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Welcome to long-time Lutherans, Christians from every tradition, and people new to the faith.

Welcome to all who have no church home, want to follow Jesus, have doubts, or do not believe.

Welcome to new visitors and old friends.

Welcome especially to all who have ever been made to feel unwelcome by the church.

Welcome to believers, questioners, and questioning believers. This is a place where you are welcome to celebrate and grieve, to rejoice and recover.

No matter who you are or where you are on life's journey, you are welcome here. This is a place where lives are made new.

HOW WE WORSHIP

When we gather for worship, we rejoice in God’s grace through songs, prayers, scriptures, and the sacraments. The history of Christian worship is rich with traditions and rituals formed by generations which help to connect our lives with Christ.

By its very nature, Lutheran worship is participatory. The Holy Spirit joins our hearts and voices through songs and prayers that are both ancient and modern, biblical and relevant. Worship leaders guide us through the ser-vice and our responses are printed in bold type.

We are sent from this gathering into the world where we live on mission for Christ in our daily lives, loving and serving our neighbors and sharing the good news of Jesus with a world in need.

St. Andrew Lutheran Church Rev. Christopher D. Steubing

7420 FM 2673 • Canyon Lake, Texas 78133 • 210-688-3090 • sastaff@standrewofcl.org

25TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST

10:00 AM Service November 10, 2024

GATHERING

PRELUDE

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

RINGING OF THE BELL

Please rise as you are able.

THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are clothed with God's mercy and forgiveness. Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.

Water is poured into the font as the presiding minister gives thanks.

We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the waters and by your Word you created the world, calling forth life in which you took delight.

Through the waters of the flood you delivered Noah and his family. Through the sea you led your people Israel from slavery into freedom. At the river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit. By water and your Word you claim us as daughters and sons, making us heirs of your promise and servants of all.

We praise you for the gift of water that sustains life, and above all we praise you for the gift of new life in Jesus Christ. Shower us with your Spirit, and renew our lives with your forgiveness, grace, and love.

To you be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord

in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.

GATHERING HYMN “For the Fruit of All Creation” Hymn # 679

GREETING

The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.

And also with you.

KYRIE

Lord have mercy____

Christ have mercy____

Refrain:

We pray for peace from above, We pray for our salvation

Refrain:

We pray for peace in the world, We pray for wellness in your church, We pray for the unity of all.

Refrain:

We pray for this holy place. We pray for all who gather here.

Refrain:

Oh Lord help us, save us, Oh Lord comfort and defend us.

All:

A — men_____

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray. O God, you show forth your almighty power chiefly by reaching out to us in mercy. Grant us the fullness of your grace, strengthen our trust in your promises, and bring all the world to share in the treasures that come through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Please be seated.

WORD

FIRST READING: 1 Kings 17: 8—16

This chapter begins the story of Elijah. God sends a drought on Israel because of the sins of King Ahab. This passage depicts God’s saving acts not only on behalf of Elijah, but also on behalf of those who are associated with the prophet, even a foreigner, the widow of Zarephath.

8 The word of the Lord came to [Elijah,] saying, 9 “Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” 10 So he set out and went to Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering sticks; he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, so that I may drink.” 11 As she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand.” 12 But she said, “As the Lord your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil in a jug; I am now gath-ering a couple of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we may eat it, and die.” 13 Elijah said to her, “Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for yourself and your son. 14 For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be emp-tied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the earth.” 15 She went and did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. 16 The jar of meal was not emptied, nei-ther did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 146

Refrain:

1 Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, O my soul!

2 I will praise the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I

have my being.

3 Put not your trust in rulers, in mortals in whom there is no help.

4 When they breathe their last, they return to earth, and in that day their

thoughts perish.

Refrain:

5 Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help, whose hope is

in the Lord their God;

6 who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them; who keeps

promises forever;

7 who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to those who

hunger. The Lord sets the captive free.

8 The Lord opens the eyes of the blind; the Lord lifts up those who are

bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.

Refrain:

9 The Lord cares | for the stranger; the Lord sustains the orphan and widow,

but frustrates the way | of the wicked.

10 The Lord shall reign forever, your God, O Zion, throughout all

generations. Hallelujah!

Refrain:

SECOND READING: Hebrews 9: 24—28

The letter to the Hebrews describes Christ as a high priest who offers him-self as a sacrifice for our sin. Christ does not die again and again each year. He died once, is alive with God, and will reveal himself on the last day.

24 Christ did not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the pres-ence of God on our behalf. 25 Nor was it to offer himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after year with blood that is not his own; 26 for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27 And just as it is ap-pointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, 28 so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

CHILDREN’S SERMON Pastor Chris Steubing

Please rise as you are able.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

The Gospel according to Mark

(After the Gospel is announced, we say)

Glory to you, O Lord.

GOSPEL READING Mark 12: 38—44

After engaging in a series of public arguments with religious leaders in the temple, Jesus contrasts the proud and oppressive ways of those leaders with the sacrificial humility and poverty of the widow.

38 As [Jesus] taught, he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39 and to have the best seats in the synagogues and places of honor at ban-quets! 40 They devour widows’ houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.” 41 He sat down opposite the treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich people put in large sums. 42 A poor wid-ow came and put in two small copper coins, which are worth a penny. 43 Then he called his disciples and said to them, “Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the treasury. 44 For all of them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”

The gospel of the Lord.

After the reading of the gospel, we say

Praise to you, O Christ.

Please be seated.

SERMON Pastor Chris Steubing

HYMN OF THE DAY “We Are an Offering” Hymn #692

Please rise if you are able.

THE APOSTLES’ CREED

Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:

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.

THE PRAYERS

Merciful God, Receive our prayer.

THE PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.

Let us share the peace with one another.

OFFERING

OFFERING HYMN “Lord I Need You” (next page)

The offering is collected as the hymn is sung. Please rise if you are able on the last verse as the offering is brought forward.

OFFERING PRAYER

Let us pray. Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

THE LORD’S PRAYER: (Sung)

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen

BENEDICTION

The God of all grace bless you now and forever.

SENDING HYMN “By Grace We Have Been Saved” (on next pg.)

DISMISSAL

Go in peace. Share the good news.

Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE.

Our thanks to those who serve as our worship leaders today:

Our Reader—Julie Champion

Our Liturgist—Don Gillett

Organist/Pianist—Jimmy Cheung

Choir and Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann