ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST August 20, 2017 11:00 AS WE GATHER Pet dogs know the right place to be at mealtime: under the table. They know you don t need a special seat; these dogs are happy to get crumbs of people food. And we rejoice to receive what we don t deserve: whatever blessings God bestows on us, disobedient sinners that we are. In the Old Testament Reading, God promises that He would call us foreigners to His table, and here we are. Even the disobedience of God s Old Testament people has proven good for us, as we see everyone receiving mercy from a gracious God. The Canaanite woman in the Gospel saw herself in the position of a dog, trusting she would receive crumbs from the family table. But the bread crumb falling to earth she and we have received is none other than the Son of God, the Bread of Life. The crumb each of us receives is priceless! As we gather around Word and Sacrament, we get no stale food, but the nourishment we need for abundant life each day until we join saints and angels at the eternal feast in heaven. PRE-SERVICE Jesus Messiah Carson/Tomlin/Cash/Reeves He became sin, who knew no sin; that we might become His righteousness; He humbled Himself, and carried the cross. Love so amazing, love so amazing. Jesus Messiah; Name above all names; Blessed Redeemer; Emmanuel. The Rescue for sinners, The Ransom from heaven; Jesus, Messiah, Lord of all. His body the bread, His blood the wine broken and poured out all for love. The whole earth trembled, and the veil was torn. Love so amazing, love so amazing. CHORUS All our hope is in You, all our hope is in You; all the glory to You, God, the Light of the world. CHORUS Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. The Lord of all! The Lord of all. WELCOME PREPARATION OPENING SONG Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing LSB 686 Come Thou Fount of ev ry blessing, Tune my heart to sing Thy grace; Streams of mercy, never ceasing, Call for songs of loudest praise, While the hope of endless glory Fills my heart with joy and love, Teach me ever to adore Thee; May I still Thy goodness prove. Here I raise my Ebenezer, Hither by Thy help I ve come; And I hope, by Thy good pleasure, Safely to arrive at home. Jesus sought me when a stranger, Wand ring from the fold of God; He, to rescue me from danger, Interposed His precious blood. 1
Oh, to grace how great a debtor Daily I m constrained to be; Let that grace now like a fetter Bind my wand ring heart to Thee: Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it; Prone to leave the God I love. Here s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above. Oh, that day when freed from sinning, I shall see Thy lovely face; Clothed then in the blood washed linen, How I ll sing Thy wondrous grace! Come, my Lord, no longer tarry; Take my ransom d soul away; Send Thine angels soon to carry Me to realms of endless day. (Please Stand) CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 28:19b If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8 9 Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. [John 20:19 23] (OR) Seminary Student: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ He gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. John 1:12, Philippians 1:6 SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY SERVICE OF THE WORD The Lord be with you. And also with you. 2
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting Father, You give Your children many blessings even though we are undeserving. In every trial and temptation grant us steadfast confidence in Your loving kindness and mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Please Be Seated) OLD TESTAMENT Isaiah 56:1, 6 8 (God promises to listen to the prayers of Gentiles.) 1 Thus says the LORD: Keep justice, and do righteousness, for soon my salvation will come, and my righteousness be revealed. 6 And the foreigners who join themselves to the LORD, to minister to him, to love the name of the LORD, and to be his servants, everyone who keeps the Sabbath and does not profane it, and holds fast my covenant 7 these I will bring to my holy mountain, and make them joyful in my house of prayer; their burnt offerings and their sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. 8 The Lord GOD, who gathers the outcasts of Israel, declares, I will gather yet others to him besides those already gathered. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 19:1-6 LSB Women: Men: Women: Men: All: The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there words, whose voice is not heard. Their voice goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them he has set a tent for the sun, which comes out like a bridegroom leaving his chamber, and, like a strong man, runs its course with joy. Its rising is from the end of the heavens, and its circuit to the end of them, and there is nothing hidden from its heat. Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning is now and will be forever. The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. 3
EPISTLE Romans 11:1 2a, 13 15, 28 32 (God s mercy extends to all people.) 1 I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. 2 God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. 13 Now I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch then as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I magnify my ministry 14 in order somehow to make my fellow Jews jealous, and thus save some of them. 15 For if their rejection means the reconciliation of the world, what will their acceptance mean but life from the dead? 28 As regards the gospel, they are enemies for your sake. But as regards election, they are beloved for the sake of their forefathers. 29 For the gifts and the calling of God are irrevocable. 30 For just as you were at one time disobedient to God but now have received mercy because of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that by the mercy shown to you they also may now receive mercy. 32 For God has consigned all to disobedience, that he may have mercy on all. This is the Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. (Please Stand) HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 15:21 28 (A Canaanite woman begs Jesus for help and is granted her request.) The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the fifteenth chapter. Glory to You, O Lord. 21 And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon. 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, Send her away, for she is crying out after us. 24 He answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 And he answered, It is not right to take the children's bread and throw it to the dogs. 27 She said, Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters' table. 28 Then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire. And her daughter was healed instantly. This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to You, O Christ. NICENE CREED LSB 158 I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. 4
(Please Be Seated) CHILDREN S MESSAGE I Am Jesus Little Lamb LSB 740, v. 1 I am Jesus little lamb, Ever glad at heart I am; For my Shepherd gently guides me, Knows my need, and well provides me, Loves me ev ry day the same, Even calls me by my name. SONG OF THE DAY Risen Today Shust/Wesley Christ the Lord is risen today! Hallelujah! Sons of man and angels say Hallelujah! Raise your joys and triumphs high! Hallelujah! Sing ye heavens and earth reply. Love's redeeming work is done, Hallelujah! Fought the fight, the battle won, Hallelujah! Death in vain forbid Him rise, Hallelujah! Christ has opened paradise! Hallelujah! He is risen! Hallelujah! our sins have been forgiven. Now, we have power over the grave. Christ the Lord is risen today! Lives again our glorious King, Hallelujah! Where O death is now thy sting, Hallelujah! Dying once our souls to save, Hallelujah! Where thy victory O grave? CHORUS All creation sings: Hallelujah, The King is risen! Glory to the name of our risen Lord! Let all the earth proclaim: Hallelujah, Our sin's forgiven! Glory to Your name forevermore! CHORUS We have power over the grave! Christ the Lord is risen today! SERMON INSTALLATION OF SARAH MAXFIELD AS TEACHER AT WOL (Please Stand) PRAYER OF THE CHURCH Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. 5
For this congregation, that we may bring offerings and sacrifices of praise that are acceptable to God; that we would be a house of prayer for all people; and that through us God would gather in the lost and outcast, the widowed and orphaned, and all who are in need, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For the government and those who protect us, that they may keep justice and do righteousness; that they may carry out their duties in accord with God s will; and that our land would be blessed with honest industry, truthful education and an honorable way of life, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. For the sick and afflicted [especially ], for those beset with grief and sorrow, for those in pain or trouble, that the Lord may answer those who beg Him according to His will and have mercy on all, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy. (Special Petitions) Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. (Please Be Seated) GATHERING OF OFFERINGS What Wondrous Love Is This LSB 543 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul! What wondrous love is this, O my soul! What wondrous love is this That caused the Lord of bliss To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul, To bear the dreadful curse for my soul! When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down, sinking down, When I was sinking down Beneath God s righteous frown, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul, Christ laid aside His crown for my soul. To God and the Lamb I will sing, I will sing; To God and to the Lamb I will sing; To God and to the Lamb, Who is the great I AM, While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing, While millions join the theme, I will sing. And when from death I m free, I ll sing on, I ll sing on; And when from death I m free, I ll sing on. and when from death I m free, I ll sing His love for me, And through eternity I ll sing on, I ll sing on, And through eternity I ll sing on. (Please Stand) 6
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT The Lord s Supper is celebrated at Ascension in the confession that, as He says, our Lord gives not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust His words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us. All those who are not yet instructed, in doubt or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the Sacrament, are asked first to speak with the pastor. PREFACE The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give Him thanks and praise. PROPER PREFACE It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day raised our Savior from death and thereby opened the eternal banquet to people of every nation and race who trust in His promises of grace and every blessing. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and singing: SANCTUS Salvation Belongs to Our God Howard/Turner Salvation belongs to our God, who sits upon the throne, And unto the Lamb; praise and glory, wisdom and thanks, Honor and power and strength. Be to our God forever and ever Be to our God forever and ever Be to our God forever and ever Amen THE WORDS OF OUR LORD LSB 162 LORD S PRAYER (Sung) Hear us as we pray in His name as has taught us as we sing: 7
PAX DOMINI The Peace of the Lord John 20:19 LSB 163 The peace of the Lord be with you always. (Please Be Seated) DISTRIBUTION SONGS Good, Good Father Brown/Barrett I've heard a thousand stories Of what they think You re like But I've heard the tender whisper Of love in the dead of night You tell me that You re pleased And that I'm never alone 8
You're a Good Good Father It's who You are It's who You are It's who You are And I'm loved by You It's who I am It's who I am It's who I am I've seen many searching for answers Far and wide But I know we're all searching for answers Only You provide Cause You know just what we need Before we say a word. CHORUS X2 You are perfect in all of Your ways You are perfect in all of Your ways You are perfect in all of Your ways to us X2 Love so undeniable I can hardly speak Peace so unexplainable I can hardly think As You call me deeper still As You call me deeper still As You call me deeper still Into love, love, love. CHORUS X2 My Victory Mulligan/Crowder/Cash/Bentley You came for criminals And ev'ry Pharisee You came for hypocrites Even one like me You carried sin and shame The guilt of ev'ry man The weight of all I've done Nailed into Your hands Oh Your love bled for me Oh Your blood in crimson streams Oh Your death is Hell's defeat A cross meant to kill is my victory Oh Your amazing grace I've seen and tasted it It's running through my veins I can't escape its grip In You my soul is safe You cover ev'rything CHORUS Behold the Lamb of God Who takes away our sin Who takes away our sin The holy Lamb of God Makes us alive again Makes us alive again REPEAT BRIDGE, CHORUS Oh a cross meant to kill is my victory 9
(Please Stand) BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24 26 LSB 166 The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. CLOSING SONG You Never Let Go Redman Even though I walk through the valley Of the shadow of death Your perfect love is casting out fear And even when I'm caught in the middle Of the storms of this life I won't turn back I know You are near And I will fear no evil For my God is with me And if my God is with me Whom then shall I fear Whom then shall I fear Oh no You never let go Through the calm and through the storm Oh no You never let go In ev'ry high and ev'ry low Oh no You never let go Lord, You never let go of me And I can see a light that is coming For the heart that holds on A glorious light beyond all compare And there will be an end to these troubles But until that day comes We'll live to know You here on the earth And I will fear no evil For my God is with me And if my God is with me Whom then shall I fear Whom then shall I fear Oh no You never let go Through the calm and through the storm Oh no You never let go In ev'ry high and ev'ry low Oh no You never let go Lord, You never let go of me. REPEAT CHORUS You keep on runnin' and You never let go... Singin' CHORUS Yes I can see a light That is coming for the heart that holds on And there will be an end to these troubles But until that day comes Still I will praise You Still I will praise You REPEAT, REPEAT CHORUS X2 Lord, You never let go of me. POSTLUDE Instrumental Music Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series C, Part 4. Copyright 2016 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Text 2015 Ascension Lutheran Church. Used by permission. LSBHymnLicense.net #100012046 10