WELCOME AND CONCERNS OF THE CONGREGATION
PRELUDE
LIGHTING THE ADVENT CANDLE
Jesus said, “I am the light of the world; the one who follows me will not walk in darkness but have the light of life.”
We light this candle as a sign of the coming light of Christ.
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. — Isaiah 9:2
Christ, be our light, shine in our hearts
shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light, shine in Your church gathered today.
Come, Lord Jesus, our light and our salvation.
Let us walk in the light of the Lord.
*HYMN 82 Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
PRAYER OF CONFESSION
Forgive my sins, O Lord. The sins of my soul and the sins of my body. The sins I have done to please myself and the sins I have done to please others. Forgive those sins which I know and those which I know not. Forgive them all in your
mercy, that I may share the hope of the prophets, the songs of the angels, and the wonder of the shepherds. Cleanse my soul that your Son, when he comes, may find in me a dwelling place…
Silent Prayers of Confession
ASSURANCE OF FORGIVENESS
Our rejoicing is certainly based on the generosity of God, for as we read in Hebrews, “it is by God’s will that we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Hebrews 10:10). Rejoice then over this great Good News: in Jesus Christ, we are forgiven.
Thanks be to God!
*GLORIA
PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE LESSON: Luke 16:19-31
SERMON “Missed Opportunities” Rev. Barrett Ingram
*HYMN 104 O Lord, How Shall I Meet You
*AFFIRMATION OF FAITH The Apostles’ Creed Page 35
PASTORAL PRAYER AND THE LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERTORY ANTHEM
“Creator of the Stars of Night” arr. Andrew Bruhn
RECEIVING OF GOD’S TITHES AND OFFERINGS
*DOXOLOGY
*PRAYER OF DEDICATION
*HYMN 93 Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
*BENEDICTION
*POSTLUDE
*Those who are able are invited to stand.