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December 17, 2023 The Fantastic Hope of Advent - Dec 17 - Third Sunday in Advent

Psalm 126 begins with God's people rejoicing that he has restored their

fortunes but, when in the middle of the Psalm, it abruptly turns to a plea that God

would restore their fortunes in the future it becomes clear that the first three

verses were not realized but fantasy. This Psalm lives in the Advent tension between

current hope and the faith that the God who is writing the Story is going to someday

make the fantasies of Advent a concrete reality.

The Fantastic Hope of Advent — Third Sunday in Advent, December 17, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-third-sunday-in-advent

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Psalm 40:1-3

Psalm 126

Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11

1 Thessalonians 5:16–24

John 1:6–8, 19–28

Songs and Hymns:

- O Little Town of Bethlehem: Text: Phillips Brooks, 1835–93; Tune: Lewis H. Redner,

1831–1908; Text and tune: Public domain.

- Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), ©

2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220.

- Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Text: Charles Wesley; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn; Text

and tune: Public domain.

- It Came upon the Midnight Clear: Text: Edmund H. Sears; Tune: Richard S. Willis;

Text and tune: Public domain.

- Away in a Manger: Text: Little Children’s Book, 1885; Vineyard Songs, 1892; Tune:

James R. Murray; Text and tune: Public domain.

- Joy to the World: Text: Isaac Watts; Tune: George Frideric Handel; Text and tune:

Public domain

- Silent Night, Holy Night: Text: Franz Gruber; Tune: Franz Joseph Mohr; Text and

tune: Public domain.

- Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Rowland H. Pritchard;

text and tune are public domain.

House; Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220.

- Songs of Thankfulness and Praise: Text: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807–85, alt.

Tune: George J. Elvey, 1816–93. Text and tune: Public domain.

- Ancient of Days: Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson; ©

2018 CityAlight Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740.

- I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say: Text: Horatius Bonar, 1808–89, alt.; Public

Hymn License #110001220.

Publishing Co.; used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220; tune by The

Sacred Harp, 1844, public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

18 min

December 10, 2023 The Gift of Countercultural Gospel Proclamation - Dec 10 - Second Sunday in Advent

John the Baptist's clothing, diet, and desert-dwelling marked him as a

countercultural prophet against Israel's leaders and way of life; his message was a

proclamation that God was about to deliver his people through a coming anointed one;

and his presence in the story is a reminder that God does not essentially need us,

but gladly invites us to participate in his plan to redeem his creation back to

himself through his Son Jesus.

The Gift of Countercultural Gospel Proclamation — Second Sunday in Advent, December

10, 2023: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-second-sunday-in-advent

Order of service:

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Romans 8:35-39

Psalm 85

Isaiah 40:1–11

2 Peter 3:8–14

Mark 1:1–8

Songs and Hymns:

- O Come, All Ye Faithful: Text and tune: John F. Wade; Public domain.

- Prepare the Royal Highway: Text: Franz Mikael Franzen, tr. from Lutheran Book of

#110001220. Tune: Swedish, public domain.

- Gesù Bambino: Tune by Pietro Yon, public domain.

- Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text: Johann Olearius, tr. Catherine Winkworth;

Tune: Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; Text and tune: Public domain.

ThousandTongues.org; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

- When I Behold Jesus Christ: Text by Almaz Belhu (sts.1-3, ref.), Joseph Herl

House; used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220.

- O God, Our Help in Ages Past: Text: Isaac Watts, 1674–1748, alt.; Tune: William

Croft, 1678–1727; Text and tune: Public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

33 min

December 10, 2023 The Gift of Countercultural Gospel Proclamation - Dec 10 - Second Sunday in Advent

John the Baptist's clothing, diet, and desert-dwelling marked him as a countercultural prophet against Israel's leaders and way of life; his message was a proclamation that God was about to deliver his people through a coming anointed one; and his presence in the story is a reminder that God does not essentially need us, but gladly invites us to participate in his plan to redeem his creation back to himself through his Son Jesus.

The Gift of Countercultural Gospel Proclamation — Second Sunday in Advent, December 10, 2023: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-second-sunday-in-advent

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Romans 8:35-39

Psalm 85

Isaiah 40:1–11

2 Peter 3:8–14

Mark 1:1–8

Songs and Hymns:

- O Come, All Ye Faithful: Text and tune: John F. Wade; Public domain.

- Prepare the Royal Highway: Text: Franz Mikael Franzen, tr. from Lutheran Book of Worship, © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. Tune: Swedish, public domain.

- Gesù Bambino: Tune by Pietro Yon, public domain.

- Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text: Johann Olearius, tr. Catherine Winkworth; Tune: Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; Text and tune: Public domain.

- When I Behold Jesus Christ: Text by Almaz Belhu (sts.1-3, ref.), Joseph Herl (st.4), trans. Jim and Aurelia Keefer; tune by Almaz Belhu; text and tune, © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; text (st. 4), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220.

- O God, Our Help in Ages Past: Text: Isaac Watts, 1674–1748, alt.; Tune: William Croft, 1678–1727; Text and tune: Public domain.

Liturgies:

33 min

December 06, 2023 The Dramatic History of the Vineyard - Dec 6 - Midweek Advent Service

Israel is God’s vineyard, but she bore no fruit and her enemies destroyed

her. So God determined to rescue his vineyard by sending his son to be the supreme

vintner, but also to become himself the true vine.

The Dramatic History of the Vineyard — Midweek Advent Service, December 6, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-midweek-advent-service-01

Order of service:

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Psalm 80

John 15:1–17

Songs and Hymns:

- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Text: Latin c. 12th cent; tr.John Mason Neale; Tune:

French, 15th cent; Tune and text: Public domain.

- Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us: Text: Hymns for the Young, 1836, 4th ed., London,

alt. Tune: William B. Bradbury, 1816–68. Text and tune: Public domain.

- The King Shall Come When Morning Dawns: Text: John Brownlie, 1859–1925, alt.;

Tune: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, Harrisburg, ed. John Wyeth;

Text and tune: Public domain.

27 min

December 03, 2023 Waiting on the Lord - Dec 3 - First Sunday in Advent

The prophet Isaiah knew God had the power and potential to act to deliver

his people, but he was also simultaneously aware that the empty righteousness of

God's people had put up a huge barrier between him and them. The solution, as

always, is to admit that the wall between us and God is our fault, and appeal to his

love for us - as our creator and redeemer - to rescue us from our self-imposed

exile.

Waiting on the Lord — First Sunday in Advent, December 3, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-first-sunday-in-advent

Order of service:

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Romans 5:8-11

Psalm 148

Isaiah 64:1–9

1 Corinthians 1:3–9

Mark 11:1–10

Songs and Hymns:

- Joy to the World: Text: Isaac Watts; Tune: George Frideric Handel; Text and tune:

Public domain

Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook)); used with permission, CCLI license

# 20286740.

- Just as I Am, without One Plea: Text by Charlotte Elliott; tune by William B.

Bradbury; text and tune are public domain.

1985 Mountain Spring Music; Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740.

with permission: CCLI license #20286740.

- Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente

Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

32 min

November 26, 2023 The New Creation - Nov 26 - Last Sunday of the Church Year

In Psalm 148 all creation - the powers of the heavenly beings, all of

earthly nature, and all human beings from every conceivable background - spend

eternity in endless praise of the creator God and his Messiah.

The New Creation — Last Sunday of the Church Year, November 26, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-last-sunday-of-the-church-year

Order of service:

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Matthew 11:28-30

Psalm 148

Isaiah 65:17–25

Revelation 21:1–14

John 20:19–22

Songs and Hymns:

- Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven: Text by Henry F. Lyte; tune by John Goss;

text and tune are public domain.

- Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Thomas Olivers;

text and tune are in the public domain.

Vistaville Music; Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740.

Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

- Arise, My Soul, Arise: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Lewis Edson; text and tune are

public domain.

LSB Hymn License #110001220.

- Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing: Text: John Fawcett; Tune: Henry T. Smart;

Text and tune: Public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

36 min

November 22, 2023 The Ethics of Gratefulness - Nov 22 - Thanksgiving Eve

In 1 Timothy 4, Paul is warning Timothy against the asceticism which would

argue that particular foods are bad or good by pointing out that "nothing is to be

rejected if it is received with thanksgiving." In other words, the ability to be

thankful to God for something can point us toward the essential ethical goodness of

that things; and conversely, the inability to be thankful to God might point us

toward its sinfulness.

The Ethics of Gratefulness — Thanksgiving Eve, November 22, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-thanksgiving-eve

Order of service:

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Deuteronomy 8:1–10

1 Timothy 4:1–5

Luke 17:11–19

Songs and Hymns:

- We Praise You, O God: Text: Julia B. Cory; Tune: Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck,

1626; Text and tune: Ppublic domain.

- Sing to the Lord of Harvest: Text: John S. B. Monsell. Tune: Johann Steurlien.

Text and tune: Public domain.

Renewed 1966 E.C. Schirmer Music Company; Tune: Ash Grove; Traditional Welsh Melody;

Public domain. Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740.

- Come, Ye Thankful People, Come: Text by Henry Alford; tune by George J. Elvey;

text and tune are public domain.

24 min

November 19, 2023 The Second Coming - Nov 19 - Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost

When a wealthy man goes on a long trip and leaves his servants in charge of

investing and growing his property, two of them creatively and aggressively grow

their master's wealth while the third conservatively hoards the money. The first two

work for the joy they have in their master growing out of their deep faith in his

joy in them; the third refuses to work because of his fear and hatred of his master

growing out of his deep distrust of his character. And like the first two, our lives

and work in Jesus' kingdom will thrive and grow when we trust in the joy he has in

us belonging to him.

The Second Coming — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, November 19, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-twenty-fifth-sunday-after-pentecost

Order of service:

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Zephaniah 3:14-17

Psalm 24

Zephaniah 1:7–16

1 Thessalonians 5:1–11

Matthew 25:14–30

Songs and Hymns:

- Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise: Text by W. Chalmers Smith; tune is Welsh; text

and tune are in the public domain.

and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Messenger Hymns;

Used with permission, One License #728607-A.

license #20286740.

Integrity’s Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

- Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray: Text: Johann Burkhard Freystein, 1671–1718; tr.

Catherine Winkworth, 1827–78, alt.; Tune: Hundert . . . geistlicher Arien, 1694,

Dresden, alt.; Text and tune: Public domain.

license #20286740.

Oxford University Press; Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. Tune:

The Sacred Harp, 1844, Philadelphia; Public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

31 min

November 12, 2023 What Should Christians Do Now? - Nov 12 - Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost

In the time between Jesus' first coming and second coming God calls

Christians to fill themselves up with the story of the redemption - through

regularly reading and hearing his Word and by participating in the sacred drama of

holy communion, which reenacts the great redemptive events of the Passover and the

Crucifixion; through self-sacrificial acts of mercy and love; and through deep

community - living lives with and for each other.

What Should Christians Do Now? — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 12,

2023: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost

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Isaiah 53:4-6

Psalm 138

1 Samuel 2:1–10

Acts 2:42–47

John 14:1–14

Songs and Hymns:

- We Praise You, O God: Text: Julia B. Cory; Tune: Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck,

1626; Text and tune: Ppublic domain.

used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; Tune by Thomas J. Williams, public

domain.

- May the Peoples Praise You: Text and Tune: David Zimmer, Ed Cash, Keith Getty,

Publishing), Getty Music Publishing (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.), Townend Songs

(Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger

Hymns; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

- What Is the World to Me: Text: George Michael Pfefferkorn, trns. August Crull;

tune: Ahasverus Fritsch; Text and tune are in the public domain.

- Oh, How Good It Is: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ross Holmes,

- Take My Life and Let It Be: Text: Frances R. Havergal, tune: Henri A. C. Malan;

Text and tune are in the public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

30 min

November 05, 2023 Worldwide Mission of Jesus - Nov 5 - Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

Christianity is sometimes accused, in the West, of being narrow and

oppressive, but the Christian church is the broadest, most inclusive community in

the world. Followers of Jesus from every nation group and ethnicity are equal

members in the family of God.

Worldwide Mission of Jesus — Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost, November 5, 2023:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2023-twenty-third-sunday-after-pentecost

Order of service:

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Isaiah 44:21-23

Psalm 87

Isaiah 66:18–23

Acts 1:1–8

Matthew 28:16–20

Songs and Hymns:

20286740.

Co., used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. Tune: George J. Elvey,

1816–93, public domain.

permission: CCLI license #20286740.

1970, 1975 Celebration. Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220.

- My Song Is Love Unknown: Text: Samuel Crossman, c. 1624–1683; Public domain. Tune:

License #110001220.

- Before the Throne of God Above: Text by Charitie Lees Bancroft; tune by Vikki

Publishing Co.; used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220; tune by The

Sacred Harp, 1844, public domain.

Liturgies:

Concordia Publishing House; Used with permission: One License #728607-A.

permission, One License #728607-A; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain.

permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain.

permission, CCLI license #20286740; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

30 min

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