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SER

VIC

E of

WO

RSH

IP

Setti

ng 1

from

Lut

hera

n Bo

ok o

f Wor

ship

TH

E PR

ELU

DE:

Fai

rest

Lor

d Je

sus

AN

NO

UN

CEM

ENTS

B

RIE

F O

RD

ER F

OR

CO

NFE

SSIO

N a

nd F

OR

GIV

ENES

S In

the

nam

e of

the

Fath

er, a

nd o

f the

Son

, and

of t

he H

oly

Spiri

t. A

men

A

lmig

hty

God

, to

who

m al

l hea

rts ar

e op

en, a

ll de

sire

s kno

wn,

and

from

w

hom

no

secr

ets

are

hid:

Cle

anse

the

tho

ught

s of

our

hea

rts b

y th

e in

spira

tion

of y

our

Hol

y Sp

irit,

that

we

may

per

fect

ly l

ove

you

and

wor

thily

mag

nify

you

r hol

y na

me,

thro

ugh

Jesu

s Chr

ist o

ur L

ord.

A

men

If

we

say

we

have

no

sin, w

e de

ceiv

e ou

rsel

ves,

and

the

trut

h is

not

in u

s. Bu

t if w

e co

nfes

s ou

r sin

s, G

od w

ho is

faith

ful a

nd ju

st w

ill

forg

ive

our

sins a

nd cl

eans

e us

from

all

unri

ghte

ousn

ess.

(sile

nce

for r

efle

ctio

n an

d se

lf ex

amin

atio

n)

Mos

t mer

cifu

l God

, W

e co

nfes

s tha

t we

are i

n bo

ndag

e to

sin

and

cann

ot fr

ee o

urse

lves

. W

e hav

e sin

ned

agai

nst y

ou in

thou

ght,

wor

d, a

nd d

eed,

by

wha

t we

have

don

e and

by

wha

t we h

ave l

eft u

ndon

e. W

e hav

e not

love

d yo

u w

ith o

ur w

hole

hea

rt; w

e hav

e not

love

d ou

r nei

ghbo

rs a

s our

selv

es.

For

the

sake

of y

our

Son,

Jes

us C

hrist

, hav

e m

ercy

on

us. F

orgi

ve

us, r

enew

us,

and

lead

us,

so th

at w

e m

ay d

elig

ht in

you

r w

ill a

nd

wal

k in

you

r way

s, to

the g

lory

of y

our

holy

nam

e. A

men

A

lmig

hty

God

, in

his m

ercy

, has

giv

en h

is S

on to

die

for u

s and

, for

his

sake

, for

give

s us

all

our s

ins.

As

a ca

lled

and

orda

ined

min

iste

r of t

he

Chu

rch

of C

hris

t, an

d by

his

aut

horit

y, I

ther

efor

e de

clar

e to

you

the

entir

e fo

rgiv

enes

s of a

ll yo

ur si

ns, i

n th

e na

me

of th

e Fa

ther

, and

of t

he

+ So

n, a

nd o

f the

Hol

y Sp

irit.

Am

en

3 H

YM

N: “

Shin

e, Je

sus,

Shin

e” a

ll ve

rses

4

TH

E G

REE

TIN

G &

KY

RIE

The

grac

e of

our

Lor

d Je

sus C

hris

t, th

e lo

ve o

f God

, and

the

com

mun

ion

of th

e H

oly

Spiri

t be

with

you

all.

And

also

with

you

.

5

6

THE

HY

MN

OF

PRA

ISE

7 TH

E SA

LUTA

TIO

N

TH

E PR

AY

ER O

F TH

E D

AY

Le

t us p

ray…

A

lmig

hty

God

, on

the

mou

ntai

n yo

u sh

owed

you

r gl

ory

in t

he

trans

figur

atio

n of

you

r Son

. Giv

e us

the v

isio

n to

see

beyo

nd th

e tu

rmoi

l of

our

wor

ld a

nd to

beh

old

the

king

in a

ll hi

s gl

ory;

thro

ugh

your

Son

, Je

sus C

hris

t our

Lor

d, w

ho li

ves a

nd re

igns

with

you

and

the H

oly

Spiri

t, on

e G

od, n

ow a

nd fo

reve

r. A

men

VO

CA

L SO

LO:

The

Hea

vens

are

Tel

ling

Sar

ah M

cCut

cheo

n

THE

FIR

ST L

ESSO

N

2 K

ings

2:1

-12

2 N

ow w

hen

the

LOR

D w

as a

bout

to

take

Elij

ah u

p to

hea

ven

by a

w

hirlw

ind,

Elij

ah an

d El

isha

wer

e on

thei

r way

from

Gilg

al. 2

Elija

h sa

id

to E

lisha

, “St

ay h

ere;

for

the

LOR

D h

as s

ent m

e as

far

as

Bet

hel.”

But

El

isha

said

, “A

s the

LO

RD

live

s, an

d as

you

you

rsel

f liv

e, I

will

not

leav

e yo

u.”

So t

hey

wen

t do

wn

to B

ethe

l. 3 Th

e co

mpa

ny o

f pr

ophe

ts w

ho

wer

e in

Bet

hel c

ame

out t

o El

isha

, and

said

to h

im, “

Do

you

know

that

to

day

the

LOR

D w

ill ta

ke y

our

mas

ter

away

fro

m y

ou?”

And

he

said

, “Y

es, I

kno

w; k

eep

sile

nt.”

4 El

ijah

said

to

him

, “E

lisha

, st

ay h

ere;

for

the

LO

RD h

as s

ent

me

to

Jeric

ho.”

But

he

said

, “A

s th

e LO

RD

live

s, an

d as

you

you

rsel

f liv

e, I

w

ill n

ot l

eave

you

.” S

o th

ey c

ame

to J

eric

ho. 5

The

com

pany

of

prop

hets

who

wer

e at

Jeric

ho d

rew

nea

r to

Elis

ha, a

nd sa

id to

him

, “D

o yo

u kn

ow th

at to

day

the

LOR

D w

ill ta

ke y

our m

aste

r aw

ay fr

om y

ou?”

A

nd h

e an

swer

ed, “

Yes

, I k

now

; be

sile

nt.”

6 Th

en E

lijah

sai

d to

him

, “St

ay h

ere;

for t

he L

OR

D h

as s

ent m

e to

the

Jord

an.”

But

he

said

, “A

s the

LO

RD

live

s, an

d as

you

you

rsel

f liv

e, I

will

no

t lea

ve y

ou.”

So

the

two

of th

em w

ent o

n. 7

Fifty

men

of t

he c

ompa

ny

of p

roph

ets a

lso

wen

t, an

d st

ood

at s

ome

dist

ance

fro

m th

em, a

s th

ey

both

wer

e st

andi

ng b

y th

e Jo

rdan

. 8 Th

en E

lijah

too

k hi

s m

antle

and

ro

lled

it up

, and

stru

ck th

e w

ater

; the

wat

er w

as p

arte

d to

the

one

side

an

d to

the

othe

r, un

til th

e tw

o of

them

cro

ssed

on

dry

grou

nd.

8

9 W

hen

they

had

cro

ssed

, Elij

ah sa

id to

Elis

ha, “

Tell

me

wha

t I m

ay d

o fo

r you

, bef

ore

I am

take

n fr

om y

ou.”

Elis

ha sa

id, “

Plea

se le

t me

inhe

rit

a do

uble

shar

e of

you

r spi

rit.”

10 H

e re

spon

ded,

“Y

ou h

ave

aske

d a

hard

th

ing;

yet

, if y

ou se

e m

e as

I am

bei

ng ta

ken

from

you

, it w

ill b

e gr

ante

d yo

u; i

f no

t, it

will

not

.” 11

As

they

con

tinue

d w

alki

ng a

nd t

alki

ng,

a ch

ario

t of f

ire a

nd h

orse

s of

fire

sep

arat

ed th

e tw

o of

them

, and

Elij

ah

asce

nded

in a

whi

rlwin

d in

to h

eave

n. 12

Elis

ha k

ept w

atch

ing

and

cryi

ng

out,

“Fat

her,

fath

er! T

he c

hario

ts o

f Isr

ael a

nd it

s hor

sem

en!”

But

whe

n he

cou

ld n

o lo

nger

see

him

, he

gras

ped

his o

wn

clot

hes a

nd to

re th

em in

tw

o pi

eces

. TH

E PS

ALM

P

salm

50:

1-6

1 Th

e LO

RD

, the

God

of g

ods,

has s

poke

n;

he h

as c

alle

d th

e ea

rth

from

the

risin

g of

the

sun

to it

s set

ting.

2 O

ut o

f Zio

n, p

erfe

ct in

its b

eaut

y,

God

reve

als h

imse

lf in

glo

ry.

3 O

ur G

od w

ill c

ome

and

will

not

kee

p si

lenc

e;

befo

re h

im th

ere

is a

con

sum

ing

flam

e,

and

roun

d ab

out h

im a

ragi

ng st

orm

. 4 H

e cal

ls th

e he

aven

s and

the

eart

h fr

om a

bove

to

witn

ess t

he ju

dgm

ent o

f his

peop

le.

5 “G

athe

r bef

ore

me

my

loya

l fol

low

ers,

thos

e w

ho h

ave

mad

e a

cove

nant

w

ith m

e an

d se

aled

it w

ith sa

crifi

ce.”

6 Le

t the

hea

vens

dec

lare

the

righ

tnes

s of h

is ca

use;

fo

r God

him

self

is ju

dge.

THE

SEC

ON

D L

ESSO

N

2 C

orin

thia

ns 4

:3-6

3 A

nd e

ven

if ou

r go

spel

is

veile

d, i

t is

vei

led

to t

hose

who

are

pe

rishi

ng. 4

In th

eir c

ase

the

god

of th

is w

orld

has

blin

ded

the

min

ds o

f th

e un

belie

vers

, to

keep

them

from

see

ing

the

light

of t

he g

ospe

l of t

he

glor

y of

Chr

ist,

who

is

the

imag

e of

God

. 5 Fo

r w

e do

not

pro

clai

m

ours

elve

s; w

e pro

clai

m Je

sus C

hris

t as L

ord

and

ours

elve

s as y

our s

lave

s fo

r Je

sus’

sak

e. 6

For

it is

the

God

who

sai

d, “

Let

light

shi

ne o

ut o

f da

rkne

ss,”

who

has

shon

e in

our h

earts

to g

ive t

he li

ght o

f the

kno

wle

dge

of th

e gl

ory

of G

od in

the

face

of J

esus

Chr

ist.

9 G

OSP

EL A

CC

LAM

ATI

ON

: “A

llelu

ia, L

ord

to W

hom

Sha

ll W

e G

o”

TH

E G

OSP

EL A

NN

OU

NC

EMEN

T

The

Hol

y G

ospe

l acc

ordi

ng to

St.

Mar

k, th

e 9th

cha

pter

.

TH

E G

OSP

EL

Mar

k 9:

2-9

2 Si

x da

ys la

ter,

Jesu

s too

k w

ith h

im P

eter

and

Jam

es a

nd J

ohn,

and

led

them

up

a hi

gh m

ount

ain

apar

t, by

them

selv

es. A

nd h

e w

as tr

ansf

igur

ed

befo

re th

em, 3

and

his c

loth

es b

ecam

e da

zzlin

g w

hite

, suc

h as

no

one

on

earth

cou

ld b

leac

h th

em. 4

And

the

re a

ppea

red

to t

hem

Elij

ah w

ith

Mos

es, w

ho w

ere

talk

ing

with

Jesu

s. 5 Th

en P

eter

said

to Je

sus,

“Rab

bi,

it is

goo

d fo

r us t

o be

her

e; le

t us m

ake

thre

e dw

ellin

gs, o

ne fo

r you

, one

fo

r Mos

es, a

nd o

ne fo

r Elij

ah.”

6 H

e di

d no

t kno

w w

hat t

o sa

y, fo

r the

y w

ere

terr

ified

. 7 Th

en a

clo

ud o

vers

hado

wed

them

, and

fro

m th

e cl

oud

ther

e ca

me

a vo

ice,

“T

his

is

my

Son,

th

e B

elov

ed; l

iste

n to

hi

m!”

8 Su

dden

ly w

hen

they

look

ed a

roun

d, th

ey s

aw n

o on

e w

ith th

em

any

mor

e, b

ut o

nly

Jesu

s. 9 A

s the

y w

ere

com

ing

dow

n th

e m

ount

ain,

he

orde

red

them

to te

ll no

one

abo

ut w

hat t

hey

had

seen

, unt

il af

ter t

he S

on

of M

an h

ad ri

sen

from

the

dead

. Th

e G

ospe

l of t

he L

ord.

10

HY

MN

: “H

ow G

ood,

Lor

d, to

Be

Her

e!”

all v

erse

s

TH

E SE

RM

ON

TH

E A

POST

LES’

CR

EED

I b

elie

ve in

God

, the

Fat

her

alm

ight

y,

cr

eato

r of

hea

ven

and

eart

h.

I bel

ieve

in J

esus

Chr

ist, h

is on

ly S

on, o

ur L

ord,

He w

as co

ncei

ved

by th

e pow

er o

f the

Hol

y Sp

irit,

an

d bo

rn o

f the

vir

gin

Mar

y,

H

e su

ffere

d un

der

Pont

ius P

ilate

,

w

as cr

ucifi

ed, d

ied,

and

was

bur

ied.

He

desc

ende

d in

to h

ell.

O

n th

e th

ird

day

he r

ose a

gain

.

He

asce

nded

into

hea

ven,

an

d is

seat

ed a

t the

righ

t han

d of

the

Fath

er,

H

e will

com

e ag

ain

to ju

dge

the l

ivin

g an

d th

e de

ad.

11

I bel

ieve

in th

e Hol

y Sp

irit,

the

holy

cat

holic

chur

ch,

th

e co

mm

unio

n of

sain

ts,

th

e fo

rgiv

enes

s of s

ins,

th

e re

surr

ectio

n of

the

body

,

and

the l

ife ev

erla

stin

g. A

men

TH

E O

FFER

TOR

Y: “

Cre

ate

in M

e”

TH

E SH

AR

ING

OF

THE

PEA

CE

Th

e pe

ace

of th

e Lo

rd b

e w

ith y

ou a

lway

s. A

nd a

lso w

ith y

ou.

THE

PRA

YER

OF

THE

CH

UR

CH

Le

t us p

ray

for t

he w

hole

peo

ple

of G

od in

Chr

ist J

esus

, and

for a

ll pe

ople

acc

ordi

ng to

thei

r nee

ds.

Lord

, in

your

mer

cy, h

ear o

ur p

raye

r.

Into

you

r han

ds, O

Lor

d, w

e co

mm

end

all f

or w

hom

we

pray

, tru

stin

g in

you

r mer

cy; t

hrou

gh y

our S

on, J

esus

Chr

ist o

ur L

ord.

Am

en

12

TH

E LO

RD

’S P

RA

YER

Our

Fat

her i

n he

aven

,

ha

llow

ed b

e yo

ur n

ame,

your

kin

gdom

com

e,

yo

ur w

ill b

e do

ne,

on

ear

th a

s in

heav

en.

G

ive

us to

day

our

daily

bre

ad.

Fo

rgiv

e us

our

sins

as

we

forg

ive

thos

e

who

sin

agai

nst u

s.

Save

us f

rom

the

time

of tr

ial

and

deliv

er u

s fro

m e

vil.

Fo

r th

e ki

ngdo

m, t

he p

ower

an

d th

e gl

ory

are y

ours

,

no

w a

nd fo

reve

r. A

men

TH

E B

ENED

ICTI

ON

13

HY

MN

: “C

hris

t Is A

live!

Let

Chr

istia

ns S

ing”

vs 1

,3,4

,5

THE

DIS

MIS

SAL

THE

POST

LUD

E: S

hine

, Jes

us, S

hine

!