October 29th, 2017 THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

Reformation Sunday PRELUDE Meditation Burroughs

Fantasia on Ein feste Burg Wells
Holy Communion Now the Feast WELCOME

INVOCATION

In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
INTRODUCTION
GATHERING SONG: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (ELW 504)
On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Christthe
good newsthat makes us free! We pray that the Holy Spirit would GREETING
continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness to the
world. In the waters of baptism we are made one body; we pray for the day The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
that all Christians will also be one at the Lords table. the Holy Spirit be with you all!
And also with you!
CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags
and a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. KYRIE Now the Feast (ELW 157)
An usher will gladly provide you with assistance.

As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate
all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service.

We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion
registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so
that we may record your presence with us.

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW

A prayer of Martin Luther

Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am
weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me
fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbor. I do not have a strong and
firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord,
help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in you. In you I have sealed the
treasure of all I have. I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the
poor. I am a sinner; you are upright. With me, there is an abundance of sin;
in you is the fullness of righteousness. Therefore I will remain with you, of
whom I can receive, but to whom I may not give. Amen.

CANTICLE OF PRAISE Now the Feast and Celebration (ELW 167)
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Almighty God, gracious Lord, we thank you that your Holy Spirit renews
the church in every age. Pour out your Holy Spirit on your faithful people.
Keep them steadfast in your word, protect and comfort them in times of
trial, defend them against all enemies of the gospel, and bestow on the
church your saving peace, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
Please be seated.
A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN

FIRST READING: Jeremiah 31:31-34
The renewed covenant will not be breakable, but like the old covenant it
will expect the people to live upright lives. To know the Lord means that
one will defend the cause of the poor and needy (Jer. 22:16). The renewed
covenant is possible only because the Lord will forgive iniquity and not
remember sin. Our hope lies in a God who forgets.
31
The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32It will not be
like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the
hand to bring them out of the land of Egypta covenant that they broke,
though I was their husband, says the LORD. 33But this is the covenant that I
will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will
put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be
their God, and they shall be my people. 34No longer shall they teach one
another, or say to each other, Know the LORD, for they shall all know
me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive
their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PSALM 46
Refrain:
Tone:
1
God is our ref- | uge and strength,
a very present | help in trouble.
2
Therefore we will not fear, though the | earth be moved,
and though the mountains shake in the depths | of the sea;
3
though its waters | rage and foam,
and though the mountains tremble | with its tumult.
4
There is a river whose streams make glad the cit- | y of God,
the holy habitation of | the Most High.
5
God is in the midst of the city; it shall | not be shaken;
God shall help it at the | break of day.
6
The nations rage, and the | kingdoms shake;
God speaks, and the earth | melts away. R
7
The LORD of | hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob | is our stronghold.
8
Come now, regard the works | of the LORD,
what desolations God has brought up- | on the earth;
9
behold the one who makes war to cease in | all the world;
who breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the | shields
with fire.
10
Be still, then, and know that | I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted | in the
earth.
11
The LORD of | hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob | is our stronghold. R
SECOND READING Romans 3:19-28
Pauls words stand at the heart of the preaching of Martin Luther and
other Reformation leaders. No human beings make themselves right with
God through works of the law. We are brought into a right relationship
with God through the divine activity centered in Christs death. This act is
a gift of grace that liberates us from sin and empowers our faith in Jesus
Christ.
19
Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are
under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world
may be held accountable to God. 20For no human being will be justified in
his sight by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the
knowledge of sin.
21
But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed,
and is attested by the law and the prophets, 22the righteousness of God
through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no
distinction, 23since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24they
are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in
Christ Jesus, 25whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his
blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness,
because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously
committed; 26it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous
and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.
27
Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that
of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28For we hold that a person is
justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL John 8:31-36
Please stand for the reading of the gospel. As the Gospel is announced, worshippers are invited to trace a cross upon
their forehead, then over their lips, and then over their hearts, silently
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION praying, May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on
God's Word Is Our Great Heritage (ELW 509) my lips, and in my heart.

The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John.

Glory to you, O Lord.

Jesus speaks of truth and freedom as spiritual realities known through his
word. He reveals the truth that sets people free from sin.
31
Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, If you continue in my
word, you are truly my disciples; 32and you will know the truth, and the
truth will make you free. 33They answered him, We are descendants of
Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by
saying, You will be made free?
34
Jesus answered them, Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits
sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not have a permanent place in the
household; the son has a place there forever. 36So if the Son makes you
free, you will be free indeed.

The gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson

Please stand for the hymn.

HYMN OF THE DAY:

Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound (ELW 779)
CREED
As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the
words born of the Virgin Mary, until the words he descended to the to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
dead.
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.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Open to the gifts of the Holy Spirit, we pray for the church, the world, and
all of Gods creation.
Please sit or kneel as you are able.
Each petition ends with:
Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting
the power of Christ and the gifts of the Spirit.
Amen.
CONFESSION AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS
Sisters and brothers, let us confess our sins in the presence of God and one
another.
Silence for reflection and self-examination.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. 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,
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and
made us alive together with Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ, our sins
are forgiven. By grace we have been saved. Almighty God give us faith
through the Holy Spirit that the love of Christ may shine in our hearts and
show forth in our lives. Amen.
RITE OF ANOINTING FOR HEALING
The order for healing is an expression in worship of the churchs ministry
of healing. Each person may come to receive a word of blessing and
prayer for healing and forgiveness, along with laying on of hands and an
anointing. These signs, first given in baptism, tell us again that we are
sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked forever with the cross of Christ, who
is health and salvation for the world.
In its ministry of healing, the church does not replace the gifts of God that
come through the scientific community nor does it promise a cure. Rather
the church offers and celebrates gifts such as these: Gods presence with
strength and comfort in time of suffering, Gods promise of wholeness and
peace and Gods love embodied in the community of faith.
Brothers and sisters, James writes: Is any one of you sick? Let him call the
elders of the church to prayer over him and anoint him with oil in the name
of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person
well; the Lord will raise him up.
I invite you to come forward for anointing and prayer in the name of the
Lord.
Worshippers may come forward.
The minister will anoint each with the sign of the cross, praying:
Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit uphold you, fill you with grace,
and heal your every ill. Amen.
When all have returned to their seats, the congregation stands.
PEACE DIALOGUE

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

MUSIC AT THE OFFERING Verleih uns Frieden

(Grant Peace, We Pray, in Mercy, Lord) Luther/arr. Wells

OFFERTORY HYMN: As the Grains of Wheat (ELW 465)

PREFACE

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

OFFERING PRAYER

Let us pray. O God, ruler of heaven and earth, all that we have and all that
we are come through you. We offer back in thanksgiving a portion of what
you have given us: our time, our work, and our wealth. With them we
dedicate our lives to the care and redemption of all that you have made,
through Jesus Christ, who gave himself for the salvation of the world.
Amen.
 INVITATION TO COMMUNION

All who desire to leave their old lives behind and live in Christ, come to the
table!

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Worshippers are invited to bow with the consecration of the Lords body
and blood, each time the words Do this for the remembrance of me, are
spoken.
Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord, heaven and earth are full of your glory.
In great love you sent to us Jesus, your Son, who reached out to heal the
sick and suffering, who preached good news to the poor, and who, on the
cross, opened his arms to all. In the night in which he was betrayed,
our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his
disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
All baptized people are welcome to the table to receive Christs body and
blood. If you have not been baptized, you are also welcome to the table as
Gods guest; we are honored by your presence. We recognize the Body of
Christ as the community of the baptized, so if you would like to become part
of the Body of Christ, we encourage you to seek baptism. If you cant or
dont wish to receive today, we encourage you to hold your hands over
your chest for a blessing as you come forward.
COMMUNION
The body of Christ, given for you.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Amen.
LAMB OF GOD O Christ, Lamb of God

Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to
drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and
for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Remembering, therefore, his death, resurrection, and ascension, we await

his coming in glory. Pour out upon us the Spirit of your love, O Lord, and
unite the wills of all who share this heavenly food, the body and blood of
Jesus Christ, our Lord; to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honor
and glory, now and forever. Amen.

LORD'S PRAYER

Risen Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:

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.
 DISMISSAL

Go in peace. Love as God has loved you.

Thanks be to God.

SONG DURING DISTRIUBUTION: POSTLUDE Chorale Partita on The Church's One Foundation Wells
The Church of Christ, in Every Age (ELW 729)
The flowers on the altar age given to the glory of God and to
remember the faith and courage of Martin Luther.

Presented by the Worship Committee

Todays bulletin cover is given to the glory of God and in celebration of the
500th anniversary of the Reformation.
Presented by Shirley Griffin

UPCOMING COMMEMORATIONS

Reformation Day
Tuesday, October 31, 2017
By the end of the seventeenth century, many Lutheran churches celebrated
a festival commemorating Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-five
Theses, a summary of abuses in the church of his time. At the heart of the
reform movement was the gospel, the good news that it is by grace through
faith that we are justified and set free.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION All Saints Day

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
Almighty God, you gave your Son Jesus Christ both as a sacrifice for sin The custom of commemorating all of the saints of the church on a single
and a model of godly life. Move us by your Holy Spirit to receive him day goes back at least to the third century. All Saints Day celebrates the
always with thanksgiving and conform our lives to his; through the same baptized people of God, living and dead, who make up the body of Christ.
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. On this day or the following Sunday, many congregations will remember
the faithful who have died during the past year.
BLESSING
Martn de Porres, renewer of society, died 1639
Almighty God, Father, +Son, and Holy Spirit bless you and keep you, now Friday, November 3, 2017
and forever. Amen. Martn was the son of a Spanish knight and a freed black slave from
Panama. As a lay brother in the Order of Preachers (Dominicans), he
SENDING HYMN The Church's One Foundation (ELW 654) engaged in many charitable works in Lima, Peru. He founded an
orphanage, a hospital, and a clinic for cats and dogs.