12/21/2008 - THE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT (LOCATION: BETHLEHEM)

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Advent 4
Date: December 21, 2008
Theme: THE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT (LOCATION: BETHLEHEM)
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 55: Come, Thou Precious Ransom Come
TLH 710: Once in Royal David's City
TLH 647: O Little Town of Bethlehem
TLH 78: Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer

Scripture Readings:
2 Samuel 7:8-16
Romans 16:25-27

Sermon Theme:
THE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT OF JESUS OF NAZARETH:
LOCATION: BETHLEHEM

Micah 5:
"But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, Though you are little among the thousands of Judah, Yet out of you shall come forth to Me The One to be Ruler in Israel, Whose goings forth are from of old, From everlasting." (NKJVTM)

12/17/2008 - THE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT (DATE/TIME: FULLNESS OF TIME)

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Advent
Candlelight Service
Date: December 17, 2008
Theme: THE BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT (DATE/TIME: FULLNESS OF TIME)
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Hymns:
TLH 90: Come, Your Hearts
TLH 73: Lift Up Your Heads
TLH 647: O Little Town of Bethlehem
TLH 106: The People that in Darkness Sat
WS 709: God Loves Me Dearly
WS 712: What Child Is This?
Angels We Have Heard on High

Scripture Readings:
1st Lesson: Genesis 3:8-15
2nd Lesson: Genesis 22:15-18
3rd Lesson: Micah 5:2-5a
4th Lesson: Isaiah 9:2,6-7
5th Lesson: Luke 1:26-33
6th Lesson: Galatians 4:4-5
7th Lesson: Luke 2:1-11
8th Lesson: Matthew 2:1-2,7-11
9th Lesson: John 1:29-36

12/14/2008 - The Marvelous Messianic Messenger Makes His Mark

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Advent 3
Date: December 14, 2008
Theme: The Marvelous Messianic Messenger Makes His Mark
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 66: Hark the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes
TLH 61: Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People
TLH 92: Now Sing We, Now Rejoice
TLH 97: Let Us All with Gladsome Voice

Scripture Readings:
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
John 1:6-8, 19-28

Sermon Theme:
The Marvelous Messianic Messenger Makes His Mark

Isaiah 61:1-3
(1) "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon Me, Because the LORD has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound; (2) To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, (3) To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified." (NKJVTM)

12/07/2008 - THE "THIEF" TO TRULY WELCOME

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Advent 2
Date: December 7, 2008
Theme: THE "THIEF" TO TRULY WELCOME
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 15 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 608: Let Thoughtless Thousands Choose the Road
TLH 604: Great God, What Do I See and Hear?
TLH 609: Wake, Awake, for Night is Flying
WS 702, st 1, 6-7: As Angels Joyed with one Accord

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 40:1-11
Mark 1:1-

Sermon Theme:
THE "THIEF" TO TRULY WELCOME

2 Peter 3:8-14
(8) But, beloved, do not forget this one thing, that with the Lord one day is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. (9) The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. (10) But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night, in which the heavens will pass away with a great noise, and the elements will melt with fervent heat; both the earth and the works that are in it will be burned up. (11) Therefore, since all these things will be dissolved, what manner of persons ought you to be in holy conduct and godliness, (12) looking for and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens will be dissolved, being on fire, and the elements will melt with fervent heat? (13) Nevertheless we, according to His promise, look for new heavens and a new earth in which righteousness dwells. (14) Therefore, beloved, looking forward to these things, be diligent to be found by Him in peace, without spot and blameless; (NKJVTM)

11/30/2008 - Made Rich by the Gift of God's Grace

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Advent 1
Date: November 30, 2008
Theme: Made Rich by the Gift of God's Grace
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP:
Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 64: Jesus, Thy Church, with Longing Eyes
TLH 425: All Depends on Our Possessing
TLH 374: Grace! 'Tis a Charming Sound
WS 793: Sing to the Lord of Harvest

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 63:16b-17; 64:1-8
Mark 13:32-37

Sermon Theme:
Made Rich by the Gift of God's Grace
1. With it we are lifted out of the mire of sin
2. With it we are not "short-changed" in life
3. With it we are moved to live a life of gratitude

1 Corinthians 1:3-9
(3) Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. (4) I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, (5) that you were enriched in everything by Him in all utterance and all knowledge, (6) even as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you, (7) so that you come short in no gift, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, (8) who will also confirm you to the end, that you may be blameless in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. (9) God is faithful, by whom you were called into the fellowship of His Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. (NKJVTM)

12/23/2007 - JOSEPH: PERPLEXED WITH THOUGHT

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Date: December 23, 2007
Theme: JOSEPH: PERPLEXED WITH THOUGHT
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 66: Hark the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes
WS 712: What Child Is This
TLH 96: Oh, Rejoice Ye Christian, Loudly
TLH 78: Hail the Day So Rich in Cheer

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 7:10-14
Romans 1:1-7

Sermon Theme:
Reactions to Jesus' Coming
JOSEPH: PERPLEXED WITH THOUGHT

Matthew 1:18-25
(18) Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: After His mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Spirit. (19) Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not wanting to make her a public example, was minded to put her away secretly. (20) But while he thought about these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take to you Mary your wife, for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. (21) "And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name JESUS, for He will save His people from their sins." (22) So all this was done that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying: (23) "Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel," which is translated, "God with us." (24) Then Joseph, being aroused from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him and took to him his wife, (25) and did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son. And he called His name JESUS. (NKJVTM)

12/19/2007 - SHEPHERDS: EAGER WITH NEWS

Date: December 19, 2007
Theme: SHEPHERDS: EAGER WITH NEWS
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Hymns:
TLH 90: Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising
TLH 62: Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emmanuel
TLH 71: Watchman, Tell Us of the Night
TLH 103: To Shepherds as They Watched by Night
TLH 106: The People that in Darkness Sat
WS 706: Go Tell It On the Mountain
TLH 127: As With Gladness Men of Old
TLH 707: On Christmas Night All Christians Sing
God Rest You Merry Gentlemen

Scripture Readings:
Genesis 3:8-15
Genesis 22:15-18
Micah 5:2-5a
Isaiah 7:10-16
Isaiah 9:2, 6-7
Luke 2:1-11
Luke 2:15-20
Matthew 2:1-2, 7-11
1 John 1:1-7

Sermon Theme:
Reactions to Jesus' Coming
SHEPHERDS: EAGER WITH NEWS

Luke 2:15-20
(15) So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, "Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us." (16) And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. (17) Now when they had seen Him, they made widely known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. (18) And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. (19) But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. (20) Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them. (NKJVTM)

12/16/2007 - MARY: ACCEPTING WITH GOD-GIVEN FAITH

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Date: December 16, 2007
Theme: MARY: ACCEPTING WITH GOD-GIVEN FAITH
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 73: Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates
WS 750: See This Wonder in the Making
TLH 76: A Great and Mighty Wonder
TLH 89, st 1, 4-5: To Thee My Heart I Offer

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 35:1-10
James 5:7-11

Sermon Theme:
Reactions to Jesus' Coming
MARY: ACCEPTING WITH GOD-GIVEN FAITH

Luke 1:26-38
(26) Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, (27) to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin?s name was Mary. (28) And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!" (29) But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. (30) Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (31) "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. (32) "He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. (33) "And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." (34) Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" (35) And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. (36) "Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. (37) "For with God nothing will be impossible." (38) Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her. (NKJVTM)

12/09/2007 - JOHN: PREACHING REPENTANCE

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Date: December 9, 2007
Theme: JOHN: PREACHING REPENTANCE
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 5 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 63: On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
TLH 61: Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People
TLH 272: When All the World Was Cursed
WS 705: Come, O Long-Expected Jesus

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 11:1-10
Romans 15:4-13

Sermon Theme:
Reactions to Jesus' Coming
JOHN: PREACHING REPENTANCE

Matthew 3:1-12
(1) In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, (2) and saying, "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!" (3) For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying: "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: 'Prepare the way of the LORD; Make His paths straight.'" (4) And John himself was clothed in camel's hair, with a leather belt around his waist; and his food was locusts and wild honey. (5) Then Jerusalem, all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan went out to him (6) and were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins. (7) But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? (8) "Therefore bear fruits worthy of repentance, (9) "and do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones. (10) "And even now the ax is laid to the root of the trees. Therefore every tree which does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. (11) "I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. (12) "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn; but He will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire." (NKJVTM)

12/02/2007 - NOAH: PREPARED WHEN LEAST EXPECTED

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Date: December 2, 2007
Theme: NOAH: PREPARED WHEN LEAST EXPECTED
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin
Liturgy: TLH, p 15 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 64: Jesus, Thy Church with Longing Eyes
WS 703: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers
TLH 91, st 4-5: Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord
TLH 75: Ye Sons of Men, Oh, Hearken

Scripture Readings:
Isaiah 2:1-5
Romans 13:11-14

Sermon Theme:
Reactions to Jesus' Coming
NOAH: PREPARED WHEN LEAST EXPECTED

Matthew 24:37-44
(37) "But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. (38) "For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, (39) "and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. (40) "Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. (41) "Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. (42) "Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming. (43) "But know this, that if the master of the house had known what hour the thief would come, he would have watched and not allowed his house to be broken into. (44) "Therefore you also be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not expect." (NKJVTM)

12/10/2006 -The Angel Appears to Mary

December 10th Theme: The Angel Appears to Mary
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin (in html)
Liturgy: p. 5

Hymns:
TLH 75
TLH 274
TLH 76
TLH 90

Scripture Readings: Jeremiah 33:14-16, 1Thessalonians 3:9-13

Sermon Theme:
The Angel Appears to Mary

Luke 1:26-38
(26) Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, (27) to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary. (28) And having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!" (29) But when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was. (30) Then the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. (31) "And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name JESUS. (32) "He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David. (33) "And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end." (34) Then Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, since I do not know a man?" (35) And the angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God. (36) "Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren. (37) "For with God nothing will be impossible." (38) Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

12/03/2006 - "The Angel Appears to Zacharias"

Date: December 3, 2006
Theme: "The Angel Appears to Zacharias"
(Pastor John Hein)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP: See Bulletin

Liturgy: TLH, p 15 ff (Laminated Sheet in Pew Also Available)

Hymns:
TLH 68: The Advent of Our King
TLH 254: Lord God, We All to Thee Give Praise
TLH 63: On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
TLH 309: O Jesus, Blessed Lord, to Thee

Scripture Readings:
Malachi 3:1-4
Luke 3:1-8

Sermon Theme:
"The Angel Appears to Zacharias"

Luke 1:5-25
(5) There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife wasof the daughters of Aaron, and her name wasElizabeth. (6) And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. (7) But they had no child, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both well advanced in years. (8) So it was, that while he was serving as priest before God in the order of his division, (9) according to the custom of the priesthood, his lot fell to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord. (10) And the whole multitude of the people was praying outside at the hour of incense. (11) Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing on the right side of the altar of incense. (12) And when Zacharias saw him,he was troubled, and fear fell upon him. (13) But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, for your prayer is heard; and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John. (14) "And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth. (15) "For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. (16) "And he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their God. (17) "He will also go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, 'to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children,' and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord." (18) And Zacharias said to the angel, "How shall I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." (19) And the angel answered and said to him, "I am Gabriel, who stands in the presence of God, and was sent to speak to you and bring you these glad tidings. (20) "But behold, you will be mute and not able to speak until the day these things take place, because you did not believe my words which will be fulfilled in their own time." (21) And the people waited for Zacharias, and marveled that he lingered so long in the temple. (22) But when he came out, he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple, for he beckoned to them and remained speechless. (23) And so it was, as soon as the days of his service were completed, that he departed to his own house. (24) Now after those days his wife Elizabeth conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying, (25) "Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me,to take away my reproach among people." (NKJVTM)