Order of Service:

• Matthew 1:23: “Behold, the virgin shall be with child, and bear a Son, and they shall call His name Immanuel,” which is translated, “God with us.”
• Hymn 110 - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (View): v. 1; followed by Veni Emmanuel (James Engel) - Cyril Palm
• John 1:23: He said: “I am ‘The voice of one crying in the wilderness: “Make straight the way of the Lord,”’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
• Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry (View): vv. 1, 5; followed by Puer nobis (James Engle) - William Stottlemyer
• Isaiah 40:1-2: “Comfort, yes, comfort My people!” Says your God. “Speak comfort to Jerusalem, and cry out to her, That her warfare is ended, That her iniquity is pardoned; For she has received from the LORD’S hand Double for all her sins.”
• Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 1, 4; followed by Freu dich sehr, O meine Seele (Johann Pachelbel) - Micah Smith
• Philippians 4:4-7: Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand. Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
• Hymn 135 - Now Sing We, Now Rejoice (View): vv. 1, 3; followed by In dulci jubilo (James Engel) - Heidi Riebau
• 2 Corinthians 8:9: For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich.
• Hymn 134 - Let Us All With Gladsome Voice (View): vv. 1, 3; followed by Lasst uns alle (James Engel) - Philip Smith
• Isaiah 40:9-11: O Zion, You who bring good tidings, Get up into the high mountain; O Jerusalem, You who bring good tidings, Lift up your voice with strength, Lift it up, be not afraid; Say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold, the Lord GOD shall come with a strong hand, And His arm shall rule for Him; Behold, His reward is with Him, And His work before Him. He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young.
• Hymn 128 - Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising (View): vv. 1, 3; followed by Quem Pastores (Helmut Walcha) - Andrejs Mudulis
• Psalm 98:1-2: Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! For He has done marvelous things. … The Lord has made known His salvation; His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of the nations.
• Hymn 138 - Joy To the World, the Lord is Come (View): vv. 1, 4; followed by Antioch (Wilbur Held) - Mark DeGarmeaux

Service Participants: (Preacher), William Stottlemyer (Organist), Hannah Caauwe (Pianist), Kaleb Schmidt (Pianist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 102 - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People (View): vv. 1 & 2
• Matthew 11:11-12: “Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.”
• Devotion
• Special Music: An Advent Duet on a Traditional English Folksong, arr. P. M. Liebergen
• Prayer
• Hymn 101 - The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns (View): vv. 1, 4, 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist), Hannah Caauwe (Instrumentalist), Lucy Klatt (Singer), Lydia Palmquist (Singer)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry (View): vv. 1-3
• Matthew 11:7-10: As they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John: “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind? But what did you go out to see? A man clothed in soft garments? Indeed, those who wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet. For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 106 - On Jordan's Bank the Herald's Cry (View): vv. 4 & 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Joshua Skogen, Scarville/Centre Lutheran Parish, Scarville, Iowa (Preacher), Tamara Omar (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come: P: Stir up Your power, O Lord, and come, C: That by Your protection we may be rescued from the threating perils of our sins, and be saved by Your might deliverance. To You, O Lord, I lift up my soul, O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be ashamed. Let not my enemies triumph over me. Indeed, let no one who waits on You be ashamed. Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen.
• Hymn 105 - Rise, Children of the Kingdom (View)
• Psalm 51:16-17: You do not desire sacrifice, or else I would give it; You do not delight in burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
• Devotion
• Hymn 100 - The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us (View): vv. 1, 5, 6, 7
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth (View): vv. 1-3
• Luke 2:25-26: And behold, there was a man in Jerusalem whose name was Simeon, and this man was just and devout, waiting for the Consolation of Israel, and the Holy Spirit was upon him. And it had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 95 - Wake! the Welcome Day Appeareth (View): vv. 5 & 6
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Tim Hartwig, President, Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Organist)

Order of Service:

• The Path of Life (Psalm 16): Soloist: You will show me the path of life, and delights that await me in Your presence. Without You there is nothing; no joy can be complete until at last I sit by Your side. All: You will show… Soloist: You will show me the path of life, the delights that await me in your presence. Without you there is nothing; no joy can be complete until at last I sit by your side All: You will show… Soloist: O God, you are my refuge, do not turn me away; I say, “You are my God.” Without you there can be no good. All: You will show… Soloist: I bless the Lord who guides me, even in my sleep; my face is turned to God. With the Lord at my side I shall stand firm. All: You will show… Soloist: My heart exults, my spirit sings, even my body trusts in you; for you will not abandon my soul to death, nor let me sink into the grave. All: You will show…
• Matthew 24:10-14: Then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 94 - O How Shall I Receive Thee (View): vv. 1, 4, 5, 6, 10
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Nick Proksch (Preacher), Rev. Prof. Dennis Marzolf (Pianist), Ingrid Bloedel (Soloist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 93 - The New Church Year Again is Come (View): vv. 1-3
• Matthew 24:36-42: “But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, but My Father only. But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. 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, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Then two men will be in the field: one will be taken and the other left. Two women will be grinding at the mill: one will be taken and the other left. Watch therefore, for you do not know what hour your Lord is coming.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 91 - Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates (View): vv. 4 & 5
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Prof. Tom Rank (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Hymn 87 - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (View)
• Acts 1:9-11: Now when He had spoken these things, while they watched, He was taken up, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as He went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus, who was taken up from you into heaven, will so come in like manner as you saw Him go into heaven.”
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 89 - Jesus Came, the Heav'ns Adoring (View)
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Joel Hermanson (Organist)

Order of Service:

• Prelude
• Responsory (Jeremiah 29): P: I know the thoughts I think toward you, says the Lord, C: Thoughts of peace and not of evil. P: Then you will call upon Me, and go and pray to Me, C: And I will listen to you. P: Lord, You have been favorable to Your land; C: You have brought back the captivity of Jacob. All: Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and shall be forevermore. Amen.
• Hymn 10 - Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 7
• 1 Peter 1:13: Therefore gird up the loins of your mind, be sober, and rest your hope fully upon the grace that is to be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
• Devotion
• Prayer
• Hymn 432 - Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (View): vv. 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 11
• Blessing
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Kaleb Schmidt (Organist)

Order of Service:

• The Versicles (pp. 109-110)
• The Invitatory (p. 110)
• The Venite Exultemus (p. 111)
• 2 Corinthians 9:10-15: Now may He who supplies seed to the sower, and bread for food, supply and multiply the seed you have sown and increase the fruits of your righteousness, while you are enriched in everything for all liberality, which causes thanksgiving through us to God. For the administration of this service not only supplies the needs of the saints, but also is abounding through many thanksgivings to God, while, through the proof of this ministry, they glorify God for the obedience of your confession to the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal sharing with them and all men, and by their prayer for you, who long for you because of the exceeding grace of God in you. Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!
• Devotion
• The Te Deum Laudamus (pp. 114-116)
• The Kyrie (Lord have mercy) (pp. 116-117)
• The Lord's Prayer (p. 117)
• The Collect (pp. 118-119)
• The Benedicamus (p. 119)
• The Benediction (p. 119)
• Hymn 464 - Sing To the Lord of Harvest (View)
• Postlude

Service Participants: Chaplain Don Moldstad (Preacher), Laura Matzke (Organist)