Sunday’s Sermon:Aliso Creek Church PodcastOpening Song: Oh Righteous Branch by Caroline Cobb and Andrew OsengaLyrics:Oh righteous branch from Jesse's rootPlease come and bring Your kingdomThe lion dwelling with the lambBring peace and life and freedomOh Son of David come to ruleAnd reign in us foreverCome write Your law upon our heartsAnd keep us like a shepherdHallelujah Jesus we wait for YouHallelujah Jesus come soon come soonMessiah come Your Spirit giveTurn stony hearts to fleshRedeem us from captivityThe power of sin and deathJesus come soon come soonAt last at last the morning comesWith healing in its wingsWe'll leap like calves loosed from their stallsFor You have done great thingsYes You have done great thingsPassage: 1 ou would tear the heavens open and come down, so that mountains would quake at your presence—2 just as fire kindles brushwood, and fire boils water— to make your name known to your enemies, so that nations would tremble at your presence!3 When you did awesome works that we did not expect, you came down, and the mountains quaked at your presence.4 From ancient times no one has heard, no one has listened to, no eye has seen any God except you who acts on behalf of the one who waits for him.5 You welcome the one who joyfully does what is right; they remember you in your ways. But we have sinned, and you were angry. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?6 All of us have become like something unclean, and all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment; all of us wither like a leaf, and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.7 No one calls on your name, striving to take hold of you. For you have hidden your face from us and made us melt because of our iniquity.8 Yet LORD, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we all are the work of your hands.9 LORD, do not be terribly angry or remember our iniquity forever. Please look—all of us are your people!(Isaiah Musical Reflection: O Come, O Come Emmanuel (VENI, VENI, EMMANUEL) by Thomas HelmoreReflection Notes: The tune VENI IMMANUEL comes from a 15th century chant and originally served as part of a requiem mass. Thomas Helmore adapted it for congregational use as a hymn in the late 1800s, while still retaining the speech-like flow of the original chant. The text dates back to the 8th century and was translated from Latin to English by J. M. Neal. Prayer: This is another day, O Lord. I know not what it will bring forth, but make me ready, Lord, for whatever it may be. If I am to stand up, help me to stand bravely. If I am to sit still, help me to sit quietly. If I am to lie low, help me to do it patiently. And if I am to do nothing, let me do it gallantly. Make these words more than words, and give me the Spirit of Jesus. Amen.