Sunday October 30, 2016 Reformation Sunday Confirmation Day Worship at 9:30 AM GATHERING Gathering Songs Our God Water You turned into wine Opened the eyes of the blind There's no one like You None like You Into the darkness You shine Out of the ashes we rise There's no one like You None like You Our God is greater Our God is stronger God You are higher than any other Our God is healer Awesome in power our God our God Into the darkness You shine Out of the ashes we rise There's no one like You None like You Our God is greater Our God is stronger God You are higher than any other Our God is healer Awesome in power our God our God 1
And if our God is for us Then who could ever stop us And if our God is with us Then what could stand against And if our God is for us Then who could ever stop us And if our God is with us Then what could stand against (Then) what could stand against Our God is greater Our God is stronger God You are higher than any other Our God is healer Awesome in power our God our God And if our God is for us Then who could ever stop us And if our God is with us Then what could stand against And if our God is for us Then who could ever stop us And if our God is with us Then what could stand against (Then) what could stand against Our God is greater Our God is stronger God You are higher than any other Our God is healer Awesome in power our God our God 2010 Atlas Mountain Songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) sixsteps Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Vamos Publishing (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) CCLI License # 303098 2
Blessed Be Your Name In the land that is plentiful Where Your streams of abundance flow When I'm found in the desert place Though I walk through the wilderness Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in Lord still I will say Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name When the sun's shining down on me When the world's all as it should be On the road marked with suffering Though there's pain in the offering Every blessing You pour out I'll turn back to praise When the darkness closes in Lord still I will say Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name You give and take away You give and take away My heart will choose to say Lord blessed be Your name 3
Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be the name of the Lord Blessed be Your glorious name 2002 Thankyou Music CCLI License No. 303098 Oceans You call me out upon the waters The great unknown where feet may fail And there I find You in the mystery In oceans deep my faith will stand And I will call upon Your name And keep my eyes above the waves When oceans rise My soul will rest in Your embrace For I am Yours and You are mine Your grace abounds in deepest waters Your sov'reign hand will be my guide Where feet may fail and fear surrounds me You've never failed and You won't start now And I will call upon Your name And keep my eyes above the waves When oceans rise My soul will rest in Your embrace For I am Yours and You are mine Oh and You are mine oh Spirit lead me where my trust is without borders Let me walk upon the waters Wherever You would call me Take me deeper than my feet could ever wander And my faith will be made stronger In the presence of my Savior (repeat several times) I will call upon Your name 4
Keep my eyes above the waves My soul will rest in Your embrace I am Yours and You are mine 2012 Hillsong Music Publishing (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 303098 Processional Hymn A Mighty Fortress is Our God Hymnal #504 1 A mighty fortress is our God, a sword and shield victorious; he breaks the cruel oppressor's rod and wins salvation glorious. The old satanic foe has sworn to work us woe! With craft and dreadful might he arms himself to fight. On earth he has no equal. 2 No strength of ours can match his might! We would be lost, rejected. But now a champion comes to fight, whom God himself elected. You ask who this may be? The Lord of hosts is he! Christ Jesus, mighty Lord, God's only Son, adored. He holds the field victorious. 3 Though hordes of devils fill the land all threat'ning to devour us, we tremble not, unmoved we stand; they cannot overpow'r us. Let this world's tyrant rage; in battle we'll engage! His might is doomed to fail; God's judgment must prevail! One little word subdues him. 5
4 God's Word forever shall abide, no thanks to foes, who fear it; for God himself fights by our side with weapons of the Spirit. Were they to take our house, goods, honor, child, or spouse, though life be wrenched away, they cannot win the day. The kingdom's ours forever! Text: Martin Luther, 1483-1546; tr. Lutheran Book of Worship Text 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Reprinted with permission OneLicense.Net A-704219 Welcome to worship at Vinje Lutheran Church. We want you to know that you are very welcome here. We want this to be a safe place, where we can bring our best and our worst, our peace and our pain. This is a place of healing and reconciliation. And now let us stand as we are able, to confess our brokenness and to hear God s word of forgiveness. Confession and Forgiveness All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, the only Sovereign, who dwells in light; Christ Jesus, who came to save sinners; the Holy Spirit, who lives within us. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence is kept for reflection. God of overflowing grace, we come to you with repentant hearts. Forgive us for shallow thankfulness. Forgive us for passing by the ones in need. Forgive us for setting our hopes on fleeting treasures. Forgive us our neglect and thoughtlessness. Bring us home from the wilderness of sin, and strengthen us to serve you in all that we do and say; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. 6
There is joy in heaven over every sinner who repents. By the grace of God in Christ Jesus, who gave himself up for us all, your sins are forgiven and you are made free. Rejoice with the angels and with one another! We are home in God s mercy, now and forever. Amen. Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Prayer of the Day Almighty God, gracious Lord, we thank you that your Holy Spirit renews the church in every age. Pour out your Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your word, protect and comfort them in times of trial, defend them against all enemies of the gospel, and bestow on the church your saving peace, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Welcome and Announcements Anthem On Eagle s Wings Michael Joncas Sung by the parents and families of the Confirmands WORD Scripture Reading Jeremiah 31:31-34 Bible, pg. 642 The renewed covenant will not be breakable, but like the old covenant it will expect the people to live upright lives. To know the Lord means that one will defend the cause of the poor and needy (Jer. 22:16). The renewed covenant is possible only because the Lord will forgive iniquity and not remember sin. Our hope lies in a God who forgets. The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the LORD. But this is the covenant that I will make 7
with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, Know the LORD, for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more. Word of God, Word of Life Thanks be to God Please stand, as you are able Gospel Acclamation Alleluia Hymnal #170 Holy Gospel John 8:31-36 Bible, pg. 871 Jesus speaks of truth and freedom as spiritual realities known through his word. He reveals the truth that sets people free from sin. The Holy Gospel, according to John, the 8 th chapter: Glory to you, O Lord Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. They answered him, We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, You will be made free? Jesus answered them, Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed. The Gospel of our Lord: Praise to you, O Christ 8
Message The assembly stands to proclaim the word of God in song Hymn of the Day Amazing Grace/My Chains are Gone Amazing grace how sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost but now I'm found Was blind but now I see 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear And grace my fears relieved How precious did that grace appear The hour I first believed My chains are gone I've been set free My God my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy reigns Unending love amazing grace The Lord has promised good to me His word my hope secures He will my shield and portion be As long as life endures My chains are gone I've been set free My God my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy reigns Unending love amazing grace My chains are gone I've been set free My God my Savior has ransomed me And like a flood His mercy reigns Unending love amazing grace 2006 worshiptogether.com songs CCLI License No. 303098 9
Affirmation of Baptism Hymnal pg. 234 The presiding minister addresses the assembly with these or similar words. Dear friends, we give thanks for the gift of baptism and for these people, one with us in the body of Christ, who are making public affirmation of their baptism. The presiding minister may note briefly the occasion for this affirmation. Those making affirmation are presented by a sponsor or another representative of the congregation: I present name/s, who desire to make public affirmation of their baptism. Gunnar Banks Abby Berskow Jake Evans Thor Figenskau Wade Fischer Joshua Gillespie Paige Hanson Julia Iverson Paige Jansons Lauren Knight Isabel LaRue Brianna Kompelien Caitlyn Ogdahl Evan Pallansch Joely Palmer Reese Schuenke Ryan Slette Caden Spencer Sean Vance Carly Wedel The presiding minister may continue with prayer. Let us pray. Merciful God, we thank you for these sisters and brothers, whom you have made your own by water and the Word in baptism. You have called them to yourself, enlightened them with the gifts of your Spirit, and nourished them in the community of faith. Uphold your servants in the gifts and promises of baptism, 10
and unite the hearts of all whom you have brought to new birth. We ask this in the name of Christ. Amen. I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of the church. Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God? Response: I renounce them. Do you renounce the powers of this world that rebel against God? Response: I renounce them. Do you renounce the ways of sin that draw you from God? Response: I renounce them. Apostles Creed Do you believe in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? 11
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. The presiding minister addresses those making public affirmation of baptism. You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in holy baptism: to live among God s faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord s supper, to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the example of Jesus, and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth? Each person responds: I do, and I ask God to help and guide me. The minister addresses the assembly. People of God, do you promise to support these sisters and brothers and pray for them in their life in Christ? We do, and we ask God to help and guide us. INSERT SLIDE SHOW HERE The blessing may be repeated for each person. The minister may lay both hands on the head of the person and say: Stir up in name the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever. Amen. OR Father in heaven, for Jesus sake, stir up in name the gift of your Holy Spirit; confirm her/his faith, guide her/his life, empower her/him 12
in her/his serving, give her/him patience in suffering, and bring her/him to everlasting life. Amen. Those making affirmation may kneel. The presiding minister prays for God s blessing. Let us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give us new birth, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to eternal life. Those making public affirmation stand and face the assembly. A representative of the congregation addresses the assembly. Let us rejoice with these sisters and brothers in Christ. We rejoice with you in the life of baptism. Together we will give thanks and praise to God and proclaim the good news to all the world. Prayers Hymnal #752 At the conclusion of each petition, the assembly sings: Text and music 1973 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission OneLicense.Net A-704219 Peace 13
MEAL Offering An offering is gathered for the mission of the church, including the care of those in need. Anthem during the offering Be the One Offertory For Such a Time as This Could it be that we are called for such a time as this? Could it be that we are called for such a time as this? Other verses: that you are called that I am called Jonathan Rundman 2015 Reproduced with Permission CCLI #303098 Offering Prayer Merciful God, as grains of wheat scattered upon the hills were gathered together to become one bread, so let your church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom, for yours is the glory through Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen. Words of Institution In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying, This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. 14
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. Take hold of the life that really is life. Come, take your place at the table. Music during Communion Lamb of God Hymnal pg. 154 Songs during communion All Who Are Thirsty All who are thirsty All who are weak Come to the fountain Dip your heart in the stream of life Let the pain and the sorrow Be washed away In the waves of His mercy As deep cries out to deep (We sing) 15
All who are thirsty All who are weak Come to the fountain Dip your heart in the stream of life Let the pain and the sorrow Be washed away In the waves of His mercy As deep cries out to deep (We sing) Holy Spirit come Holy Spirit come Holy Spirit come Holy Spirit come As deep cries out to deep As deep cries out to deep As deep cries out to deep (We sing) 1998 Vineyard Songs CCLI License No. 303098 Shine on Us Lord let Your light Light of Your face Shine on us Lord let Your light 16
Light of Your face Shine on us That we may be saved That we may have life To find our way In the darkest night Let Your light shine on us Lord let Your grace Grace from Your hand Fall on us Lord let Your grace Grace from Your hand Fall on us That we may be saved That we may have life To find our way In the darkest night Let Your grace fall on us Lord let Your love Love with no end Come over us Lord let Your love Love with no end Come over us That we may be saved That we may have life To find our way In the darkest night Let Your love come over us Let Your light shine on us 1996 Sony/ATV Milene Music\Deer Valley Music CCLI License No. 303098 Shout to the Lord My Jesus, my Savior, Lord, there is none like you. All of my days I want to praise the wonders of your mighty love. My comfort, my shelter, tower of refuge and strength; 17
let ev'ry breath, all that I am never cease to worship you. Shout to the Lord, all the earth, let us sing power and majesty, praise to the King. Mountains bow down and the seas will roar at the sound of your name. I sing for joy at the work of your hands; forever I'll love you, forever I'll stand. Nothing compares to the promise I have in you. Text: Darlene Zschech, b. 1965 Text 1993 Darlene Zschech/Hillsong Publishing, admin. in the USA & Canada by Integrity's Hosanna! Music (ASCAP) c/o Integrity Media, Inc., 1000 Cody Road, Mobile, AL 36695. CCLI # 303098 Table Blessing The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in God s grace. Prayer after Communion O God, you have called your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown. Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that your hand is leading us and your love supporting us. Amen SENDING Benediction God Almighty send you light and truth to keep you all the days of your life. The hand of God protect you; the holy angels accompany you; and the blessing of almighty God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be with you now and forever. Amen. 18
Sending Song You Are Holy/Prince of Peace You are holy (ECHO) You are mighty (ECHO) You are worthy (ECHO) Worthy of praise (ECHO) I will follow (ECHO) I will listen (ECHO) I will love You (ECHO) All of my days (ECHO) You are Lord of lords You are King of kings You are mighty God Lord of ev'rything You're Emmanuel You're the Great I Am You're the Prince of Peace who is the Lamb You're the living God You're my saving grace You will reign forever You are Ancient of Days You are Alpha Omega Beginning and End You're my Savior Messiah Redeemer and Friend You're my Prince of Peace And I will live my life for You You are holy (ECHO) You are mighty (ECHO) You are worthy (ECHO) Worthy of praise (ECHO) I will follow (ECHO) I will listen (ECHO) I will love You (ECHO) All of my days (ECHO) I will sing to and worship The King who is worthy And I will love and adore Him And I will bow down before Him And I will sing to and worship The King who is worthy And I will love and adore Him And I will bow down before Him You're my Prince of Peace And I will live my life for You 19
1994 Imboden Music\Martha Jo Publishing CCLI License No. 303098 Dismissal God calls us to be... Reaching Out! Reaching In! Reaching Deeper! Thanks be to God! 20