Sunday after Pentecost
10:00 AM Service October 17, 2021
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Let us with confidence draw near to God in confession, that we may
receive mercy and find grace in time of need.
(Silence is kept for reflection)
Have mercy on us, O God,
according to your lovingkindness. In your great mercy, wash away our iniquity and cleanse us from our sin. Create in us clean hearts, O God, and renew a right spirit within us. Do not remove us from your presence; do not take your Spirit away. Restore to us the joy of your salvation, and sustain us with your Spirit. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our + Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life.
Amen.
Hymn # 546 “To Be Your Presence”
1. To be your presence is our mission here, to show compassion’s face and listening ear to be your heart of mercy ever near, alleluia!
2. To be your presence is our mission bold, to feed the poor and shelter homeless cold, to be your hands of justice, right uphold, alleluia!
3. To be your presence is our mission blest, to speak for all the broken and op-pressed, to be your voice of hope, your love expressed, alleluia!
4. We are your heart, O Christ, your hands and voice, to serve your people is our call and choice, and in this mission we, the church, rejoice, alleluia!
L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
L: Let us pray:
C: Sovereign God, you turn your greatness into goodness for all the peoples on earth. Shape us into willing servants of your kingdom, and make us desire always and only your will, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen
WORD
First Reading Isaiah 53: 4—12 Pg. 1145
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 91: 9—16 Pg. 930
PS 91:9 If you make the Most High your dwelling--even the LORD, who is my refuge--
PS 91:10 then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.
PS 91:11 For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your
ways;
PS 91:12 they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot
against a stone.
PS 91:13 You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and
the serpent.
PS 91:14 "Because he loves me," says the LORD, "I will rescue him; I will protect
him, for he acknowledges my name.
PS 91:15 He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will
deliver him and honor him.
PS 91:16 With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation."
Second Reading: Hebrews 5: 1—10 Pg. 1866
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading Mark 10: 35—45 Pg. 1571
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 708 “Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love”
Refrain: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love,
show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you.
1. Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, master who acts as a slave to them. (Refrain)
2. Neighbors are wealthy and poor, varied in color and race, neighbors are nearby and far away. (Refrain)
3. These are the ones we will serve, these are the ones we will love; all these are neighbors to us and you. (Refrain)
4. Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet; this is the way we will live with you. (Refrain)
L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
All: 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
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Offering
L: Let us pray---
C: Gracious God, all goodness flows from you. You bless us and you call us to be a blessing to a world in need. Accept these offerings as a sign of our whole lives returned to you through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
MEAL
P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy. . .we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
The Words of Institution
The Lord’s Prayer
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
Invitation to Communion
SENDING
Blessing
Hymn # 538 “The Lord Now Sends Us Forth”
The Lord now sends us forth with hands to serve and give,
To make of all the earth a better place to live. (Repeat)
The angels are not sent into our world of pain
to do what we were meant to do in Jesus’ name;
that falls to you and me and all who are made free.
Help us, O Lord, we pray, to do your will today. (Repeat)
L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude
Congregational Meeting
*** Hymns reprinted by permission under CCLI Lic. # 2561118