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Thursday, September 21, 2023

Worship Bulletin


Welcome to Glendale Lutheran!


Choir rehearsals are Tuesday evenings at 7:00pm. We meet in the choir room. Come join us and find out more about what we’ll do together this fall!


Deacon List…If you need to talk to a fellow believer, email or call Pastor Scott or one of these deacons: Cathie Albers (cathleenalbers@charter.net), Joel Hempel (jhempel411@gmail.com), Marcia Hempel (mshempel11@att.net), Bob Jacobson (rjacobson@hy-c.com), or Tony Petzoldt (tonypetzoldt@sbcglobal.net). 

The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost

CCLS Sunday

September 24, 2023

Sunday 9:15am

Prelude


Greeting and Welcome


Lighting of the Candles


Hymn of Invocation – The Lord’s My Shepherd, I’ll Not Want (LSB 710)


The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want;

He makes me down to lie

In pastures green; He leadeth me

The quiet waters by.


My soul He doth restore again

And me to walk doth make

Within the paths of righteousness,

E’en for His own name’s sake.


Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale,

Yet will I fear no ill;

For Thou art with me, and Thy rod

And staff me comfort still.


My table Thou hast furnishèd

In presence of my foes;

My head Thou dost with oil anoint,

And my cup overflows.


Goodness and mercy all my life

Shall surely follow me;

And in God’s house forevermore

My dwelling place shall be.


+ Preparation +


Invocation

P: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit

C: Amen.


Opening SentencesPsalm 67:1-5, 7

P: May God be gracious to us and bless us and make His face to shine upon us,

C: that Your way may be known on earth, Your saving power among all nations.

P: Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You!

C: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth.

P: Let the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You!

C: God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear Him!


Confession and Absolution

P: It is good and right that we should make confession of our sins and hear the words of absolution that assure us of God’s forgiveness. The section on “Confession” in the Small Catechism written by Dr. Martin Luther instructs and directs us with these words:

C: Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven.

P: Humble yourselves then before God, confess your sins to Him, and implore His forgiveness.

C: O almighty God, merciful Father, I, a troubled and penitent sinner, confess to You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your present and eternal punishment. By nature I am a sinful creature. By thought, word, and deed I have continually transgressed Your law. For the sake of the sufferings and death of Your Son, Jesus Christ, be gracious and merciful to me, a penitent and contrite being. Forgive me all my sins and grant me the power of Your Holy Spirit that I may amend my sinful life.

P: God be gracious to you and strengthen your faith.

C: Amen.

P: As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

P: Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely and may your lives reflect His forgiveness. Be at peace!

C: Amen.


+ Word +


First ReadingIsaiah 55:6–9

“Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near; let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that he may have compassion on him, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.”


P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.


Epistle 2 Corinthians 13:1–14

This is the third time I am coming to you. Every charge must be established by the evidence of two or three witnesses. I warned those who sinned before and all the others, and I warn them now while absent, as I did when present on my second visit, that if I come again I will not spare them—since you seek proof that Christ is speaking in me. He is not weak in dealing with you, but is powerful among you. For he was crucified in weakness, but lives by the power of God. For we also are weak in him, but in dealing with you we will live with him by the power of God.

Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test! I hope you will find out that we have not failed the test. But we pray to God that you may not do wrong—not that we may appear to have met the test, but that you may do what is right, though we may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against the truth, but only for the truth. For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. Your restoration is what we pray for. For this reason I write these things while I am away from you, that when I come I may not have to be severe in my use of the authority that the Lord has given me for building up and not for tearing down.

Finally, brothers, rejoice. Aim for restoration, comfort one another, agree with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. Greet one another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.


P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.


Holy GospelMatthew 20:1-16

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twentieth chapter.

C: Glory to You, O Lord.


“For the kingdom of heaven is like a master of a house who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for a denarius a day, he sent them into his vineyard. And going out about the third hour he saw others standing idle in the marketplace, and to them he said, ‘You go into the vineyard too, and whatever is right I will give you.’ So they went. Going out again about the sixth hour and the ninth hour, he did the same. And about the eleventh hour he went out and found others standing. And he said to them, ‘Why do you stand here idle all day?’ They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You go into the vineyard too.’ And when evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his foreman, ‘Call the laborers and pay them their wages, beginning with the last, up to the first.’ And when those hired about the eleventh hour came, each of them received a denarius. Now when those hired first came, they thought they would receive more, but each of them also received a denarius. And on receiving it they grumbled at the master of the house, saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong. Did you not agree with me for a denarius? Take what belongs to you and go. I choose to give to this last worker as I give to you. Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’ So the last will be first, and the first last.”


P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to You, O Christ.


Catechism – The Third Article

P: The Third Article of the Apostles’ Creed outlines the work of the Holy Spirit and presents the ways in which the Spirit commends the love of God to us and for us and in us in this world and in the one that is to come.

C: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

P: What does this mean?

C: I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith. In the same way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. In this Christian Church He daily and richly forgives all my sins and the sins of all believers. On the Last Day He will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ. This is most certainly true.


Children’s Hymn – Create in Me (LSB 956)


Create in me a clean heart, O God,

And renew a right spirit within me.

Cast me not away from Thy presence;

And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.

Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation;

And uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.


Children’s Message – Ryan Philpot


Hymn of the Day – Have No Fear, Little Flock (LSB 735)


Have no fear, little flock;

Have no fear, little flock,

For the Father has chosen

To give you the Kingdom;

Have no fear, little flock!


Have good cheer, little flock;

Have good cheer, little flock,

For the Father will keep you

In His love forever;

Have good cheer, little flock!


Praise the Lord high above;

Praise the Lord high above,

For He stoops down to heal you,

Uplift and restore you;

Praise the Lord high above!


Thankful hearts raise to God;

Thankful hearts raise to God,

For He stays close beside you,

In all things works with you;

Thankful hearts raise to God!


Sermon 


Prayers


+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 24 – Tori Williams; 25 – Sandy Faeth, Chris Schaefer; 26 – Bob Jacobson; 28 – Gerry Lucas, John Steele; 29 – Marilyn Young, Tamara Schumacher; 30 – Tracey Ortstadt, Cheryl Kight, Miriam Lee

+ Wedding anniversaries: 26 – John & Miriam Lee, Matt & Katie Dawdy; 28 – John & Sharon Willmann; 29 – Matt & Laura Grossenheider


Special Celebrations and Needs:

+ Church family members: Hank Schlichter, diagnosed with inoperable stomach cancer; Jan Hurley, undergoing radiation and chemotherapy; Ken Kight, battling cancer

+ Friends of our congregation: Linda, friend of a member, upon her breast cancer diagnosis; Gary Schouten, cousin of Valerie Wehmueller, fighting kidney cancer; Rebecca Guion, daughter-in-law of Mary Guion, in the hospital

+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Twylah Atwood, Mary Aufderheide, Jules Bush, Frank & Sharon Gaal, Mary Guion, Jerry & Jane Keathley, Jim & Judy Thielker, Shirley Williams

Offering
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Offertory


+ Sacrament +


Preface

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 Him thanks and praise.


Proper Preface

P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, Lord our God, for You have graciously blessed us through the Word Incarnate, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who for our sake died on the cross and rose from the dead to put an end to death. Confident of His compassion for us, faithfully and continually learning of Him, and rejoicing in the company of the saints on earth and those above, we laud and magnify Your holy name.


Prayer of Thanksgiving

P: Blessed are You, O Lord our God, King of all creation, for You have had mercy on us and have showed Your gracious power to us through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord. We give You thanks that in His most Holy Supper You reveal Your sacred presence among us. Grant that we may receive the blessings of forgiveness, life, and salvation that come to us in His body and blood as we gather at His command.

C: Amen.


The Words of Our Lord

P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My + body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.” In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”


Proclamation of Christ

P: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

P: O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:


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.


Pax Domini 

P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen.


Distribution 


Distribution Hymn – Thy Body, Given for Me, O Savior (LSB 619)


Thy body, giv’n for me, O Savior,

Thy blood which Thou for me didst shed,

These are my life and strength forever,

By them my hungry soul is fed. Refrain


Refrain: Lord, may Thy body and Thy blood

Be for my soul the highest good!


With Thee, Lord, I am now united;

I live in Thee and Thou in me.

No sorrow fills my soul, delighted

It finds its only joy in Thee. Refrain


Who can condemn me now? For surely

The Lord is nigh, who justifies.

No hell I fear, and thus securely

With Jesus I to heaven rise. Refrain


Though death may threaten with disaster,

It cannot rob me of my cheer;

For He who is of death the master

With aid and comfort e’er is near. Refrain


My heart has now become Thy dwelling,

O blessèd, holy Trinity.

With angels I, Thy praises telling,

Shall live in joy eternally. Refrain


Blessing


Post-Communion Thanksgiving

P: Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we thank You for having fed us with Your life-giving food. Strengthen us through the same, especially in times of challenge or persecution, and grant us a portion with the saints in light eternal. This we ask through Jesus Christ, our everlasting High Priest, who with You and the Holy Spirit are one God, world without end.

C: Amen.


Closing Hymn – Christ, the Life of All the Living (LSB 420, verses 5-7)


Thou hast suffered men to bruise Thee,

That from pain I might be free;

Falsely did Thy foes accuse Thee:

Thence I gain security;

Comfortless Thy soul did languish

Me to comfort in my anguish.

Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,

Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.


Thou hast suffered great affliction

And hast borne it patiently,

Even death by crucifixion,

Fully to atone for me;

Thou didst choose to be tormented

That my doom should be prevented.

Thousand, thousand thanks shall be,

Dearest Jesus, unto Thee.


Then, for all that wrought my pardon,

For Thy sorrows deep and sore,

For Thine anguish in the Garden,

I will thank Thee evermore,

Thank Thee for Thy groaning, sighing,

For Thy bleeding and Thy dying,

For that last triumphant cry,

And shall praise Thee, Lord, on high.


Blessing of Playground (go outside into playground enclosure)

P: Let this playground be opened in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

P: Beloved in the Lord, the psalmist declares that the learning of God’s Word is to His praise, saying, “I will praise You with an upright heart, when I learn Your just and righteous decrees. Blessed are You, O Lord; teach me Your statutes.” 


Since the Lord has taught us in His holy Word that all things are holy when sanctified by the Word of God and prayer, it is fitting that we bless and sanctify this playground that it may be a place where all may grow in the knowledge and wisdom of the only true and saving God.


Let us pray. Almighty God, our heavenly Father, since You have committed the care and nurture of children to Your people, graciously enlighten those who teach and learn at this school that they may know the truth and trust in You all the days of their lives; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.


Benediction 

P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.

C: Amen.



+ WORSHIP LEADERS +

Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist – Pastor Scott

Organist/Pianist – Seth Carruthers

Lector – Beth Nicolaus

Communion – John Steele and Seminary Student

Sound/Video – Mike Toney

Ushers – Steve Phelps, Gerry Lucas, Rodger Lubben, Jack Hurley

Greeters – Ken & Jeanne Clark

Playground Committee – Jerry Nicolaus, Derek Don, Paul Barbercheck, Andy Ryan, Beth Kiessling, Rod Nobis, Pastor Scott


Altar flowers this morning are given by the Beverly Dixson

In memory of Kim Dixson and Herb Dixson

Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.