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THE ORDER OF DIVINE SERVICEFOR

GOD AND COUNTRY SUNDAY

Pre-Service Music

Lighting of the Chancel Candles

Prelude

Ringing of the Church Bell

Opening Hymn: O God, Our Help in Ages Past LSB 733

Confession and Absolution

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The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

Invocation Matthew 28:19b; [18:20]

P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen

Exhortation 1 John 1:89

P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not inus.

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 on God's Word and for self-examination.

Confession of Sins

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,

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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

Declaration of Grace (8:15) John 1:12; Philippians 1:6

P In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, andfor His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in JesusChrist He gives the power to become the children of God and bestowson them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good workin us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.

C Amen

Absolution (10:45) John 20:1923

P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and forHis sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant ofChrist, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in thename of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen

Service of the Word

Introit Ps. 121:58; antiphon: Ps. 121:12

P I lift up my eyes to the hills.

C From where does my help come?

P My help comes from the LORD,C who made heaven and earth.

P The LORD is your keeper;C the LORD is your shade on your right hand.

P The sun shall not strike you by day,

C nor the moon by night.

P The LORD will keep you from all evil;C he will keep your life.


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P The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in

C from this time forth and forevermore.

C Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;as it was in the beginning,

is now, and will be forever. Amen

P I lift up my eyes to the hills.C From where does my help come?

P My help comes from the LORD,

C who made heaven and earth.

Hymn: Before You, Lord, We Bow LSB 966

5 And when in powr He comes,Oh, may our native land

From all its rending tombsSend forth a glorious band,

A countless throng,With joy to singTo heavns high King

Salvations song!Public domain

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Salutation and Collect of the Day

P The Lord be with you..

CCCC And also with you.

P Let us pray.

Heavenly Father, during His earthly ministry Your Son Jesus healed thesick and raised the dead. By the healing medicine of the Word andSacraments pour into our hearts such love toward You that we may liveeternally; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reignswith You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

CCCC Amen

Pledge to the American Flag

C I pledge allegiance to the flag,

Of the United States of America;

And to the Republic for which it stands,

One nation, under God, indivisible,

With liberty and justice for all.

Hymn: Jesus Shall Reign LSB 832 sts. 1, 45

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Pledge to the Christian Flag

C I pledge allegiance to the cross

Of our Lord Jesus Christ,

And to the faith for which it stands,

One Savior, King eternal,

With mercy and grace for all.

Sit

Old Testament Reading Lamentations 3:2233

P This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Hymn: Eternal Father, Strong to Save LSB 717

The Church Pension Fund. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011479.

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Epistle 2 Corinthians 8:19, 1315

P This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Stand

Hymn: God of Our Fathers

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Holy Gospel Mark 5:2143

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the fifth chapter.

The reading of the Holy Gospel.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

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Children's Message

Sermon Hymn: Great is Thy Faithfulness LSB 809

Sermon 2 Corinthians 8:19, 1315God Shed His Grace on Thee

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Apostles' Creed (8:15)

C 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 thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

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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 TTTT everlasting. Amen

Nicene Creed (10:45)

C I believe in one God,

the Father Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth

and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ,

the only-begotten Son of God,

begotten of His Father before all worlds,

God of God, Light of Light,

very God of very God,

begotten, not made,

being of one substance with the Father,

by whom all things were made;

who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven

and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Maryand was made man;

and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.

He suffered and was buried.

And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures

and ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of the Father.

And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and

the dead,

whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord and giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and

glorified,

who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,

I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,

and I look for the resurrection of the dead

and the life TTTT of the world to come. Amen


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Prayer of the Church

P Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for allpeople according to their needs.

Each petition ends with the following:

P Lord, in Your mercy,C hear our prayer.

The prayers conclude with the following:

P Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trustingin Your mercy; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C Amen

Hymn: God Bless Our Native Land LSB 965

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Offering

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Offertory Psalm 116:12-13, 17-19

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Service Concludes (8:15)

Lord's Prayer Matthew 6:913

P Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

C 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

Closing Collect

P Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for ourlearning. Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, andinwardly digest them that, by patience and comfort of Your holy Word,we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life;through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C Amen

Benediction

P The Lord bless you and keep you.The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.The Lord lift His countenance upon you and T give you peace.

C Amen

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Closing Hymn: America the Beautiful

Postlude

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Service of the Sacrament (10:45)

Preface 2 Timothy 4:22; [Colossians 3:1]; [Psalm 136]

Proper Preface

P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in allplaces give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God,through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day overcame death and thegrave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way ofeverlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all thecompany of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name,

evermore praising You and saying:

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Sanctus Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9

Prayer of Thanksgiving

P Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy onthose whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into ourflesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive

the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of Hisbody and His blood on the cross.

Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, OLord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit.Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us doin His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of theearth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb inHis kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers;deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor,and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now andforever.

C Amen

The Words of Our Lord Matthew 26:2628; Mark 14:2224;Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:2325

P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread,and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples

and said: Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. Thisdo in remembrance of Me.


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In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He hadgiven thanks, He gave it to them, saying: Drink of it, all of you; thiscup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for theforgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance ofMe.

Proclamation of Christ 1 Corinthians 11:26; Revelation 22:20

P As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lordsdeath until He comes.

C Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

P O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your bodyand blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confessYour holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb,

Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Yourcoming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom andteach us to pray:

Lord's Prayer Matthew 6:913

C 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.

Pax Domini John 20:19

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Agnus Dei John 1:29

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Distribution

Communion Instructions: The Pastor invites the communicants, thosewho are able, to kneel and then distributes the host which may bereceived into the hand or the mouth. The Elder distributes the individualcups. The communicants are asked to hold their cups until the Pastorsays, Take and drink.

Hymn: Your Table I Approach LSB 628Hymn: Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me LSB 722Hymn: Take My Life and Let It Be LSB 783

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Thank the Lord


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Post-Communion Collect

P Let us pray.We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed usthrough this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy Youwould strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and ferventlove toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now andforever.

Benediction Numbers 6:2426

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Closing Hymn: America the Beautiful

Postlude

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Acknowledgments

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English

Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good NewsPublishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House.


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