October 27, 2018 6:30 PM October 28, 2018 9:30 AM The Twenty Third Sunday after Pentecost Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church 6550 Fairmont Boulevard Yorba Linda, California 92886 1 October 28, 2018
(714) 779-2384 www.gracelutheran.church Email: gracewels@sbcglobal.net Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod Pastor Daniel Wagenknecht (714) 624-9001 WELCOME! We are happy you are with us today. It would be a pleasure to get to know you better. We invite you to join any of our activities. See the schedule in the bulletin. When the offering is being received, please sign the friendship register as it is passed down the pews. The ushers are here to help you during the service. If you need anything (temperature adjustment, restrooms, large print worship materials, hearing amplifiers, etc.) please ask them. Rest rooms and a drinking fountain can be found across the breezeway in Grace Hall. Our Information Table contains free devotions, Bibles, pamphlets, and other things for you to take home. Five or ten minutes before the service, the organist will be playing music to encourage worshipers to find seats and get ready for worship. We ask that during the time before the service, please refrain from loud talking so that those who wish to pray and meditate silently may do so. Please turn off cell phones when you enter the church. The Nursery is available for parents whose children become restless. It is located behind the right pews. To request prayers, hymns for future services, etc. please fill out an index card and hand it to an usher or Pastor. 2 October 28, 2018
DIVINE SERVICE I Christian Worship Supplement p. 15 HYMN: 397 Just As I Am, without One Plea 1 Just as I am, without one plea But that thy blood was shed for me And that thou bidd st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 2 Just as I am and waiting not To rid my soul of one dark blot, To thee, whose blood can cleanse each spot, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 3 Just as I am, though tossed about With many a conflict, many a doubt, Fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 4 Just as I am, poor, wretched, blind; Sight, riches, healing of the mind, Yea, all I need, in thee to find, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 3 October 28, 2018
5 Just as I am, thou wilt receive, Wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; Because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 6 Just as I am; thy love unknown Has broken ev ry barrier down. Now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. M: In the name of the Father and of the Son (+) and of the Holy Spirit. C: (spoken) Amen. M: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. C: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. 4 October 28, 2018
C: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Amen. M: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son (+) and of the Holy Spirit. C: (spoken) Amen. M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord. 5 October 28, 2018
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M: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. M: Let us pray. God, our refuge and strength, have mercy on your Church, as we come in prayer before you. Answer us not in judgment on our sins, but in peace and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: (spoken) Amen. FIRST LESSON: Exodus 4:1 17 But Moses responded, What if they do not believe me and do not listen to my voice, but instead they say, The LORD has not appeared to you? 2 So the LORD said to him, What is that in your hand? He said, A staff. 3 He said, Throw it on the ground. Moses threw it on the ground, and it became a snake, so he ran away from it. 8 October 28, 2018
4 The LORD said to Moses, Stretch out your hand and take it by the tail. He stretched out his hand and took hold of it, and it became a staff in his hand. 5 The LORD said, This sign is being given to you so that the Israelites will believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has appeared to you. 6 The LORD also said to him, Put your hand inside your cloak. So he put his hand inside his cloak, and when he took it out, his hand was leprous, as white as snow. 7 Then the LORD said, Put your hand back inside your cloak. So he put his hand inside his cloak again, and when he took it out of his cloak, it was restored like the rest of his flesh. 8 The LORD said, If they do not believe you or do not respond to the first sign, they might believe because of the second sign. 9 If they do not believe even these two signs or listen to your voice, you are to take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry land. The water which you take from the Nile will become blood on the dry land. 10 But Moses said to the LORD, Please, LORD, I have never been eloquent, either in the past or more recently or even since you started speaking to your servant, for my mouth and tongue are slow and clumsy. 9 October 28, 2018
11 So the LORD said to him, Who made a mouth for people? Or who makes someone mute or deaf, able to see or blind? Is it not I, the LORD? 12 Now go, and I will be with your mouth, and I will teach you what you will speak. 13 But he said, Please, LORD, send someone else. 14 Then the LORD s anger burned against Moses, and the LORD said, What about Aaron, your brother, the Levite? I know that he can speak well. Look, he is already coming out to meet you. He will be very glad to see you. 15 You will speak to him and put the words into his mouth. I will be with your mouth and with his, and I will teach you what you are to do. 16 He will speak to the people for you so that it will be as if he were your mouth, and you were God to him. 17 You will also take this staff in your hand, the one with which you will perform the signs. PSALM OF THE DAY: Psalm 142 Refrain I cry aloud to the Lord; I raise my voice to God; I cry aloud to the Lord, my God: Lord, have mercy. I cry aloud to the LORD; I lift up my voice to the LORD for mercy. I pour out my complaint before him; before him I tell my trouble. 10 October 28, 2018
When my spirit grows faint within me, it is you who know my way. Look to my right and see; no one is concerned for me. I have no refuge; no one cares for my life. Refrain I cry to you, O LORD; I say, You are my refuge, my portion in the land of the living. Listen to my cry, for I am in desperate need; rescue me from those who pursue me, for they are too strong for me. Set me free from my prison, that I may praise your name. Then the righteous will gather about me because of your goodness to me. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Refrain 11 October 28, 2018
SECOND LESSON Acts 2:22 32 12 October 28, 2018
22 Men of Israel, hear these words! Jesus the Nazarene was a man recommended to you by God with miracles, wonders, and signs that God did through him among you, as you yourselves know. 23 This man, who was handed over by God s set plan and foreknowledge, you killed by having lawless men nail him to a cross. 24 He is the one God raised up by freeing him from the agony of death, because death was not able to hold him in its grip. 25 Indeed, David says concerning him: I saw the Lord always before me. Because he is at my right hand, I will not be shaken. 26 Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. My flesh also will rest in hope, 27 because you will not abandon my life to the grave, nor will you let your Holy One see decay. 28 You have made known to me the paths of life. You will fill me with joy in your presence. 29 Gentlemen, brothers, I can speak confidently to you about the patriarch David, that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. 30 Since he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath that he would seat one of his descendants on his throne, 31 he saw what was coming and spoke about the resurrection of Christ, 13 October 28, 2018
saying that he was neither abandoned to the grave nor did his flesh see decay. 32 This Jesus is the one God has raised up. We are all witnesses of that. VERSE OF THE DAY M: Alleluia. The Lord will rescue me from every evil and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. Alleluia. (II Timothy 4:18 cf. NIV) GOSPEL: Mark 10:46 52 C: Glory be to you, O Lord! Glory be to you, O Lord! Mark 10:46 52 46 They came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind man, Bartimaeus the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the road begging. 47 When 14 October 28, 2018
he heard that it was Jesus the Nazarene, he began to shout, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me! 48 Many told him to be quiet, but he kept shouting all the more, Son of David, have mercy on me! 49 Jesus stopped and said, Call him. They called the blind man, saying, Cheer up! Get up. He is calling you! 50 He tossed aside his outer garment, jumped up, and went to Jesus. 51 What do you want me to do for you? Jesus asked him. The blind man replied, Rabboni, I want to see again. 52 Jesus told him, Go. Your faith has made you well. Immediately he received his sight and began following Jesus on the road. C: Praise be to you O Christ! Praise be to you O Christ! APOSTLES CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, 15 October 28, 2018
maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his 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 into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. HYMN OF THE DAY: 438 In God, My Faithful God 1 In God, my faithful God, I trust when dark my road; Though many woes o ertake me, Yet he will not forsake me. 16 October 28, 2018
Though heavy griefs are pressing, He ll turn them into blessing. 2 My sins assail me sore, But I despair no more. I build on Christ, who loves me; From this rock nothing moves me. To him I all surrender, To him, my soul s defender. 3 If death my portion be, Then death is gain for me And Christ my life forever, From whom death cannot sever. Come when it may, he ll shield me; To him I gladly yield me. 4 So be it, then, I say With all my heart each day. We, too, dear Lord, adore you; We sing for joy before you. Guide us while here we wander Until we praise you yonder. SERMON: Mark 10:46 52 Jesus Heals the Blind 1. By giving physical sight 2. By giving spiritual sight 17 October 28, 2018
C: Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.do not cast me away from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold, uphold me with your free spirit. OFFERING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH LORD S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, 18 October 28, 2018
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. HYMN: Let All the People Praise You 154 It is Well with My Soul 1. When peace, like a river, attendeth my way When sorrows like sea, billows roll Whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say It is well,it is well with my soul. It is well, with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul. 2. My sin oh, the joy of this glorious thought My sin, not in part, but the whole, Is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more Praise the Lord, praise the Lord, o my soul! It is well, with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul. 19 October 28, 2018
3. And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight, The clouds be rolled back as a scroll; The trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend; Even so, it is well with my soul. It is well, with my soul It is well, it is well with my soul. M: Blessed Lord, you have given us your Holy Scriptures for our learning. May we so hear them, read, learn, and take them to heart, that being strengthened and comforted by your Holy Word, we may cling to the blessed hope of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: (spoken) Amen. M: 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. C: (spoken) Amen. HYMN: Let All the People Praise You 93 God Loves Me Dearly 1. God loves me dearly, grants me salvation; God loves me dearly, loves even me. 20 October 28, 2018
Therefore I ll say again; God loves my dearly, God loves me dearly, loves even me. 2. I was in bondage, sin, death, and darkness; God s love was working to make me free. Therefore I ll say again; God loves my dearly, God loves me dearly, loves even me. 3. He sent forth Jesus, my dear Redeemer; He sent forth Jesus and set me free. Therefore I ll say again; God loves my dearly, God loves me dearly, loves even me. 4. Jesus, my Savior, himself did offer; Jesus my Savior, paid all I owed. Therefore I ll say again; God loves my dearly, God loves me dearly, loves even me. 21 October 28, 2018