St James Lutheran Church

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, July 10, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fifth-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220710-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give 1 Corinthians 15:20, 54-57 Psalm 41 Leviticus 18:1–5; 19:9–18 1 Corinthians 7:1–9 Luke 10:25–37 Hymns: - Crown Him with Many Crowns: Text by Matthew Bridges (sts. 1-3, 5) and Godfrey Thring (sts. 4); tune by George J. Elvey; public domain. - Oh, How Good It Is: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ross Holmes, Stuart Townend; © 2012 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Cry Of My Heart: Terry Butler, © 1991 Mercy / Vineyard Publishing (Admin. by Integrity Music); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Amazing Grace: Text by John Newton; tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829; text and tune are public domain. - Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Hugh Wilson; text and turn are in the public domain. - I Need Thee Every Hour: Text: Annie S. Hawks and Robert Lowry; tune: Robert Lowry; text and tune are in the public domain. - Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer: Text: William Williams; tune: John Hughes; text and tune are in the public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, July 3, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220703-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Romans 5:8-11 Psalm 66:1–7 Isaiah 66:10–14 1 Corinthians 7:1–5 Luke 10:1–20 Hymns: - Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: Text: Robert Robinson, 1735–90, alt. Tune: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, Harrisburg. Text and tune: Public domain. - Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings: Text: Gregory J. Wismar, © 2004 Gregory J. Wismar, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220; tune: Columbian Harmony, Cincinnati, 1825; Worship & Rejoice, Carol Stream, 2001, public domain. - Hyfrydol: Tune: Hyfrydol, Rowland H. Prichard (1830); Public Domain - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Lowell Mason; text and tune are public domain. - Alleluia! Sing to Jesus: Text by William C. Dix; tune by Rowland H. Prichard; text and tune are in the public domain. - The Lamb: Text and tune by Gerald P. Coleman; © 1987 and 1997 MorningStar Music Publishers, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 26, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-third-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220626-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Zephaniah 3:14-17 Psalm 16 1 Kings 19:9b–21 Galatians 5:1, 13–25 Luke 9:51–62 Hymns: - His Mercy Is More: Tune and text by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa; © 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!: Text by S. Trevor Francis; tune by Thomas John Williams; text and tune are public domain. - Ancient of Days: Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson; © 2018 CityAlight Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - My Song Is Love Unknown: Text by Samuel Crossman, public domain; tune by John N. Ireland, © John Ireland Trust, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Blessed Assurance: Text: Fanny J. Crosby, alt. Aaron Mueller; Tune: Phoebe P. Knapp; Text and tune: Public domain. - At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing: Text: Latin, c. 5th–10th cent.; tr. Robert Campbell, 1814–68, alt. Tune: Kirchengeseng, 1566, Ivancice. Text and tune: Public domain. - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: Text: Charles Wesley, tune: Carl G. Glaser; text and tune: public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 19, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-second-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220619-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 86:3-5 Psalm 3 Isaiah 65:1–9 Galatians 3:23—4:7 Luke 8:26–39 Hymns: - O Church, Arise: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740. - O Blessed Spring: Text: Susan Palo Cherwien, © 1993 Susan Palo Cherwien, admin. Augsburg Fortress; Used with permission LSB Hymn License #110001220. Tune: English; Public domain. - Because We Believe: Jamie Harvill | Nancy Gordon -- © 1996 Mother's Heart Music, Integrity's Hosanna! Music, and Integrity's Praise! Music (Admin. by Copyright Solutions, LLC and Integrity Music); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Just as I Am, without One Plea: Text by Charlotte Elliott; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are public domain. - Oh, How Good It Is: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ross Holmes, Stuart Townend; © 2012 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - All Who Believe and Are Baptized: Text: Thomas Hansen Kingo, 1634–1703; tr. George A. T. Rygh, 1860–1942, alt.; Tune: Etlich Cristlich lider, 1524, Wittenberg; Text and tune: Public domain. - Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer: Text: William Williams; tune: John Hughes; text and tune are in the public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Peter is no longer the frightened fisherman denying Jesus. Just 50 days later, having seen the risen Lord and restored by Him, Peter's Pentecost speech reveals the Holy Spirit's power within him. Quoting David to thousands gathered in Jerusalem, he clearly shows Jesus is the Messiah, whom the crowd had crucified just 7 weeks prior. Cut to the heart, they ask what they should do. The answer is simple and direct. He calls them, and us today, to repent and be baptized for the forgiveness of sins. The Holy Spirit was for them, and us too, God's precious gift to empower us from within. 3000 people became baptized believers in Jesus that day. By the working of the Holy Spirit through the Word of God and Baptism, we can be as confidant as Peter and the crowd that Jesus is alive, and for us. We can be ready for the day of His return. Empowered by the Holy Spirit — The Holy Trinity, June 12, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-the-holy-trinity Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220612-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 8 Proverbs 8:1–4, 22–31 Acts 2:14a, 22–36 John 8:48–59 Hymns: - Crown Him with Many Crowns: Text by Matthew Bridges (sts. 1-3, 5) and Godfrey Thring (sts. 4); tune by George J. Elvey; public domain. - Holy, Holy, Holy: Text by Reginald Heber; tune by John B. Dykes; text and tune are public domain. - Lord Be Glorified: Bob Kilpatrick, © 1978 The Lorenz Corporation (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - What Wondrous Love Is This: Text is from A General Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1811; tune is from Southern Harmony, 1835; text and tune are public domain. - Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise: Text by W. Chalmers Smith; tune is Welsh; text and tune are in the public domain. - Come, Thou Almighty King: Text is English; tune by Felice de Giardini; text and tune are in the public domain. - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. The Day of Pentecost, June 5, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-the-day-of-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220605-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Romans 5:8-11 Psalm 143 Genesis 11:1–9 Acts 2:1–21 John 14:23–31 Hymns: - Holy Spirit, Ever Dwelling: Text: Timothy Rees, 1874–1939, alt.; Tune: Oude en Nieuwe Hollantse . . . Contradanseu, c. 1710, Amsterdam; Text and tune: Public domain. - For Your Gift of God the Spirit: Text by Edith Margaret Clarkson; tune by Mindy Deckard and Bruce Benedict; © 1987 Hope Publishing Co.; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Antiphonal Praise: Steve Green, © 1990 Birdwing Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - I Need Thee Every Hour: Text: Annie S. Hawks and Robert Lowry; tune: Robert Lowry; text and tune are in the public domain. - My Savior's Love: Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa; © 2019 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Messenger Hymns; Admin. by Music Services, Inc.; Used with permission CCLI license #20286740. - Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Hugh Wilson; text and turn are in the public domain. - Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing: Text: John Fawcett; Tune: Henry T. Smart; Text and tune: Public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

In the book of Deuteronomy God commands his people to rest one day a week because they had been slaves in Egypt and he wants them to be free from a production-based slavery system designed to own and control them. And by learning to observe Sabbath, we too can experience the God-given freedom from being owned by money, work, and materialism, and find our acceptance in his love for us in Jesus. Sabbath and Redemption — Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 29, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-seventh-sunday-of-easter Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220529-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Romans 8:35-39 Psalm 92 Deuteronomy 5:12–15 Hebrews 3:7–19 Matthew 11:28—12:8 Hymns: - 10,000 Reasons: Text and tune by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, © sixsteps Music; © Said & Done; © 2011 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O Day of Rest and Gladness: Text (sts. 1–2): Christopher Wordsworth, 1807–85, alt., public domain; (st. 3): Charles P. Price, 1920–99, © 1982 Charles P. Price; (st. 4): The Hymnal 1982, © 1985 The Church Pension Fund. Tune: Hymnal of the Dukes. Court Chapel, 1784, Württemberg, public domain. Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. - All Heaven Declares: Noel Richards, Tricia Richards; © 1987 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call: Text and tune: Matt Papa and Matt Boswell; © 2018 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Amazing Grace: Text by John Newton; tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829; text and tune are public domain. - Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying: Text by Stephen P. Starke, © 1999 Stephen P. Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House; tune by Jeffrey N. Blersch, © 2003 Jeffrey N. Blersch; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness: Text by Rusty Edwards, © 1987 Hope Publishing Co.; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; tune by The Sacred Harp, 1844, public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Jesus' ascension doesn't mean that he's no longer here; instead, Paul insists in his letter to the Ephesians that it means he now fills all things. In other words, Jesus can now be everywhere where his word is preached, his sacraments are celebrated, and his people are gathered in his name. Ascension — The Ascension of Our Lord, May 22, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-the-ascension-of-our-lord Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220522-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 47 Acts 1:1–11 Ephesians 1:15–23 Luke 24:44–53 Hymns: - Before the Throne of God Above: Text by Charitie Lees Bancroft; tune by Vikki Cook; © 1997 Sovereign Grace Worship; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain. - Alleluia! Sing to Jesus: Text by William C. Dix; tune by Rowland H. Prichard; text and tune are in the public domain. - All Heaven Declares: Noel Richards, Tricia Richards; © 1987 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Just as I Am, without One Plea: Text by Charlotte Elliott; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are public domain. - Ancient of Days: Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson; © 2018 CityAlight Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table: Text by Friedrich Christian Heyder, tran. The Lutheran Hymnal, © 1941 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; tune by Emskirchner Choral-Buch, 1756, public domain. - Go, My Children, with My Blessing: Text by Jaroslav Vajda; tune by Welsh; © 1983 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

God, by resting and enjoying his good work, has built the pattern of work and Sabbath rest into his creation. By faithfully observing God's command to cease from work, we learn to trust him and lean on him to provide for us; in other words, to learn how to live in our justification by faith. Sabbath and Creation — Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 15, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fifth-sunday-of-easter Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220515-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 95 Genesis 2:1–3, Exodus 20:8–11 Luke 23:50—24:3 Hymns: - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven: Text by Henry F. Lyte; tune by John Goss; text and tune are public domain. - O Day of Rest and Gladness: Text (sts. 1–2): Christopher Wordsworth, 1807–85, alt., public domain; (st. 3): Charles P. Price, 1920–99, © 1982 Charles P. Price; (st. 4): The Hymnal 1982, © 1985 The Church Pension Fund. Tune: Hymnal of the Dukes. Court Chapel, 1784, Württemberg, public domain. Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. - May the Peoples Praise You: Text and Tune: David Zimmer, Ed Cash, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend; © 2016 Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), Getty Music Publishing (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.), Townend Songs (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - By Grace Alone: Text by Martin Luther; tune by David Ward, © 2002 ThousandTongues.org; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!: Text by S. Trevor Francis; tune by Thomas John Williams; text and tune are public domain. - My Song Is Love Unknown: Text by Samuel Crossman, public domain; tune by John N. Ireland, © John Ireland Trust, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee: Text by Henry Van Dyke; tune by Ludwig van Beethoven; text and tune are in the public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Many evangelicals feel that the Lutheran doctrine of baptismal regeneration is a betrayal of the great Reformational themes of salvation by grace through faith alone, but in reality God saving his people through the waters of baptism is actually the guarantee of the Three Solas. Baptism and the Three Solas — Fourth Sunday of Easter, May 8, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fourth-sunday-of-easter Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220508-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 23 Ezekiel 36:22–30 Ephesians 5:25–32 John 3:1–16 Hymns: - By Faith: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Stuart Townend, © 2009 Thankyou Music, © Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: Text by Erdmann Neumeister, trans. Robert E. Voelker, public domain; tune by Johann Caspar Bachofen, © 1991 Robert E. Voelker, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Pass the Promise: Kristyn Getty, Sandra McCracken; © 2021 Getty Music Publishing, Integrity Worship, Music Paper News Publishing; Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call: Text and tune: Matt Papa and Matt Boswell; © 2018 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - When I Behold Jesus Christ: Text by Almaz Belhu (sts.1-3, ref.), Joseph Herl (st.4), trans. Jim and Aurelia Keefer; tune by Almaz Belhu; text and tune, © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; text (st. 4), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say: Text: Horatius Bonar, 1808–89, alt.; Public domain; Tune: Amanda Husberg, 1940; © 1996 Amanda Husberg; Used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220. - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

The resurrection of Jesus is not just a good ending to a good story; as Jesus tells his disciples, it's the guarantee that the great eschatological repentance and forgiveness of sins has happened in space and time, and now God and humanity can be reconciled. The Resurrection and Me — Third Sunday of Easter, May 1, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-third-sunday-of-easter Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220501-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 30 Acts 9:1–22 Revelation 5 Luke 24:36–49 Hymns: - My Savior's Love: Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa; © 2019 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Messenger Hymns; Admin. by Music Services, Inc.; Used with permission CCLI license #20286740. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain. - Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen: Text by Herbert F. Brokering, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress; tune by David N Johnson, © 1968 Augsburg Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Is He Worthy: Andrew Peterson, Ben Shive; © 2018 Capitol CMG Genesis, Junkbox Music, Vamos Publishing, (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), Jakedog Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740. - Blessed Assurance: Text: Fanny J. Crosby, alt. Aaron Mueller; Tune: Phoebe P. Knapp; Text and tune: Public domain. - Ancient of Days: Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson; © 2018 CityAlight Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing: Text: Latin, c. 5th–10th cent.; tr. Robert Campbell, 1814–68, alt. Tune: Kirchengeseng, 1566, Ivancice. Text and tune: Public domain. - Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing: Text: John Fawcett; Tune: Henry T. Smart; Text and tune: Public domain. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

It's important to intellectually believe that Jesus rose from the dead, but in the story of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, Jesus shows us how to personally recognize him today. Recognizing the Resurrected Jesus — Second Sunday of Easter, April 24, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-second-sunday-of-easter Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220424-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 148 Acts 5:12–32 Revelation 1:4–18 Luke 24:13–35 Hymns: - Come, We That Love the Lord: Text by Robert Lowry and Isaac Watts; tune by Robert Lowry; text and tune are public domain. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain. - Who Are You Who Walk in Sorrow: Text: Herman G. Stuempfle, Jr., 1923–2007; © 2000 National Association of Pastoral Musicians, used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220; Tune: Southern Harmony, 1835, New Haven; Public domain. - I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light: Kathleen Thomerson, © 1970, 1975 Celebration. Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740. - His Mercy Is More: Tune and text by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa; © 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - In Christ Alone: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2001 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: Text: Charles Wesley, tune: Carl G. Glaser; text and tune: public domain. - Go, My Children, with My Blessing: Text by Jaroslav Vajda; tune by Welsh; © 1983 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740. Liturgies: - Gloria: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license #20286740; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, public domain. - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

The evidence for the historicity of the empty tomb and the earliest Jesus-community's experience of the physically risen Christ is overwhelming. It's now clear that God's new creation has broken into human history and is bringing life into places, people, and relationships that were trapped in death. The Empty Tomb — The Resurrection of Jesus, April 17, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-the-resurrection-of-jesus Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220417-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Exodus 15:1b, 2a, 6, 13, 17–18 Isaiah 65:17–25 1 Corinthians 15:19–26 Luke 24:1–12 Hymns: - Jesus Christ Is Risen Today: Text by Lyra Davidica, 1708 (sts. 1-3), Charles Wesley (st. 4); tune by Lyra Davidica, 1708; text and tune are in the public domain. - This Is the Feast: Text: John W. Arthur, 1922-1980, © 1978, Lutheran Book of Worship. Music © 1975, Richard Hillert. Exclusive agent: OCP. Used with permission, One License #728607-A. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain. - Christ Has Arisen, Alleluia: Text by Bernard Kyamanyway, (trns.) Howard S. Olson; tune by Tanzanian, © 1977 Howard S. Olson; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - I Know That My Redeemer Lives: Text by Samuel Medley; tune by John C. Hatton; text and tune are in the public domain. - Christ Is Risen, He Is Risen Indeed: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Ed Cash; © 2012 Alletrop Music | © 2012 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen: Text by Herbert F. Brokering, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress; tune by David N Johnson, © 1968 Augsburg Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Come People of the Risen King: Stuart Townend, Kristyn Getty, Keith Getty; © 2007 Thankyou Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name: Text by Edward Perronet; tune by Oliver Holden; text and tune are public domain. Liturgies: - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

The Gospel writers include two minor characters in their telling of the crucifixion in order to pull the reader into the middle of the story and find themselves forgiven by and simultaneously called to follow the crucified Jesus. Simon, Barabbas, and Me — Good Friday, April 15, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-good-friday Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220415-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Isaiah 52:7—53:12 Hymns: - The Power of the Cross: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Lamb of God: Text and tune by Twila Paris, © 1985 Straightway Music, admin. EMI; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Beneath The Cross: Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty; © 2005 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: Text: Bernard of Clairvaux, 1091-1153 and Paul Gerhardt, 1607-76; tr. © 1941 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; Tune: Hans Leo Hassler, 1564-1612, public domain.

The main redemptive event of the Old Testament is the story of the Exodus, and when Jesus goes to Jerusalem to take over the kingdom of the world by dying and rising from the dead he intentionally does so on Passover - the Jewish celebration of the Exodus event. And by doing so Jesus brings to completion the great biblical story of release from slavery, vindication of God's glory, destruction of His enemies, and universal forgiveness of sins. The Climax of the Story — Holy Thursday, April 14, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-holy-thursday Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220414-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 116:12-19 Jeremiah 31:31–34 Hebrews 10:15–25 Luke 22:7–20 Hymns: - When You Woke That Thursday Morning: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919–2008; © 1991 Concordia Publishing House. Tune: Marty Haugen, 1950; © 1987 GIA Publications, Inc. Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. - At the Lamb's High Feast We Sing: Text: Latin, c. 5th–10th cent.; tr. Robert Campbell, 1814–68, alt. Tune: Kirchengeseng, 1566, Ivancice. Text and tune: Public domain. - Behold The Lamb: Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend; © 2007 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Used with permission: CCLI license #20286740. - Ancient of Days: Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson; © 2018 CityAlight Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Go to Dark Gethsemane: Text: James Montgomery, 1771–1854; Tune: Richard Redhead, 1820–1901; Text and tune: Public domain. - Jesus Paid It All: Text by Elvina M. Hall; tune by John T. Grape; text and tune are in the public domain. - What Wondrous Love Is This: Text is from A General Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1811; tune is from Southern Harmony, 1835; text and tune are public domain. Liturgies: - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Palm Sunday was and continues to be a celebration of God's victory. And while His victory is universal and complete, it's only accomplished by the self-sacrifice of His Son, Jesus. The Victory of God — Palm Sunday, April 10, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-palm-sunday Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220410-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 31:9–16 Zechariah 9:9–17 Philippians 2:5–11 John 12:12–19 Hymns: - Hosanna, Loud Hosanna: Text: Jeannette Threlfall, 1821–80, alt. Tune: Gesangbuch der Herzogl. Hofkapelle, 1784, Württemberg. Text and tune: Public domain. - My Savior's Love: Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa; © 2019 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Messenger Hymns; Admin. by Music Services, Inc.; Used with permission CCLI license #20286740. - Ancient of Days: Jesse Reeves, Jonny Robinson, Michael Farren, Rich Thompson; © 2018 CityAlight Music. Used with permission, CCLI license #20286740. - Be Unto Your Name: Text and tune by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo; © 1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence: Text: Liturgy of St. James, 5th century; tune: French, 17th century; text and tune are in the public domain. - Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us: Text: Hymns for the Young, 1836, 4th ed., London, alt. Tune: William B. Bradbury, 1816–68. Text and tune: Public domain. - Take My Life and Let It Be: Text: Frances R. Havergal, tune: Henri A. C. Malan; Text and tune are in the public domain. Liturgies: - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

When we find our identity in our work we tend to either overwork (in order to establish ourselves) or underwork (in despair at not meeting expectations), but the Gospel of Jesus frees us to find our identity in Him and work at our vocations for his glory and the good of our neighbor. The Deadly Sins: Sloth — Midweek Lent Service, April 6, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-midweek-lent-service-5 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220406-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 111 Colossians 3:22—4:1 Hymns: - There Is a Balm in Gilead: Text and tune are African American Spiritual; text and tune are in the public domain. - Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Lowell Mason; text and tune are public domain.

Jesus has always been considered at best irrelevant and at worst dangerous and offensive by the powers that be, but their discarding of him resulted in him being made the centerpiece of God's plan to rescue human history. The Discarded Stone — Fifth Sunday in Lent, April 3, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fifth-sunday-in-lent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220403-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 126 Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:8–14 Luke 20:9-20 Hymns: - 10,000 Reasons: Text and tune by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, © sixsteps Music; © Said & Done; © 2011 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - The Church's One Foundation: Text by Samuel J Stone; tune by Samuel Wesley; public domain. - My Savior's Love: Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa; © 2019 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Messenger Hymns; Admin. by Music Services, Inc.; Used with permission CCLI license #20286740. - Stricken, Smitten, and Afflicted: Text: Thomas Kelly, 1769–1855, alt. Tune: Geistliche Volkslieder, 1850, Paderborn. Text and tune: Public domain. - Knowing You: Graham Kendrick, © 1993 Make Way Music. Used with permission: CCLI no. 20286740. - I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table: Text by Friedrich Christian Heyder, tran. The Lutheran Hymnal, © 1941 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; tune by Emskirchner Choral-Buch, 1756, public domain. - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain. Liturgies: - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

We are frequently tempted to fill up what is lacking inside of us with food and drink, but the Gospel shows us that God in Christ is the only one who can fill this hole. The Deadly Sins: Gluttony — Midweek Lent Service, March 30, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-midweek-lent-service-4 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220330-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 34:1-10 Philippians 3:7–21 Hymns: - Knowing You: Graham Kendrick, © 1993 Make Way Music. Used with permission: CCLI no. 20286740. - Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - Christ, the Word of God Incarnate: Text: Steven P. Mueller, 1964; © 2001 Steven P. Mueller. Used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. Tune: Columbian Harmony, 1825, Cincinnati; public domain.

We try to use God as a stepping stone to get to our real gods - money, sex, and power - but in Jesus, God makes us his children, convinces us he's our father, and teaches us to value most highly his love for and commitment to us. The Prodigals — Fourth Sunday in Lent, March 27, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fourth-sunday-in-lent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220327-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 32 Isaiah 12 2 Corinthians 5:16–21 Luke 15:1–3, 11b–32 Hymns: - Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing: Text: Robert Robinson, 1735–90, alt. Tune: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, Harrisburg. Text and tune: Public domain. - Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing: Text: Charles Wesley, tune: Carl G. Glaser; text and tune: public domain. - What Wondrous Love Is This: Text is from A General Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1811; tune is from Southern Harmony, 1835; text and tune are public domain. - There Is a Redeemer: Text and tune by Melody Green, © 1982 Birdwing Music, admin. EMI; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - The Lamb: Text and tune by Gerald P. Coleman; © 1987 and 1997 MorningStar Music Publishers, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer: Text: William Williams; tune: John Hughes; text and tune are in the public domain. Liturgies: - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

The Bible tells us to put away unrighteous anger, but it also commands us to have righteous anger. Because anger is a response to what we love being attacked, righteous anger happens when we love God's glory and character enough to be angry when it's attacked. And ultimately, God's own wrath toward those things which attack his glory and character is consumed by his love for his people in Jesus. The Deadly Sins: Wrath — Midweek Lent Service, March 23, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-midweek-lent-service-3 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220323-order-of-service.pdf Online giving: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/give Psalm 4 Ephesians 4 Hymns: - How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds: Text: John Newton, 1725–1807, alt. Tune: Alexander R. Reinagle, 1799–1877. Text and tune: Public domain. - Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - Christ the Eternal Lord: Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith, 1926, © 1999 Hope Publishing Co., used with permission: LSB Hymn License #110001220. Tune: George J. Elvey, 1816–93, public domain.

God designed us humans to grow the fruit of faith in him, but we have chronically failed to do that. However, Jesus is determined to aerate and fertilize this garden so that it will bear the fruit His Father desires. Jesus the Gardener — Third Sunday in Lent, March 20, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-third-sunday-in-lent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220320-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 85 Ezekiel 33:7–20 1 Corinthians 10:1–13 Luke 13:1–9 Hymns: - Praise to the Lord, the Almighty: Text by Joachim Neander, trns. Catherine Winkworth; tune by Ander Theil Des Erneuerten Gesang-Buchs, 1665; text and tune are public domain. - Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call: Text and tune: Matt Papa and Matt Boswell; © 2018 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - My Song Is Love Unknown: Text: Samuel Crossman, public domain; tune: John N. Ireland, © John Ireland Trust, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - Great Is Thy Faithfulness: Text: Thomas O. Chisholm; tune: William M. Runyan; Text and tune are public domain. - I Need Thee Every Hour: Text: Annie S. Hawks and Robert Lowry; tune: Robert Lowry; text and tune are in the public domain. - Sent Forth by God's Blessing: Text: Omer E. Westendorf, © 1964 World Library Publications, used with permission, LSB Hymn License #110001220; tune: Welsh, public domain. Liturgies: - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

Greed, the love of money, twists our view of ourselves, damages our relationships, and lies to us that it has the power to rescue us; but the gospel gives us an infinitely higher value in the beauty and riches of Jesus' love for us. The Deadly Sins: Greed — Midweek Lent Service, March 16, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-midweek-lent-service-2 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220316-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 49 1 Timothy 6:6–16 Hymns: - My Worth Is Not in What I Own: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Graham Kendrick, © 2014 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947), © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - What Is the World to Me: Text: George Michael Pfefferkorn, trns. August Crull; tune: Ahasverus Fritsch; Text and tune are in the public domain.

Jesus longs to gather us under his wings and protect us from the barnyard fire of our broken world. Under His Wings — Second Sunday in Lent, March 13, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-second-sunday-in-lent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220313-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 4 Jeremiah 26:8–15 Philippians 3:17—4:1 Luke 13:31–35 Hymns: - O Church, Arise: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740. - The Power of the Cross: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Lamb of God: Text and tune by Twila Paris, © 1985 Straightway Music, admin. EMI; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Just as I Am, without One Plea: Text by Charlotte Elliott; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are public domain. - Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Hugh Wilson; text and turn are in the public domain. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain. Liturgies: - Credo: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Welsh, pubic domain. - Sanctus: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: John B. Dykes, public domain. - Agnus Dei: Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, © 1990 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, One License 728607-A; tune: Lowell Mason, 1792-1872, public domain.

The primal sin behind all other sins is placing our highest value upon ourselves - the sin of pride. But the gospel liberates us to accept God's making us his highest value in his son, Jesus, which frees us to value others more than ourselves. The Deadly Sins: Pride — Midweek Lent Service, March 9, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-midweek-lent-service-1 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220309-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 8 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 Hymns: - What Wondrous Love Is This: Text is from A General Selection of Hymns and Spiritual Songs, 1811; tune is from Southern Harmony, 1835; text and tune are public domain. - Magnificat: Text: Luke 1:46 (ESV); public domain. Tune: David Schack (b. 1947) © 2006 Lutheran Service Book, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - Crown Him with Many Crowns: Text by Matthew Bridges (sts. 1-3, 5) and Godfrey Thring (sts. 4); tune by George J. Elvey; public domain.

Jesus fights temptation by trusting His Father, and he wins. We can fight temptation now because that victory is ours in him. Fighting Temptation — First Sunday in Lent, March 6, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-first-sunday-in-lent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220306-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 91:1–13 Deuteronomy 26:1–11 Romans 10:8b–13 Luke 4:1–13 Hymns: - Onward, Christian Soldiers: Text: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924; tune: Arthur Seymour Sullivan, 1842-1900; text and tune are in the public domain. - His Mercy Is More: Tune and text by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa; © 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: Text and tune by Martin Luther, public domain. - When I Behold Jesus Christ: Text by Almaz Belhu (sts.1-3, ref.), Joseph Herl (st.4), trans. Jim and Aurelia Keefer; tune by Almaz Belhu; text and tune, © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; text (st. 4), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Be Unto Your Name: Text and tune by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo; © 1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying: Text by Stephen P. Starke, © 1999 Stephen P. Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House; tune by Jeffrey N. Blersch, © 2003 Jeffrey N. Blersch; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Go, My Children, with My Blessing: Text by Jaroslav Vajda; tune by Welsh; © 1983 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740.

In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus asks us to give up money, time, and food. But he's really only asking us to give up our self-justification so we can get our identity from the One who already gave up everything on the cross for us. Given up for Lent — Ash Wednesday, March 2, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-ash-wednesday Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220302-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 51:1–13 Joel 2:12–19 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 Hymns: - When I Survey the Wondrous Cross: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Lowell Mason; text and tune are public domain. - Drawn to the Cross, Which Thou Hast Blessed: Text by Genevieve M. Irons; tune by Joseph Barnby; text and tune are public domain. - Arise, My Soul, Arise: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Lewis Edson; text and tune are public domain. - Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Hugh Wilson; text and turn are in the public domain.

We need a God who is strong enough to save us - we see this Jesus at the Transfiguration. But we also need a God who loves us enough to want to save us - and we see this Jesus on the cross. Transfiguration and the Cross — The Transfiguration of Our Lord, February 27, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-the-transfiguration-of-our-lord Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220227-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 99 Deuteronomy 34 Hebrews 3:1–6 Luke 9:28–36 Hymns: - Transfiguration: Aodhan King, Brooke Ligertwood, Scott Ligertwood, Taya Gaukrodger; © 2015 Hillsong Music Publishing Australia (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - In Christ Alone: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2001 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Jesus on the Mountain Peak: Text: Brian Wren, 1936; © 1977 Hope Publishing Co.; Tune: Theodore A. Beck, 1929–2003, alt.; © 1998 Theodore A. Beck.; Used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - There Is a Redeemer: Text and tune by Melody Green, © 1982 Birdwing Music, admin. EMI; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Amazing Grace: Text by John Newton; tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829; text and tune are public domain. - Beautiful Savior: Text by Münsterisch Gesangbuch, 1677, trans. Joseph A. Seiss; tune by Silesians, 19th cent.; public domain. - Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer: Text: William Williams; tune: John Hughes; text and tune are in the public domain.

When we forgive each other in the name of Jesus we are embodying the love and forgiveness Christ won for us on the cross, living out what it means to be justified by faith, fighting against the work of Satan, and displaying the face of God. Forgiveness as the Work of God — Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany, February 20, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-seventh-sunday-after-the-epiphany Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220220-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 103:1–13 Genesis 32:22—33:10 Ephesians 2:11–18 John 20:19–23 Hymns: - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want: Stuart Townend | © 1996 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Getty Music Hymns and Songs (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - The Compassion Hymn: Text and tune by Stuart Townend, Kristyn Getty, Keith Getty; © 2008 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740. - Arise, My Soul, Arise: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Lewis Edson; text and tune are public domain. - They'll Know We are Christians by Our Love: Text and tune by Peter Scholtes, © 1966 F.E.L. Publications, © 1991 The Lorenz Corporation; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table: Text by Friedrich Christian Heyder, tran. The Lutheran Hymnal, © 1941 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; tune by Emskirchner Choral-Buch, 1756, public domain. - The Church's One Foundation: Text by Samuel J Stone; tune by Samuel Wesley; public domain. - Take My Life and Let It Be: Text: Frances R. Havergal, tune: Henri A. C. Malan; Text and tune are in the public domain.

Jesus won the ultimate Holy War by dying on the cross and rising from the dead; as a result, we can fight the dark powers of Satan and evil by the power of the Holy Spirit with God's Word and sacraments. Holy War, Holy Victory — Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 13, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-sixth-sunday-after-the-epiphany Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220213-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 1 1 Corinthians 15:1–20 Luke 6:17–26 Esther 9—10 Hymns: - Christ Our Hope In Life And Death: Jordan Kauflin | Keith Getty | Matt Boswell | Matt Papa | Matthew Merker, © 2020 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Jordan Kauflin Music, Love Your Enemies Publishing, Matthew Merker Music, Messenger Hymns; admin. by Music Services, Inc.; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: Text and tune by Martin Luther, public domain. - Speak O Lord: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend; © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Oh, How Good It Is: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ross Holmes, Stuart Townend; © 2012 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Eat This Bread: Text: Stephen P. Starke (sts. 1-2), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; Robert J. Batastini (sts. 3-5, ref.); tune: Jacques Berthier, © 1984 Ateliers et Presses de Taizé, Taizé Community, France, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. Text and tune used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen: Text by Herbert F. Brokering, © 1995 Augsburg Fortress; tune by David N Johnson, © 1968 Augsburg Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Songs of Thankfulness and Praise: Text: Christopher Wordsworth, 1807–85, alt. Tune: George J. Elvey, 1816–93. Text and tune: Public domain.

The leaders of this world rule by sacrificing others to benefit themselves, but Jesus rules by sacrificing himself for us and sharing his sovereign rule over creation with us. What True Royalty Does (Esther 7-8) — Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany, February 6, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fifth-sunday-after-the-epiphany Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220206-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 138 1 Corinthians 14:1–20 Luke 5:1–11 Esther 7—8 Hymns: - God Loves Me Dearly: Text: August Rische; tune: German; text and tune are public domain. - 10,000 Reasons: Text and tune by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, © sixsteps Music; © Said & Done; © 2011 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven: Text by Henry F. Lyte; tune by John Goss; text and tune are public domain. - The Power of the Cross: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Hugh Wilson; text and turn are in the public domain. - My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less: Text: Edward Mote. Tune: William B. Bradbury. Tune and text: Public domain. - Crown Him with Many Crowns: Text by Matthew Bridges (sts. 1-3, 5) and Godfrey Thring (sts. 4); tune by George J. Elvey; public domain.

While God's name isn't mentioned in the book of Esther, it's very clear that he is powerfully active through the story, defending his people. Frequently, this looks like coincidental circumstances that turn out for good, but those coincidences are in fact lovingly choreographed by the God who controls all things. The Choreography of Coincidence — Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany, January 30, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-fourth-sunday-after-the-epiphany Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220130-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 71:1–11 1 Corinthians 12:31b—13:13 Luke 4:31–44 Esther 5—6 Hymns: - Christ Is Mine Forevermore: Jonny Robinson | Rich Thompson, © 2016 CityAlight Music (Admin. by Integrity Music); Used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Holy, Holy, Holy: Text by Reginald Heber; tune by John B. Dykes; text and tune are public domain. - By Grace Alone: Text by Martin Luther; tune by David Ward, © 2002 ThousandTongues.org; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Jesus Paid It All: Text by Elvina M. Hall; tune by John T. Grape; text and tune are in the public domain. - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain.

God's people are horribly victimized by an oppressive, evil overlord, but they learn to grapple with the horror of their situation through corporate repentance, faith in God's sovereign love, and leaning on the future advocate, Jesus, who will represent them and successfully defend them against their enemies. How to Handle Trauma (Esther 4) — Third Sunday after the Epiphany, January 23, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-third-sunday-after-the-epiphany Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220123-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12–31a Luke 4:16–30 Esther 4 Hymns: - Pass the Promise: Kristyn Getty | Sandra McCracken, © 2021 Getty Music Publishing (BMI) (adm. at MusicServices.org), Integrity Worship; Used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - How Great Thou Art: Text by Carl Gustaf Boberg; tr. Stuart W. K. Hine; tune by Swedish; arr. Stuart W. K. Hine, © 1949, 1953 The Stuart Hine Trust, admin. EMI CMG and Hope Publishing Co; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Before the Throne of God Above: Text by Charitie Lees Bancroft; tune by Vikki Cook; © 1997 Sovereign Grace Worship; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Drawn to the Cross, Which Thou Hast Blessed: Text by Genevieve M. Irons; tune by Joseph Barnby; text and tune are public domain. - Just as I Am, without One Plea: Text by Charlotte Elliott; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are public domain. - Water, Blood, and Spirit Crying: Text by Stephen P. Starke, © 1999 Stephen P. Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House; tune by Jeffrey N. Blersch, © 2003 Jeffrey N. Blersch; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Go, My Children, with My Blessing: Text by Jaroslav Vajda; tune by Welsh; © 1983 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740.

God loves to write narratives like the stories of Joseph, and Daniel, and Esther in which his people are powerless and oppressed, but also in which he takes the power from those who have it and gives it to his helpless, oppressed people in order that they might serve and love their enemies, growing God's kingdom. Power to the Powerless (Esther 2-3) — Second Sunday after the Epiphany, January 16, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-second-sunday-after-the-epiphany Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220116-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 128 1 Corinthians 12:1–11 John 2:1–11 Esther 3 Hymns: - Come Behold The Wondrous Mystery: Matt Boswell | Matt Papa | Michael Bleecker; © 2012 Bleecker Publishing (Admin. by Michael Bleecker), Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, McKinney Music, Inc. (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); Used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - His Mercy Is More: Tune and text by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa; © 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O the Deep, Deep Love of Jesus!: Text by S. Trevor Francis; tune by Thomas John Williams; text and tune are public domain. - When I Behold Jesus Christ: Text by Almaz Belhu (sts.1-3, ref.), Joseph Herl (st.4), trans. Jim and Aurelia Keefer; tune by Almaz Belhu; text and tune, © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; text (st. 4), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Lamb of God: Text and tune by Twila Paris, © 1985 Straightway Music, admin. EMI; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed: Text by Isaac Watts; tune by Hugh Wilson; text and turn are in the public domain. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain.

Jesus died and rose from the dead so that all who belong to him can be raised to life now, spiritually, and raised to life in the new creation, physically. Resurrection, Now and Forever — The Baptism of our Lord, January 9, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-the-baptism-of-our-lord Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220109-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 29 Romans 6:1–11 Luke 3:15–22 Esther 2 Hymns: - Living Waters: Text and tune by Ed Cash and Kristyn Getty; © 2016 Alletrop Music, admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing; © 2016 Getty Music Publishing, admin. by Music Services, Inc.; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - God's Own Child, I Gladly Say It: Text by Erdmann Neumeister, trans. Robert E. Voelker, public domain; tune by Johann Caspar Bachofen, © 1991 Robert E. Voelker, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Speak O Lord: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend; © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Just as I Am, without One Plea: Text by Charlotte Elliott; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are public domain. - Be Unto Your Name: Text and tune by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo; © 1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - When I Behold Jesus Christ: Text by Almaz Belhu (sts.1-3, ref.), Joseph Herl (st.4), trans. Jim and Aurelia Keefer; tune by Almaz Belhu; text and tune, © 1970 Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus; text (st. 4), © 1998 Concordia Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Christ the Eternal Lord: Text by Timothy Dudley-Smith; tune by George J. Elvey; text and tune, © 1999 Hope Publishing Co, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

We now live in a post-Christian world that has rejected God, and it seems sometimes that he - if he exists - has done nothing to defend himself or his people. Esther lived in a similar world, and the book of Esther is the perfect antidote for those who believe that the apparent silence of God means that he doesn't care or won't act. God's Stealth Sovereignty (Esther 1) — Second Sunday after Christmas, January 2, 2022: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2022-second-sunday-after-christmas Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20220102-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 119:97–104 Ephesians 1:3–14 Luke 2:40–52 Esther 1 Hymns: - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly: Text: Polish, tr. Edith M.G. Reed; Tune: Polish; Text and tune: Public domain. - Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise: Text by W. Chalmers Smith; tune is Welsh; text and tune are in the public domain. - Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call: Text and tune: Matt Papa and Matt Boswell; © 2018 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - God Loves Me Dearly: Text: August Rische; tune: German; text and tune are public domain. - See amid the Winter's Snow: Text: Edward Caswall; Tune: John Goss; Tune and text: Public domain. - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Text: Charles Wesley; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn; Text and tune: Public domain.

Jesus took on our flesh, to transform us. The humanity of God means that now we can love with the love of Jesus, we can experience and share the peace of Jesus, and we can hear and speak the word of Jesus. But this new reality is only possible because, most importantly, we now bear the name of Jesus. What the Incarnation Means for Us — First Sunday after Christmas, December 26, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-first-sunday-after-christmas Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211226-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 111 Exodus 13:1–3a, 11–15 Colossians 3:12–17 Luke 2:22–40 Hymns: - See amid the Winter's Snow: Text: Edward Caswall; Tune: John Goss; Tune and text: Public domain. - Angels from the Realms of Glory: Text: James Montgomery. Tune: Henry T. Smart. Text and tune: Public domain. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain. - Joy to the World: Text: Isaac Watts; Tune: George Frideric Handel; Text and tune: Public domain - What Child Is This: Text: by William C. Dix. Tune: English, 16th century. Text and tune: Public domain. - Of the Father's Love Begotten: Text: Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, 348-c. 413, tr. John Mason Neale, 1818-66, sts. 1-4; tr. Henry W. Baker, 1821-77, st. 5. Tune: Plainsong, 13th cent., mode V. Text and tune: Public domain. - Go Tell It on the Mountain: Text: African American spiritual, ref. John W. Work II, 1873-1925, sts. alt. Tune: African American spiritual; setting: Hugh Porter, 1897-1960. Text and tune: Public domain.

The Bible tells us that we can't see God because he's invisible, and even if we were physically able to see him his holiness would consume us in our sinfulness. But Scripture also says that without seeing God we are doomed. How does God solve this dilemma? He becomes visible and accessible to us by becoming a human like us, in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. Seeing the Invisible God — Christmas Day, December 25, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-christmas-day Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211225-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 2 Isaiah 52:7–10 Hebrews 1:1–12 John 1:1–18 Hymns: - Away in a Manger: Text: Little Children's Book, 1885; Vineyard Songs, 1892; Tune: James R. Murray; Text and tune: Public domain. - Angels from the Realms of Glory: Text: James Montgomery. Tune: Henry T. Smart. Text and tune: Public domain. - Once in Royal David's City: Text: Cecil F. Alexander; Tune: Henry J. Gauntlett; Text and tune: Public domain. - See amid the Winter's Snow: Text: Edward Caswall; Tune: John Goss; Tune and text: Public domain. - What Child Is This: Text: by William C. Dix. Tune: English, 16th century. Text and tune: Public domain. - Infant Holy, Infant Lowly: Text: Polish, tr. Edith M.G. Reed; Tune: Polish; Text and tune: Public domain. - Joy to the World: Text: Isaac Watts; Tune: George Frideric Handel; Text and tune: Public domain

It's easy to read the beautiful, traditional story of Jesus' birth and forget how broken the entire situation is for its original participants - personally, politically, and socially. But the incarnation of God in the infant Jesus brings hope and victory to each one of those situations, and our own life situations today. Victory in Hopelessness — Christmas Eve, December 24, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-christmas-eve Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211224-order-of-service.pdf John 1:1–14 Isaiah 9:2–7 Titus 2:11–14 Luke 2:1–14 Hymns: - Light of the World: Music and lyrics: Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan, and Paul Mabury; © 2014 CentricSongs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), See You At The Pub (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), Oceans Away Music (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC), So Essential Tunes (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC), Annie and Clyde Music; Used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O Come, All Ye Faithful: Text and tune: John F. Wade; Public domain. - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Text: Charles Wesley; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn; Text and tune: Public domain. - Away in a Manger: Text: Little Children's Book, 1885; Vineyard Songs, 1892; Tune: James R. Murray; Text and tune: Public domain. - Angels We Have Heard on High: Text: The Crown of Jesus, 1862; Tune: French; Text and tune: Public domain. - It Came upon the Midnight Clear: Text: Edmund H. Sears; Tune: Richard S. Willis; Text and tune: Public domain. - Joy to the World: Text: Isaac Watts; Tune: George Frideric Handel; Text and tune: Public domain - Silent Night, Holy Night: Text: Franz Gruber; Tune: Franz Joseph Mohr; Text and tune: Public domain.

God has accomplished the salvation of his creation through the instrument of his own body; he gives us this salvation by grace, simply because he loves us; and we receive this salvation by believing in him and what Jesus has done for us. Salvation 101 — Fourth Sunday in Advent, December 19, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-fourth-sunday-in-advent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211219-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 80:1–7 Micah 5:2–5a Hebrews 10:5–10 Luke 1:39–45 Hymns: - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Text: Charles Wesley; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn; Text and tune: Public domain. - O Come, All Ye Faithful: Text and tune: John F. Wade; Public domain. - The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came: Text and tune: Basque, 18th century, public domain. - What Hope! An Eden Prophesied: Text: Stephen P. Starke, © 1998 Stephen P. Starke, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. Tune: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, public domain. - In Christ Alone: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2001 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - What Child Is This: Text: by William C. Dix. Tune: English, 16th century. Text and tune: Public domain. - Lord, Dismiss Us with Your Blessing: Text: John Fawcett; Tune: Henry T. Smart; Text and tune: Public domain.

What we most deeply need is someone who is infinitely powerful and infinitely loving to step into our situation and make things right. The someone is Jesus. Yahweh in Our Midst — Midweek Advent Service, December 15, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-midweek-advent-service-3 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211215-order-of-service.pdf Zephaniah 3:14–20 Romans 8:18–25 John 12:12–17 Hymns: - Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee: Text by Henry Van Dyke; tune by Ludwig van Beethoven; text and tune are in the public domain. - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text: Johann Olearius, tr. Catherine Winkworth; Tune: Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; Text and tune: Public domain. - Hark! The Herald Angels Sing: Text: Charles Wesley; Tune: Felix Mendelssohn; Text and tune: Public domain.

Even the most faithful Christians doubt God sometimes - but God can use those doubts to drive us to himself, to the reality of his power and love, and to the salvation that God is working out in our world through the power of his own death and resurrection. How to Doubt Well — Third Sunday in Advent, December 12, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-third-sunday-in-advent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211212-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 85 Zephaniah 3:14–20 Philippians 4:4–7 Luke 7:18–28 Hymns: - The Angel Gabriel from Heaven Came: Text and tune: Basque, 18th century, public domain. - Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness: Text by Rusty Edwards, © 1987 Hope Publishing Co.; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; tune by The Sacred Harp, 1844, public domain. - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Rowland H. Pritchard; text and tune are public domain. - God Loves Me Dearly: Text: August Rische; tune: German; text and tune are public domain. - Be Unto Your Name: Text and tune by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo; © 1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - See amid the Winter's Snow: Text: Edward Caswall; Tune: John Goss; Tune and text: Public domain. - Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer: Text by William Williams; tune by John Hughes; text and tune are in the public domain.

The hope of Advent springs from a recognition not only of the brokenness outside us, but especially the brokenness inside us. When this understanding of our own sinfulness is seen against the backdrop of Yahweh's divine grace, we begin to see infinite hope also coming from outside of us, from him, in Jesus. Yahweh is Our Advent Hope — Midweek Advent Service, December 8, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-midweek-advent-service-2 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211208-order-of-service.pdf Malachi 3:1–7b Titus 2:11–14 Matthew 11:2–6 Hymns: - What Hope! An Eden Prophesied: Text: Stephen P. Starke, © 1998 Stephen P. Starke, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. Tune: Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813, public domain. - Prepare the Royal Highway: Text: Franz Mikael Franzen, tr. from Lutheran Book of Worship, © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, used with permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. Tune: Swedish, public domain. - As with Gladness Men of Old: Text: William C. Dix. Tune: Conrad Kocher. Text and tune: Public domain.

God calls John the Baptist to proclaim a message of repentance. This message rings out to us still today: To prepare our hearts and our lives for the coming of the Lord. Prepare Yourself — Second Sunday in Advent, December 5, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-second-sunday-in-advent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211205-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 66:1–12 Malachi 3:1–7b Philippians 1:2–11 Luke 3:1–18 Hymns: - Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Thomas Olivers; text and tune are in the public domain. - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text: Johann Olearius, tr. Catherine Winkworth; Tune: Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; Text and tune: Public domain. - On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry: Text: Charles Coffin; tr. composite. Tune: Michael Praetorius. Text and tune: Public domain. - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence: Text: Liturgy of St. James, 5th century; tune: French, 17th century; text and tune are in the public domain. - My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less: Text: Edward Mote. Tune: William B. Bradbury. Tune and text: Public domain. - What Is This Bread: Text: Frederic W. Baue. Tune: Jean Neuhauser Baue. Text and tune: © 1991 Fred and Jean Baue, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Rowland H. Pritchard; text and tune are public domain.

In the horror of the impending Babylonian destruction of Jerusalem, Jeremiah promises her citizens that God would someday send a Righteous Branch to put everything to rights. Yahweh is Our Righteousness — Midweek Advent Service, December 1, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-midweek-advent-service-1 Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211201-order-of-service.pdf Jeremiah 33:14–16 1 Corinthians 1:26–31 Matthew 5:2–12 Hymns: - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Text: Latin c. 12th cent; tr.John Mason Neale; Tune: French, 15th cent; Tune and text: Public domain. - Comfort, Comfort Ye My People: Text: Johann Olearius, tr. Catherine Winkworth; Tune: Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva; Text and tune: Public domain. - Prepare the Royal Highway: Text: Franz Mikael Franzen, tr. from Lutheran Book of Worship, © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, used with permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. Tune: Swedish, public domain.

Individualism imprisons us in our own weaknesses, but God has created a community - the Christian church - where he grows us in faith, holiness, perseverance, and praise. Growth in Community — First Sunday in Advent, November 28, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-first-sunday-in-advent Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211128-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 25:1–10 Jeremiah 33:14–16 Luke 19:28–40 1 Thessalonians 3:9–13 Hymns: - Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Rowland H. Pritchard; text and tune are public domain. - O Church, Arise: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend, © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI License # 20286740. - Oh, How Good It Is: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Ross Holmes, Stuart Townend; © 2012 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Text: Latin c. 12th cent; tr.John Mason Neale; Tune: French, 15th cent; Tune and text: Public domain. - Joy to the World: Text: Isaac Watts; Tune: George Frideric Handel; Text and tune: Public domain - Amazing Grace: Text by John Newton; tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829; text and tune are public domain. - Christ Be My Leader: Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith; tune: Irish; © 1964, renewed 1992 Hope Publishing Co.; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740.

The ground of true thanksgiving is faith - belief that the good things we have are given to us from someone outside of us who deserves thanks. And when God's people give him this thanksgiving, that act of embodied faith draws people who don't know God into a desired relationship with him. Thanksgiving and Evangelism — Thanksgiving Eve Service, November 24, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-thanksgiving-eve-service Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211124-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 67 Deuteronomy 8:1–10 Philippians 4:6–20 John 11:38–44 Hymns: - For the Fruits of His Creation: Text: Fred Pratt Green, © 1970 Hope Publishing Co.; used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110001220. Tune: Wels, public domain. - Come, Ye Thankful People, Come: Text by Henry Alford; tune by George J. Elvey; text and tune are public domain. - Sing to the Lord of Harvest: Text: John S. B. Monsell. Tune: Johann Steurlien. Text and tune: Public domain. - Great Is Thy Faithfulness: Text by Thomas O. Chisholm; tune by William M. Runyan; Text and tune are public domain. - Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow: Text by Thomas Ken; tune by Trente Quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551; text and tune are in public domain.

Jesus' kingdom has already begun in his death, resurrection, and ascension; but he will completely bring about his kingdom someday when he returns to make all things new. The Present and Future Kingdom — Last Sunday of the Church Year, November 21, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-last-sunday-of-the-church-year Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211121-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 93 Isaiah 51:4–6 Jude 20–25 Mark 13:24–37 Hymns: - All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name: Text: Edward Perronet; tune: Oliver Holden; text and tune are public domain. - O Bless the Lord, My Soul: Text: Isaac Watts, 1674-1748; tune: Aaron Williams, 1731-76; Text and tune are in the public domain. - Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending: Text: Charles Wesley; tune: Thomas Olivers; text and tune are in the public domain. - His Mercy Is More: Tune and text by Matt Boswell and Matt Papa; © 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs, Getty Music Publishing, Love Your Enemies Publishing, and Messenger Hymns; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - There Is a Redeemer: Text and tune by Melody Green, © 1982 Birdwing Music, admin. EMI; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me: Text by Augustus M. Toplady; tune by Thomas Hastings; text and tune are in the public domain. - Sent Forth by God's Blessing: Text: Omer E. Westendorf, © 1964 World Library Publications, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740; tune: Welsh, public domain.

When everything we find our identity in is taken away, Jesus promises to bring about a new creation where he is all in all. The End of Your World — Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost, November 14, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-twenty-fifth-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211114-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 16 Daniel 12:1–3 Hebrews 10:11–25 Mark 13:1–13 Hymns: - The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Want: Stuart Townend | © 1996 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing); Getty Music Hymns and Songs (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - 10,000 Reasons: Text and tune by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman, © sixsteps Music; © Said & Done; © 2011 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Speak O Lord: Text and tune by Keith Getty and Stuart Townend; © 2005 Thankyou Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - O Sacred Head, Now Wounded: Text: German version, Paul Gerhardt; tr. Bernard of Clairvaux, © 1941 Concordia Publishing House, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220; tune: Hans Leo Hassler, public domain. - My Song Is Love Unknown: Text by Samuel Crossman, public domain; tune by John N. Ireland, © John Ireland Trust, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Christ the Eternal Lord: Text: Timothy Dudley-Smith, © 1999 Hope Publishing Co, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220; tune: George J. Elvey, public domain.

Jesus has the right to shut down the Temple because he is the Messiah-Priest whose death and resurrection do what the Temple could only point to: be a connection between God and this world where sins are forgiven and God himself lives. Jesus and the Temple — Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost, November 7, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-twenty-fourth-sunday-after-pentecost Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211107-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 107:1–2, 8, 41–42 1 Kings 17:8–16 Hebrews 9:24–28 Mark 12:38–44 Hymns: - My Worth Is Not in What I Own: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Graham Kendrick, © 2014 Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings: Text: Gregory J. Wismar, © 2004 Gregory J. Wismar, used with permission, LSB Hymn License no. 110001220; tune: Columbian Harmony, Cincinnati, 1825; Worship & Rejoice, Carol Stream, 2001, public domain. - Take My Life and Let It Be: Text: Frances R. Havergal, tune: Henri A. C. Malan; Text and tune are in the public domain. - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence: Text: Liturgy of St. James, 5th century; tune: French, 17th century; text and tune are in the public domain. - Be Unto Your Name: Text and tune by Gary Sadler and Lynn DeShazo; © 1998 Integrity's Hosanna! Music, used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Children of the Heavenly Father: Text by Carolina Sandell Berg, trns. Ernst W. Olson; tune by Lofsanger och andeliga wisor, 1873; © Augsburg Publishing House; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Jesus Loves Me: Text by Anna B. Warner; tune by William B. Bradbury; text and tune are in the public domain.

Readings and sermon were delivered by Pastor Aaron Mueller. Reformation Day, October 31, 2021: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/2021-reformation-day Order of service: https://saintjamesglencarbon.org/wp-content/uploads/st-james-20211031-order-of-service.pdf Psalm 34:1–2, 11, 22 Isaiah 45:20–25 John 8:31–36 Galatians 2:11–20 Hymns: - May the Peoples Praise You: Text and Tune: David Zimmer, Ed Cash, Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, Stuart Townend; © 2016 Capitol CMG Paragon (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing), Getty Music Publishing (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.), Townend Songs (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.); used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - A Mighty Fortress Is Our God: Text and tune by Martin Luther, public domain. - By Faith: Text and tune by Keith Getty, Kristyn Getty, and Stuart Townend, © 2009 Thankyou Music, © Getty Music; used with permission, CCLI license # 20286740. - Jesus Paid It All: Text by Elvina M. Hall; tune by John T. Grape; text and tune are in the public domain. - I Need Thee Every Hour: Text by Annie S. Hawks and Robert Lowry; tune by Robert Lowry; text and tune are in the public domain. - Amazing Grace: Text by John Newton; tune by Columbian Harmony, 1829; text and tune are public domain. - Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer: Text: William Williams; tune: John Hughes; text and tune are in the public domain.