FLC Bulletins

  GOD IS LIGHT Of one thing we can be certain: our fragile, mortal lives will come to an end. We know neither the day nor the hour. Yet with our hearts enlightened by faith, we know that Christ--our life and our resurrection--is already with us in his word, his baptismal promise, his body and blood, his community of faith. We have been grasped and held for all time with Christ's steadfast love. In these gifts of grace, the people of God rejoice. HYMN:Lost in the Night…………………………………….…..Red 243 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS HYMN:   Brightest and Best……………………………………...Red 303 LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES “Let there be light!” God’s Word proclaims the coming of the Lord. “The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear?   The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid? When the (enemies of darkness gather around me) My heart shall not fear” Psalm 27   Blessed are those who have learned to praise you, who walk in the light of your presence.   Psalm 89 Your

  HYMN: Come You Thankful People Come……………………...Rd 693   CONFESSION & FORGIVENESS , HYMN: Lamb of God……Rd 336 PSALM 46 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved, and though the mountains shake in the depths of the sea; though its waters rage and foam, and though the mountains tremble with its tumult. There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be shaken; God shall help it at the break of day.   The nations rage, and the kingdoms shake; God speaks, and the earth melts away.   The LORD of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our stronghold. Come now, regard the works of the LORD. behold the one who makes war to cease in all the world; who breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the shields with fire. "Be still, then, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations; I will be e

HYMN: Gather Us In…………………………………………...Rd 532 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS, GREETING KYRIE, LBW SETTING, HYMN: Thy Holy Wings………..Red 613 INSTALL COUNCIL , PSALM 98 Sing a new song to the LORD, who has done marvelous things, whose right hand and holy arm have won the victory. O LORD you have made known your victory, you have revealed your righteousness in the sight of the nations. You remember your steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands; lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing.   Sing to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of song. With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy before the king, the LORD. Let the sea roar, and all that fills it, the world and those who dwell therein. Let the rivers clap their hands, and let the hills ring out with joy before the LORD, who comes to judge the earth. The LORD will judge the world with righteousness

  WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS SONGS:   When the Roll is Called Up Yonder,  I’ll Fly Away   CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS, GREETING, KYRIE HYMN: For All the Saints……verses 1-4-………………….GREEN 174 PRAYER: Almighty God, you have knit your people together in one        communion in the mystical body of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Grant us grace to follow your blessed saints in lives of faith and commitment, and to know the inexpressible joys you have prepared for those who love you, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.   REMEMBERING THE SAINTS, HYMNS:   Children of the Heavenly…Green 474, My Faith Looks Up...Green 479   Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18 During the second century before the birth of Jesus, the people of Israel suffered severe persecution at the hands of the Syrian king, Antiochus Epiphanes. The book of Daniel was written to support God's people during those dark and difficult days. His vision of