing praises to the LORD, who has done