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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, in whose image we are made, who claims us and calls us beloved.
Amen.
we confess that we are not awake for you. We are not faithful in using your gifts. We forget the least of our siblings. We do not see your beautiful image in one another. We are infected by sin that divides your beloved community. Open our hearts to your coming, open our eyes to see you in our neighbor, open our hands to serve your creation. Amen.
Amen.
The grace of our Lord, Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
And also
with you.
Hymn of Praise
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18
Be silent before the Lord GOD! For the day of the LORD is at hand; the LORD has prepared a sacrifice, he has consecrated his guests. 12At that time I will search Jerusalem with lamps, and I will punish the people who rest complacently on their dregs, those who say in their hearts, "The LORD will not do good, nor will he do harm." 13Their wealth shall be plundered, and their houses laid waste. Though they build houses, they shall not inhabit them; though they plant vineyards, they shall not drink wine from them. 14The great day of the LORD is near, near and hastening fast; the sound of the day of the LORD is bitter, the warrior cries aloud there. 15That day will be a day of wrath, a day of distress and anguish, a day of ruin and devastation, a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, 16a day of trumpet blast and battle cry against the fortified cities and against the lofty battlements. 17I will bring such distress upon people that they shall walk like the blind; because they have sinned against the LORD, their blood shall be poured out like dust, and their flesh like dung. 18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them on the day of the LORD's wrath in the fire of his passion the whole earth shall be consumed; for a full, a terrible end he will make of all the inhabitants of the earth.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks
be to God.
from one generation | to
another.
2Before the mountains were brought forth,
or the land and the
| earth were born,
from age to age | you are
God.
3You turn us back to the | dust and say,
"Turn back, O child- | ren
of earth."
4For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday
when | it is past
and like a watch | in the
night;
5you sweep them away | like a dream,
they fade away suddenly | like
the grass:
6in the morning it is | green and
flourishes;
in the evening it is dried |
up and withered.
7For we are consumed | by your anger;
we are afraid because | of your
wrath.
8Our iniquities you have | set before you,
and our secret sins in the light |
of your countenance.
9When you are angry, all our | days are
gone;
we bring our years to an end |
like a sigh.
10The span of our life is seventy years,
perhaps in strength
| even eighty;
yet the sum of them is but labor and
sorrow,
for they pass away quickly and |
we are gone.
11Who regards the power | of your wrath?
Who rightly fears your |
indignation?
12So teach us to num- | ber our days
that we may apply our |
hearts to wisdom.
1Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers and sisters, you do not need to have anything written to you. 2For you yourselves know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3When they say, "There is peace and security," then sudden destruction will come upon them, as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and there will be no escape! 4But you, beloved, are not in darkness, for that day to surprise you like a thief; 5for you are all children of light and children of the day; we are not of the night or of darkness. 6So then let us not fall asleep as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober; 7for those who sleep sleep at night, and those who are drunk get drunk at night. 8But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, and put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. 9For God has destined us not for wrath but for obtaining salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10who died for us, so that whether we are awake or asleep we may live with him. 11Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks
be to God.
GOSPEL: Matthew 25:14-30
The Holy Gospel According to St. Matthew, the 25th Chapter.
Glory to you, O
Lord.
[Jesus said to the
disciples:] 14"For it is as if a man, going on a journey,
summoned his slaves and entrusted his property to them; 15to one he
gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his
ability. Then he went away. 16The one who had received the five
talents went off at once and traded with them, and made five more talents. 17In
the same way, the one who had the two talents made two more talents. 18But
the one who had received the one talent went off and dug a hole in the ground
and hid his master's money. 19After a long time the master of those
slaves came and settled accounts with them. 20Then the one who had
received the five talents came forward, bringing five more talents, saying,
'Master, you handed over to me five talents; see, I have made five more
talents.' 21His master said to him, 'Well done, good and trustworthy
slave; you have been trustworthy in a few things, I will put you in charge of
many things; enter into the joy of your master.' 22And the one with
the two talents also came forward, saying, 'Master, you handed over to me two
talents; see, I have made two more talents.' 23His master said to
him, 'Well done, good and trustworthy slave; you have been trustworthy in a few
things, I will put you in charge of many things; enter into the joy of your
master.' 24Then the one who had received the one talent also came
forward, saying, 'Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you
did not sow, and gathering where you did not scatter seed; 25so I
was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here you have what is
yours.' 26But his master replied, 'You wicked and lazy slave! You
knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow, and gather where I did not
scatter? 27Then you ought to have invested my money with the
bankers, and on my return I would have received what was my own with interest. 28So
take the talent from him, and give it to the one with the ten talents. 29For
to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but
from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away. 30As
for this worthless slave, throw him into the outer darkness, where there will
be weeping and gnashing of teeth.'"
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
– Tune: Hymn to Joy
I
believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I
believe in Jesus Christ, God's 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 to the dead. On the third day
he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right
hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the
holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of
sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
PEACE
OFFERING
COMMUNION PRAYER
LORD'S PRAYER
Our
Father, who art in heaven, 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
DISTRIBUTION
OF COMMUNION
BLESSING
HYMN Bringing in the Sheaves v. 1,2
1 Sowing in the morning, sowing seeds of kindness,
Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eve,
Waiting for the harvest and the time of reaping —
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Refrain:
Bringing in the sheaves, bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
Bringing in the sheaves,
bringing in the sheaves,
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
2 Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,
Fearing neither clouds nor winter's chilling breeze;
By and by the harvest and our labor ended -
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves. [Refrain]
3 Going forth with weeping, sowing for the Master,
Though the loss sustained our spirit often grieves;
When our weeping's over He will bid us welcome -
We shall come rejoicing, bringing in the sheaves.
POSTLUDE Jesus Shall Reign Hatton/ arr. DeCou
Liturgy and hymns printed and streamed with permission through One License. A-710659
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