December 7, 2025 | Advent #2
PRELUDE
Call to Worship John Murray
Pastor: The infinite became finite;
the eternal entered time
and became subject to its
conditions,
People: The immutable became
mutable; The invisible
became the visible,
Pastor: The Creator became flesh;
the Sustainer of all
became dependent; the
Almighty, infirm.
People: All summed up in the
proposition, “God became
man.”
Pastor: What wondrous love is
this, that he should endure
all for us?
All: Christ our Lord left His
throne in Heaven,
and came down to a sin-
cursed world, to set us free
forever. ◆
PRAYER of INVOCATION #728
SONG of ADORATION “Angels from the Realms of Glory” #763
ADVENT READING #721-722 Whittington/Crocker Family
This week, we light the Candle of Peace and read from Isaiah 9 & 11
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Confession & Assurance
SONG of INVITATION “O Come, All You Unfaithful”
O come, all you unfaithful; Come, weak and unstable
Come, know you are not alone
O come, barren and waiting ones; weary of praying, come
See what your God has done
Christ is born, Christ is born. Christ is born for you
O come, bitter and broken; come with fears unspoken
Come, taste of His perfect love
O come, guilty and hiding ones; There is no need to run
See what your God has done
Christ is born, Christ is born; Christ is born for you
He's the Lamb who was given, slain for our pardon
His promise is peace for those who believe (repeat)
So come, though you have nothing;
Come, He is the offering;
Come, see what your God has done
Christ is born, Christ is born; Christ is born for you (x2)
Bob Kauflin / Lisa Clow © Sovereign Grace Praise CCLI #3071858
PRAYER of CONFESSION from Gal 4:4-7
Pastor: In the fulness of time,
Lord, You sent Your Son,
Jesus Christ, born of a
woman,
Men: Born under the Law, to
redeem those who were
under the Law,
Women: So that we might receive
adoption as sons and
daughters.
Pastor: We have broken Your
Law and violated every
covenant many times
over. But still you came.
People: Still you love us as Your
precious children, the
apple of Your eye.
Pastor: Forgive us our sins and
trespasses, for the sake of
our Savior Jesus Christ—
His incarnation, His virgin
birth, His sinless life, His
vicarious death, and His
triumphant resurrection.
All: Grant us true sorrow for
our sins, and a heart and
will to live as your
children, crying, “Abba!
Father!”
Lord, help our lives
reflect our status—no
longer slaves, but sons
and daughters, and heirs
through God in Christ. ◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON
An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.” Surely, He has realized all He set out to accomp-lish. He has saved you from your sins. And you now stand perfectly righteous in the sight of the Lord. Amen. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “Good Christian Men Rejoice” #772
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH The Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by 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 from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there shall he come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Church universal,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen. ◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S TIME
Ministry of the Word
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION
While the shepherds watched their flocks by night, suddenly an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. Today, because the Prince of Peace has come, Your light shines in our midst, and Your glory burns in our presence, and yet we are not terrified, but comforted. We pray that your light would show us the Truth contained in these holy words, and give us peace. Amen. ◆
SCRIPTURE READING Isaiah 40:1-8
Comfort, comfort my people, says your God. 2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that her warfare is ended, that her iniquity is pardoned, that she has received from the LORD's hand double for all her sins. 3 A voice cries: "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be lifted up, and every mountain and hill be made low; the uneven ground shall become level, and the rough places a plain. 5 And the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together, for the mouth of the LORD has spoken." 6 A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field. 7 The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on it; surely the people are grass. 8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
SERMON “Comfort, Comfort” Pastor Zach
SONG “Hark the Herlad Angels Sing” CH#779
Ministry of Sacrament
INVITATION to the LORD’S SUPPER
WORDS of INSTITUTION
The BREAD and the CUP
(All baptized believers who look to Christ and His cross Alone for salvation are invited to join us at the Lord’s Table)
FELLOWSHIP FUND OFFERING
SONG of RESPONSE “Blest Be the Tie”
BENEDICTION
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