Let us go up to the House of the Lord
Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;
let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation!
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise!
Oh come, let us worship and bow down;
let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!
For he is our God,
and we are the people of his pasture,
and the sheep of his hand (Ps. 95:1-2, 6-7).
WORSHIP & STUDY
9:15 AM - Sunday School and Bible Study
10:30 AM - Divine Worship Service, The Lord's Supper is served on the first and third Sundays.
10:30 AM Wednesday, Confessions Study
7PM Wednesday, Divine Spoken Service
5:30PM Wednesday, Public Confirmation and Religion Classes for grades 5-8. Classes resume in August 2025
Upcoming Events
Nov. 26 - Thanksgiving Eve Service, 7PM
Dec. 12th - Living Nativity
December 24 - Christmas Eve Service, 7PM
December 25 - Christmas Day Service, 9AM
EVERY HEART PREPARE
We decorate in preparation for Christmas. In November and December people spend hours putting up lights in their living space and ornaments on their evergreens. Poinsettias are placed on the mantel and presents under the tree, and we “deck the halls with boughs of holly.” These Christmas decorations bring enjoyment and anticipation to the holiday.
Advent is the church’s season of preparation for Christmas, for the coming of the Lord. This Advent season, as part of our preparation, we reflect upon three common Christmas decorations and how they help us see Christ and prepare for His coming: evergreens, lights, and the creche. Then on Christmas we will focus on the decorated presents which point us to the greatest gift of all, Jesus Christ.
ADVENT & CHRISTMAS SCHEDULE
Join us for a pre-advent service meal at 5:30-6:30 and service at 7PM
CHRISTMAS DAY SERVICE: 9AM
SERVICE DATES AND SERMON THEMES
Wednesday, December 3rd, Midweek of Advent 1
EVERGREENS, Preacher, Rev. Aaron Kotila, Trinity, El Reno
We decorate in preparation for Christmas. Our decoration preparation includes the use of evergreens—from Christmas trees to pine garland. The evergreen decorations also help us prepare for the advent (or coming) of Jesus during Advent—a season of preparation. Today we will consider how evergreens point us to the coming of Christ and the eternal life that He brings.
Wednesday, December 10th, Midweek of ADVENT 2
LIGHTS, Preacher, Rev. Timothy McCarty, Emmanuel, Kingfisher
We decorate in preparation for Christmas. Our decoration preparation includes the use of lights—from candles to twinkling LEDs. These luminous decorations also help us prepare for the advent (or coming) of Jesus during Advent, a season of preparation. Today we will consider how lights point us to the coming of Christ and the glory He brings.
Wednesday, December 17th, Midweek of Advent 3
CRÈCHE, Preacher, Rev. Ray Smith, St. John's, Okarche
We decorate in preparation for Christmas. Our decoration preparation includes the use of the crèche—the miniature model of the nativity scene. The crèche is a distinctively Christian decoration in that it depicts the characters involved in the nativity of Christ: Mary, Joseph, the shepherds, the Wise Men, the angels, the stable animals, and—most important of all—the infant Jesus. As we view this manger scene, we recall the timeless story of God coming to earth as a baby to redeem us from our sins.
Wednesday, December 24th, The Nativity of Our Lord
WRAPPED PRESENTS, Preacher, Rev. Aaron Kotila, Trinity, El Reno
We decorate for Christmas. Our decorations include wrapped presents—gifts in colorful boxes and bags that are placed under the Christmas tree. But these gifts all pale in comparison to the gift that started it all at Christmas—the gift of God’s Son, whose birth brings us regeneration, renewal, and eternal life. On Christmas [Eve], we consider how the gifts under the tree point us to God’s indescribable gift in Jesus Christ.
Wednesday, 9AM, December 25, Christmas Day
UNWRAPPED PRESENTS, Preacher, Rev. Aaron Kotila, Trinity, El Reno
We wrap presents and place them under the Chrismas tree and for many those wrapped presents are long awaited gifts to behold the giver's love. As we consider the torn wrapping paper scattered about the house Christmas morn, let us recall God's love for all people, as He sent forth the greatest gift the world has ever received, the gift of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord filled with grace and truth.
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MUSIC
MATINS
Click here to practice singing the Order of Matins, LSB, 219ff
SERVICE OF PRAYER AND PREACHING