St James Lutheran Church: Sermons and Worship

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.

Christmas Morning, December 25, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-christmas-morning

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201225-order-of-service.pdf

Psalm 2

Isaiah 52:7–10

John 1:1–18

Hebrews 1:1–12

Hymns:

- Angels from the Realms of Glory: Text by James Montgomery; tune by Henry T. Smart;

text and tune are public domain.

- Once in Royal David’s City: Text by Cecil F. Alexander; tune by Henry J.

Gauntlett; text and tune are public domain.

- See amid the Winter’s Snow: Text by Edward Caswall; tune by John Goss; text and

tune are public domain.

- What Child Is This: Text by William C. Dix; tune is English, 16th century; text

and tune are public domain.

- Infant Holy, Infant Lowly: Text by Polish, tr. Edith M.G. Reed; tune is Polish;

text and tune are public domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.

Christmas Eve, December 24, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-christmas-eve

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201224-order-of-service.pdf

John 1:1–14

Isaiah 9:2–7

Titus 2:11–14

Luke 2:1–14

Hymns:

- O Come, All Ye Faithful: Text and tune by John F. Wade; text and tune are public

domain.

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

text and tune are public domain.

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

by James R. Murray; text and tune are public domain.

- Angels We Have Heard on High: Text by The Crown of Jesus, 1862; tune by French;

text and tune are public domain.

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

Willis; text and tune are public domain.

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

tune are public domain.

- Silent Night, Holy Night: Text by Franz Gruber; tune by Franz Joseph Mohr; text

and tune are public domain.

The miracle of the virgin birth is no harder to believe than the miracle of

any birth, and is an expected beginning to the story of a God who would write

himself into human history.

The Possibility and Promise of the Virgin Birth — Fourth Sunday in Advent, December

20, 2020: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-fourth-sunday-in-advent

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201220-order-of-service.pdf

Psalm 89:1–5

2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16

Romans 16:25–27

Luke 1:26–38

Hymns:

- Rend the Heavens: Robin Mark, © 2009 Integrity Worship Music (admin. by Capitol

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

# 20286740.

- The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came: Text and tune by Basque, 18th century; public

domain.

- God Loves Me Dearly: Text by August Rische; tune by German; text and tune are

public domain.

- The Power of the Cross: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005

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

The miracle of the virgin birth is no harder to believe than the miracle of any birth, and is an expected beginning to the story of a God who would write himself into human history.

The Possibility and Promise of the Virgin Birth — Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 20, 2020: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-fourth-sunday-in-advent

Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201220-order-of-service.pdf

Psalm 89:1–5

2 Samuel 7:1–11, 16

Romans 16:25–27

Luke 1:26–38

Hymns:

- Rend the Heavens: Robin Mark, © 2009 Integrity Worship Music (admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing (Integrity Music, David C Cook)); used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

- The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came: Text and tune by Basque, 18th century; public domain.

- God Loves Me Dearly: Text by August Rische; tune by German; text and tune are public domain.

- The Power of the Cross: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.

Midweek Advent Service, December 16, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-midweek-advent-service-3

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201216-order-of-service.pdf

Zechariah 4

2 Timothy 1:1-12

Hymns:

- What Hope! An Eden Prophesied: Text by Stephen P. Starke, © 1998 Stephen P.

Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #

20286740; tune by Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, public domain.

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

Pritchard; text and tune are public domain.

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

text and tune are public domain.

The brokenness of the world touches every part of our life; but more than

that, it digs down deep into the very center of who we are as humans. The Gospel,

though, is radically healing all of this brokenness - both across the universe and

in our hearts.

The Thoroughness of the Gospel — Third Sunday in Advent, December 13, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-third-sunday-in-advent

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201213-order-of-service.pdf

Psalm 126

1 Thessalonians 5:16–24

John 1:6–8, 19–28

Isaiah 61:1–4, 8–11

Hymns:

- Rend the Heavens: Robin Mark, © 2009 Integrity Worship Music (admin. by Capitol

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

# 20286740.

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

tune are public domain.

- What Hope! An Eden Prophesied: Text by Stephen P. Starke, © 1998 Stephen P.

Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #

20286740; tune by Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, 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, CCLI license # 20286740.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.

Midweek Advent Service, December 9, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-midweek-advent-service-2

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201209-order-of-service.pdf

Zechariah 3

Revelation 12:7–12

Hymns:

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

Amazing Grace: Text by John Newton; tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829; text and tune

are public domain.

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

text and tune are public domain.

As modern-day John the Baptists, Christians wait for and even hasten the

coming of Jesus by living lives of repentance and faithful confession of his

lordship.

Prepare the Royal Highway — Second Sunday in Advent, December 6, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-second-sunday-in-advent

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201206-order-of-service.pdf

Psalm 80:1, 3, 8a, 9b, 7

Isaiah 40:1–11

2 Peter 3:8–14

Mark 1:1–8

Hymns:

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

text and tune are public domain.

Prepare the Royal Highway: Text by Franz Mikael Franzen, translation from Lutheran

Book of Worship, © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship; used with permission, CCLI license

# 20286740; tune from Swedish; public domain.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Text from Latin, 12th century, Psalteriolum Cantionum

Catholicarum, translation by John Mason Neale; tune from French, 15th century;

public domain.

The Church's One Foundation: Text by Samuel J Stone; tune by Samuel Wesley; public

domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller.

Midweek Advent Service, December 2, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-midweek-advent-service

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201202-order-of-service.pdf

2 Corinthians 1:3–7

Matthew 5:2–12

Zechariah 1:7–17

Hymns:

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Text from Latin, 12th century, Psalteriolum Cantionum

Catholicarum, translation by John Mason Neale; tune from French, 15th century;

public domain.

Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text by Johann Olearius, translation by Catherine

Winkworth; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; public domain.

Prepare the Royal Highway: Text by Franz Mikael Franzen, translation from Lutheran

Book of Worship, © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship; used with permission, CCLI license

# 20286740; tune from Swedish; public domain.

It's tempting to think Christianity is about us being faithful to God. But

it's really about how he is always faithful to us.

God for Us — First Sunday in Advent, November 29, 2020:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2020-first-sunday-in-advent

Order of service:

https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20201129-order-of-service.pdf

Psalm 25:1–3; Zechariah 9:9b

Isaiah 64:1–9

Mark 13:24–37

1 Corinthians 1:3–9

Hymns:

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

and tune are public domain.

O Church, Arise: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou

Music; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740.

Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me: Text by Augustus M. Toplady; tune by Thomas Hastings;

public domain.

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

Bradbury; public domain.