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Lessons and Carols – December 20, 2024

December 19, 2024 by Pastor Micah

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Lessons and Carols: A Service of Thanksgiving for the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ

Welcome

Prayer

See, amid the Winter’s Snow (Trinity Hymnal 199)

First Lesson from Genesis 3:8-19

God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.

O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Trinity Hymnal #194)

Second Lesson from Genesis 22:15-18

God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

Come, Thou Long-Exepected Jesus (Trinity Hymnal #196)

Third Lesson from Isaiah 9:2-7

The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior.

Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Trinity Hymnal #207)

Fourth Lesson from Isaiah 11:1-9

The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.

Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming (Trinity Hymnal #221)

Joy to the World! The Lord Is Come (Tanner Bustamante)

Fifth Lesson from Luke 1:26-38

The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.

All Praise to Thee, Eternal Lord (Trinity Hymnal #219)

Go Tell It on the Mountain (Kirrill, Kyrian, Rayghan, Tanner)

Sixth Lesson from Luke 2:1-7

St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.

Silent Night, Holy Night (Trinity Hymnal #210)

Seventh Lesson from Luke 2:8-16

The shepherds go to the manger.

Away in a Manger (Rayghan Bustamante)

While by the Sheep We Watched by Night (Trinity Hymnal #215)

Eighth Lesson from Matthew 2:1-12

The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.

As with Gladness Men of Old (Trinity Hymnal #226)

Sermon

The Seprent and the Savior (Rev. Micah Bickford)

Ninth Lesson from John 1:1-4

St. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Trinity Hymnal #203)

Closing Prayer Benediction

Numbers 6:24-26

Filed Under: Special Services of Thanksgiving

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