Jericho

Rev. Dr. Nevada DeLapp

Revelation 8:6-9:21; 11:15-19

Part 1

Order of Worship

Prelude: Jill Bomgaars & Miriam Hector
“O Come, All You Faithful”
Welcome/Announcements
Time of Silence
response: “Hear Our Prayer, O Lord”
Call to Worship
The desert and the parched land will be glad;
the wilderness will rejoice and blossom.
Like the crocus, it will burst into bloom;
it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy.
The glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon;
they will see the glory of the LORD, the splendor of our God.
Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way; say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, do not fear; your God will come, he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.”
Then will the eyes of the blind be opened
and the ears of the deaf unstopped.
Then will the lame leap like a deer,
and the mute tongue shout for joy.
Water will gush forth in the wilderness
and streams in the desert.
The burning sand will become a pool,
the thirsty ground bubbling springs.
In the haunts where jackals once lay,
grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.
And a highway will be there;
it will be called the Way of Holiness; it will be for those who walk on that Way. The unclean will not journey on it; wicked fools will not go about on it. No lion will be there, nor any ravenous beast; they will not be found there.
But only the redeemed will walk there,
and those the LORD has rescued will return.
They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads.
Gladness and joy will overtake them,
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Lighting of the Advent Candle
Song of Worship “Alleluia”
God’s Greeting
Prayer of Confession
Let us pray: O Lord, may we, like the shepherds, be in awe of the message of the angels who brought good news of great joy. We worship you as Christ the Lord and ask that you will take away any hindrances in our lives that block the joy of knowing you more and more. Help us to rededicate ourselves with renewed desire to be a living message of joy to those around us. While we await your second coming, may we delight in the gift of yourself and, like the holy angels above, worship you, the giver of good gifts, with dedicated hearts. In Jesus’ name we pray, amen.
Assurance of Pardon
Mutual Greeting
Song of Praise “Joy to the World”
Congregational Prayer
Offertory: Jill Bomgaars & Miriam Hector
“Once in Royal David’s City”
Reading of the Word
Gospel Hymn: “With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim”
Gospel Luke 3:7-18
Gospel Hymn: “With Joy I Heard My Friends Exclaim”
Prayer of Preparation
Text
Revelation 8:6-9:21; 11:15-19
Message: Pastor Nevada “Jericho”
Communion
Benediction
Closing Song
“My Soul Cries Out with a Joyful Shout”
Postlude: Jill Bomgaars & Miriam Hector
“Good Christian People Rejoice”