Service outline for Sunday, November 28, 2021

                   Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!                                        

 PRELUDE    Wake, Awake for Night Is Flying      J. Blersch

 CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

who alone does wonders,

who lifts up the lowly,

who fills the hungry with good things.

Amen.

 Let us confess our sin, trusting in the tender mercy of our God.

 Silence is kept for reflection.

 God for whom we wait,

in the presence of one another,

we confess our sin before you.

We fail in believing that your good news is for us.

We falter in our call to tend your creation.

We find our sense of self in material wealth.

We fear those different from ourselves.

We forget that we are your children

and turn away from your love.

Forgive us, Blessed One,

and assure us again of your saving grace.

Amen.

 

God, in Christ Jesus, has looked with favor upon you!

Through the power of the Holy Spirit,

+ your sins are forgiven.

You are children of the Most High,

inheritors of the eternal promise,

and recipients of divine mercy.

God strengthens you anew to follow the way of peace.

Amen.

HYMN        Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers            #244 v. 1,4

GREETING

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.

 KYRIE

HYMN OF PRAISE    Light One Candle to Watch for Messiah       v.1      

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: Jeremiah 33:14-16

 ¹⁴The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. ¹⁵In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch to spring up for David; and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. ¹⁶In those days Judah will be saved and Jerusalem will live in safety. And this is the name by which it will be called: "The LORD is our righteousness."

 

PSALM: Psalm 25:1-10

 ¹To ^| you, O LORD, I lift ^| up my soul.

²My God, I put my trust in you; let me not be ^| put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph ^| over me.

³Let none who look to you be ^| put to shame; rather let those be put to shame ^| who are treacherous.

⁴Show me your ^| ways, O LORD, and teach ^| me your paths.  

⁵Lead me in your ^| truth and teach me, for you are the God of my salvation; in you have I trusted all ^| the day long.

⁶Remember, O LORD, your compas- ^| sion and love, for they are from ^| everlasting.  

⁷Remember not the sins of my youth and ^| my transgressions; remember me according to your steadfast love

and for the sake of your good- ^| ness, O LORD.

⁸You are gracious and up- ^| right, O LORD; therefore you teach sinners ^| in your way.

⁹You lead the low- ^| ly in justice and teach the low- ^| ly your way.

¹⁰All your paths, O LORD, are steadfast ^| love and faithfulness to those who keep your covenant and your ^| testimonies.  

SECOND READING: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13

 ⁹How can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? ¹⁰Night and day we pray most earnestly that we may see you face to face and restore whatever is lacking in your faith.

            ¹¹Now may our God and Father himself and our Lord Jesus direct our way to you. ¹²And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all, just as we abound in love for you. ¹³And may he so strengthen your hearts in holiness that you may be blameless before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus with all his saints.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: Luke 21:25-36

[Jesus said:] ²⁵"There will be signs in the sun, the moon, and the stars, and on the earth distress among nations confused by the roaring of the sea and the waves. ²⁶People will faint from fear and foreboding of what is coming upon the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. ²⁷Then they will see 'the Son of Man coming in a cloud' with power and great glory. ²⁸Now when these things begin to take place, stand up and raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near."

            ²⁹Then he told them a parable: "Look at the fig tree and all the trees; ³⁰as soon as they sprout leaves you can see for yourselves and know that summer is already near. ³¹So also, when you see these things taking place, you know that the kingdom of God is near. ³²Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all things have taken place. ³³Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

            ³⁴Be on guard so that your hearts are not weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and the worries of this life, and that day does not catch you unexpectedly, ³⁵like a trap. For it will come upon all who live on the face of the whole earth. ³⁶Be alert at all times, praying that you may have the strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of Man."

 The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

HYMN    People, Look East      #248 v. 1,2

APOSTLES CREED

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 AND 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

 HYMN        O Come, O Come, Emmanuel      #257

 

POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION

 POST COMMUNION PRAYER

 BLESSING

HYMN      The King Shall Come          #260 1,3,5

 

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE   The Day Is Surely Drawing Near         Kauffman

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