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1 As We Gather It s easy to get stuck in a hole. Look at Aaron and the Israelites. Better yet, look at us. Best of all, look to Jesus who alone gets us out of our huge hole! T Service of Evening rayer T T Service of Light T lease stand Versicles John 8:12; John 1:5; Luke 24:29; 1 orinthians 4:5; 2 orinthians 4:6 hos Hilaron (Hymn of Light)

2 Thanksgiving for Light Sit Blessed are You, O Lord, our God, king of the universe, who led Your people Israel by a pillar of cloud by day and a pillar of fire by night. Enlighten our darkness by the light of Your hrist; may His Word be a lamp to our feet and a light to our path; for You are merciful, and You love Your whole creation and we, Your creatures, glorify You, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. T salmody T salm 141:1 4, 8

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4 rayer Let us pray. Let the incense of our repentant prayer ascend before You, O Lord, and let Your loving-kindness descend on us that, with purified minds, we may sing Your praises with the hurch on earth and the whole heavenly host and may glorify You forever. Amen. horal Anthem T Readings T Old Testament Reading Exodus 32:1 14 When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered themselves together to Aaron and said to him, Up, make us gods who shall go before us. As for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him. So Aaron said to them, Take off the rings of gold that are in the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me. So all the people took off the rings of gold that were in their ears and brought them to Aaron. And he received the gold from their hand and fashioned it with a graving tool and made a golden calf. And they said, These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt! When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it. And Aaron made proclamation and said, Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD. And they rose up early the next day and offered burnt offerings and brought peace offerings. And the people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. And the LORD said to Moses, Go down, for your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have corrupted themselves. They have turned aside quickly out of the way that I commanded them. They have made for themselves a golden calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and said, These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt! And the LORD said to Moses, I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people. Now therefore let Me alone, that My wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, in order that I may make a great nation of you. But Moses implored the LORD his God and said, O LORD, why does Your wrath burn hot against Your people, whom you have brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, With evil intent did He bring them out, to kill them in the mountains and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from Your burning anger and relent from this disaster against Your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, Your servants, to whom You swore by your own Self, and said to them, I will multiply your offspring as the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your offspring, and they shall inherit it forever. And the LORD relented from the disaster that He had spoken of bringing on His people. O Lord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God. Epistle 1 orinthians 10:5 8 Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were overthrown in the wilderness. Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play. We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and twenty-three thousand fell in a single day. O Lord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God.

5 Holy Gospel Matthew 5:21 30 The Holy Gospel according to Matthew, the fifth chapter. Glory to You, O Lord. [Jesus said] You have heard that it was said to those of old, You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment. But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, You fool! will be liable to the hell of fire. So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. ome to terms quickly with your accuser while you are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. Truly, I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny. You have heard that it was said, You shall not commit adultery. But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body be thrown into hell. And if your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away. For it is better that you lose one of your members than that your whole body go into hell. O Lord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God. Final Reading Response In many and various ways, God spoke to His people of old by the prophets. But now in these last days, He has spoken to us by His Son. Hebrews 1:1 2a Hymn On My Heart Imprint Your Image LSB 422 Sermon ublic domain The Digging Ourselves into a Hole Exodus 32:1-14 The The The

6 The Hymn of Response When I Behold Jesus hrist LSB 542 Offering As a part of our Acts1:8 Missions rogram, our midweek offerings are divided equally between our two LMS Seminaries, LMS World Relief and the Danville Women s are linic T anticle T Stand Magnificat Tell Out, My Soul, the Greatness of the Lord LSB , renewed 1990 Hope ublishing o. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no Oxford University ress. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no T rayer T In peace let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the hurch of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.

7 For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For Matthew, our Synodical resident, Mark, our District resident, Timothy, our ircuit Visitor, Karl, the pastor of this congregation, and for all pastors in hrist, for all servants of the hurch, and for all the people, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For resident Trump, for all public servants, for the government and those who protect us, that they may be upheld and strengthened in every good deed, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For those who work to bring peace, justice, health, and protection in this and every place, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For those who bring offerings, those who do good works in this congregation, those who toil, those who sing, and all the people here present who await from the Lord great and abundant mercy, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For favorable weather, for an abundance of the fruits of the earth, and for peaceful times, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For our deliverance from all affliction, wrath, danger, and need, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For our forgiveness, when we clamor for a different god, and that we would allow the one true God to set our feet on the path that trusts Him above all things, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For all those whom we now name in our hearts... let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. ollect For eace O God, from whom come all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works, give to us, Your servants, that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey Your commandments and also that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may live in peace and quietness; through Jesus hrist, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Lord's rayer Matthew 6:9-13 Taught by our Lord and trusting in His promises, we are bold to pray: 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. Evening rayer I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus hrist, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously

8 keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. Benedicamus salm 103:1 Benediction Sit Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. The almighty and merciful Lord, the Father, the T Son, and the Holy Spirit, bless and preserve you. Amen. losing Hymn The Day Thou Gavest LSB 886 Silent rayer Before Departing Lord Jesus, when I m stuck in a hole, empower me to claim Your covenant Your covenant of blood! In Your most holy, merciful, and precious name, I pray. Amen! For alm Sunday, read Exodus 34:1 8 and answer these questions: 1. In Exodus 32:19, Moses destroys the Ten ommandments. What does it mean then, that God commands Moses to chisel out two more stone tablets? 2. Which one of God s Gospel characteristics comforts you the most? Why? 3. Why do you think God gives Israel a second chance after they built a golden calf? an you share this great Gospel with someone this week? Acknowledgments Evening rayer from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by rossway Bibles, a division of Good News ublishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. reated by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 oncordia ublishing House.