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VIDEO: Wednesday, December 3, 2025 - Complete Service

First Mid-Week Service in Advent
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AUDIO: Readings & Sermon for Wednesday, December 3, 2025

First Mid-Week Service in Advent
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First Reading – Hosea 14:4-8 
I will heal their apostasy; 
I will love them freely, 
for My anger has turned from them. 
I will be like the dew to Israel; 
he shall blossom like the lily; 
he shall take root like the trees of Lebanon; 
his shoots shall spread out; 
his beauty shall be like the olive, 
and his fragrance like Lebanon. 
They shall return and dwell beneath my shadow; 
they shall flourish like the grain; 
they shall blossom like the vine; 
their fame shall be like the wine of Lebanon. 
O Ephraim, what have I to do with idols? 
It is I who answer and look after you. 
I am like an evergreen cypress; 
from Me comes your fruit. 

Second Reading – Revelation 22:1–5 
Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city; also, on either side of the river, the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, yielding its fruit each month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations. No longer will there be anything accursed, but the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and His servants will worship Him. They will see His face, and His name will be on their foreheads. And night will be no more. They will need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will be their light, and they will reign forever and ever. 

Third Reading -- John 11:17–27 
Now when Jesus came, He found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them concerning their brother. So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went and met Him, but Mary remained seated in the house. Martha said to Jesus, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died. 

But even now I know that whatever You ask from God, God will give You.” Jesus said to her, “Your brother will rise again.” Martha said to Him, “I know that he will rise again in the resurrection on the last day.” Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in Me shall never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I believe that You are the Christ, the Son of God, who is coming into the world.” 

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FINAL DAY (12/3) to RSVP for Ornament Exchange

Hello Women of Zion!
Today (Wednesday, December 3, 2025) is the LAST DAY to RSVP for our annual Christmas Ornament Exchange & Dinner. 

Never made it to this event before? ... It's a blast, just ask any of the gals of all ages who attend every year.  Take our word for it ... you won't want to miss it! 
  
Christmas Ornament Exchange
Sunday, December 14, 5:00 p.m., Napoli's Restaurant Bridgeville
Join us once again as we gift (and maybe steal) the ornament we never knew we needed!
Please bring a new ornament of your choice wrapped with no tag. 
Cost is $30 per person (cash or checks made payable to Zion Lutheran Church with Ornament Exchange in the memo line)
RSVP TO TRACEY (tharris@zlcb.org) BY DECEMBER 3rd (Payment should be made as soon as possible)

Bulletin: Wednesday, December 3, 2025

First Mid-Week Service in Advent
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EVERGREENS 
“Prepare!” is often the watchword of the season as the world gets ready for another celebration of Christmas. An integral part of any preparation is decoration. We see decorations everywhere this time of year. The world may not comprehend the real meaning of Christmas, but even secular preparations use many of the same decorations beloved by Christians—an appropriation we shouldn’t mind at all, because these decorations point us to Christ. This year, as we look forward again to the coming of the Messiah, we take a fresh look at how the adornments of the season draw our eyes to Jesus, that we may more richly behold the love, peace, joy, and hope He comes to bring as this beauty is set before us. 

Tonight, we focus on evergreens. Perhaps the most innocuous decorations in the eyes of the world, their prickles remind us of the crown of thorns, and the berries of the holly evoke the blood-stained brow of our crucified Lord. Above all, the steadfastness of their green in the midst of death symbolizes life amid death—and the life eternal Jesus won for us on the cross. 

Christmas Caroling at Concordia of Bridgeville

The Youth Group and Sunday School invite you to
CHRISTMAS CAROLING AT CONCORDIA OF BRIDGEVILLE
Saturday, December 13th at 1:30 p.m.

Everyone is welcome to join our youth in caroling for the residents at Concordia of Bridgeville.
Wear Christmas clothes and meet outside of building 2