FOR OUR 10:45 A.M. DIVINE WORSHIP

15th Sunday After Pentecost September 5, 2021 WE PRAY: Heavenly Father, from whose heart flows justice and mercy, cleanse our hearts of all evil and let them bring forth the virtues of the Holy Spirit that our lives may grace the Kingdom of Christ, our Lord; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, Who with You and the Holy Spirit are one God with dominion over us forever. Amen

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PRELUDE PASTORAL GREETING

OPENING HYMN TLH 5 Lord, Open Thou My Heart to Hear

1 Lord, open Thou my heart to hear

And through Thy Word to me draw near; Let me Thy Word e'er pure retain, Let me Thy child and heir remain.

2 Thy Word doth deeply move the heart, Thy Word doth perfect health impart, Thy Word my soul with joy doth bless, Thy Word brings peace and happiness.

3 To God the Father, God the Son, And God the Spirit, Three in One, Shall glory, praise, and honor be Now and throughout eternity.

INVOCATION P: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy

Spirit. C: Amen. CONFESSION OF SIN AND ABSOLUTION P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God, our Father, beseeching Him in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P: Our help is in the Name of the Lord. C: Who made heaven and earth. P: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord. C: And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto Thee that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against Thee by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Thine infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Thy grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. A: O most merciful God, who hast given Thine only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of Thee and of Thy will and true obedience to Thy Word, to the end that by Thy grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. P: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, hath had mercy upon us and hath given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgiveth us all our sins. To them that believe on His name He giveth power to become the sons of God and hath promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. C: Amen. INTROIT P: The Lord is the strength of his people; he is the saving refuge of his anointed. To you, O Lord, I call; my rock, be not deaf to me, lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down to

the pit. Hear the voice of my pleas for mercy, when I cry to you for help, when I lift up my hands toward your most holy sanctuary. Blessèd be the Lord! For he has heard the voice of my pleas for mercy. The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trusts, and I am helped; my heart exults, and with my song I give thanks to him. GLORIA PATRI A: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. THE KYRIE A: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. THE GLORIA IN EXCELSIS P: Glory be to God on high: A: And on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory. O Lord God, heav’nly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, That takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord. Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

SALUTATION P: The Lord be with you. C: And with thy spirit. COLLECT P: O Lord, let Your merciful ears be open to the prayers of Your humble servants and grant that what they ask may be in accord with Your gracious will; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord,

who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen.

LESSONS O.T. LESSON Isaiah 35: 4-7a Say to those who are fearful-hearted, “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance, With the recompense of God; He will come and save you.” 5 Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 6 Then the lame shall leap like a deer, And the tongue of the dumb sing. For waters shall burst forth in the wilderness, And streams in the desert. 7 The parched ground shall become a pool, And the thirsty land springs of water;

EPISTLE

James 2: 1-10,14-18 My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality. 2 For if there should come into your assembly a man with gold rings, in fine apparel, and there should also come in a poor man in filthy clothes, 3 and you pay attention to the one wearing the fine clothes and say to him, “You sit here in a good place,” and say to the poor man, “You stand there,” or, “Sit here at my footstool,” 4 have you not shown partiality among yourselves, and become judges with evil thoughts? 5 Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him? 6 But you have dishonored the poor man. Do not the rich oppress you and drag you into the courts? 7 Do they not blaspheme that noble name by which you are called? 8 If you really fulfill the royal law according to the Scripture, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself,” you do well; 9 but if you [e]show partiality, you commit sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors. 10 For whoever shall keep the whole law, and yet stumble in one point, he is guilty of all. 14 What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works?

Can faith save him? 15 If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, 16 and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? 17 Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith, and I have works.” Show me your faith without your works, and I will show you my faith by my works.

L: Here ends the Epistle C: Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah! HOLY GOSPEL Mark 7:24-37 L: The Holy Gospel is written in the 7th chapter of St. Mark, beginning at the 24th verse. C: Glory be to Thee, O Lord!

From there He arose and went to the region of Tyre and Sidon. And He entered a house and wanted no one to know it, but He could not be hidden. 25 For a woman whose young daughter had an unclean spirit heard about Him, and she came and fell at His feet. 26 The woman was a Greek, a Syro-Phoenician by birth, and she kept asking Him to cast the demon out of her daughter. 27 But Jesus said to her, “Let the children be filled first, for it is not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the little dogs.” 28 And she answered and said to Him, “Yes, Lord, yet even the little dogs under the table eat from the children’s crumbs.” 29 Then He said to her, “For this saying go your way; the demon has gone out of your daughter.” 30 And when she had come to her house, she found the demon gone out, and her daughter lying on the bed. 31 Again, departing from the region of Tyre and Sidon, He came through the midst of the region of Decapolis to the Sea of Galilee. 32 Then they brought to Him one who was deaf and had an impediment in his speech, and they begged Him to put His hand on him. 33 And He took him aside from the multitude, and put His fingers in his ears, and He spat and touched his tongue. 34 Then,

looking up to heaven, He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.” 35 Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke plainly. 36 Then He commanded them that they should tell no one; but the more He commanded them, the more widely they proclaimed it. 37 And they were astonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He makes both the deaf to hear and the mute to speak.”

L: Here ends the Gospel. C: Praise be to Thee, O Christ! APOSTLES’ CREED (In Unison) I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord; Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary; Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell, The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, The holy Christian Church; the communion of saints; The forgiveness of sins; The resurrection of the body; And the life everlasting. Amen.

HYMN OF THE DAY TLH 26 vv. 1,3,5-6 Praise the Almighty, My Soul, Adore Him

1 Praise the Almighty; my soul, adore Him!

Yea, I will laud Him until death. With songs and anthems I'll come before Him As long as He doth give me breath. From Him my life and all things came; Bless, O my soul, His holy name. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

3 Blessed, yea, blessed is he forever Whose help is in the Lord most high, Whom from the saving faith naught can sever, And who in hope to Christ draws nigh.

To all who trust in Him, our Lord, Counsel and aid He doth afford. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

5 Penitent sinners, for mercy crying, Pardon and peace from Him obtain; Ever the wants of the poor supplying, Their faithful God He doth remain. He helps His children in distress, The widows and the fatherless. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

6 Praise, O mankind, now the name so holy Of Him who doth such wondrous things! All that hath being, to praise Him solely, With happy heart its "Amen" sings! Children of God, with angel host Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost! Hallelujah !Hallelujah!

SERMON “What Good Does it Do?” James 2: 1-10,14-18

OFFERTORY (In Unison)

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.

THE GIVING OF OUR TITHES and SACRIFICIAL GIFTS

OFFERING OFFERING PRAYER (Sung) TLH 441 vv1-2 We give Thee but Thine own, Whate'er the gift may be; All that we have is Thine alone, A trust, O Lord, from Thee. May we Thy bounties thus as stewards true receive and gladly, as Thou blessest us, To Thee our first-fruits give! PRAYERS THE LORD’S PRAYER

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.

CLOSING HYMN TLH 360 vv.1,4,6,7 Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing

1 Oh, for a thousand tongues to sing My great Redeemer’s praise, The glories of my God and King, The triumphs of His grace!

4 He breaks the power of canceled sin, He sets the prisoner free; His blood can make the foulest clean; His blood avails for me.

6 See all your sins on Jesus laid; The Lamb of God was slain; His soul was once an offering made For every soul of man.

7 Glory to God and praise and love Be ever, ever given, By saints below and saints above, The church in earth and heaven.

BENEDICTION ALL: “Amen, Amen, Amen.” POSTLUDE Officiant: Pastor Randy Boelter Lector: Jean Azar Organist: Bruce Sininger *[ ] Denotes scriptural references pertinent to the various parts of our Liturgy Christ the King Lutheran Church, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, 2020 Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting Two from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

CHRIST THE KING LUTHERAN CHURCH

GROSSE POINTE WOODS, MI 48236 SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021

GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME TO WORSHIP this Labor Day weekend! God’s mercy and help are lavished upon all Who believe on His Name….Jew or Gentile, slave or free, rich or poor. As inheritors of Jesus’ rich mercy and grace, we are to be strong in faith and in showing a love to others that demonstrates no partiality. This morning by Word and Sacrament, the Holy Spirit helps us to believe in and rejoice that Jesus humbled Himself to be our Savior, and to grant us the grace to share His mercy and love with others impartially, as God Himself desires of us. God bless your weekend, and strengthen your faith that it

may an active, living faith, yielding the fruit of many good works in words and in deeds.

REMEMBER IN YOUR PRAYERS: Neil Madler and Donna Noll- both at their homes and receiving palliative care. Bob Skurda- continuing to make a slow but sure recovery in Tennessee. Diane Droege- at home following rehabilitation and the fitting of a new prosthetic leg. Julia Hingst- who returned home this past Tuesday. Rodney Smith and Carol Graf- continuing to make their recoveries from recent strokes. Those with Covid-19, including our Elder Kevin Shanley. The men, women and children in peril in Afghanistan. Those treated for cancer: Jennifer Gade Dickerson, Andrew Phlaum, Roy Koeppe, Lori Dane, Joan Cardella, Vanessa Turnbow, Liza Zimmermann, Bruce Dane, Sheila Rice, Michael Fleck and Keith Josefiak. Our troops at home and abroad- for God’s continued protection in their service.

LCMS WORLD RELIEF Thanks to the generosity of contributors, LCMS World Relief and Human Care Disaster Response is able to respond immediately to the needs caused by recent disasters in Haiti and the southern United States. In addition, a new online volunteer system enables people to determine quickly and efficiently where their service will be of greatest benefit to those who face challenges because of Hurricane Ida.

• For updates, visit lcms.org/disaster.

• To find Hurricane Ida volunteer opportunities, visit lcms-

lert.org/event.

LIFE THOUGHTS “The people you tell today are the ones who get to tell the next group of people yet to be born. Someday our children will be telling their children about their Savior, knowing God’s Word and His story of grace, because you model it and share it every day. Because you put your trust in God.” Linda Buxa, Time of Grace – A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life • lutheransforlife.org

ALTAR GUILD Serving with the Altar Guild for the month are Virginia Liebaert, Beverly Zimmermann, & Ellen Nelson.

ALTAR FLOWERS Have been donated by Dr. John & Diane Hartzell in gratitude for God’s love and many blessings.

Please join us to honor the memory of more than 60 million unborn babies victimized by

abortion since 1973 on September 18 at 1:30 pm.

An Interfaith Memorial for Abortion Victims, please join us at Assumption Grotto Cemetery, 13770 Gratiot Avenue, Detroit, 48205 hosted by local Right to Life affiliates.

Hear Claire Culwell, a twin abortion survivor. “Claire's story is one of survival, miracles, love, perseverance, and the sovereignty of God. After listening to her remarkable story, you will pause and ask the question, "What is God's purpose for my life?"

Come hear Dr. Monica Migliorino Miller, nationally known pro-life leader, author of Citizens for a Pro-life Society and author of “Abandoned-the Untold Story of the Abortion Wars,” called by some the best book ever written on abortion.

Every life lost due to abortion cannot be taken back but every life saved from abortion is a profound witness of God’s hope and love for every human life. ENCOURAGE YOUR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULT CHILDREN TO ATTEND!

THE LUTHERAN HOUR TOPIC for next Sunday, 9/12: "Who is my Neighbor?" Speaker: Rev. Dr. Michael Zeigler. We can't build a more hopeful neighborhood if we don't know who our neighbors are, and we go out of our way to avoid them. (Luke 10:25-37) Tune in to The Lutheran Hour every Sunday on WDFN (1130 AM) at 6:30 A.M., WRDT (560 AM) at 7:30 A.M. and at Noon, XM Satellite Family Radio Dial 170 at 1:00 P.M. or RealAudio on the internet at www.lhm.org. "Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Prayer is powerful. If you would like the Christ the King prayer chain to pray for you or a loved one, please contact Lori Dane at 313-881-8539 or Pastor Boelter at church. Please remember that all names mentioned in the weekly

church bulletin are prayed for daily. "Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer." Romans 12:12

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Communion: 34 10:45 Worship Service: 43

Communion: 41 Bible Class: 8

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