Audio of I Am the Alpha and Omega
SERVICE OF LIGHT (Dec. 5, 2018)
“I Am the Alpha and Omege, the Beginning and the End”
(Please Rise)
Pastor: The Spirit and the Church cry out
People: Come, Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:17, 20)
Pastor: All those who await His appearance pray:
People: Come, Lord Jesus. (2 Timothy 4:8)
Pastor: The whole creation pleads:
People: Come, Lord Jesus. (Romans 8:22)
Pastor: Blessed are You…
People: Amen.
Pastor: Let us pray. (Silence for individual prayer)
People: Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before You, O Lord, and let Your loving-kindness descend on us that we may, with purified minds, sing Your praises with the Church on earth and the whole heavenly host and may glorify You forever. Amen. (Psalm 141)
PSALM
Psalm 394 “O Lord, make me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
Surely all mankind stands as a mere breath!
7 “And now, O Lord, for what do I wait?
My hope is in you.
8 Deliver me from all my transgressions.
Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
11 When you discipline a man
with rebukes for sin,
you consume like a moth what is dear to him;
surely all mankind is a mere breath!
12 “Hear my prayer, O Lord,
and give ear to my cry;
hold not your peace at my tears!
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.
4 “O Lord, make me know my end
and what is the measure of my days;
let me know how fleeting I am!
5 Behold, you have made my days a few handbreadths,
and my lifetime is as nothing before you.
(Please be seated)
HYMN
READING
Revelation 21:Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4 He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.”
5 And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6 And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7 The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.
Pastor: O Lord, have mercy on us.
All: Thank be to God.
RESPONSORY (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
Pastor: Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch.
People: This is the name by which He will be called: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.
Pastor: He shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.
People: This is the name by which He will be called: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.
Pastor: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.
People: This is the name by which He will be called: The Lord Is Our Righteousness.
CATECHISM
Morning Prayer
In the morning when you get up, make the sign of the holy cross and say:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then, kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger;
and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You.
For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Then go joyfully to your work, singing a hymn, like that of the Ten Commandments, or whatever your devotion may suggest.
Evening Prayer
In the evening when you go to bed, make the sign of the holy cross and say:
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Then kneeling or standing, repeat the Creed and the Lord’s Prayer. If you choose, you may also say this little prayer:
I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day;
and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night.
For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.
Then go to sleep at once and in good cheer.
HYMN
SERMON
OFFERING
(Please Rise)
PRAYER
Each petition ends with “In peace let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.”
Pastor: Rejoicing in the fellowship of all the saints, let us commend ourselves, one another, and our whole life to Christ, our Lord.
People: To You, O Lord
PRAYER FOR PEACE
All: O God, from whom come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works, give to us, Your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey Your commandments and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may live in peace and quietness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
LORD’S PRAYER
BENEDICTION
Pastor: Let us bless the Lord
People: Thanks be to God
Pastor: The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you.
People: Amen