SERMON NOTES Mountain View Lutheran Church (LCMS) PO Box 868, 2122 S. Goldfield Road Apache Junction, AZ 85117 Local Phone: 480-982-8266 Toll-free Phone: 1-866-532-0909 Website: mountainviewlutheran.org Email: mvlutheran@qwestoffice.net CLASSIC PRAISE WORSHIP SERVICE Sunday, November 12, 2017 @ 10:30am I lift up my eyes to the hills My help comes from the Lord. (Psalm ( 121) Pastor Mark Friedrich, Head Pastor Pastor Albert Zoller, Assistant Pastor Dave Minster, Director of Christian Ed. (DCE) Frank Schoenbeck, Events Coordinator Cheri Schindler, Receptionist Cindy Friedrich, Secretary Mission Statement As disciples of the Triune God, the mission of Mountain View Lutheran Church is to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ through the Word, the sacraments and our deeds, bringing Christ to the community and the world. -12- John 3:16 Matthew 28:19-20 20
TO OUR GUESTS & VISITORS: Welcome in Jesus name! We are glad you are with us today. For your convenience, hearing amplification devices and activity packs for children are available in the Narthex. Welcome Packets are also available. Please complete the attendance card handed to you today. The information you provide will assist with our outreach efforts, identifying your ministry needs, and communication of upcoming events and activities. ~ Thank you. PARENTS: A cry room is located in the rear of the Sanctuary. COMMUNION: If this is a communion service, review the Worship Helps trifold brochure located in the pew and chair backs. A more comprehensive explanation of the Lord s Supper is available in the Narthex. Gluten-free wafers are available upon request prior to the beginning of the worship service. Non-alcoholic white wine is available in the center of the communion trays while red wine is available in the remainder of the tray and the Common Cup. MEDICAL EMERGENCY BAGS: Medical emergency bags are located in the rear of the Sanctuary, in the Sunday School office (FLC) and in the DCE Office (Youth Center). Please contact an Usher or Elder for additional assistance. SERMON NOTES TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST The Resurrection of the Body As we await the final coming of the Lord, we prepare ourselves faithfully for the final day. Our lives are filled with the kind of eager expectation that awaited the arrival of a bridegroom to a feast in Jesus day. We do not know the time of that arrival, but we are certain about it happening. Our preparation for the final day of earth or our final day on earth flows from our Baptism and is enriched by our interaction with the saints of God gathered for worship. We gather in the Lord s house and at His Table, joyfully anticipating the feast to come. Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series A, Part 4. Copyright 2017 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission. NIV Bible readings courtesy of biblegateway.com. -2- -11-
SERMON NOTES + PREPARATION + In honor of our God and to enhance your worship experience, please silence all electronic devices. Remain seated at the end of the service until the Pastor(s) exit the Sanctuary. ~ Thank you WELCOME and OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING SONG Here I am to Worship INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. OPENING SENTENCES Revelation 15:3 4 Pastor: Great and amazing are Your deeds, O Lord God the Almighty! People: Just and true are Your ways, O King of the nations! Pastor: Who will not fear, O Lord, and glorify Your name? People: For You alone are holy. Pastor: All nations will come and worship You, People: for Your righteous acts have been revealed. Alleluia! CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Pastor: Let us confess our sins to God, our heavenly Father. People: Merciful Father, we bring before You our confession, imploring Your mercy for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Savior. We are sinful from birth and daily add to that burden. Our actions have been thoughtless and have resulted in evil. Our words have been hurtful, and we have not always honored Your name in our speaking. We have left undone many things that could have brought glory and praise to You. O Lord, grant us Your grace and the blessing of forgiveness. By the renewing work of the Holy Spirit, lead us to amend our sinful lives, that we may grow daily in righteousness and be bringers of peace in our time. Pastor: Because of the sacrifice of His Son, Jesus, God promises full and free forgiveness. -10- -3-
As a called and ordained servant of Christ, I forgive you all of your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. As you believe, so may it be. CLOSING HYMN Do Lord CLOSING ANNOUNCEMENTS / DISMISSAL + WORD + SONG OF PRAISE Give Me Oil in My Lamp SALUTATION Pastor: The Lord be with you People: And also with you. PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray. Lord Jesus, You have called Your people to love justice and to do acts of kindness. Grant that we may be bearers of Your justice in the world, awaiting the time of Your return as judge on the Last Day; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who with Father and the Holy Spirit is worshiped and glorified, now and eternally. OBJECT LESSION ~ Pastor Mark Friedrich OLD TESTAMENT Amos 5:18 24 (The Lord calls for justice.) 18 Woe to you who long for the day of the L! Why do you long for the day of the L? That day will be darkness, not light. 19 It will be as though a man fled from a lion only to meet a bear, as though he entered his house and rested his hand on the wall only to have a snake bite him. 20 Will not the day of the L be darkness, not light pitch-dark, without a ray of brightness? 21 I hate, I despise your religious festivals; your assemblies are a stench to me. 22 Even though you bring me burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Though you bring choice fellowship offerings, I will have no regard for them. 23 Away with the noise of your songs! I will not listen to the music of your harps. 24 But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream! -4- Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series A, Part 4. Copyright 2017 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission. NIV Bible readings courtesy of biblegateway.com. -9-
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. [Psalm 136] People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise. THE WORDS OF OUR LORD Matthew 26:26 28; Mark 14:22 24; Luke 22:19 20; 1 Corinthians 11:23 25 PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST Pastor: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord s death until He comes. Come, Lord Jesus. Pastor: So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray: LORD S PRAYER (Matthew 6:9 13) + PREPARATION TO RECEIVE THE LORD S SUPPER + (Non-alcoholic wine is available in the center of the communion trays.) Do you believe in the work of the Triune God? Father Creates Son Saves Spirit Sanctifies Do you believe Christ s body and blood are physically present in the bread and wine as God s Word says? Are you sorry for your sins? Do you intend, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to amend your sinful life? DISTRIBUTION HYMNS Precious Lord Jesus Keep Me Near the Cross Great is Thy Faithfulness BENEDICTION Pastor: God the Father bless your lives and your deeds with His peace. God the + Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, fill your hearts and your days with hope. God the Holy Spirit be with you to make your lives expressions of God s gracious and abiding love, now and forever. Lector: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. EPISTLE 1 Thessalonians 4:13 18 (The Day of the Lord is coming.) 13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. 14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him. 15 According to the Lord s word, we tell you that we who are still alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, will certainly not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord himself will come down from heaven, with a loud command, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet call of God, and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17 After that, we who are still alive and are left will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will be with the Lord forever. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words. Lector: This is the Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God. HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 25:1 13 (The parable of the wise and foolish virgins.) Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twentyfifth chapter. People: Glory to You, O Lord. 1 At that time the kingdom of heaven will be like ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Five of them were foolish and five were wise. 3 The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take any oil with them. 4 The wise ones, however, took oil in jars along with their lamps. 5 The bridegroom was a long time in coming, and they all became drowsy and fell asleep. 6 At midnight the cry rang out: Here s the bridegroom! Come out to meet him! 7 Then all the virgins woke up and trimmed their lamps. 8 The foolish ones said to the wise, Give us some of your oil; our lamps are going out. 9 No, they replied, there may not be enough for both us and you. Instead, go to those who sell oil and buy some for yourselves. -8- -5-
10 But while they were on their way to buy the oil, the bridegroom arrived. The virgins who were ready went in with him to the wedding banquet. And the door was shut. 11 Later the others also came. Lord, Lord, they said, open the door for us! 12 But he replied, Truly I tell you, I don t know you. 13 Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour. Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ. HYMN OF THE DAY Jesus Your Blood and Righteousness SERMON ~ Pastor Mark Friedrich OFFERTORY A Fragrant Offering OFFERTORY PRAYER CREED The First Article Pastor: In the First Article, we confess that our bodies are a gift of God. It is the gracious action of our Creator that continues to preserve us during our earthly life. That care continues beyond death as we look forward to everlasting life. We confess: People: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. Pastor: What does this mean? People: I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care of them. He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly true. -6- PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. We pray for the Church, the gathering of God s forgiven people, that we may support and encourage one another as we await the day of the Lord s return. Pastor: We pray for our nation, our state, our local community, and our neighborhoods. May justice roll down like waters and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream in our courts and in all centers of government, that we may lead lives that are peaceful and peaceable. Pastor: We pray for those with special need for our petitions in these times, including the sick and hospitalized, the shut-ins, those facing challenges in employment or in other parts of their lives, that their needs may be met according to God s gracious plan. This day we remember all those in need of our prayers, especially... (Prayers for God s people.) Pastor: We pray, O Lord, that we may use all of the good gifts You have given us with thanksgiving, caring for our own bodies, using the talents we have been given, and seeking to be the neighbors and friends You have designed us to be. Pastor: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. + SACRAMENT + PREFACE Pastor: The Lord be with you. 2 Timothy 4:22 People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. [Colossians 3:1] People: We lift them to the Lord. -7-