Dec. 17, 2023 -- 11:00

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT “Rejoice always,” begins the reading from 1 Thessalonians. Isaiah and the psalmist make clear that God is turning our mourning into laughter and shouts of joy. “All God’s children got a robe,” go the words of a spiritual. It is not so much a stately, formal, pressed outfit as it is a set of party clothes, clothes we are happy to wear. We receive that robe in baptism, and in worship we gather for a foretaste of God’s party. Pastor John Futterer, Senior Pastor www.kimballchurch.org COPYRIGHTS I WANT TO WALK AS A CHILD OF THE LIGHT Contributors: Kathleen Thomerson, Text and Music: © 1970, Kathleen Thomerson A LIGHT WILL SHINE Contributors: Lloyd Larson MUSIC: Used with permission under ONE LICENSE A-731197 and CCLI #3289425. All rights reserved. LITURGY: From Sundays and Seasons.com Copyright 2023 Augsburg Fortress, All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License SAS003917