All Saints' Sunday - Online Worship - November 6, 2022
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Sunday Worship - All Saints’ Sunday
Sunday, November 6, 2022, 9:30am
Faith Quest meets during worship
7th Grade Confirmation
Sunday, November 6, 2022, 11:00am
Sunday Worship - The Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 9:30am
Faith Quest meets during worship
8th Grade Confirmation
Sunday, November 13, 2022, 11:00am
Prelude, Prayer Cross & Words of Greeting
All are welcome, encouraged to visit the Prayer Cross as moved to do so.
Gathering In Glory & Grace
For All The Saints
Walsham How
vs. 1
For all the saints
Who from their labors rest
All who by faith
Before the world confessed
Your name O Jesus
Be forever blest
Alleluia
Alleluia
vs. 2
You were their rock
Their fortress and their might
You Lord their captain
In the well-fought fight
You in the darkness drear
Their one true light
Alleluia
Alleluia
vs. 7
But then there breaks
A yet more glorious day
The saints triumphant
Rise in bright array
The King of glory
Passes on his way
Alleluia
Alleluia
vs. 8
From earth’s wide bounds
From ocean’s farthest coast
Through gates of pearl streams
In the countless host
Singing to Father
Son and Holy Ghost
Alleluia
Alleluia
Litany Trusting We Are All Saints, Blessed to Be a Blessing
based on Psalm 23
Today, we celebrate with all the saints, God sets us apart, and blesses us to be a blessing, to live in anew God’s glory and grace, so we worship in the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit.
Amen. The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside still waters; he restores my soul. He leads me in right paths for his name’s sake.
Friends, our God, The Good Shepherd, is a faithful God. In Christ alone our souls are restored, in forgiveness, in hope, in mission, and in the life to come. Let us take a moment of silence with all the saints to confess our sins and those times we have not trusted God’s glory and grace.
(silence for reflection)
Friends who trust The Good and Faithful Shepherd: The pastures are green again; the waters have been made still. While we were sinners, God made us saints. You are resurrected today! Live anew in God’s glory and grace: Jesus saves; Jesus forgives you all your sins. Be a new creation; live as saints right here, right now, trusting how great Thou art!
Song Anew in Glory & Grace
How Great Thou Art
Boberg
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
Friends, Jesus calls us saints, shepherds our hearts, walks with us through the darkest valleys, comforts us, sits with us in the midst of enemies, anoints us to overflowing! As saints, live anew today, in the glory and grace of The One who is so very great!
Song Anew in Glory & Grace
How Great Thou Art
Boberg
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
Saints set apart: Receive anew God’s goodness and mercy, God’s glory and grace. The Spirit is in your midst all the days of your life; you are in the Lord’s house; The Good Shepherd guards your life forever. Give thanks, believe anew: “How great Thou art!”
Song Anew in Glory & Grace
How Great Thou Art
Boberg
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
Then sings my soul
My Savior God to thee
How great thou art
How great thou art
Almighty and loving God, today with all the saints, we thank you and praise you; thanks to your abundant blessings, we are blessed to be a blessing, in your glory and grace alone. By your Holy Spirit, give us faith to believe and to see how great Thou art. By your grace and power and presence, shepherd us, resurrect us, set us apart in forgiveness, salvation and hope, call us by name, send us into the world to make you and our neighbors first. With all the saints, in Jesus’ name, we pray. Amen.
Old Testament Lesson
Daniel 7:1-3, 15-18
In the first year of King Belshazzar of Babylon, Daniel had a dream and visions of his head as he lay in bed. Then he wrote down the dream: I, Daniel, saw in my vision by night the four winds of heaven stirring up the great sea, and four great beasts came up out of the sea, different from one another. ... As for me, Daniel, my spirit was troubled within me, and the visions of my head terrified me. I approached one of the attendants to ask him the truth concerning all this. So he said that he would disclose to me the interpretation of the matter: “As for these four great beasts, four kings shall arise out of the earth. But the holy ones of the Most High shall receive the kingdom and possess the kingdom forever – forever and ever.”
(New Revised Standard Version)
New Testament Lesson
Ephesians 1:11-23
In Christ we have also obtained an inheritance, having been destined according to the purpose of him who accomplishes all things according to his counsel and will, so that we, who were the first to set our hope on Christ, might live for the praise of his glory. In him you also, when you had heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation, and had believed in him, were marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit; this is the pledge of our inheritance toward redemption as God’s own people, to the praise of his glory. I have heard of your faith in the Lord Jesus and your love toward all the saints, and for this reason I do not cease to give thanks for you as I remember you in my prayers. I pray that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation as you come to know him, so that, with the eyes of your heart enlightened, you may know what is the hope to which he has called you, what are the riches of his glorious inheritance among the saints, and what is the immeasurable greatness of his power for us who believe, according to the working of his great power. God put his power to work in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the age to come. And he has put all things under his feet and has made him the head over all things for the church, which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.
(New Revised Standard Version)
Song of Hope & Life Anew
He Knows My Name
Walker
vs. 1
I have a Maker
He formed my heart
Before even time began
My life was in His hand
refrain:
He Knows my name
He knows my every thought
He sees each tear that falls
And hears me when I call
vs. 2
I have a Father
He calls me His own
He’ll never leave me
No matter where I go
(refrain twice)
And hears me when I call
Gospel
Luke 6:20-31
Then Jesus looked up at his disciples and said, “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. Blessed are you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you on account of the Son of Man. Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, for surely your reward is great in heaven; for that is what their ancestors did to the prophets. But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. Woe to you who are full now, for you will be hungry. Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will morn and weep. Woe to you when all speak well of you, for that is what their ancestors did to the false prophets. But I say to you that listen, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you. If anyone strikes you on the cheek, offer the other also; and from anyone who takes away your coat do not withhold even your shirt. Give to everyone who begs from you; and if anyone takes away your goods, do not ask for them again. Do to others as you would have them do to you.”
(New Revised Standard Version)
We believe in one God, The Father, The Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of The Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with The Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of The Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of The Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in The Holy Spirit, The Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from The Father and The Son. With The Father and The Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
With All The Saints!
DANIEL 7:1-3, 15-18; EPHESIANS 1:11-23; LUKE 6:20-31
How are you at separating things? The good from the bad? The important from the less significant? The behavior from the person? The `you' from the `disciple'? The 'you' from the `sinner,' the `you' from the `saint'? Thanks be to God, God is The One who puts each of us in our proper place, setting us apart, blessing us to be a blessing! As we celebrate All Saints' Sunday, we trust God in Jesus sets apart the sinner within us from the saint he has created and blessed us to forever be!
1. Trust God in grace blesses you and all the saints to be a blessing.
A. Heaven is certain! Grace here and now is certain! You are blessed here, now, to be a blessing here, now!
Luke 6:20-31
i. How are others blessing your life? Tell them!
ii. How are you being called to bless others? Go! Continue!
iii. Trust you are blessed with hope, riches, power.
Ephesians 1:18-19
B. Celebrate you are blessed to be a blessing! Celebrate the blessing of all the saints! All! Saints!
Daniel 7:15-18; Luke 6:27-31
C. As you remember loved ones, remember you are loved. The Good Shepherd does not wait to grace you, to bless you.
Psalm 23
2. God blesses us to be a blessing! God would rather have us as both sinner and saint, than not have us at all. God sets apart the sinner within us from the saint we were created, loved, saved to be. Heaven has been set apart, yet, grace is here and now, for one and all! You are graced and blessed, called and named, here, now, forever and ever!
Offering is available for our indoor services. Find a Lord of Life with a volunteer bucket to deposit offering in person as you leave worship today. If you find yourself wanting to offer your gifts to Lord of Life, you can do so online using the link below. You can also drop offering at anytime in our secure mailbox at Lord of Life located in the parking lot.
Song of Glory & Grace Anew
It Is Well With My Soul
Spafford/Bliss
vs. 1
When peace like a river
Attendeth my way
When sorrows
Like sea billows roll
Whatever my lot
Thou hast taught me to say
It is well
It is well
With my soul
refrain:
It is well
With my soul
It is well
It is well
With my soul
vs. 3
My sin – O the bliss
Of this glorious thought
My sin – not in part
But the whole
Is nailed to the cross
And I bear it no more
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
O my soul
(refrain)
vs. 4
And Lord haste the day
When my faith shall be sight
The clouds be rolled back
As a scroll
The trumpet shall sound
And the Lord shall descend
Even so
It is well
With my soul
(refrain)
... As we pray to you, Jesus, ...
Bless us as your saints with your glory and grace.
Almighty God, in Jesus we know the resurrection and the life.
In you, even though we die, we will live, forever.
In you, even though we weep and our hearts are troubled, you give us faith to believe again.
In you, we have a dwelling place prepared by you just for us.
In you, we have the assurance our Savior will come again and bring us home.
In you, we have a Good Shepherd who watches over us and helps us lie down in green pastures and to once again walk by still waters.
In you, we have a rod and a staff which will comfort us in the midst of our darkest valleys in whatever life and death bring our way.
In you, we fear no evil, our cup overflows and we live with you our whole life long, we live in the house of The Lord, now and forever.
In you, we live a new life in The One who forever calls our name.
In you, we share our assurance, our conviction, our joy by telling others.
God of all goodness and every comfort, today as your people, together with all the saints who are set apart and called by name, we give thanks for those who have touched and filled and impacted our lives. We also gather to support one another through your Holy Spirit, as we remember the emptiness and the sorrow and the loss we feel because those we love have died.
Today we remember those servants already commended into your care, those lambs of your own flock received in mercy, those saints resting in light. Today we especially remember:(names read)
Lord, today we take a moment of silence to share with you others who we remember in our hearts at this time. (silence) Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom pray, trusting in your mercy, through your Son, Jesus Christ; thanking you for blessing us through the lives of others, for blessing us with the gift of life, strengthening us as the people of God, with the life giving treasurers of hope, peace and community; trusting anew you are forever with us as our lives continue.
Amen.
Holy Communion will take place during our service. If you are not worshipping with us in person but would like to receive Communion, we will be offering Drive Through Communion at our building at 16200 Dodd Lane, Lakeville, Minnesota, following our indoor service. Drive Through Communion will be available between 10:15am & 10:30am.
In order to better serve you in this troubling times, the way we receive Communion has changed slightly. You will be offered a self-contained Communion serving. Each capsule has two layers. The first layer is a thin, clear, cellophane layer which reveals the host. Under the second layer you will find the alcohol free juice. Volunteers will be happy to take you waste after you receive Communion.
The Words of Institution
In the night in which he was betrayed our Lord Jesus took bread and gave thanks; broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, “Take and eat, this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.” Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.”
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.
Songs During Holy Communion
People Need The Lord
Nelson, McHugh
vs. 1
Ev’ryday they pass me by
I can see it in their eyes
Empty people filled with care
Headed who knows where
On they go through private pain
Living fear to fear
Laughter hides their silent cries
Only Jesus hears
refrain:
People need the Lord
People need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams
He’s the open door
People need the Lord
People need the Lord
When will we realize
People need the Lord
vs. 2
We are called to take His light
To a world where wrong seems right
What could be too great a cost
For sharing life with one who’s lost
Through His love our hearts can feel
All the grief they bear
They must hear the words of life
Only we can share
(refrain)
People need the Lord
The body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, strengthen you and keep you in his grace, this day, and on into life everlasting.
Amen.
Let us pray.
Almighty God, you gave your Son both as a sacrifice for sin and a model of the godly life. Enable us to receive him always with thanksgiving, and to conform our lives to his, through Jesus Christ, the Lord of life. Amen.
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace, as you trust you are set apart with all the saints, blessed to be a blessing in the saving grace of Jesus Christ. In the name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Let us go in the peace of Christ, celebrating the love of God, and serving the Lord of life.
Thanks be to God!
Going Anew In Grace
Awake My Soul
Tomlin
refrain:
Awake awake awake my soul
God resurrect these bones
From death to life for You alone
Awake my soul
vs. 1
Breathe on me breath of God
Breathe on me
Breathe on me breath of God
Breathe on me
I come alive I’m alive
When You breathe on me
I come alive I’m alive
When You breathe on me
(refrain twice)
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Today, Sunday, November 6th, we celebrate, All Saints’ Sunday, “Blessed To Be A Blessing … With All The Saints!” Today, we share a special time remembering loved ones who have gone before us! Today, Sunday, November 6th, our Faith Quest Sunday School ministry meets! 7th Grade Confirmation Class meets today, Sunday, November 6th, at 11 a.m.!
Join us next Sun., November 13th, as we celebrate, The Twenty-Third Sunday After Pentecost, “Blessed To Be A Blessing … In God’s Time!” Next Sunday, November 13th, our Faith Quest Sunday School ministry meets! 8th Grade Confirmation Class meets next Sunday, November 13th, at 11 a.m.!
As we continue to share worship in this way, we are seeking more volunteers to assist with greeting, ushering, serving communion, live streaming, AV ministry, set up, clean up, worship leaders, and more! You can access details and ways to sign up on our website and Facebook page! Thank you!
Friends, today as always, all who proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior, are welcome to God’s table of grace as we share Holy Communion.
For those sharing their generosity today, we thank you for your faithful giving! Offering is collected in baskets by the ushers as you exit the sanctuary.
For those who are not able to join us for worship, you are invited to receive drive-through communion, available Sundays, 10:15-10:30 a.m. at the front curb near the church entrance. Please contact Pastor Jamie if he can serve you in any way: jamie.thompson@lordoflifemn.org
We pray The Holy Spirit breathes anew on us to be God’s people and to be God’s Church, as together we make known and we trust anew God’s gifts of hope, peace, justice, clarity, calm, and comfort forever break forth in new ways for you and your loved ones, today, and as we share every gift of God’s light, love and grace!
Acknowledgments for today’s service include:
Litany Trusting We Are All Saints, Blessed To Be A Blessing, written based on Psalm 23. “For All The Saints,” “How Great Thou Art,” “Prayer of The Day,” “Lord’s Prayer,” “Post-Communion Blessing, Prayer, & Benediction,” based on the LBW. © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) and With One Voice Hymnal Supplement © 1995 Augsburg Publishing House, Minneapolis & Board of Publication, Lutheran Church In America, Philadelphia; and Evangelical Lutheran Worship © 2006 Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, MN. Used with permission. “For All The Saints” © Words and Music Public Domain, CCLI #2645678 “How Great Thou Art” © 1953 Stuart K. Hine, Manna Music, Inc., OL #198390 “Jesus Loves Me” © Words and Music Public Domain, CCLI #4771887 “He Knows My Name” © 1996 Doulos Publishing, CCLI #2151368 “When Peace, Like a River (It Is Well with My Soul)” Words and Music Public Domain, OL #97579 4771887 “People Need The Lord” © 1983 River Oaks Music CCLI #18084 “Awake My Soul” © 2012 A Thousand Generations Publishing CCLI #6453172All rights reserved. All songs used with permission. CCLI License #1380826 & OneLicense #A-724016.