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A Praying Church
Carl R. Henkel, pastor
651.631.8625
carl.henkel@juno.com
Invocation
Opening Hymn: Earth
And All Stars
Earth and all stars!
Loud rushing planets!
Sing to the Lord a new
song!
Oh, victory! Loud
shouting army!
Sing to the Lord a new
song!
He has done marvelous
things.
I, too, will praise
him with a new song!
Knowledge and truth!
Loud sounding wisdom!
Sing to the Lord a new
song!
Daughter and son! Loud
praying members!
Sing to the Lord a new
song!
He has done marvelous
things.
I, too, will praise
him with a new song!
Children of God, Dying
and rising,
Sing to the Lord a new
song!
Heaven and earth, Hosts
everlasting,
Sing to the Lord a new
song!
He has done marvelous
things.
I, too, will praise
him with a new song!
Confession and Absolution
ALL: O God of all blessings, Maker of the Universe, we have not
always taken the time to consider our many earthly blessings, much less our
heavenly ones. Holy Spirit, work within our hearts to make us truly grateful
for all that we have been given in this life; and keep us from the sin of greed
that always wants more. Cause us to delight and rejoice in the blessings of
this life and count them as enough. We repent for all the times we have
neglected to thank You for both temporal and eternal
blessings. We pray in the name of Your Son, Jesus, our
Savior. Amen.
Pastor: The
Lord God loves to give good gifts to His children. With a word He spoke
creation into existence, and with the sacrifice of His Son on the cross He
redeemed His people. You are forgiven all your sins. Go with a merry and
grateful heart, and witness God’s goodness and His gift of salvation to a lost
and broken world. Amen.
Hymn of Response: Let
All Things Now Living
Let all things now
living a song of thanksgiving
To God the Creator
triumphantly raise,
Who fashioned and made
us,
Protected and stayed us,
Who still guides us on
to the end of our days.
God's banners are o'er
us;
His light goes before
us,
A pillar of fire
shining forth in the night,
Till shadows have
vanished
And darkness is
banished,
As forward we travel
from light into light.
First Scripture
The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the
godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness,
since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it
plain to them.
For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities -
His eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood
from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.
Second Scripture
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written: "I will destroy the
wisdom of the wise; the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate."
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the
philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
For since in the wisdom of God the world
through its wisdom did not know Him, God was pleased through the foolishness of
what was preached to save those who believe. Jews demand
miraculous signs and Greeks look for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified: a
stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, but to those whom God has
called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God.
For the foolishness of God is wiser than man's
wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger than man's strength.
Confession of Faith
Pastor:
In Whom do
you believe?
People: I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth
Pastor:
Lord God, we exalt You as our Maker, Creator of this whole amazing universe!
People: I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son,
our Lord
Pastor:
Lord Jesus, as Peter
declared, so we declare, "You are the Messiah, sent from God!"
People: He was conceived by the power of the
Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary
Pastor:
Jesus, You are Son of
Man and Son of God, fully human and fully Divine.
People: He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was
crucified, died, and was buried.
Pastor:
Precious Lord, even
as You predicted Your terrible death, so it came to
pass. You are the Savior and Redeemer of the world.
People: He descended into hell.
Pastor:
You proclaimed Your victory over sin, death and hell itself.
People: 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.
Pastor:
Hallelujah! You are
the Resurrection and the Life!
People: He will come again to judge the living
and the dead.
Pastor:
You are King of kings
and Lord of lords. We await
the day of Your coming!
People: I believe in the Holy Spirit,
Pastor:
You are our
Comforter, Counselor, our Helper and our Guide.
People: the holy Christian Church,
Pastor:
We are the Church, O
Lord, the Bride being made ready for the Bridegroom!
People: the communion of saints,
Pastor:
There are people all
over the world who believe in You and who are saved.
People: the forgiveness of sins,
Pastor:
You have fulfilled
our greatest need – the total, absolute, complete forgiveness of all our sins.
People: the resurrection of the body,
Pastor:
You are our Redeemer,
O Lord. We know that You live and that You will stand
upon the earth at the last, and that we too will be resurrected from the dead.
People: and the life everlasting.
Pastor:
Thank you for the
cross and the empty tomb, Lord Jesus. By
Your death and resurrection we have eternal life.
All: Amen! This we believe, and upon this we stand!
Hymn: This Is My
Father’s World
This is my Father’s world, And to
my list’ning ears,
All nature sings and ’round me rings; His grace to me
appears.
This is my Father’s world. I rest me in the thought of rocks
and trees,
Of skies and seas; His hands these wonders wrought.
This is my Father’s world, The
birds their carols raise;
The morning light, the lily white, Declare
their Maker’s praise.
This is my Father’s world. He shines in all that’s fair.
In rustling grass I hear him pass; I see His hand ev’ry where.
This is my Father’s world. Oh, let me ne’er forget
That though the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the
ruler yet.
This is my Father’s world. Why should my heart be sad?
The Lord is King; let the heavens ring. God reigns; let
earth be glad!
Scripture for the Message:
Psalm 19
1 The heavens declare
the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands.
2 Day after day they
pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge.
3 There is no speech or
language where their voice is not heard.
4 Their voice goes out
into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has
pitched a tent for the sun,
5 which is like a bridegroom coming forth from his pavilion, like a champion
rejoicing to run his course.
6 It rises at one end of
the heavens and makes its circuit to the other; nothing is hidden from its
heat.
7 The law of the Lord is
perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, making
wise the simple.
8 The precepts of the
Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radiant,
giving light to the eyes.
9 The fear of the Lord
is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of the Lord are sure and altogether
righteous.
10 They are more precious
than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from
the comb.
11 By them is your
servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.
12 Who can discern his
errors? Forgive my hidden faults.
13 Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over
me. Then will I be blameless, innocent of great transgression.
14 May the words of my
mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your
sight, O Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Message – “Sky
Talk” (Kory Henkel)
Prayer
Lord's Prayer
Benediction
Closing Hymn: Lord
Of Lords, The Sparkling Heavens
Lord of lords, the sparkling heavens Show the greatness of
Your hand,
Brilliant galaxies unfolding, Distant
suns Your wisdom planned,
Morning stars in concert singing Praise the one whose pow'r we see:
Lord of might and majesty.
Lord of light, Your gift of
beauty Fills our planet here below.
Crystal snow and silver moonlight,
Sapphire ocean, flaming sunset
Your creative joy proclaim!
Lord of all, we praise Your name!
Lord of love, we bow before You, Humbled by
Your constant grace.
Word incarnate, sent from heaven, On
the cross You took our place.
By Your death and resurrection We
shall live through endless days!
Lord of life, we sing Your
praise.
Lord of nations, by Your Spirit Cause our fear and greed
to cease;
Restless hearts and lives refashion By
the entrance of Your peace.
May we now with firm commitment Follow
in obedience true:
Lord of lords, we worship You!
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(All the
songs are from “Let All People Praise You”)
Introduction
to the worship
Song: 165
Prayer
Confession (Pastor and
Congregation):
Heavenly Father, without Your love in Jesus we would
be spiritually dead. Because of our sin and our sins, we would be without hope,
deserving only Your wrath. But You
have loved us in Jesus who took the punishment we deserved upon Himself, and
with His blood washed away all our sins, past, present, and future. Because of
Jesus You have declared us innocent and put us into a right relationship with You. In Jesus we thank You.
Song:
Spirit
of the Living God, fall fresh on me.
Spirit
of the Living God, fall fresh on me.
Melt
me, mold me, fill me, use me.
Spirit
of the Living God, fall fresh on me.
Affirmation (Pastor and
Congregation): Our
Heavenly Father has adopted us as His own children. Jesus is now our Lord has
all authority, so that everything that happens must serve His good purpose, as
well as something good for us. The Holy Spirit has made us to be a temple in
which He dwells, so we can share the very life and love of God with others. May
He be pleased to accept our worship during this hour and our lives during the
coming week.
Song: 322 v.1
Epistle
Gospel
Song: 322 v.4
The
Apostles Creed page 19
Song: 26
Song: 118
Offering:
Song: 126
Prayer:
Lord’s
Prayer
Benediction:
Closing
Song: 273
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This Week At
Sunday: 8:45am Prayer
Time in the Fireside Room
9:00am Family Worship Service
10:00am Social
Time
Monday:
Tuesday: 9:00am Pastoral
Conference /
11:30am Senior Luncheon
/
Saturday:
8:30am “Fix It Day” and Church Cleaning
Next Sunday:
6:30am “Time of Grace”
on KMSP, Channel 9
9:00am Family Worship with Holy Communion
10:30am Start of Sunday School &
Adult Bible Class
The Altar Guild would like to replace the paraments
in our church (the liturgically colored pulpit, lectern, and altar hangings and
the accompanying pastor’s stole) and therefore announce the formation of a new Parament Fund to receive your
contributions. If you would like to make
a special gift to this fund, checks may be made out to the Mt. Olive Altar
Guild, with “Parament Fund” written on the memo
line. If you would like to give a gift
in memory of loved ones, please note that also.
Thank you. The next meeting of
the Altar Guild is Thursday, September 20th, at
AA Meetings (The Firing Line) will be held on Sunday
evenings here at
Mission
Boxes for
the Lutheran Women's Missionary Society that you have been filling with change
can be turned in to Mae Schmidt, our LWMS Reporter, before the end of September
to ensure being counted before the Fall Rally. New boxes are available in the
back of church. Thank you!
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