The Second Sunday after Trinity 21 June AD 2020

Welcome in Jesus’ name! We pray God’s richest blessings on your receiving of His Word this holy day in this unusual setting. We look forward to the day when we will be able to gather again in church as one body to be nourished by our heavenly Groom, Christ Jesus!

Today’s Readings Wisdom has issued an invitation to the divine feast: “Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. Forsake foolishness and live” (Prov 9:1–10). This is the call of the Spirit of Christ to believe the Gospel and to receive His saving gifts in the Holy Supper. Many make excuses and reject this invitation, even as the Jews did in the days of Jesus, yet the Master’s house will be filled. The Gospel call therefore goes out to the lowly and despised, into the highways, even to all the Gentiles (Luke 14:15–24). For “you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ” (Eph 2:13–22). In Christ, believing Jews and Gentiles are no longer strangers but fellow members of the household of God. The enmity of class and race is put to death through the cross. We await the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom which will have no end.

T H E D I V I N E S E R V I C E S e t t i n g T h r e e

Prelude Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared JAMES VYHANEK

+ Confession and Absolution +

Stand, if you are able, or sit. The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our

Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

P Our help is in the name of the Lord,

C who made heaven and earth.

P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,

C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Kneel, if you are able or sit. Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.

P O almighty God, merciful Father,

C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I

have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal

punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I

pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter

sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful

to me, a poor, sinful being.

P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of

the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the

command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father

and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

+ Service of the Word +

Introit Stand (Psalm 18:1–2a, 27, 30a, 49; antiphon: vv. 18b–19) PAUL BUNJES

The LORD was my stay;

He brought me forth also into a large place.

He delivered me

because he delighted in me.

I love you, O | LORD, my strength.*

The LORD is my rock and my fortress and | my deliverer.

For you save a humble | people,*

but the haughty | eyes you bring down.

This God—his way is | perfect;*

the word | of the LORD proves true.

For this I will praise you, O LORD, among the | nations,*

and | sing to your name.

Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*

and to the | Holy Spirit;

as it was in the be- | ginning,*

is now, and will be for- | ever. Amen. (Antiphon is repeated)

Kyrie LSB 186

Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187

Salutation and Collect of the Day

P O Lord, since You never fail to help and govern those whom You nurture in Your

steadfast fear and love, work in us a perpetual fear and love of Your holy name; through

Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now

and forever.

Old Testament Reading Sit ................................................................... (Pew Bible p 533) Proverbs 9:1–10

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Gradual Psalm 120:1–2

In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.

Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

Epistle .......................................................................................................... (Pew Bible p 977) Ephesians 2:13–22

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Alleluia Verse Stand (Psalm 7:17)

Triple Alleluia sung by all

I will give to the LORD the thanks due to his | righteousness,

and I will sing praise to the name of the LORD, the | Most High.

Triple Alleluia sung by all

Holy Gospel .......................................................................................................... (Pew Bible 874) Luke 14:15–24

P The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the fourteenth chapter.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Nicene Creed

C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things

visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father

before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not

made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who

for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the

Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under

Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according

to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father.

And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose

kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the

Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and

glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and

apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for

the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen.

Hymn 622 Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared

Women and Children:

5 Though reason cannot understand,

Yet faith this truth embraces:

Your body, Lord, is even now

At once in many places.

I leave to You how this can be;

Your Word alone suffices me;

I trust its truth unfailing.

Men:

6 Lord, I believe what You have said;

Help me when doubts assail me.

Remember that I am but dust,

And let my faith not fail me.

Your supper in this vale of tears

Refreshes me and stills my fears

And is my priceless treasure.

All:

7 Grant that we worthily receive

Your supper, Lord, our Savior,

And, truly grieving for our sins,

May prove by our behavior

That we are thankful for Your grace

And day by day may run our race,

In holiness increasing.

All:

8 For Your consoling supper, Lord,

Be praised throughout all ages!

Preserve it, for in ev’ry place

The world against it rages.

Grant that this sacrament may be

A blessèd comfort unto me

When living and when dying.

Sermon

P The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ

Jesus.

C Amen.

Offertory Stand LSB 192

Prayer of the Church Kneel

Each Petition Ends:

P Lord, in Your mercy,

C hear our prayer.

The Lord’s Prayer

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 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.

Closing Collect

A Let us pray.

Lord Jesus Christ, giver and perfecter of our faith, we thank and praise You for continuing

among us the preaching of Your Gospel for our instruction and edification. Send Your

blessing upon the Word, which has been spoken to us, and by Your Holy Spirit increase our

saving knowledge of You, that day by day we may be strengthened in the divine truth and

remain steadfast in Your grace. Give us strength to fight the good fight and by faith to

overcome all the temptations of Satan, the flesh, and the world so that we may finally receive

the salvation of our souls; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God,

now and forever.

C Amen.

Benediction LSB 183

P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to

you. The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.

C Amen.

Hymn 818 In Thee Is Gladness

Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting Three from Lutheran Service Book

Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used

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T H I S W E E K A T O U R S A V I O R C H U R C H

Wednesday 6:30 AM Men’s Bible Study 9:00 AM Matins (also available on livestream)

Thursday 7:00 PM Divine Service

Next Sunday 8:00 AM Divine Service (also available on livestream) 9:30 AM Divine Service 9:45 AM Livestreamed Adult Bible Class 11:00 AM Divine Service

Next Sunday's Readings: The 3rd Sunday after Trinity Micah 7:18-20 1 Tim. 1:12-17 or 1 Peter 5:6-11 Luke 15:11-32

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Pr. Jeremy M. Swem, Pastor, Cell 644.8338 Kara Harbuagh, Principal

Pr. David C. Fleming, Assoc. Pastor, Cell 516.2945 Christina Roberts, Kantor

Pr. North P. Sherrill, Assoc. Pastor, Cell 581.8353

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