November 30, 2025

First Sunday of Advent

10:20 AM

 

 

 

Prelude

Savior of the Nations, Come

H. Distler

 

 

 

Welcome/Announcements

 

 

 

 

 

Choral Introit

When God is a Child

B. Wren

 

 

 

Lighting of the Advent Wreath

 

 

L:  Prepare the way of the Lord.

    We light this candle in hope,

    the hope of our coming Savior, Jesus.

P:  Prepare, then, the way of the Lord.

 

 

 

Hymn

One Candle is Lit, Verse 1

Mary Ann Parrott

Come surely, Lord Jesus, as dawn follows night.

Our hearts long to greet you, as roses, the light.

Salvation, draw near us, our vision engage.

One candle is lit for the hope of the age.

 

 

 

Call to Worship

 

 

L: Awake from your sleep: salvation is near!

P: The night is far gone; the day is at hand.

L: Jesus says: I am coming soon.

P: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!.

Romans 13:11-12

 

Rev. 22:20

 

 

 

*Hymn #105

People Look East

 

 

 

*Call to Confession

 

 

 

 

 

*Prayer of Confession

 

 

O Lord, we have not longed for your coming and your kingdom as we ought. We have not denied ourselves, taken up the cross and followed you. Instead, clinging to the things of this world and counting them dear, we have grown callous to the needs of the poor, the lonely and the suffering. We have not cried out for justice, nor cared about those who are without Christ and without hope in this world. Lord, forgive us for our offenses and grant that by the power of your Spirit, we might live in light of your coming again. Amen.

 

*Silent Prayer of Confession

 

 

 

 

*Assurance of Pardon

 

 

 

 

 

*Gloria Patri #581

 

Glory Be to the Father

 

 

 

*The Peace

 

 

L: The peace of the Lord be always with you.

P: And also with you.

 

 

 

Children’s Chat

 

Matthew Barany

 

 

 

Collect of the Day

 

 

 

 

 

First Lesson

See insert

Isaiah 2:1–5

 

 

 

Response

See insert

Psalm 122

 

 

 

Second Lesson

See insert

Romans 13:11–14

 

 

 

*Hymn #102

Savior of the Nations, Come

 

 

 

*Gospel Lesson

See insert

Matthew 24:36–44

 

 

 

Sermon

 

The Rev. Charles Gillett

 

 

 

*Affirmation of Faith

The Apostles’ Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus

Christ his only Son our Lord; who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; he descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy catholic Church; the communion of saints; the forgiveness of sins; the resurrection of the body; and the life everlasting. Amen.

 

Prayers of the People

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

 

Offering

 

 

 

 

 

Offertory

 

 

 

 

 

*Doxology #606

 

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow

 

 

 

*Prayer of Dedication

 

 

 

 

 

*Hymn #87

Comfort, Comfort Now My People

 

 

 

*Benediction

 

 

 

 

 

*Choral Amen #545

 

Song of Simeon

Lord, bid your servant go in peace;

Your word is now fulfilled.

These eyes have seen salvation’s dawn,

this child so long foretold.

 

 

Postlude

Savior of the Nations, Come

J.S. Bach