Lutheran Book of Worship
7
1 October 3, 2021 The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost If you are an online guest today, please leave a record of your visit, below. Thank you! Online Guest Form Messiah Lutheran Church 7740 Hwy 72 West, Madison, AL 35758 (256)721-0041 / www.mlutheran.org 2 SERVICE of WORSHIP Setting 1 from Lutheran Book of Worship THE PRELUDE ANNOUNCEMENTS BRIEF ORDER FOR 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 If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. (silence for reflection and self examination) Most merciful God, We confess that we are in bondage 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 Almighty God, in his mercy, has given his Son to die for us and, for his sake, 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
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d FO
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IVEN
ESS
In th
e na
me
of th
e Fa
ther
, and
of t
he S
on, a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
Am
enA
lmig
hty
God
, to
who
m a
ll he
arts
are
ope
n, a
ll de
sire
s kno
wn,
and
from
w
hom
no
secr
ets
are
hid:
Cle
anse
the
tho
ught
s of
our
hea
rts b
y th
e in
spira
tion
of y
our
Hol
y Sp
irit,
that
we
may
per
fect
ly l
ove
you
and
wor
thily
mag
nify
you
r hol
y na
me,
thro
ugh
Jesu
s Chr
ist o
ur L
ord.
Am
en
If w
e sa
y w
e ha
ve n
o si
n, w
e de
ceiv
e ou
rsel
ves,
and
the
trut
h is
not
in
us.
But
if w
e co
nfes
s ou
r si
ns, G
od w
ho is
fai
thfu
l and
jus
t w
ill
forg
ive
our
sins
and
cle
anse
us f
rom
all
unri
ghte
ousn
ess.
(sile
nce
for r
efle
ctio
n an
d se
lf ex
amin
atio
n)M
ost m
erci
ful G
od,
We
conf
ess t
hat w
e ar
e in
bon
dage
to si
n an
d ca
nnot
free
our
selv
es.
We
have
sinn
ed a
gain
st y
ou in
thou
ght,
wor
d, a
nd d
eed,
by
wha
t we
have
don
e an
d by
wha
t we
have
left
und
one.
We
have
not
love
d yo
u w
ith o
ur w
hole
hea
rt; w
e ha
ve n
ot lo
ved
our
neig
hbor
s as o
urse
lves
. Fo
r th
e sa
ke o
f you
r So
n, J
esus
Chr
ist,
have
mer
cy o
n us
. For
give
us
, ren
ew u
s, an
d le
ad u
s, so
that
we
may
del
ight
in y
our
will
and
w
alk
in y
our
way
s, to
the
glor
y of
you
r ho
ly n
ame.
Am
enA
lmig
hty
God
, in
his m
ercy
, has
giv
en h
is S
on to
die
for u
s and
, for
his
sa
ke, f
orgi
ves
us a
ll ou
r sin
s. A
s a
calle
d an
d or
dain
ed m
inis
ter o
f the
C
hurc
h of
Chr
ist,
and
by h
is a
utho
rity,
I th
eref
ore
decl
are
to y
ou th
e en
tire
forg
iven
ess o
f all
your
sins
, in
the
nam
e of
the
Fath
er, a
nd o
f the
+
Son,
and
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t.A
men
3
HY
MN
: “Fo
r the
Bea
uty
of th
e Ea
rth”
vs 1
,4,5
THE
GR
EETI
NG
& K
YR
IETh
e gr
ace
of o
ur L
ord
Jesu
s Chr
ist,
the
love
of G
od, a
nd th
e co
mm
unio
n of
the
Hol
y Sp
irit b
e w
ith y
ou a
ll.A
nd a
lso
with
you
.
4
5 TH
E H
YM
N O
F PR
AIS
E
6
THE
SALU
TATI
ON
TH
E PR
AY
ER O
F TH
E D
AY
Le
t us p
ray…
O
ur L
ord
Jesu
s, yo
u ha
ve e
ndur
ed th
e do
ubts
and
fool
ish
ques
tions
of
ever
y ge
nera
tion.
For
give
us f
or tr
ying
to b
e ju
dge
over
you
, and
gra
nt
us th
e co
nfid
ent f
aith
to a
ckno
wle
dge
you
as L
ord.
A
men
TE
MPL
E TA
LK: S
tew
ards
hip
thro
ugh
Educ
atio
n &
You
th
C
hris
Ber
ry
VIO
LIN
SO
LO: H
umor
esqu
e
G
retc
hen
Perr
y TH
E FI
RST
LES
SON
Gen
esis
2:1
8-24
8 A
nd th
e LO
RD
God
pla
nted
a g
arde
n in
Ede
n, in
the
east
; and
ther
e he
pu
t the
man
who
m h
e ha
d fo
rmed
. 9 O
ut o
f th
e gr
ound
the
LOR
D G
od
mad
e to
gro
w e
very
tree
that
is p
leas
ant t
o th
e si
ght a
nd g
ood
for f
ood,
th
e tre
e of
life
als
o in
the
mid
st o
f th
e ga
rden
, an
d th
e tre
e of
the
kn
owle
dge
of g
ood
and
evil.
10
A ri
ver f
low
s out
of E
den
to w
ater
the g
arde
n, an
d fr
om th
ere i
t div
ides
an
d be
com
es fo
ur b
ranc
hes.
11 Th
e na
me
of th
e fir
st is
Pis
hon;
it is
the
one
that
flo
ws
arou
nd t
he w
hole
lan
d of
Hav
ilah,
whe
re t
here
is
gold
; 12 an
d th
e go
ld o
f tha
t lan
d is
goo
d; b
delli
um a
nd o
nyx
ston
e ar
e th
ere.
13 Th
e na
me
of th
e se
cond
rive
r is
Gih
on; i
t is
the
one
that
flow
s ar
ound
the
who
le la
nd o
f Cus
h. 14
The
nam
e of
the
third
rive
r is
Tigr
is,
whi
ch fl
ows e
ast o
f Ass
yria
. And
the
four
th ri
ver i
s the
Eup
hrat
es.
THE
PSA
LM
Psa
lm 8
1 O
LO
RD
our
LO
RD
,
ho
w e
xalte
d is
you
r nam
e
in
all
the
wor
ld!
2 O
ut o
f the
mou
ths
of
infa
nts a
nd c
hild
ren
your
maj
esty
is p
rais
ed
abov
e th
e he
aven
s. 3 Y
ou h
ave
set u
p a
stro
ngho
ld
ag
ains
t you
r adv
ersa
ries,
to q
uell
the
enem
y an
d th
e av
enge
r.
7
4 W
hen
I con
side
r yo
ur h
eave
ns,
th
e w
ork
of y
our
finge
rs,
the
moo
n an
d th
e st
ars
you
have
set i
n th
eir
cour
ses,
5 w
hat i
s man
that
you
shou
ld b
e m
indf
ul o
f him
,
th
e so
n of
man
th
at y
ou sh
ould
seek
him
out
? 6 Y
ou h
ave
mad
e hi
m
bu
t litt
le lo
wer
than
the
ange
ls;
you
ador
n hi
m
with
glo
ry a
nd h
onor
; 7 yo
u gi
ve h
im m
aste
ry
ov
er th
e w
orks
of y
our h
ands
;
yo
u pu
t all
thin
gs u
nder
his
feet
; 8 al
l she
ep a
nd o
xen,
ev
en th
e w
ild b
east
s of t
he fi
eld,
9 th
e bi
rds o
f the
air,
the
fish
of th
e se
a,
and
wha
tsoe
ver w
alks
in
the
path
s of t
he se
a.
10 O
LO
RD
our
Lor
d,
how
exa
lted
is y
our
nam
e
in
all
the
wor
ld!
THE
SEC
ON
D L
ESSO
N
Heb
rew
s 1:1
-4; 2
:5-1
2
1 Lo
ng ag
o G
od sp
oke t
o ou
r anc
esto
rs in
man
y an
d va
rious
way
s by
the
prop
hets
, 2 bu
t in
thes
e la
st d
ays h
e ha
s spo
ken
to u
s by
a So
n, w
hom
he
appo
inte
d he
ir of
all
thin
gs,
thro
ugh
who
m h
e al
so c
reat
ed t
he
wor
lds.
3 H
e is
the
refle
ctio
n of
God
’s g
lory
and
the
exac
t im
prin
t of
God
’s v
ery
bein
g, an
d he
sust
ains
all
thin
gs b
y hi
s pow
erfu
l wor
d. W
hen
he h
ad m
ade
purif
icat
ion
for s
ins,
he s
at d
own
at th
e rig
ht h
and
of th
e M
ajes
ty o
n hi
gh, 4
havi
ng b
ecom
e as
muc
h su
perio
r to
ang
els
as t
he
nam
e he
has
inhe
rited
is m
ore
exce
llent
than
thei
rs.
5 N
ow G
od d
id n
ot s
ubje
ct t
he c
omin
g w
orld
, ab
out
whi
ch w
e ar
e sp
eaki
ng, t
o an
gels
. 6 B
ut so
meo
ne h
as te
stifi
ed so
mew
here
, “W
hat a
re h
uman
bei
ngs t
hat y
ou a
re m
indf
ul o
f the
m,
o
r mor
tals
, tha
t you
car
e fo
r the
m?
7 Y
ou h
ave
mad
e th
em fo
r a li
ttle
whi
le lo
wer
than
the
ange
ls;
y
ou h
ave
crow
ned
them
with
glo
ry a
nd h
onor
, 8
subj
ectin
g al
l thi
ngs u
nder
thei
r fee
t.”
8
Now
in
subj
ectin
g al
l th
ings
to
them
, G
od le
ft no
thin
g ou
tsid
e th
eir
cont
rol.
As i
t is,
we
do n
ot y
et se
e ev
eryt
hing
in su
bjec
tion
to th
em, 9
but
we
do se
e Je
sus,
who
for a
littl
e w
hile
was
mad
e lo
wer
than
the
ange
ls,
now
cro
wne
d w
ith g
lory
and
hon
or b
ecau
se o
f the
suff
erin
g of
dea
th, s
o th
at b
y th
e gr
ace
of G
od h
e m
ight
tast
e de
ath
for e
very
one.
10
It w
as fi
tting
that
God
, for
who
m a
nd th
roug
h w
hom
all
thin
gs e
xist
, in
brin
ging
man
y ch
ildre
n to
glo
ry, s
houl
d m
ake
the
pion
eer
of th
eir
salv
atio
n pe
rfec
t thr
ough
suf
ferin
gs. 11
For
the
one
who
san
ctifi
es a
nd
thos
e w
ho a
re sa
nctif
ied
all h
ave
one
Fath
er. F
or th
is re
ason
Jesu
s is n
ot
asha
med
to c
all t
hem
bro
ther
s and
sist
ers,
12 sa
ying
, “I
will
pro
clai
m y
our n
ame
to m
y br
othe
rs a
nd si
ster
s,
in th
e m
idst
of t
he c
ongr
egat
ion
I will
pra
ise
you.
” G
OSP
EL A
CC
LAM
ATI
ON
: “A
llelu
ia, L
ord
to W
hom
Sha
ll W
e G
o”
THE
GO
SPEL
AN
NO
UN
CEM
ENT
The
Hol
y G
ospe
l acc
ordi
ng to
St.
Mar
k, th
e 10
th c
hapt
er.
Glo
ry to
you
, O L
ord.
TH
E G
OSP
EL
M
ark
10:2
-16
2 So
me
Phar
isee
s ca
me,
and
to te
st h
im th
ey a
sked
, “Is
it la
wfu
l for
a
man
to
divo
rce
his
wife
?” 3
He
answ
ered
the
m,
“Wha
t di
d M
oses
co
mm
and
you?
” 4 Th
ey sa
id, “
Mos
es al
low
ed a
man
to w
rite a
certi
ficat
e of
dis
mis
sal a
nd to
div
orce
her
.” 5
But
Jes
us s
aid
to th
em, “
Bec
ause
of
your
har
dnes
s of
hea
rt he
wro
te th
is c
omm
andm
ent f
or y
ou. 6
But
from
th
e be
ginn
ing
of c
reat
ion,
‘God
mad
e th
em m
ale
and
fem
ale.
’ 7 ‘F
or th
is
reas
on a
man
sha
ll le
ave
his
fath
er a
nd m
othe
r an
d be
joi
ned
to h
is
wife
, 8 an
d th
e tw
o sh
all b
ecom
e on
e fle
sh.’
So th
ey a
re n
o lo
nger
two,
bu
t on
e fle
sh. 9
Ther
efor
e w
hat
God
has
joi
ned
toge
ther
, le
t no
one
se
para
te.”
10
Then
in
th
e ho
use
the
disc
iple
s as
ked
him
ag
ain
abou
t th
is
mat
ter.
11 H
e sa
id t
o th
em,
“Who
ever
div
orce
s hi
s w
ife a
nd m
arrie
s an
othe
r com
mits
adu
ltery
aga
inst
her
; 12 an
d if
she
divo
rces
her
hus
band
an
d m
arrie
s ano
ther
, she
com
mits
adu
ltery
.”
13 Pe
ople
wer
e brin
ging
littl
e chi
ldre
n to
him
in o
rder
that
he m
ight
touc
h th
em; a
nd th
e dis
cipl
es sp
oke s
tern
ly to
them
. 14 B
ut w
hen
Jesu
s saw
this
,
9
he w
as in
dign
ant a
nd s
aid
to th
em, “
Let t
he li
ttle
child
ren
com
e to
me;
do
not
sto
p th
em;
for
it is
to
such
as
thes
e th
at t
he k
ingd
om o
f G
od
belo
ngs.
15 Tr
uly
I te
ll yo
u, w
hoev
er d
oes
not r
ecei
ve th
e ki
ngdo
m o
f G
od a
s a
little
chi
ld w
ill n
ever
ent
er it
.” 16
And
he
took
them
up
in h
is
arm
s, la
id h
is h
ands
on
them
, and
ble
ssed
them
. Th
e G
ospe
l of t
he L
ord.
Pr
aise
to y
ou, O
Chr
ist
HY
MN
: “Je
sus S
inne
rs W
ill R
ecei
ve”
vs 1
,2,4
THE
SER
MO
N
10
HY
MN
: “Lo
ve D
ivin
e, A
ll Lo
ves E
xcel
ling”
vs 1
,2
11
THE
NIC
ENE
CR
EED
W
e be
lieve
in o
ne G
od,
th
e Fa
ther
, the
Alm
ight
y,
m
aker
of h
eave
n an
d ea
rth,
of a
ll th
at is
, see
n an
d un
seen
. W
e be
lieve
in o
ne L
ord,
Jes
us C
hris
t,
the
only
Son
of G
od,
et
erna
lly b
egot
ten
of th
e Fa
ther
,
God
from
God
, Lig
ht fr
om L
ight
,
true
God
from
true
God
,
bego
tten
, not
mad
e,
of
one
Bei
ng w
ith th
e Fa
ther
.
Thr
ough
him
all
thin
gs w
ere
mad
e,
Fo
r us
and
for
our
salv
atio
n
he
cam
e do
wn
from
hea
ven;
by
the
pow
er o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit
he
bec
ame
inca
rnat
e fr
om th
e vi
rgin
Mar
y,
and
was
mad
e m
an.
Fo
r ou
r sa
ke h
e w
as c
ruci
fied
unde
r Po
ntiu
s Pila
te,
he su
ffer
ed d
eath
and
was
bur
ied.
O
n th
e th
ird
day
he r
ose
agai
n
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e Sc
ript
ures
;
he
asc
ende
d in
to h
eave
n
and
is se
ated
at t
he r
ight
han
d of
the
Fath
er.
H
e w
ill c
ome
agai
n in
glo
ry to
judg
e th
e liv
ing
and
the
dead
,
an
d hi
s kin
gdom
will
hav
e no
end
. W
e be
lieve
in th
e H
oly
Spir
it, th
e L
ord,
the
give
r of
life
,
who
pro
ceed
s fro
m th
e Fa
ther
and
the
Son.
With
the
Fath
er a
nd th
e So
n he
is w
orsh
iped
and
glo
rifie
d.
H
e ha
s spo
ken
thro
ugh
the
prop
hets
.
We
belie
ve in
one
hol
y ca
thol
ic a
nd a
post
olic
Chu
rch.
We
ackn
owle
dge
one
Bap
tism
for
the
forg
iven
ess o
f sin
s.
We
look
for
the
resu
rrec
tion
of th
e de
ad,
and
the
life
of th
e w
orld
to c
ome.
Am
en
12
TH
E O
FFER
TOR
Y: “
Cre
ate
in M
e”
TH
E SH
AR
ING
OF
THE
PEA
CE
Th
e pe
ace
of th
e Lo
rd b
e w
ith y
ou a
lway
s. A
nd a
lso
with
you
. TH
E PR
AY
ER O
F TH
E C
HU
RC
H
Let u
s pra
y fo
r the
who
le p
eopl
e of
God
in C
hris
t Jes
us, a
nd fo
r all
peop
le a
ccor
ding
to th
eir n
eeds
.
Lo
rd, i
n yo
ur m
ercy
, hea
r ou
r pr
ayer
.
Into
you
r han
ds, O
Lor
d, w
e co
mm
end
all f
or w
hom
we
pray
, tru
stin
g in
you
r mer
cy; t
hrou
gh y
our S
on, J
esus
Chr
ist o
ur L
ord.
Am
en
THE
LOR
D’S
PR
AY
ER
O
ur F
athe
r in
hea
ven,
ha
llow
ed b
e yo
ur n
ame,
yo
ur k
ingd
om c
ome,
yo
ur w
ill b
e do
ne,
on
ear
th a
s in
heav
en.
G
ive
us to
day
our
daily
bre
ad.
Fo
rgiv
e us
our
sins
as
we
forg
ive
thos
e
w
ho si
n ag
ains
t us.
Sa
ve u
s fro
m th
e tim
e of
tria
l
an
d de
liver
us f
rom
evi
l.
For
the
king
dom
, the
pow
er
and
the
glor
y ar
e yo
urs,
now
and
fore
ver.
Am
en
13
THE
BEN
EDIC
TIO
N
H
YM
N: “
Joyf
ul, J
oyfu
l We
Ado
re T
hee”
vs 1
,3
THE
DIS
MIS
SAL
THE
POST
LUD
E
