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Thursday, September 28, 2023

Worship Bulletin


Welcome to Glendale Lutheran!


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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 Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost

October 1, 2023

Sunday 9:15am

Divine Service III

Prelude 


Greeting and Welcome


Lighting of the Candles


Hymn of Invocation – Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (LSB 528, v 1-4)


Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing

My great Redeemer’s praise,

The glories of my God and King,

The triumphs of His grace!


My gracious Master and my God,

Assist me to proclaim,

To spread through all the earth abroad,

The honors of Thy name.


Jesus! The name that charms our fears,

That bids our sorrows cease;

’Tis music in the sinner’s ears,

’Tis life and health and peace.


He breaks the pow’r of canceled sin;

He sets the pris’ner free.

His blood can make the foulest clean;

His blood avails for me.


+ Preparation +


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

C: Amen.


P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

 

P: Our help is in the name of the Lord,

C: who made heaven and earth.

P: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,

C: and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.


Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.


P: O almighty God, merciful Father,

C: I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.


P: Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.


+ Word +


Introit 

P: The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.

C: Praise the LORD! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.

P: The LORD builds up Jerusalem; he gathers the outcasts of Israel.

C: He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

P: He determines the number of the stars; he gives to all of them their names.

C: Great is our Lord, and abundant in power; his understanding is beyond measure.


All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen


P: The LORD lifts up the humble; he casts the wicked to the ground.


Kyrie

Lord, have mercy upon us.

Christ, have mercy upon us.

Lord, have mercy upon us.  


Gloria in Excelsis

Glory be to God on High,

and on earth peace, goodwill toward men.

We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee.

we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory.

O Lord God, heav'nly King, God the Father Almighty.

O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ;

O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,

that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us.

Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.

Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us.

For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord.

Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost,

art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

  

Salutation and Collect of the Day

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And with thy spirit. 

P: Let us pray. Almighty God, You exalted Your Son to the place of all honor and authority. Enlighten our minds by Your Holy Spirit that, confessing Jesus as Lord, we may be led into all truth; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen. 


First ReadingJob 1:1–12

There was a man in the land of Uz whose name was Job, and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil. There were born to him seven sons and three daughters. He possessed 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, and 500 female donkeys, and very many servants, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the east. His sons used to go and hold a feast in the house of each one on his day, and they would send and invite their three sisters to eat and drink with them. And when the days of the feast had run their course, Job would send and consecrate them, and he would rise early in the morning and offer burnt offerings according to the number of them all. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts.” Thus Job did continually.

Now there was a day when the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came among them. The LORD said to Satan, “From where have you come?” Satan answered the LORD and said, “From going to and fro on the earth, and from walking up and down on it.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil?” Then Satan answered the LORD and said, “Does Job fear God for no reason? Have you not put a hedge around him and his house and all that he has, on every side? You have blessed the work of his hands, and his possessions have increased in the land. But stretch out your hand and touch all that he has, and he will curse you to your face.” And the LORD said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your hand. Only against him do not stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.


P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.


Epistle Philippians 2:1–4, 14–18

So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 

Do all things without grumbling or questioning, that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and twisted generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world, holding fast to the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I may be proud that I did not run in vain or labor in vain. Even if I am to be poured out as a drink offering upon the sacrificial offering of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with you all. Likewise you also should be glad and rejoice with me.


P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.


Alleluia and Verse

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. 


Holy GospelMatthew 21:23–27

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twenty-first chapter. 

C: Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 


When [Jesus] entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, “By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?” 

Jesus answered them, “I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man?” And they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’ But if we say, ‘From man,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet.” So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.


P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise be to Thee, O Christ. 


Apostles' Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.


And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.


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.


Children’s Hymn – Open Our Eyes (AGPS 195)


Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus

To reach out and touch Him

And say that we love Him.

Open our ears, Lord, help us to listen.

Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus. 


Children’s Message – Pastor Scott 


Hymn of the Day – All Who Believe and Are Baptized (LSB 601)


All who believe and are baptized

Shall see the Lord’s salvation;

Baptized into the death of Christ,

They are a new creation.

Through Christ’s redemption they shall stand

Among the glorious, heav’nly band

Of ev’ry tribe and nation.


With one accord, O God, we pray:

Grant us Your Holy Spirit.

Help us in our infirmity

Through Jesus’ blood and merit.

Grant us to grow in grace each day

That by this sacrament we may

Eternal life inherit.


Sermon 


Offertory

 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.

Offering
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Prayers


+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 5 – Megan Mertz; 6 – Gloria Nobis

+ Wedding anniversaries: 2 – Devin & Marilee Sauer; 4 – Justin & Candace Lane


Special Celebrations and Needs:

+ Church family members: Sandy Barbercheck, recovering from knee replacement surgery; 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


+ Sacrament +


Preface

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And with thy spirit.

P: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them up unto the Lord. 

P: Let us give thanks unto the Lord our God.

C: It is meet and right so to do. 

P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:


Sanctus

Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth;

heav'n and earth are full of Thy glory.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed is He, blessed is He, 

Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord.

Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.


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.


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.”


Pax Domini 

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

C: Amen. 


Agnus Dei

O Christ, Thou Lamb of God,

that takest away the sin of the world,

have mercy upon us.

O Christ, Thou Lamb of God,

that takest away the sin of the world,

have mercy upon us.

O Christ, Thou Lamb of God,

that takest away the sin of the world,

grant us Thy peace. Amen.


Distribution 


Distribution Hymn – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence (LSB 621)


Let all mortal flesh keep silence

And with fear and trembling stand;

Ponder nothing earthly-minded,

For with blessing in His hand

Christ our God to earth descending

Comes our homage to demand.


King of kings yet born of Mary,

As of old on earth He stood,

Lord of lords in human vesture,

In the body and the blood,

He will give to all the faithful

His own self for heav’nly food.


Rank on rank the host of heaven

Spreads its vanguard on the way

As the Light of Light, descending

From the realms of endless day,

Comes the pow’rs of hell to vanquish

As the darkness clears away.


At His feet the six-winged seraph,

Cherubim with sleepless eye,

Veil their faces to the presence

As with ceaseless voice they cry:

“Alleluia, alleluia!

Alleluia, Lord Most High!”


Blessing


Nunc Dimittis   


Thanksgiving

P: O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, 

C: And His mercy endureth forever. 

P: Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen. 


Salutation and Benedicamus

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And with thy spirit. 

P: Bless we the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God. 


Benediction  

P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and + give you peace.

C: Amen, amen, amen. 


Closing Hymn – Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing (LSB 528, v 5-7)


Look unto Him, ye nations; own

Your God, ye fallen race.

Look and be saved through faith alone,

Be justified by grace.


See all your sins on Jesus laid;

The Lamb of God was slain.

His soul was once an off’ring made

For ev’ry soul of man.


To God all glory, praise, and love

Be now and ever giv’n

By saints below and saints above,

The Church in earth and heav’n.


Postlude 


+ WORSHIP LEADERS +

Preacher/Celebrant/Liturgist – Pastor Scott

Organist/Pianist – Seth Carruthers

Lector – Tim Cosby

Communion – Steve Phelps and Seminary Student

Sound/Video – John Steele

Ushers – Terry Buchholz, Ken Clark, Ron Froesel, Jack Hurley

Greeters – Greg & Karen Frimel


Altar flowers this morning are given by the Jack & Janet Hurley

In honor of Bryan and Jan’s birthdays


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.