Reformation Sunday

Order of Worship

Collect

A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Lyrics: Martin Luther; Tune: “Ein Feste Burg,” Martin Luther

A mighty fortress is our God,
a sword and shield victorious;
he breaks the cruel oppressor’s rod
and wins salvation glorious.
The old satanic foe
has sworn to work us woe!
With craft and dreadful might
he arms himself to fight.
On earth he has no equal.

No strength of ours can match his might!
We would be lost, rejected.
But now a champion comes to fight,
whom God himself elected.
You ask who this may be?
The Lord of hosts is he!
Christ Jesus, mighty Lord,
God's only Son, adored.
He holds the field victorious.

Though hordes of devils fill the land
all threatening to devour us,
we tremble not, unmoved we stand;
they cannot overpower us.
Let this world’s tyrant rage;
in battle we'll engage!
His might is doomed to fail;
God’s judgment must prevail!
One little word subdues him.

God’s Word forever shall abide,
no thanks to foes, who fear it;
for God himself fights by our side
with weapons of the Spirit.
Were they to take our house,
goods, honor, child, or spouse,
though life be wrenched away,
they cannot win the day.
The kingdom’s ours forever!

Apostolic Greeting

Kyrie

Prayer of the Day

First Reading: Revelation 14:6-7

Psalm 46:1-11 (responses are the even numbered verses)

¹God is our refuge and strength,
  a very present help in trouble.

²Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be moved,
  and though the mountains be toppled into the depths of the sea;

³Though its waters rage and foam,
  and though the mountains tremble at its tumult.

⁴The Lord of hosts is with us;
  the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

⁵There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God,
  the holy habitation of the Most High.

⁶God is in the midst of her; she shall not be overthrown;
  God shall help her at the break of day.

⁷The nations make much ado, and the kingdoms are shaken;
  God has spoken, and the earth shall melt away.

⁸The Lord of hosts is with us;
  the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

⁹Come now and look upon the works of the Lord,
  what awesome things he has done on earth.

¹⁰It is he who makes war to cease in all the world;
  he breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the shields with fire.

¹¹“Be still, then, and know that I am God;
  I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted in the earth.”

¹²The Lord of hosts is with us;
  the God of Jacob is our stronghold.

Second Reading: Romans 3:19-28

The Gospel: John 8:31-36

Sermon: “An Eternal Gospel to Proclaim”

The Apostles Creed

A Word about the Offering

Offertory Prayer

Merciful Father, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us—our selves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

The 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

Blessing