NOTE: LBW – Lutheran Book of Worship (The Green Book)
WOV – With One Voice (The Blue Book)
LSB – Lutheran Service Book (The Maroon Book)
ELW – Evangelical Lutheran Worship (The Cranberry Book)
There are versions of some hymns that are superior in LSB and I recommend using them if possible. Also, there are some superb hymns in LSB that aren’t available in the other hymnals. When I suggest one of the latter, I try to include an alternative from LBW or WOV. I recommend that a license and DVD of downloadable hymns from LSB be purchased if you are looking to expand your hymnody. There are, in ELW, some familiar hymns that have been drastically altered, which I try to note. ELW also has some fine hymns not available in the other hymnals, or has, interestingly, a more “traditional” translation or harmonization.
Color for the day is indicated for each Sunday. Primary liturgical calendar taken from Sola Publishing (www.solapublishing.org), based on LSB. Also, I include the lessons from the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) found in ELW and used in some congregations. It often overlaps the Sola/LCMS calendar lectionary, but when there are differences, I will note them.
Because some of the prayers of confession, as well as offertory and post-communion prayers, provided on certain resource pages lack theological heft or linguistic elegance, I have added some seasonal prayers that you are free to cut, paste, and revise as needed. They are modified from the copyright-free Online Book of Common Prayer, or are my own creation. These are found on the following pages. The regular prayers of intercession will, as usual, be provided weekly in their own Word documents.
For General/Green Season Use: A Brief Order of Confession and Holy Absolution
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son+, and of the Holy Spirit: Amen.
Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.
Silence may be kept.
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.
For General/Green Season Use: The Gospel Acclamation (Spoken)
Alleluia. Your words, Lord, are Spirit and life; you have the words of eternal life. Alleluia.
OR
Alleluia. Your Word, O Lord, is truth; consecrate us in the truth. Alleluia.
For General/Green Season Use: The Offertory Prayer
Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, so draw our hearts to you, so guide our minds, so fill our imaginations, so control our wills, that we may be wholly yours, utterly dedicated unto
you; and then use us, we pray you, as you will, and always to your glory and the welfare of your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
OR
Let us pray. Heavenly Father, we humbly offer to you the gifts of our treasures, talents, and time. Use them to you glory, and for the benefit of all your people; through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
For General/Green Season Use: The Great Thanksgiving and Proper Preface
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 right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. For you are the source of light and life, you made us in your image, and called us to new life in Jesus Christ our Lord; who on the first day of the week overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who forever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:
For General/Green Season Use: The Eucharistic Prayer
Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself, and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all. He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.
On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:
Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.
We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, with praise and thanksgiving. Recalling our Savior’s death, resurrection, and ascension, we pray that you would sanctify these gifts by your Holy Spirit, to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.
All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ: By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever. AMEN.
OR
And so, Father, we bring you these gifts. Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ our Lord.
On the night he was betrayed he took bread, said the blessing, broke the bread, and gave it to his friends, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
After supper, he took the cup of wine, gave thanks, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”
Father, we now celebrate the memorial of your Son. By means of this holy bread and cup, we proclaim his death and resurrection, until he comes again. Gather us by this Holy Communion into one body in your Son Jesus Christ. Make us a living sacrifice of praise. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and forever. AMEN.
For General/Green Season Use: Post-Communion Prayer
Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace, and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
OR
Almighty and ever-living God, we thank you for feeding us with the most precious Body and Blood of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; and for assuring us that we are living members of the Body of your Son, and heirs of your eternal kingdom. Send us out to do the work you have given us to do, to love and serve you as faithful witnesses of your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lessons and Suggested Hymns,
September 13: 15th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 19)
Or Holy Cross Day, Transferred
15th Sunday after Pentecost lessons and Hymns
Genesis 50:15-21 (Joseph forgives his brothers)
(ELW, Ezekiel 33:7-11, You are a sentinel, so warn those who sin. I do not desire the death of sinners, but that they turn to me and live)
Psalm 103:1-12 (Bless the Lord, O my soul; he has not dealt with us according to our sins)
Romans 14:1-12 (Don’t quarrel with those weaker in faith over opinions;
whether we live or die, it’s unto the Lord)
Matthew 18:21-35 (Parable of the unforgiving servant)
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Opening Hymn: Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (nice Psalm paraphrase)
(LBW #543, ELW #858 Note: ELW #859 is the politically correct “re-translation”; LSB #790)
OR (if you’re up for a challenging but dance-like tune and a paraphrase of the Psalm)
My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker (LSB #820)
Hymn of the Day: Come Down, O Love Divine (LBW #508, ELW #804, LSB #501)
Communion 1: I Lay My Sins on Jesus (LBW #305, LSB #606)
OR Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal (ELW #464)
Communion 2: Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive (LBW #307, ELW #605, LSB #843)
Closing Hymn: Son of God, Eternal Savior (LBW #364, ELW #655, LSB #842)
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Holy Cross, Transferred, Lessons and Hymns
Isaiah 45:21-25 (I am God; there is no other. To me every knee shall bow)
OR Numbers 21:4-9 (Moses fashions a bronze serpent; those bitten
by serpents look and are healed.)
Psalm 98:1-5 (Let all creation and all God’s people praise his vindication and victory,
his steadfast love and mercy.
1 Corinthians 1:18-24 (The message of the Cross is foolishness and a stumbling block
to those who perish; for the redeemed, it is the power and wisdom of God.
John 12:20-33 (“I, when I am lifted up, will draw all people to myself; Father, glorify thy name!”)
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Opening Hymn: Lift High the Cross (LBW #377, ELW #660, LSB #837)
Hymn of the Day: There in God’s Garden (WOV #668, ELW #342)
Communion Hymn #1: In the Cross of Christ I Glory (LBW #104, ELW #324, LSB #427)
OR Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross (ELW #335)
Communion Hymn #2: What Wondrous Love is This (LBW #385, ELW #666, LSB #543)
Closing Hymn: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (LBW #482, ELW #803, LSB #425/426)
September 20: 16th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 20)
OR St. Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist (Transferred)
16th Sunday after Pentecost Lessons and Hymns
Isaiah 55:6-9 (Seek the Lord; he will abundantly pardon, for his ways are not our ways)
(ELW, Jonah 3:10-4:11, Jonah’s ticked at God’s mercy; God’s rejoinder)
Psalm 27:1-9 (The Lord is my light and salvation, whom then shall I fear?)
(ELW, Psalm 145:1-8, Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised)
Philippians 1:12-14, 19-30 (To live is Christ, to die is gain; for your sake, I will remain; only live lives worthy of your calling in Christ)
(ELW, Philippians 1:21-30)
Matthew 20:1-16 (Parable of the 11th-hour workers in the vineyard)
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Opening Hymn: Evening and Morning (LBW #465, ELW #761, LSB #726)
OR for a Hispanic paraphrase of Psalm 27, The Lord is My Light (LSB #723)
OR (If using the Jonah text) There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy (LBW #290, ELW #588)
Hymn of the Day: Hark, the Voice of Jesus Calling (LBW #381, LSB #827)
OR How Clear is Our Vocation, Lord (lovely, fairly familiar tune) (LSB #853)
Communion 1: For Me to Live is Jesus (LSB #742)
OR O Jesus, I Have Promised (LBW #503, ELW #810)
Communion 2: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service (LBW #423, ELW #712, LSB #848)
Closing Hymn: Lord of All Hopefulness (LBW #469, ELW #765, LSB #738)
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St. Matthew, Transferred, Lessons and Hymns
Ezekiel 2:8-3:11 (The prophet eats the scroll filled with God’s word.
God makes him hard-headed to speak to stubborn people)
Psalm 119:33-40 (Teach me your statutes; turn my heart to your decrees)
Ephesians 2:4-10 (In great love, God forgives our trespasses; through grace we’re saved.
We’re created for good works in Christ, which he prepared before we were born)
OR Ephesians 4:7-16 (God gives gifts – some are evangelists – to build up the body of
Christ to full maturity, rooted and grounded in him.)
Matthew 9:9-13 (The calling of Matthew)
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Opening Hymn: Word of God, Come Down to Earth (WOV #716, ELW #510, LSB #545)
Hymn of the Day: By All Your Saints in Warfare (LBW #178, v. 1, 18, 3; ELW #421 “By all your saints still striving,” v.1, 20, last; LSB #518, v. 1, 25, 3)
OR Preach You The Word and Plant It Home (LSB #586; this is a fantastic hymn.
If you can get the licensing from CPH for it, by all means do so!)
Communion Hymn #1: O Jesus, I Have Promised (LBW #503, ELW #810)
Communion Hymn #2: Lord, Whose Love in Humble Service (LBW #423, ELW #712, LSB #848)
Closing Hymn: God’s Word is Our Great Heritage (LBW #239, ELW #509, LSB #582)
September 27: 17th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 21)
Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 (you are responsible for your own sins; turn from them and live!)
Psalm 25:1-10 (Lead me in your truth and teach me!)
Philippians 2:1-18 (Be of one heart and mind – the mind of Christ; act without grumbling;
be his lights in this broken world, that Paul may boast in you!)
Matthew 21:23-32 (By what authority does Jesus act? Parable of two sons who act
contrary to their words; which are you like?)
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Opening Hymn: Herald, Sound the Note of Judgment (LBW #556, LSB #511)
OR (echoing Psalm) Lead Me, Guide Me (ELW #768, LSB #721)
Hymn of the Day: Forth in Thy Name, O Lord, I Go (LBW #505, LSB #854)
OR The Lord Now Sends Us Forth (ELW #538)
OR O Master, Let Me Walk with You (LBW #492, ELW #818)
Communion 1: Jesus Calls Us; O’er the Tumult (LBW #494, ELW #696)
Communion 2: O God, My Faithful God (LBW #504, LSB #696)
Closing Hymn: Strengthen for Service, Lord, the Hands (LBW #218, ELW #497)
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October 4: 18th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 22)
Isaiah 5:1-7 (Love song about beloved vineyard turns to lament over its wild grapes)
Psalm 80:7-19 (Come to the aid of your vineyard, against those who trample it!)
Philippians 3:4b-14 (My richest gains I count but loss because of surpassing excellence
of knowing Christ)
Matthew 21:33-46 (Parable of the wicked tenants in master’s vineyard)
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Opening Hymn: Judge Eternal, Throned in Splendor (LBW #418)
OR Fight the Good Fight (LBW #461) (NOTE: tune that can be substituted with any decent LM (8888) hymn tune. LSB #664 uses “Mendon,” much more singable. In LBW, Mendon is used for “Thee We Adore, Eternal Lord, #547)
OR As Saints of Old Their Firstfruits Brought (LBW #404) (aw heck. I hate when great hymns are set to bad or difficult tunes. Use “Forest Green,” the jaunty English folk melody used for “I Sing the Almighty Power of God.” That’s what is used in ELW #695!)
Hymn of the Day: There in God’s Garden (if you didn’t do this for Holy Cross Day, transferred, do it now.)
(WOV #668, ELW #342)
OR Wide Open Are Thy Hands (LBW #489)
OR We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died (easy tune, but if unfamiliar, use the
Doxology “Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow”) (LBW #344, LSB #429)
OR Fruitful Trees, the Spirit’s Sowing (LSB #691)
Communion 1: Son of God, Eternal Savior (LBW #364, ELW #655, LSB #842)
Communion 2: When I Survey the Wondrous Cross (again, if you didn’t do Holy Cross, sing this today)
(LBW #482, LSB #425/6)
Closing Hymn: The Church’s One Foundation (LBW #369, ELW #654, LSB #644)
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October 11: 19th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 23)
Note: even if your practice isn’t to have weekly communion, you might want to make an exception today! 😉
Isaiah 25:6-9 (On God’s holy mountain, a feast of fat things; death shall be destroyed)
Psalm 23 (You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies)
Philippians 4:4-13 (Rejoice in the Lord always; think on things excellent, honorable;
thanks for Philippians’ gift)
(ELW, Philippians 4:1-9, Stand fast in the Lord, rejoice, think on these things)
Matthew 22:1-14 (The wedding feast…and its, er, substitute guest list)
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Opening Hymn: Arise, My Soul, Arise (LBW #516, ELW #827)
Hymn of the Day: LBW #313, A Multitude Comes From the East and the West (LSB #510)
OR At the Lamb’s High Feast (LBW #210, ELW #362, LSB #633)
OR The Feast is Ready (ELW #531)
Communion 1: Come, Let Us Eat, For Now the Feast is Spread (LBW #214, ELW #491, LSB #626)
Communion 2: Soul Adorn Yourself with Gladness (LBW #224, ELW #488/9, LSB #636)
Closing Hymn: Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise (WOV #801, ELW #826, LSB #680)
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October 18: 20th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 24) OR St. Luke, Evangelist
St. Luke Lessons and Hymns
Isaiah 35:5-8 (Gracious promise of return to Holy Land on God’s Highway)
Psalm 147:1-11 (God loves Jerusalem, cares for the poor, tends the land,
and cherishes those who trust his steadfast love)
2 Timothy 4:5-18 (Paul’s valedictory to Timothy, recounting his own trials,
and commending Luke as a faithful companion)
Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53 (Why Luke wrote his Gospel. Also, risen Jesus opens disciples’ minds
to understand scripture, instructs and blesses them, and ascends to heaven.)
OR Luke 10:1-9 (The mission of the seventy)
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Opening Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (LBW #328/9, ELW #634, LSB #549)
OR Come, All You People (ELW #819)
Hymn of the Day: Holy God, We Praise Your Name (LBW #535, ELW #414, LSB #940)
OR Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good (LBW #542, ELW #871, LSB #819)
Communion 1: LBW #102, On My Heart Imprint Your Image (LSB #422, ELW #811)
Communion 2: Take My Life, That I May Be (LBW #406, ELW #583, 685, LSB #783/4)
Closing Hymn: Stand Up, Stand Up For Jesus (LBW #389, LSB #660)
OR We Are All One in Mission (ELW #576)
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20th Sunday after Pentecost Lessons and Hymns
Isaiah 45:1-7 (God anoints Cyrus on behalf of his Chosen People)
Psalm 96: 1-13 (Declare God’s glory among the nations, whose gods are but worthless idols)
1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 (Paul commends Thessalonians for turning from idols to Christ)
Matthew 22:15-22 (Render to Caesar, and to God, what is due each)
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Opening Hymn: All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name (LBW #328/9, ELW #634, LSB #549)
OR Come, All You People (ELW #819)
Hymn of the Day: Holy God, We Praise Your Name (LBW #535, ELW #414, LSB #940)
OR Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good (LBW #542, ELW #871, LSB #819)
Communion 1: LBW #102, On My Heart Imprint Your Image (LSB #422, ELW #811)
Communion 2: Take My Life, That I May Be (LBW #406, ELW #583, 685, LSB #783/4)
Closing Hymn: Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings (LSB #782) (really nice hymn!)
OR God, Whose Giving Knows No Ending (LBW #408, ELW #678)
Note: if tune is unfamiliar, sing it to “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling”
October 25: Reformation Sunday
Revelation 14:6-7 (Angel with eternal Gospel: fear God, give glory, hour of judgment)
(ELW, Jeremiah 31:31-34, A new heart, engraved with God’s Word)
Psalm 46 (A mighty fortress is our God!)
Romans 3:19-28 (All have sinned, fallen short of God’s glory; but his righteousness is grasped by faith, not works)
John 8:31-36 (If the Son makes you free, you are free indeed)
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Opening Hymn: Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty (LBW #250, ELW #533, LSB #901)
Hymn of Praise: All Glory Be to God on High (LBW #166, ELW #410, LSB #947)
Hymn of the Day: Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness (LBW #233, ELW #511, LSB #578)
Communion 1: Word of God, Come Down on Earth (WOV #716, ELW #510, LSB #545)
Communion 2: Now Thank We All Our God (LBW #534, ELW #839/840, LSB #895)
Closing Hymn: A Mighty Fortress is Our God (LBW #228/9, ELW #504; note, #505 is a gender-neutral version; LSB #656/7)
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November 1: All Saints’ Sunday
Revelation 7:9-17 (Behold a host, arrayed in white! Blessing and honor and glory and power
be unto God and the Lamb!)
Psalm 34:1-10, 22 (O taste and see how gracious the Lord is; look upon him and be radiant;
the Lord ransoms the lives of his servants)
1 John 3:1-3 (We are God’s children now; we shall be like Jesus, for we shall see him as he is)
Matthew 5:1-12 (The Beatitudes)
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Opening Hymn: For All the Saints
(LBW #174, ELW #422, note: it’s been edited to be less martial, LSB #677)
OR Blessing, Honor, Glory to the Lamb (ELW #433)
Hymn of Praise: Blessing and Honor and Glory and Power (LBW #525, ELW #854)
OR Alabare (WOV #791, LSB #799/800)
OR Cantad Al Senor (WOV #795, ELW #822)
Hymn of the Day: Behold a Host, Arrayed in White (LSB #676)
Who Is this Host, Arrayed in White (LBW #314)
Behold the Host Arrayed in White (ELW #425)
OR Blest are They (WOV #764, ELW #728)
Communion 1: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (LBW #315, ELW #631, LSB #700)
Communion 2: Thee We Adore, O Hidden Savior, Thee (LBW #199, LSB #640)
Thee We Adore, O Savior, God Most True (ELW #476)
Closing Hymn: Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng! (LBW #553, LSB #813)
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart (ELW #873/4)
November 8: 23rd Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 27)
Amos 5:18-24 (Woe to those who desire the Day of the Lord! He despises your feasts
and sacrifices; let justice, righteousness roll down like streams of water)
Psalm 70 (Let those who seek you find deliverance)
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 (Do not grieve as those without hope; Christ will come with trumpet)
Matthew 25:1-13 (Parable of the wise and foolish virgins)
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Opening Hymn: Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers (LBW #25, ELW #244, LSB #515)
Hymn of the Day: Wake, Awake, For Night is Flying
(LBW #31, ELW #436 [funky translation warning!], LSB #516)
Communion 1: Let Justice Roll Like Streams (WOV #763, ELW #717)
OR Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise (LBW #526, ELW #834, LSB #802)
Communion 2: My Lord, What a Morning (WOV #627, ELW #438, LSB #968)
Closing Hymn: My Hope is Built on Nothing Less (LBW #293/4, ELW #596/597, LSB #575/6)
OR Let Streams of Living Justice (great tune!) (ELW #710)
OR The Bridegroom Soon Will Call Us (LSB #514)
November 15: 24th Sunday after Pentecost (Proper 28)
Zephaniah 1:7-16 (The Day of the Lord comes as darkness and judgment for the complacent)
Psalm 90:1-12 (O God, our help in ages past! Teach us to number our days
and apply our hearts to wisdom)
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 (Be sober, watchful – the Lord will come like a thief in the night;
therefore act as children of the day)
Matthew 25:14-30 (The parable of the servants given talents)
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Opening Hymn: Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending (LBW #27, ELW #435, LSB #336)
OR Christ is Surely Coming (LSB #509)
Hymn of the Day: The Night Will Soon Be Ending (great words and tune!) (LSB #337)
OR Lord of Light, Your Name Outshining (LBW #405, ELW #688)
Communion 1: O God, Our Help in Ages Past (LBW #320, ELW #733, LSB #733)
Communion 2: I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (WOV #649, ELW #815, LSB #411)
Closing Hymn: Through the Night of Doubt and Sorrow (LBW #355, ELW #327)
OR One Thing’s Needful; Lord, This Treasure (LSB #536, v. 1, 3-5)
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November 22: Christ the King Sunday
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 (God himself will be King and Shepherd to his people)
Psalm 95:1-7a (The Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods)
Ephesians 1:15-23 (Glorious inheritance given those who believe in Christ,
whom the Father has exalted high above all rulers and authorities)
Matthew 25:31-46 (Parable of the Last Judgment and the sheep/goat divide)
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Opening Hymn: O God Beyond All Praising (WOV #797, ELW #880)
OR Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor (LBW #172, LSB #534, ELW #475)
Hymn of the Day: Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us (LBW #424, ELW #707, LSB #851)
OR O Christ, What Can It Mean for Us (familiar tune) (ELW #431)
Communion 1: Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love (WOV #765, ELW #708, LSB #980)
Communion 2: Beautiful Savior (LBW #518, ELW #838, LSB #537)
Closing Hymn: Crown Him with Many Crowns (LBW #170, ELW #855, LSB #525,)
