Let Us Go into the House of the Lord

December 15, 2019 will be the Children’s Christmas Program at Our Savior’s. Pastor Lilienthal gives some details on his sermon for the day, but then talks about the Prayers Before Worship on p. 40 in the Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary.

Service on 12/8/2019

Advent 2

Order/Rite Rite One, abridged

Service Notes

Psalm 80:7-19 (Tone 1), p. 184

Introit Daughter of Zion, surely your Salvation is coming. The Lord will cause His glorious voice to be heard, and you shall have gladness of heart. Give ear, O Shepherd of Israel, You who lead Joseph like a flock; Stir up Your strength, and come and save us! Glory.. .

Gradual Alleluia! Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies: for they have been from of old. Alleluia!

Color Purple

Theme Watchfulness

Hymns:

ELH #4 In Jesus' Name

ELH #100 vv. 1-4 The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us

ELH #100 vv. 5-7 The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us

ELH #595 Peace to Soothe Our Bitter Woes

Service on 12/1/2019

Advent 1

Order/Rite: Rite One

Service Notes

Psalm 25:1-9 (Tone 3), p. 177

Introit: 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.

Gradual: Alleluia! Remember, O Lord, Your tender mercies: for they have been from of old. Alleluia!

Color: Purple

Theme: Jesus, our Coming King

Hymns:

ELH 93 tune: #136 The New Church Year Again Is Come

ELH 90 vv. 1-4 Savior of the Nations, Come

ELH 316 together with 317, Distribution Hymn Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior

ELH 90 vv. 5-7 Savior of the Nations, Come

I rejoiced with those who said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
Our feet are standing in your gates, O Jerusalem.
Jerusalem is a well-built city that is firmly joined together,
a city to which the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,
as a testimony to Israel,
to give praise to the name of the Lord.
That is where the thrones for judgment sit,
the thrones of the house of David.
Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
“May those who love you prosper.
May there be peace within your fortifications,
prosperity within your citadels.”
For the sake of my brothers and my friends,
now I will say, “Peace be within you.”
For the sake of the house of the Lord our God,
I will seek good for you. (Psalm 122, Evangelical Heritage Version)

Michael Lilienthal is a pastor at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Albert Lea, MN, and he loves planning services. Listen to his thoughts as he works each service out week to week, following the themes of the day and season, paying attention to the Bible readings, and selecting hymns and sermon text.

In this introductory episode, Michael describes what the podcast will sound like and the outline he will follow.