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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 1 + PREPARATION + 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. + WORD + 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.

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