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INVOCATION
In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all
cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service.
We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion
registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so
that we may record your presence with us.
God among us, we gather in the name of your Son to learn love for one PSALM 79:1-9
another. Keep our feet from evil paths. Turn our minds to your wisdom and
our hearts to the grace revealed in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Refrain:
Lord.
Amen.
Please be seated.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
Live your life in a manner worthy of the gos- | pel of Christ;* strive side by
SECOND READING: 1 TIMOTHY 2:1-7
side for the faith | of the gospel. (Phil. 1:27)
The Pastoral Epistles offer insight into how early Christians understood
GOSPEL: LUKE 16:1-13
many practical matters, such as church administration and worship. The
church’s focused prayer for others is an expression of the single-minded
As the Gospel is announced, worshippers are invited to trace a cross upon
passion God has toward us in Jesus.
their foreheads, then over their lips, and then over their hearts, silently
1 praying, “May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and
my lips, and in my heart.
thanksgivings be made for everyone, 2for kings and all who are in high
positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.
and dignity. 3This is right and is acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
4 Glory to you, O Lord.
who desires everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the
truth. 5For
Jesus tells the curious story of a dishonest man who cheats his employer
there is one God;
and then is commended by him for having acted so shrewdly. Jesus
there is also one mediator between God and humankind,
wonders why his own followers are less creative and diligent in their
Christ Jesus, himself human,
6 stewardship given that they are managers of a far more valuable
who gave himself a ransom for all
household.
—this was attested at the right time.7For this I was appointed a herald and
an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles 1
Then Jesus said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a
in faith and truth.
manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was squandering
his property. 2So he summoned him and said to him, ‘What is this that I
The word of the Lord.
hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management, because you
Thanks be to God.
cannot be my manager any longer.’ 3Then the manager said to himself,
‘What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away from me? I
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4I have decided
what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may welcome
me into their homes.’ 5So, summoning his master’s debtors one by one, he
asked the first, ‘How much do you owe my master?’ 6He answered, ‘A
hundred jugs of olive oil.’ He said to him, ‘Take your bill, sit down I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of
quickly, and make it fifty.’ 7Then he asked another, ‘And how much do you saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
owe?’ He replied, ‘A hundred containers of wheat.’ He said to him, ‘Take everlasting. Amen.
your bill and make it eighty.’ 8And his master commended the dishonest
manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age are PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of
light. 9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of dishonest Sustained and nurtured by our generous God, we gather as one to pray for
wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal the church, the world, and all of God’s creation.
homes.
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“Whoever is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and Please kneel or sit as you are able.
whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. 11If then you
have not been faithful with the dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you Each petition ends with:
the true riches? 12And if you have not been faithful with what belongs to Lord, in your mercy,
another, who will give you what is your own? 13No slave can serve two hear our prayer.
masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be
devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Assured by your promise to hear us, we lay our prayers before your throne
wealth.” of grace; through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ. CONFESSION OF SIN AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS
Please be seated. If we have died with Christ, we will also live with Christ.
Let us confess our sin to the one who is faithful.
SERMON Pastor Libby Buuck
Silence for reflection.
Please stand for the hymn.
God our helper,
HYMN OF THE DAY Let Streams of Living Justice (ELW 710) we confess the many ways
we have failed to live as your disciples.
APOSTLES’ CREED We have not finished what we began.
As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the We have feasted with friends but ignored strangers.
words “born of the virgin Mary,” until the words “he descended to the We have been captivated by our possessions.
dead.” Lift our burdens, gracious God.
Refresh our hearts and forgive our sin.
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Raise us to the new life you have chosen for us
in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived Amen.
by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. There is rejoicing in heaven when sinners repent.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at Put your trust in these promises:
the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and God will never leave you or forsake you.
the dead. You who were lost have been found.
For the sake of ☩ Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. OFFERING PRAYER
Rejoice with the angels at this good news.
Amen. Blessed are you, O God, for the greening earth given for all,
for the talents we are given to share, and for this bread and wine.
PEACE Transform us to be the body of Christ, that, feasting on this food and drink,
our lives may reflect your generosity; through Christ our Lord.
The peace of Christ be with you always. Amen.
And also with you.
DIALOGUE
Please rise and greet one another in the peace of the risen Christ.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PREFACE
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY 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.
Remembering, therefore,
his life given for us
and his rising from the grave,
we await his coming again to share with us the everlasting feast.
By your Spirit nurture and sustain us with this meal:
strengthen us to serve all in hunger and want,
and by this bread and cup make of us the body of your Son.
Through him all glory and honor is yours,
Almighty Father, with the Holy Spirit,
in your holy Church,
both now and forever.
Amen.
LORD'S PRAYER
May the body and blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ bless you and
keep you in his grace.
Amen.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION UPCOMING COMMEMORATIONS
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