Mission Liberty Hill Lutheran Church How Great Is Our God ~ Reformation Sunday October 25Th, 2020
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MISSION LIBERTY HILL LUTHERAN CHURCH HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD ~ REFORMATION SUNDAY OCTOBER 25TH, 2020 Pre-Service Song: “Holy is the Lord” Words and Music by Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio. ©2003 sixsteps Music/worshiptogether.com songs. CCLI Song #4158039, License #11234369 We stand and lift up our hands, for the joy of the Lord is our strength. We bow down and worship Him now. How great, how awesome is He. And together we sing, ev’ryone sing. Chorus: Holy is the Lord God Almighty. The earth is filled with His glory. Holy is the Lord God Almighty. The earth is filled with His glory. The earth is filled with His glory. Repeat verse Chorus 2x Words of Welcome and Announcements Opening Prayer Our Call to Worship: Psalm 100 Pastor: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth! People: Serve the Lord with gladness! Pastor: Come into his presence with singing! People: Know that the Lord, he is God! Pastor: It is he who made us, and we are his; People: we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture. Pastor: Enter his gates with thanksgiving, People: and his courts with praise! All: Give thanks to him; bless his name! For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations. Opening Song of Praise: “Forever” Words & Music by Chris Tomlin ©2001 sixsteps Music / worshiptogether.com songs CCLI Song #3148428, License #11234369 Give thanks to the Lord, our God and King, His love endures forever. For He is good, He is above all things, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise. With a mighty hand and outstretched arm, His love endures forever. For the life that’s been reborn, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. Chorus: Forever God is faithful, forever God is strong, Forever God is with us, forever, forever. From the rising to the setting sun, His love endures forever. By the grace of God we will carry on, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. Chorus 2x Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. Chorus Confession and Forgiveness of Sins Pastor: Our God is faithful and strong. Our God is with us, and He is good. He has never broken a promise, never betrayed a trust, never lied. He gives generously without repayment, speaks lovingly to those who wrong Him. He sets aside His dignity and well-being and bends down to meet the lowliest, the poorest, and the most badly broken. In short, God is perfect. He is the very definition of “good.” It’s a humbling thing to stand before someone who is perfect. All of our mistakes and imperfections stand out. It reminds us that we are unworthy of His love, unworthy to be called His servants, much less His children. But God our Father doesn’t leave us in our sin. He invites us to embrace that humility, to acknowledge our sinfulness, and fall on His mercy. So let’s take a moment to examine our hearts and admit our sins to God. People: Dear Heavenly Father, I’m sorry for all of my mistakes. I’ve sinned against you and the people around me in countless ways - some I’m not even aware of. But You are. For Jesus’s sake, forgive me. Help me to live out Your goodness in my life, so that others may know that You are a truly good God. Amen. Pastor: Brothers and sisters, God has heard your prayer. He sent His Son, Jesus Christ, to live for you, to die for you, and to rise again for you to take away all of your sins. As Jesus’ servant in this place, at His command and with His authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Our Statement of Faith: The Apostles’ Creed I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe 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! The Words of Institution Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you all. People: And also with you. Should I Receive Communion Today? Christ commands us saying, “Do this in remembrance of Me.” Forgiveness, life, and salvation are truly offered to all who eat the Lord’s body and blood in the Sacrament, but only through faith can we receive the blessings offered there. Therefore, we should ask ourselves these questions to personally examine our hearts before communion: ++Do I believe in Jesus as my personal Lord and Savior from sin? ++Do I repent of all my sins in thought, word, and action? ++Do I believe that I receive the very true body and blood of Jesus Christ in, with, and under the bread and wine? ++Do I rely on Jesus’s promise that all my sins are forgiven as I receive this Holy Supper? ++Do I believe that I am one with my fellow communicants in accepting all of Jesus’ teachings? ++Will I rely on the power of the Holy Spirit to change my sinful life? Source: Luther, Martin. Luther’s Small Catechism, with Explanation. Concordia Publishing House, 1991. Distribution Song: “Cornerstone” Myrin, Morgan, Liljero, Bradbury, Mote ©2011 Hillsong Music Publishing CCLI Song #6158927, License #1123 4369 My hope is built on nothing less, Than Jesus’s blood and righteousness. I dare not trust the sweetest frame, But wholly trust in Jesus’s name. Chorus: Christ alone. Cornerstone. Weak made strong in the Savior’s love. Through the storm, He is Lord. Lord of all. When darkness seems to hide His face. I rest on His unchanging grace. In ev’ry high and stormy gale. My anchor holds within the veil. My anchor holds within the veil. Chorus When He shall come with trumpet sound. Oh may I then, in Him be found. Dressed in His righteousness alone, Faultless I stand before the throne. Chorus 2x Distribution Song: “Good Good Father” Words and Music by: Anthony Brown and Pat Barrett ©2014 Pat Barrett Music (Admin. By Josep h Barrett) CCLI Song #7036612, License #11234369 I’ve heard a thousand stories of what they think you’re like But I’ve heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night And You tell me that You’re pleased and that I’m never alone. Chorus: You’re a good, good Father, It’s who You are, it’s who You are, it’s who You are And I’m loved by You It's who I am, it’s who I am, it’s who I am. Oh and I’ve seen many searching for answers far and wide, But I know we’re all searching for answers only You provide Cause You know just what we need before we say a word. Chorus 2x Because you are perfect in all of Your ways You are perfect in all of Your ways You are perfect in all of Your ways to us. (repeat) Oh, this love so undeniable I, I can hardly speak Peace so unexplainable I, I can hardly think As You call me deeper still As You call me deeper still As You call me deeper still Into love, love, love Chorus 3x You are perfect in all of your ways You are perfect in all of your ways The Communion Blessing Prayer of Thanksgiving Pastor: We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through Your Means of Grace. Now that we are fed and forgiven, deliver us from every evil, teach us to love You and others the way that You do, and help us to grow in faith and fellowship to do the good You prepared for us to do; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit now and forever. People: Amen. Today’s Reading: Romans 8:26-30 26 L ikewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know what to pray for as we ought, but the 27 Spirit himself intercedes for us with groanings too deep for words. A nd he who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will of God. 28 And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, f or those who are called 29 according to his purpose. F or those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image 30 of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. A nd those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified, and those whom he justified he also glorified. Our Prayer for the Church of Jesus Christ Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. Pastor: Almighty God of love, You are holy and worthy to be loved with all our heart, soul, and mind.