MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD AUGUST 15, 2021 - ADVENT LUTHERAN
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MARY, MOTHER OF OUR LORD AUGUST 15, 2021 ADVENT LUTHERAN CHURCH
WELCOME Welcome to Advent. Glad you’re here. All are
invited to receive communion at today’s
service. If you need assistance or just have a
question, please speak with the usher at the
welcome table.
JOIN IN Responses from the assembly are in bold.
Notes for the assembly are in italics.
ART “Madonna of the Field.” Merritt Mauzey. 1970
Courtesy Smithsonian American Art Museum.
PRELUDE
CONFESSION In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
AND Amen.
FORGIVENESS
Jesus says, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.” So
let us turn away from sin and turn to the Lord, confessing our sins in
penitence and faith.
We have willfully misused your gifts of creation; Lord, be merciful:
forgive us our sin.
We have seen the ill-treatment of others and have not gone to their
aid; Lord, be merciful: forgive us our sin.
We have condoned evil and dishonesty and failed to strive for justice;
Lord, be merciful: forgive us our sin.
We have heard the good news of Christ, but have failed to share it
with others; Lord, be merciful: forgive us our sin.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin,
and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been
saved. In the name of ☩ Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Al-
mighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that
Christ may live in your hearts through faith. Amen.
2HYMN
YE WATCHERS
AND YE HOLY
ONES
GREETING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the com-
munion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
HYMN OF Above all powers above all kings
PRAISE Above all nature and all created things
ABOVE ALL Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began
Above all kingdoms above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There's no way to measure what you're worth
3Crucified laid behind a stone
You lived to die rejected and alone
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me
Like a rose trampled on the ground
You took the fall and thought of me above all.
PRAYER OF Almighty God, in choosing the virgin Mary to be the mother of your
THE DAY Son, you made known your gracious regard for the poor, the lowly,
and the despised. Grant us grace to receive your word in humility, and
so to be made one with your Son, Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and
forever. Amen.
READING Because [the] shame [of God’s people] was double,
ISAIAH 61:7- and dishonor was proclaimed as their lot,
11 therefore they shall possess a double portion;
everlasting joy shall be theirs.
For I the Lord love justice,
I hate robbery and wrongdoing;
I will faithfully give them their recompense,
and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
Their descendants shall be known among the nations,
and their offspring among the peoples;
all who see them shall acknowledge
that they are a people whom the Lord has blessed.
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,
my whole being shall exult in my God;
for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation,
he has covered me with the robe of righteousness,
as a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,
and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.
For as the earth brings forth its shoots,
and as a garden causes what is sown in it to spring up,
so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise
to spring up before all the nations.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
4PSALM I will bless the Lord at all times;
PSALM 34:1-9 the praise of God shall ever be in my mouth.
I will glory in the Lord;
let the lowly hear and rejoice.
Proclaim with me the greatness of the Lord;
let us exalt God’s name together.
I sought the Lord, who answered me
and delivered me from all my terrors.
Look upon the Lord and be radiant,
and let not your faces be ashamed.
I called in my affliction, and the Lord heard me
and saved me from all my troubles.
The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear the Lord
and delivers them.
Taste and see that the Lord is good;
happy are they who take refuge in God!
Fear the Lord, you saints of the Lord,
for those who fear the Lord lack nothing.
READING When the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a
GALATIANS woman, born under the law, in order to redeem those who were under
4:4-7 the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you
are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying,
“Abba! Father!” So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child
then also an heir, through God.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
5GOSPEL
ACCLAMA-
TION
GOSPEL This is the holy gospel according to St. Luke. Glory to you, O Lord.
LUKE 1:46-55 Mary said,
“My soul magnifies the Lord,
and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,
for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.
Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed;
for the Mighty One has done great things for me,
and holy is his name.
His mercy is for those who fear him
from generation to generation.
He has shown strength with his arm;
he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts.
He has brought down the powerful from their thrones,
and lifted up the lowly;
he has filled the hungry with good things,
and sent the rich away empty.
He has helped his servant Israel,
in remembrance of his mercy,
according to the promise he made to our ancestors,
to Abraham and to his descendants forever.”
The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
6HOMILY
HYMN OF
THE DAY
THE ANGEL
GABRIEL
FROM
HEAVEN
CAME
APOSTLES’ I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and
CREED earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who
was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suf-
fered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried;
he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he as-
cended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in
the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and
the life everlasting. Amen.
7PRAYERS OF Let us come before our Triune God in prayer.
THE PEOPLE
You have revealed your love for people overlooked and cast aside,
sending your son to be born among the humble and poor. Send your
church to proclaim good news to those who feel abandoned, des-
pised, or rejected and make our congregations places of genuine wel-
come and hospitality. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
All creation longs for healing and restoration. Thwart the destruction
of plant and animal habitats and amplify the voices of those who ad-
vocate for wise stewardship of the earth’s resources. God, in your
mercy, hear our prayer.
We remember your promise to our ancestors and look to you for jus-
tice. Expose pride, greed, and exploitation wherever it is found and
raise up humble leaders who act on behalf of those who are poor,
oppressed, or in other need. We pray especially this week for the peo-
ple of Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and Niger. God, in your
mercy, hear our prayer.
Your Spirit lives in our hearts and makes us heirs of salvation. Res-
cue us from shame and dishonor. Lift up the lowly, fill the hungry
with good things, and have mercy on those who turn to you for help.
God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Change the hearts of all those who are carried away by hatred, that
they may find in you the hope of salvation, and that they may be-
come messengers of peace for ever. God, in your mercy, hear our
prayer.
With thanksgiving, we remember those who have died. Keep us in
communion with all the saints until we, at last, find our rest in you.
God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We offer these prayers in the name of the one who fill us with song,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SHARING OF And may the peace of the Lord be with you always.
CHRIST’S And also with you.
PEACE The assembly greets one another with a gesture of peace.
8OFFERING We have seen the Messiah, here for all the world.
SONG We have seen the Messiah, here for all the world.
WE HAVE
SEEN THE Shepherds came to see the sight
MESSIAH a baby born to be the light.
Then they went and spread the word,
'cause they had to tell all they had heard. Refrain
Mary came with tears of grief
but she found life beyond belief
She found joy where she had hurt
when the risen Lord appeared to her. Refrain
Have you seen the aching hearts,
the human hurts, lives torn apart?
When we see the least of these
do we really know who we have seen? Refrain
OFFERING God of life, saviour of the poor, receive with our offerings
PRAYER gratitude for your goodness, penitence for our pride, and
dedication to your service in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
DIALOGUE
PREFACE It is indeed right… unending hymn.
9SANCTUS
PRAYER Holy one, the beginning and the end… now and forever. Amen.
THE LORD’S And gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught
PRAYER us.
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 king-
dom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
THE MEAL The body of Christ given for you. The blood of Christ shed for
you.
All who hunger, gather gladly. You are invited to receive communion at this time.
COMMUN- This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine…
ION HYMN Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
THIS LITTLE
LIGHT OF Hide it under a bushel? No. I’m gonna let it shine…
MINE Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
Don’t let Satan blow it out. I’m gonna let it shine…
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine.
10PRAYER Lord of heaven and earth, as Jesus taught his disciples to be
AFTER THE persistent in prayer, give us patience and courage never to lose
MEAL hope, but always to bring our prayers before you; through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen.
HYMN
MY SOUL
DOES
MAGNIFY
THE LORD
11BLESSING May Christ draw you to humility and worship, and bring you
AND to see God at work. And may Almighty God, the Father, the
DISMISSAL Son, and the Holy Spirit bless you now and forever. Amen.
Go in peace. Lift up the lowly.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
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