The 20th Sunday after Pentecost
October 18, 2009
Prelude Adagio and Allegro Benedetto Marcello
Josh Miller, cello
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) For the Beauty of the Earth Hymn 879
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.
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
Sovereign God, you
turn your greatness into goodness for all the peoples on
earth. Shape us into willing servants of your kingdom, and
make us desire always and only your will, through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C
Amen.
Word
Children’s Message (We sit)
First Reading Isaiah 53:4–12
This
reading is from the last of four passages in Isaiah that
are often called “servant songs.” Christians are probably
most familiar with this servant song. In light of Christian
faith, the servant’s healing ministry and redemptive
suffering are understood to be fulfilled in the life and
death of Christ.
Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our
diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by
God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our
transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was
the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we
are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all
turned to our own way, and the LORD has laid on him the
iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to
the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is
silent, so he did not open his mouth. By a perversion of
justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his
future? For he was cut off from the land of the living,
stricken for the transgression of my people. They made his
grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although
he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his
mouth. Yet it was the will of the LORD to crush him with
pain. When you make his life an offering for sin, he shall
see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him
the will of the LORD shall prosper. Out of his anguish he
shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his
knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, shall make many
righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I
will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall
divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out
himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors;
yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the
transgressors.
P
The
Word of the Lord. C
Thanks be to God.
Psalm
Psalm 91:9-16
Because you have made the LORD
your refuge,
and the Most High your habitation,
no evil will befall you,
nor shall affliction come near your dwelling.
For God will give the angels charge over you,
to guard you in all your ways.
Upon their hands they will bear you up,
lest you strike your foot against a stone.
R
You will tread upon the lion cub and viper;
you will trample down the lion and the serpent.
I will deliver those who cling to me;
I will uphold them, because they know my name.
They will call me, and I will answer them;
I will be with them in trouble; I will rescue and honor
them.
With long life will I satisfy them,
and show them my salvation.
R
Second Reading Hebrews 5:1–10
Using imagery from scripture
and from Jewish worship practices, Jesus is presented as
the great high priest who was obedient to God’s saving
plan. Through his suffering and death he has become the
source of eternal salvation.
Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in
charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to
offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal
gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is
subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer
sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the
people. And one does not presume to take this honor, but
takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So
also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high
priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You
are my Son, today I have begotten you”; as he says also in
another place, “You are a priest forever, according to the
order of Melchizedek.” In the days of his flesh, Jesus
offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and
tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and
he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although
he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he
suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the
source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having
been designated by God a high priest according to the order
of Melchizedek.
P
The
Word of the Lord. C
Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation (Music on Page 142)
Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia. Alleluia.
Gospel Mark
10:35-45
P The
Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark, the tenth chapter.
C
Glory to you, O Lord.
On the way to Jerusalem the
disciples ask Jesus to grant them seats of honor. Jesus
responds by announcing that he and his followers will
“rule” through self-giving service.
James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him
and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us
whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it
you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us
to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in
your glory.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what
you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink,
or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?”
They replied, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “The
cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with
which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my
right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is
for those for whom it has been prepared.” When the ten
heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So
Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among
the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord
it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them.
But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become
great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to
be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man
came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a
ransom for many.”
P The Gospel of the
Lord.
C
Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon (We
sit) “The
Most Desired Outcome” Pastor Robert Wallace
(We
stand)
Hymn
of the Day Will You Let Me Be Your
Servant Hymn 659
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.
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 Will Lift My
Eyes to the Hills Dave and Jean Perry
Youth Choir
(11:00am) The Beatitudes
Rhett Barnwell
Gallery Choir; Josh Miller, cello
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.
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.
Anthem (8:30am) Amazing Grace
arr.. Jay Althouse
Youth Choir
Hymns during Communion 712, 522
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 Lord, Dismiss Us with Your
Blessing Hymn 545
Dismissal
P Go in
peace. Serve the Lord.
C
Thanks be to God.
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