11:00 Our Savior’s Praise Service 23rd Sunday after Pentecost November 8, 2020 IN JESUS' NAME Pre-Service Music & the Ringing of the Bells Choir Anthem “Go Down to the River” Rick Pickren, Arranged by Joel Raney You know that story of John the Baptist; the day our Savior left Galilee to tell old John at the River Jordan, “I think it’s time you baptize me!” Now John said, “Lord, your will I’ll follow, I feel the power from heav’n above.” And when he laid him in the water, down came the Spirit, like a dove. Everybody must go down to the river, everybody must go down to be free. And let that water wash on over, wash away your sins for eternity. For forty days, our Savior wandered, hungry out in the desert sun. When Satan came to tempt his power, but in the end, the Lord had won. Now we’re all sinners lost in the darkness, and soon we’ll face our judgment day. You better get right with the Father, or at heaven’s gate you’ll be turned away. Everybody must go down to the river, everybody must go down to be free. And let that water wash on over, wash away your sins for eternity. Everybody must go down to the river, everybody m.ust go down to be free. And let that water wash on over, wash away your sins for eternity. Wash away your sins and you’ll be free! Words of Welcome Prayer of Invocation Confession and Absolution P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (Silence for reflection and self-examination) P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. 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. C: Amen. Praise Song “God with Us” Who are we, That You would be mindful of us What do You see, That's worth looking our way We are free In ways that we never should be Sweet release, From the grip of these chains Like hinges straining from the weight, My heart no longer can keep from singing All that is within me cries, For You alone be glorified Emmanuel - God with us My heart sings a brand new song My debt is paid these chains are gone Emmanuel - God with us Lord You know, Our hearts don't deserve Your glory Still You show, A love we cannot afford Like hinges straining from the weight My heart no longer can keep from singing All that is within me cries, For You alone be glorified Emmanuel - God with us My heart sings a brand new song My debt is paid these chains are gone Emmanuel - God with us (Praise Team) Such a tiny offering compared to Calvary Nevertheless we lay it at Your feet Such a tiny offering compared to Calvary Nevertheless we lay it at Your feet All that is within me cries, For You alone be glorified Emmanuel - God with us My heart sings a brand new song, My debt is paid these chains are gone Emmanuel - God with us Emmanuel - God with us Used with Permission. CCLI #120484 OLD TESTAMENT Amos 5:18-24 Woe to you who long for the day of the LORD! Why do you long for the day of the LORD? That day will be darkness, not light. It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. Will not the day of the LORD be darkness, not light— pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? “I hate, I despise your religious feasts; I cannot stand your assemblies. Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! R: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. EPISTLE 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 Brothers, we do not want you to be ignorant about those who fall asleep, or to grieve like the rest of men, who have no hope. We believe that Jesus died and rose again and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. According to the Lord’s own word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left till the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. Therefore encourage each other with these words. R: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Praise Song “Jesus Only Jesus” Who has the power to raise the dead Who can save us from our sin He is our hope our righteousness Jesus Only Jesus Who can make the blind to see Who holds the keys that set us free He paid it all to bring us peace Jesus Only Jesus Holy King Almighty Lord Saints and angels all adore We join with them and bow before Jesus Only Jesus Who can command the highest praise Who has the Name above all names You stand alone I stand amazed Jesus Only Jesus Holy King Almighty Lord Saints and angels all adore We join with them and bow before Jesus Only Jesus You will command the highest praise Yours is the Name above all names You stand alone I stand amazed Jesus Only Jesus Jesus Only Jesus Holy King Almighty Lord Saints and angels all adore We join with them and bow before Jesus Only Jesus You will command the highest praise Yours is the Name above all names You stand alone I stand amazed Jesus only Jesus Jesus only Jesus Jesus only Jesus Phillips, Craig & Dean | ccli #120484 HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 25:1-13 “At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. The wise, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. “At midnight the cry rang out: ‘Here’s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him!’ “Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. The foolish ones said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out.’ “‘No,’ they replied, ‘there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves.’ “But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. “Later the others also came. ‘Sir! Sir!’ they said. ‘Open the door for us!’ “But he replied, ‘I tell you the truth, I don’t know you.’ “Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ. Apostles’ Creed 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 there 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! Sermon Song “Your Grace Finds Me” It's there in the newborn cry There in the light of ev'ry sunrise There in the shadows of this life Your great grace It's there on the mountain top There in the ev'ryday and the mundane There in the sorrow and the dancing Your great grace O such grace From the creation to the cross There from the cross into eternity Your grace finds me Yes Your grace finds me It's there on a wedding day There in the weeping by the graveside There in the very breath we breathe Your great grace The same for the rich and poor The same for the saint and for the sinner Enough for this whole wide world Your great grace O such grace From the creation to the cross There from the cross into eternity Your grace finds me Yes Your grace finds me There in the darkest night of the soul There in the sweetest songs of victory Your grace finds me Yes Your grace finds me Your great grace O such grace Your great grace O such grace Oh oh oh oh - oh oh oh oh Oh oh oh oh - oh oh oh oh So I'm breathing in Your grace And breathing out Your praise I'm breathing in Your grace Forever I'll be Breathing in Your grace And breathing out Your praise I'm breathing in Your grace Forever I'll be Breathing in Your grace And breathing out Your praise I'm breathing in Your grace Forever Forever Your grace finds me Yes Your grace finds me Matt Redman ccli #120484 Message “Ignorance is Not Bliss” 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 We Offer Our Thanks To Our Savior www.OSLCECC.org Click the Donate button on the top banner or mail donation to: 2800 Elm Street; St.