Nov. 17, 2021
Prayer of Invocation
O Lord, our God: we trust in your mercy, we rejoice in your salvation
and we come to sing our praises to you because of it. While we gather, we may be bringing up those
who have sorrow in their hearts or those whom are being attacked by some sort
of enemy illness, calamity, trauma, and tragedy. Yet, we rejoice because you are moved by our
prayers and hear the needs that we will lift up showing your mercy and salvation
to all in need. In Jesus Name, Amen.
Intercessory Prayer
Savior Christ:
We are fortunate. We live in a
country where freedoms exist and we can gather here in your name safely without
fear. But we know that there are some
who gather secretly in homes, in caves, and in other places where they can try
to ensure safety of the church members for fear of persecution, even death. We know there are places where owning a
Bible, talking about Jesus, or preaching His name is impossible without fear of
arrest and beatings. And you have told
us that this kind of persecution will come for all before the end of
times. Lord, while we gather with the
concerns of the sick, the grief-stricken, the suffering and the hurting on our
hearts and lips, we want to pray for the hastening of the day when there will
be no more sickness, crying, or death and all are gathered at your throne,
bowing before you and singing your unending praises, but we’re reminded that
this will be a fearful time. If these
days were to come tonight, we pray that we would remain faithful. We pray for those who live out the
persecutions right now that they would remain faithful. We pray Lord that you will send your mercy
and salvation that they would see your hidden face and be enlightened. We pray it in the wonderful name of Jesus the
Christ with His prayer. Our Father… Amen.
Communion
Christ our Lord invites all to his table who love him,
who earnestly repent of their
sin
and seek to live in peace with one
another.
Therefore, let us confess our sin before God and one another.
Let us pray…
Lord God, we pray now for our sins of commission and omission.
For the times when we have done something that has led to persecution
of another.
For the times when we have failed to do something that stopped the
persecution of another.
For the times when we have made someone feel like an enemy has come
against them.
For the times when we have not stopped an enemy from coming against
someone.
For the times when we have made a person feel as if they must flee.
For the times when we have allowed someone to cause a person to feel as
if they must flee.
We pray for these sins and the sins that we confess in silence…
AMEN
Hear the Good News:
Our Messiah has said to us that those who trust in his mercies
Will rejoice in his salvation
For this forgiveness sing his praises.
Glory to God. Amen.
We lift our hearts to you, O Lord,
We give you thanks to you, our God because
it is always a good, right, and joyful thing,
to give thanks to you,
Father Almighty, creator of heaven and
earth.
From the earliest of days, you desired only our worship
But there was blood shed from
Abel to Zechariah
As brother rose against brother
And against your prophets
And so you sent your Son to show us how you redeem the world
And in this redemption, we will join with
all of your people on earth and in
heaven
will sing praises to your name and join
the unending hymn:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the
highest.
Holy are you, and blessed is your Son Jesus Christ,
Who promised to us that He
will save us
That He will shorten the days
of our tribulation
So that we can with the church
and all the saints that are raised up
Through his baptism of suffering, death, and resurrection
delivered from slavery to sin and
death,
through the new covenant made by water
and the Spirit.
On the night
in which he gave himself up for us, he took bread,
gave thanks to you, broke the bread, gave it to his disciples, and said:
"Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you.
Do this in remembrance of me."
When the supper was over he took the cup,
gave thanks to you, gave it to his disciples, and said:
"Drink from this, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant,
poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins.
Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me."
And so, in remembrance of these your mighty acts in Jesus Christ,
we offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving
as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with Christ's offering for us,
as we proclaim the mystery of faith.
Christ has died; Christ is risen; Christ will come again.
Pour out your Holy Spirit on us gathered here,
and on these gifts of bread and wine.
Make them be for us the body and blood of Christ,
that we may be for the world the body of Christ, redeemed by his blood.
By your Spirit make us one with Christ,
one with each other, and one in ministry to all the world,
until Christ
comes in final victory, and we feast at his heavenly banquet.
Through your Son Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in your holy Church,
all honor and glory is yours, almighty Father (God), now and for ever.
Amen.
This is the
body of Christ broken for you. Take and
eat. AMEN
This is the
blood of Christ shed for you. Take and
drink. AMEN.
Benediction
be wary of false prophets
listen to those who speak the truth in the
name of
Father, Son & Spirit who bless you always
Amen.
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