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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who is eager to forgive and who loves us beyond our days. Amen.

Dear friends, together let us acknowledge our failure to love this world as Jesus does.

Silence is kept for reflection.

God of mercy and forgiveness, we confess that sin still has a hold on us. We have harmed your good creation. We have failed to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. Turn us in a new direction. Show us the path that leads to life. Be our refuge and strength on the journey, through Jesus Christ, our redeemer and friend. Amen.

Beloved of God: your sins are forgiven ☩ and you are made whole. God points the way to new life in Christ, who meets us on the road. Journey now in God’s abiding love through the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

OPENING HYMN: #526 God is Here! (v. 1, 3 and 4)

APOSTOLIC 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 page 147 (front of hymnal)

CANTICLE OF PRAISE page 149-150 (front of hymnal)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray: 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

FIRST READING: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4

¹The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. ²O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you “Violence!” and you will not save? ³Why do you

make me see wrongdoing and look at trouble? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. ⁴So the law becomes slack and justice never prevails. The wicked surround the righteous therefore judgment comes forth perverted. ^2:1I will stand at my watchpost, and station myself on the rampart; I will keep watch to see what he will say to me, and what he will answer concerning my complaint. ²Then the Lord answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it. ³For there is still a vision for the appointed time; it speaks of the end, and does not lie. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it will not delay. ⁴Look at the proud! Their spirit is not right in them, but the righteous live by their faith. Word of God, Word of Life.  Thanks be to God.

PSALM 37:1-9 (please read responsively by whole verse)

¹Do not be provoked by evildoers; do not be jealous of those who do wrong.
²For they shall soon wither like the grass, and like the green grass fade away.
³Put your trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and find safe pasture.
⁴Take delight in the Lord, who shall give you your heart’s desire. 
⁵Commit your way to the Lord; put your trust in the Lord, and see what God will do.
⁶The Lord will make your vindication as clear as the light and the justice of your case like the noonday sun.
⁷Be still before the Lord and wait patiently. Do not be provoked by the one who prospers, the one who succeeds in evil schemes.
⁸Refrain from anger, leave rage alone; do not be provoked; it leads only to evil.
⁹For evildoers shall be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord shall possess the land

SECOND READING: 2 Timothy 1:1-14

¹Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, for the sake of the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus, ²To Timothy, my beloved child: Grace, mercy, and peace from God the Father and Christ Jesus our Lord. ³I am grateful to God—whom I worship with a clear conscience, as my ancestors did—when I remember you constantly in my prayers night and day. ⁴Recalling your tears, I long to see you so that I may be filled with joy. ⁵I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives in you. ⁶For this reason I remind you to rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands; ⁷for God did not give us a spirit of cowardice, but rather a spirit of power and of love and of self-discipline. ⁸Do not be ashamed, then, of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner, but join with me in suffering for the gospel, relying on the power of God, ⁹who saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works but according to his own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the ages began, ¹⁰but it has now been revealed through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus, who abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. ¹¹For this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher, ¹²and for this reason I suffer as I do. But I am not ashamed, for I know the one in whom I have put my trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that day what I have entrusted to him. ¹³Hold to the standard of sound teaching that you have heard from me, in the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁴Guard the good treasure entrusted to you, with the help of the Holy Spirit living in us. Word of God, Word of Life.  Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: LUKE 17:5-10

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

 ⁵The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” ⁶The 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. ⁷“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’? ⁸Would 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’? ⁹Do you thank the slave for doing what was commanded? ¹⁰So 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.

SERMON

HYMN OF THE DAY: #759 My Faith Looks Up to Thee (v. 1, 2 and 4)
(Remain Seated while the offering plates are passed at this time)

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 (please answer “Hear Our Prayer”)

OFFERING PRAYER

Let us pray, Gracious God, in your great love you richly provide for our needs.

Make of these gifts a banquet of blessing, and make us ready to share with all in need; through Jesus Christ, who sets a table for all. Amen.

HOLY COMMUNION / LORD’S PRAYER

The Lord be with you.   And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.   We lift them to the Lord. 
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.   It is right to give our thanks and praise. 
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy… and join their unending hymn: (Please sing:)
Holy, holy, holy Lord, Lord God of power and might, heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.
In the night he was betrayed…. Do this for the remembrance of me. Our Father who art in heaven….

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

Receive what you are, become what you receive.

(All who hunger for God’s grace are welcome at this meal. White grape juice and gluten free wafers are available for those who need them. Children who have not had first communion training are welcome to come for a blessing.)

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Let us pray: God of the abundant table, you have refreshed our hearts in this meal

with bread for the journey. Give us your grace on the road that we might serve our neighbors with joy; for the sake of Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

BLESSING

God, who gives life to all things and frees us from despair, bless you with truth and peace. And may the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, guide you always in faith, hope, and love. Amen.

CLOSING HYMN: #818 O Master, Let Me Walk with You (v. 1, 2 and 3)

DISMISSAL

Go in peace. With Christ beside you.   Thanks be to God.

Confirmation on Wednesday nights. Youth Group Ditch Cleaning October 9 after church service. Church Choir Practice after church today

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Thank You to Today’s Assistants: Hemenway and Krage Families, Cliff Johannessen as reader. And Matt Anderson for video.

Please remember our homebound and senior care residents: Merle Roelofs, Phyllis Gregerson, Carla Erickson, Paula Michel, Joyce Hanlon, Lee Fishbaugher, Walt Ward, Betty Storlie, Mel Mikkelson, Thelma Applen.  Please keep in prayers: Amy Timmerman Carrie Donney, David & Kim Wangen, Diane Bigalk, Bob Peters, Ann Johannessen, Sandy & Bernie Hurley.  Liturgy taken from sundaysandseasons.com.  Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress.  All rights reserved.  Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SB134626.  CCLI Streaming License #20959486