LENT MIDWEEK SERVICE APRIL 5, 2017

Songs of the Savior

“One Little Word Can Fell Him!”

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LENTEN MIDWEEK SERIES Songs of the Savior April 5, 2017 “One Little Word Can Fell Him!”

“Almighty God, Your Word is cast Like seed into the ground; Now let the dew of heav’n descend And righteous fruits abound.” (LSB 577:1) The Bible employs numerous images to depict the power and beauty of God’s Word. It is likened to seed sown upon the ground (Matthew 13:1–9), a lamp shining in the darkness (Psalm 119:105), precious gold and sweet honey (Psalm 19:10), and a sharp sword ( 49:2; Hebrews 4:12). This last figure of speech indicates that when God speaks, things happen. In fact, sometimes only needed to say one word and it changed everything! Once, a Roman centurion cried out to Him, “Lord, just say the word, and we will be healed.” (Matthew 8:8) This is why we sing, “So when the precious seed is sown, Life-giving grace bestow That all whose souls the truth receive Its saving pow’r may know.” (LSB 577:1)

PRESERVICE MUSIC

OPENING HYMN: “My Song Is Love Unknown” stz. 1–4, 7 LSB 430

7 Here might I stay and sing, No story so divine! Never was love, dear King, Never was grief like Thine. This is my friend, In whose sweet praise I all my days Could gladly spend!

Please stand OPENING SENTENCES Psalm 130 P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. {2 Corinthians 13:14} C Amen. P Out of the depths I cry to You, O LORD; C O Lord, hear my voice. Let Your ears be attentive to my cry for mercy. P If You, O LORD, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? C But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. P I wait for the LORD, my soul waits, and in His word I put my hope. C My soul waits for the Lord more than watchmen wait for the morning, more than watchmen wait for the morning. P O , put your hope in the LORD, for with the LORD is unfailing love and with Him is full redemption. C He Himself will redeem Israel from all their sins. P And so together we confess, C Heavenly Father, to whom all hearts are open and all desires are known, we confess that we are stubborn and self-serving sinners; we do not love You with our whole heart and we do not love our neighbors as ourselves. We are sorry for it and know we are sick from it. We seek new life. P Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again. In the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ, I forgive you every sin in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. New life is yours! C Put your hope in the Lord. P For with the LORD is unfailing love and with Him is full redemption! C He is our Savior; and we are saved!

PRAYER OF THE DAY P Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, You sent Your Son, our Savior Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our flesh and to suffer death upon the cross. Mercifully grant that we may follow the example of His great humility and patience and be made partakers of His resurrection; through the same Jesus Christ,

our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Please be seated THEME HYMN: “Sing We Exiles” Tune: #559

Sing we exiles in our sadness, Though we wander dispossessed; Sing for hope of future rest. Jesus is our Way, our gladness, Straight’ning crooked paths we roam,

Leading to our Father’s home. Words from God shall never falter, Ev’ry promise proved and sure; Flee to Him and stand secure. Just one word of Christ can alter Earthly kingdoms made of stone, Mountains moved to save His own. Sing we exiles in our yearning To be healed from ev’ry wrong; Sing the distant triumph song. Father, guide us in returning With repentance to Your will, Lead us ever homeward still.

“God’s Delight in Small Things” OLD TESTAMENT READING: :1–6 L The Old Testament Reading for our Lenten Service is from Isaiah, chapter 49: Listen to me, O coastlands, and give attention, you peoples from afar. The LORD called me from the womb, from the body of my mother He named my name. He made my mouth like a sharp sword; in the shadow of His hand He hid me; He made me a polished arrow; in His quiver He hid me away. And He said to me, “You are My servant, Israel, in whom I will be glorified.” But I said, “I have labored in vain; I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity; yet surely my right is with the LORD, and my recompense with my God.” And now the LORD says, He who formed me from the womb to be His servant,

to bring back to Him; and that Israel might be gathered to Him— for I am honored in the eyes of the LORD, and my God has become my strength— He says: “It is too light a thing that you should be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob and to bring back the preserved of Israel; I will make you as a light for the nations, that My salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”

EPISTLE READING: Hebrews 10:5–10 L The Epistle Reading is from Hebrews, chapter ten: Consequently, when Christ came into the world, He said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for Me; in burnt offerings and sin offerings you have taken no pleasure. Then I said, ‘Behold, I have come to do Your will, O God, as it is written of me in the scroll of the book.’” When He said above, “You have neither desired nor taken pleasure in sacrifices and offerings and burnt offerings and sin offerings” (these are offered according to the law), then He added, “Behold, I have come to do Your will.” He does away with the first in order to establish the second. And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Please stand HOLY GOSPEL: st Matthew 18:1–10 P The Holy Gospel is from the eighteenth chapter of st Matthew: At that time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, “Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?” And calling to Him a child, He put him in the midst of them and said, “Truly, I say to you, unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven. Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. Whoever receives one such child in My Name receives Me, but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone fastened around his neck and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. Woe to the world for temptations to sin! For it is necessary that temptations come, but woe to the one by whom the temptation comes! And if your hand or your foot causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life crippled or lame than with two

hands or two feet to be thrown into the eternal fire. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. It is better for you to enter life with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into the hell of fire. See that you do not despise one of these little ones. For I tell you that in heaven their angels always see the face of My Father who is in heaven.”

Please be seated HYMN: “Glory Be to Jesus” LSB 433

5 Oft as earth exulting 6 Lift we, then, our voices, Wafts its praise on high, Swell the mighty flood; Angel hosts rejoicing Louder still and louder Make their glad reply. Praise the precious blood!

SERMON: “One Little Word Can Fell Him!” “He made My mouth like a sharp sword.” (Isaiah 49:2)

Who gets excited about a ______?

Like the exiles, we often feel ______!

It’s tempting to turn to ______.

Jesus is the Servant who needs only ______to accomplish His mission to bring ______to a ______world.

One words: “it is ______” “be ______” “be ______” “be ______”

The Servant speaks His good ______— the very word we need!

“You are My Servant… in whom I will display My beauty.” (Isaiah 49:3)

OFFERINGS GATHERED, MUSICAL OFFERING

Please stand OFFERTORY HYMN: “On My Heart Imprint Your Image” LSB 422

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH IN LENT {spoken by Pastor}

LORD’S PRAYER C 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.

EVENING PRAYER P I thank You my heavenly Father, C through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

BENEDICTION P The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the Son, & the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you. C Amen.

CLOSING HYMN: “In Silent Pain the Eternal Son” LSB 432

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Songs of the Savior Songs of Hope for God’s Exiled People

For Maundy Thursday – Apr.13: He Prepares a Table Read Isaiah 49:7–13 and answer these questions:

1. The Suffering Servant is rejected by “the nation” and revered by “kings and princes.” (49:7) What is it about Him that is so divisive? 2. How is the Suffering Servant’s mission defined in 49:8? 3. List the Suffering Servant’s shepherd-like qualities as they are described in 49:9–10. Which ones speak to you?

For Good Friday – Apr. 14: All Read :13–53:12 and answer these questions:

1. In the , only the LORD and the Suffering Servant are described as “high and lifted up.” (Isaiah 52:13; cf., e.g., 6:1; 57:15) What does this tell you about the nature of the Servant? 2. Throughout Isaiah 52:12–53:13, the Suffering Servant is passive. What does His humility mean for you? How can you demonstrate this kind of humility in your service to others? 3. What events in this reading remind you of Good Friday?

For Easter Sunday – Apr. 16: We Are Going Home Read :6–13 and answer these questions:

1. From what you have learned this Lent about –55, how would you compare God’s ways with the ways of people? 2. Isaiah 40–55 begins with a stunning statement about God’s Word (40:8) and closes with an equally powerful description (55:10–11). How has God’s Word impacted your life? 3. Isaiah 55:12 describes leaving exile and returning to God. How is this an apt description of your Lenten journey?