 J U S T & J USTIFIED !  P E N T E C O S T XXII R EFORMATION C ELEBRATION O C T O B E R 24 & 2 5 , 2 0 1 5 St. Mark’s Lutheran Church & School The term “” Steeleville, Illinois comes from the Latin missa est. This means, “It  DIE DEUTSCHE MESSE  has been sent.” This was the last T HE GERMAN M ASS OF M AR TIN thing the priest Anno Domini 1526 said at the end of the service. A This service is an approximation, in English, of the worship service Luther offered in rough English German to the people of St. Mary’s Parish in Wittenberg, Germany. Luther’s aim was equivalent would to create a worship form that involved the laity and taught them. Thus the congregation be “dismissed.” Lutherans was given the role of singing many portions of the liturgy previously sung by the choir traditionally used and priests. Luther also removed those parts of the Latin mass that reflected this term to refer to the worship unscriptural thinking. service. The Augsburg Luther’s service has had a profound impact on the course of Lutheran liturgics. Although Confession the German mass was soon modified after Luther’s death, its patterns, emphases, and goals XXIV says, “The have continued to influence Lutheran worship. Mass is held among us and In Luther’s day the congregation stood in groups—men on one side, women and children celebrated with the highest on the other—because of the lack of pews and for warmth. Almost the entire service was reverence.” sung, as Luther retained the practice of chanting because of its familiarity and because it Modern served to underscore the sense of the readings. Lutherans will notice that there The traditional vestments were retained, as were the candles, crucifix, statues of the saints, is no Trinitarian invocation. This and the like. However, many things were changed. Luther recommended the “modern” is spoken at the innovation of a free-standing altar, introduced congregational hymns in addition to the beginning of the . Together liturgical portions of the service that the congregation sang, and upgraded the importance with the sign of of the sermon. the cross it is a remembrance of As we celebrate using this service, please follow the printed directions given in italics. our baptism. Commentary and background information about the service are given in the side “Introit” means “He enters into.” columns. While we hope that you will find this service to be interesting, it is our greater It refers to a hope that you see Christ, your Savior, through it. psalm or psalm portion the choir  TO GOD ALONE BE THE GLORY  sang while the clergy entered the SOLI DEO GLORIA! chancel. Luther History is the occasion but not the focus of this observance opened the service to of the anniversary of the . congregational It was indeed an event, but it was an event precipitated by a crisis of teaching. participation by providing hymns The observance of remains a day on which we focus upon teaching— based on the faithful teaching of the justification of the sinner before God by grace through faith. that could substitute for the We recall what happened as a warning that we must not allow doctrine chanted psalm. to be corrupted and the of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ “A Mighty to become a new law that binds instead of frees sinners from their chains. Fortress is Our God” is a Today we give a nod to the past while affirming in the present paraphrase of the same commitment to deliver the faithful Gospel of Jesus Christ: Psalm 46. the justifier who declares the sinner just.

① The term “mass” BELL TOLL  WELCOME comes from the Latin missa est. This means “It HYMN  A MIGHTY FORTRESS IS OUR GOD has been sent”. This was the last #657 thing the priest said at the end of the service. A rough English equivalent would be “dismissed”. Lutherans traditionally used this term to refer to the worship service. The XXIV says “The Mass is held among us and celebrated with the highest reverence”. Modern Lutherans will notice that there is no Trinitarian invocation. This is spoken at the beginning of the  INTROIT  sermon. Together PSALM 34:1-2, 11, 22  ANTIPHON: 119:46 with the sign of RESIDER ONGREGATION the cross it is a P=P ; C=C remembrance of P I will speak of your testimonies before kings, O LORD, our baptism. C and shall not be put to shame. “Introit” means “He enters into”. P I will bless the LORD at all times; It refers to a C his praise shall continually be in my mouth. psalm or psalm portion the choir P My soul makes its boast in the LORD; sang while the C let the humble hear and be glad. clergy entered the P chancel. Luther Come, O children, listen to me; opened the C I will teach you the fear of the LORD. service to P The LORD redeems the life of his servants; congregational participation by C none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. providing hymns P Glory be to the Father and to the Son based on psalms that could C and to the Holy Spirit; substitute for the P as it was in the beginning, chanted psalm. A Mighty C is now, and will be forever. Amen! Fortress is Our P I will speak of your testimonies before kings, O LORD, God is a C and shall not be put to shame. paraphrase of Psalm 46. ②  LORD, HAVE MERCY  LSB 186 Kyrie is Greek for “O Lord”. C ♫ Lord, have mercy upon us. Luther’s Kyrie has been Christ, have mercy upon us. substituted due to Lord, have mercy upon us. the extremely difficult melody. Modern  GLORIA  Lutherans will also notice the ALL GLORY BE TO GOD ON HIGH absence of the LUTHERAN SERVICE BOOK #947 congregation’s confession of sins and absolution. In Luther’s day  PRAYER OF THE DAY  each member P O Lord, in every generation through prophet and preacher went to the pastor for private You have called and gathered Your people through Your confession and Word. absolution. The practice of C Raise up faithful voices in our own time who will congregational or speak faithfully and forcefully Your Word of truth public confession and absolution so that many may come to the knowledge of Your did not enter Son, be declared righteous and just by His sacrificial Lutheran worship until 1888. death, and live in the peace of Christ until He comes Originally the again in His glory—through the same Jesus Christ, Scripture lessons were chanted by Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You the presiding and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. minister. “Gradual” comes Alleluia, amen! PLEASE BE SEATED from the Latin word gradus, meaning “step”. ANTHEM (SUNDAY)  WITHOUT A DOUBT The gradual RD TH serves as a step 3 & 4 GRADE STUDENTS between the ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN SCHOOL lessons. Luther’s hymn to ANN LUEDDERS, ACCOMPANIST the Holy Spirit, To God the Holy Spirit Let Us PROPHECY  REVELATION 14:6-7 Pray, first

6 appeared in 1524. Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an It is an expansion eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to of an older Latin 7 hymn. During the every nation and tribe and language and people. And he said singing of the with a loud voice, “Fear God and give him glory, because gradual the presiding the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who minister leaves made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.” the chancel for the Gospel P This is the Word of our Lord. lesson, which C Thanks be to God! was delivered in the midst of the ③ congregation. GRADUAL  PSALM 48:1A, 12-14A P Great is the LORD and greatly to be praised C in the city of our God! P Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers, C consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, P that you may tell the next generation C that this is our God forever and ever.

EPISTLE  ROMANS 3:19-28

19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.

THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD THROUGH FAITH 21But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—22the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.

27Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.

P This is the Word of our Lord. C Thanks be to God!

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 GRADUAL HYMN  TO GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT LET US PRAY LUTHERAN SERVICE BOOK #768

④ HOLY GOSPEL  JOHN 8:31-36 The Gospel lesson forms the THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE. core of Luther’s

th service. Luther P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 8 chapter. recommended C Glory to You, O Lord. that the appointed Gospel lesson 31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If serve as the you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and sermon text for the day. you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” The Creed is a 33They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and metrical version of the Nicene have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you Creed written by say, ‘You will become free’?” Luther. It illustrates his use 34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone of music to teach. who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not remain Since most of the 36 common folk in the house forever; the son remains forever. So if the were illiterate, Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.” Luther used hymns such as P This is the Gospel of our Lord. this as a means C Praise to You, O Christ. by which the truths of the faith PLEASE BE SEATED could more easily be committed to memory.  CREEDAL HYMN  The Sermon in WE ALL BELIEVE IN ONE TRUE GOD, FATHER Luther’s day was usually about 45 LUTHERAN SERVICE BOOK #953 minutes long. The people stood. Luther instructed SERMON  ETERNAL ELECTION DAY! that after the REVELATION 14:6-7 sermon the pastor should 1. There is only one candidate who brings true and paraphrase the lasting hope and change. Lord’s Prayer and admonish the 2. There is only one party which is truly non-partisan. people for a 3. God’s is a one-issue election. proper reception of the Sacrament. The form of OFFERING  OFFERTORY admonition in HYMN CHURCH OF GOD, ELECT AND GLORIOUS LSB #646 this service is While we worship the Lord with our offerings, please write from Luther your names in the fellowship registers, indicating the date himself. Modern and time of the service you are attending. To help us serve Lutherans you more effectively, please use the blanks provided to indicate will notice that a change in mailing address, phone numbers (home, work, Luther omitted cell, fax) or e-mail address(es). Please tear out the sheets the with names on them and let them stick out of the top of the (Holy, Holy, Holy). Luther folder so that the ushers can them. Thank you! moved it to the

⑤ distribution.  PRAYER OF THE CHURCH  PLEASE STAND P God, our Father in heaven, look with mercy on us, Your needy children on earth, and grant us grace, that Your holy name be hallowed by us and all the world through the pure and true teaching of Your Word and the fervent love shown forth in our lives. C Graciously turn from us all false doctrine and evil living whereby Your precious name is blasphemed and profaned. P May Your kingdom come to us and expand. C Bring all transgressors and those who are blinded and bound in the devil’s kingdom to know Jesus Christ, Your Son, by faith, that the number of Christians may be increased. P Strengthen us by Your Spirit according to Your will, both in life and in death, in the midst of both good and evil things, C that our own wills may be crucified daily and sacrificed to Your good and gracious will. P Grant us our daily bread, preserve us from greed and selfish cares, C and help us trust in You to provide for all our needs. P Forgive us our sins as we also forgive those who sin against us C so that our hearts may be at peace and may rejoice in a good conscience before You, and that no sin may ever frighten or alarm us. P Lead us not into temptation, O Lord, C but help us by Your Spirit to subdue our flesh, to turn from the world and its ways, and to overcome the devil with all his wiles. P And last, O heavenly Father, C deliver us from all evil of both body and soul, now and forever. SPECIAL PETITIONS & THANKSGIVINGS P We trust, O Lord, in Your great mercy to hear and answer us— C through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Alleluia, amen! SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP CONTINUES ON PAGE 7 WITH THE LORD’S PRAYER.

 EXHORTATION FOR HOLY COMMUNION  (SATURDAY) Friends in Christ: Since we are here assembled in the name of the Lord to receive his Holy Sacrament, I admonish you first of all to lift up your hearts to God to pray with me the Lord’s Prayer, as Christ our Lord has taught us and graciously promised to hear us. That God, our Father in heaven, may look with mercy on us, his needy children on earth, and grant us grace so that his holy name be hallowed by us and all the world through the pure and true teaching of his Word and the fervent love of our lives—that he would graciously turn from us all false doctrine…

⑥ and evil living whereby his precious name is being Luther composed Isaiah, Mighty blasphemed and profaned. That his kingdom may come Seer in Days of to us and expand; that all transgressors and they who are Old to take the place of the blinded and bound in the devil’s kingdom be brought to Sanctus. Later know Jesus Christ his Son by faith, and that the number Lutheran liturgies restored it to its of Christians may be increased. That we may be proper historic strengthened by his Spirit to do and to suffer his will, place before the both in life and in death, in good and in evil things, and consecration. Luther’s German always to break, slay, and sacrifice our own wills. That mass also did not he would also give us our daily bread, preserve us from include the Agnus Dei (O greed and selfish cares, and help us to trust that he will Christ, Lamb of provide for all our needs. That he would forgive our God). Luther debts as we forgive our debtors so that our hearts may instructed that the sacred elements rest and rejoice in a good conscience before him, and that be consecrated no sin may ever fright or alarm us. That he would not and distributed separately lead us into temptation but help us by his Spirit to subdue according to the the flesh, to despise the world and its ways, and to action of Maundy Thursday. That overcome the devil with all his wiles. And lastly, that he meant everyone would deliver us from all evil, both of body and soul, received the body now and forever. All those who earnestly desire these of Christ first. Then, after that, things will say from their very hearts “Amen”, trusting they came a without any doubt that it is Yea and answered in heaven second time to receive the blood as Christ has promised: “Whatever you ask in prayer, of Christ. This believe that you shall receive it, and you will.” To this practice quickly end we pray together: fell into disuse. In Luther’s day Our Father, who art in heaven, men and woman hallowed be thy Name, thy Kingdom come, stood in separate groups in the thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. nave. First the Give us this day our daily bread; men came forward for and forgive us our trespasses Communion, as we forgive those who trespass against us. then the women. And lead us not into temptation As the pastor distributed the but deliver us from evil, elements, he for thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory would simply say “The body of forever and ever. Amen! Christ” and “The (SUNDAY MORNING WORSHIP CONTINUES blood of Christ” ON PAGE 8 WITH THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING.) to each Secondly, I admonish you in Christ that you discern the communicant. The post- Sacrament of Christ in true faith and, above all, take to Communion heart the words wherein Christ imparts to us his body and collect is roughly as Luther wrote it his blood for the remission of our sins. That you in the German. remember and give thanks for his boundless love which Luther closed the he proved to us when he redeemed us from God’s wrath, mass not with the traditional “Ita sin, death, and hell by his own blood. And that in this missa est”— faith you externally receive the bread and wine, that is, “Go...you are sent, you are his body and his blood, as the pledge and guarantee of commissioned to this. In his name therefore, and according to the command carry out Christ’s that he gave, let us use and receive the Sacrament. work”—but with the Aaronic ⑦ blessing.   The Lord’s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as He says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes.

Because those who eat and drink our Lord’s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm and because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the sacrament, are asked first to speak with our pastor or an elder. Alcohol- removed white wine is offered in the center of the tray.

For further study, see Matthew 5:23f; 10:32f; 18:15-35; 26:26-29; 1 Corinthians 11:17-34.

 DISTRIBUTION HYMNS  BE STILL, MY SOUL  LSB #752 SALVATION UNTO US HAS COME  LSB #556

 PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING  P We thank you, Almighty Lord God, that you have made us alive through your gift of salvation. C We beg for your mercy, that you allow us such prosperity, for a strong faith toward you and for impassioned love among us all— through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord. Alleluia, amen!

 AARONIC BLESSING  P The Lord bless thee and keep thee. The Lord make his face shine upon thee and be gracious unto thee. The Lord lift up his countenance upon thee and give thee peace. C (LSB 202) ♫ Amen, amen, amen. ~Numbers 6:24-26

HYMN  LORD, KEEP US STEADFAST IN YOUR WORD LUTHERAN SERVICE BOOK #655

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THE REFORMATION: A SYNOPSIS The Reformation, sometimes called the Protestant Reformation, was a sixteenth-century movement to reform the doctrines (established beliefs) and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. The starting point of the Reformation is often given as 1517, when German monk and professor of theology (study of religion) (1483–1546) nailed his Ninety-Five Theses (arguments or assertions) to the door of Castle Church at Wittenberg in Germany. These theses attacked the corruption of church leaders and the doctrines of transubstantiation (the teaching that the bread and wine of the Eucharist, the celebration of Christ’s last supper, is actually transformed into the body and blood of Jesus Christ), clerical celibacy (priests refraining from sexual relations), and the Pope’s supremacy. Although calls for church reform had been voiced in the past, it took Luther and his theses to ignite the movement. ⑧