Service Outline for Sunday, November 13, 2022

                                                     St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Alliance, Ohio

Sunday, November 13, 2022

9:30 AM 

PRELUDE                            When Morning Gilds the Skies                              A. Page

Confession and Forgiveness

In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. 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.

Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

HYMN        O God, Our Help in Ages Past                #632

 

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

 

PRAYER OF THE DAY

CHILDREN’S SERMON 

FIRST READING: Malachi 4:1-2a

 ¹See, the day is coming, burning like an oven, when all the arrogant and all evildoers will be stubble; the day that comes shall burn them up, says the LORD of hosts, so that it will leave them neither root nor branch. ^2aBut for you who revere my name the sun of righteousness shall rise, with healing in its wings.

 PSALM: Psalm 98

¹Sing a new song to the LORD, who has done ^| marvelous things, whose right hand and holy arm have ^| won the victory.

²O LORD, you have made ^| known your victory, you have revealed your righteousness in the sight ^| of the nations.

³You remember your steadfast love and faithfulness to the ^| house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the victory ^| of our God.

⁴Shout with joy to the LORD, ^| all you lands; lift up your voice, re- ^| joice, and sing.  

⁵Sing to the LORD ^| with the harp, with the harp and the ^| voice of song.

⁶With trumpets and the sound ^| of the horn shout with joy before the ^| king, the LORD.

⁷Let the sea roar, and ^| all that fills it, the world and those who ^| dwell therein.

⁸Let the rivers ^| clap their hands, and let the hills ring out with joy before the LORD,

            who comes to ^| judge the earth.

⁹The LORD will judge the ^| world with righteousness and the peo- ^| ples with equity.  

 

SECOND READING: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13

⁶Now we command you, beloved, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from believers who are living in idleness and not according to the tradition that they received from us. ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you, ⁸and we did not eat anyone's bread without paying for it; but with toil and labor we worked night and day, so that we might not burden any of you. ⁹This was not because we do not have that right, but in order to give you an example to imitate. ¹⁰For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat. ¹¹For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. ¹²Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. ¹³Brothers and sisters, do not be weary in doing what is right.  

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

 

 

 

 

GOSPEL: Luke 21:5-19

 ⁵When some were speaking about the temple, how it was adorned with beautiful stones and gifts dedicated to God, [Jesus] said, ⁶"As for these things that you see, the days will come when not one stone will be left upon another; all will be thrown down."

            ⁷They asked him, "Teacher, when will this be, and what will be the sign that this is about to take place?" ⁸And he said, "Beware that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name and say, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is near!' Do not go after them.

            ⁹"When you hear of wars and insurrections, do not be terrified; for these things must take place first, but the end will not follow immediately." ¹⁰Then he said to them, "Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom; ¹¹there will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and plagues; and there will be dreadful portents and great signs from heaven.

            ¹²"But before all this occurs, they will arrest you and persecute you; they will hand you over to synagogues and prisons, and you will be brought before kings and governors because of my name. ¹³This will give you an opportunity to testify. ¹⁴So make up your minds not to prepare your defense in advance; ¹⁵for I will give you words and a wisdom that none of your opponents will be able to withstand or contradict. ¹⁶You will be betrayed even by parents and brothers, by relatives and friends; and they will put some of you to death. ¹⁷You will be hated by all because of my name. ¹⁸But not a hair of your head will perish. ¹⁹By your endurance you will gain your souls."

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

 

SERMON

HYMN         Canticle of Turning         #723 v. 1,3,4

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 of Intercession, PEACE

SPECIAL MUSIC         Beautiful Savior             Chancel Choir

 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          When Peace Like a River                #785

 Post communion proclamation

 prayer

 BLESSING

 HYMN            Soon and Very Soon                     #439

 

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE                           I Sing the Mighty Power of God                            A. Page

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