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LOVE LISTENS Sunday, October 11, 2020 – Thanksgiving/Pentecost
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Service Order: CW Evening Prayer Vespers
A warm welcome to those visiting us this morning. Here at St.
Paul we preach Christ crucified, whose suffering and death paid for
our sins and earned for us the gift of everlasting life. If you
have any questions, please don’t hesitate to speak with Pastor
Goetzinger or Pastor Thompson. We pray that you return to worship
with us again.
INFORMATION Restrooms Speak with an usher for the location.
Hearing assistance devices are available. Speak with an usher.
FOR PARENTS Changing table is located in the washroom next to
the kitchen downstairs. Quiet space for children behind the glass
walls at the entryway of church.
PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE CHURCH silence for meditation.
Heavenly Father, I thank you for the deep love you showed me on
the cross. Help me to show my love for you and for those around me
by listening to you: by daily turning my mind to your word so that
I know what you desire for me. How can I know and do what you want
if I do not listen to you? Thank you for your word. In your saving
name I pray, Amen.
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INVOCATION, CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
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CW 446 I Am Trusting You, Lord Jesus Stand. M: In the name of
the Father and of the Son ✙ and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. M: As
we come before our Holy and Almighty God, we can clearly see
that
we have fallen short of his expectation and demand for
perfection. We have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. To
whom do we turn?
S: (soloist sings) I am trusting you, Lord Jesus, Trusting only
you, Trusting you for full salvation, Free and true.
C: We put our trust in the Lord, Jesus Christ, and we confess
our sins to him. He alone has lived a perfect life, never once
sinning against the will of God the Father. We bring our sins to
him and leave them at the foot of his cross.
S: (soloist sings) I am trusting you for pardon; At your feet I
bow, For your grace and tender mercy Trusting now.
C: We trust in Christ alone for the pardoning of our sins. His
willing sacrifice on the cross was “a pleasing aroma” to the Lord,
and his blood alone has washed away the sins of the world.
S: (soloist sings) I am trusting you for cleansing In the
crimson flood, Trusting you who made me holy By your blood.
M: You are right to trust in the cleansing power of the blood of
Christ. It is through the blood of Christ that your sins have been
removed forever, and you have been given a new life, free from
guilt and shame. Christ covers you with his robe of righteousness
and purity, giving you the strength and ability to live a new life
of thanksgiving and praise. Let us trust in Christ alone to guide
us through this life and into the next.
S: (soloist sings) I am trusting you to guide me; You alone
shall lead, Ev'ry day and hour supplying All my need.
To invoke God is to call out to him to be with us tonight, which
he promises in his Word he will do. “Wherever two or three come
together in my name, there I am with them.” (Matthew 18:20)
To confess is to admit we’re far from perfect and so, without
Jesus, shouldn’t be with a perfect God.
The pastor absolves us of our sins, that is, reminds us we’re
forgiven because of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
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PRAYER OF THE DAY ————————————————————————————————
M: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. M: Let us pray:
Almighty God our Father, your generous goodness comes to
us new every day. By the work of your Spirit lead us to
acknowledge your goodness, give thanks for your benefits, and serve
you in willing obedience; through your Son, Jesus Christ our
Lord.
C: Amen. Be seated. FIRST LESSON Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
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clear law and change our ways, because God is perfectly just in his
response to sinful and righteous action.
The word of the LORD came to me: “What do you people mean by
quoting this proverb about the land of Israel:
“ ‘The parents eat sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set
on edge’? “As surely as I live, declares the Sovereign LORD, you
will no longer
quote this proverb in Israel. For everyone belongs to me, the
parent as well as the child—both alike belong to me. The one who
sins is the one who will die.
“Yet you say, ‘The way of the Lord is not just.’ Hear, you
Israelites: Is my way unjust? Is it not your ways that are unjust?
If a righteous person turns from their righteousness and commits
sin, they will die for it; because of the sin they have committed
they will die. But if a wicked person turns away from the
wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right,
they will save their life. Because they consider all the offences
they have committed and turn away from them, that person will
surely live; they will not die. Yet the Israelites say, ‘The way of
the Lord is not just.’ Are my ways unjust, people of Israel? Is it
not your ways that are unjust?
“Therefore, you Israelites, I will judge each of you according
to your own ways, declares the Sovereign LORD. Repent! Turn away
from all your offences; then sin will not be your downfall. Rid
yourselves of all the offences you have committed, and get a new
heart and a new spirit. Why will you die, people of Israel? For I
take no pleasure in the death of anyone, declares the Sovereign
LORD. Repent and live!
We believe that the Bible is the source of all spiritual truth,
and so we read lessons from it to learn who God is and what he’s
done for us throughout history and still today.
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PSALM 25 ————————————————————————————————
Spoken responsively M: To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul; C: in
you I trust, O my God. M: Remember, O Lord, your great mercy and
love, C: for they are from of old. M: Remember not the sins of my
youth and my rebellious ways; C: according to your love remember
me, for you are good, O Lord. M: Turn to me and be gracious to me,
C: for I am lonely and afflicted. M: Look upon my affliction and my
distress C: and take away all my sins. M: Guard my life and rescue
me, C: for I take refuge in you. All: Glory be to the Father and to
the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was
in the beginning, is now, and will be forever, Amen.
SECOND LESSON 2 Corinthians 13:5-8
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about how we live and whether it reflects our faith.
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test
yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless,
of course, you fail the test? And I trust that you will discover
that we have not failed the test. Now we pray to God that you will
not do anything wrong—not so that people will see that we have
stood the test but so that you will do what is right even though we
may seem to have failed. For we cannot do anything against the
truth, but only for the truth.
VERSE OF THE DAY Philippians 2:10,11
———————————————————————————————— M: Alleluia. At the name of Jesus
every knee should bow, and every tongue
confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the
Father. Alleluia. C: These words are written that we may believe
that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God. Alleluia! Stand.
Psalms are songs written thousands of years ago. We still
worship with them today.
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GOSPEL Matthew 21:28-32 ———————————————————————————————— Jesus
tells us that if we really want to show our love for God, we will
listen and obey what he tells us in his word.
“What do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to
the first and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
“ ‘I will not,’ he answered, but later he changed his mind and
went. “Then the father went to the other son and said the same
thing. He
answered, ‘I will, sir,’ but he did not go. “Which of the two
did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said
to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the
prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you. For
John came to you to show you the way of righteousness, and you did
not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes did.
And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe
him.
Be seated. HYMN OF THE DAY Now Thank We All Our God
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sung by soloist, found in Christian Worship 610:1,3
1 Now thank we all our God With hearts and hands and voices, Who
wondrous things has done, In whom his world rejoices, Who from our
mother’s arms Has blessed us on our way With countless gifts of
love And still is ours today.
3 All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given, The Son,
and him who reigns With them in highest heaven, The one eternal
God, Whom earth and heav’n adore! For thus it was, is now, And
shall be evermore. SERMON Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32
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How God Plays the Blame Game
Gospel means “Good News,” and so this is a reading from the
historical biographies of Jesus that tells us the good news of how
Jesus came into this world to save us.
The Hymn of the Day is meant to especially celebrate today’s
unique theme.
A sermon is simply a longer reflection on one of today’s
readings from the Bible.
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APOSTLES’ CREED ———————————————————————————————— Stand. C: I
believe in God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his 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 into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the
Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and
the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
OFFERING ———————————————————————————————— To give
electronically, visit StPaulOttawa.org and click on GIVE in the top
menu. To give physically, either drop in the basket in the centre
aisle, back of church, after the service, or mail to our church
address.
Christians give offerings as a form of worship, to show God our
thanks and dependence on him, and to support our work within the
community and world.
The Apostle’s Creed is a summary of the Christian faith based on
statements of faith from the 100s. It is a summary of the facts our
assurance of forgiveness is based on.
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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH & LORD’S PRAYER
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for preserving your word for thousands of
years so that we can gather around it today and listen. C: We
thank you for the countless prophets and apostles, parents,
neighbours and friends who shared the Good News. M: We thank you
that through the Holy Spirit you have given us hearts that
listen. C: We thank you that we know our sins are forgiven and
eternal life is
ours, freely given by you through Jesus’ death on the cross. M:
Help us to continue to listen to your word, to regularly repent and
hear that
our sins are forgiven. C: Help us to build lives and homes
around your word. Help us to gather
regularly in worship and bible class. M: Help us to make the
sharing of your Gospel message the priority of how
we function as a church family. C: Help us to freely give our
time, treasures, and talents for the sake of
making it as easy as possible for the people in our city to hear
your gospel message.
M: Continue to bless our city, neighbourhoods and families, and
motivate us by your grace to respond to listening to the gospel
message through acts of love to our neighbours.
C: Help us to serve those around us, to be thoughtful, merciful,
and giving neighbours.
M: As we look forward to celebrating Thanksgiving, we give
thanks to you for caring for us, your Church.
C: Thank you for preserving us according to your will through
COVID-19. Thank you for working through our country's first
responders, healthcare workers, police, government workers, and all
who have given so much for our health. But we are most thankful for
your gospel promises, which have kept us through these hard times:
You have never left us or forsaken us, and you have worked through
all this for our eternal good. Heavenly Father, thank you.
M: We bring this all to you, our God who put his love into
action by dying on the cross for us, our saving Triune God: Father,
Son, and Spirit,
C: Amen.
The Prayer of the Church is our biggest prayer of the day,
focusing on our day’s theme and asking God to care for us, our
community, and the world.
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C: 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,
CLOSING PRAYER AND BLESSING ———————————————————————————————— S:
[the soloist sings the following] God be with you till we meet
again,
By his counsels guide, uphold you, With his sheep securely fold
you - God be with you till we meet again. Till we meet, Till we
meet, Till we meet at Jesus' feet. Till we meet, Till we meet - God
be with you till we meet again.
M: Almighty God, grant to your Church the Holy Spirit and the
wisdom that comes from above. Let nothing hinder your Word from
being freely proclaimed to the joy and edifying of Christ’s holy
people, so that we may serve you in steadfast faith and confess
your name as long as we live, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who
lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever.
C: Amen. M: 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 favour and ✙ give you peace.
C: Amen. S: [the soloist sings the following] God be with you
till we meet again,
'Neath his wings protecting hide you, Daily manna still provide
you - God be with you till we meet again. Till we meet, Till we
meet, Till we meet at Jesus' feet. Till we meet, Till we meet - God
be with you till we meet again.
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.
Two-thousand years ago, Jesus taught his disciples to pray with
these words. We use them still today, able to call God our Father
because of Jesus.
We always end with a blessing used by believers for thousands of
years, reminding us we leave as children loved by God and at peace
with him, all because of Jesus.
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Presiding Minister: Pastor Harland Goetzinger Preacher: Pastor
Luke Thompson Organist: Dalton Griffiths Soloist: Khrista Petrie
Accompaniment Coordinator: Deb Tong Serving on Altar Guild: Debbie
Casey and Judy Foulger
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DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN CHRIST, With winter fast
approaching we find ourselves in a bit of a situation. For many
years now, snow removal has been provided by a snow plowing service
for the parking lot and between the church and Parish House. The
entrances and ramp has been kept clean thanks to Delbert Nitschke.
Delbert is one of our senior members and has rightfully decided he
can no longer perform this service. I want to thank Delbert for his
years of service to our Church. It was most appreciated. However we
must now ask if anyone in the congregation would be willing to step
up and fill the void. We cannot depend on our most senior members
to do these tasks.
It requires that someone be available to clear the ramp and 4
small stairways, walkways and entrances to the church after
snowfalls. After most snowfalls this work can take 30 to 45
minutes. Other than for Wednesday evening service and Sunday
mornings, this task can be done at your convenience when the snow
is light.
The alternative would be to pay an outside service to handle it
at a considerable expense.
Please give some thought as to whether you can offer assistance.
The ideal situation would be if several individuals volunteered to
share the load.
If you are able to offer your help, please contact Dennis
Gougeon at [email protected] or call me at 613-282-2257.
Thank you.
Yours in Christ,
Dennis Gougeon Chairman, Board of Properties
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THIS WEEK WITH OUR RISEN AND ASCENDED SAVIOUR
Sunday, October 11 9 am Sunday School & Teen Troupe
(In person at St. Paul) 9 am Adult Bible Study
(Fellowship Hall and on Zoom) 10:30 am Thanksgiving Worship
Monday, October 12 Thanksgiving Monday (Church Office
Closed)
Wednesday, October 14 7 pm Pentecost 20 Worship
with Holy Communion
Thursday, October 15 7 pm Virtual Bible Study
(on Zoom)
Friday, October 16 6:30 pm Illumine Social
(3rd Floor of 208 Wilbrod)
Sunday, October 18 9 am Sunday School & Teen Troupe
(In person at St. Paul) 9 am Adult Bible Study
(Fellowship Hall and on Zoom) 10:30 am Pentecost 20 Worship
with Holy Communion
BIRTHDAY GREETINGS Oct 11: Nathan Heubner Oct 12: Natasha Ally
Oct 13: Shelina Ally Oct 15: Ruth St. Germain Oct 16: James Trimble
Oct 17: Deb Tong
BAPTISMAL GREETINGS Oct 11: Stacey Cheslock, Frank Palaisy Oct
13: Cori Casey, Diana Sutherland Oct 14: Kelly Livingston Oct 16
Melissa (Meme) Moncrieff Oct 17: Irma Lange
KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS Shut-in members: Frederika Grummisch, Irma
Lange, Ruth St. Germain, Neill Sylvester, and Warren Thoms. Seniors
living at home, in retirement residences and health care
facilities. Tesloch Luk (First year university in Oshawa). COVID-19
pandemic and new normal.
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MEMORIAL A memorial has been given to WELS Canada Student Fund
in memory of Ruth Kaniess (mother-in-law of Sharon (Saar) Kaniess)
by Ernest and Helen Saar. If you would like to give a memorial
donation in memory of someone, envelopes are available in the
narthex. Ask one of the ushers if you need help finding them. A
memorial can also be included on the second line of your offering
envelope. Donations help to share God’s word through missions, WELS
Canada Student Fund, St. Paul’s youth ministry, Outreach activities
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God’s grace welcomes you, no matter who you are or where you
come from - and so do we. We’re so glad we’ve had the opportunity
to share God’s grace through Jesus to you. Jesus 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 visitor or returning guest, we are
delighted to share our worship with you. Please come back and
worship with us again. And if there’s any way we can serve you,
please don’t hesitate to let us know.
Harland Goetzinger, [email protected]
Luke Thompson, [email protected]
phone 613-234-0321email [email protected]
web www.stpaulottawa.org
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Wednesday Vespers at 7pm
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