First Sunday after Pentecost/ Holy Trinity Sunday 6.14/15.25
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THE FIRST SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
THE HOLY TRINITY
JUNE 14/15, 2025
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WELCOME TO ST. PAUL’S!
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THE ENTRANCE RITE
PRELUDE Holy, Holy, Holy Setting: David Silva
WELCOME
ENTRANCE HYMN Holy, Holy, Holy LSB 507
1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessèd Trinity!
2 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.
3 Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in pow’r, in love, and purity.
4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessèd Trinity!
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION LSB 203
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.
Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your children and gathered us into Your one, holy Church, in which You daily and richly forgive us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit. Be in our midst, enliven our faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
KYRIE LSB 204
Lord, have mercy;
Christ, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy.
HYMN OF PRAISE – “Gloria in Excelsis” LSB 204
1 To God on high be glory
And peace to all the earth;
Goodwill from God in heaven
Proclaimed at Jesus’ birth!
We praise and bless You, Father;
Your holy name, we sing—
Our thanks for Your great glory,
Lord God, our heav’nly King.
2 To You, O sole-begotten,
The Father’s Son, we pray;
O Lamb of God, our Savior,
You take our sins away.
Have mercy on us, Jesus;
Receive our heartfelt cry,
Where You in pow’r are seated
At God’s right hand on high—
3 For You alone are holy;
You only are the Lord.
Forever and forever,
Be worshiped and adored;
You with the Holy Spirit
Alone are Lord Most High,
In God the Father’s glory.
“Amen!” our glad reply.
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God,
You have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity by the
confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine
Majesty. Keep us steadfast in this faith and defend us from all adversities; for
You, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, live and reign, one God, now and forever.
Amen.
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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST LESSON (Be seated) Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Does not wisdom call?
Does not understanding raise her voice?
On the heights beside the way,
at the crossroads she takes her stand;
beside the gates in front of the town,
at the entrance of the portals she cries aloud:
“To you, O men, I call,
and my cry is to the children of man. . . .
“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work,
the first of his acts of old.
Ages ago I was set up,
at the first, before the beginning of the earth.
When there were no depths I was brought forth,
when there were no springs abounding with water.
Before the mountains had been shaped,
before the hills, I was brought forth,
before he had made the earth with its fields,
or the first of the dust of the world.
When he established the heavens, I was there;
when he drew a circle on the face of the deep,
when he made firm the skies above,
when he established the fountains of the deep,
when he assigned to the sea its limit,
so that the waters might not transgress his command,
when he marked out the foundations of the earth,
then I was beside him, like a master workman,
and I was daily his delight,
rejoicing before him always,
rejoicing in his inhabited world
and delighting in the children of man.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PSALM 143 (Sung responsively)
Hear my prayer, O Lord;
give ear to my pleas for mercy!
In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness!
Enter not into judgment with your servant,
for no one living is righteous before you.
For the enemy has pursued my soul;
he has crushed my life to the ground;
he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead.
Therefore my spirit faints within me;
my heart within me is appalled.
I remember the days of old;
I meditate on all that you have done;
I ponder the work of your hands.
I stretch out my hands to you;
my soul thirsts for you like a parched land.
Answer me quickly, O Lord!
My spirit fails!
Hide not your face from me,
lest I be like those who go down to the pit.
Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love,
for in you I trust.
Make me know the way I should go,
for to you I lift up my soul.
Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord!
I have fled to you for refuge!
Teach me to do your will,
for you are my God!
Let your good Spirit lead me
on level ground!
For your name’s sake, O Lord, preserve my life!
In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble!
And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies,
and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul,
for I am your servant.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning,
is now, and will be forever. Amen.
SECOND LESSON Acts 2:14a, 22-36
Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, . . .
“Men of Israel, hear these words: Jesus of Nazareth, a man attested to you by God with mighty works and wonders and signs that God did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— this Jesus, delivered up according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of God, you crucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. God raised him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For David says concerning him,
“‘I saw the Lord always before me,
for he is at my right hand that I may not be shaken;
therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced;
my flesh also will dwell in hope.
For you will not abandon my soul to Hades,
or let your Holy One see corruption.
You have made known to me the paths of life;
you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’
“Brothers, I may say to you with confidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him that he would set one of his descendants on his throne, he foresaw and spoke about the resurrection of the Christ, that he was not abandoned to Hades, nor did his flesh see corruption. This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God, and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing. For David did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself says,
“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
Sit at my right hand,
until I make your enemies your footstool.’
Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
ALLELUIA VERSE (Stand)
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
These things are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ,
the Son of God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL John 8:48-59
The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 8th chapter
Glory to You, O Lord.
The Jews answered [Jesus], “Are we not right in saying that you are a Samaritan and have a demon?” Jesus answered, “I do not have a demon, but I honor my Father, and you dishonor me. Yet I do not seek my own glory; there is One who seeks it, and he is the judge. Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone keeps my word, he will never see death.” The Jews said to him, “Now we know that you have a demon! Abraham died, as did the prophets, yet you say, ‘If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death.’ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who died? And the prophets died! Who do you make yourself out to be?” Jesus answered, “If I glorify myself, my glory is nothing. It is my Father who glorifies me, of whom you say, ‘He is our God.’ But you have not known him. I know him. If I were to say that I do not know him, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and I keep his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced that he would see my day. He saw it and was glad.” So the Jews said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.” So they picked up stones to throw at him, but Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON (Be seated)
Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ:
Every year on Trinity Sunday we read as our second reading the concluding verses of Peter’s Pentecost sermon from Acts 2. Not only is it important that we finish up the message begun last Sunday, but even more, it’s important for us to notice these first words of an apostle of Jesus speaking after the resurrection and in the power of the Holy Spirit. For in his words we see that the Day of Pentecost was not only a day for celebrating a new power and inaugurating a new mission, but also a day to proclaim theology. As such, our first Sunday after Pentecost is a day dedicated to a theological teaching of the greatest importance—the theology of the Holy Trinity.
In some ways this is a new theology, since Peter’s words reflect the new reality which Jesus’ life, death and resurrection created. And yet, in actuality, this theology is not new but simply deepened. The resurrection of Jesus and the giving of the Spirit shed new light on the nature and purpose of God while also proclaiming that He is the same One who had been revealing himself from the beginning.
One sentence in particular from our text captures this new reality and deepened theology. In verses 32 and 33, Peter says: “This Jesus God raised up, and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of God and having received from the Father the promise of the Holy Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are seeing and hearing.”
Here we see that the church’s very first proclamation takes on what we would call a Trinitarian theological form. God is referred to as Father. Jesus, though not specifically called here the Son, is said to rule with the Father as his rightful heir. And the Spirit is proclaimed as a separate and yet inter-related identity, coming from both the Father and from Jesus.
The theology of God as Triune, three in one, did not get articulated in its fullness until many years later. But as we see in today’s reading, the substance is there from the beginning – right there in the church’s first sermon.
And soon after, within a few decades of the church’s existence, early versions of the Trinitarian Creeds that we say today started to appear. This is no surprise since proclaiming the Gospel of Christ requires that we say some very specific things about the nature and purpose of God. It was necessary on the day of Pentecost, and it is necessary today.
Speaking of the Creeds, we’ve studied their content and development at different times during our Sunday morning adult Bible Classes. And one year we looked closely at a book by Roman Catholic author Luke Timothy Johnson called The Creed: What Christians Believe and Why it Matters. It’s an excellent book written for both novices and scholars. I checked out the copy I read from the public library.
While Johnson doesn’t delve with great detail into the doctrine of the Trinity in this book, he makes two points about the Trinity that I think serve well for a Sunday sermon.
First, Johnson notes how the Trinity reflects well the ways in which we encounter God. God wants to be encountered, not just to exist by himself. And to that end, the doctrine of the Trinity helps us to see how God reveals himself.
In thinking about this, consider the ways in which you encounter others. Or, to use a specific example, consider how you encounter me. You probably first encountered me as a pastor—someone who leads the worship, says prayers, gives a message, greets you and represents the church. And after being around here for a while you may have also experienced me as someone who has a family – learning that I have a wife and two kids, and that I have brothers and cousins, nephews and nieces; you may have met them too. You thus realize that I’m not just a pastor but also a family guy. And if you’ve become involved in the work of the church you’ve experienced me also in the role of a manager or leader because you’ve received emails from me and been in meetings with me and you’ve dialoged with me about decisions. Finally, if you’ve hung out with me in social situations, you’ve perhaps also experienced me as a friend. At least I hope you have!
Even though you’ve encountered me in all these different ways, I’m the same person. Johnson, in his book, notes that the different roles or “faces” of people are “dimensions of the other’s inner life that are called to outward expression in their relationship with us.”
He goes on to say that “it is in such fashion that we, by analogy, try to move… to an appreciation of God’s own life.” And so we meet God as Father because we realize that, like a Father, God gave us life and is more powerful than us and wiser too. We discover that God is actually the perfect father-figure—using his power and wisdom to care for us and protect us and love us, which he does because simply we are his children.
At the same time, we also encounter God as a Son—meaning one who comes from the Father and is with us, understands us, and is in many ways like us. This is the God whom we can see and understand because he’s our brother. Even more, this is the God who is the perfect brother – sacrificing himself for us and saving us when we were lost. This is the God who puts himself in our place, pays our penalty, and gives himself up for us. He’s the greatest of all brothers.
Finally, we also meet and encounter God as Holy Spirit. We sense him and feel him and know he is there, even though we can’t see him. God as Spirit is the One who moves us and moves through us. We sense his power … a good and holy power… and we recognize it; yet can’t completely figure it out. This is the God who gets things done but also remains a God of mystery and surprise.
Father, Son, Holy Spirit—these are the ways we encounter God. Johnson says that “we affirm, we trust, that God has been truthful in his self-revelation, and that the faces of God that we have learned from our experience, and… from the language of Scripture, show us something of God’s own life.” Yes, that is what we confess. Or to say it another way, we, together as the church, have been moved by the Spirit to say that there is one God in three persons and that these three persons show us the fullness of God as we can experience him.
Yes, the Trinity reflects the ways we encounter God. That’s point one. The other point is one that I’ve noticed many other authors writing about as well. This point says that the Trinity reflects God’s provision for community. This community happens because God as three persons is, in fact, a community in himself. He is Father, Son, Holy Spirit—all together. Johnson says: “What the mystery of the Trinity discloses is not a mathematical problem—how can one be three? – but the mystery of life given and shared.”
The Creeds speak to this mystery of life given within the Trinity. For the Father “begets” the Son while the Spirit “proceeds from” the Father and the Son. This is mysterious language indeed and none of us can fully explain exactly what it means, but it is certainly language which speaks to the giving that has taken place with God.
Perhaps even more important than the giving is the sharing which takes place within the Godhead. “I honor my Father,” says Jesus in the Gospel reading, “and my Father glorifies me.” Later in John (chapter 14), Jesus says: “I do as the Father has commanded me.” These interactions among the members of the Trinity speak to the importance of community. We can say that they even speak to the communitarian nature of life itself.
When God first created the world, he said: “Let us (plural) make man in our image.” And then when God created man, we are told that he created them “male and female” – and as “helpers” for one another. The communitarian nature of God is reflected in his people.
St. Paul speaks to this when he talks about being transformed into the image of Christ, who, he adds, is the image of the unseen God. As Paul does this, he does so in communitarian terms—stating that “we” are being so changed (2 Cor. 3:17-18). Change and transformation work best when they are done within the community and when they are directed by our communal God.
Indeed, our life together in the church will function best when we base it upon the unity and diversity found in the Trinity. As Johnson explains: “thus we are able to imagine the Christian community in ways that reflect the life of the Trinity, in which diversity and unity are not opposites but mutually positive dimensions of life together, and in which equality of worth and subordination of function are not incompatible but complementary.”
We could certainly do a lot more thinking about diversity and unity, and about equality of worth and subordination of function as well. The church, as you know, has lots of debates within itself about these things. We argue about who gets to do what, and we battle over how united and diverse we should be.
But in the few moments we have remaining today, I’d like us instead to lift up Trinity Sunday as not only a day for theology but also a day to give thanks.
Let us give thanks to God for revealing himself to us in such a deep and personal way. Yes, there remains great mystery in God’s revelation, but let us not forget that he has given great and clear detail too.
And let us give thanks to God for working in the church to bring about the unity and diversity that we have. Let us give thanks for the Creeds that unite and the many different ways that we can sing praise. Let us give thanks for the walking together that takes place in the church and the diverse gifts that each of us share with one another.
Above all, let us give thanks to God who has created us and still preserves us; and let us give thanks to God who has saved us and continues to do so each day; and let us give thanks to God who inspires, empowers, guides and gathers us. Our God is Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Our God is Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. Our God is faithful. Our God is one.
May God then grant us thankful hearts. And may he lead us to live lives that reflect his goodness, his mercy, and his power.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY (Stand) Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest LSB 498
1 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest,
And make our hearts Your place of rest;
Come with Your grace and heav’nly aid,
And fill the hearts which You have made.
2 To You, the Counselor, we cry,
To You, the gift of God Most High;
The fount of life, the fire of love,
The soul’s anointing from above.
3 In You, with graces sevenfold,
We God’s almighty hand behold
While You with tongues of fire proclaim
To all the world His holy name.
4 Your light to ev’ry thought impart,
And shed Your love in ev’ry heart;
The weakness of our mortal state
With deathless might invigorate.
5 Drive far away our wily foe,
And Your abiding peace bestow;
With You as our protecting guide,
No evil can with us abide.
6 Teach us to know the Father, Son,
And You, from both, as Three in One
That we Your name may ever bless
And in our lives the truth confess.
7 Praise we the Father and the Son
And Holy Spirit, with them One,
And may the Son on us bestow
The gifts that from the Spirit flow!
ATHANASIAN CREED LSB 319
Whoever desires to be saved must, above all, hold the catholic faith.
Whoever does not keep it whole and undefiled will without doubt perish eternally.
And the catholic faith is this,
that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity, neither confusing the
persons nor dividing the substance.
For the Father is one person, the Son is another, and the Holy Spirit is another.
But the Godhead of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit is one: the glory
equal, the majesty coeternal.
Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit:
the Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, the Holy Spirit uncreated;
the Father infinite, the Son infinite, the Holy Spirit infinite;
the Father eternal, the Son eternal, the Holy Spirit eternal.
And yet there are not three Eternals, but one Eternal,
just as there are not three Uncreated or three Infinites, but one Uncreated and one Infinite.
In the same way, the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, the Holy Spirit almighty;
and yet there are not three Almighties, but one Almighty.
So the Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God;
and yet there are not three Gods, but one God.
So the Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, the Holy Spirit is Lord;
and yet there are not three Lords, but one Lord.
Just as we are compelled by the Christian truth to acknowledge each distinct person as God and Lord, so also are we prohibited by the catholic religion to say that there are three Gods or Lords.
The Father is not made nor created nor begotten by anyone.
The Son is neither made nor created, but begotten of the Father alone.
The Holy Spirit is of the Father and of the Son, neither made nor created nor
begotten, but proceeding.
Thus, there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Spirit, not three Holy Spirits.
And in this Trinity none is before or after another; none is greater or less than another;
but the whole three persons are coeternal with each other and coequal, so that in all things, as has been stated above, the Trinity in Unity and Unity in Trinity is to be worshiped.
Therefore, whoever desires to be saved must think thus about the Trinity.
But it is also necessary for everlasting salvation that one faithfully believe the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Therefore, it is the right faith that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ,
the Son of God, is at the same time both God and man.
He is God, begotten from the substance of the Father before all ages; and He is man, born from the substance of His mother in this age:
perfect God and perfect man, composed of a rational soul and human flesh;
equal to the Father with respect to His divinity, less than the Father with respect to His humanity.
Although He is God and man, He is not two, but one Christ:
one, however, not by the conversion of the divinity into flesh, but by the assumption of the humanity into God;
one altogether, not by confusion of substance, but by unity of person.
For as the rational soul and flesh is one man, so God and man is one Christ,
who suffered for our salvation, descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead,
ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father, God Almighty, from whence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
At His coming all people will rise again with their bodies and give an account
concerning their own deeds.
And those who have done good will enter into eternal life, and those who have done evil into eternal fire.
This is the catholic faith; whoever does not believe it faithfully and firmly cannot be saved.
OFFERING
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PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
In peace, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
In thanksgiving for our redemption in Jesus Christ, for the work of the Holy Spirit in bringing us to faith, and for adoption as God’s children through Baptism, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For the gift of the Holy Spirit, that we may know the Word of the Lord and keep it in faith through all the days of our earthly pilgrimage until we are joined with faithful Abraham and with all the patriarchs, prophets, apostles and evangelists in the presence of the Lord forevermore, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For parents, children and spouses, that they would be given the courage to love as God has loved us and be united in their common life by the Holy Spirit to know Jesus and serve Him; and that the Lord would bless those who are single with good friends, protect all orphans and widows, and defend the helpless, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all fathers, that God would give them a right confidence in their station and a zeal for their task to care for their families faithfully; and that they would be good examples to their children of godly life and love of God’s Word and be comforted by His absolution when they fail, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For all of us in our vocation of citizen, that we may render due honor to our rulers while faithfully serving Christ by whom all kings reign, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For the ailing, the dying, all those in any need, those on our prayer list, and those we name in our hearts at this time…, that God would grant them healing and patience in the midst of their afflictions, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For faithful use of the Lord’s gifts, that we may be drawn frequently to the Lord’s table in true repentance to taste and see that the Lord is good, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
For reform and renewal by the Word and Spirit, that where we lack love we may be built up in Christ and where we are distracted we would be given a single focus on our Lord Jesus, so that at the last we may be found faithful and be reunited with those who have gone before us to the Lord’s nearer presence, let us pray to the Lord: Lord, have mercy.
Into your hands, O Father, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your grace and mercy through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
OFFERTORY Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (LSB 955)
Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord,
And fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown,
That we may be fed with the bread of life.
Gather the hopes and the dreams of all;
Unite them with the prayers we offer now.
Grace our table with Your presence, and give us
A foretaste of the feast to come.
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SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
PREFACE (Stand) LSB 208-210
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 Him thanks and praise.
It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, for the countless blessings You so freely bestow on us and all creation. Above all, we give thanks for Your boundless love shown to us when You sent Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into our flesh and laid on Him our sin, giving Him into death that we might not die eternally. Because He is now risen from the dead and lives and reigns to all eternity, all who believe in Him will overcome sin and death and will rise again to new life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
SANCTUS LSB 208
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth adored;
Heav’n and earth with full acclaim shout the glory of Your name.
Sing hosanna in the highest, sing hosanna to the Lord;
Truly blest is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
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.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
PAX DOMINI
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Amen.
AGNUS DEI LSB 210
1 O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
You take the sin of the world away;
O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
Have mercy on us, Lord, we pray.
2 O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
You take the sin of the world away;
Have mercy on us, Jesus Christ,
And grant us peace, O Lord, we pray.
THE COMMUNION (Be seated)
Those wishing to commune at the foot of the steps should come forward first. Those wishing to commune at the altar rail should come forward after these, front rows first, from both sides of the aisle. After receiving, all should return to their seats. A common dismissal will be given at the end.
DISTRIBUTION HYMN Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence LSB 621
1 Let all mortal flesh keep silence
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly-minded,
For with blessing in His hand
Christ our God to earth descending
Comes our homage to demand.
2 King of kings yet born of Mary,
As of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords in human vesture,
In the body and the blood,
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heav’nly food.
3 Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way
As the Light of Light, descending
From the realms of endless day,
Comes the pow’rs of hell to vanquish
As the darkness clears away.
4 At His feet the six-winged seraph,
Cherubim with sleepless eye,
Veil their faces to the presence
As with ceaseless voice they cry:
“Alleluia, alleluia!
Alleluia, Lord Most High!”
NUNC DIMITTIS LSB 211
1 O Lord, now let Your servant
Depart in heav’nly peace,
For I have seen the glory
Of Your redeeming grace:
A light to lead the Gentiles
Unto Your holy hill,
The glory of Your people,
Your chosen Israel.
2 All glory to the Father,
All glory to the Son,
All glory to the Spirit,
Forever Three in One;
For as in the beginning,
Is now, shall ever be,
God’s triune name resounding.
PRAYER (Stand)
BENEDICTION
SENDING HYMN Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise LSB 802
1 Immortal, invisible,
God only wise,
In light inaccessible
hid from our eyes,
Most blessèd, most glorious,
the Ancient of Days,
Almighty, victorious,
Thy great name we praise.
2 Unresting, unhasting,
and silent as light,
Nor wanting, nor wasting,
Thou rulest in might;
Thy justice like mountains
high soaring above
Thy clouds which are fountains
of goodness and love.
3 To all life Thou givest—
to both great and small—
In all life Thou livest,
the true Life of all;
We blossom and flourish
as leaves on the tree
And wither and perish—
but naught changes Thee.
4 Great Father of glory,
pure Father of light,
Thine angels adore Thee,
all veiling their sight;
All laud we would render:
O help us to see
’Tis only the splendor
of light that hides Thee.
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Setting: Michael Burkhart
FELLOWSHIP: Pastor Mark and Theresa Shaltanis
Those serving:
Saturday, 5:00p.m.:
Greeter: Steve Berg
Comm. assist: Jim Easterly
Reader: Melissa Hecht
Sunday, 10:00 a.m.:
Greeter: Lynn Jacquez
Comm. assist: Judy Koucky
Reader: Janice Sebring
Acolyte: Natalie Starck
AV Assistants: Hannes Buuck, Andreas Buuck
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2025 Concordia Publishing House.
955 Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful Text: John W. Arthur, 1922–80
Tune: Richard W. Hillert, 1923–2010 Tune: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326
507 Holy, Holy, Holy Text: Reginald Heber, 1783–1826 Tune: John B. Dykes, 1823–76 Text and tune: Public domain
498 Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest Text: attr. Rabanus Maurus, 776–856; tr. Edward Caswall, 1814–78, alt.
Tune: Geistliche Lieder auffs new gebessert, 1533, Wittenberg, ed. Joseph Klug Text and tune: Public domain
621 Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Text: Liturgy of St. James, 5th cent.; tr. Gerard Moultrie, 1829–85, alt.
Tune: French, 17th cent. Text and tune: Public domain
802 Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Text: W. Chalmers Smith, 1824–1908, alt. Tune: Welsh Text and tune: Public domain
