Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost 9/24
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
SEPTEMBER 24, 2023
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WELCOME TO ST. PAUL’S!
8:00 & 10:30 a.m.
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THE ENTRANCE RITE
PRELUDE With the Lord Begin Your Task Setting: William Braun
ENTRANCE HYMN With the Lord Begin Your Task LSB 869
1 With the Lord begin your task;
Jesus will direct it.
For His aid and counsel ask;
Jesus will perfect it.
Ev’ry morn with Jesus rise,
And when day is ended,
In His name then close your eyes;
Be to Him commended.
2 Let each day begin with prayer,
Praise, and adoration.
On the Lord cast ev’ry care;
He is your salvation.
Morning, evening, and at night
Jesus will be near you,
Save you from the tempter’s might,
With His presence cheer you.
3 With your Savior at your side,
Foes need not alarm you;
In His promises confide,
And no ill can harm you.
All your trust and hope repose
In the mighty Master,
Who in wisdom truly knows
How to stem disaster.
4 If your task be thus begun
With the Savior’s blessing,
Safely then your course will run,
Toward the promise pressing.
Good will follow ev’rywhere
While you here must wander;
You at last the joy will share
In the mansions yonder.
5 Thus, Lord Jesus, ev’ry task
Be to You commended;
May Your will be done, I ask,
Until life is ended.
Jesus, in Your name begun
Be the day’s endeavor;
Grant that it may well be done
To Your praise forever.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION LSB 167
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.
Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 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. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. 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.
Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. 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. Amen.
KYRIE LSB 168
In peace let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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.
Lord, have mercy.
For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
Amen.
HYMN OF PRAISE This is the Feast LSB 171
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God.
Power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and blessing and glory are His.
This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia.
Sing with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all creation:
Blessing and honor and glory and might be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen.
This is the feast of victory for our God, for the Lamb who was slain has begun His reign.
Alleluia, alleluia.
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray. Lord God, Heavenly Father,
since we cannot stand before You relying on anything we have done, help us trust in Your abiding grace and live according to Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST LESSON (Be seated) Isaiah 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.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
(10:30) ANTHEM Jubilation Choir Psalm 27 (Hopson Psalter)
God is my strong salvation; What foe have I to fear?
In peril and temptation My light, my help, is near.
Refrain: God is my light, the stronghold of my life.
God is my salvation; in God alone I trust.
Though hosts encamp around me, Firm to the fight I stand;
What terror can confound me, With God at my right hand?
Refrain: God is my light, the stronghold of my life.
God is my salvation; in God alone I trust.
Rely on God’s protection, With courage wait each day;
God’s truth be your affection, When weak, your hope and stay.
Refrain: God is my light, the stronghold of my life.
God is my salvation; in God alone I trust.
God’s might your heart shall strengthen, God’s love your joy increase;
With hope your days shall lengthen, The Lord will give you peace.
Refrain: God is my light, the stronghold of my life.
God is my salvation; in God alone I trust.
SECOND LESSON Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30
I want you to know, brothers, that what has happened to me has really served to advance the gospel, so that it has become known throughout the whole imperial guard and to all the rest that my imprisonment is for Christ. And most of the brothers, having become confident in the Lord by my imprisonment, are much more bold to speak the word without fear. . . .
for I know that through your prayers and the help of the Spirit of Jesus Christ this will turn out for my deliverance, as it is my eager expectation and hope that I will not be at all ashamed, but that with full courage now as always Christ will be honored in my body, whether by life or by death. For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith, so that in me you may have ample cause to glory in Christ Jesus, because of my coming to you again.
Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel, and not frightened in anything by your opponents. This is a clear sign to them of their destruction, but of your salvation, and that from God. For it has been granted to you that for the sake of Christ you should not only believe in him but also suffer for his sake, engaged in the same conflict that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
(10:30) CHILDREN’S SERMON
ALLELUIA VERSE (Stand) LSB 173
Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life. Alleluia.
GOSPEL Matthew 20:1-16
The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 20th chapter.
Glory to You, O Lord.
[Jesus said:] “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.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON (Be seated)
Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ:
In this year of reading through Matthew’s Gospel, we’ve now come to the 20th chapter. Those of you who were here last Sunday will recall that our reading on that day came from the 18th chapter. So as you can see, we’re skipping chapter 19.
Don’t worry, there’s nothing in that 19th chapter we’re trying to keep a secret. The material there simply gets covered during those years when we’re reading from the other Gospel accounts.
One thing we should note from that chapter, however, is that it ends with the same phrase concluding today’s reading: “the last will be first and the first will be last.” Here we have a statement from Jesus known as one of his “great reversal” statements. Jesus made many of these during his ministry, varying the wording depending on the circumstance. And one of the main points of these statements is that Jesus has come to challenge conventional thinking – turning it on its head, so to speak. In today’s Gospel reading, we see this challenge clearly delivered.
The reading is a parable in which a master of a house hires laborers to work in his vineyard. In the parable, the master pays all the laborers the same wage – whether the laborer started work early in the morning or whether he started sometime later.
And as we might imagine, this causes hard feelings among those who started their work early in the day. They feel they should get paid more.
But the master explains to the workers that he’s not broken any agreement with them, since he has paid each of them a full wage. He also reminds them that it’s his business, and he can do as he pleases. Finally, he tells them quite directly that they should not begrudge him for his generosity.
The parable ends with these statements of the master. And when we consider what we’ve just heard, we can easily discern its meaning.
The parable is meant to teach us about God’s amazing grace. God is like a master who pays even the last of his workers a full wage. His grace is amazing because he operates differently, and much more generously, than what we normally find in the world.
There are two ways that the parable makes this amazing grace known.
First, it shows how God provides work for us. Like the workers in the parable, God sees us standing around in life without purpose and place in the world and says: “follow me.” He joins us to his kingdom and shows us how to use our gifts for the kingdom’s goals.
And by the way, those kingdom goals are also alluded to in the parable. For just as the laborers were working in a vineyard, so also God’s goal for us is that we bear good fruit. This fruit is the faith and good works that God works in people’s lives through his Holy Spirit.
Second, the parable shows God’s grace by having the master give a full wage to everyone who worked– regardless of when they joined the kingdom. In his kingdom, even those who come late receive the full benefits of its fellowship. And these include the joys of hope and faith in this life, and the blessed new life of glory in the creation to come.
Those of us who start working early in Christ’s kingdom are blessed simply by being a part of it for all that time. We are blessed to be working. And when others join, we should be happy that they will receive the same blessings we do.
But sadly, we aren’t always happy about this. Just like the workers in the parable, we get caught up in our notions of what’s fair instead. And this then leads to resentment.
Remember, God’s grace is amazing because of its great generosity but also because it is so different than the way of the world. His ways are not our ways, as Isaiah reminded us in our Old Testament reading.
The people of the world, and that includes us, are all about fairness. We expect payment to equal effort or time or skill. And we have a strong sense about what we perceive to be just and right. Equality, based on life’s standards, is high on our list. Evidence of this can be seen in many ways, including the labor strikes that are currently taking place in our country.
And yet we also know, based on perception and experience, that life isn’t always fair. We don’t like this fact, but we grudgingly learn to accept it.
When it comes to God, however, we expect fairness. God is the one who is supposed to do things the right way. His justice is always to be right and pure.
And certainly God is just. The scriptures teach this quite clearly. “God loves righteousness and justice,” says Psalm 33:5. And Psalm 111:7 adds: “The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.”
But our just God is also generous. And Jesus powerfully reminds us of this.
Sometimes we need the message of God’s generosity to kind of slap us in the face, as happened with the laborers in today’s parable. Notice that in the parable the master of the vineyard pays the last workers first, which means that all the workers are present to see those last workers get the full amount. The master obviously wanted everyone to see what he was doing.
“The last will be first, and the first last.” God’s grace is amazing… so amazing we can have trouble accepting it.
Hearing Jesus’ words about “last” and “first” reminds me of a story from my life. When I was in high school, I ran on the cross-country team. I did fairly well at it, but I never seemed to place higher than fifth on my team. Fifth isn’t bad, of course. And five runners are needed for a team score. But I wanted to do better.
So, the summer before my senior year I trained, and I came into that fall season in pretty good shape. When we had our first meet of the year, I was the first finisher on the team. And that felt great!
As the season progressed, however, the rest of the runners eventually got into shape. It wasn’t long before I fell to second place, then third, then fourth, and then… by the end of the year… you guessed it… fifth. I was back to where I started. It felt like going from first to last.
But I knew the teachings of Jesus. And I knew that he said: “the last will be first.” As such, I knew that Jesus reverses conventional thinking such as winning is everything, and I knew that he would bless me in other ways – all in his good time. And he has.
One of those blessings, by the way, was that my high finishes on the cross-country team seemed to motivate my teammates – I suppose because they didn’t want to get beat by me. And because of those extra efforts, our team made it to the state meet – the first time our school had been there in a long time.
The last shall be first and the first last. Those who acknowledge their need of God’s help and submit themselves to his ways will be lifted up. But those who pursue worldly success without submitting to God’s ways will fall in the end. They will miss out on the extravagant grace he gives to those who open their hearts.
St. Paul was one who knew of this grace. Today’s second reading kicked-off a four-Sunday read-through of his letter to the Philippians, and in these verses, we see that Paul is writing from prison. Despite his difficult circumstances, however, Paul’s faith does not waver. Noticer how he boldly says: “I know this will turn out for my deliverance.” Paul believed that in Christ, the last shall be first and the first last.
The parable of the workers in the vineyard, which Jesus tells in today’s text, is found only in Matthew’s Gospel. But the point it makes is given in another parable as well – one that is found only in Luke.
In that parable, a father extends great mercy to his prodigal son. That son had greatly embarrassed his family by demanding his inheritance, losing it through wasteful spending, and then crawling back to his father begging for mercy. But amazingly, the father forgives the son – welcoming him back into the family with an extravagant banquet.
When the father’s older son – the one who had been loyal and trustworthy – finds out about his father’s great act of forgiveness, he’s not pleased. And as a protest, he refuses to go into the banquet. The father then goes to him and lovingly assures his son that his inheritance is secure and that they should all be happy that the wayward son who was lost has been found.
God is merciful and forgiving. These teachings of our Lord Jesus make this clear. God will forgive the repentant sinner who comes to him asking for mercy, and he will grant wonderful gifts even to those who labor only a short time in his kingdom.
And this is incredibly important. Because you and I need this mercy and forgiveness. The parables help us see this.
Sometimes you and I are the short-time laborers and prodigal sons of the parables. Our sins and lack of effort condemn us, and the world says we are of no value. God, however, shares his great rewards with us anyway. He forgives us when we come to him in repentance and faith, and this reverses our course.
At other times we are the long-serving laborers and older sons of the parables. We do our work but resent those who work less – especially when we see the equal gifts God has given them.
Which characters of these stories best describe you today? For which sins do you need to repent?
None of us is worthy of the generosity God shows us. But he gives it to us anyway – out of his great love and compassion. God is generous – that’s just who he is. And if we accept the generosity he shows to us, then we must be content with the generosity he shows to others.
Jesus is the one who best shows us the true mercy of God. He does so through his parables, yes, but even more through his own self-giving. Jesus gave his life by sacrificing it on a cross to pay for the sins of the world – including yours and mine. Through this sacrifice we are assured of our forgiveness, which means we are brought from last to first.
So let us then joyfully work in his kingdom. Let us follow his call, accept his generous payment, and rejoice when others receive it too.
There is much work to be done in God’s kingdom. Many are lost in their sins, and many don’t yet understand the joys of a life which goes beyond mere survival and amusement.
God gives us purpose and passion. He gives forgiveness and faith. He leads us to hope and humility.
God teaches us the right way to live if only we will listen. His grace is so amazing it will sometimes perplex us. And living in his kingdom of great reversals may even unsettle us at times. But God’s grace is amazing in all the right ways. His grace heals our souls. And it will bring us to our heavenly home. May you know this grace always. In the name of Jesus. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY (Stand) Amazing Grace LSB 744
1 Amazing grace—how sweet the sound—
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind but now I see!
2 The Lord has promised good to me,
His Word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.
3 Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come;
His grace has brought me safe thus far,
His grace will lead me home.
4 Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail
And mortal life shall cease,
Amazing grace shall then prevail
In heaven’s joy and peace.
5 When we’ve been there ten thousand years,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun.
APOSTLES’ CREED LSB, Back cover
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.
OFFERING
Offerings support the church’s mission work – both here and through our many partners. Offerings may be placed in the box at the sanctuary entrance or sent to the church through our website or the mail. Fellowship Cards help us welcome new people and track participation. Please fill one out and place it in the offering box following the service.
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
O Lord, grant that we would rejoice in the light of Christ and His salvation, and that sinners would find refuge in His mercy and comfort in His forgiveness. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, embolden our congregation and all sister churches throughout the world to confess the truth steadfastly and to witness boldly to our only Savior, Jesus Christ. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Merciful Lord, we give You humble thanks for instituting the estate of holy marriage and for the blessing of family. Grant that these gifts would be cherished and honored in our society and especially within the household of faith. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Almighty Lord, bless this nation and all people in their rightful callings. Grant that we may serve our neighbors in love, and that all authorities would exercise their callings with humility and wisdom on behalf of the defenseless. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Loving God, we thank You for the gift of health. Hear our prayers on behalf of the sick, the aged, the infirm, the mourning and the dying. We remember especially the family of Fred, all those on our prayer list, and those we name in our hearts at this time… Grant them help and healing in accordance with Your will and grace to sustain them in their need. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Remember, O Lord, all who will receive Your true body and blood from this altar. Prepare them to receive these gifts worthily in repentance and faith for the forgiveness of sins and the healing of their souls. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Heavenly Father, we thank You for the witness of the faithful who lived and died in Christ. Grant that at the last we, too, may be joined with them in the marriage supper of the Lamb in His kingdom. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Merciful Lord, grant that, in Christ, we may seek You while You may be found and call upon You while You are near, forsaking all wicked ways and unrighteous thoughts. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
OFFERTORY Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (LSB 955)
1 Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord,
And fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown,
That we may be fed with the bread of life.
Gather the hopes and the dreams of all;
Unite them with the prayers we offer now.
Grace our table with Your presence, and give us
A foretaste of the feast to come.
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SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
PREFACE LSB 177
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is truly good right and salutary…evermore praising You and saying:
SANCTUS LSB 178
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of pow’r and might:
Heav’n and earth are full of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING LSB 178
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD LSB 179
PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST
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 LSB 180
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Amen.
AGNUS DEI LSB 180
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.
THE COMMUNION (Be seated)
The Communion Assistant will come forward to receive first, then those from the pulpit side – by order of pew, front to back. Communicants will come up the center aisle and return via the side aisle. When all from the pulpit side have communed, the baptismal font side will commune in the same manner. We ask that the wine be consumed away from the tray table. Empty cups should be dropped into the receptacles.
DISTRIBUTION HYMN Here, O Lord, I See Thee Face to Face LSB 621
1 Here, O my Lord, I see Thee face to face;
Here would I touch and handle things unseen;
Here grasp with firmer hand the_eternal grace,
And all my weariness upon Thee lean.
2 Here would I feed upon the bread of God,
Here drink with Thee the royal wine of heav’n;
Here would I lay aside each earthly load,
Here taste afresh the calm of sin forgiv’n.
3 This is the hour of banquet and of song;
This is the heav’nly table spread for me;
Here let me feast and, feasting, still prolong
The brief bright hour of fellowship with Thee.
4 I have no help but Thine; nor do I need
Another arm but Thine to lean upon.
It is enough, my Lord, enough indeed;
My strength is in Thy might, Thy might alone.
5 Mine is the sin, but Thine the righteousness;
Mine is the guilt, but Thine the cleansing blood;
Here is my robe, my refuge, and my peace:
Thy blood, Thy righteousness, O Lord my God.
6 Too soon we rise; the vessels disappear;
The feast, though not the love, is past and gone;
The bread and wine remove, but Thou art here;
Nearer than ever; still my shield and sun.
7 Feast after feast thus comes and passes by,
Yet, passing, points to that glad feast above,
Giving sweet foretaste of the festal joy,
The Lamb’s great marriage feast of bliss and love.
NUNC DIMITTIS LSB 182
Lord, now You let Your servant go in peace;
Your word has been fulfilled.
My own eyes have seen the salvation
which You have prepared in the sight of ev’ry people:
A light to reveal You to the nations
and the glory of Your people Israel.
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.
PRAYER (Stand)
BENEDICTION
SENDING HYMN When Morning Gilds the Skies LSB 807
1 When morning gilds the skies,
My heart, awaking, cries,
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
When evening shadows fall,
This rings my curfew call:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
2 When mirth for music longs,
This is my song of songs:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
God’s holy house of prayer
Hath none that can compare
With “Jesus Christ be praised!”
3 No lovelier antiphon
In all high heav’n is known
Than “Jesus Christ be praised!”
There to the_eternal Word
The_eternal psalm is heard:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
4 Ye nations of mankind,
In this your concord find:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
Let all the earth around
Ring joyous with the sound:
“May Jesus Christ be praised!”
5 Sing, suns and stars of space,
Sing, ye that see His face,
Sing, “Jesus Christ be praised!”
God’s whole creation o’er,
Both now and evermore
Shall Jesus Christ be praised!
ANNOUNCEMENTS (Be seated)
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE When Morning Gilds the Skies Setting: Brian Henkelmann
Those serving:
Sunday, September 24, 8:00 a.m.:
Greeter: Michael Chamberlain
Comm. Assist.: Dede Dixon
Reader: Anne Kauzlarich
10:30 a.m.:
Greeter: Aaron Siebrass
Comm. assist: Dan Buuck
Reader: Aaron Siebrass
AV Assistants: Hannes Buuck, Andreas Buuck
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2023 Concordia Publishing House.
869 With the Lord Begin Your Task Text: Morgen- und Abend-segen, 1734, Waldenburg; tr. W. Gustave Polack, 1890–1950, alt. Tune: Peter Frank, 1616–75 Text: © 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326 Tune: Public domain
744 Amazing Grace Text (sts. 1–4): John Newton, 1725–1807, alt.; (st. 5): A Collection of Sacred Ballads, 1790, Richmond Text: Public domain Tune: Columbian Harmony, 1829, Cincinnati Tune: Public domain
631 Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face Text: Horatius Bonar, 1808–89, alt.
Tune: Henry Lawes, 1595–1662 Text & Tune: Public domain
807 When Morning Gilds the Skies Text: Katholisches Gesangbuch, 1828, Würzburg; tr. Robert S. Bridges, 1844–1930, alt. Tune: Joseph Barnby, 1838–96 Text & Tune: Public domain