Call to Worship:*
Communal Votum:* “Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth. Amen.”
Salutation:*
Congregational Singing: Psalm 96:1,2,6,8*
Ten Words & Assurance of Pardon
Congregational Singing: Psalm 119:19
Prayer of Confession, Renewal, and Illumination
Reading of Scripture: Isaiah 39:1-40:11; Matthew 3:1-6; 2 Corinthians 1:3-11
Congregational Singing: Psalm 40:1,2
Reading of Text: Isaiah 40:9-11
Ministry of the Word: The comforted city will become a herald of comfort
1. The unexpected messenger
2. The resounding message
Congregational singing: Hymn 15:1-3*
Prayer of Thanksgiving
Offertory: Ministry of Mercy
Congregational Singing: Hymn 56:1-4*
Benediction:* (with communal “Amen”)