Pentecost 26 13 combined final

Gathering Song

Safe and Sound

By: Capital Cities

I could lift you up I could show you what you want to see

And take you where you want to be

You could be my luck Even if the sky is falling down

I know that we'll be safe and sound We’re safe and sound

I could fill your cup You know my river won't evaporate

This world we still appreciate

You could be my luck Even in a hurricane of frowns

I know that we'll be safe and sound

We’re safe and sound



I could show you love In a tidal wave of mystery

You'll still be standing next to me

You could be my luck Even if we're six feet underground I know that we'll be safe and sound

We'll be safe and sound









We’re safe and sound We’re safe and sound We’re safe and sound





PENTECOST XXVICONFIRMATION SUNDAY

November 17, 2013

WELCOME & INVOCATION

OPENING SONG

Who Am I?

By: Casting Crowns

Who am I, that the Lord of all the earth

Would care to know my nameWould care to feel my hurt

Who am I, that the Bright and Morning StarWould choose to light the wayFor my ever wandering heart

Not because of who I amBut because of what You've done

Not because of what I've doneBut because of who You are

I am a flower quickly fadingHere today and gone tomorrowA wave tossed in the oceanA vapor in the windStill You hear me when I'm callingLord, You catch me when I'm fallingAnd You've told me who I amI am Yours, I am Yours

Who Am I, that the eyes that see my sinWould look on me with love and watch me rise againWho Am I, that the voice that calmed the seaWould call out through the rainAnd calm the storm in me







I am YoursWhom shall I fearWhom shall I fear'Cause I am Yours

I am Yours

Confession of Gifts

Leader: Today we are united by the Living God who creates us, redeems us and enlivens us.

All: Amen.

P: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and father of all, and in you all.

But to each one of us grace was given according

to the measure of Christ’s gift.” (Ephesians 4) Let us bear witness to these words by confessing to God and one another ourgiftedness.

All: We confess that we were made in the imageand likeness of God. Each of us has been endowed with many unique gifts. These gifts are ours to be used for the benefit of the kingdom of God and to God’s glory.

We are, each of us, amazing. We are masterpieces of God, beautiful and of great worth. We are of such worth that the God of the universe became one of us in order to save all of us.

We are salt and light for the world. We are God’s partners for creating a just and peaceful world.

P: We live in a world full of enmity and strife. We live in a world with rich and poor; hungry and overfed, included and excluded. What shall we do with our gifts?

All: We will see all people as gifted. We choose to look for the inherent worth of every human being. We desire to join with people of all races, classes, and religions to employ our gifts for the creation of a just planet.

Our vision is nothing less than the promised shalom of God.

P: May God, who has given us the will to do such things, and our wonderfully diverse gifts, also grant us the diligence and courage to accomplish them. May God lead us by the power of the Holy Spirit.

May God’s love be as real to us as our own heartbeats.

All: Amen!

Let it be so!

Amen!

Until The Whole

World Hears

Lord I want to feel your heartand see the world through your

eyesI want to be your hands and feet

I want to live a life that leads

Ready yourselves, ready yourselves

Let us shine the light of Jesus in the darkest night


May the powers of darkness tremble

as our praises rise

Until the whole world hears Lord we are calling out

Lifting up Your name for all to hear the sound

Like voices in the wilderness we're crying out

as the day draws nearWe'll sing until the whole world

hears

Lord, let your sleeping giant rise

Catch the demons by surprise

Holy nation sanctifiedLet this be our battle cry


Let us shine the light of Jesus in the darkest night


May the powers of darkness tremble

as our praises rise




as the day draws near

We'll sing until the whole world Hears (x2)

I want to be your hands and feetI want to live a life that leads

To see you set the captive freeUntil the whole world hears

and I pray that they will see more of you and less

of meLord I want my life to be

the song You sing




as the day draws near

We'll sing until the whole world Hears (x5)

Prayer of the Day:

Lead by Reilly Biedebach

Almighty God, your presence reassures us in time of uncertainty and terror, we pray for wisdom and courage to discern your purposes in every time and place.

Help us to stand for the best we are. Keep us from being led astray by competing voices that compromise your intentions for us and all people. Give us strength to be the church and never become weary of doing what is right. In Jesus name we pray

AMEN

Trenton Beeh and

Daniel Holst

Children’s Message

Sanctuary

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried

and true; With thanksgiving I’ll be a living

sanctuary for You.

It is You Lord, who came to save me;

the heart and soul of everyone. It is You Lord,

Who knows my weakness, Who gives me strength by Your own

hand.

Lead me on, Lord, from temptation, purify me from

within.Fill my heart with Your Holy Spirit,

take away all my sin.

Gospel Luke 21:5-19 (p. 80 NT)

Standing Firm in Faith

Pastor Erin Martinson and Sean Crayne

10,000 Reasons By Matt Redman

Bless the Lord O my soulO my soul,Worship His holy name

Sing like never before,O my soul.I'll worship Your holy name

The sun comes up it's a new day dawningIt's time to sing Your song again,

Whatever may pass and whatever lies before meLet me be singing when the evening comes

Bless the Lord O my soul,O my soul,

Worship His holy name

Sing like never beforeO my soul,

I'll worship Your holy name

You're rich in love and You're slow to anger,

Your name is great and Your heart is kind,

For all Your goodnessI will keep on singing,

Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find





And on that day whenmy strength is failing,

The end draws near and my time has come,

Still my soul will sing Your praise unending,

Ten thousand years and then forevermore





Worship Your holy name,

Lord I'll worship Your holy name

Sing like never beforeO my soul


Worship Your holy name

Worship Your holy name

Affirmation of Baptism pg 234 ELW

P:Let us pray. Merciful God, we thank you for these sisters and brothers, whom you have made your own by water and the Word in baptism. You have called them to yourself, enlightened them with the gifts of your Spirit, and nourished them in the community of faith. Uphold your servants in the gifts and promises of baptism, and

unite the hearts of all whom you have brought to new birth. We ask this in the name of Christ.

All: Amen

P: I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the faith of The church. Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God?

Response:I renounce them.

P: Do you renounce the powers of this world that rebel against God?


P: Do you renounce the ways of sin that draw you from God?


P: Do you believe in God the Father?

All:I believe in God, the Father AlmightyCreator of heaven and earth

P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?All:I believe in Jesus Christ,God’s only Son, our Lord,who was conceivedby 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.

P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit?All: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.

P: You have made public profession of your faith. Do you intend to continue in thecovenant God made with you in holy baptism: to live among God's faithful people, to hear the word of God and share in the Lord's supper, to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed, to serve all people, following the …

P:…example of Jesus,and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth?

Each response: I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.

P: People of God, do you promise to support these sisters and brothers and pray for them in their life in Christ?

All:We do, and we ask God to help and guide us.

P: Let us pray.We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give us newbirth, cleanse us from sin, and raise us to eternal life.

P: Stir up in Katherine, Michaela, and Eric the gift of your Holy Spirit:the spirit of wisdom and understanding,the spirit of counsel and might,the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence,both now and forever.ALL: Amen

P: Let us rejoice with these sisters and brothers in Christ.

ALL: We rejoice with you in the life of baptism. Together we will give thanks and praise to God and proclaim the good news to all the world.

Offering&

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Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

(ELW p. 129)OFFERTORY PRAYER

Words of InstitutionMatthew 26; Mark 14;

Luke 22; 1 Corinthians 11

The Lord’s PrayerELW 112 (r)

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.

Communion

Here I Am To Worship

Tim Hughes

Light of the worldYou stepped down into darknessOpened my eyes, Let me seeBeauty that made this heart adore youHope of a life spent with you

Here I am to worship Here I am to bow down Here I am to say that you're my GodYou're altogether lovelyAltogether worthyAltogether wonderful to me

King of all daysSo highly exaltedGlorious in heaven aboveHumbly you came to the earth you createdAll for love's sake became poor


I'll never know how much it costTo see my sin upon that crossI'll never know how much it costTo see my sin upon that crossI'll never know how much it costTo see my sin upon that cross I'll never know how much it costTo see my sin upon that cross


Awesome God

Rich Mullins/Tom Booth© 1988 BMG Songs, Inc.

When he rolls up his sleeveshe ain’t “puttin’ on the ritz.”Our God is an awesome God!There is thunder in his footstepsand lightning in his fists.Our God is an awesome God!

And the Lord wasn’t jokin’when he kicked ‘em out of Eden;It wasn’t for no reasonthat he shed his blood. His return is very closeso you better be believin’ thatour God is an awesome God!

Our God is an awesome God;he reigns from heav’n abovewith wisdom, pow’r and love.Our God is an awesome God.


And when the skywas starless in the void of the night,Our God is an awesome God!he spoke into the darknessand created the light.Our God is an awesome God!

The judgment and wrathhe poured out on Sodom, the mercy and gracehe gave us on the cross.I hope we have nottoo quickly forgotten thatour God is an awesome God!


Our God is an awesome God;he reigns from heav’n abovewith wisdom, pow’r and love.Our God is an awesome God.Our God is an awesome God.Our God is an awesome God.

BLESSING AND BENEDICTION

Every Move I Make

Every move I make I make in youYou make me move Jesus

Every breath I take I breathe in you

Every step I take I take in youYou are my way Jesus






Waves of mercy, waves of graceEverywhere I look I see your face

Your love has captured meOh my God, this love

How can it be?





Waves of mercy, waves of graceEverywhere I look I see your face

Your love has captured meOh my God, this love

How can it be?

Go Love

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PENTECOST XXVINovember 17, 2013

WELCOME & INVOCATION

Confession of Gifts

Leader: Today we are united by the Living God who creates us, redeems us and enlivens us.

All: Amen.

P: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and father of all, and in you all. But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s

gift.” (Ephesians 4) Let us bear witness to these words by confessing to God and one another ourgiftedness.

All: We confess that we were made in the imageand likeness of God.

Each of us has been endowed with many unique gifts. These gifts are ours to be used for the benefit of the kingdom of God and to God’s glory. We are, each of us, amazing. We are masterpieces of God,

beautiful and of great worth. We are of such worth that the God of the universe became one of us in order to save all of us. We are salt and light for the world. We are God’s partners for creating a just and peaceful world.

P: We live in a world full of enmity and strife. We live in a world with rich and poor; hungry and overfed, included and excluded. What shall we do with our gifts?

All: We will see all people as gifted.

We choose to look for the inherent worth of every human being. We desire to join with people of all races, classes, and religions to employ our gifts for the creation of a just planet. Our vision is nothing less than the

promised shalom of God.

P: May God, who has given us the will to do such things, and our wonderfully diverse gifts, also grant us the diligence and courage to accomplish them. May God lead us by the power of the Holy Spirit.

May God’s love be as real to us as our own heartbeats.

All: Amen!

Let it be so!

Amen!

Built on a Rock ELW 652

Built on a rock the church shall stand,even when steeples are falling;

crumbled have spires in ev'ry land,bells still are chiming and callingcalling the young and old to rest,

calling the souls of those distressed,longing for life everlasting.

Surely, in temples made with handsGod the Most High is not dwelling—

high in the heav'ns his temple stands,all earthly temples excelling,

Yet God who dwells in heav'n abovedeigns to abide with us in love,making our bodies his temple.

Christ builds a house of living stones:we are his own habitation;

he fills our hearts, his humble thrones,granting us life and salvation.

were two or three will seek his face,he in their midst will show his grace,

blessings upon them bestowing.

Yet in this house, an earthly frame,Jesus the children is blessing;

hither we come to praise his name,faith in our Savior confessing.

Jesus to us his Spirit sent,making with us his covenant,

granting his children the kingdom.

Through all the passing years, O Lord,grant that, when church bells are ringing,many may come to hear your Wordwho here this promise is bringing:

"I know my own, my own know me;you, not the world, my face shall see;

my peace I leave with you. Amen."Amen

BLESSING OF NEW CONFIRMED MEMBERS

Apostolic Greeting p. 203

P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ,the love of God,and the communionof the Holy Spiritbe with you all.

All: And also with you.

Kyrie (Lord, Have Mercy)

p.203

Have mercy on us Lord,and hear our solemn

prayerwe come to hear your

living word,it saves us from despair.

Have mercy on us Christ,and wash away our sin.

Pour out your grace and make us whole

that new life may begin.

Have mercy on us Lord,make sin and shame

depart.Renew us with

your saving power;create in us new hearts!

Hymn of Praise - p204

Glory be to God in heaven;peace, goodwill to all the

earth,Mighty God of all creation,Father of surpassing worth:

we exalt you, we adore you,we lift high

our thanks and praise.Saints and angelsbow before you;here on earth

our songs we raise.

Glory be to Christ foreverLamb of God and Lord of love.

Son of God and gracious Savior,

you have come from heav’n above.

On the cross you died to save us;

now you reign at God’s right hand.

Hear our prayer;restore, forgive us;

in your promise firm we stand.

Holy One we now acclaim you;Lord alone, to you we call;

Holy One in faith we name you,God most high, yet near to all:

Jesus Christ, with God the Spirit,

in the Father’s splendor bright.For the peace that we inherit,

glory be to God on high!

Prayer of the Day

O God, the protector of all who trust in you, without you nothing is strong, nothing is holy. Embrace us with your mercy, that with you as our ruler and guide,

we may live through what is temporary

without losing what is eternal, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen

Choir Anthem

Come share the Lord

By George Bennard

Malachi 4:1-2a (p. 916 OT)

1st Lesson

Psalm 98

3:6-13 (p. 198 NT)

2nd Lesson

Alleluia! Lord and Savior: open now your saving word. Let it burn like fire within us:

Speak until our hearts are stirred.Alleluia! Lord, we sing for

the good news that you bring.

Gospel Acclamation p. 205 ELW

Gospel Luke 21:5-19 (p. 80 NT)

Standing Firm in Faith

Pastor Erin Martinson and Sean Crayne

How Firm A Foundation ELW 796

How firm a foundation, Oh saints of the Lord,Is laid for your faith in

His excellent Word!What more can he say than to you he has saidWho unto the Savior for refuge have fled?

Fear not, I am with you, oh, be not dismayed,For I am your God

and will still give you aid;I’ll strengthen you, help you,

and cause you to standUpheld by my righteous,

omnipotent hand.

When through fiery trials your pathway shall lie,

My grace, all sufficient, shall be your supply.

The flames shall not hurt you; I only design

Your dross to consume and your gold to refine.

Throughout all their lifetimeMy people shall prove

My sovereign, eternal unchangeable love;And then when gray hairs shall their temples adorn,Like lambs they shall still

in my bosom be borne.

Apostles Creed

I believe in God,the Father almighty,creator of heaven

and earth.

ELW p. 127

I believe in Jesus Christ,God’s only Son, our Lord,

who was conceivedby 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 dayhe rose again;he ascended into heaven,he is seated

at the right handof the Father,

and he will come again 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.

Offering&

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Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

(ELW p. 129)OFFERTORY PRAYER

Words of InstitutionMatthew 26; Mark 14;

Luke 22; 1 Corinthians 11

The Lord’s PrayerELW 112 (r)

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.

Communion

Here is Bread ELW #483

Here is bread, here is wine Christ is with us, he is with us

Break the bread, drink the wine Christ is with us here

Here is grace, here is peace Christ is with us, he is with us Know his grace, find his peace

Feast on Jesus here

In this bread there is healing

In this cup there's life forever

In this moment, by the Spirit

Christ is with us hereHere we are, joined in one Christ is with us, he is with us We'll proclaim, till he comes

Jesus crucified

Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart

#800

Spirit of God, descend upon my heart;

wean it from earth, through all its pulses

move;stoop to my weakness,strength to me impart,

and make me love you as I ought to love.

I ask no dream, no prophet ecstasies,no sudden rending of the veil of clay, no angel visitant, no op'ning skies;

but take the dimness of my soul away. love.

Have you not bid me love you, God and King; all, all your own, soul, heart, and strength, and mind?I see your cross; there teach my heart to cling.Oh, let me seek you and, oh, let me find!

Teach me to love you as your angels love,one holy passion filling all my frame:the baptism of the heav'n-descended dove,my heart an altar, and your love the flame.

BLESSING AND BENEDICTION

Hymn #654

The Church's One Foundation

AURELIA

Tune: Samuel S. Wesley, 1810-76

The church's one foundationis Jesus Christ, her Lord;

she is his new creationby water and the word.From heav'n he came

and sought herto be his holy bride;

with his own blood he bought her,and for her life he died.

Elect from ev'ry nation,yet one o'er all the earth;her charter of salvation

one Lord, one faith, one birth;one holy name she blesses,

partakes one holy food,and to one hope she presses

with ev'ry grace endued.

Though with a scornful wonderthis world sees her oppressed,

by schisms rent asunder,by heresies distressed,

yet saints their watch are keeping;their cry goes up: "How long?"and soon the night of weeping

shall be the morn of song.

Through toil and tribulationand tumult of her war,

she waits the consummationof peace forevermore;

till with the vision gloriousher longing eyes are blest,

and the great church victoriousshall be the church at rest.

Yet she on earth has unionwith God, the Three in One,

and mystic sweet communionwith those whose rest is won.Oh, blessed heav'nly chorus!Lord, save us by your grace,that we, like saints before us,

may see you face to face.

Go Love

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Pentecost 26 13 combined final