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August 16, 2020

Sermon Series:

Why We Do What We Do In The Divine Service

Today’s Theme: Part 6: The Creeds

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Welcome, guests! God’s love welcomes you—no matter who you are or where you come

from— and so do we. We believe that Jesus Christ is the true Savior of all people. By his perfect

life, innocent death, and triumphant resurrection he saves all sinners even without our help. Jesus

Christ makes us special people, right with God and ready for life! We learn this from the Bible,

God’s authentic message of grace and guidance for us. Whether you are a first time guest or a

curious observer with little religious background, we are delighted to share our worship with you.

Please come back and worship with us again.

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(www.wels.net) est.1850

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DIVINE SERVICE II WITH HOLY COMMUNION

HYMN

INVOCATION

[We invoke, that is, call upon the name of the Triune God to be with us this morning. The name of the

Triune God and the sign of the cross remind worshipers of their baptisms]

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son ╬ and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

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CONFESSION OF SIN

M: Dear friends, let us approach God with a true heart and confess our sins, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us.

C: Lord of life, I confess that I am by nature dead in sin.

For faithless worrying and selfish pride,

For sins of habit and sins of choice,

For the evil I have done and the good I have failed to do,

You should cast me away from your presence forever.

O Lord, I am sorry for my sins. Forgive me, for Jesus’ sake.

ABSOLUTION

[The use of the keys is that special power and right which Christ gave to his church on earth: to forgive the

sins of penitent sinners” (The Small Catechism, First: What is the use of the keys?). See John 20:21-23]

M: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. In his great mercy, God made us alive in

Christ even when we were dead in our sins. Hear the word of Christ through his called servant:

I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

LORD, HAVE MERCY

[Kyrie is the Greek word for Lord. The expression “Lord, have mercy” is one of the oldest worship responses

in the Christian church.]

M: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

For the well-being of all people everywhere, that they may receive from you all they need to sus-

tain body and life, hear our prayer, O Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

M: For the spread of your life-giving gospel throughout the world, that all who are lost may be

brought to faith in you, hear our prayer, O Christ.

C: Christ, have mercy.

M: For patience and perseverance in this life, that we many not lose the hope of heaven as we

await your return, hear our prayer, O Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy.

M: Lord of life, live in us that we may live for you.

C: Amen.

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GLORY BE TO GOD Sung to the tune of hymn 323 Christian Worship All glory be to God on high!

Your name, O Lord, we glorify;

We praise you for your peace and grace,

Your favor toward our fallen race

Our grateful thanks to you we bring,

For your great glory, heav’nly King,

For all, O Father, you have done

Through Jesus Christ, your only Son

O Lamb of God, to you we pray.

You take all human sin away.

Have mercy, Lord; receive our prayer;

From God’s right hand, your mercy share

You, Christ, are holy—Lord alone;

The Father’s glory you made known.

We by your Spirit sing again:

“All glory be to God!” Amen.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

[The Prayer of the Day compliments the theme of the day.]

C: O Lord, our God, govern the nations on earth and direct the affairs of this world so that

your Church may worship you in peace and joy; through your Son, Jesus Christ our

Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

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FIRST READING Exodus 3:1-15

The LORD proclaims his name: I AM

Now Moses was tending the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian, and he led

the flock to the far side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 There the

angel of the LORD appeared to him in flames of fire from within a bush. Moses saw that though

the bush was on fire it did not burn up. 3 So Moses thought, “I will go over and see this strange

sight—why the bush does not burn up.” 4 When the LORD saw that he had gone over to look,

God called to him from within the bush, “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, “Here I am.”

5 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are stand-

ing is holy ground.” 6 Then he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of

Isaac and the God of Jacob.” At this, Moses hid his face, because he was afraid to look at God.

7 The LORD said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying

out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8 So I have come

down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a

good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites,

Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites.9 And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me,

and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10 So now, go. I am sending you to

Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”

11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the Israelites out of

Egypt?” 12 And God said, “I will be with you. And this will be the sign to you that it is I who have

sent you: When you have brought the people out of Egypt, you will worship God on this mountain.”

13 Moses said to God, “Suppose I go to the Israelites and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers

has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ Then what shall I tell them?” 14 God

said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM.This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I am has sent me to

you.’” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers—the

God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’

“This is my name forever,

the name you shall call me

from generation to generation.

THE WORD

[Like Mary, we sit at the feet of Jesus to hear his Word (Luke 10:39).]

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[As they worshiped, Old Testament believers responded to readings from the Scriptures by singing

psalms. We continue this custom in our service this morning]

PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 124

CWS

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SECOND READING 2 Timothy 7:7-14

Suffer for the gospel. Guard the faith that was given to you.

7 For the Spirit God gave us does not make us timid, but gives us power, love and self-discipline.

8 So do not be ashamed of the testimony about our Lord or of me his prisoner. Rather, join with me

in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God. 9 He has saved us and called us to a holy life—not

because of anything we have done but because of his own purpose and grace. This grace was giv-

en us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, 10 but it has now been revealed through the ap-

pearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed death and has brought life and immortality to

light through the gospel. 11 And of this gospel I was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teach-

er. 12 That is why I am suffering as I am. Yet this is no cause for shame, because I know whom I

have believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until that

day.

13 What you heard from me, keep as the pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Je-

sus. 14 Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit

who lives in us.

[It has been a tradition in the Christian church to stand for the reading of the

gospel for the past 2,000 years. Just as subjects rise when a king speaks,

we rise out of respect for the words of our King.]

Please stand

M: The Gospel according to Matthew chapter 10.

C: Glory be to you, O Lord!

GOSPEL Matthew 10:26-33

Boldly confess Christ and do not be afraid.

26 “So do not be afraid of them, for there is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hid-

den that will not be made known. 27 What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whis-

pered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot

kill the soul. Rather, be afraid of the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell. 29 Are not two

sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father’s care. 30

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 31 So don’t be afraid; you are worth more

than many sparrows.

32 “Whoever acknowledges me before others, I will also acknowledge before my Father in heaven.

33 But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.

M: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise be to you, O Christ.

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CHILDRENS’ SERMON

The children are invited to sit in the front of the church

*The Hymn of the Day is assigned to this day because of its rich content and connection to the day's Gospel.

HYMN OF THE DAY

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SERMON based on Matthew 10:26-33

When confessing, do not be afraid

NICENE CREED

[Public confession is faith’s response to God’s saving Word. Christians composed the Nicene Creed in the fourth century to defend the Bible’s teachings that both Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit are true God, equal to the Father in one eternal, undivided Trinity.]

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

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 fully hu-man. 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 in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Christian 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.

OFFERING

[If you wish to give an offering you may do so on our website, lambofgodlafayette.com and click

GIVE in the upper right corner or text any dollar amount to 84321 to give or mail a check to the

church—3993 St. Rd. 38 East Suite F

Lafayette, IN 47905]

LORD’S PRAYER (Matthew 6:9-13)

C: 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. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom,

the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

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THE SACRAMENT

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

M: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them up to the Lord.

M: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is good and right so to do.

M: It is truly good and right that we should at all times and in all places give you thanks, O Lord, holy

Father, almighty and everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has called us to be

his own so that we may live under him in his kingdom and serve him in everlasting righteous-

ness, innocence, and blessedness. Therefore with all the saints on earth and hosts of heaven,

we praise your holy name and join their glorious song:

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Sanctus) Sung to the tune of CW130

O holy, holy, holy

Lord God of pow’r and might,

Your glory, earth and heaven In countless ways recite.

Hosanna! Come and save us, Lord God of hosts on high,

And in your grace and mercy Receive our fervent cry.

Hosanna in the highest! How truly blest is he

Who in God’s name is coming To set his people free!

He comes to bring salvation

And with his blood outpoured,

Deliver us from bondage— Hosanna, mighty Lord!

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks,

he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat; this is my body, which is given for

you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, “Drink from it, all of you; this is

my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this,

whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me.”

M: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen.

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LAMB OF GOD (Agnus Dei)

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DISTRIBUTION HYMN

DISTRIBUTION*

*The Scriptures teach that the celebration of the Lord’s Supper connects us intimately with Christ

and with one another as Christians who are united around a common confession of faith.

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THANKSGIVING

SONG OF SIMEON (Nunc Dimittis) Sung to the tune of 336 Christian Worship

O Lord, now let your servant depart in peace, assured: For I have seen your promised Incarnate, saving Word— A Light that will enlighten all gloom where Gentiles dwell; The brilliant, crowning glory of those in Israel!

PRAYER M: We give you thanks, O Lord, for the foretaste of the heavenly banquet that you have given us to eat and to drink in this sacrament. Through this gift you have fed our faith, nourished our hope, and strengthened our love. By your Spirit help us to live as your holy people until that day when you will receive us as your guests at the wedding supper of the Lamb, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen.

BLESSING

Numbers 6:22-27 The LORD commanded Aaron, Moses’ brother, to bless his people so that he

might put his name on them. This blessing connects us to God’s people and his promises 3,500

years later.]

The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look on you with favor and (+) give you peace. (Numbers 6:22-27)

C: Amen.

Serving at Worship

Pastor Paul Horn

Pianist: Liz Schmidt

Acknowledgements

NIV® Scripture taken from the Holy Bible, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. Copyright © 1973, 1984 by Biblica, Inc.

All rights reserved worldwide. Used by permission.

The following items are all used by permission. All rights reserved.

Music reprinted under OneLicense #A-732573 CCLI #5028554

Psalm 124 Music: © 2005 Ronald Schilling.

Holy God, We Praise Your Name Text st. 3: © 1993 Ruth Backer Glaeske. Used by permission.

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Save the Date

On Sunday, August 30th we will be welcoming back our college students. More details coming

soon!

Family Bible Hour

We will resume our Family Bible Hour with Adult Bible Study, Teen Bible Class and Sunday School

on Sunday, September 13th. Details to follow. Please plan to join us!

Outdoor Anniversary Service

Mark your calendar for Sunday, October 4th, when we will hold an outdoor service at Prophets-

town State Park in honor of our 8th anniversary as a congregation. Bring your own picnic lunch for

our meal to follow; grill will be provided. Invite friends, neighbors and relatives to celebrate with us.

There will be plenty of room for social distancing. Park entrance fee is $7.00 per carload.

Prayer Requests

"I urge, then, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for all people

- for kings and all those in authority, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and

holiness." 1 Timothy 2:1-2

Keep in your prayers this week: All those in our midst who may be dealing with physical ail-

ments, emotional hurts or the loss of a loved one; for our college students as they begin arriving

back to campus for the fall semester; that our online outreach efforts would reach more and more

Bible Basics Class

Looking for a study that takes an honest look at the main teachings of Christianity in a non-

judgmental relaxed setting? Skeptical of Christianity, or organized religion? Have you been an

"every Sunday church goer" and want to take a refresher course on the teachings of the Bible?

Then Bible Basics is the class for you! Pastor Horn is currently recording a class that he normally

teaches in person and posting them on our YouTube channel. The first seven lessons are already

posted on our website. Why not start today! Follow this link: https://lambofgodlafayette.com/

ministry/bible-basics/

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people with the gospel; that the Lord grant wisdom to Governor Holcomb, President Trump, Vice

President Pence, and the Coronavirus Task Force; that our Almighty Creator protect Jenna, Abbey,

Cheryl and Julie—the health care workers in our congregation as well as all of the doctors and nurs-

es in our country - that the Almighty Physician would guard and protect them from all disease and

illness, and grant them patience, compassion and love to all they serve; all those affected by the

coronavirus; for the current state of our world, that we remember our God is still in charge and will

sustain us and give us what we need; that our Lord would give us the means to show the love of

Christ as we support our neighbors in need.

*** Need to talk to someone? Pastor Horn is available to chat on the phone or virtually.

Contact him through his personal email at: revhorn2004@gmail.com***