First Sunday in Lent Holy Communion

ELW Setting 5 February 16 and 17, 2013

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP PRELUDE Chorale Fantasia on O Lord, throughout These Forty Days WELCOME CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS All are invited to stand and make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
Wells

INTRODUCTION These forty days called Lent are like no other. It is our opportune time to return to the God who rescues; to receive the gifts of God's grace; to believe with the heart and confess with the mouth the wonder of God's love in Jesus; and to resist temptation at every turn. This is no small pilgrimage on which we have just embarked. It is a struggle Jesus knew. It is a struggle Jesus shares. The nearness of the Lord, in bread and wine, water and word, will uphold and sustain us. CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags and a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. An usher will gladly provide you with assistance. As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so that we may record your presence with us.

Blessed be the Holy Trinity, Father +Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures forever. Amen. Let us pray: God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Silence is kept for reflection. Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us. For self-centered living, and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness; For longing to have what is not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves; For misuse of human relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others: Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us. For jealousies that divide families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare; For reluctance in sharing the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation; For hurtful words that condemn, and for angry deeds that harm: Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us. For idleness in witnessing to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace: Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated to you; and then use us, we pray, as you will, but always to your glory and the welfare of your people, through our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Amen.

God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. May almighty God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit have mercy on us, forgive us all our sins, and bring us to everlasting life. Amen. We invite you to stand. GATHERING SONG: O Lord, throughout These Forty Days (ELW 319) GREETING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. KYRIE

PRAYER OF THE DAY Let us pray. O Lord God, you led your people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide us now, so that, following your Son, we may walk safely through the wilderness of this world toward the life you alone can give, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Please be seated A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN

FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 26:111 When you have come into the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, 2you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the LORD your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the LORD your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. 3You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, "Today I declare to the LORD your God that I have come into the land that the LORD swore to our ancestors to give us." 4When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the LORD your God, 5you shall make this response before the LORD your God: "A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. 6When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, 7we cried to the LORD, the God of our ancestors; the LORD heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8The LORD brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; 9and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. 10So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O LORD, have given me." You shall set it down before the LORD your God and bow down before the LORD your God. 11Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the LORD your God has given to you and to your house. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 91:12, 916 Refrain:

Tone:

You who dwell in the shelter of | the Most High, who abide in the shadow of | the Almighty 2 you will say to the LORD, "My refuge | and my stronghold, my God in whom I | put my trust." R
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Because you have made the | LORD your refuge, and the Most High your | habitation, 10 no evil | will befall you, nor shall affliction come | near your dwelling. 11 For God will give the angels charge | over you, to guard you in | all your ways. 12 Upon their hands they will | bear you up, lest you strike your foot a- | gainst a stone. R
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You will tread upon the lion | cub and viper; you will trample down the lion | and the serpent. 14 I will deliver those who | cling to me; I will uphold them, because they | know my name. 15 They will call me, and I will | answer them; I will be with them in trouble; I will rescue and | honor them. 16 With long life will I | satisfy them, and show them | my salvation. R

SECOND READING: Romans 10:8b13 "The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart" (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. 11The scripture says, "No one who believes in him will be put to shame." 12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. 13For, "Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved." The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Please stand for the reading of the gospel GOSPEL ACCLAMATION All sing the response, the cantor will sing the verse then all repeat Glory and praise

GOSPEL: Luke 4:113 The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, 2where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. 3The devil said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread." 4Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'One does not live by bread alone.'" 5 Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. 6And the devil said to him, "To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. 7If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours." 8Jesus answered him, "It is written, 'Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.'" 9 Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, "If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here, 10for it is written, 'He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,' 11 and 'On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.'" 12 Jesus answered him, "It is said, 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test.'" 13When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Please be seated SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson Silence for reflection, and then we invite you to stand and sing:

Verse: One does not live by/ bread alone* But by every word that comes from the / mouth of God

HYMN OF THE DAY: Lead Me, Guide Me (ELW 768) CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's 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 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. 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. Please be seated ANNOUNCEMENTS PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Returning to the Lord with all our heart, let us pray for the whole people of God, the earth, and all who cry out for healing. You may kneel or sit as you are able Each petition ends with: Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Hear us according to your steadfast love, O God, and in your great compassion bring us to resurrection and rebirth in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. We invite you to please stand PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you.

Please be seated OFFERTORY SENTENCE AND BIDDING I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present yourselves as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Romans 12:1 Let us with gladness offer our lives and the fruit of our labor to the Lord. OFFERING Chorale Prelude on Christe, du Lamm' Gottes J. S. Bach

We invite you to please stand and sing: OFFERTORY HYMN

OFFERING PRAYER God our provider, you have not fed us with bread alone, but with words of grace and life. Bless us and these your gifts, which we receive from your bounty, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

DIALOGUE

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Blessed are you, O God of the universe. Your mercy is everlasting and your faithfulness endures from age to age With this bread and cup we remember our Lord's passover from death to life as we proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. O God of resurrection and new life: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine. Bless this feast. Grace our table with your presence. Come, Holy Spirit.

PREFACE by the pastor HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the bread. Raise us up as the body of Christ for the world. Breathe new life into us. Send us forth, burning with justice, peace, and love. Come, Holy Spirit. With [name/s and] your holy ones of all times and places, with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and moon and stars, we praise you, O God, blessed and Holy Trinity, now and forever. Amen.

LORD'S PRAYER

LAMB OF GOD

MEDITATION DURING DISTRIBUTION: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Please stand INVITATION TO COMMUNION All who thirst, all who hunger, come and be filled with the goodness of God. Please be seated Lutherans believe the true body and blood of Christ are really present in the Supper of our Lord under the form of bread and wine and are there distributed and received. All baptized persons are welcomed to Communion when they are visiting this congregation. If you wish to commune, please come forward to receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ with your hands cupped. If you cannot or do not wish to commune you may come forward with your hands crossed over your chest for a blessing. SONG AFTER COMMUNION: Now, Lord (ELW 201)

Thomas Tallis

POSTLUDE

Prelude and Fugue in e-minor

J. S. Bach

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK Monday, February 18, 2013 Martin Luther, renewer of the church, died 1546 Though he began his adult church life as a simple Augustinian monk, Luther challenged the abuses he saw in the church, and his work eventually led to the Protestant Reformation. Luther's accomplishments included liturgical reform, translation of the Bible, and creation of the Small and Large Catechisms. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION O God, in this holy meal you have embraced us and gathered us into your arms of compassion and protection. Release us now to go on our way in these forty days, ready to work, ready to pray, ready to understand our work as a form of prayer, ready to fast from complacency, and ready to share with those in need; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. BLESSING The God of steadfastness and encouragement grant you to live in harmony with one another, in accordance with Christ Jesus. Amen. The God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The God of all grace, Father, +Son, and Holy Spirit bless you now and forever. Amen. SENDING SONG: A Mighty Fortress Is Our God (ELW 504) DISMISSAL Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. Saturday, February 23 Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr, died 156 Because he is said to have been known by John, the author of Revelation, as well as the important early church fathers Irenaeus and Ignatius, Polycarp serves as a vital link in church history. He was burned at the stake at age 86 for refusing to renounce his faith.
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