Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm | 1 First Sunday in Lent We gather to celebrate and proclaim the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Hymns are in the cranberry book, Evangelical Lutheran Worship.
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Prelude: This brief setting of Prelude "wer nur den lieben gott lässt walten, BWV 690" today's Sending Hymn is an Johann Sebastian Bach ornamented chorale with additional notes surrounding Please stand. the original melody. Invocation P Trusting in the word of life given in baptism, we are gathered in the name of the Father, and of the i Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. Confession and Forgiveness P Let us return to God with all our hearts, confessing our sin against God and neighbor. Silence for reflection. P Gracious God, C we confess that we have strayed from you and turned aside from your way. Sin holds us captive. Have mercy on us and wash away our sin. Create in us clean hearts for the sake of Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen. P Through water and the Word, Spirit and saving Son, we are cleansed from sin, joined with the communion of saints, and brought to new and abundant life. As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the i Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.
Dialogue: Tonight's evening Dialogue liturgy for a service of Holy # Communion was written by & # œ ˙ œ ˙ œ composer David Cherwien œ œ œ w œ œ ˙ Stay with us Lord, for it is evening, and the day is al - most over. and published in 2001. David # serves as Cantor [Director of # ˙ Music and organist] at Mount & w œ œ w œ œ œ ˙ Olive Church in Minneapolis. Open to us the scriptures, that our hearts may burn with - in us. The opening dialogue # # ˙ œ ˙ includes a reference to Jesus & œ œ œ œ œ being "made known to us Be known to us in the break - ing of bread, in the breaking of bread." ## This is drawn from disciples & w œ œ œ ˙ meeting the risen Christ on as you were made known to the dis - ciples. the Emmaus road in St. Luke's Gospel. Likewise, we come to worship this evening and receive our Lord in body and blood in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. 2 | Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm
Entrance Hymn "Behold, Unveiled the Vesper Skies" emmaus ## œ & ˙ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ Cantor 1. Be - hold, un - veiled the ves - per skies: the All 2. How blest are you, all - lov - ing God, who All 3. Let eve - ning lamps en - kin - dled �ame; the All 4. Stay with us, Christ, our rest pre - pare as # # ˙ œ & ˙ œ œ œ w ˙ ˙ œ eve - ning has be - gun, and prayer and praise like weaves both day and night, a star - ry man - tle ta - ble Christ has spread, and beck - ons ev - 'ry - la - bor ebbs with night, and ho - ly dreams en - # # ™ & œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ in - cense rise as sets the gold - en sun. for our road: the shad - ow and the light. one by name to break - ing of the bread. wreathe with prayer till dawns the splen - did light.
Please be seated. Apostolic Greeting P The grace and mercy of God, who in Christ bears our burdens and saves us from our sin, be with you all. C And also with you. Prayer of the Day P Let us pray. Lord God, our strength, the struggle between good and evil rages within and around us, and the devil and all the forces that defy you tempt us with empty promises. Keep us steadfast in your word, and when we fall, raise us again and restore us through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. First Reading: Human beings First Reading Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 OT page 2 in the pew Bible were formed with great care, L Word of God, Word of Life. to be in relationship with the C Thanks be to God. creator, creation, and one another. The serpent’s promise Psalm 32 Michel Guimont to the first couple that their Refrain sung by all; verses sung by choir/cantor. eyes would be opened led, ironically, to the discovery only #2 œ œ œ that they were naked. & 4 œ œ œ œ ˙ Refrain: Lord, for - give the wrong I have done.
1. Happy those whose offense is forgiven, 2. But now I have acknowledged my sins; whose sin is remitted. my guilt I did not hide. O happy those to whom the Lord I said: "I will confess my offense to the Lord." imputes no guilt, And you, Lord, have forgiven the guilt of my sin. in whose spirit is no guile. Refrain sung by all. Refrain sung by all. 4. Rejoice, rejoice in the Lord, 3. You are my hiding place, O Lord; exult, you just! you save me from distress. O come, ring out your joy, You surround me with cries of deliverance. all you upright of heart. Refrain sung by all. Refrain sung by all. Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm | 3
Second Reading: Through Second Reading Romans 5:12-19 NT page 148 in the pew Bible Adam’s disobedience, L Word of God, Word of Life. humanity came under C bondage to sin and death, Thanks be to God. from which we cannot free Please stand. ourselves. In Christ’s obedient death, God graciously showers Gospel Acclamation on us the free gift of liberation and life. ™ j &b œ œ œ œ nœ œ œ œ œ œ 1. Tree of Life and awe - some mys - t'ry, in your 2. From the dawn - ing of cre - a - tion you have 3. Light of life be - yond con - ceiv - ing, might - y ™ j b œ œ œ œ nœ & œ œ ˙ œ œ œ death we are re - born; though you die in all of loved us as your own; stay with us through all temp - Spir - it of our Lord; give new strength to our be - b & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ his - t'ry, still you rise with ev - 'ry morn, still you ta - tion, make us turn to you a - lone, make us liev - ing, give us faith to trust your Word, give us (Organ) e e e e E b ™ ™ & œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ rise with ev - 'ry morn. turn to you a - lone. faith to trust your Word.
Gospel Announcement P The Holy Gospel, according to St. Matthew, the fourth chapter. C Glory to you, O Lord. Gospel: Jesus experiences Gospel Matthew 4:1-11 X NT page 3 in the pew Bible anew the temptations that Israel faced in the wilderness. Gospel Response As the Son of God, he endures P The Gospel of the Lord. the testing of the evil one. C Praise to you, O Christ. X Denotes this reading as today's preaching text. Please be seated. Sermon "Identity Theft?" Pastor John Christopherson Silence for reflection. Hymn of the Day: This African- American spiritual asks for Please stand. Christ's presence in all trials. Just as Christ was tempted, Hymn of the Day 325 "I Want Jesus to Walk with Me" so we are drawn away from sojourner the promises of God every day. Having heard again the promises of Christ, we pray to our Lord with confidence—his death and resurrection have overcome the power of sin, death, and the devil for you! 4 | Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm
Apostles' Creed: The season Apostles' Creed of Lent is traditionally one P With the whole church, let us confess our faith. for teaching [catechesis] and C Holy Baptism. For this reason, I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. we confess the Apostles' Creed I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, during this time—the faith who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, into which all Christians are suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; baptized. he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Prayers of the Church P Turning our hearts to God who is gracious and merciful, we pray for the church, the world, and all who are in need. Following each petition: P Hear us, O God. C Your mercy is great. The prayers conclude: P According to your steadfast love, O God, hear these and all our prayers as we commend them to you; through Christ our Lord. C Amen. Sharing of the Peace P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C And also with you. Please be seated. Offering: Offering envelopes Offering are available in the pews. Please sign the fellowship Voluntary "Meditation on erhalt uns, herr" register and pass it to those David Cherwien sitting next to you. Please stand. Offering Presentation: This Offering Presentation "To You, O God, Your Gifts Return" brings back the opening emmaus melody of tonight's Entrance Hymn. The first stanza helps us understand and sing of God's many gifts. All that we have comes from God, and God provides all that we need. "Our offerings" to God return to Him what He has first given us. Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm | 5
Offertory Prayer: The offering Offertory Prayer prayer during Lent echoes P Let us pray. God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone but with your Christ's words to Satan during the first week in Lent: "One Word of grace and new life. Bless us and these your gifts, and prepare us to feast does not live by bread alone, on you—the bread of life—Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. but by every Word that comes C Amen. from the mouth of God." Great Thanksgiving ## & œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ e Lord be with you. And al - so with you. ## & œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
## œ ˙ & w œ œ ˙ w œ Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
Preface P It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. You call your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that renewed in the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Sanctus: Drawn from Scripture Sanctus passages in Isaiah and St. # Matthew's Gospel, the Sanctus œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ is the high point of the liturgy, & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ where we join with all the hosts Cantor Ho - ly, ho - ly, ho - ly Lord, God of pow'r and might: of heaven in singing praise # to Christ our Lord. The florid & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ musical writing of composer œ David Cherwien adds an extra Heav'n and earth are full of your glo - ry. Ho - dimension of wonder to our # œ praise. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ san - na in the high - est. Bless - ed is he who comes # œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ in the name of the Lord. Ho - san - na in the , # œ & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ high - est. Ho - san - na in the high - est. 6 | Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm
Words of Institution: Hear Words of Institution Christ's words of promise spoken again "for you, for the The Lord's Prayer forgiveness of your sin." P Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. 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. P Come to Christ, broken and poured out for you. C Thanks be to God. Please be seated. Agnus Dei: Since the Agnus Dei fourth century, Christians ™ j have sung hymns during & ˙ ™ j œ œ the distribution of Holy œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ Communion. Tonight, we Lamb of God, you take a - way the sin of the world; have begin with the singing of j the Agnus Dei—or "Lamb & œ œ œ j ™ j ™ j of God." #œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ mer - cy on us. Lamb of God, you take œa - way the ™ j & #œ œ œ œ œ bœ œ œ ˙ sin of the world; have mer - cy on us. ™ œ œ œ œ œ & œ œ ˙ œ J œ œ œ œ ˙ Lamb of God; you take a - way the sin of the world;
& ˙ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ w grant us peace, grant us peace.
Communion: All who are Communion baptized and trust Christ's "Variations on sojourner" word are welcome to the Voluntary table of this holy supper, Joe Utterback where our Lord is truly present, offering his gifts Please stand. of forgiveness and eternal Blessing life. Please come forward at P the usher's direction. Grape The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his juice and gluten-free wafers grace. are available. C Amen. Voluntary: This contemporary American setting of the Hymn of the Day is written with jazz influences throughout. Saturday, February 29, 2020 – 5 pm | 7
Post-Communion Hymn: Post-Communion Hymn "This Meal, O Christ" Notice how this hymn unveiled echoes the thoughts of our opening dialogue. In this ‰ j Œ Holy Supper, Christ has been & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ "unveiled" to us. As evening Cantor 1. is meal, O Christ, a won - drous gift, falls, we are held in the All 2. Peace rest in us, love burn in us; peace of God's Word: "You are forgiven." ‰ j ‰ œ œ & œ œ #œ œ œ ˙ J œ œ œ un- veiled you to our sight. As eve - ning falls, hold and heal our hearts of stone. As day as - cends, clothe ‰ j & œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ us in peace and stay wœith us this niwght. us in pow'r to rise, be - loved and known.
Benediction P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord's face shine on you with grace and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the name of the Father, and of the i Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. Sending Hymn: In this sturdy Sending Hymn 769 "If You But Trust in God to Guide You" Lutheran chorale, we hear wer nur den lieben gott and sing the great promises of Stanzas 1 and 4 God: In Jesus Christ, "this is our confidence—God never fails in Dismissal time of need!" P Marked with the cross of Christ, go in peace to love and serve the Lord. C Thanks be to God! Lent is a season of confession, repentance, and return to God's Word. During Lent, we omit postludes to reflect the penitential nature of the season. First Lutheran Church is a member congregation of the Evangelical Welcome to Worship Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
Community inisters issionaries Worship Assistants Each member of First Lutheran Cantors Church Nathan and Jodi Hoyt Pastoral Staff John Christopherson, M. Div. Ph.D. Lector Je Backer, M.Div. Erin Kaiser Katherine Olson, M. Div. Usher L. Lars Olson, M. Div. Barb Wieczorek David Johnson, M. Div. (Emeritus) isitation Pastors Bob Chell, M. Div. David Houck, B. Div. Roger Noer, M. Div. Dennis Tranberg, M. Div. outh and Family inistries Marnie Dahle Backer, Director Heather Smith, Children’s Minister Elias Johnson-Youngquist, Youth Minister usic inistries Zachary Brockho , M.M., Director Larry Olson, Contemporary Worship Coordinator
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