Second Sunday of Christmas
10:00 AM Service January 2, 2022
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, who sends the word with angels, who is made flesh among all peoples, and who breathes peace on all the earth.
C: Amen.
In Christ, we are bold to name our sin and cry out for peace.
(Silence is kept for reflection)
P: Holy God,
C: we confess our sin before you. We replace compassion with competition. We seek what is mighty while ignoring the meek. We are quick to anger but slow to forgive. We have not put on love in harmony with you. Wrap us in the grace of your powerful Word. Clothe our hearts with your peace, that all we do, in word or deed, may reflect your love born among us. Amen.
P: I bring you good news of great joy for all people: God has come among us in the child born of Mary, Christ the Lord. + In Christ your sins are forgiven and you are clothed in peace.
C: Amen.
“Listen! You Nations”
L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
L: Let us pray:
C: Almighty God, you have filled all the earth with the light of your incarnate Word. By your grace empower us to reflect your light in all that we do, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
WORD
First Reading Jeremiah 31: 7—14 Pg.1155
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 147: 12-20 Pg. 981
PS 147:12 Extol the LORD, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion,
PS 147:13 for he strengthens the bars of your gates and blesses your people
within you.
PS 147:14 He grants peace to your borders and satisfies you with the finest of
wheat.
PS 147:15 He sends his command to the earth; his word runs swiftly.
PS 147:16 He spreads the snow like wool and scatters the frost like ashes.
PS 147:17 He hurls down his hail like pebbles. Who can withstand his icy
blast?
PS 147:18 He sends his word and melts them; he stirs up his breezes, and the
waters flow.
PS 147:19 He has revealed his word to Jacob, his laws and decrees to Israel.
PS 147:20 He has done this for no other nation; they do not know his laws.
Praise the LORD.
Second Reading: Ephesians 1: 3—14 Pg. 1817
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading John 1: 1—18 Pg. 1646
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 287 “Let All Together Praise Our God” sts. 1-2, 5
1. Let all together praise our God before the highest throne; today God opens heav’n again and sends the only Son, and send the only Son.
2. From God’s right hand the Son descends, is born an infant small, and lies in poverty,
his bed a manger in a stall, a manger in a stall.
5. A wonderful exchange you make: you take our flesh and blood, and in return give us to share the shining realm of God, the shining realm of God.
L: We confess our faith using the words of the Nicene Creed:
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally be-gotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius; Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen
Prayers
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Offering
L: O Mighty One,
C: You have done great things for us, and holy is your name. Bless all we offer you—ourselves, our time, and our possessions—that through us your grace and favor may be made known to all the world; for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Redeemer. Amem
MEAL
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Prayer
The Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen
Invitation to Communion
Distribution
Prayer