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The 21st

Sunday After Pentecost October 17, 2021

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PRELUDE: 529 - “Jesus, We Are Gathered” Scott Kludt

(11:00 AM) PRESERVICE MUSIC

WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS Stewardship Update Marc Hatcher (8:30 AM) CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Please stand P: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

P: 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 for-giveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen.

P: Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Silence for reflection and self-examination. P: Most merciful God, C: we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. P: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.

(11 AM) PROCESSIONAL HYMN: #580 - “How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord” Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Red Hymnbook)

Please turn to face the Cross as it enters.

Today’s altar flowers are given to the Glory of God by the flower committee.

TODAY AT WORSHIP - 8:30 AM | 11:00 AM

Presiding Minister: Pastor Ben Dueholm Pianist/Organist: Dr. Hando Nahkur Cantor: Scott Kludt Liturgy Ringer: Karen Morton

Assisting Ministers: David Marshall | Stephanie Varnum Communion Assistants: Cissy Palomares | Cathy Barr Acolytes: | Soren Dueholm Altar Guilds: Carolyn & Jur is Laivins | Rachel Fraizer

Crucifer: | Mike Claussen Altar Flowers: Connie Uhr i Marilyn Martin Ushers: Jack Strobel, Joe & Becky Rice, & David Marshall | Jeff & Connie Uhri

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GREETING P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you.

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HYMN OF PRAISE

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PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Let us pray. C: Sovereign God, you turn your greatness into goodness for all the peoples on earth. Shape us into willing servants of your kingdom, and make us desire always and only your will, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

WORD Please be seated

FIRST READING: Isaiah 53:4-12 This reading is from the last of four passages in Isaiah that are often called “servant songs.” Chris-tians are probably most familiar with this servant song. In light of Christian faith, the servant’s healing ministry and redemptive suffering are understood to be fulfilled in the life and death of Christ. Surely he has borne our infirmities and carried our diseases; yet we accounted him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and by his bruises we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have all turned to our own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniqui-ty of us all.

He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he did not open his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he did not open his mouth. By a per-version of justice he was taken away. Who could have imagined his future? For he was cut off from the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people. They made his grave with the wicked and his tomb with the rich, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth.

Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him with pain. When you make his life an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring, and shall prolong his days; through him the will of the Lord shall prosper. Out of his anguish he shall see light; he shall find satisfaction through his knowledge. The righteous one, my servant, shall make many righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore I will allot him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he poured out himself to death, and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

A: Word of God, Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God. PSALM TONE 1

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Psalm 91:9-16 9Because 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.

11For 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.

13You 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.

15They 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.

SECOND READING: Hebrews 5:1-10 Using imagery from scripture and from Jewish worship practices, Jesus is presented as the great high priest who was obedient to God’s saving plan. Through his suffering and death he has become the source of eternal salvation. Every high priest chosen from among mortals is put in charge of things pertaining to God on their behalf, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He is able to deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is subject to weakness; and because of this he must offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not presume to take this honor, but takes it only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; as he says also in another place, “You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek.” In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submis-sion. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. A: Word of God, Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God. CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Vicar Veronika GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Please stand

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The Son of Man came not to be served | but to serve, and to give his life as a ran- | som for many. Repeat acclamation GOSPEL: Mark 10:35-45

P: The holy Gospel according to Mark.

C: Glory to you, O Lord. On the way to Jerusalem the disciples ask Jesus to grant them seats of honor. Jesus responds by announcing that he and his followers will “rule” through self-giving service. James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” And they said to him, “Grant us to sit, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glo-ry.” But Jesus said to them, “You do not know what you are asking. Are you able to drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They replied, “We are able.” Then Jesus said to them, “The cup that I drink you will drink; and with the baptism with which I am baptized, you will be baptized; but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been prepared.” When the ten heard this, they began to be angry with James and John. So Jesus called them and said to them, “You know that among the Gentiles those whom they recognize as their rulers lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. But it is not so among you; but whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant, and whoever wishes to be first among you must be slave of all. For the Son of Man came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.” P: The Gospel of our Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ. Repeat acclamation

Please be seated SERMON Pastor Ben Dueholm

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SERMON HYMN: #712 - “Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service” Please stand Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Red Hymnbook) APOSTLES’ CREED A: We confess the faith of the church in the words of the Apostles’ Creed. C: 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. PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION A: With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord, saying "Lord, have mercy."

After each petition: A: let us pray to the Lord.

C: Lord, have mercy. P: O Lord our God, accept the fervent prayers of your people; in the multitude of your mercies, look with compassion upon us and all who turn to you for help; for you are gracious, O lover of souls, and to you we give glory, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, now and forever. C: Amen. SHARING OF THE PEACE P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: And also with you. P: Let us share Christ’s peace with one another.

The congregation is invited to share the Peace of Christ with one another.

MEAL OFFERINGS RECEIVED Please be seated Many of our members give electronically. To learn more about this option, please see clcdallas.org (9:00AM) SPECIAL MUSIC: “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” - H.v. Dyke, L.v. Beethoven Scott Kludt (11:00AM) “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” - H.v. Dyke, L.v. Beethoven Sanctuary Choir PRESENTATION OF THE GIFTS Please stand OFFERTORY HYMN: 689 - “Praise and Thanksgiving” (Vs. 1 & 4)

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OFFERING PRAYER A: Let us pray. Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, 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. C: Amen. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER P: We give you thanks, Father, through Jesus Christ, your beloved Son, whom you sent in this end of the ages to save and redeem us and to proclaim to us your will. He is your Word, inseparable from you, through whom you created all things, and in whom you take delight. He is your Word, sent from heaven to a virgin’s womb. He there took on our nature and our lot and was shown forth as your Son, born of the Holy Spirit and of the virgin Mary. He, our Lord Jesus, fulfilled all your will and won for you a holy people; he stretched out his hands in suffering in order to free from suffering those who trust you.

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He is the one who, handed over to a death he freely accepted, in order to destroy death, to break the bonds of the evil one, to crush hell underfoot, to give light to the righteous, to establish his cove-nant, and to show forth the resurrection, taking bread and giving thanks to you, said: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. In the same way he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. Remembering, then, his death and resurrection, we take this bread and cup, giving you thanks that you have made us worthy to stand before you and to serve you as your priestly people. Send your Spirit upon these gifts of your church; gather into one all who share this bread and wine; fill us with your Holy Spirit to establish our faith in truth, that we may praise and glorify you through your Son Jesus Christ; through whom all glory and honor are yours, almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit, in your holy church, both now and forever. Amen. LORD’S PRAYER P: Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. 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. LAMB OF GOD

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

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P: The gifts of God for the people of God. C: Thanks be to God. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION Please be seated As you come forward for the Sacrament, please sanitize your hands with the sanitizer in your pew. At 8:30 AM, Communion will be distributed at the altar rail. You may kneel or stand. At 11:00 AM,

Communion will be distributed in a continuous line. The host will be dipped in the chalice and placed in your hand. If you prefer to receive only the host, please tell the ministers. If you would

like to receive a blessing instead, please fold your arms in front of your chest. At this time there is no consecrated grape juice. Remember that communion in one kind (only host or chalice) is a

perfectly valid way to receive the Sacrament. COMMUNION HYMN: 483 - “Here Is Bread” Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Red Hymnbook) PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION Please stand A: Let us pray. We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another; for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. POST COMMUNION HYMN: 207 - “Thankful Hearts and Voices Raise”

SENDING BENEDICTION

The presider blesses the assembly.

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(11:00 AM) SENDING HYMN: #546 - “To Be Your Presence” Evangelical Lutheran Worship (Red Hymnbook)

DISMISSAL A: We are a community of faith reaching out to change lives. Let us go out in peace and share the good news! C: Thanks be to God.

POSTLUDE: 583 - “Take My Life, That I May Be” Scott Kludt

(11:00 AM) “Open the Eyes of My Heart” - P. Baloche Ashley Mahon and Brandon Parsons