December 21, 2025

The Fourth Sunday in Advent

(Nicene Creed)

Preaching: Pastor Brad Lenzner

Call to Worship: Psalm 98:1-6

Invocation: Psalm 98:3

“He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel.”

“All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.”

Read of the Law: Ephesians 4:25-32

Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another. 26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil. 28 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need. 29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.

Old Testament Lesson: Exodus 40:34-38

Then the cloud covered the tent of meeting, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 35 And Moses was not

able to enter the tent of meeting because the cloud settled on it, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle. 36 Throughout all their journeys, whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the people of Israel would set out. 37 But if the cloud was not taken up, then they did not set out till the day that it was taken up. 38 For the cloud of the LORD was on the tabernacle by day, and fire was in it by night, in the sight of all the house of Israel throughout all their journeys.

New Testament Lesson: John 1:1-14

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. 4 In him was life, and the life was the light of men. 5 The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. 6 There

was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light. 9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Sermon: “The Word Became Flesh”

Hymn # 1 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal #299) “Joy to the World! The Lord is Come” 

Hymn # 2 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal #298) “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People” 

Hymn # 3 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal #319) “O Come, All Ye Faithful”  

Afternoon Worship Bulletin

Preaching: Pastor Dan Borvan

*Call to Worship: Psalm 149:1

*God’s Greeting: 1 Timothy 1:2

*Psalm #1 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 51-B) Psalm of the Month: “God, Be Merciful to Me” (Verses 5-8)

*Prayer for Illumination

*Old Testament Lesson: Numbers 15:32-36

*New Testament Lesson: Matthew 16:13-20

Confessional Reading: Heidelberg Catechism, Lord’s Day 31

Prayer of Application

*Psalm #2 (Trinity Psalter Hymnal – Psalm 25-A) “Lord, to You My Soul Is Lifted” (Verses 1-4)

*Benediction