5500 Ox Rd. Fairfax Station, VA 22039 703-352-1421 Pastor Rev. Andrew C. Lissy 703-830-8947 (h) [email protected]Vicar Scot Missling vicar@livingsavior lutheran.org Minister of Worship/Music Dr. Wallace Horton Accompanist Candie Jefferson Music Director Lois Finnern Pastor Emeritus Rev. Fred Klein Preschool Director Terri Kiss Preschool phone 703-352-4208 preschool@living saviorlutheran.org Admin. Secretary secretary@living saviorlutheran.org _____ Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 AM Living Savior Lutheran Church and Preschool September 5, 2021 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost 11:00 AM www.livingsaviorlutheran.org Welcome to Worship! A large part of Jesus’ earthly work was healing those who came to Him. We see that demonstrated in today’s Gospel lesson. Jesus was always at work among the people. He had a job to do and He did it! On this Labor Day weekend, may we be mindful of and faithful to those tasks that God has called us to do. Prelude “All Things Bright and Beautiful” Michael Burkhardt, composer Dr. Wallace Horton, organist Welcome Entrance Hymn “With the Lord Begin Your Task” # 869 Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 5, 2021 11:00 A.M.
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Welcome to Worship! A large part of Jesus’ earthly work was healing thosewho came to Him. We see that demonstrated in today’s Gospel lesson. Jesus was always at work among the people. He had a job to do and He didit! On this Labor Day weekend, may we be mindful of and faithful to thosetasks that God has called us to do.
Prelude “All Things Bright and Beautiful” Michael Burkhardt, composer Dr. Wallace Horton, organist
Welcome
Entrance Hymn “With the Lord Begin Your Task” # 869
Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostSeptember 5, 2021
11:00 A.M.
5 Thus, Lord Jesus, ev’ry task Be to You commended; May Your will be done, I ask, Until life is ended. Jesus, in Your name begun Be the day’s endeavor; Grant that it may well be done To Your praise forever.
InvocationP In the name of the Father and of the a Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.
Confession and ForgivenessP If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in
us.C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive
our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
(Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.)
P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and
unclean. We have sinned against you in thought, word and deed, bywhat we have done and by what we have left undone. We have notloved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors asourselves. We justly deserve your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive
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us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will andwalk in your ways to the glory of your holy name. Amen.
P In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ he gives the power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ.
C Amen. The Kyrie
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Hymn of Praise “Gloria in Excelsis”
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The SalutationP The Lord be with you.C And also with you.
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The Prayer of the DayP Let us pray: Grant, merciful Lord, to Your faithful people pardon and
peace that they may be cleansed from all their sins and serve You witha quiet mind; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives andreigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
THE SCRIPTURE READINGS
First Lesson Isaiah 35:4-7aSay to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come,he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to saveyou." [5] Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deafunstopped. [6] Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongueshout for joy. Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in thedesert. [7] The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubblingsprings.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
The Psalmody (Sung by all) Psalm 146
Praise 1 | the LORD!*Praise the LORD, | O my soul!
I will praise the LORD as long 2 | as I live;*I will sing praises to my God while I have my | being.
Put not your trust in 3 | princes,*in a son of man, in whom there is no sal- | vation.
When his breath departs he returns 4 | to the earth;*on that very day his plans | perish.
Blessèd is he whose help is the God of 5 | Jacob,*whose hope is in the | LORD his God,
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who made heaven and earth,6
the sea, and all that is | in them,*who keeps faith for- | ever;
who executes justice for 7 | the oppressed,*who gives food to the | hungry.The LORD sets the prisoners free;
the LORD opens the eyes 8 | of the blind.*The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down;the LORD loves the | righteous.
The LORD watches over the sojourners;9
he upholds the widow and the | fatherless,*but the way of the wicked he brings to | ruin.
The LORD will reign for- 10 | ever,*your God, O Zion, to all generations. |Praise the LORD!Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*and to the Holy | Spirit;as it was in the be- | ginning,*is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
Second Lesson James 2:1-10, 14-18 My brothers, as believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, don't showfavoritism. [2] Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ringand fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. [3] If youshow special attention to the man wearing fine clothes and say, "Here's agood seat for you," but say to the poor man, "You stand there" or "Sit on thefloor by my feet," [4] have you not discriminated among yourselves andbecome judges with evil thoughts? [5] Listen, my dear brothers: Has notGod chosen those who are poor in the eyes of the world to be rich in faithand to inherit the kingdom he promised those who love him? [6] But youhave insulted the poor. Is it not the rich who are exploiting you? Are theynot the ones who are dragging you into court? [7] Are they not the ones whoare slandering the noble name of him to whom you belong? [8] If you reallykeep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," youare doing right. [9] But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by
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the law as lawbreakers. [10] For whoever keeps the whole law and yetstumbles at just one point is guilty of breaking all of it. [14] What good is it,my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faithsave him? [15] Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food.[16] If one of you says to him, "Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,"but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? [17] In the sameway, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. [18] Butsomeone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faithwithout deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do.
L This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God. The Verse
P The Holy Gospel is written...
Holy Gospel Mark 7:24-37Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. He entered a house anddid not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.[25] In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughterwas possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet. [26] The womanwas a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demonout of her daughter. [27] “First let the children eat all they want,” he toldher, “for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
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[28] “Lord,” she replied, “even the dogs under the table eat the children’scrumbs.” [29] Then he told her, “For such a reply, you may go; the demonhas left your daughter.” [30] She went home and found her child lying on thebed, and the demon gone. [31] Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and wentthrough Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of theDecapolis. [32] There some people brought to him a man who was deaf andcould hardly talk, and they begged him to place his hand on the man. [33]After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into theman's ears. Then he spit and touched the man's tongue. [34] He looked upto heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, "Ephphatha!" (which means, "Beopened!"). [35] At this, the man's ears were opened, his tongue was loosenedand he began to speak plainly. [36] Jesus commanded them not to tellanyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it. [37]People were overwhelmed with amazement. "He has done everything well,"they said. "He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak."
P This is the Gospel of the Lord
Hymn of the Day “Your Hand, O Lord, in Days of Old” # 846
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Sermon “What Can You Hear?” Mark 7:24-37Rev. Andrew C. Lissy
Apostle’s CreedI 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 HolySpirit, born of the virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose againfrom the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of Godthe Father almighty. From thence he will come to judge the living and thedead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion ofsaints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the lifeeverlasting. Amen.
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The Offertory “What Shall I Render to the Lord ”
The Prayers of the Church (Congregation responds: “Hear our Prayer” after each intercession)
The Lord’s Prayer
The BenedictionP The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make His face shine upon
you and be gracious to you; The Lord look upon you with favor, and giveyou peace.
C Amen.
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Dismissal Hymn “How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord” # 853