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Catechetical Recitation Hymn #  263 O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe Hymn #  288 Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain  (St. 1-2) Hymn #  444 Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You Hymn #  288 Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain  (St. 3-4) Hymn #  261 Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word Readings Jeremiah 31:23-25 Romans 6:19-23 Mark 8:1-9 Sermon In the name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 1)          In today’s Gospel reading a great multitude, four thousand strong, gather to hear Jesus’ teaching. We often think of crowds flocking to Christ to see a miracle or that they migrate to where He is because He’s recently done a miracle. But that’s usually not the case. The people came to Jesus because “ He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes ” (Matthew 7:29). Such was the case in today’s Gospel reading. This multitude goes out into the wildernes...

Order of Holy Communion  - Pg. 15 Hymn #  295 The Law of God is Good and Wise Hymn #  287 That Man A Godly Life Might Live Hymn #  500 May God Bestow on Us His Grace Introit THE LORD || is the strength of His | peo- | ple *             He is the saving Refuge of | His | a- | noint- | ed. || Save Your people, and bless Your in- |  her-i-   ∙  | tance; * Shepherd them also, and bear them | up | for- | ev- | er.  (Psalm 28:8 paraphrase, 9) || To You I will cry, O Lord my Rock; do not be silent to | me, | - * Lest, if You are silent to me, I become like those who go | down | to | the | pit. || Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry to | You, | - *             When I lift up my hands toward Your holy | sanc- | tu- | ar- | y. || The Lord is my strength and my | shield; | - *      ...

Order of Holy Communion  - Pg. 15 Hymn #  395 O God, Thou faithful God Hymn #  324 Jesus Sinners Does Receive Hymn #  262 A mighty fortress is our God Introit THE LORD - || is my light and my Salvation; whom | shall | I | fear? | - *             The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be | a- | fraid? || When the wicked | came | a- | gainst | me, *             My enemies and foes, they stumbled | and | fell. (Psalm 27:1–2) || Though an army may en- | camp | a- | gainst | me, *             My heart shall | not | fear; || Though war should | rise | a- | gainst | me, *             In this I will be con- | fi- | dent. || One thing I have desired of the Lord, that | will | I | seek: | - *             That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of | my | life, || For in the time o...

Catechetical Recitation Hymn #  263 O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe Hymn #  288 Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain  (St. 1-2) Hymn #  444 Rise! To Arms! With Prayer Employ You Hymn #  288 Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain  (St. 3-4) Hymn #  261 Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Thy Word Readings Jeremiah 16:14-21 1 Peter 3:8-15 Luke 15:1-11 In the Name of the Father and of the Son + and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. 1)          Simon and his band of fishermen had spent the entire night on the water. The night had been a constant repetition of casting their nets and pulling them back empty each time. I don’t know if you’ve ever been fishing using a net. It’s not as easy as baiting a hook and casting a rod. Casting a net into the water takes a good amount of skill. It also takes a good amount of strength to do it repeatedly. My father-in-law introduced me to fishing with a nylon net last summer. We took...

Order of Holy Communion  - Pg. 15 Hymn #  1 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty Hymn #  387 Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice Hymn #  384 Oh, How Great is Thy Compassion Introit TURN YOUR- - || self to me, and have | mer- | cy | on | me, *             For I am desolate and af- | flict- | ed. || Look on my affliction | and | my | pain, | - *             And forgive all | my | sins. (Psalm 25:16, 18) || To You, O Lord, I lift | up | my | soul. | - *             O my God, I trust in You; Let me not be | a- | shamed. || For You are the God of | my | sal- | va- | tion; *             On You I wait all | the | day. || My eyes are ever | to-ward ∙ | the | Lord, | - *             For He shall pluck my feet out of | the | net. || Keep my soul, | and | de- | liv-er ∙ | me; *             Let me not be a...