MIDWEEK ADVENT WORSHIP Grace Lutheran Church, Tucson, Arizona December 14, 2022 PRESERVICE MUSIC
WELCOME
OPENING HYMN—Savior of the Nations, Come
Christian Worship 301
Please stand
RESPONSIVE SENTENCES Minister: In the name of the Father and of the Son (+) and of the Holy Spirit. Congregation: Amen. This is the message we have heard from him and declare to you: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all. If we claim to have fellowship with him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not live by the truth.
If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
1 John 1:5-8
CONFESSION OF SIN Father, I have sinned against you and am no longer worthy to be called your child. Yet in mercy you sacrificed your only Son to purge away my guilt. For his sake, O God, be merciful to me, a sinner, and in the joy of your Holy Spirit let me serve you all my days. Silence for personal examination and confession
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