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Christ Church

The Divine Serviceof the Lord Jesus Christ

Twenty-fifth Sunday After TrinityChrist the King Sunday

November 21, 2010

Salutation

The Lord be with you! 2 Timothy

And also with you!

Welcome & Announcements

Preparation for Worship (silently pray the following collect to prepare for worship)

Lord God, heavenly Father, send forth Your Son, we pray, to lead home His bride, the Churcthat with all the company of the redeemed we may finally enter into His eternal wedding fea

through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, no

and forever. Amen.

<STAND when the pianist stops playing>

I. The Lord Gathers Us for Worship

nvocation & Entrance

<STAND> We are gathered in the name of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

Amen! Matthew 18.20; 2

I lift up my eyes to the hills.From where does my help come?

Our help comes from the Lord,The Maker of heaven and earth! Psalm 121

Hymn of Procession (on following page)

Note: The congregation says all bold words and sings all printed songs.



II. The Lord Cleanses Us from Sin

Brothers and sisters in Christ, the Scriptures teach us that if we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselvand the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sinand to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John

Kyrie Eleison ~ Lord Have Mercy Psalm 51.1; 123.3; Matthew 17.15; 20.3

Confession of Sin

Come, let us worship and bow down. Psalm

Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker! <KNEEL>

Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean, and that we havesinned against you in thought, word, and deed; not only in outward transgressions, but also insecret thoughts and desires that we are not able to understand, but which are all known to you. this reason, we flee for refuge to your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring your grace, throughour Lord Jesus Christ. <REMAIN KNEELING>

Absolution ~ Pronouncement of Pardon <STAND>

By virtue of the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, you are fully and freely forgiven of alyour sins. Believe this and know that you are at peace with God!

Thanks be to God!



III. The Lord Raises Us Up to Heaven and Seats Us With Christ

Sursum Corda ~ Lift Up Your Hearts Ephesians 2.6; Colossian

Lift up your hearts!We lift them up to the Lord!

Prayer of Ascent to Heaven Traditionally called the Preface (to the Sanct

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God!It is good and right to do so!

It is very good and right that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, O Holy Lord,Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, three in one and one in three. Therefore, with the angels and archangels,and with all the company of heaven, we magnify your glorious name, evermore praising you andsinging:

Sanctus ~ Holy

O Lord, open our lips,and our mouths will declare your praise! Psalm 5

Hymn of Ascent (on following page)



Prayer of Illumination

Lord, open our hearts and minds by the power of your Holy Spirit, that as the Scriptures are read andyour Word proclaimed, we may hear with joy what you say to us today, through Jesus Christ our Lor

Amen. <BE SEATED>

Lesson from the Prophets Job 14.1-6 (text printed on back p

This is the Word of the Lord.Thanks be to you, God Most High.

Lesson from the Epistles 1 Thessalonians 4.13-18 (text printed on back p

This is the Word of the Lord.Thanks be to you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. <STAND>

Lesson from the Psalms Psalm

1 The fool says in his heart, "There is no God."They are corrupt, they do abominabledeeds, there is none who does good.

2 The LORD looks down from heaven on thechildren of man,

to see if there are any who understand, whoseek after God.

3

They have all turned aside; together they have become corrupt;there is none who does good, not even one.

4 Have they no knowledge, all the evildoers

who eat up my people as they eat bread ado not call upon the LORD?

5 There they are in great terror,for God is with the generation of therighteous.

6 You would shame the plans of the poor,but the LORD is his refuge.

7

Oh, that salvation for Israel would come outZion!When the LORD restores the fortunes ofpeople, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad

Alleluia ~ Praise the Lord Psalms 146

Gospel Lesson Luke 17.20-30 (text printed on back p

This is the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ!Praise be to you, O Christ!



Profession of Faith Nicene C

Christian, in whom do you trust?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 the 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 on the right hand of the Father;

and He shall come again, with glory, to judge the quick and the dead;Whose kingdom shall 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 worshipped and glorified,Who spoke by the prophets.

And I believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins.And I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen!

Gloria Patri ~ Glory to the Father

Pre-sermon Prayer

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be acceptable in Your sight, Lord JesusChrist, our Rock, and our Kinsman Redeemer. Psalm 1

Amen. <BE SEATED>

Sermon Rev. Dr. Peter Leit

Post-sermon Blessing

May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus. Amen. Philippian

Offertory Hymn (on following page)



Offertory Response & Prayer

What gifts have you brought for your Lord?

We give only what the Lord has first given to us. We offer ourselves in Christ throughconfession, praise, and thanksgiving; we give our prayers and alms for the sake of the world;and we participate in the Lord’s Supper as a memorial of Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen!

Blessed are you, O Lord God our Father, forever and ever. Yours, O Lord, is the greatness and the powand the glory and the victory and the majesty; indeed all that is in the heavens and the earth is yours.Yours is the kingdom, O Lord Jesus Christ, and you are exalted as head over all. Both riches and honocome from you, and you reign over all, and in your hand is power and might, and it lies in your hand

make great and to strengthen all. Now therefore, our God, we thank you and praise your glorious namfor all things come from you and of your own gifts we have given to you. 1 Chronicles 29.1

Amen! <STAND> Kingdom Prayer

God the Father in heaven,be gracious to us and hear us.

God the Son, Redeemer of the world,have mercy on us and help us.

God the Holy Spirit, Giver of life,bless us for Jesus’ sake.

From all sin, from all error, from all evil; from the crafts and assaults of the devil; from sudden and ev

death; from deadly disease and famine; from war and bloodshed; from sedition and rebellion; fromlightning and storms; from calamity by fire and water; and from everlasting death;

deliver us, good Lord. By the mystery of Your holy incarnation; by Your holy birth; by Your baptism, fasting, and temptation by Your agony and bloody sweat; by Your cross and passion; by Your precious death and burial; byYour glorious resurrection and ascension; and by the coming of your Holy Spirit, the Comforter;

help us, good Lord. In all our tribulation; in all our prosperity; in the hour of death; and in the day of judgment;

help us, good Lord. To rule and govern Your holy Christian Church; to preserve all pastors and ministers of Your Churchthe true knowledge and understanding of Your wholesome Word and to sustain them in holy living; t

put an end to all divisions and causes of offense; to bring into the way of truth all who have erred andare deceived; to beat down Satan under our feet; to send faithful laborers into Your harvest; and toaccompany Your Word with Your grace and Spirit;

hear our prayers, good Lord. To raise those who fall and to strengthen those who stand; and to comfort and help the weakhearted athe distressed;

hear our prayers, good Lord. To give to all peoples unity and peace; to preserve our land from discord and strife; to give ourcountry Your protection in every time of need; to direct and defend our nation and all in authority ovus; to bless and protect our magistrates and all our people; to watch over and help all who are in dangnecessity, and tribulation; to protect and guide all who travel; to grant every woman with child, and amothers with infant children, increasing happiness in their blessings; to defend all orphans and widow

and provide for them; to strengthen and keep all sick persons and young children; to free those in bondage; and to have mercy on us all;

hear our prayer, good Lord. To forgive our enemies, persecutors, and slanderers, and to turn their hearts; to give and preserve for use the kindly fruits of the earth; and graciously to hear our prayers;

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be gracious to us and answer our prayer.

Now, O God, hear the very words Jesus taught us to pray:<RAISE HANDS> Our Father, Who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thywill be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us ourdebts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,for Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory forever. Amen. Matthew 6



IV. The LORD Feeds Us Holy Food at His Royal Table

Trinitarian Blessing 2 Corinthians 1

The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be withyou all.

Holy things for holy people!The gifts of God for the people of God!

Pax Domini ~ The Peace of the Lord John 2

The peace of the Lord be with you always.And with your spirit.

Eucharistic Prayer ~ Prayer of Thanksgiving

We thank you, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, for making us fearfully and wonderfully in your image.When we followed the way of the evil one in the Garden of Eden, you did not leave us to perish in oursins, but instead you rescued us from sin and death. In the fullness of time you provided a new andliving way through the flesh and blood of Jesus, our great high priest over the house of God. And nowwe can draw near in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled by Jesus’ blood and our bodieswashed with pure water. We thank you, Father, that when we celebrate this memorial meal, youremember the holy life of your Son lived for us, his death offered for us, his resurrection that gives life

us, and his ascension in glory at your right hand, where, as our Great High Priest, he intercedes for usUnited in Christ's priesthood, we celebrate this meal of the covenant, offering ourselves to you as livinsacrifices, holy and acceptable to you in Christ. In your mercy, remember your covenant by pouring oyour Holy Spirit upon us, that the bread we break and the cup we bless may be for us a communion inthe body and blood of Christ, that we may become one in him.

Through Christ, with Christ, in Christ, and in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and glory ayours, Almighty Father, forever and ever. Amen.

Oh, taste and see that the LORD is good!Blessed is the man who takes refuge in Him! Psalm

Christ our Passover Lamb has been sacrificed for us.Therefore, let us keep the feast! 1 Corinthian



Agnus Dei ~ Lamb of God John

<BE SEAT

In the name of Christ Jesus our Lord,

we at Christ Church welcome to the Lord’s Table

all who are spiritually weak and seek rest;

all who mourn and long for comfort;

all who struggle and desire victory;

all who sin and need the Savior;

all who are strangers and want fellowship;all who hunger and thirst for righteousness;

all who are poor in spirit and desire the riches of the gospel;

all who come to Jesus Christ in living faith and repentance,

looking to him as both Liberator and Lord.

Communion: Bread <Sing stanzas 1-3 on the following page as the bread is passed>

Communion: Wine <Sing stanzas 4-6 on the following page as the wine is passed>



May the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you steadfast in true faith untolife everlasting. Amen!



V. The LORD Sends Us Back Into the World

Pre-Commission Prayer Adapted from the post-Communion prayer in Martin Bucer’s reformed Strasbourg Lit

Let us continue in prayer together:Almighty and gracious heavenly Father, we give You praise and thanks that, through Your holyGospel and Sacrament, You have again offered and presented to us Your most precious treasurethe true Bread of Heaven and Food of eternal life, Our Lord Jesus Christ. And we heartily ask Yto grant that we may receive Him and partake of Him in true faith, now and forever, and be sonourished by His Flesh and Blood that we may be set free from all evil, and increase daily in algoodness, to Your glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen!

Great Commission Matthew 28.1

Jesus declares, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Go therefore and disciple all the natiby baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, by teaching them to observe athat I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.

Amen! Let God arise, and let His enemies be scattered!

Let those who hate Him flee before Him! Psalm

Nunc Dimittis ~ Now Dismiss [Your Servant] Luke 2.29-“Song of Sim

Benediction ~ Blessing Numbers 6.2

The Lord bless you and keep you;the Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;

the Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace;in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.



Job 14.1-6 1Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble.

2He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees lik

shadow and continues not.3

And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?4

Whcan bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is not one.

5Since his days are determined, and the number of his

months is with you, and you have appointed his limits that he cannot pass,6

look away from him and leave him alonthat he may enjoy, like a hired hand, his day.

Thessalonians 4.13-18 13

But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as othedo who have no hope.

14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will brin

with him those who have fallen asleep.15

For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive,who are left until the coming of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep.

16For the Lord himself will

descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of GAnd the dead in Christ will rise first.

17Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in t

clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord.18

Therefore encourage one another withthese words.

uke 17.20-30 20

Being asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God would come, he answered them, "The kingdom of God isnot coming with signs to be observed,

21nor will they say, 'Look, here it is!' or 'There!' for behold, the kingdom of G

is in the midst of you."22

And he said to the disciples, "The days are coming when you will desire to see one of thedays of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

23And they will say to you, 'Look, there!' or 'Look, here!' Do not go o

or follow them.24

For as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Mabe in his day.

25But first he must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.

26Just as it was in the days

Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man.27

They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in

marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.28

Likewise, just as itwas in the days of Lot- they were eating and drinking, buying and selling, planting and building,

29but on the day w

Lot went out from Sodom, fire and sulfur rained from heaven and destroyed them all-30

so will it be on the day whethe Son of Man is revealed.

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