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11:30am Hybrid Worship Service
(Rebroadcast at 5:30pm)
October 10, 2021
16420 S Westland Dr. www.GoServe.net
Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-869-1780 office@GoServe.net
WELCOME!
We thank you for joining us for worship today. We hope you find this experience to be
meaningful, and we hope you will join us again soon, either online or in-person. Sign-up
information for our in-person worship will be in our weekly e-mail newsletter (see below).
LEARN MORE
Please check out our weekly e-mail newsletter, Shepherd’s Link, for the latest information
about our response to the COVID-19 virus, as well as updates on the status of upcoming
events, schedule changes, and more. If you would like to subscribe to receive our weekly e-
newsletter, you can sign up at www.goserve.net/enews.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCE AS AN INVITATION TO OTHERS
• Share the link to our livestream with your friends, neighbors, and anyone else who might
be looking for an online worship opportunity in the coming days:
www.goserve.net/live
• Snap a photo of yourself watching the livestream and tag us on Social Media:
Instagram: @goserve
Facebook: facebook.com/goservenet
• Pass along our Weekly E-Newsletter to a friend or neighbor.
CONTACT US
The e-mail addresses for all of our staff are listed below. We’d love to connect with you.
Our Ministry Team
Mary Jo Anderson (Connections Ministry Coordinator) maryjo@goserve.net
Jennifer Coxson & Sandra Lawson (GS Preschool) gspreschool@outlook.com
Frances Foltz (Minister of Christian Education) francesfoltz@hotmail.com
Cathy Lipton (Ministry Assistant) cathy@goserve.net
Philip Meuschke (AV Ministry Coordinator) philip@goserve.net
Susan Owens (Worship Coordinator) susan@goserve.net
Dr. Jeffrey Pannebaker (Organist) jpannebaker76@gmail.com
Peter Schmidt (Minister of Music) pwsch1@aol.com
Vicki Schmidt (Minister of Administration) vicki@goserve.net
Pastor Ted Schneider (Support Pastor) theodores623@gmail.com
Pastor Dave Sonnenberg (Senior Pastor) pastordave@goserve.net
Evoke Engagement Experts (Communications Partner) communications@goserve.net
Annie Larson, Account Manager
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Video used by permission CVLI #502275060.TWENTIETH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
October 10, 2021, 11:30am
(Rebroadcast at 5:30pm)
PRELUDE “ All Things Are Possible” by Darlene Zschech
Good Shepherd Praise Band
GATHERING
The Holy Spirit calls us together as the people of God.
WELCOME & GREETING OF GUESTS AND VISITORS
INVOCATION & CALL TO WORSHIP
L: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
L: Come to hear the Word.
C: Come to do the Word.
L: Come to experience Comfort.
C: Come to experience Challenge.
L: Come to find Cost.
C: Come to find Joy.
L: Come to find Humanity.
C: Come to find Community.
L: Come to find Church.
C: Come to find God.
OPENING SONG S
“I Could Sing of Your Love Forever” by Martin Smith
“You’re Worthy of My Praise” by David Ruis
(See screens for lyrics.)
3PRAYER OF THE DAY
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
L: Let us pray.
Almighty and ever-living God,
increase in us your gift of faith, that,
forsaking what lies behind
and reaching out to what lies ahead,
we may follow the way of your commandments
and receive the crown of everlasting joy,
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
PASSING OF THE PEACE
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you.
INVITATION TO CHECK-IN & ANNOUNCEMENTS
RECEPTION OF NEW MEMBERS
WORD
God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, song, and prayers.
READING Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
R: The Reading is from Amos, the 5th Chapter.
Seek the LORD and live,
or he will break out against the house of Joseph like fire,
and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench it.
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Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood,
and bring righteousness to the ground!
10
They hate the one who reproves in the gate,
and they abhor the one who speaks the truth.
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Therefore because you trample on the poor
and take from them levies of grain,
you have built houses of hewn stone,
but you shall not live in them;
4you have planted pleasant vineyards,
but you shall not drink their wine.
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For I know how many are your transgressions,
and how great are your sins—
you who afflict the righteous, who take a bribe,
and push aside the needy in the gate.
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Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time;
for it is an evil time.
14
Seek good and not evil,
that you may live;
and so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you,
just as you have said.
15
Hate evil and love good,
and establish justice in the gate;
it may be that the LORD, the God of hosts,
will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
R: The word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Frances Foltz, Minister of Christian Education
SONG OF THE WORD “Hear the Call of the Kingdom” by Keith Getty
(See screens for lyrics.)
GOSPEL Mark 10:17-31
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the 10th Chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
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As [Jesus] was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and
asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18Jesus said to him,
“Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19You know the
commandments: ‘You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not
steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your father and
mother.’ ” 20He said to him, “Teacher, I have kept all these since my youth.” 21Jesus,
looking at him, loved him and said, “You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and
give the money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow
me.” 22When he heard this, he was shocked and went away grieving, for he had many
possessions.
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Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it will be for those
who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!” 24And the disciples were perplexed at
these words. But Jesus said to them again, “Children, how hard it is to enter the
kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for
someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God.” 26They were greatly astounded and
said to one another, “Then who can be saved?” 27Jesus looked at them and said, “For
mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible.”
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Peter began to say to him, “Look, we have left everything and followed
you.” 29Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or
sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the
good news, 30who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and
sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come
eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first.”
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON Pastor Dave Sonnenberg
AFFIRMATION OF FAITH (“This We Believe” by Bruce Prewer)
L: Please join me in this affirmation of faith.
C: I believe in an innovative God,
who does not wait for us to find ourselves
but comes seeking the lost
and calling us into a new way.
I believe in Jesus of Nazareth as God’s crucial initiative,
that when he calls us to follow, Christ also gives us the power to become,
both in creed and deed, the children of the living God.
I believe in the Spirit by whom Jesus still comes to us,
calling us to follow him into an obedience which is true liberty
and to a humble service which is the fruit of holy friendship.
I believe in the church as the fellowship of Christ’s people,
called to respect and support one another through joys and tribulations
as we travel the road towards the “promised land” of God’s future.
Because Christ has called me
in this I truly believe.
6PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Each petition concludes:
L: Lord, in your mercy,
C: hear our prayer.
OFFERING INVITATION AND PRAYER
OFFERING
We invite you to share your offering in whatever manner is convenient for you.
1) Online donations can be made at:
A) pushpay.com/g/goserve or
B) Church App (search Go Serve) - click the Give tab
2) In-Person Donations: There is a secure drop box at the back of the sanctuary.
3) Checks can be mailed to: Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
ATTN: Vicki Schmidt
16420 S. Westland Dr.
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
MUSIC DURING OFFERING
“Seek Ye First” Arranged by Don Hodell Chilcote
Good Shepherd Praise Band
MEAL
God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ.
COMMUNION INSTRUCTIONS
OFFERTORY PRAYER
L: Let us pray.
God of abundance,
you cause streams to break forth in the desert
and manna to rain from the heavens.
Accept the gifts you have first given us.
Unite them with the offering of our lives
to nourish the world you love so dearly;
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
7GREAT THANKSGIVING
L: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
L: Lift up your hearts.
C: We lift them to the Lord.
L: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION
You are invited to hold up your bread & wine/juice as the Pastor says the words:
L: In the night in which he was betrayed,
our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks;
broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
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.
LORD’S PRAYER
L: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:
C: 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 kingdom,
and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen.
8INVITATION TO COMMUNION
L: The gifts of God for the people of God.
C: Thanks be to God.
SHARING OF THE COMMUNION MEAL
1) The Pastor will offer the words to the community gathered in person & online:
“The body of Christ, given for you.” All take the bread.
2) The Pastor will then offer the words to the community gathered in person & online:
“The blood of Christ, shed for you.” All take the wine/juice.
COMMUNION SONG
“Goodness is Stronger than Evil “ by Desmond Tutu
(See screens for lyrics.)
Note for those worshiping in-person: Ushers will be walking the aisles
during the song to collect your empty communion cups.
POST COMMUNION BLESSING
L: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace.
C: Amen.
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
L: Let us pray. God of blessing,
at this table we have seen you face to face,
and in the gift of Christ’s body and blood,
our hearts have been refreshed.
Send us now to shine with your goodness
and bear witness to the one we have received:
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
9SENDING
God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
BLESSING
L: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face shine upon you with grace and mercy.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
C: Amen.
SENDING SONG S
“The Blessing” by Chris Brown
“All Things Are Possible” by Darlene Zschech
(See screens for lyrics.)
SENDING
L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
10The live-stream of today’s worship services is dedicated by:
Jud and Laura Stailey
In Celebration of Their 48th Wedding Anniversary
If you would like to make a dedication, please visit:
www.goserve.net/worshipdedication
WORSHIP PARTICIPANTS
Preaching & Presiding: Pastor Dave Sonnenberg
Reader: Michelle Ackley
Good Shepherd Praise Band:
Dave Flood - drums
Dave Kerr - harmonica
Ken Marken - bass guitar
Peter Schmidt - band leader
Vicki Schmidt - vocalist
Rick Schmitt - piano
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