Online Bulletin
LWML SUNDAY
October 11, 2020
The Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) is an official auxiliary of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod. Since 1942, the LWML has affirmed each woman’s identity as a child of God and her relationship with Jesus Christ. Lutheran Women in Mission are women of faith, empowered for active service in Jesus’ name and bold support of missions through Mite Box offerings. As Christians, we have been given the kingdom of God to bear its fruit.
Kingdom People Produce Kingdom Fruit
OPENING HYMN “Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty” LSB 901
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Page 151
INTROIT
SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY
FIRST READING Isaiah 5:1–7
SECOND READING Philippians 3:4b–14
HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 21:33–46
APOSTLES' CREED
HYMN OF THE DAY "Praise, Love, Serve"
(Based on LWML Pledge, Text: Jean Hansen Kammerer, Tune: LSB 361)
Our God and Father, made the earth, And when we went astray,
Our God, the Son, descended here To take our sins away.
With His own blood He bought us. He broke the bonds of sin.
Then God the Spirit came into Our hearts to dwell within.
In gratitude we pledge ourselves, To Him with all we have.
Our hands will work; our voices sing; Our lips proclaim His love.
His errands we’ll do gladly; His Gospel we’ll defend;
Our silver and our gold we’ll use — His Kingdom to extend.
Wherever He has need of us, We will His call obey.
Whenever He calls out to us, We’ll answer right away.
His will is ours that lost souls Will turn away from sin
And come to have eternal life Through fellowship with Him.
SERMON “Kingdom People Produce Kingdom Fruit”
“The kingdom of God will be … given to a people
producing its fruits” (Matthew 21:43).
LWML PLEDGE
In fervent gratitude for the Savior's dying love and His blood-bought gift of redemption we dedicate ourselves to Him with all that we are and have; and in obedience to His call for workers in the harvest fields, we pledge Him our willing service wherever and whenever He has need of us. We consecrate to our Savior our hands to work for Him, our feet to go on His errands, our voice to sing His praises, our lips to proclaim His redeeming love, our silver and our gold to extend His Kingdom, our will to do His will, and every power of our life to the great task of bringing the lost and the erring into eternal fellowship with Him. Amen.
(© 1955 LWML authored by Rev. Harry Fricke)
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
LORD’S PRAYER
BENEDICTION
CLOSING HYMN “Serve the Lord with Gladness”
Text: Prof. Ernest Lewerenz, Tune: LSB 662
“Serve the Lord with gladness!” It is He alone
Who redeemed us sinners, Guides us as His own
To enjoy the blessings Of His love and grace,
Will at last in glory Meet us face to face.
Onward, then, for Jesus! Let this be our aim:
“Serve the Lord with gladness!”
Glorify His name.
“Serve the Lord with gladness!” He gave us command
To proclaim His Gospel Now in every land
So that fellow sinners May, like us, be blest.
Leading them to Jesus, We can serve Him best.
Onward, then, for Jesus! Let this be our aim:
“Serve the Lord with gladness!”
Glorify His name!
“Serve the Lord with gladness!” There’s no greater joy
Than to serve the Master, Work in His employ.
As we build His kingdom Angels, too, rejoice
Over every sinner Brought to hear His voice.
Onward, then, for Jesus! Let this be our aim:
“Serve the Lord with gladness!”
Glorify His name!
Acknowledgments
Portions from Lutheran Service Book.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
2020 LWML Sunday Worship Service authored by Rev. Larry Krueger.
The author grants permission for use in local worship settings.
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