Second Sunday in Lent
February 28, 2010
Prelude Now Praise We God the Father Dieterich Buxehude
Welcome
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Gathering
(Please stand)
Brief Order for Confession & Forgiveness
P We gather in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
P God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live
for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your
forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C Amen.
(Please kneel)
Confession
P Most merciful God,
C 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.
Absolution
P 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 ς Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
(Please stand)
Entrance Hymn He Comes to Us as One Unknown Hymn 737
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Greeting
P The grace of our Lord Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Spirit be with you all!
C
And, also with you.
Kyrie
Music on page 138
P In
peace, let us pray to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P For the peace from above, and for
our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P For the peace of the whole world,
for the well-being of the church of God, and for the unity
of all, let us pray to the Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P For this holy house, and for all
who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the
Lord.
C
Lord, have mercy.
P Help, save, comfort, and defend
us, gracious Lord.
C
Amen.
Prayer
of the Day
P God of the covenant, in the
mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the
world.
Gather all peoples into your arms, and shelter us with your
mercy, that we may rejoice in the life
we share in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C
Amen.
Mission Moment
Word
Lesson (Please sit)
Genesis 15:1–12, 17–18
God promises a childless and
doubting Abram that he will have a son, that his
descendants will be as numerous as the stars, and that the
land of Canaan will be their inheritance. Abram’s trust in
God is sealed with a covenant-making ceremony, a sign of
God’s promise.
After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a
vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your
reward shall be very great.” But Abram said, “O Lord GOD,
what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the
heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?” And Abram said,
“You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my
house is to be my heir.” But the word of the LORD came to
him, “This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very
own issue shall be your heir.” He brought him outside and
said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are
able to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your
descendants be.” And he believed the LORD; and the LORD
reckoned it to him as righteousness. Then he said to him,
“I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to
give you this land to possess.” But he said, “O Lord GOD,
how am I to know that I shall possess it?” He said to him,
“Bring me a heifer three years old, a female goat three
years old, a ram three years old, a turtledove, and a young
pigeon.” He brought him all these and cut them in two,
laying each half over against the other; but he did not cut
the birds in two. And when birds of prey came down on the
carcasses, Abram drove them away. As the sun was going
down, a deep sleep fell upon Abram, and a deep and
terrifying darkness descended upon him. When the sun had
gone down and it was dark, a smoking fire pot and a flaming
torch passed between these pieces. On that day the LORD
made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I
give this land, from the river of Egypt to the great river,
the river Euphrates.
P The Word of
the Lord.
C
Thanks be to God.
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Psalmody Psalm
27
The LORD
is my light and my salvation; whom then shall I fear?
The LORD is the stronghold of my life; of whom shall I be
afraid?
When evildoers close in against me to devour my flesh,
they, my foes and my enemies, will stumble and fall.
Though an army encamp against me, my heart will not fear.
Though war rise up against me, my trust will not be shaken.
One thing I ask of the LORD; one thing I seek;
that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of
my life;
to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek God in the
temple.
R
For in the day of trouble God will give me shelter,
hide me in the hidden places of the sanctuary, and raise me
high upon a rock.
Even now my head is lifted up above my enemies who surround
me.
Therefore I will offer sacrifice in the sanctuary,
sacrifices of rejoicing;
I will sing and make music to the LORD.
Hear my voice, O LORD, when I call; have mercy on me and
answer me.
My heart speaks your message—“Seek my face.” Your face, O
LORD, I will seek.
R
Hide not
your face from me, turn not away from your servant in
anger.
Cast me not away—you have been my helper; forsake me not,
O God of my salvation.
Though my father and my mother forsake me, the LORD will
take me in.
Teach me your way, O LORD; lead me on a level path, because
of my oppressors.
Subject me not to the will of my foes,
for they rise up against me, false witnesses breathing
violence.
This I believe—that I will see the goodness of the LORD in
the land of the living!
Wait for the LORD and be strong. Take heart and wait for
the LORD!
R
Lesson Philippians 3:17—4:1
Although Paul’s devotion to
Christ has caused him to be persecuted, he does not regret
the course he has taken. Writing from prison, he expresses
confidence in a glorious future and encourages other
Christians to follow in his
footsteps.
Brothers and sisters, join in imitating me, and observe
those who live according to the example you have in us. For
many live as enemies of the cross of Christ; I have often
told you of them, and now I tell you even with tears. Their
end is destruction; their god is the belly; and their glory
is in their shame; their minds are set on earthly things.
But our citizenship is in heaven, and it is from there that
we are expecting a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ. He will
transform the body of our humiliation that it may be
conformed to the body of his glory, by the power that also
enables him to make all things subject to himself.
Therefore, my brothers and sisters, whom I love and long
for, my joy and crown, stand firm in the Lord in this way,
my beloved.
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Lenten
Acclamation (Please
stand)
Gospel
Luke 13: 31-35
P The
Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke, the thirteenth
chapter.
C
Glory to you, O Lord.
Neither
Herod’s plotting nor Jerusalem’s resistance to maternal
love will deter Jesus from his sacrificial
mission.
At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get
away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” He said to
them, “Go and tell that fox for me, ‘Listen, I am casting
out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on
the third day I finish my work. Yet today, tomorrow, and
the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible
for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’
Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and
stones those who are sent to it! How often have I desired
to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood
under her wings, and you were not willing! See, your house
is left to you. And I tell you, you will not see me until
the time comes when you say, ‘Blessed is the one who comes
in the name of the Lord.’”
P The Gospel of the Lord.
C
Praise to you, O Christ.
Sermon
(Please
sit) Listen to Jesus . . . Pastor
Robert Wallace
To His Lament Over Jerusalem
(Please
stand)
Hymn
of the Day Thy Holy Wings
Hymn 613
Nicene Creed
We
believe in one God,
the Father, the Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all that is, seen and unseen.
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We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary
and became truly human.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate;
he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory to judge the living and the
dead,
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,*
who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.
We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.
We look for the resurrection of the dead,
and the life of the world to come. Amen.
The
Prayer of the People (Please
kneel)
The prayers
conclude:
P Receive our prayers, holy God, and
give us all we need for this day and the days to come,
through the power
of the Holy Spirit, and in the name of Jesus Christ our
Lord.
C
Amen.
Peace (Please
stand)
P The peace of the Lord be with you
always.
C
And also with you.
(Please feel free to move about and share God’s Peace with
one another!)
Meal
Offering
(Please
sit)
Anthem
(8:30 am)
My Faith Looks Up
to Thee Lowel Mason
Family Choir
Anthem
(11:00 am)
God So Loved the
World John
Stainer
Gallery Choir
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Offering Response (Please stand)
Tune:
Passion
Chorale
C
What language shall I borrow to thank thee, dearest friend.
For this thy dying sorrow, thy pity without end?
Oh, make my thine forever, and should I fainting be,
Lord, let me never, never outlive my love to thee.
Offering Prayer
P Holy God, gracious and merciful,
you bring forth food from the earth and nourish your whole
creation.
Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that
all may know your care; and prepare us now to feast on the
bread of life, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C
Amen.
The
Great Thanksgiving Music on Page 144
P The
Lord be with you.
C
And also with you.
P Lift up your hearts.
C
We lift them to the Lord.
P Let us give thanks to the Lord our
God.
C
It is right to give our thanks and
praise.
Proper
Preface
Sanctus
Music on Page 144
Holy, holy, holy Lord. God of pow’r and might
heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna, Hosanna.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Words
of Thanksgiving
P . . . as we proclaim the mystery
of faith.
C
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come
again.
P . . . Grace our table with your
presence.
C
Come Holy Spirit.
P . . . Send us forth . . . peace
and love.
C
Come Holy Spirit.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in
heaven.
Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins
as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the
time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom,
the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
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Communion
All baptized Christians are invited to share in the
Eucharist. Those who are not baptized, or wish to receive
only a blessing, are asked to fold their arms over their
chest. Communion will be by intinction (dipping). Please
follow the usher’s direction. If you are not physically
able to come forward to receive communion, please inform
the usher and someone will come to you.
Music
at Distribution (Please sit)
Agnus
Dei Music on
page 146
Lamb of
God you take away the sin of the world: have mercy on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: have mercy
on us.
Lamb of God you take away the sin of the world: grant us
peace.
Hymns
609, 324
Post
Communion Blessing and Prayer (Please
stand)
P Compassionate God,you have fed us
with the bread of heaven. Sustain us in our Lenten
pilgrimage: may our fasting be hunger for justice; our
alms, a making of peace; and our prayer, the song of
grateful hearts, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C
Amen.
P
The Lord bless you and
keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and
mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and
ς give you
peace.
C
Amen.
Sending
Hymn My
Hope is Built on Nothing Less Hymn 596
Dismissal
P
Go in peace. Serve the
Lord.
C
Thanks be to God.
Postlude
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by Augsburg Fortress.
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