Trinity Evangelical Lutheran ChurchELW Setting 9 • October 2, 2016Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

10:45 am Worship Service

A little faith goes a long way is our Lord’s point in the gospel. A mustard seed’s-worth has miraculous potential. The patience, tenacity, and endurance required for the life of faith

are the blessings received in water and the word (holy baptism), bread and wine (holy communion), the word read and proclaimed in this assembly. Anticipate them. Receive them with thanksgiving.

Welcome members and guests to our worship service today. If you are visiting, we encourage you to sign the guest register located in the narthex. Please include your home address, email address and phone number. Each pew contains cards that you may fill out if you wish to consult with the pastor or provide additional information about yourself.

A nursery is available for children up to five years of age during the service. The nursery is located off the hallway on the Huntington Avenue side of the church building. There are also “quiet bags” available for older children to enjoy during the service. Please ask an usher about borrowing one.

Parents are invited to bring children from the nursery for Holy Communion to receive a blessing. If children become restless or noisy during worship, parents are encouraged to take them in to and out of the sanctuary as necessary.

Trinity offers an induction loop for the benefit of hearing impaired worshippers. To use, please switch your hearing aid to “T.” If you are unsure if your hearing aid is compatible, please contact your audiologist.

The Reverend Doctor James G. Cobb, Interim PastorRob Keene, Organist and Director of Music

Congregation of Trinity Lutheran, Ministers of the Word

6812 River Road, Newport News, VA 23607 Church office: (757) 245-7861 Pastor's cell: (443) 632-4420

www.trinitylutheran-nn.com

Trinity Lutheran is a partner church with Peninsula Pastoral Counseling Center.

Cover image by JoAnne Rawls.

Prelude

Quiet preparation is encouraged at this time.

Welcome

GatheringThe assembly stands and faces the processional cross.

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

Confession and Forgiveness

Both our confession of sin and God’s promise of mercy are rooted in our baptism. We come before God recalling our brokenness, but even more God’s great grace poured out upon us

because of Christ Jesus’ death, crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension.

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, the only Sovereign, who dwells in light; Christ Jesus, who came to save sinners; the Holy Spirit, who lives within us. Amen.

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

Silence is kept for reflection.

God of overflowing grace, we come to you with repentant hearts. Forgive us for shallow thankfulness. Forgive us for passing by the ones in need. Forgive us for setting our hopes on fleeting treasures. Forgive us our neglect and thoughtlessness. Bring us home from the wilderness of sin, and strengthen us to serve you in all that we do and say; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

There is joy in heaven over every sinner who repents. By the grace of God in + Christ Jesus, who gave himself up for us all, your sins are forgiven and you are made free. Rejoice with the angels and with one another! We are home in God’s mercy, now and forever. Amen.

Pastor:

People:

Gathering Hymn Faith of Our Fathers ELW 813

We sing as the Holy Spirit gathers us for worship. This hymn sets the tone for the day.

The Greeting

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.

Kyrie

Hymn of Praise

Prayer of the Day

This prayer collects the themes from today’s Scripture readings.

Benevolent, merciful God: When we are empty, fill us. When we are weak in faith, strengthen us. When we are cold in love, warm us, that with fervor we may love our neighbors and serve them for the sake of

your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

The assembly is seated.

WordFirst Reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 Pew Bible Old Testament Page 824

Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.

Psalm 37:1-9

Do not be provoked by | evildoers; do not be jealous of those | who do wrong. For they shall soon wither | like the grass, and like the green grass | fade away. Put your trust in the Lord | and do good; dwell in the land and | find safe pasture. Take delight | in the Lord, who shall give you your | heart’s desire. Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust | in the Lord, and see what | God will do. The Lord will make your vindication as clear | as the light and the justice of your case like the | noonday sun. Be still before the Lord and wait | patiently. Do not be provoked by the one who prospers, the one who succeeds in | evil schemes. Refrain from anger, leave | rage alone; do not be provoked; it leads on- | ly to evil. For evildoers shall | be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord shall pos- | sess the land.

Second Reading: 2 Timothy 1:1-14 Pew Bible New Testament Page 187

Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.

The assembly stands.

Gospel Acclamation

Gospel: Luke 17:5-10

“Gospel” means “good news” and refers to the message about God’s gracious work in Jesus Christ.

The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 17th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.

On the way to Jerusalem, Jesus instructs his followers about the power of faith and the duties of discipleship. He calls his disciples to adopt the attitude of servants

whose actions are responses to their identity rather than works seeking reward.

The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” The Lord replied, “If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you.

“Who among you would say to your slave who has just come in from plowing or tending sheep in the field, ‘Come here at once and take your place at the table’? Would you not rather say to him, ‘Prepare supper for me, put on your apron and serve me while I eat and drink; later you may eat and drink’? Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? So you also, when you have done all that you were ordered to do, say, ‘We are worthless slaves; we have done only what we ought to have done!’ ”

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

The assembly is seated.

Time with the Children

Sermon Faithing along with Jesus, sharing stories and hopes Pastor Cobb and occasionally uprooting trees, imagine that!

Silence is kept for reflection after the sermon.

The assembly stands.

Hymn of the Day Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song ELW 808

This hymn complements the day’s Scripture readings and often underscores the message of the sermon.

The 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

Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Sharing of the Peace

The peace, which enables people to live in unity and in the spirit of mutual forgiveness,comes from Christ whose word has been proclaimed.

The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you.

The assembly is seated.

Announcements

Receiving of Tithes and Offerings

Offertory

Offertory Hymn Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful ELW 182

This hymn becomes our prayer as our gifts are collected and dedicated to our Lord’s service. Our offerings support the ministries of Christ’s church in this congregation, our community,

our Virginia Synod, and our E.L.C.A.

Offertory Prayer

Merciful God, as grains of wheat scattered upon the hills were gathered together to become one bread, so let your church be gathered together from the ends of the earth into your kingdom, for

yours is the glory through Jesus Christ, now and forever. Amen.

MealThe Great Thanksgiving

Proper Preface

It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise……we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Sanctus

Thanksgiving at the Table ELW page 65

The Eucharistic (Thanksgiving) Prayer unites God’s creative and redeeming acts throughout history to the work of Jesus Christ.

Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord……be all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

When we pray for our daily bread, we are acknowledging that God provides for our needs each day.

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.

At the breaking of the bread, the Presider says, “Come to the table. Feast on God’s abundant life for you.”

The assembly is seated.

"Holy, Holy, Holy" echoes the heavenly chorus in Isaiah 6:3 and the crowds of Mark 11:9 as Jesus triumphantly entered

Jerusalem. This reminds us that we are in the presence

of a God identified both by holiness and humility.

Agnus Dei

Communion

As you receive the bread in your hand, you may commune by intinction using the silver chalice, or you may consume the bread and then drink from the pewter chalice.

Music During the Distribution

Take, Oh, Take Me As I Am ELW 814

The assembly stands.

SendingTable Blessing

The blessings and body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. Amen.

Post Communion Prayer

We come again to you, O God, giving you thanks that in this feast of mercy you have embraced us and healed us, making us one in the body of Christ. Go with us on our way. Equip us for every good work,

that we may continue to give you thanks by embracing others with mercy and healing; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Blessing

In this blessing (Numbers 6:24-26), we are reminded that we bear God’s name as we depart to live out our baptism, serving our neighbor and spreading the gospel.

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the name of the Father, and of the Son +, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

Sending Hymn O Jesus, I Have Promised ELW 810

This hymn concludes our worship by directing our attention towards Christ-like service in the world.

This canticle echoes John the Baptist's pronouncement

in John 1:29 that Jesus is the Passover Lamb of God's people and

the Savior of the world.

Dismissal

Our liturgy is ended. Go in peace. Proclaim the good news. Thanks be to God.

Postlude

Today’s MusicPrelude

Lamentation (from Symphony No. 1, “Jeremiah”) Leonard Bernstein (1918 - 1990)

How lonely sits the city that once was full of people! How like a widow she has become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces has become a vassal. She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has no one to comfort her; all her friends have dealt treacherously with her, they have become her enemies. Judah has gone into exile with suffering and hard servitude; she lives now among the nations, and finds no resting place; her pursuers have all overtaken her in the midst of her distress.

Jerusalem sinned grievously…

Blindly they wandered through the streets, so defiled with blood that no one was able to touch their garments. “Away! Unclean!” people shouted at them; “Away! Away! Do not touch!”

Why have you forgotten us completely? Why have you forsaken us these many days? Restore us to yourself, O Lord, that we may be restored…

Offertory

Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove Henry Carey (1687 - 1743)

Give me the faith which can remove I would the precious time redeem,and sink the mountain to a plain; and longer live for this alone,give me the childlike praying love, to spend and to be spent for themwhich longs to build thy house again; who have not yet my Savior known;thy love, let it my heart o’er-power, fully on these my mission prove,and all my simple soul devour. and only breathe, to breathe thy love.

My talents, gifts, and graces, Lord, Enlarge, inflame, and fill my heartinto thy blessed hands receive; with boundless charity divine,and let me live to preach thy word, so shall I all my strength exert,and let me to thy glory live; and love them with a zeal like thine,my every sacred moment spend and lead them to thy open side,in publishing the sinner’s Friend. the sheep for whom the Shepherd died.

Music During the Distribution

O Rest in the Lord (from Elijah, Op. 70) Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (1809 - 1847)

Postlude

Hal’luhu William Bolcom (b. 1938)

Notes on the MusicRosh HaShanah, celebration of the Jewish new year and commencement of the High Holidays, begins at sunset this evening. Therefore, much of today’s music features composers of Jewish heritage (Bernstein and Mendelssohn Bartholdy). In the Christian church, alternate lectionary readings for today include verses from the book of Lamentations. Leonard Bernstein, in his Jeremiah Symphony, set these Hebrew verses for mezzo-soprano and orchestra. Molly Jane Hill will sing. In Give Me the Faith Which Can Remove, Henry Carey set text by the great Methodist preacher and hymn author Charles Wesley. O Rest in the Lord, from the oratorio Elijah, includes one verse from today's psalm. Hal’luhu is a Jewish liturgical melody for the singing of the 150th psalm.