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“Distressing Disguise”
December 19th, 2021
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Sunday, December 19th, 9:30 am
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4th Sunday in Advent:
We praise you, O God, for this wheel of time that marks our days of preparation for Christ’s advent.
As we light the candles on this wreath, open our eyes to see your presence in the lowly ones of this earth. Enlighten us with your grace, that we may sing of your advent among us in the Word made flesh.
Grant this through Christ our Lord, whose coming is certain and whose day draws near. Amen.
CONFESSION: Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord;
O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. I seek you, O God, out of a heart full of guilt and a mind full of bewilderment and frustration. You have heard me before and responded with grace and mercy. Now I seek you again.
If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. I know I am guilty, O God; but if you kept an account of man’s failings and fallings, no one could ever face you again. I reach for you because you look with loving mercy upon my wretched soul.
I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope.
My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. It is no wonder that I return again and again to you, O Lord. I long for your forgiveness and acceptance more than the night watchman longs for the dawn of the day.
O Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
For with the Lord is unfailing love and with him is full redemption.
He himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. Focus your faith on God. You will find love there and salvation. He will cleanse you of your sin and restore you to his loving heart.
WEEKLY GIVING:
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