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Living Savior Lutheran Church4616 Gharrett St Missoula, MT 59803
livingsaviormissoula.org 406.543.8222Pastor Justin Cloute [email protected]
September 24, 2017 Pentecost 16WELCOME TO WORSHIPWe’re happy you’re here to worship with us! We pray that the Lord bless you through his Word this morning.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of the greeters or anyone else who looks like they know what is going on.
Restrooms - We would ask that you use the restrooms out the back doors and down the hallway on left.
Parents, we are so glad that you have brought your little children to church this morning. If needed, there is a nursery out the back doors to the right.
We apologize for our mess as we remodel our sanctuary.
Summer Sermon SeriesThe True Church
Who is the church for? How long does it last? What does the church do here on earth?
September 3 – The Church is meant for all September 10 – The Church will stand forever September 17 – The Church speaks a dangerous Word September 25 – The Church watches and warns each other
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SERVICE OF THE WORDOur worship follows an order (liturgy) that centers our attention on listening to God’s Word, recounting what he has done for us, and praising his name. This basic order has been the foundation of worship for centuries in the Christian Church.
SERVICE THEME:THE CHURCH IS THE MOUTHPIECE OF GOD
OPENING HYMN Speak, O Lord | 735
INVOCATION
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you.
C: And also with you.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTIONP: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and
serve him as his dear children. But we have disobeyed him and deserve only his wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to him and plead for his mercy.
C: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against you and do not deserve to be called your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt.
P: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, he has removed your guilt forever. You are his own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to his will.
C: Amen. P: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord: RESPONSE Oh, Taste and See
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PRAYER OF THE DAYP: Let your continual mercy, O Lord, cleanse and defend your Church; and
because it cannot continue in safety without your help, protect and govern it always by your goodness; for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
THE WORD OF GODTHE FIRST LESSON Jeremiah 23:25-29
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False prophets always speak their own thoughts and dreams instead of God’s Word. However, God’s Word is like a hammer that breaks rock in pieces. The truth prevails.
25 “I have heard what the prophets say who prophesy lies in my name. They say, ‘I had a dream! I had a dream!’ 26 How long will this continue in the hearts of these lying prophets, who prophesy the delusions of their own minds? 27 They think the dreams they tell one another will make my people forget my name, just as their ancestors forgot my name through Baal worship. 28 Let the prophet who has a dream recount the dream, but let the one who has my word speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29
“Is not my word like fire,” declares the Lord, “and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?
VERSE OF THE DAY Philippians 4:4P: Alleluia. Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Alleluia.
THE EPISTLE LESSON 1 Peter 4:7-11
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In these last days before Judgement Day Christians are alert, serving God and speaking his Words to his glory.
7 The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. 10 Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms. 11 If anyone speaks, they should do so as one who speaks the very words of God. If anyone serves, they should do so with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be praised through Jesus Christ. To him be the glory and the power for ever and ever. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY The Gospel Shows the Father’s Grace | 288 v.1-4
THE SERMON TEXT Luke 10:16-23 16 “Whoever listens to you listens to me; whoever rejects you rejects me; but whoever rejects me rejects him who sent me.”17 The seventy-two returned with joy and said, “Lord, even the demons submit to us in your name.”18 He replied, “I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. 19 I have given you authority to trample on snakes and scorpions and to overcome all the power of the enemy; nothing will harm you. 20 However, do not rejoice that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”21 At that time Jesus, full of joy through the Holy Spirit, said, “I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Yes, Father, for this is what you were pleased to do.22 “All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and no one knows who the Father is except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
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23 Then he turned to his disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
SERMONSpeak for Jesus
Luke 10:16-23
APOSTLE’S CREEDI 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 “Each one should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” - 2 Corinthians 9:7
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
LORD’S PRAYERC: Our Father, who art in heaven,
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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.
THE BLESSINGP: Brothers and sisters, go in peace. Live in harmony with one another.
Serve the Lord with gladness.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 his favor and give you peace.
C: Amen.
CLOSING HYMN O Christ, Who Called the Twelve | 770
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News and NotesBible Study: Bible study continues this week with an abbreviated study on the Reformation. Each week we will watch a short video vignette from the new Luther documentary that will focus our study on a key Scriptural truth. Today join us at 11:15am to take a closer look at indulgences, and the Bible’s teaching that Forgiveness is in Christ Alone, and is not an item to be sold.Children’s Sunday School: Today at 11:15 with Ms. Rachel & Ms. Elizabeth.Church Council and Women of Faith will meet today at 12:15! We will start our meeting together in the fellowship hall.Women's Bible Study: Women’s Bible study will continue this Friday, September 29 at the Petty's house and begins at 12:30.Are you getting Weekly Update? Are weekly email update provides you with a devotional thought and is also one of our primary means of communicating with you. If you are not receiving this, first check your junk email box and mark the email as safe. If you still aren’t receiving them, speak to Vicar.Bible Basics: Have questions or interested in learning more about the teachings of the Bible? Contact Pastor Cloute (543-8222 – [email protected]) about the next round of Bible Information Classes. Pastor & Vicar will be in Bozeman at their Rocky Mountain Pastor’s Conference Monday-Wednesday. Pastor Cloute will then be traveling to the Seminary in Mequon, WI to present a reaction for the 500th Reformation Symposium. Please keep them in your prayers.
SERVING AT LIVING SAVIOR
Music:Today: MaryNext Sunday: Jon
Camera:Today: GilNext Sunday: Donavon
Greeters:Today: Raynock/McguireNext Sunday: Fleigs
Cleaners:This Week: Landers
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