THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

Sunday, October 27, 2019

Reformation Sunday, Year C PRELUDE

RINGING OF THE BELLS

WELCOME

INTRODUCTION INVOCATION

On this day we celebrate the heart of our faith: the gospel of Christ—the In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
good news—that makes us free! We pray that the Holy Spirit would Amen.
continue to unite the church today in its proclamation and witness to the
world. In the waters of baptism we are made one body; we pray for the day GATHERING SONG: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (ELW 504)
that all Christians will also be one at the Lord’s table.
GREETING
CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags and
a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. An The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
usher will gladly provide you with assistance. the Holy Spirit be with you all!
And also with you!
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all
cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. CANTICLE OF PRAISE

We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion
registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so
that we may record your presence with us.

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW

A prayer of Martin Luther

Behold, Lord, an empty vessel that needs to be filled. My Lord, fill it. I am
weak in the faith; strengthen me. I am cold in love; warm me and make me
fervent, that my love may go out to my neighbor. I do not have a strong and
firm faith; at times I doubt and am unable to trust you altogether. O Lord,
help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in you. In you I have sealed the
treasure of all I have. I am poor; you are rich and came to be merciful to the
poor. I am a sinner; you are upright. With me, there is an abundance of sin;
in you is the fullness of righteousness. Therefore I will remain with you, of
whom I can receive, but to whom I may not give.
Amen.
 covenant is possible only because the Lord will forgive iniquity and not
remember sin. Our hope lies in a God who forgets.
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The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new
covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32It will not be
like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the
hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke,
though I was their husband, says the LORD. 33But this is the covenant that I
will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will
put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be
their God, and they shall be my people. 34No longer shall they teach one
another, or say to each other, “Know the LORD,” for they shall all know
me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive
their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM 46

Refrain:

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Almighty God, gracious Lord, we thank you that your Holy Spirit renews
the church in every age. Pour out your Holy Spirit on your faithful people.
Keep them steadfast in your word, protect and comfort them in times of
trial, defend them against all enemies of the gospel, and bestow on the
church your saving peace, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Tone:
Amen.

Please be seated.
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CHILDREN’S MESSAGE God is our ref- | uge and strength,
a very present | help in trouble.
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FIRST READING: JEREMIAH 31:31-34 Therefore we will not fear, though the | earth be moved,
and though the mountains shake in the depths | of the sea;
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The renewed covenant will not be breakable, but like the old covenant it though its waters | rage and foam,
will expect the people to live upright lives. To know the Lord means that and though the mountains tremble | with its tumult.
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There is a river whose streams make glad the cit- | y of God,
one will defend the cause of the poor and needy (Jer. 22:16). The renewed
the holy habitation of | the Most High.
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God is in the midst of the city; it shall | not be shaken;
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God shall help it at the | break of day. Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that
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The nations rage, and the | kingdoms shake; of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28For we hold that a person is
God speaks, and the earth | melts away. R justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.
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The LORD of | hosts is with us; The word of the Lord.
the God of Jacob | is our stronghold. Thanks be to God.
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Come now, regard the works | of the LORD,
what desolations God has brought up- | on the earth; Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
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behold the one who makes war to cease in | all the world;
who breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the | shields GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
with fire.
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“Be still, then, and know that | I am God;
I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted | in the
earth.”
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The LORD of | hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob | is our stronghold. R

SECOND READING: ROMANS 3:19-28

Paul’s words stand at the heart of the preaching of Martin Luther and
other Reformation leaders. No human beings make themselves right with
God through works of the law. We are brought into a right relationship
with God through the divine activity centered in Christ’s death. This act is Verse:
a gift of grace that liberates us from sin and empowers our faith in Jesus If you continue in my word, you are truly | my disciples,* and you will
Christ. know the truth, and the truth will | make you free. (John 8:31-32)
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Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are GOSPEL: JOHN 8:31-36
under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world
may be held accountable to God. 20For “no human being will be justified in
As the Gospel is announced, worshippers are invited to trace a cross upon
his sight” by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the
their forehead, then over their lips, and then over their hearts, silently
knowledge of sin.
praying, “May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on
21 my lips, and in my heart.”
But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed,
and is attested by the law and the prophets, 22the righteousness of God
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John.
through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction,
23 Glory to you, O Lord.
since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24they are now
justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus speaks of truth and freedom as spiritual realities known through his
Jesus, 25whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood,
word. He reveals the truth that sets people free from sin.
effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in
his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; 31
Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my
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it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he word, you are truly my disciples; 32and you will know the truth, and the
justifies the one who has faith in Jesus. truth will make you free.” 33They answered him, “We are descendants of
Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by Each petition ends with:
saying, ‘You will be made free’?” Lord, in your mercy,
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Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits hear our prayer.
sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not have a permanent place in the
household; the son has a place there forever. 36So if the Son makes you Trusting and delighting in you, we commend all our lives into your loving
free, you will be free indeed.” hands. We offer these prayers in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and
Lord.
The gospel of the Lord. Amen.
Praise to you, O Christ.
CONFESSION OF SIN AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS
Please be seated.
If we have died with Christ, we will also live with Christ.
SERMON Pastor Libby Buuck Let us confess our sin to the one who is faithful.

Please stand for the hymn. Silence for reflection.

HYMN OF THE DAY O God, Our Help in Ages Past (ELW 632) God our helper,
we confess the many ways
APOSTLES’ CREED we have failed to live as your disciples.
As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the We have not finished what we began.
words “born of the virgin Mary,” until the words “he descended to the We have feasted with friends but ignored strangers.
dead.” We have been captivated by our possessions.
Lift our burdens, gracious God.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Refresh our hearts and forgive our sin.
Raise us to the new life you have chosen for us
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Amen.
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 There is rejoicing in heaven when sinners repent.
the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and Put your trust in these promises:
the dead. God will never leave you or forsake you.
You who were lost have been found.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of For the sake of ☩ Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven.
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life Rejoice with the angels at this good news.
everlasting. Amen. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION PEACE
Knowing the one in whom we trust, and with the help of the Holy Spirit The peace of Christ be with you always.
living in us, we offer our prayers for the church, the world, and all in need. And also with you.
Please kneel or sit as you are able.
 Please rise and greet one another in the peace of the risen Christ. DIALOGUE

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OFFERTORY

OFFERTORY HYMN: As the Grains of Wheat (ELW 465)

PREFACE

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

OFFERING PRAYER

Blessed are you, O God, for the greening earth given for all,
for the talents we are given to share, and for this bread and wine.
Transform us to be the body of Christ, that, feasting on this food and drink,
our lives may reflect your generosity; through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
 INVITATION TO COMMUNION

God invites you to this table of bounty.

Come, the banquet is ready.

Lutherans believe, teach and confess that we receive the true Body and
Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. If you desire to pick up the cross and
live in Christ, we hope you will receive with us. Even if you do not feel
prepared to receive the sacrament today we hope you will join us at the
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER table. Simply hold your hands over your heart and the pastor will give you
a blessing. Pastor will be glad to discuss Holy Communion and Holy
Holy God, our Bread of life, our Table, and our Food, you created a world Baptism with you!
in which all might be satisfied by your abundance. You dined with
Abraham and Sarah, promising them life, and fed your people Israel with
COMMUNION
manna from heaven.
The body of Christ, given for you.
You sent your Son to eat with sinners and to become food for the world.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave
Amen.
thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is
my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
LAMB OF GOD
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to
drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and
for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Remembering, therefore, his life given for us and his rising from the grave,
we await his coming again to share with us the everlasting feast. By your
Spirit nurture and sustain us with this meal: strengthen us to serve all in
hunger and want, and by this bread and cup make of us the body of your
Son. Through him all glory and honor is yours, Almighty Father, with the
Holy Spirit, in your holy Church, both now and forever.
Amen.

LORD'S PRAYER

Risen Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:

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.
 PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION:
Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
God of blessing,
at this table we have seen you face to face,
and in the gift of Christ’s body and blood,
our hearts have been refreshed.
Send us now to shine with your goodness
and bear witness to the one we have received:
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
BLESSING
(ELW 779)
Guard the good treasure entrusted to you,
with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us.
Almighty God ☩ bless you with grace, mercy, and peace,
now and forever.
Amen.

SENDING HYMN: The Church’s One Foundation (ELW 654)

DISMISSAL

Go in peace. Live in love as Christ loved us.

Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE

POST COMMUNION BLESSING

May the body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ bless you and
keep you in his grace.
Amen.
UPCOMING COMMEMORATIONS
Simon and Jude, Apostles
Monday, October 28, 2019
We know little about these apostles. Simon is listed as "the zealot" or
Cananean in New Testament lists. Jude, also called Thaddeus, asked Jesus
at the last supper why he had revealed himself to the disciples but not to the
world.
Reformation Day
Thursday, October 31, 2019
By the end of the seventeenth century, many Lutheran churches celebrated
a festival commemorating Martin Luther's posting of the Ninety-five
Theses, a summary of abuses in the church of his time. At the heart of the
reform movement was the gospel, the good news that it is by grace through
faith that we are justified and set free.
All Saints Day
Friday, November 1, 2019
The custom of commemorating all of the saints of the church on a single
day goes back at least to the third century. All Saints Day celebrates the
baptized people of God, living and dead, who make up the body of Christ.
On this day or the following Sunday, many congregations will remember
the faithful who have died during the past year.
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The Altar flowers are administered by the worship committee. The 2020
Altar Flower chart is posted on the bulletin board in the lower lobby and
there is a nearby pocket containing an information sheet for donors to
complete and hand into the office or place in the offering plate for
proper publication in the bulletin.
If you would like to purchase flowers for worship in memory of or in honor
of someone, please sign up. The cost is $35 per arrangement, and checks
should be made out to Trinity Lutheran Church. The contact person is ? in
the church office (614) 224.6818 or email: office@oldtrinity.com. Please
do not remove flowers unless you purchased them or made arrangements.
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TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH?
We receive members throughout the year by Baptism, Affirmation of Faith,
Confirmation, Letter of Transfer, and New Member Instruction. Please
contact the church office with any questions. 224-6818.
Please feel free to take your bulletin and happenings with you.
If you wish to discard your bulletin, a recycling box is located at the exit.
Thank you.