PRE-SERVICE MEDITATION Psalm 67 1 May God be gracious to us and bless us and make his face to shine upon us, Selah 2 that your way may be known on earth, your saving power among all nations. 3 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 4 Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon earth. Selah 5 Let the peoples praise you, O God; let all the peoples praise you! 6 The earth has yielded its increase; God, our God, shall bless us. 7 God shall bless us; let all the ends of the earth fear him! T Order of Divine Worship T OPENING RESPONSIVE PRAYER Ps. 104:24, 27-28, 30, 33 P I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. C O LORD, how manifold are your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of your creatures. P These all look to you, to give them their food in due season. C When you give it to them, they gather it up; when you open your hand, they are filled with good things. P When You send forth Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the ground. C 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. P I will sing to the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have being. OPENING HYMN: TLH #568 We Praise Thee, O God P In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C A - - - men. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION: We come before God recognizing that we are sinful and daily need His forgiveness. P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God, our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P Our help is in the name of the Lord.
C Who made heaven and earth. P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord. C And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. P Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. C O most merciful God, who hast given Thine only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of Thee and of Thy will and true obedience to Thy Word, to the end that by Thy grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. P Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in His name He gives power to become the sons of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. C A - - - men. THE GLORIA PATRI Latin for Glory to the Father VERSE OF THE DAY Psalm 136:1 Alleluia. Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good, for His steadfast love endures forever. Alleluia.
THE KYRIE Latin for O Lord. We approach our Lord with a cry for help in all the needs of our life. PRAYER OF THE DAY: P Let us pray... through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C A - - - men. EPISTLE READING 1 Timothy 2:1-4 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. GOSPEL READING Luke 17:11-19 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, "Jesus, Master, have mercy on us." 14 When he saw them he said to them, "Go and show yourselves to the priests." And as they went they were cleansed. 15 Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16 and he fell on his face at Jesus' feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17 Then Jesus answered, "Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18 Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?" 19 And he said to him, "Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well." P This is the Word of the LORD.
CONFESSION OF FAITH Luther s Explanation to the First Article The Apostles Creed is a summary of Christian faith as taught by the Apostles. We boldly confess what God has taught us to believe from the First Article of the Creed. I believe that God has created me and all creatures. He has given me my body and life, eyes, ears, and all my bodily members, my mind, and all my senses and still keeps them for me. God also preserves me by richly and daily providing clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and home, spouse and children, land, animals, and all my property and all I need to support this body and life. He protects me from all danger. He guards and defends me from every evil. God does all this because He is my good and gracious Father in heaven, not because of anything I have done to earn or deserve it. For all of this it is my duty to thank, praise, serve, and obey Him. This is most certainly true. Amen. SCHOOL CHILDREN S SONG How Can I Give You Thanks, Oh Lord SERMON Deuteronomy 8:1-10 "The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers. 2 And you shall remember the whole way that the LORD your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. 3 And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. 4 Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. 5 Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the LORD your God disciplines you. 6 So you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him. 7 For the LORD your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, 8 a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, 9 a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the LORD your God for the good land he has given you. Thanksgiving in the Wilderness
OFFERTORY In this prayer we OFFER God our hearts, asking Him for that best of all gifts, the Holy Spirit. SERMON HYMN: WS #793 Sing to the LORD of Harvest
- OFFERING OF THANKFUL HEARTS Followed immediately by the Offering Hymn printed below: OFFERING HYMN: TLH #788:3 3. Blessed by You with gifts and graces, May we heed Your Spirit s call, Gladly in all times and places Give to You who gives us all. You have bought us; now no longer Can we claim to be our own; Ever free and ever stronger We shall serve You, Lord, alone. PRAYER, LORD S PRAYER, and BENEDICTION P The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you His peace. C Amen, amen, a men. CLOSING HYMN: WS #792 Treasurer s Report We have a deficit for the first 10 months of $11,472. Offerings are $6,000 below budget, and tuition is $509 below budget. Office expenses are over budget by $594 and other expenses are over budget by $1,804. Please take this financial situation into your consideration. T Announcements T Let All Things Now Living Looking Ahead Nov. 19: Thanksgiving Potluck Nov. 19: Quarterly Voters Mt. Nov. 22-24: No School Nov. 23: Thanksgiving Day Service at 10:15am Dec. 3: Bd. of Elders Meet The Quarterly Voters Meeting will be held today after the potluck. Please plan on staying for this important work. Poinsettia List The list for Christmas poinsettias is in the back of church. Please write your name and the name of a loved one that you d like to place the flower In Memory of. The cost to buy a poinsettia is TBD. Please sign up as soon as you are able, as the list will be available for only three Sundays. Christmas Eve Bag goodies are being collected now. Traditionally, bags filled with apples, candy canes, peanuts, etc. are handed out to the children after the Christmas Eve Service. If you are willing and able, please consider donating some candies or peanuts (in shell) in the coming weeks, and we will stuff the bags later in December.
Last Week (11/12) Attendance: Winter Haven 31 Orlando - 14 General = $933 Property Improvement = $25 Petty Cash = $30 Total Offering = $988 Usher: Ream Acolyte (11/26): Matthew Cleaner (11/25): Bernthal How Can I Give You Thanks, Oh Lord? How can I give You thanks, oh Lord, when You made the stars that shine so bright? How can I give You thanks, oh Lord, when You gave the heavens light? Oh Lord, Your works are wonderful; their beauty I can see, and yet I stand here amazed, Oh Lord, that you would give such gifts to me. How can I give You thanks, oh Lord, when You came to earth from heaven above? How can I give You thanks, oh Lord, when You gave the world such love? If I learn to sing Your praise and serve You all my days, I would just begin to thank You for Your gift of grace. How can I give You thanks, oh Lord, when You came to earth from heaven above? How can I give You thanks, oh Lord, when You gave the world such love? You gave the world such love.