1. Redeemer Lutheran Church
God Saves
Solus Christus
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Sunday, October 15th 2017

2. Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness CW #353 Verses 1-3
Text: Rusty Edwards, b. 1955
Setting: BEACH SPRING
Tune: attr. Benjamin F. White,

3. Praise the one who breaks the darkness With a liberating light;
Verse 1:
Praise the one who breaks the darkness
With a liberating light;
Praise the one who frees the pris’ners,
Turning blindness into sight.
CW #353

4. Praise the one who preached the gospel, Healing ev’ry dread disease,
Verse 1:
Praise the one who preached the gospel,
Healing ev’ry dread disease,
Calming storms and feeding thousands
With the Father’s word of peace.
CW #353

5. Praise the one who blessed the children
Verse 2:
Praise the one who blessed the children
With a strong, yet gentle, word;
Praise the one who drove out demons
With the piercing, two-edged sword.
CW #353

6. Praise the one who brings cool water To the desert’s burning sand;
Verse 2:
Praise the one who brings cool water
To the desert’s burning sand;
From this well comes living water,
Quenching thirst in ev’ry land.
CW #353

7. Let us praise the Word incarnate, Christ, who suffered in our place;
Verse 3:
Let us praise the Word incarnate,
Christ, who suffered in our place;
Jesus died and rose victorious
That we may know God by grace.
CW #353

8. Let us sing for joy and gladness, Seeing what our God has done;
Verse 3:
Let us sing for joy and gladness,
Seeing what our God has done;
Let us praise the true Redeemer,
Praise the one who makes us one.
CW #353

9. Opening Verses
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
♫ All: Amen.

10. Confession of Sin
Pastor: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

11. Confession of Sin
All: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words and actions.

12. Confession of Sin
I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good.
For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity.

13. Confession of Sin
But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray:
Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

14. Lord, Have Mercy (Kyrie)
♫ All:
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.

15. (Pastor announces our forgiveness)
♫ All: Amen.

16. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
♫ All: Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

17. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you, for your great glory,

18. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
O Lord God, heav’nly King, God the Father almighty.
O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ;

19. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
You take away the sin of the world; receive our prayer.

20. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
You sit at the right hand of God the Father; have mercy on us.
For you only are holy; you only are the Lord.

21. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
You only, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

22. Prayer of the Day Pastor: The Lord be with you.
♫ All: And also with you.

23. (Pastor says the Prayer)
Prayer of the Day
Pastor: Let us pray.
(Pastor says the Prayer)
♫ All: Amen.

24. God’s Word to His People
Lamentations 3:22-26
God is faithful – he sends salvation

25. All Refrain:
Psalm 31

26. In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; deliver me in your righteousness.
All:
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge;
deliver me in your righteousness.
Be my rock of refuge,
a strong fortress to save me.
Into your hands I commit my spirit;
redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.
Psalm 31

27. All Refrain:
Psalm 31

28. My times are in your hands; save me in your unfailing love.
All:
My times are in your hands;
save me in your unfailing love.
How great is your goodness,
which you have stored up for those who fear you.
You heard my cry for mercy
when I called to you for help.
Psalm 31

29. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
All:
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.
Psalm 31

30. All Refrain:
Psalm 31

31. God’s Word to His People
1 Peter 1:17-21
God saves us through the blood of Christ

32. (Pastor says the Verse of the Day)
 All: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

33. (After the announcement of the Gospel the worship assembly responds:)
♫ All: Glory be to you, O Lord!

34. God’s Word to His People
Matthew 14:22-33
Jesus is the Son of God

35. Gospel Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
 All: Praise be to you, O Christ!

36. Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

37. Apostles’ Creed
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended into hell.

38. Apostles’ Creed The third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

39. Apostles’ Creed
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

40. Children’s Message
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
~ Jesus ~

41. In Christ Alone CWS #752 Verses 1-4
Text: Keith Getty, b and Stuart Townend, b. 1963
Setting: IN CHRIST ALONE
Tune: Keith Getty, b and Stuart Townend, b. 1963

42. In Christ alone my hope is found.
Verse 1:
In Christ alone my hope is found.
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
CWS #752

43. My Comforter, my all in all, Here in the love of Christ I stand.
Verse 1:
What heights of love,
what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled,
when strivings cease!
My Comforter, my all in all,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.
CWS #752

44. In Christ alone—who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless babe.
Verse 2:
In Christ alone—who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe.
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones he came to save.
CWS #752

45. Till on that cross, as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied;
Verse 2:
Till on that cross, as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied;
For ev’ry sin on him was laid.
Here in the death of Christ I live.
CWS #752

46. There in the ground his body lay,
Verse 3:
There in the ground his body lay,
Light of the world by darkness slain.
Then bursting forth in glorious day
Up from the grave he rose again!
CWS #752

47. And as he stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me.
Verse 3:
And as he stands in victory,
Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me.
For I am his and he is mine—
Bought with the precious blood of Christ.
CWS #752

48. No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
Verse 4:
No guilt in life, no fear in death,
This is the pow’r of Christ in me;
From life’s first cry to final breath,
Jesus commands my destiny.
CWS #752

49. Can ever pluck me from his hand; Till he returns or calls me home,
Verse 4:
No pow’r of hell,
no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from his hand;
Till he returns or calls me home,
Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.
CWS #752

50. Jesus alone saves every believer
Be still, still:
Jesus alone saves every believer
Matthew 14:22-33

51. Create in Me
♫ All: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me.

52. Create in Me
Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.
Amen.

53. In thankfulness for our salvation,
we support God’s work with our offerings.

54. Prayer of the Church Pastor: …Lord, in your mercy
All: hear our prayer.

55. Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as in heaven.

56. Lord’s Prayer Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

57. Lord’s Prayer
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

58. Prayer
Pastor:
(Pastor says prayer)
♫ All: Amen.

59. (Pastor says blessing)
The Blessing
Pastor:
(Pastor says blessing)
♫ All: Amen, Amen, Amen.

60. Jesus, Jesus, Only Jesus CW #348 Verses 1-5
Text: Ludämilia Elisabeth,
Setting: JESUS, JESUS, NICHTS ALS JESUS
Tune: Das...vollkommenes Musikalisches
Choral-Buch, Hamburg, 1715, alt.

61. Can my heartfelt longing still. Lo, I pledge myself to Jesus,
Verse 1:
Jesus, Jesus, only Jesus
Can my heartfelt longing still.
Lo, I pledge myself to Jesus,
What he wills alone to will,
For my heart, which he hath filled,
Ever cries, "Lord, as thou wilt."
CW #348

62. One there is for whom I'm living, Whom I love most tenderly;
Verse 2:
One there is for whom I'm living,
Whom I love most tenderly;
Unto Jesus I am giving
What in love he gave to me.
Jesus' blood hides all my guilt—
Lord, oh, lead me as thou wilt.
CW #348

63. What to me may seem a treasure But displeasing is to thee—
Verse 3:
What to me may seem a treasure
But displeasing is to thee—
Oh, remove such harmful pleasure;
Give instead what profits me.
Let my heart by thee be stilled;
Make me thine, Lord, as thou wilt.
CW #348

64. Let me earnestly endeavor Thy good pleasure to fulfill;
Verse 4:
Let me earnestly endeavor
Thy good pleasure to fulfill;
In me, through me, with me ever,
Lord, accomplish thou thy will.
In thy holy image built,
Let me die, Lord, as thou wilt.
CW #348

65. Jesus, constant be my praises, For thou unto me didst bring
Verse 5:
Jesus, constant be my praises,
For thou unto me didst bring
Thine own self and all thy graces
That I joyfully may sing:
Be it unto me, my Shield,
As thou wilt, Lord, as thou wilt.
CW #348

66. Silent Prayer

67. Redeemer Lutheran Church
God Saves
Solus Christus
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Sunday, October 15th 2017