19th Sunday after Pentecost October 19, 2014 Trinity Lutheran Church, Truman MN Service of Word and Prayer With One Voice (WOV) p. 46 GATHERING Congregation reads bold print. *Please stand PRELUDE GATHERING REFLECTION Last week we heard about “getting on the dance floor” and joining in the celebration of the kingdom of God. In the Psalm for today, 96:1-9, the psalmist is really “pumped” about God. “Sing.” “Declare.” “Ascribe to God…” I had to stop and look up that word, “ASCRIBE.” We don’t use it much and I just wondered what the psalmist was getting at. Ascribe: to accredit something to someone. Well that makes perfect sense. As honor and majesty, strength and beauty are in his sanctuary already, we have no choice but to ascribe, or give credit where credit is due, to God for all we see and have. We are duty-bound to recognize in God, the ultimate, and in the ultimate, God. We should be reading this psalm with as much exuberance as the psalmist wrote it. Lord, let my life and words ascribe to you your credit due. Amen. BELL WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS *GATHERING HYMN Precious Lord, Take My Hand WOV # 731 *GREETING WOV p. 46 *RESPONSIVE READING Season after Pentecost (far right column) *SCRIPTURE SONG Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil WOV # 713 *PRAYER OF THE DAY: Sovereign God, raise your throne in our hearts. Created by you, let us live in your image; created for you, let us act for your glory; redeemed by you, let us give you what is yours, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. WORD FIRST READING: Isaiah 45:1-7 (NRSV) Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue the nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him—and the gates shall not be closed: 2 I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, 3 I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. 4 For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me, 6 so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the Lord, and 2 there is no other. 7 I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things. The Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. PSALM: 96:1-9 (read responsively the bold print) 1 O sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth. 2 Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. 3 Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples. 4 For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; he is to be revered above all gods. 5 For all the gods of the peoples are idols, but the LORD made the heavens. 6 Honor and majesty are before him; strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 7 Ascribe to the LORD, O families of the peoples, ascribe to the LORD glory and strength. 8 Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; bring an offering, and come into his courts. 9 Worship the LORD in holy splendor; tremble before him, all the earth. SECOND READING: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 (NRSV) 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly 3 remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4 For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, 5 because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. 6 And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, 7 so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8 For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in 3 Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. 9 For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, 10 and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming. The Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. *GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Seek Ye First, the Kingdom of God WOV #783 *GOSPEL: Matthew 22:15-22 C: Glory to you, O Lord. 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap him in what he said. 16 So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17 Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18 But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19 Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20 Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” 21 They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22 When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away. L: The Word of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ. CHILDREN’S SERMON SERMON *HYMN OF THE DAY Great is Thy Faithfulness * RESPONSE TO THE WORD Apostles’ Creed Confession & Forgiveness WOV #771 WOV p. 49 WOV p. 50 PRAYER OFFERING *OFFERING HYMN Create in Me a Clean Heart *OFFERING PRAYER (Season after Pentecost (far right column) *PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION L: God of mercy, C: hear our prayer. *THE LORD’S PRAYER Sung * SHARING OF THE PEACE WOV #732 WOV p. 51 SENDING *BLESSING Almighty God, Father, + Son and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Three-Fold Amen. 4 *SENDING HYMN I Want Jesus to Walk with Me *BELL *SENDING L: Go in peace and serve the Lord. C: Thanks be to God! WOV #660 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ "Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's." Mark 12:17 Copyright 2013 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License#15562-ELW ANNOUNCEMENTS Readings for Sunday, Oct. 26th: Jeremiah 31:31-34; Ps. 46; Romans 3:19-28; John 8:31-36 We remember in our prayers…all who face catastrophic illness, surgery, and bindings of all kinds as well as the homebound: Carlson & family, Donna Fisk, Chris Mosloski , Butch Ratike, Tammy Wokasch, Rhonda Bonk, AJ Wegner, Oakley Selnes and family. Be present with your Spirit, Lord, and lead us to be your presence to all. Amen. THIS WEEK IN OUR PARISH WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 6:00 pm Choir practice 7:00 Worship On Wednesdays SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 9-11:00 AM 1st Communion Instruction SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 9 AM Communion Worship-Rite of First Holy Communion 10:00 am Sunday School Reader: Brenda Hansen, Ushers: *Norman Anderson, David Sorenson, Lowell Noorlun and Dan Lang October 26—There will be a Youth Hayride (and delivering apples) And Movie Night – “God’s Not Dead”. Other area youth will also be invited to attend. …Look for more information in an email sent to the students from the Youth Group leaders! 5 Trinity Youth Group Pizza Ranch Fundraiser Wednesday, October 29th From 5-8:30 pm Mark your Calendars Come and join us at The Fairmont Pizza Ranch to help support our youth! Bail Brenda out of Jail… Help her raise $300.00 for the March of Dimes Jail & Bail at the Pizza Ranch in Fairmont on November 3rd. There is a blue box on the table if you would like to donate to help make stronger, healthier babies. You may also go to: http://jailandbail.marchofdimes.org/Fairmont and donate online. Thank you! Brenda Hansen CREST VOLUNTEER TRAINING The volunteer caregivers organization “CREST” of Martin County will be hosting a training session for anyone that is interested in becoming a volunteer. It will be held on Thursday, October 23rd at 7 pm in the board room of the Lakeview Methodist Health care center in Fairmont. Refreshments will be served and reservations are required so manuals can be ordered. Please call 235-3833 by Oct. 21st if you are interested in attending. ST. KATHERINES HOT BEEF COMMERCIAL DINNER—on Sunday October 26 from 4:30-6:30 pm. At St. Katherine’s Dinning Hall. Serving—roast beef, bread, real mashed potatoes & gravy, coleslaw, pie and beverage. Adults-$9, Children 7 yrs & younger $2.50. Take outs available, (no deliveries). rinity Lutheran Church Office Phone 776-4781, Fax 776-7888, Office Hours: Mon-8-11, Wed-8-11 & 1-4, Fri 8-11 Email: trinitytruman@frontier.com, Website: www.trinity-truman.org Interim Kent Krumwiede-Cell #: (507) 848-7192, Email: vicarkent@gmail.com Office Hours: Mon-Thurs—9:00-1:00 pm 6