Opening Hymn: 579 Lift High the CrossRefrain: Lift high the cross; 1. Come, Christians,

followthe love of Christ proclaim where our captain trod,Till all the world adore Our king victorious,his sacred name. Christ, the Son of God.

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2. Led on their way by 3. So shall our song of

this triumphant sign, triumph ever be:The hosts of God in Praise to the

Crucifiedconqu'ring ranks combine. [Refrain] for victory.

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OPENING OF SERVICE M: I heard what sounded like a great multitude, like the roar of

rushing waters and like loud peals of thunder, shouting: "Hallelujah! For our Lord God Omnipotent reigns!”

C: I saw heaven standing open, and, there before me, was a white horse whose Rider is called “Faithful” and “True.”

M: With justice He judges and makes war. His eyes are like blazing fire, and on His head are many crowns! He has a name

written on Him that no one knows but He Himself. C: He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is “The Word of God.”

M: The armies of heaven were following Him, riding on white horses and dressed in fine linen, white and clean. Out of

His mouth comes a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations.

C: He will rule them with an iron scepter. On His robe and on His thigh He has this name written: KING OF KINGS and LORD

OF LORDS.

M: The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord, and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever! On this

final Sunday of the Christian Church Year – “Christ the King” Sunday – we come together to praise and thank our eternal Savior-God in the name by which He reveals Himself in Scripture: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Amen.

CONFESSION OF SINS M: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and

confess our sins to God out Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

C: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words,

and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

M: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins.

Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord.

RESPONDING HYMN O God from God, O Light from Light 85:1

C: O God from God, O Light from Light,O Prince of Peace and King of kings,To you in heaven's glory brightThe song of praise forever rings.To him who sits upon the throne,The Lamb once slain but raised again,Be all the glory he has won,All thanks and praise! Amen, Amen.

THE WORDFirst Reading- Ezekiel 34:11-16, 23-24

11 “‘For this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I myself will search for my sheep and look after them. 12 As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places where they were scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. 13 I will bring them out from the nations and gather them from the countries, and I will bring them into their own land. I will pasture them on the mountains of Israel, in the ravines and in all the settlements in the land. 14 I will tend them in a good pasture, and the mountain heights of Israel will be their grazing land. There they will lie down in good grazing land, and there they will feed in a rich pasture on the mountains of Israel. 15 I myself will tend my sheep and have them lie down, declares the Sovereign Lord. 16 I will search for the lost and bring back the strays. I will bind up the injured and strengthen the weak, but the sleek and the strong I will destroy. I will shepherd the flock with justice. 23 I will place over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he will

tend them; he will tend them and be their shepherd. 24 I the Lord will be their God, and my servant David will be prince among them. I the Lord have spoken.

Second Reading- 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 20 But Christ has indeed been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have fallen asleep. 21 For since death came through a man, the resurrection of the dead comes also through a man. 22 For as in Adam all die, so in Christ all will be made alive. 23 But each in turn: Christ, the first fruits; then, when he comes, those who belong to him.24 Then the end will come, when he hands over the kingdom to God the Father after he has destroyed all dominion, authority and power. 25 For he must reign until he has put all his enemies under his feet. 26 The last enemy to be destroyed is death. 27 For he “has put everything under his feet.” Now when it says that “everything” has been put under him, it is clear that this does not include God himself, who put everything under Christ. 28 When he has done this, then the Son himself will be made subject to him who put everything under him, so that God may be all in all.

VERSE OF THE DAY M: Alleluia. I am the Alpha and Omega, the First and

the Last, the Beginning and the End. Alleluia.

C: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! These words are written that we may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

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Gospel Reading- Matthew 27:27-3127 Then the governor’s soldiers took Jesus into the Praetorium and gathered the whole company of soldiers around him. 28 They stripped him and put a scarlet robe on him, 29 and then twisted together a crown of thorns and set it on his head. They put a staff in his right hand. Then they knelt in front of him and mocked him. “Hail, king of the Jews!” they said. 30 They spit on him, and took the staff and struck him on the head again and again. 31 After they had mocked him, they took off the robe and put his own clothes on him. Then they led him away to crucify him.

M: The Gospel of the Lord! C: Praise be to you, O Christ!

Hymn of the Day: 426 Yours Forever, God of Love

1. Yours forever, God of love! 2. Yours forever, oh, how blest Hear us from your throne above; They who find in you their rest!Yours forever may we be Savior, Guardian, heav'nly Friend, Here and in eternity! Oh, defend us to the end.

3. Yours forever, Lord of life! 4. Yours forever! Shepherd, keep Shield us through our earthly strife. All your weak and trembling sheepYou, the Life, the Truth, the Way, Safely in your tender care; Guide us to the realms of day. Let us all your goodness share.

5. Yours forever! You our guide, All our needs by you supplied,All our sins by you forgiv'n, Lead us, Lord, from earth to heav'n.

SERMON

APOSTLES CREED I 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

PRAYERS AND LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father in heaven, hallowed by your name, Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

Hymn: 370 All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name

1. All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name! 2. Hail him, ye heirs of David's line,Let angels prostrate fall; Whom David Lord did call,Bring forth the royal diadem The God incarnate, Man divine,And crown him Lord of all. And crown him Lord of all.Bring forth the royal diadem The God incarnate, Man divine,And crown him Lord of all. And crown him Lord of all.

3. Sinners whose love can ne'er forget 4. Let ev'ry kindred, ev'ry tribeThe wormwood and the gall, On this terrestrial ballGo, spread your trophies at his feet To him all majesty ascribeAnd crown him Lord of all. And crown him Lord of all.

Go, spread your trophies at his feet To him all majesty ascribeAnd crown him Lord of all. And crown him Lord of all.

THANKSGIVINGM: Hear the prayer of your people, O Lord, that the

lips which have praised you here may glorify you in the world, that the eyes which have seen the coming of your Son may long for his

coming again, and that all who have received in his true body and blood the pledge of your forgiveness may be restored to live a new and holy life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and

reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

BENEDICTIONM: 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 favor and † give you peace.

C: Amen.

Closing Hymn: 610 Now Thank We All Our God

1. Now thank we all our God  2. Oh, may this bounteous God  With hearts and hands and voices, Through all our life be near us,

Who wondrous things has done,  With ever-joyful hearts 

In whom his world rejoices, And blessed peace to cheer us

Who from our mother's arms  And keep us in his grace 

Has blessed us on our way And guide us when perplexed

With countless gifts of love  And free us from all ills 

And still is ours today. In this world and the next.

3. All praise and thanks to God The Father now be given,The Son, and him who reigns With them in highest heaven,The one eternal God, Whom earth and heav'n adore!For thus it was, is now, And shall be evermore.