Worship at Home, Sunday, December 4, 2022
Worship at Home,
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Second Sunday of Advent
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Morning Prayer (The Book of Alternative Services)
Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight. All flesh shall see the salvation of God. Luke 3.4,6
Introductory Responses for Advent
Restore us, O Lord God of hosts;
Show the light of your countenance, and we shall be saved.
Will you not give us life again,
That your people may rejoice in you?
Show us your mercy, O Lord,
And grant us your salvation.
Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!
Peace in heaven and glory in the highest.
The Invitatory
The Kingdom of God is at hand: O come, let us worship.
The Venite (BAS Page 49)
Come, let us sing to the Lord;
Let us shout for joy to the rock of our salvation.
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving and raise a loud shout to him with psalms.
For the Lord is a great God, and a great king above all gods.
In his hand are the caverns of the earth, and the heights of the hills are his also. The sea is his for he made it, and his hands have moulded the dry land.
Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our maker.
For he is our God, and we are the people of his pasture and the sheep of his hand. Oh, that today you would hearken to his voice!
Psalm 72 Verses 1 – 7, 18 – 19
1 Give the king your justice, O God, * and your righteousness to the king’s son;
2 That he may rule your people righteously * and the poor with justice;
3 That the mountains may bring prosperity to the people, * and the little hills bring righteousness.
4 He shall defend the needy among the people; * he shall rescue the poor and crush the oppressor.
5 He shall live as long as the sun and moon endure, * from one generation to another.
6 He shall come down like rain upon the mown field, * like showers that water the earth.
7 In his time shall the righteous flourish; * there shall be abundance of peace till the moon shall be no more.
8 He shall rule from sea to sea, * and from the River to the ends of the earth.
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, * who alone does wondrous deeds!
19 And blessed be his glorious name for ever! *and may all the earth be filled with his glory. Amen. Amen.
O God, bring our nation and all nations to a sense of justice and equity, that poverty, oppression, and violence may vanish and all may know peace and plenty. We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ.
The Proclamation of the Word
A shoot shall come out from the stock of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots.2 The spirit of the Lord shall rest on him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.3 His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. He shall not judge by what his eyes see, or decide by what his ears hear;4 but with righteousness he shall judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; he shall strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips he shall kill the wicked. 5 Righteousness shall be the belt around his waist, and faithfulness the belt around his loins.6 The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little child shall lead them.7 The cow and the bear shall graze, their young shall lie down together; and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.8 The nursing child shall play over the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put its hand on the adder’s den.9 They will not hurt or destroy on all my holy mountain; for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the Lord as the waters cover the sea. 10 On that day the root of Jesse shall stand as a signal to the peoples; the nations shall inquire of him, and his dwelling shall be glorious.
Reader: Listen for the leading of the Spirit
People: Thanks be to God
A reading from Romans 15:4-13
4For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. 5May the God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus, 6so that together you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.7 Welcome one another, therefore, just as Christ has welcomed you, for the glory of God. 8For I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised, on behalf of the truth of God in order that he might confirm the promises given to the patriarchs, 9and in order that the Gentiles might glorify God for his mercy. As it is written,‘Therefore I will confess* you among the Gentiles, and sing praises to your name’;10and again he says, ‘Rejoice, O Gentiles, with his people’;11and again,‘Praise the Lord, all you Gentiles, and let all the peoples praise him’; 12and again Isaiah says, ‘The root of Jesse shall come, the one who rises to rule the Gentiles; in him the Gentiles shall hope.’13May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
Reader: Listen for the leading of the Spirit
People: Thanks be to God
The Gospel is Proclaimed
The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.
The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Matthew
People: Glory to you Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew 3:1-12
In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming, 2‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven has come near.’* 3This is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: “Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.” ’4Now John wore clothing of camel’s hair with a leather belt around his waist, and his food was locusts and wild honey. 5Then the people of Jerusalem and all Judea were going out to him, and all the region along the Jordan, 6and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins.7 But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, ‘You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8Bear fruit worthy of repentance. 9Do not presume to say to yourselves, “We have Abraham as our ancestor”; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. 10Even now the axe is lying at the root of the trees; every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 11 ‘I baptize you with* water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with* the Holy Spirit and fire. 12His winnowing-fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing-floor and will gather his wheat into the granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.’
The Gospel of Christ
People: Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ.
The Confession of Faith
Hear O’ Israel
Hear, O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart,
with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength.
This is the first and the great commandment.
The second is like it:
Love your neighbour as yourself.
There is no commandment greater than these.
The Prayers of the People
By your incarnation and your birth in poverty, by your baptism, your fasting,
and your trials in the desert, O Lord, hear our prayer;
Kyrie eleison or Lord, have mercy.
By your agony in the garden, by your cross and passion, by your death and burial, by your resurrection and ascension, and by the gift of your Holy Spirit, O Lord, hear our prayer;
Kyrie eleison.
In times of trouble and in times of well-being, at the hour we die and on the day of your glory, O Lord, hear our prayer;
Kyrie eleison.
Deliver us from war and violence, from hardness of heart and from contempt of your love and your promises; O Lord, hear our prayer;
Kyrie eleison.
Enlighten our lives with your word, that in it we may find our way and our hope; O Lord, hear our prayer;
Kyrie eleison.
Assist your people in every land, govern them in peace and justice, defend them from the enemies of life; O Lord, hear our prayer;
Kyrie eleison
The Collect of the Day
Almighty God,
who sent your servant John the Baptist
to prepare your people to welcome the Messiah,
inspire us, the ministers and stewards of your truth,
to turn our disobedient hearts to you,
that when the Christ shall come again to be our judge,
we may stand with confidence before his glory;
who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever.
The Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done, on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial, and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power,
and the glory are yours, now and for ever. Amen.
The Grace
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.
You may like to sing the following:
Hymn 106 There’s a Voice in the Wilderness
Hymn 117 Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming
Hymn 101 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed
They are in Common Praise or search the hymn title on Youtube and sing along!