Reformation

October 30, 2022

You may access the Sunday worship livestream by clicking the link above.



Next to the Word of God,

music deserves the highest praise. 

The gift of language combined with the gift of song

was given to humanity to proclaim

the Word of God through music.



Martin Luther

Welcome to worship!

We worship each Sunday in person at 9:30 am.

Masks are optional in our building for worship and all activities. Masks will still be available at our entrance, and anyone who is more comfortable wearing a mask is encouraged to do so.

We livestream worship each week at 9:30 am, and the service is available to view anytime afterwards. You may access the link to Sunday Worship in a variety of ways:

• A link is posted on Immanuel's website, www.immanuelwebster.org or by clicking the link at the top of this email.
• Go to www.YouTube.com and search Immanuel Webster. You will find all of our past worship services there as well.
• A link is posted each Sunday morning on Immanuel's Facebook page.
• Click the link above on Sunday morning at 9:30 or anytime afterwards.



- A Hymn Festival for Reformation Sunday -

Prelude    Majestic Alleluia - Joel Raney

ImmanuBells

Confession and Forgiveness

Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ the one who fashions us, the one who heals us, the one who reforms us again and again.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin, calling for God's transforming power.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Source of all life,

we confess that we have not allowed your grace to set us free. We fear that we are not good enough. We hear your word of love freely given to us, yet we expect others to earn it. We turn the church inward, rather than moving it outward. Forgive us. Stir us. Reform us to be a church powered by love, willing to speak for what is right, act for what is just, and seek the healing of your whole creation. Amen.



God hears our cry and sends the Spirit to change us and to empower our lives in the world. Our sins are forgiven. God's love is unconditional, and we are raised up as God's people who will always be made new, in the name of Jesus Christ

Amen.

Gathering Hymn   

Greeting

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.



Hymn of Praise

Prayer of the Day

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Almighty God, gracious Lord, we thank you that your Holy Spirit renews the church in every age. Pour out your Holy Spirit on your faithful people. Keep them steadfast in your word, protect and comfort them in times of trial, defend them against all enemies of the gospel, and bestow on the church your saving peace, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

- Word -

Children's Moment

First Reading     Jeremiah 31:31-34



³¹The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. ³²It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. ³³But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ³⁴No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

Word of God. Word of life.

Thanks be to God.

Second Reading      Romans 3:19-28

¹⁹Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰For “no human being will be justified in his sight” by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

²¹But now, apart from law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law and the prophets, ²²the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, ²³since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; ²⁴they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; ²⁶it was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he justifies the one who has faith in Jesus.

²⁷Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that of works? No, but by the law of faith. ²⁸For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.

The Word of the Lord.

       Thanks be to God.



Gospel     John 8:31-36

The Holy Gospel according to John.

Glory to you, O Lord.

³¹Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; ³²and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” ³³They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?”

³⁴Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. ³⁵The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. ³⁶So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.”



The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

Sermon

Creed

I believe that by my own understanding or strength I cannot believe in Jesus Christ my Lord or come to him, but instead the Holy Spirit has called me through the gospel, enlightened me with his gifts, made me holy and kept me in the true faith, just as he calls, gathers, enlightens, and makes holy the whole Christian church on earth and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one common, true faith. Daily in this Christian church the Holy Spirit abundantly forgives all sins—mine and those of all believers. On the last day the Holy Spirit will raise me and all the dead and will give to me and all believers in Christ eternal life. This is most certainly true. Amen.

Explanation to the 3^rd Article of the Apostles’ Creed

Martin Luther’s Small Catechism

Prayers of Intercession

Each petition ends:

God of grace,

hear our prayer.

Peace

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

Anthem    Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise - arr. Kevin McChesney

ImmanuBells

 - Meal -

Offertory Prayer

God of life, You give us these gifts of the earth, these resources of our life and our labor. Take them, offered in great thanksgiving, and use them to set a table that will heal the whole creation; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Light.  

Amen.

Great Thanksgiving

 The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Lift up your hearts.

We lift them to the Lord.

Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

It is right to give our thanks and praise.

Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father: Endless is your mercy and eternal your reign…   

For as often as we eat of this bread and drink from this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until he comes.

Christ has died.

Christ is risen.

Christ will come again.

Therefore, O God, with this bread and cup we remember the life our Lord offered for us. And, believing the witness of his resurrection, we await his coming in power to share with us the great and promised feast.

Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Send now, we pray, your Holy Spirit, that we who share in Christ’s body and blood may live to the praise of your glory and receive our inheritance with all your saints in light.

Amen. Come, Holy Spirit.

Join our prayers with those of your servants…     all glory and honor is yours, almighty Father, now and forever.

Amen.

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.





Communion

All are invited to share in this meal of grace and love and may come forward at the direction of the usher, then return by way of the side aisles. Wine is shared by pouring chalice. Pre-filled cups of grape juice and gluten-free communion wafers are also available.

Anthem     The Lord Is Our Refuge - J.S. Bach, arr. Hal Hopson

Senior Choir

Post Communion Blessing and Prayer

The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.

Amen.

Holy and compassionate God, in bread and wine you give us gifts that form us to be humble and courageous. May your words come to life in our serving and in our witness, that we might speak a living voice of healing and justice to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our rock and our redeemer.

Amen.

Blessing

Sending Hymn   

Dismissal  

Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God!

Postlude

Adult Sunday School - Today at 10:45 am

Adult Sunday School meets in the Fellowship Hall every Sunday and is currently studying Amy-Jill Levine's book, Short Stories by Jesus.  Come grow in God's grace!  You may join in person or via Zoom by clicking the link below.

Meeting ID: 849 5197 3602

Passcode: 219846

Paper Product Sundays in October

There are everyday items that are needed by the local hospice houses,

 Comfort Care and Pines of Peace . We will collect rolls of toilet paper and paper towels for the month of Octobersupport these wonderful facilities serving so many families. A collection box is located in the downstairs hallway. Thank you for your support of this ministry! 

One Night Only – November 14 What is Church???

For many of us, when we think "Sunday," we think "Church." Even people who have never entered through the doors of a church building have at least some idea of what goes on inside – and what a church is. But the idea of Church is diverse – traditions, denominations, history, theology – and the list goes on endlessly! Join in the conversation Monday, November 14 at 7 pm on Zoom to talk about that seemingly simple but very complex topic, Church. We'll talk about history, diversity, what makes us different, and what connects us. Log in by going to Zoom and entering the log-in information, or by clicking the link below:

Meeting ID: 818 4985 2587

Passcode: 451929 

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