Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 24, 2021

Today’s Theme for Worship: Jesus won our salvation by his selfless humble service to his Father’s will.

Hymn: 150 Christ the Lord is Risen Today, Alleluia

1 Christ the Lord is ris’n today; Alleluia!

Christians, hasten on your way; Alleluia!

See the place where he was laid; Alleluia!

Praise him for the ransom paid. Alleluia!

2 For the sheep the Lamb has bled, Alleluia!

Sinless in the sinners’ stead. Alleluia!

“Christ is ris’n,” today we cry; Alleluia!

Now he lives, no more to die. Alleluia!

3 Christ, the victim undefiled, Alleluia!

God and sinners reconciled. Alleluia!

While, in strange and awefull strife, Alleluia!

Met together death and life. Alleluia!

4 Christ, who once for sinners bled, Alleluia!

Now the firstborn from the dead, Alleluia!

Throned in endless might and pow’r, Alleluia!

Lives and reigns forevermore. Alleluia!

Text: Latin sequence, 11th century, abr.; tr. Jane E. Leeson, 1809-81, alt.

Order of Service: Morning Praise, New Service Settings (handout)

P: O Lord, open my lips.

C: (sing)And my mouth shall declare your praise.

P: Hasten to save me, O God

C: (sing)O Lord, come quickly to help me.

P: Give glory to God, our light and our life.

C: (sing) Come, oh, come, let us worship.

Come, Oh, Come, Let Us Sing to the Lord

Come, oh, come, let us sing to the Lord,

let us shout with joy to our saving Rock;

come, enter in with our songs of praise,

come enter in with thanksgiving.

Come, oh, come, let us sing to the Lord,

let us shout with joy to our saving Rock;

come, enter in with our songs of praise,

come enter in with thanksgiving.

You are a great and a wondrous God,

cupping in your hands all the depths of earth.

You made the hills and the mountains high,

you made the seas and the dry land.

Come, oh, come, let us sing to the Lord,

let us shout with joy to our saving Rock;

come, enter in with our songs of praise,

come enter in with thanksgiving.

Come, let us worship and, bowing low,

kneel before the One who has made us all.

You are God whom we call our own,

we are the flock that you shepherd.

Come, oh, come, let us sing to the Lord,

let us shout with joy to our saving Rock;

come, enter in with our songs of praise,

come enter in with thanksgiving.

Confession and Absolution

P: Dear friends, let us approach God with a true heart and confess our sins, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us.

Stanza 1

O Jesus, Lamb of God, you are

My comfort and my guiding star;

I come, a sinner, trustingly

And bring my many sins with me.

C: O Lord, do not rebuke me in your anger or discipline me in your wrath. My guilt has overwhelmed me like a burden too heavy to bear. I am bowed down and brought very low; I groan in anguish of heart. I confess my iniquity; I am troubled by my sin. O Lord, do not forsake me; be not far from me. Come quickly to help me, O Lord my Savior. (selected verses from Psalm 38)

Stanza 2

O Lord, my sin indeed is great;

I groan beneath the dreadful weight.

Be merciful to me I pray;

Take guilt and punishment away.

SILENT CONFESSION

Stanza 3

Saint John the Baptist points to you

And bids me cast my sin on you,

For you have left your throne on high

To suffer for the world and die.

P: Because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive in Christ even when we were dead in transgressions - it is by grace you have been saved. In Jesus you have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God’s grace. (Ephesians 2:4-5 & 1:7)

C: We have been brought from death to life. Sin shall not be our master, because we are not under law, but under grace. (Romans 6:13-14)

Stanza 4

Help me to change my ways, O Lord,

And gladly to obey your Word.

While here I live, abide with me,

Then take me home eternally.

Psalm 63 (p. 6)

Refrain (congregation sings)

In the morning I will sing,

I will sing glad songs to you,

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

O God, you are my God; for you I long;

for you my soul is thirsting.

My body pines for you like a dry,

weary land without water.

So I gaze on you in the sanctuary

to see your strength and your glory

Refrain (congregation sings)

In the morning I will sing,

I will sing glad songs to you,

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

For your love is better than life,

my lips will speak your praise.

So I will bless you all my life, in your name

I will lift up my hands.

My soul shall be filled as with a banquet,

my mouth shall praise you with joy.

Refrain (congregation sings)

In the morning I will sing,

I will sing glad songs to you,

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

On my bed I remember you.

On you I muse through the night,

for you have been my help;

in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.

My soul clings to you;

your right hand holds me fast.

Refrain

In the morning I will sing,

I will sing glad songs to you,

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

I will sing glad songs of praise to you.

Lessons

First Lesson Isaiah 53:10-12

¹⁰Yet it was the Lord’s will to crush him

and allow him to suffer.

Because you made his life a guilt offering, he will see offspring.

He will prolong his days,

and the Lord’s gracious plan will succeed in his hand.

¹¹After his soul experiences anguish, he will see the light of life.

He will provide satisfaction.

Through their knowledge of him, my just servant will justify the many,

for he himself carried their guilt.

¹²Therefore I will give him an allotment among the great,

and with the strong he will share plunder,

because he poured out his life to death,

and he let himself be counted with rebellious sinners.

He himself carried the sin of many,

and he intercedes for the rebels.

Second Lesson Hebrews 4:9-16

⁹So there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God. ¹⁰For the one who enters God’s rest also rests from his own work, just as God rested from his work. ¹¹Therefore, let us make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will fall into the same pattern of disobedience.

¹²For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any double-edged sword. It penetrates even to the point of dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, even being able to judge the ideas and thoughts of the heart. ¹³And there is no creature hidden from him, but everything is uncovered and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we will give an account.

¹⁴Therefore, since we have a great high priest, who has gone through the heavens, namely, Jesus the Son of God, let us continue to hold on to our confession. ¹⁵For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tempted in every way, just as we are, yet was without sin. ¹⁶So let us approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Gospel Lesson Mark 10:35-45

³⁵James and John, the sons of Zebedee, approached him and said, “Teacher, we wish that you would do for us whatever we ask.”

³⁶He said to them, “What do you want me to do for you?”

³⁷They said to him, “Promise that we may sit, one at your right and one at your left, in your glory.”

³⁸But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Can you drink the cup that I am going to drink or be baptized with the baptism that I am going to be baptized with?”

³⁹“We can,” they replied.

Jesus told them, “You will drink the cup that I am going to drink and be baptized with the baptism that I am going to be baptized with. ⁴⁰But to sit at my right or at my left is not for me to give; rather, these places belong to those for whom they have been prepared.”

⁴¹When the ten heard this, they were angry with James and John.

⁴²Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those who are considered rulers over the Gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones exercise authority over them. ⁴³But that is not the way it is to be among you. Instead, whoever wants to be great among you will be your servant, ⁴⁴and whoever wants to be first among you will be a slave of all. ⁴⁵For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.”

Seasonal Response

P: Give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

Hymn of the Day: 181 Come, Oh, Come, Life-Giving Spirit

1 Come, oh, come, life-giving Spirit, God from all eternity!

May your power never fail us; Dwell within us constantly.

Then shall truth and life and light Banish all the gloom of night.

2 Show us, Lord, the path of blessing; When we trespass on our way,

Cast, O Lord, our sins behind you And be with us day by day.

Should we stray, O Lord, recall; Work repentance when we fall.

3 With our spirit, Lord, bear witness That we are the saints of God

Who rely upon him solely When we’re chastened by the rod;

For we know, as children should, That the cross is for our good.

4 Prompt us, Lord, to come before him With a childlike heart to pray;

Sigh for us, O Holy Spirit, When we know not what to say.

Then our prayer is not in vain, And our faith new strength shall gain.

5 Grant our hearts in fullest measure Wisdom, counsel, purity,

That we always strive to please you, Working for you willingly.

Let the gospel spread and grow, Bringing Satan’s overthrow.

Text: Heinrich Held, 1620-59, abr.; tr. Charles W. Schaeffer, 1813-96, alt.

Sermon

You are God; We Praise You (p. 7)

You are God; we praise you.

You are Lord; we acclaim you.

To you, O Father holy, all creation offers praise.

With the angels in heaven,

We praise you, we praise you!

With cherubim and seraphim,

We praise you, we praise you!

With apostles and prophets,

We praise you, we praise you!

With the martyrs and your holy Church

We sing in endless praise!

You are God; we praise you.

You are Lord; we acclaim you.

To you, O Father holy, all creation offers praise.

Creator of all things

We praise you, we praise you!

O Jesus Christ, the Son of God,

We praise you, we praise you!

O Spirit, most holy,

We praise you, we praise you!

To the Trinity most blessed,

We sing in endless praise!

You are God; we praise you.

You are Lord; we acclaim you.

To you, O Father holy, all creation offers praise.

O Christ, King of glory,

We praise you, we praise you!

You became a man to set us free;

We praise you, we praise you!

You have risen to free us;

We praise you, we praise you!

And with all your saints in glory,

We sing in endless praise!

You are God; we praise you.

You are Lord; we acclaim you.

To you, O Father holy,

all creation offers praise,

all creation offers praise,

all creation offers praise.

Offering Prayer

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Lord, Have Mercy (p. 10)

P: In the morning, O Lord, I call to you; be merciful to me and hear my prayer.

C: (sing) Lord, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.

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

Prayer of the Church

Hymn 215 Jerusalem, My Happy Home

1 Jerusalem, my happy home, When shall I come to thee?

When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys when shall I see?

2 When shall these eyes thy heav’n-built walls And pearly gates behold,

Thy bulwarks with salvation strong And streets of shining gold?

3 Oh, when, thou city of my God, Shall I thy courts ascend?

Where evermore the angels sing, The Sabbath has no end.

4 Apostles, martyrs, prophets, there Around my Savior stand,

And soon my friends in Christ below Will join the glorious band.

5 O Christ, do thou my soul prepare For that bright home of love

That I may see thee and adore With all thy saints above.

Text: F. B. P., 16^th century, abr., alt.

Prayer for Grace

P: O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have brought us safely to this new day. Defend us with your mighty power, and grant that this day we neither fall into sin nor run into any kind of danger; and in all we do, direct us to what is right in your sight, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.

C: (sing) Amen

Blessing (p. 11)

P: Let us praise the Lord

C: (sing) Thanks be to God

P: The Lord bless and keep you.

C: (sing) Amen

P: The Lord's face ever shine upon you

C: (sing) Amen

P: The Lord grant you peace for all your days.

C: (sing) Amen

Closing Hymn: 491 O Master of the Loving Heart

1 O Master of the loving heart, The friend of all in need,

We pray that we may be like you In thought and word and deed.

2 Your days were full of kindly acts; Your speech was true and plain;

Of those who ever sought you, Lord, None came to you in vain.

3 Your face was warm with sympathy; Your hand God’s strength revealed;

Who saw your face or felt your touch Were comforted and healed.

4 Oh, grant us hearts like yours, dear Lord, So joyous, free, and true,

That all your children, ev’rywhere, Be drawn by us to you.

Text: Calvin W. Laufer, 1874-1938, alt.