Lisa Frenz 1998
Pre-Service Music
Ringing of the Bell & Announcements
Procession & Lighting of the candles
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P: The grace and peace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
C: And also with you.
P: The freedom of Christ is your rich inheritance—
A: A reforming gift of love and grace.
C: Amen
Hymn “In the Desert, On God’s Mountain”
Tune Name: PICARDY
Text Source: Text: Susan Palo Cherwien
Music Source: Music: French folk tune, 17th cent.
All In the desert, on God’s mountain, . . . May we wonder at the flame.
Men On Mount Horeb Moses halted, . . . May we honor holy ground.
All I AM THAT I AM have called you, . . . May we hear God’s burning voice.
Women Moses hid his face in terror, . . . May we take the task before.
All Later in the wild of Sinai, . . . Guide all to the mountain height.
Far from desert, far from mountains, . . . Beacons of divinity.
.L You are the treasured people of the Lord,
C a people holy to the Lord our God.
L Keep the words of the Lord in your heart; teach them to your children.
C Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise.
L One does not live by bread alone,
C but by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. Deuteronomy 26, 11, 8
✙Call to Worship “To You, O Lord” (Haugen) Optional Choir Anthem
L The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
L Let us pray.
C Almighty God, gracious Lord, pour out your Holy Spirit upon your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your Word, protect and comfort them in all temptations, defend them against all their enemies, and bestow on the Church your saving peace; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
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Kid’s-Kare Object Lesson
Optional Choir Anthem “Come and Be Joyful” (Vivaldi/Hopson)
First Lesson Jeremiah 31:31-34
Psalm 46 with Refrain (See Music)
OR
Refrain:
Cantor: Know that the Lord is God and exaulted among all nations!
All: Rejoice! Rejoice with all the earth for God is our refuge our strength and our help.
Spoken over music
P: God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Refrain
A: Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, though the mountains shake in the heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. Refrain
P: There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of the city; it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns. Refrain
A: The nations are in an uproar, the kingdoms totter; he utters his voice, the earth melts. The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Refrain
P: Come, behold the works of the Lord; see what desolations he has brought on the earth. He makes wars cease to the end of the earth; he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear; he burns the shields with fire. Refrain
A: “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.” The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Refrain
Second Lesson Romans 3:19-28
Hymn “Listen, God Is Calling”
Tune Name: NENO LAKE MUNGU
Text Source: Text: Tanzanian traditional, tr. Howard S. Olson, b. 1922
Music Source: Music: Tanzanian tune, arr. Austin C. Lovelace, b. 1919
Refrain:
Cantor: Listen,
All: listen, God is calling through the Word inviting, . . . walking in your precepts,
All: led by your Word. Refrain
▲ Gospel John 8:31-36
▼ Music for Meditation & Sermon
▲ Hymn “I, the Lord of Sea and Sky”
Tune Name: HERE I AM, LORD
Text Source: Text: Daniel Schutte
Music Source: Music: Daniel Schutte
“I, the Lord of sea and sky,. . . Whom shall I send?”
Refrain: Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord? . . .l hold your people in my heart.
“I, the Lord of snow and rain, . . . Whom shall I send?” Refrain
“I the Lord of wind and flame, . . . Whom shall I send?” Refrain
CONFESSION OF FAITH
Ministry Minutes: A testimony of the faith at this congregatioin
P In Christ, you have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation.
C We believe in him and are marked
with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit.
APOSTLES' CREED
P: Living together in trust and hope, we confess our
faith.
C: I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's 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 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
The Prayers of the Church
CONFESSION OF SIN
L The inheritance of Christ is a free spirit:
C a gift of grace and love.
L The unity of Christ’s people is a new creation
C For everything old has passed away and all is made new!
L Renewal and wholeness with God is our hope and faith:
C Our joy and consolation is in Christ Jesus.
L As God has reunited us in Christ, let us be reconciled to each other.
Silence for reflection and self-examination.
L Gracious God,
C we bind ourselves in chains of loss, wrong doing, inaction and apathy. Break our bonds and lift us by your Spirit so that we may be free to serve and love you in newness and hope; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
P Almighty God has had mercy on us, and forgiven us all our sins and given us freedom through the Christ Jesus our Savior. May the Holy Spirit keep you in the love of God forever.
C Amen
L Sisters and brothers, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace.
L The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C And also with you.
Greeting of Peace
▼ Offering
Special Music:
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Hymn “Come, You Thankful People, Come”
Tune Name: ST. GEORGE'S, WINDSOR
Text Source: Text: Henry Alford, 1810-1871, alt.
Music Source: Music: George J. Elvey, 1816-1893
Come, you thankful people come;
Raise the song of harvest home.
All is safely gathered in
Ere the winter storms begin.
God, our maker, does provide
For our wants to be supplied.
Come to God’s own temple, come,
Raise the song of harvest home.
All the world is God’s own field,
Fruit unto his praise to yield.
Wheat and tares together sown,
Unto joy or sorrow grown.
First, the blade, and then the ear,
Then the full corn shall appear.
Lord of harvest, grant that we
Wholesome grain and pure may be.
For the Lord our God shall come
And shall take his harvest home.
From his field shall in that day
All offenses purge away,
Give his angels charge at last
In the fire the tares to cast,
But the fruitful ears to store
In his garner evermore.
Even so, Lord, quickly come
To your final harvest home.
Gather all your people in,
Free from sorrow, free from sin,
There, forever purified,
In your garner to abide.
Come, with all your angels, come,
Raise the glorious harvest home!
OFFERTORY PRAYER
L Let us pray. Caring God,
C in the overflowing grace of your steadfast love, you call us from death into life, from bondage to freedom, from inaction into service. We offer ourselves to you: our gifts of time, talent and goods, giving thanks with the Church through all the ages for your saving love in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen
THE GREAT THANKSGIVING
P The Lord be with you.
C And also with you.
P Lift up your hearts.
C We lift them to the Lord.
P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C It is right to give God our thanks and praise.
PREFACE
INSTITUTION OF COMMUNION
LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father in heaven,
hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done,
on earth as in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial
and deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power
and the glory are yours
now and for ever. Amen
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION
▲ P: May the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you, keep in the grace of God, and free you to be sons and daughters of the living God.
C: Amen.
Hymn “You Satisfy the Hungry Heart”
Tune Name: BICENTENNIAL
Text Source: Text: Omer Westendorf, 1916-1997
Music Source: Music: Robert E. Kreutz, 1922-1996
Refrain:
You satisfy the hungry heart . . . bread of life to eat.
As when the shepherd calls his sheep, . . . Refrain
With joyful lips we sing to you . . . Refrain
Is not the cup we bless and share . . . Refrain
The myst’ry of your presence, Lord, . . . Refrain
You give yourself to us, O Lord; . . . Refrain
A: The freedom of Christ is our rich inheritance—
P: From Christ and for Christ comes:
C: Harmony
P: Love
C: Kindness
A: The freedom of Christ is our strength and refuge—
P: From Christ and for Christ comes
C: Sacrifice
P: Forgiveness
C: Service
A: The freedom of Christ is our truth and grace—
P: From Christ and for Christ comes
C: Peace
P: Unity
C: Maturity
P: Freedom. God’s freedom: To follow Christ and know the truth;
A: For the truth will set us free
C: To pick up a cross and serve.
P: Freedom. God’s freedom: To follow Christ and experience the truth;
A: For the truth will set us free
C: To walk among strangers and share God’s word of salvation.
P: Freedom. God’s freedom: To follow Christ and feed on the truth;
A: For the truth will set us free
C: To live in grace and grow in love.
P: Praise and bless God for the freedom given to us.
C: Amen! Hallelujah!
P: For the Lord our God blesses us, keeps us, loves us, now and always.
C: Amen.
Hymn “A Mighty Fortress”
Tune Name: EIN FESTE BURG (rhythmic)
Text Source: Text: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978
Music Source: Music: Martin Luther, 1483-1546
Choir or Cantor
A mighty fortress is our God, . . . On earth he has no equal.
All No strength of ours can match his might! . . . He holds the field victorious.
Choir or Cantor
Though hordes of devils fill the land . . . One little word subdues him.
All God’s Word forever shall abide, . . . The Kingdom’s ours forever!
A Go in peace. Serve the Lord!
C Thanks be to God!
Postlude