Guess Who's Coming to Town

This week's guest speaker is Rev. Renny Domske.

                               First Sunday of Advent
 
Prelude                     Music Director               Bob  Senay
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Advent candle lighters: Garnet & Christine Welling 
 
 CALL TO WORSHIP:               from Psalm 18
The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer.
My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge.
The Lord is my shield and the horn of my salvation.
 I call to the Lord who is worthy of praise.
In my distress I called to the Lord, I cried to my God for help.
From His temple He heard my voice; my cry came into His ears.
Smoke rose from His nostrils; consuming fire came from His Mouth, burning coals blazed out of it.
He reached down from on high and took hold of me.
He drew me out of the deep waters—He rescued me.
The Lord rescued me because He delighted in me.
The Lord dealt with me according to my righteousness.

​INVOCATION:                                                            Dr. Domske
* Hymn    “Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus”          # 82
 
*PRAYER OF CONFESSION:                                  (UNISON)
O Lord God, Maker of all including me, I give You praise.
It seems foolish that we ignore You, desert You, sin against You. It seems ludicrous that we love ourselves more than we love You.  Yet we do. We sin. We look for our own self-interests first, long before we look out for our neighbors or especially You. Save us from ourselves, O God.  Forgive us for our short-sighted attitudes of sin. We are sorry we have failed You.  Put
us back into Your arms, where we belong.
* Time of silent prayer
*ASSURANCE OF PARDON
*Response – Gloria Patri  (Page 581)
*Passing the peace
 
L: The peace of the Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
P: And also, with you.
 
Children’s Chat
Prayer for Illumination
 
Scripture reading:  I John 4: 13-21
                                   John 3: 12-21

1 John 4:13-21
13 This is how we know that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit. 14 And we have seen and testify that the Father has sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. 15 If anyone acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God, God lives in them and they in God. 16 And so we know and rely on the love God has for us.

God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in them. 17 This is how love is made complete among us so that we will have confidence on the day of judgment: In this world we are like Jesus. 18 There is no fear in love. But perfect love drives out fear, because fear has to do with punishment. The one who fears is not made perfect in love.
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19 We love because he first loved us. 20 Whoever claims to love God yet hates a brother or sister is a liar. For whoever does not love their brother and sister, whom they have seen, cannot love God, whom they have not seen. 21 And he has given us this command: Anyone who loves God must also love their brother and sister.

John 3:12-21
12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man. 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up, 15 that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”

16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19 This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

Sermon:  “Guess Who’s Coming To Town”
 
*Hymn   “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”            #88
*Apostles Creed  (copy next to prayer list)
 
Presentation of our tithes and offering
Offertory                                                         Bob Senay  
*Doxology  (page 606)
*Prayer of dedication
Concerns and Celebrations
Prayers of the People
The Lord’s Prayer
 
INVITATION TO THE LORD’S TABLE
Communion / Response  “Alleluia”
 
*HYMN   “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silent”         #347
*Benediction
* Postlude        

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BIRTHDAYS:  Jim Gregg, Connor Diesel, Susan Paul, Marilyn Hickman, Kathy Bell, Andrew Lozano
SYMPATHY
The Family of Alvin Danley, Jr.
( Debbie Rugg’s brother)
The Family of Betsy Martin
(Cousin of Lisa Hamilton)
The Family of Andrew “Tim” Marlburger
(Debbie Durila’s Grandson)

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Remember our Food Collection. And Jesus said, “You give them something to eat.” Please let Betty Fisher know if you are aware of any within the community that may be in need at this time.

The congregation will be doing its annual Shopping for Shut-ins soon. If you would like to donate to the ministry, Please contact our treasurer, Garnet Welling, or any member of the
session.

CONTINUING PRAYER LIST
Melissa Pedigo, Aaron Blake, Chuck Dicks, Tim Knabenshue, Frank Huffman, Tom Westfall, Elaine Belcascro, Sandy Stone, Matt Petrola, Nancy Hepinger, Ed Horne, Sarah Wilson, Bill Poland, Carl Weber, Jimmy Svetz, Betty Fisher, Haley Diedier, Fred Wilkinson, Evelyn Wood, Brandon Bell, Ricci Amos, Milton Rice, Larry Fox, Nancy Diaz, Gianna Perry, Marlene McFeely, Susie Smith, Tiffany Cipoletti, Cris Miller, Diane Bednarski, Robert Paxton, John & Donna West, Jim McCoy, Bill Berdine, Cheryl Bell, Frank Baker, Diane Anderson, Colleen Kuhn, Jim Durila, James O’Hara, Barb and John O’Hara, Debbie Durila, Larry Litman, Joyce Nichols, Dana Wilson