Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service. November 21 st, 2018

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1 Thanksgiving Eve Worship Service November 21 st, 2018 Wednesday Worship/Study Service... 6:30 PM Saturday Worship... 6:30 PM Sunday Worship... 9:00 AM Holy Communion on 1st and 3rd Weekends of the Month Radio Service (94.7 FM) Sunday... 9:00 AM 11 th St. & Georgia Ave. T.V. Services Cable Ch. 12: (English) Wednesday...9:00 AM Norfolk, NE (Spanish) Thursday... 2:00 PM

2 Welcome to Worship at St. Paul s! It is our privilege to have you here with us today! We are especially delighted to welcome all our guests who are with us. May the Holy Spirit bless your worship and fill your heart with peace, joy, and faith in your Savior Jesus Christ. Please introduce yourself, sign our guest book in the entryway, and worship with us again soon! Restroom and nursery facilities (with a video link) are located across from the west (drive-up) entrance. If you have any questions about our congregation's ministries or facilities, please do not hesitate to ask one of our Elders. If you are looking for a church home or have questions about what we believe and teach, please speak to our Pastors. Theme of the Day: Give Thanks to the Lord, for He Is Good! 2

3 Adult Choir Anthem: Enter His Gates with Songs of Thanksgiving Preparation for Worship Selections from Psalms P: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth. Worship the Lord with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. C: Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. P: Know that the Lord is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. C: I will praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. P: Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name. C: Praise the Lord, O my soul; all my inmost being, praise his holy name. Praise the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits. P: For the Lord is good and his love endures forever; his faithfulness continues through all generations. C: I will sing of the Lord s great love forever; with my mouth I will make your faithfulness known through all generations. I will declare that your love stands firm forever, that you established your faithfulness in heaven itself. Hymn Response: #250, From All that Dwell below the Skies 1. From all that dwell below the skies 2. Eternal are your mercies, Lord; Let the Creator s praise arise. Eternal is your glorious Word. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the Redeemer s name be sung Your praise shall sound from shore Through ev ry land, by ev ry tongue. to shore Alleluia! Alleluia! Till suns shall rise and set no more. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! 3

4 Prayer of the Day P: Almighty God our Father, your generous goodness comes to us new every day. By the work of your Spirit lead us to acknowledge your goodness, give thanks for your benefits, and serve you in willing obedience; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. First Lesson: Deuteronomy 8:1-10 Hymn Response: #609, v. 1, We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator! In grateful devotion our tribute we bring: We lay it before you; we kneel and adore you; We bless your holy name; glad praises we sing. Second Lesson: Philippians 4:6-20 Hymn Response: #609, v. 2, We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer We worship you, God of our fathers; we bless you. Through trial and tempest our guide you have been; When perils o'ertake us, you will not forsake us, And with your help, O Lord, our battles we win. Gospel Lesson: Luke 17:11-19 Hymn Response: #609, v. 3, We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer With voices united our praises we offer; To you, great Jehovah, glad anthems we raise. Your strong arm will guide us; our God is beside us. To you, our great Redeemer, fore'er be praise! 4

5 The Children s Sermon Children ages 3 3 rd grade are invited to come and sit at the front of church. The Hymn of the Day: #613, Come, You Thankful People, Come The Sermon: Philippians 4:6-9 God s Peace to You! The Offering The members of St. Paul s Lutheran Church give offerings to show love and thanks to God for doing so much for them, as well as to support the Lord's work here in Norfolk and around the world. If you are a visitor, please don t feel obligated to contribute; but if you would like, you are welcome to do so. Scan this code to give a digital donation! Prayers of Thanks and Praise Following each prayer spoken by the Pastor, please sing the hymn response. P: For all your gifts, gracious Lord, for all your love and care, for all your blessings to body and soul that are new to us every morning, we praise and thank you now and always. Hymn Response: #610, v. 1-2, Now Thank We All Our God 1. Now thank we all our God With hearts and hands and voices, Who wondrous things has done, In whom his world rejoices, Who from our mother's arms Has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of love And still is ours today. 2. Oh, may this bounteous God Through all our life be near us, With ever-joyful hearts And blessed peace to cheer us And keep us in his grace And guide us when perplexed And free us from all ills In this world and the next. 5

6 P: We praise and thank you, gracious Lord, for the gifts of life and health and close relationships with friends and loved ones, as well as for the abundance of our earthly blessings. Hymn Response: #318, v. 2, Sent Forth by God s Blessing With praise and thanksgiving, To God ever living, The tasks of our ev'ryday life we will face. Our faith ever sharing, In love ever caring, Embracing his children of each tribe and race. With your feast you feed us; With your light now lead us; Unite us as one in this life that we share. Then may all the living With praise and thanksgiving Give honor to Christ and his name that we bear. P: We praise and thank you, gracious Lord, for the gift of your Word and Sacraments, by which you give us faith in your Son and the desire to serve you in all we say and do. Hymn Response: #536, v. 2, Lord Jesus Christ, the Church s Head O Lord, let this your little flock, Your name alone confessing, Continue in your loving care, True unity possessing. Your sacraments, O Lord, And your saving Word To us e er pure retain. Grant that they may remain Our only strength and comfort. P: We praise and thank you most of all, gracious Lord, for your indescribable gift, your Son and our Savior Jesus Christ, who has redeemed us from sin, death, and the power of the devil that we might be his own and live under him in his kingdom forever. 6

7 Hymn Response: #82, v. 1, 3, Songs of Thankfulness and Praise 1. Songs of thankfulness and praise, Jesus, Lord, to you we raise, Manifested by the star To the Magi from afar, Branch of royal David's stem, In your birth at Bethlehem. Anthems be to you addressed, God in man made manifest. 3. Manifest in making whole Palsied limbs and fainting soul; Manifest in valiant fight, Quelling all the devil's might; Manifest in gracious will, Ever bringing good from ill. Anthems be to you addressed, God in man made manifest. P: Finally, we praise and thank you, gracious Lord, for the victory you have given to our friends and loved ones who have died in faith and now live with you in glory. We ask you to keep us firm and steadfast in that same faith until you gather all of us home to your side forever. Hymn Response: #552, v. 1, 3, By All Your Saints Still Striving 1. By all your saints still striving, For all your saints at rest, Your holy name, O Jesus, Forevermore be blessed. You rose, our King victorious, That they might wear the crown And ever shine in splendor Reflected from your throne. 3. Then let us praise the Father And worship God the Son And sing to God the Spirit, Eternal Three in One, Till all the ransomed number Who stand before the throne Ascribe all pow r and glory And praise to God alone. The Lord s Prayer 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. 7

8 The Lord s Blessing P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. The Closing Hymn: Let All the People Praise You, p , Give Thanks Unless otherwise indicated, all copyrighted materials used for this worship service are covered under One License #A or Christian Copyright Licensing International # & #CSPL Scripture is taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NIV. Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Publishing House. All rights reserved. 8