The Fourth Sunday After Trinity
The Fourth Sunday after Trinity 5 July AD 2020 Welcome in Jesus’ name! We pray God’s richest blessings on your receiving of His Word this holy day in this unusual setting. We look forward to the day when we will be able to gather together with you again in church as one body to be nourished by our heavenly Groom, Christ Jesus!
TODAY’S READINGS “Be merciful, just as your Father also is merciful” (Luke 6:36–42). The old Adam in us, however, wants to condemn and seek vengeance. To condemn, to avenge yourself, is to put yourself in the place of God. It is to fail to trust that He is just. Ultimately, it is to disbelieve that Jesus suffered the full vengeance for all wrongs. Only Christ is merciful as the Father is merciful. He is the one who overcame all evil with the good of His cross, forgiving even His executioners. Jesus is our Joseph, who comforts us with words of pardon and reconciliation (Gen 50:15–21). He is the One who does not condemn but gives life that runs over. Only through faith in Christ are we sons of the Father—being merciful, forgiving, doing good to our enemies. For in Christ we know that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us (Rom 8:8–13).
T H E D I V I N E S ERVICE Setting Three
Prelude + Confession and Absolution +
Stand, if you are able, or sit. The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism. P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P Our help is in the name of the Lord, C who made heaven and earth. P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Kneel, if you are able, or sit. Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination. P O almighty God, merciful Father, C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being. P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. + Service of the Word +
Introit Stand (Psalm 27:3–4a, 5; antiphon: vv. 1–2) PAUL BUNJES The LORD is my Light and my Salvation; whom shall I fear? The LORD is the Strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me, they stumbled and fell.
Though an army encamp against me, my heart | shall not fear;* though war arise against me, yet I | will be confident. One thing have I asked of the LORD, that will I seek | after:* that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the | days of my life. For he will hide me in his shelter in the day of | trouble;* he will conceal me under the cover of his tent; he will lift me | high upon a rock. Glory be to the Father and | to the Son* and to the Holy | Spirit; as it was in the be- | ginning,* is now, and will be forever. | Amen. (Antiphon is repeated) Kyrie LSB 186
Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187
Salutation and Collect P The Lord be with you.
P Let us pray. O Lord… one God, now and forever.
Old Testament Reading Sit ...... (Pew Bible page 44) Genesis 50:15–21 A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Gradual (Psalm 79:9–10a) Forgive our sins, O Lord,! Lest the heathen say, “Where is their God?” Help us, O God of our salvation, and for the glory of Thy name deliver us. Epistle ...... (Pew Bible page 944) Romans 8:18–23 A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Alleluia and Verse Stand (Ps. 9:4b, 9) Triple Alleluia sung by all
You have sat on the throne, giving righteous | judgment.* The LORD is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of | trouble. Triple Alleluia sung by all Holy Gospel ...... (Pew Bible page 862) Luke 6:36–42 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the sixth chapter.
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Nicene Creed C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen. Sit Hymn 696 O God, My Faithful God
5 Let me depart this life 6 And on that final day Confiding in my Savior; When all the dead are waking, By grace receive my soul Stretch out Your mighty hand, That it may live forever; My deathly slumber breaking. And let my body have Then let me hear Your voice, A quiet resting place Redeem this earthly frame, Within a Christian grave; And bid me to rejoice And let it sleep in peace. With those who love Your name. Sermon P The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. C Amen. Prayer of the Church Each Petition Ends: P Lord, in Your mercy, C hear our prayer. The 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. Closing Collect A Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, giver and perfecter of our faith, we thank and praise You for continuing among us the preaching of Your Gospel for our instruction and edification. Send Your blessing upon the Word, which has been spoken to us, and by Your Holy Spirit increase our saving knowledge of You, that day by day we may be strengthened in the divine truth and remain steadfast in Your grace. Give us strength to fight the good fight and by faith to overcome all the temptations of Satan, the flesh, and the world so that we may finally receive the salvation of our souls; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Benediction LSB 183 P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace. C Amen. Hymn 965 God Bless Our Native Land
Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book 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 © 2018 Concordia Publishing House.
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