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VIC
E of
WO
RSH
IP
Setti
ng 1
from
Lut
hera
n Bo
ok o
f Wor
ship
TH
E PR
ELU
DE:
Fai
rest
Lor
d Je
sus
AN
NO
UN
CEM
ENTS
B
RIE
F O
RD
ER F
OR
CO
NFE
SSIO
N a
nd F
OR
GIV
ENES
S In
the
nam
e of
the
Fath
er, a
nd o
f the
Son
, and
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t. A
men
A
lmig
hty
God
, to
who
m al
l hea
rts ar
e op
en, 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.
A
men
If
we
say
we
have
no
sin, w
e de
ceiv
e ou
rsel
ves,
and
the
trut
h is
not
in u
s. Bu
t if w
e co
nfes
s ou
r sin
s, G
od w
ho is
faith
ful a
nd ju
st w
ill
forg
ive
our
sins a
nd cl
eans
e us
from
all
unri
ghte
ousn
ess.
(sile
nce
for r
efle
ctio
n an
d se
lf ex
amin
atio
n)
Mos
t mer
cifu
l God
, W
e co
nfes
s tha
t we
are i
n bo
ndag
e to
sin
and
cann
ot fr
ee o
urse
lves
. W
e hav
e sin
ned
agai
nst y
ou in
thou
ght,
wor
d, a
nd d
eed,
by
wha
t we
have
don
e and
by
wha
t we h
ave l
eft u
ndon
e. W
e hav
e not
love
d yo
u w
ith o
ur w
hole
hea
rt; w
e hav
e not
love
d ou
r nei
ghbo
rs a
s our
selv
es.
For
the
sake
of y
our
Son,
Jes
us C
hrist
, hav
e m
ercy
on
us. F
orgi
ve
us, r
enew
us,
and
lead
us,
so th
at w
e m
ay d
elig
ht in
you
r w
ill a
nd
wal
k in
you
r way
s, to
the g
lory
of y
our
holy
nam
e. A
men
A
lmig
hty
God
, in
his m
ercy
, has
giv
en h
is S
on to
die
for u
s and
, for
his
sake
, for
give
s us
all
our s
ins.
As
a ca
lled
and
orda
ined
min
iste
r of t
he
Chu
rch
of C
hris
t, an
d by
his
aut
horit
y, I
ther
efor
e de
clar
e to
you
the
entir
e fo
rgiv
enes
s of a
ll yo
ur si
ns, i
n th
e na
me
of th
e Fa
ther
, and
of t
he
+ So
n, a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
Am
en
3 H
YM
N: “
Shin
e, Je
sus,
Shin
e” a
ll ve
rses
4
TH
E G
REE
TIN
G &
KY
RIE
The
grac
e of
our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hris
t, th
e lo
ve o
f God
, and
the
com
mun
ion
of th
e H
oly
Spiri
t be
with
you
all.
And
also
with
you
.
5
6
THE
HY
MN
OF
PRA
ISE
7 TH
E SA
LUTA
TIO
N
TH
E PR
AY
ER O
F TH
E D
AY
Le
t us p
ray…
A
lmig
hty
God
, on
the
mou
ntai
n yo
u sh
owed
you
r gl
ory
in t
he
trans
figur
atio
n of
you
r Son
. Giv
e us
the v
isio
n to
see
beyo
nd th
e tu
rmoi
l of
our
wor
ld a
nd to
beh
old
the
king
in a
ll hi
s gl
ory;
thro
ugh
your
Son
, Je
sus C
hris
t our
Lor
d, w
ho li
ves a
nd re
igns
with
you
and
the H
oly
Spiri
t, on
e G
od, n
ow a
nd fo
reve
r. A
men
VO
CA
L SO
LO:
The
Hea
vens
are
Tel
ling
Sar
ah M
cCut
cheo
n
THE
FIR
ST L
ESSO
N
2 K
ings
2:1
-12
2 N
ow w
hen
the
LOR
D w
as a
bout
to
take
Elij
ah u
p to
hea
ven
by a
w
hirlw
ind,
Elij
ah an
d El
isha
wer
e on
thei
r way
from
Gilg
al. 2
Elija
h sa
id
to E
lisha
, “St
ay h
ere;
for
the
LOR
D h
as s
ent m
e as
far
as
Bet
hel.”
But
El
isha
said
, “A
s the
LO
RD
live
s, an
d as
you
you
rsel
f liv
e, I
will
not
leav
e yo
u.”
So t
hey
wen
t do
wn
to B
ethe
l. 3 Th
e co
mpa
ny o
f pr
ophe
ts w
ho
wer
e in
Bet
hel c
ame
out t
o El
isha
, and
said
to h
im, “
Do
you
know
that
to
day
the
LOR
D w
ill ta
ke y
our
mas
ter
away
fro
m y
ou?”
And
he
said
, “Y
es, I
kno
w; k
eep
sile
nt.”
4 El
ijah
said
to
him
, “E
lisha
, st
ay h
ere;
for
the
LO
RD h
as s
ent
me
to
Jeric
ho.”
But
he
said
, “A
s th
e LO
RD
live
s, an
d as
you
you
rsel
f liv
e, I
w
ill n
ot l
eave
you
.” S
o th
ey c
ame
to J
eric
ho. 5
The
com
pany
of
prop
hets
who
wer
e at
Jeric
ho d
rew
nea
r to
Elis
ha, a
nd sa
id to
him
, “D
o yo
u kn
ow th
at to
day
the
LOR
D w
ill ta
ke y
our m
aste
r aw
ay fr
om y
ou?”
A
nd h
e an
swer
ed, “
Yes
, I k
now
; be
sile
nt.”
6 Th
en E
lijah
sai
d to
him
, “St
ay h
ere;
for t
he L
OR
D h
as s
ent m
e to
the
Jord
an.”
But
he
said
, “A
s the
LO
RD
live
s, an
d as
you
you
rsel
f liv
e, I
will
no
t lea
ve y
ou.”
So
the
two
of th
em w
ent o
n. 7
Fifty
men
of t
he c
ompa
ny
of p
roph
ets a
lso
wen
t, an
d st
ood
at s
ome
dist
ance
fro
m th
em, a
s th
ey
both
wer
e st
andi
ng b
y th
e Jo
rdan
. 8 Th
en E
lijah
too
k hi
s m
antle
and
ro
lled
it up
, and
stru
ck th
e w
ater
; the
wat
er w
as p
arte
d to
the
one
side
an
d to
the
othe
r, un
til th
e tw
o of
them
cro
ssed
on
dry
grou
nd.
8
9 W
hen
they
had
cro
ssed
, Elij
ah sa
id to
Elis
ha, “
Tell
me
wha
t I m
ay d
o fo
r you
, bef
ore
I am
take
n fr
om y
ou.”
Elis
ha sa
id, “
Plea
se le
t me
inhe
rit
a do
uble
shar
e of
you
r spi
rit.”
10 H
e re
spon
ded,
“Y
ou h
ave
aske
d a
hard
th
ing;
yet
, if y
ou se
e m
e as
I am
bei
ng ta
ken
from
you
, it w
ill b
e gr
ante
d yo
u; i
f no
t, it
will
not
.” 11
As
they
con
tinue
d w
alki
ng a
nd t
alki
ng,
a ch
ario
t of f
ire a
nd h
orse
s of
fire
sep
arat
ed th
e tw
o of
them
, and
Elij
ah
asce
nded
in a
whi
rlwin
d in
to h
eave
n. 12
Elis
ha k
ept w
atch
ing
and
cryi
ng
out,
“Fat
her,
fath
er! T
he c
hario
ts o
f Isr
ael a
nd it
s hor
sem
en!”
But
whe
n he
cou
ld n
o lo
nger
see
him
, he
gras
ped
his o
wn
clot
hes a
nd to
re th
em in
tw
o pi
eces
. TH
E PS
ALM
P
salm
50:
1-6
1 Th
e LO
RD
, the
God
of g
ods,
has s
poke
n;
he h
as c
alle
d th
e ea
rth
from
the
risin
g of
the
sun
to it
s set
ting.
2 O
ut o
f Zio
n, p
erfe
ct in
its b
eaut
y,
God
reve
als h
imse
lf in
glo
ry.
3 O
ur G
od w
ill c
ome
and
will
not
kee
p si
lenc
e;
befo
re h
im th
ere
is a
con
sum
ing
flam
e,
and
roun
d ab
out h
im a
ragi
ng st
orm
. 4 H
e cal
ls th
e he
aven
s and
the
eart
h fr
om a
bove
to
witn
ess t
he ju
dgm
ent o
f his
peop
le.
5 “G
athe
r bef
ore
me
my
loya
l fol
low
ers,
thos
e w
ho h
ave
mad
e a
cove
nant
w
ith m
e an
d se
aled
it w
ith sa
crifi
ce.”
6 Le
t the
hea
vens
dec
lare
the
righ
tnes
s of h
is ca
use;
fo
r God
him
self
is ju
dge.
THE
SEC
ON
D L
ESSO
N
2 C
orin
thia
ns 4
:3-6
3 A
nd e
ven
if ou
r go
spel
is
veile
d, i
t is
vei
led
to t
hose
who
are
pe
rishi
ng. 4
In th
eir c
ase
the
god
of th
is w
orld
has
blin
ded
the
min
ds o
f th
e un
belie
vers
, to
keep
them
from
see
ing
the
light
of t
he g
ospe
l of t
he
glor
y of
Chr
ist,
who
is
the
imag
e of
God
. 5 Fo
r w
e do
not
pro
clai
m
ours
elve
s; w
e pro
clai
m Je
sus C
hris
t as L
ord
and
ours
elve
s as y
our s
lave
s fo
r Je
sus’
sak
e. 6
For
it is
the
God
who
sai
d, “
Let
light
shi
ne o
ut o
f da
rkne
ss,”
who
has
shon
e in
our h
earts
to g
ive t
he li
ght o
f the
kno
wle
dge
of th
e gl
ory
of G
od in
the
face
of J
esus
Chr
ist.
9 G
OSP
EL A
CC
LAM
ATI
ON
: “A
llelu
ia, L
ord
to W
hom
Sha
ll W
e G
o”
TH
E G
OSP
EL A
NN
OU
NC
EMEN
T
The
Hol
y G
ospe
l acc
ordi
ng to
St.
Mar
k, th
e 9th
cha
pter
.
TH
E G
OSP
EL
Mar
k 9:
2-9
2 Si
x da
ys la
ter,
Jesu
s too
k w
ith h
im P
eter
and
Jam
es a
nd J
ohn,
and
led
them
up
a hi
gh m
ount
ain
apar
t, by
them
selv
es. A
nd h
e w
as tr
ansf
igur
ed
befo
re th
em, 3
and
his c
loth
es b
ecam
e da
zzlin
g w
hite
, suc
h as
no
one
on
earth
cou
ld b
leac
h th
em. 4
And
the
re a
ppea
red
to t
hem
Elij
ah w
ith
Mos
es, w
ho w
ere
talk
ing
with
Jesu
s. 5 Th
en P
eter
said
to Je
sus,
“Rab
bi,
it is
goo
d fo
r us t
o be
her
e; le
t us m
ake
thre
e dw
ellin
gs, o
ne fo
r you
, one
fo
r Mos
es, a
nd o
ne fo
r Elij
ah.”
6 H
e di
d no
t kno
w w
hat t
o sa
y, fo
r the
y w
ere
terr
ified
. 7 Th
en a
clo
ud o
vers
hado
wed
them
, and
fro
m th
e cl
oud
ther
e ca
me
a vo
ice,
“T
his
is
my
Son,
th
e B
elov
ed; l
iste
n to
hi
m!”
8 Su
dden
ly w
hen
they
look
ed a
roun
d, th
ey s
aw n
o on
e w
ith th
em
any
mor
e, b
ut o
nly
Jesu
s. 9 A
s the
y w
ere
com
ing
dow
n th
e m
ount
ain,
he
orde
red
them
to te
ll no
one
abo
ut w
hat t
hey
had
seen
, unt
il af
ter t
he S
on
of M
an h
ad ri
sen
from
the
dead
. Th
e G
ospe
l of t
he L
ord.
10
HY
MN
: “H
ow G
ood,
Lor
d, to
Be
Her
e!”
all v
erse
s
TH
E SE
RM
ON
TH
E A
POST
LES’
CR
EED
I b
elie
ve in
God
, the
Fat
her
alm
ight
y,
cr
eato
r of
hea
ven
and
eart
h.
I bel
ieve
in J
esus
Chr
ist, h
is on
ly S
on, o
ur L
ord,
He w
as co
ncei
ved
by th
e pow
er o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
an
d bo
rn o
f the
vir
gin
Mar
y,
H
e su
ffere
d un
der
Pont
ius P
ilate
,
w
as cr
ucifi
ed, d
ied,
and
was
bur
ied.
He
desc
ende
d in
to h
ell.
O
n th
e th
ird
day
he r
ose a
gain
.
He
asce
nded
into
hea
ven,
an
d is
seat
ed a
t the
righ
t han
d of
the
Fath
er,
H
e will
com
e ag
ain
to ju
dge
the l
ivin
g an
d th
e de
ad.
11
I bel
ieve
in th
e Hol
y Sp
irit,
the
holy
cat
holic
chur
ch,
th
e co
mm
unio
n of
sain
ts,
th
e fo
rgiv
enes
s of s
ins,
th
e re
surr
ectio
n of
the
body
,
and
the l
ife ev
erla
stin
g. A
men
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 w
ith y
ou.
THE
PRA
YER
OF
THE
CH
UR
CH
Le
t us p
ray
for t
he w
hole
peo
ple
of G
od in
Chr
ist J
esus
, and
for a
ll pe
ople
acc
ordi
ng to
thei
r nee
ds.
Lord
, in
your
mer
cy, h
ear o
ur p
raye
r.
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
12
TH
E LO
RD
’S P
RA
YER
Our
Fat
her i
n he
aven
,
ha
llow
ed b
e yo
ur n
ame,
your
kin
gdom
com
e,
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
who
sin
agai
nst u
s.
Save
us f
rom
the
time
of tr
ial
and
deliv
er u
s fro
m e
vil.
Fo
r th
e ki
ngdo
m, t
he p
ower
an
d th
e gl
ory
are y
ours
,
no
w a
nd fo
reve
r. A
men
TH
E B
ENED
ICTI
ON
13
HY
MN
: “C
hris
t Is A
live!
Let
Chr
istia
ns S
ing”
vs 1
,3,4
,5
THE
DIS
MIS
SAL
THE
POST
LUD
E: S
hine
, Jes
us, S
hine
!
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