TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

“Mr. and Mrs. ” October 20, 2013 11:00

AS WE GATHER

The word trust is central to the Christian faith. Being anchored in Christ through Word and Sacrament increases our faith and trust in the one Triune God. Many of the Scripture readings either use the word trust or illustrate it through the actions of faithful people---people like the unnamed woman in the Gospel reading for today. The hymnals used in The Lutheran Church---Missouri Synod for the past decades have had a significant section under the category of Trust. Singing the words commended to us by hymn- writers of past and present remind us of Christ's faithfulness and magnify our need to trust in Him. As the season of Pentecost draws to a close, we affirm that, as the Holy Spirit works in and among us, our trust in Christ is strengthened and secure.

PRE-SERVICE “Follow Me There” Third Day

You need a place where you can find some shelter. Follow me there, follow me there. You want a hand to hold, someone to help you. Follow me there, come on, follow me there.

CHORUS: Where love like a river flows, peace like you’ve never known And joy never ending lives, A place where faith can find, Hope that will never die, Follow me there, come on, follow me there.

You need a place to be your sanctuary. Follow me there, come on, follow me there. Where you can lay down all those burdens you carry. Follow me there, come on, follow me there. CHORUS

Where the lost can find salvation And the lonely finds a friend. Where the sinner finds forgiveness Won’t you follow me there -- won’t you follow me there. CHORUS

Follow me there, come on, follow me there. CCLI #219979 Used by permission

WELCOME BY WORSHIP TEAM

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPENING SONG “Our God Is Love” Houston/Ligertwood

Every soul every beating heart. Every nation and every tongue. Come find hope in the love of the Father. All creation will bow as one. Lift their eyes see the risen Son. Jesus Savior forever and after.

CHORUS: This is love. Jesus came and died and gave His life for us. Let our voices rise and sing for all He's done. Our fear is overcome. Our God is love. Our God is love.

Every distant and broken heart. Every prayer every outstretched arm. Finding hope in the love of the Father. Age to age let His praises rise. All the glory for all of time. Jesus Savior forever and after. CHORUS

Age to age we will be singing. In the light of all He's done. All the earth. Everyone singing in the wonder of His love. Age to age we will be singing. In the light of all He's done. All the earth. Everyone singing. CHORUS

Our God is love. Our God is love. CCLI #219979 Used by permission

(Please Stand)

INVOCATION and OPENING SENTENCES

Pastor: In the name of the Father, the + Son, and the Holy Spirit. People: Amen.

Pastor: Behold, God is my salvation; People: I will trust and will not be afraid.

Pastor: For the L ORD GOD is my strength and my song, People: And He has become my salvation. Isaiah 12:2

CONFESSION and ABSOLUTION

Pastor: Let us confess our sin to God, our merciful Father.

All: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, creator of all things, judge of all people, we admit and confess our sinfulness. We have not always put our trust firmly in You. We have transgressed Your commandments in our thinking, speaking, and doing. We have done the evil You forbid and have not done the good You demand. We repent and are truly sorry for our sins. Have mercy on us, gracious Father, because of the atoning death of our Lord, Jesus Christ, Your Son. Forgive us all that is sinful and broken in our lives. By the power of the Holy Spirit move us to serve You in confident faith. Set our feet upon the new path of life, and build Your kingdom here through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

2 Pastor: Our gracious God has promised forgiveness of sins to those who repent and turn to Him, trusting His mercy and grace. 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. May He keep you steadfast in the Holy Spirit, lead you to greater faith and growing obedience, and finally bring you to live with Him forever, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. People: Amen.

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KYRIE “Lord, Have Mercy” (Spoken) LSB 152

Pastor: In peace let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: 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. People: Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. People: Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. All: Amen.

SALUTATION

Pastor : The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Pastor: Let us pray. O Lord, almighty and everlasting God, People: You have commanded us to pray and have promised to hear us. Mercifully grant that Your Holy Spirit may direct and govern our hearts in all things that we may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of Your name; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

(Please Be Seated)

SONG OF PRAISE “I Walk By Faith” Falson

I walk by faith -- each step by faith. To live by faith I put my trust in You. I walk by faith -- each step by faith. To live by faith I put my trust in You.

Every step I take is a step of faith. No weapon formed against me shall prosper. And every prayer I make is a prayer of faith. If my God is for me, who can be against me? REPEAT SONG

3 I walk (I walk) by faith (by faith) -- each step (each step) by faith (by faith). To live (to live) by faith I put my trust in You. REPEAT VERSE

I put my trust in You. I put my trust in You. I put my trust in You. I put my trust in You. CCLI #219979 Used by permission

OLD TESTAMENT Genesis 32:22-30 ( Jacob wrestles with God through the night .)

[22] The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. [23] He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. [24] And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. [25] When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob's hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. [26] Then he said, "Let me go, for the day has broken." But Jacob said, "I will not let you go unless you bless me." [27] And he said to him, "What is your name?" And he said, "Jacob." [28] Then he said, "Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed." [29] Then Jacob asked him, "Please tell me your name." But he said, "Why is it that you ask my name?" And there he blessed him. [30] So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, "For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered."

Lector: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 121 (My help comes from the L ORD .) LSB

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where does my help come?

My help comes from the L ORD , who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved; He who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.

The L ORD is your keeper; the L ORD is your shade on your right hand.

The sun shall not strike you by day, nor the moon by night.

The L ORD will keep you from all evil; He will keep your life.

The L ORD will keep your going out and your coming in from this time forth and forevermore.

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.

4 EPISTLE 2 Timothy 3:14---4:5 ( Paul counsels Timothy on faithful leadership .)

[14] But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have firmly believed, knowing from whom you learned it [15] and how from childhood you have been acquainted with the sacred writings, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. [16] All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [17] that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work. [1] I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who is to judge the living and the dead, and by his appearing and his kingdom: [2] preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. [3] For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions, [4] and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander off into myths. [5] As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

Lector: This the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

(Please Stand)

HOLY GOSPEL Luke 18:1-8 ( The account of the persistent widow )

Pastor: The Gospel according to St. Luke, the eighteenth chapter People: Glory to You, O Lord.

[1] And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. [2] He said, "In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. [3] And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, 'Give me justice against my adversary.' [4] For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, 'Though I neither fear God nor respect man, [5] yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.' " [6] And the Lord said, "Hear what the unrighteous judge says. [7] And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? [8] I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?"

Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ.

APOSTLES’ CREED LSB 159

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.

(Please Be Seated)

CHILDREN’S TIME

5 SONG OF THE DAY “Awesome Is The Lord Most High” Pierce/Tomlin/Reeves/Abel

Great are You Lord mighty in strength, You are faithful, and You will ever be. We will praise You all of our days, It's for Your glory we offer ev'rything.

Raise your hands all you nations, shout to God all creation, How awesome is the Lord most high.

Where You send us, God, we will go. You're the answer we want the world to know. We will trust You when You call our name. Where You lead us we'll follow all the way.

Raise your hands all you nations, shout to God all creation, How awesome, is the Lord most high. We will praise You together, for now and forever. How awesome is the Lord most high.

Hallelujah, hallelujah, how awesome is the Lord most high. Hallelujah, hallelujah, how awesome is the Lord most high.

Raise your hands all you nations, shout to God all creation, How awesome, is the Lord most high. We will praise You together, for now and forever. How awesome is the Lord most high. X2

Hallelujah ...... Hallelujah...... Hallelujah. CCLI #219979 Used by permission

SERMON “Mr. and Mrs. ” Genesis 32:27-28

(Please Stand)

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs: We pray for the whole Church, that the people of God may joyfully proclaim the Gospel message of salvation throughout the world. Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer.

Pastor: We pray for our families, neighbors, and friends that we may not take them for granted or unduly frustrate their labor and service on our behalf. Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer.

6 Pastor: O God, source of all abiding knowledge, we ask that you would bless all Lutheran schools and centers of learning. May they be places where your truth is shared. Pour your blessing specifically upon Word of Life Lutheran School, guiding both teachers and students with your Word as a lamp to their feet and a light for their path. Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer.

Pastor: We pray for the military forces of our nation who protect and defend our nation in challenging times. We pray for those who serve in preaching stations, missionary hospitals, and schools in foreign lands (especially. . . ). Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer.

Pastor: We pray for those with special concerns and needs this day (especially . . .) : the hospitalized, the shut in, the grieving, the unemployed, the chronically ill, and all others pleading for God's gracious intervention. Bless all who seek Your presence that they may know strength and hope for each day. Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer.

Pastor: We thank You for the steadfast witness of Your saints, remembering their unwavering faith and trust in You. So also, by the power of the Holy Spirit, may we put our complete trust in You that we too may be bold witnesses of the one, true faith. Lord, in Your mercy, People: hear our prayer. Amen.

(Please Be Seated)

GATHERING OF OFFERINGS

OFFERTORY “The Stand” J. Houston

You stood before creation, eternity in Your hand You spoke the earth into motion, my soul now to stand

You stood before my failure and carried the cross for my shame My sin weighed upon Your shoulders, my soul now to stand

So what can I say, and what can I do But offer this heart O God, completely to You

So I'll walk upon salvation; Your Spirit alive in me My life to declare Your promise, my soul now to stand

So what can I say, and what can I do But offer this heart O God, completely to You REPEAT VERSE

So I'll stand with arms high and heart abandoned In awe of the One who gave it all I'll stand, my soul Lord to You surrendered All I am is Yours REPEAT VERSE X3 CCLI #219979 Used by permission

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(Please Stand)

PREFACE

Pastor: The Lord be with you. [2 Timothy 4:22] People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts. [Colossians 3:1] People: We lift them to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. [Psalm 136] People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.

PROPER PREFACE

Pastor: 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, as a father, You have had mercy on us and given Your only-begotten Son for our salvation. Pour out upon us the gift of Your Spirit, that we may receive Your blessings with true thanksgiving. Grant that we may receive the body and blood of our Lord as a guarantee of our salvation and as a foretaste of the feast to come in Your eternal kingdom. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and praise, together with the Son and Holy Spirit, now and forever. People: Amen.

SANCTUS “Holy, Holy” ©) Wanda 2011

Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Holy is the Lord God, Almighty! Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Holy is the Lord of Hosts.

Heaven and Earth are filled with Your Glory! Give a shout out to the King of kings! Heaven and Earth are filled with Your Glory! Hosanna in the Highest!

Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Holy is the Lord God, Almighty! Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy Holy is the Lord of Hosts. Holy is the Lord of Hosts.

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

Pastor: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we give You thanks for all the goodness that You bestow on us. We implore You to give us a right understanding of all Your mercies that our hearts may ever be deeply thankful and that we may show forth Your praise with both our lips and our lives. Direct our lives in ways of holiness and righteousness all our days and strengthen our trust in You that in the end we may be received into Your everlasting kingdom; through Christ Jesus, Your Son, our Lord. People: Amen.

8 LORD'S PRAYER (Matthew 6:9-13 ) LSB 162

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.

WORDS OF OUR LORD Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-24; Luke 22:19-20;

PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST

Pastor: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 People: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20

THE PEACE OF THE LORD

Pastor: The Peace of the Lord be with you always. People: Amen.

(Please Be Seated)

DISTRIBUTION SONGS “Mighty to Save” Fielding/Morgan

Everyone needs compassion. Love that's never failing. Let mercy fall on me. Everyone needs forgiveness. The kindness of a Savior, the hope of nations.

CHORUS: Savior, He can move the mountains My God is mighty to save. He is mighty to save. Forever, Author of salvation. He rose and conquered the grave. Jesus conquered the grave.

Interlude

So take me as You find me. All my fears and failures. Fill my life again. I give my life to follow. Everything I believe in, now I surrender. CHORUS

Shine your light and let the whole world see. We're singing for the glory of the risen King. Jesus, Shine your light and let the whole world see. We're singing for the glory of the risen King. CHORUS

Shine your light and let the whole world see. We're singing for the glory of the risen King. Jesus, Shine your light and let the whole world see. We're singing for the glory of the risen King. CCLI #219979 Used by permission

9 “Sanctuary” Thompson/Scruggs

Lord prepare me to be a sanctuary. Pure and holy, tried and true. With thanksgiving I’ll be a living sanctuary for You. REPEAT X2 CCLI #219979 Used by permission

“To The Only God” Tomlin

To the only God who is able to keep us. Able to keep us from falling. To the only God.

Be all glory and honor, majesty and power. For all ages now and forevermore. REPEAT SONG

Forevermore. Be all glory and honor, majesty and power for all ages now and forevermore. Forevermore. CCLI #219979 Used by permission

(Please Stand)

POST-COMMUNION THANKSGIVING

Pastor: Blessed are You, heavenly Father, for You have once again fed and nourished us at Your table through the body and blood of Your Son Jesus Christ, our Lord. Strengthen us so that we may continue to proclaim Your love to all the world and bring us to Your eternal kingdom, where You live and reign with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. People: Amen.

BENEDICTION

Pastor: The L ORD bless You and keep you; the L ORD make His face shine on you and be gracious to you; the L ORD look on you with favor and + give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 People: Amen.

CLOSING SONG “Great I Am”

I wanna be close, close to Your side, so Heaven is real and death is a lie I wanna hear voices of angels above, singing as one...

Hallelujah, holy, holy, God Almighty, Great I Am, Who is worthy none besides Thee, God Almighty, Great I Am.

I wanna be near, near to Your heart, loving the world, hating the dark I wanna see dry bones living again, singing as one...

Hallelujah, holy, holy, God Almighty, Great I Am, Who is worthy none besides Thee, God Almighty, Great I Am.

The mountains shake before You, the demons run and flee At the mention of Your name, King of Majesty.

10 There is no pow’r in hell or any who can stand Before the power and the presence of the Great I Am. The great I am. The great I am. The great I am. The great I am. The great I am. Hallelujah, holy, holy, God Almighty, Great I Am, Who is worthy none besides Thee, God Almighty, Great I Am. CCLI License No. 219979, Used by permission

POSTLUDE From Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish , Series C, Part 4. Copyright (c) 2013 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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