Reformation Sunday
October 25, 2009
Prelude
Glorious Things
of Thee Are Spoken Austrian Hymn
St. Matthew’s Ringers arr. Bill Ingram
Welcome
We’re delighted to greet everyone
in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, who takes away our
sin and offers grace to all people. If you are a guest,
please fill out the Guest Form. If you’re looking for a
meaningful ministry with which to become involved, you are
encouraged to speak with the Pastor.
Mission Moment
Gathering
(We stand)
Brief
Order for Confession & Forgiveness
P
We gather in the name
of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C
Amen.
P God of all mercy and consolation,
come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to
live for you
alone.
Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess
our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the
fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C
Amen
Confession
(We kneel)
P Most merciful God,
C
we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free
ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought,
word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have
left undone. We have not loved you with
our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as
ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,
have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so
that we may delight in your will and walk in
your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
Absolution
P In the mercy of almighty God,
Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God
forgives us all our
sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of
Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare
to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name
of the Father, and of the
ς Son, and of
the Holy
Spirit.
C
Amen
Entrance
Hymn (We
stand) Holy God We Praise Your Name
Hymn 414
Greeting
P The
grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all!
C
And, also with you.
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Kyrie (Music on
page 138)
P In peace,
let us pray to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P For the peace from above, and for
our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P For the
peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the church
of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray
to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P For
this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship
and praise, let us pray to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P Help, save, comfort, and defend
us, gracious Lord.
C
Amen.
Hymn of Praise (Music on page 140)
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
Worthy
is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free
to be people of God.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
Power,
riches, wisdom, and strength, and honor, blessing, and
glory are his.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
Sing
with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all
creation:
Blessing, honor, glory, and might be to God and the Lamb
forever. Amen.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
For the
Lamb who was slain has begun his reign. Alleluia.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia,
alleluia, alleluia.
Prayer of the Day
P
Almighty God, gracious
Lord, we thank you that your Holy Spirit renews the church
in every age. Pour out
your Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep them
steadfast in your word, protect and comfort them in
times of trial, defend them against all enemies of the
gospel, and bestow on the church your saving peace,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and
reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now
and forever.
C
Amen.
Consecration Hymns 685, 677
Word
First Reading Jeremiah 31:31–34
The
renewed covenant will not be breakable, but like the old
covenant it will expect the people to live upright lives.
To know the Lord
means that one will defend the cause of the poor and needy
(Jer. 22:16). The renewed covenant is possible only because
the Lord will
forgive iniquity and not remember sin. Our hope lies in a
God who forgets
The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make
a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of
Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with
their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them
out
of the land of Egypt — a covenant that they broke, though I
was their husband, says the LORD. But this is the covenant
that I will make with the house of Israel after those days,
says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will
write
it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall
be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or
say to
each other, “Know the LORD,” for they shall all know me,
from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for
I
will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no
more.
P The Word of the
Lord. C
Thanks be to God.
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Second Reading Romans 3:19–28
Paul’s words stand at the
heart of the preaching of Martin Luther and the other
Reformation leaders. No human beings make
themselves right with God through works of the law. We are
brought into a right relationship with God through the
divine activity
centered in Christ’s death. This act is a gift of grace
that liberates us from sin and empowers our faith in Jesus
Christ.
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those
who are under the law, so that every mouth may be
silenced, and the whole world may be held accountable to
God. For “no human being will be justified in his sight” by
deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the
knowledge of sin. But now, apart from law, the
righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by
the law and the prophets, the righteousness of God through
faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no
distinction, since all have sinned and fall short of the
glory of
God; they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through
the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put
forward
as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through
faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in
his
divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously
committed; it was to prove at the present time that he
himself
is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in
Jesus. Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By
what
law? By that of works? No, but by the law of faith. For we
hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works
prescribed by the law.
P
The
Word of the Lord. C
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Procession Lord, Keep Us
Steadfast in Your Word Hymn 517
Stanza 1-2
Gospel
John 8:31–36
P The
Holy Gospel according to Saint John, the eighth chapter.
C
Glory to you, O Lord.
Jesus speaks of truth and
freedom as spiritual realities known through his word. He
reveals the truth that sets people free from
sin.
Then Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If
you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and
you
will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have
never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying,
‘You will be made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Very truly,
I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The
slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the
son has a place there forever. So if the Son makes you
free, you will be free indeed.
P
The
Gospel of the Lord.
C
Praise to you, O Christ.
Gospel
Procession Lord, Keep Us
Steadfast in Your Name Hymn 517
Stanza 3
Sermon (We
sit) Pastor Robert Wallace
(We
stand)
Hymn
of the Day The Church’s One
Foundation Hymn 654
Apostles’
Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven
and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead.
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On the third day he rose again;
he ascended into heaven,
he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
The
Prayers of the People (We
kneel)
After each prayer petition:
P Lord in your mercy
C
Hear our prayer.
The prayers conclude:
P Receive our prayers, holy God, and
give us all we need for this day and the days to come,
through the power
of the Holy Spirit, and in the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord.
C
Amen.
Peace (We
stand)
P The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
C
And also with you.
(Please feel free to move about
and share God’s Peace with one another!)
Meal
Offering (We
sit)
Anthem
(8:30am)
I Love Your
Kingdom Lord Aaron Williams
Family Choir
(11:00am) Let Thy Holy Spirit Come Upon
Us Peter
Tschesnokoff
Gallery Choir
Offering
Response (We stand)
Tune: Lasst uns
erfreuen
C
O friends, in gladness let us sing,
Supernal anthems echoing: Alleluia! Alleluia!
To God the Father, God the Son
And God the Spirit, Three in One:
Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia, alleluia.
Offering Prayer
P God of majesty, in
your might you have created all things, and you entrust to
our care what you have made.
Receive our offerings, and make them a sign of our
dedication to provide for the needs of all people and
creatures, in the name of the one who sustains all things
by his word, Jesus Christ our Lord.
C
Amen.
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The Great Thanksgiving (Music on page 144)
P The
Lord be with you.
C
And also with you.
P Lift
up your hearts.
C
We lift them to the Lord.
P Let us
give thanks to the Lord our God.
C
It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Proper Preface
Sanctus (Music
on page 144)
Holy, holy, holy Lord. God of pow’r and might
heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna, Hosanna.
Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Words of Institution
In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took
bread and gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for
you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave
it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new
covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for
the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
trespasses,
as we forgive those who trespass against us;
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and
ever. Amen.
Communion
All
baptized Christians are invited to share in the Eucharist.
Those who are not baptized, or wish to receive only a
blessing,
are asked to fold their arms over their chest. Communion
will be by intinction (dipping). Please follow the usher’s
direction.
Music
at the Distribution (We sit)
Agnus Dei (Music on page
146)
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: have mercy
on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: have mercy
on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: grant us
peace.
Hymns during Communion 514, 631
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Post Communion Blessing and Prayer (We
stand)
P
Loving
God, in this meal you sustain the weary and heal the
broken. May the gift of your word made flesh,
the body and blood of Christ, inspire our tongues to praise
you and proclaim to the entire world the Savior,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
C
Amen.
P
The
Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you
with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon
you with favor and
ς give you peace.
C
Amen.
Sending Hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our
God Hymn
504
Stanza 3 - Choir only (11:00 am)
Dismissal
P Go in
peace. Serve the Lord.
C
Thanks be to God.
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