St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, November 22, 2023
7:00 PM
PRELUDE Ode To
Thanksgiving Rasley
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign
that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
In the name of the Father,
and of the + Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Have mercy on us, O God.
We confess that we have
sinned against you
and against our
neighbor.
We have built walls
instead of tables
and have turned away the
stranger.
We have sought glory for
ourselves
and have treasured that
which does not satisfy.
Help us to love as you
love,
to welcome those you
send,
and to treasure mercy
and justice.
Turn us from our ways to
your ways,
and free us to serve
those in need. Amen.
God, who makes all things new,
forgives your sins for +
Jesus' sake
and remembers them no
more.
Lift up your heads and
your hearts.
Yours is the kingdom of
God.
Amen.
HYMN Come, Ye Thankful People, Come #693
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY,
Children's message
First Reading: Deuteronomy 8:7-18
7For the Lord your God is bringing you into
a good land, a land with flowing streams, with springs and underground waters
welling up in valleys and hills, 8a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig
trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, 9a land where you may eat
bread without scarcity, where you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are
iron and from whose hills you may mine copper. 10You shall eat your fill
and bless the Lord your
God for the good land that he has given you. 11Take care that you do not
forget the Lord your
God, by failing to keep his commandments, his ordinances, and his statutes,
which I am commanding you today. 12When you have eaten your fill and have built
fine houses and live in them, 13and when your herds and flocks have multiplied,
and your silver and gold is multiplied, and all that you have is
multiplied, 14then do not
exalt yourself, forgetting the Lord your
God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of
slavery, 15who led you
through the great and terrible wilderness, an arid wasteland with poisonous
snakes and scorpions. He made water flow for you from flint rock, 16and fed you in the
wilderness with manna that your ancestors did not know, to humble you and to
test you, and in the end to do you good. 17Do not say to yourself,
“My power and the might of my own hand have gotten me this wealth.” 18But remember the Lord your God, for it is he who
gives you power to get wealth, so that he may confirm his covenant that he
swore to your ancestors, as he is doing today.
The Word of
the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 65
1You are to be praised, O | God, in Zion; to
you shall vows | be fulfilled.
2To you, the one | who answers prayer,
to you all | flesh shall come.
3Our sins are
strong- | er than we are, but you blot out | our transgressions.
4Happy are they whom you
choose and draw to your | courts to dwell there!
They will be satisfied by the beauty of your house, by the holiness | of your temple.
5Awesome things will you
show us in your righteousness, O God of | our salvation,
O hope of all the ends of the earth and of the oceans | far away.
6You make firm the
mountains | by your power; you are girded a- | bout with might.
7You still the
roaring | of the seas, the roaring of their waves, and the clamor | of
the peoples.
8Those who dwell at the
ends of the earth will tremble at your | marvelous
signs; you make the dawn and the dusk to | sing for joy.
9You visit the earth and
water it abundantly; you make it very plenteous; the river
of God is | full of water. You prepare the grain, for so you provide | for the
earth.
10You drench the furrows and smooth | out the ridges;
with heavy rain you
soften the ground and | bless its increase.
11You crown the year | with your goodness,
and your paths overflow with plenty.
12May the fields of the
wilderness be | rich for grazing, and the hills
be | clothed with joy.
13May the meadows cover
themselves with flocks, and the valleys cloak
them- | selves with grain;
let them shout for | joy and sing.
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 9:6-15
6The point is
this: the one who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the one who sows
bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7Each of you must give as
you have made up your mind, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves
a cheerful giver. 8And God is
able to provide you with every blessing in abundance, so that by always having
enough of everything, you may share abundantly in every good work. 9As it is written, “He
scatters abroad, he gives to the poor; his righteousness endures forever.” 10He who supplies seed to
the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your seed for sowing and
increase the harvest of your righteousness. 11You will be enriched in
every way for your great generosity, which will produce thanksgiving to God
through us; 12for the
rendering of this ministry not only supplies the needs of the saints but also
overflows with many thanksgivings to God. 13Through the testing of
this ministry you glorify God by your obedience to the confession of the gospel
of Christ and by the generosity of your sharing with them and with all
others, 14while they
long for you and pray for you because of the surpassing grace of God that he
has given you. 15Thanks be to
God for his indescribable gift!
The Word of
the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 17:11-19 The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 17th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
11On the way to Jerusalem Jesus was going
through the region between Samaria and Galilee. 12As he entered a village,
ten lepers approached him. Keeping their distance, 13they called out, saying,
“Jesus, Master, have mercy on us!” 14When he saw them, he said to them, “Go and
show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went, they were made clean. 15Then one of them, when he saw that he was
healed, turned back, praising God with a loud
voice. 16He prostrated
himself at Jesus’ feet and thanked him. And he was a Samaritan. 17Then Jesus asked, “Were
not ten made clean? But the other nine, where are they? 18Was none of them found to
return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19Then he said to him, “Get
up and go on your way; your faith has made you well.” The Gospel of the
Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN We Praise You, O God #870
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
SPECIAL MUSIC Look at the World Chancel Choir
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
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Now Thank We All Our God #840
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Harvest Hymn Fantasy Porter
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