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Hymn # 260 "O Lord, Look Down from Heaven, Behold" Hymn # 262 "A Mighty Fortress Is Our God" Hymn # "292 Lord Jesus Christ, With Us Abide" Readings 2 Chronicles 29:12-19 Revelation 14:6-7 St. Matthew 11:12-15 Collect for the Festival of the Reformation O Lord God, Heavenly Father, pour out, we beseech Thee, Thy Holy Spirit upon Thy faithful people, keep them steadfast in Thy grace and truth, protect and comfort them in all temptations, defend them against all enemies of Thy Word, and bestow upon Christ's Church Militant Thy saving peace; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Sermon on the Holy Gospel 1)         From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. As we celebrate the Reformation of Christ’s church through His chosen instrument, Dr. Martin Lut...

Order of Service - Pg. 15 Hymn # 237 All Glory Be To God On High Hymn # 329 From depths of woe I cry to Thee Hymn # 512 O Christ, Our True and Only Light Readings Deuteronomy 7:9-11 Philippians 1:3-11 St. Matthew 18:23-25 Collect for the 22nd Sunday after Trinity O God, our Refuge and Strength, Who are the Author of all godliness, be ready, we beseech Thee, to hear the devout prayers of Thy Church, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Sermon on the Psalm of the Day 1)          The text for the sermon today is the first verse of our psalmody, If you, Lord, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand? This is something any thoughtful Christian understands. We live in a world that marks iniquities, that is, that recounts them, remembers them, and recal...

Order of Service - Pg. 15 Hymn # 329 From depths of woe I cry to Thee Hymn # 447 Fight the Good Fight Hymn # 429 Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart   Readings Hosea 13:14 Ephesians 6:10-17 St. John 4:46b-54 Collect for the 21st Sunday after Trinity Lord, we beseech Thee to keep Thy household, the Church, in continual godliness, that through Thy protection she may be free from all adversities and devoutly given to serve Thee in good works , to the glory of Thy Name; through Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen. Sermon on the Holy Gospel 1)          Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will by no means believe. Everyone seeks a sign. Everybody wants a wonder. So many imagine that if God were to plop down an obvious blessing into their lap that then they could trust Him. So many seek a sign of God’s favor in the material thing...