Prelude Liz Nguyen & Priscilla Silver
Call to Worship
P: Show us your steadfast love, O Lord,
C: And grant us your salvation.
P: Let me hear what God the Lord will speak,
C: For He will speak peace to His people, to His saints.
P: Surely His salvation is near to those who fear Him,
C: That glory may dwell in our land.
P: Righteousness will go before Him
C: And make his footsteps a way.
Invocation
Confession and Absolution P: Pastor C: Congregation
P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C: But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection and for self-examination.
P: Let us confess our sins to God our Father.
C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore declare to you the forgiveness of all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. You are forgiven!
C: Amen.
Apostolic Greeting, Prayer of the Day, & Sharing of the Peace
Cantata Mark Hayes
CHILD OF PEACE
Narrator: Gary Green
Director: Priscilla Silver
Soloists: Tim Martinez and Becca Turner
Finale - Solos, Becca Turner & Tim Martinez
Sopranos:
Ashleigh Arnone, Louie Beck, Nikki Carstens, Gail Coulthard, Lacey Halvorson, Carole Keane, Elaine Ohgi, Jeanine Olson, Kathy Panos, Patti Peterson, Sharryn Riemer, Debby Schafnitz, Elaine Wida
Altos:
Carol Butler, Diane Davis, Ginger Green, Maren Pederson, Peggy Quinn, Shirley Roth, Jewel Tweten,
Tenors:
Jane Longino, Tim Martinez, Cliff Silver, Jan Tubbiola,
Basses:
Gary Green, Ralph Halvorson, Rich Lundberg, Russell McFaul, John Millerd, Ed Riemer, Rick Ritchie, Chuck Roth, Chuck Smiley
Sermon Russell Lackey
“Peace”
Isaiah 9:1-6……………….……………...………………………………..page 1072
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen
Gifts of Thanksgiving
Offertory Matt McKane
“Here Is Our King” -David Crowder
Prayers of the People Susan Martinez
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.
Benediction
P: You are free in Christ! Go in peace.
C: Thanks be to God!