3700 Washington Ave., Racine, WI (home) Organist, Choir & Music Director: Mrs. Elyse Adams. Welcome to Grace!

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1 GRACE EVANGELICAL Pastor: Rev. Brian T. Crane LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) (mobile) 3700 Washington Ave., Racine, WI (home) Organist, Choir & Music Director: Mrs. Elyse Adams Welcome to Grace! October 7, 2018 What We Believe: As Lutheran Christians we stand with the church of the ages and confess the faith of the Holy Bible, which is God s Word. We believe that our Triune God created man and woman holy; however, since we sinned and still sin we cannot free ourselves from sin and death. Therefore God sent His Son Jesus Christ, who is our only way to salvation. By His death and resurrection and through no work or decision of our own, we have forgiveness, life, and salvation. We joyfully receive these gifts in His Word, and in the holy sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper. In all our teaching and preaching we seek to be faithful to God's holy Law which shows our sin, and to proclaim His precious Gospel, which is the good news of our salvation in Christ! We subscribe also to Luther s Small Catechism and the other documents in the Book of Concord of 1580 because they faithfully confess these biblical truths. Guests and Holy Communion: Holy Communion is a gift Christ gives to His Church. In it, He offers His true Body and Blood, in, with and under the bread and wine. When received in faith, it brings forgiveness, new life and salvation. Holy Communion is also a statement of our unity in Christ (community). Those who receive the Lord s Supper at Grace Lutheran Church are baptized Christians who have been instructed in and publicly confess the Evangelical Lutheran faith. For this reason, only members of our congregation or sister congregations of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod are ordinarily communed at this altar. If you have any questions regarding the doctrine of Close Communion, please talk to the pastor before or after the service. Nursery: If your child becomes restless during the service, you are welcome to make use of the Nursery downstairs. Friendship Pad: Please sign the friendship pad as it is passed during the offering. Fellowship Time: Immediately following the 9:00 AM Worship in the Fellowship Hall. Large Print Hymnals: Are available from the ushers! Electronic Devices: PLEASE silence all devices during worship. Thanks! May the Lord bless your worship today!

2 Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost October 7, 2018 Divine Service, Setting Three PRE-SERVICE MUSIC, CHIMES, ANNOUNCEMENTS, AND SHARING OF THE PEACE CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION With the Lord Begin Your Task LSB 869 Invocation LSB 184 Confession of Sins and Absolution LSB 184 SERVICE OF THE WORD Introit Psalm 127:3 5; antiphon: Psalm 127:1a P Unless the LORD builds the house,* those who build it la- bor in vain. C Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,* the fruit of the womb a reward. P Like arrows in the hand of a warrior* are the children of one s youth. C Blessèd is the man who fills his quiver with them!* He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate. Gloria Patri LSB 186 Kyrie LSB 186 Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187 Salutation and Collect of the Day LSB 189 P Merciful Father, Your patience and loving-kindness toward us have no end. Grant that by Your Holy Spirit we may always think and do those things that are pleasing in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen.

3 Old Testament Reading Genesis 2:18 25 Pew Bible, p. 2 Then the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him. So out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name. The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him. So the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and while he slept took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh. And the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. Then the man said, This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. Grace Choir Anthem Children of the Heavenly Father Epistle Hebrews 2:1 18 Pew Bible, p Therefore we must pay much closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For since the message declared by angels proved to be reliable and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard, while God also bore witness by signs and wonders and various miracles and by gifts of the Holy Spirit distributed according to his will. Now it was not to angels that God subjected the world to come, of which we are speaking. It has been testified somewhere, What is man, that you are mindful of him, or the son of man, that you care for him? You made him for a little while lower than the angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor, putting everything in subjection under his feet. Now in putting everything in subjection to him, he left nothing outside his control. At present, we do not yet see everything in subjection to him. But we see him who for a little while was made lower than the angels, namely Jesus, crowned with glory and honor because of the suffering of death, so that by the grace of God he might taste death for everyone.

4 For it was fitting that he, for whom and by whom all things exist, in bringing many sons to glory, should make the founder of their salvation perfect through suffering. For he who sanctifies and those who are sanctified all have one origin. That is why he is not ashamed to call them brothers, saying, I will tell of your name to my brothers; in the midst of the congregation I will sing your praise. And again, I will put my trust in him. And again, Behold, I and the children God has given me. Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. For surely it is not angels that he helps, but he helps the offspring of Abraham. Therefore he had to be made like his brothers in every respect, so that he might become a merciful and faithful high priest in the service of God, to make propitiation for the sins of the people. For because he himself has suffered when tempted, he is able to help those who are being tempted. Alleluia LSB 190 Holy Gospel Mark 10:2 16 Pew Bible, p. 845 Pharisees came up and in order to test [Jesus] asked, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? He answered them, What did Moses command you? They said, Moses allowed a man to write a certificate of divorce and to send her away. And Jesus said to them, Because of your hardness of heart he wrote you this commandment. But from the beginning of creation, God made them male and female. Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. So they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. And in the house the disciples asked him again about this matter. And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her, and if she divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery. And they were bringing children to him that he might touch them, and the disciples rebuked them. But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, Let the children come to me; do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God. Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it. And he took them in his arms and blessed them, laying his hands on them.

5 Apostles Creed LSB 192 or inside back cover of hymnal Catechism Time The Ten Commandments Luther s Small Catechism, LSB 321 The Sixth Commandment You shall not commit adultery. What does this mean? We should fear and love God so that we lead a sexually pure and decent life in what we say and do, and husband and wife love and honor each other. Our Father, by Whose Name LSB 863 Sermon Offertory LSB 192 Offering Guests/members please sign and pass the Friendship Pad at the end of the pew, check appropriate columns, and print clearly including children s names. Prayer of the Church SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT Preface LSB 194 Sanctus LSB 195 Lord s Prayer LSB 196 The Words of Our Lord LSB 197 Pax Domini LSB 197 Agnus Dei LSB 198 Distribution If you are visiting with us, please read Guests and Holy Communion, printed inside the cover of the Friendship Pad. Distribution Hymns: All Hail the Power of Jesus Name LSB 549 Crown Him with Many Crowns LSB 525 What a Friend We Have in Jesus LSB 770 Lord, Take My Hand and Lead Me LSB 722 Nunc Dimittis LSB 199

6 Thanksgiving LSB 200 Salutation and Benedicamus LSB 201 Benediction LSB 202 Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus LSB TO GOD BE THE GLORY + Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House. CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF October 7th THROUGH October 14th TODAY 9:00 AM DIVINE SERVICE III WITH HOLY COMMUNION 10:30 AM Special Voters Meeting (Sunday Worship Schedule) 10:30 AM Sunday School & Youth Bible Study 11:30 AM Youth Group Meeting MONDAY TUESDAY SWD Fall Pastors Conference, Fond du Lac 7:00 PM 100 th Anniversary Committee Meeting SWD Fall Pastors Conference, Fond du Lac 6:30 PM Council Meeting WEDNESDAY 6:30 PM Grace Choir Practice THURSDAY 6:30 PM Bell Choir Practice FRIDAY Office Closed SUNDAY 9:00 AM DIVINE SERVICE III WITH HOLY COMMUNION 10:30 AM Quarterly Voters Meeting 10:30 AM Sunday School & Youth Bible Study 2:00 PM Circuit Forum, St. John, Racine

7 Our Partnership in the Gospel Grace s Mission: We are friends in God s family through Jesus, strengthened by His Spirit to represent Christ in our daily lives, our community and the world. Grace s Vision: To be an active, growing Christ-centered congregation offering youth and adults traditional Lutheran worship, Bible study and fellowship while reaching out especially to our neighbors, families and friends with the Gospel invitation Theme: And they devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and the fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers. Acts 2:42 Our Worship Attendance: September 30, 2018: 90