~ Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 19 th, 2010 ~ +
In Praise of Our Eternal Provision, Jesus Christ+ Pre-Service
Music: Sanctuary/Come Thou Fount & Thy Word, Siera Deardorff,
flute
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Call to Worship Alleluia Round William Boyce, arr. Richard
Proulx St. Pauls Adult Choir
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Welcome to Worship!
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Opening Hymn Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings Lutheran
Service Book #782
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Prayers of Gods People
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Lords 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. 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.
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Hymn of Response We Praise You, O God Lutheran Service Book
#785
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Greetings Announcements
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Scripture Lesson Amos 8:4-7
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4 Hear this, you who trample the needy and do away with the
poor of the land, 5 saying, When will the New Moon be over that we
may sell grain, and the Sabbath be ended that we may market wheat?
skimping the measure, boosting the price and cheating with
dishonest scales 6 buying the poor with silver and the needy for
a
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pair of sandals, selling even the sweepings with the wheat. 7
The LORD has sworn by the Pride of Jacob: I will never forget
anything they have done.
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Elder: This is Gods Word for us. We often confess to believe in
God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. What does this
mean? Worshippers: I believe that God has made me and all
creatures; that He has given me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and
all my members, my reason and all my senses, and still takes care
of them.
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He also gives me clothing and shoes, house and home, spouse and
children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and daily
provides me with all that I need to support this body and life. He
defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from all
evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and
mercy, without any merit
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or worthiness in me. For all this it is my duty to thank and
praise, serve and obey Him. ~Luthers Small Catechism
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Anthem Let the Words of My Mouth Pepper Choplin St. Pauls Adult
Choir
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Gospel Lesson Luke 16:1-9
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1 Jesus told his disciples: There was a rich man whose manager
was accused of wasting his possessions. 2 So he called him in and
asked him, What is this I hear about you? Give an account of your
management, because you cannot be manager any longer. 3 The manager
said to himself, What shall I do now? My master is
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taking away my job. I'm not strong enough to dig, and I'm
ashamed to beg - 4 I know what I'll do so that, when I lose my job
here, people will welcome me into their houses. 5 So he called in
each one of his master's debtors. He asked the first, How much do
you owe my master? 6 Eight hundred gallons of olive oil, he
replied. The
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manager told him, Take your bill, sit down quickly, and make it
four hundred. 7 Then he asked the second, And how much do you owe?
A thousand bushels of wheat, he replied. He told him, Take your
bill and make it eight hundred. 8 The master commended the
dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly. For the people of
this world are more
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shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of
the light. 9 I tell you, use worldly wealth to gain friends for
yourselves, so that when it is gone, you will be welcomed into
eternal dwellings. Worship Leader: These are the words of Jesus. He
also said, Whoever can be
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trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and
whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with
much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly
wealth, who will trust you with true riches? And if you have not
been trustworthy with someone else's property, who will give you
property of your own? No servant can serve two masters. Either he
will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the
one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money.
Luke 16
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he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted
to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and
Money. ~Luke 16
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Sermon Hymn We Give Thee But Thine Own Lutheran Service Book
#781
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Sermon Its a Win-Win
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Offering/Offertory Fairest Lord Jesus Arr. Timothy Johnson
Siera Deardorff, flute
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What Is The World To Me Lutheran Service Book #637