18th Sunday after Pentecost September 26, 2021 8:00 am - Zion Lutheran Church 1400 S Duluth Ave Sioux Falls, SD 57105 605-338-5226 www.zlcsf.org

18th Sunday after Pentecost
    September 26, 2021
         8:00 am

    Zion Lutheran Church
     1400 S Duluth Ave
    Sioux Falls, SD 57105
        605-338-5226
        www.zlcsf.org

ORDER OF WORSHIP

AS WE GATHER
Our Bible Reading of the Day is Matthew 17:1-9. Jesus’ Galilean
ministry is quickly drawing to a close. Soon, He will set His face
toward Jerusalem and the cross. Jesus leads the inner circle of His
disciples—Peter, James, and John—up a high mountain. Tradition
locates the transfiguration on Mount Hermon, just north of
Caesarea Philippi in Galilee. While praying, Jesus is transfigured
before them and is joined by Moses and Elijah. Six days earlier,
Peter had confessed Jesus to be “the Christ, the Son of the living
God” (Matthew 16:16), but then rebuked Jesus when He spoke of
His Passion. Peter wanted the Christ without the cross, salvation
without suffering, glory without Golgotha. Moses, Elijah, and God
the Father, however, confirm Jesus’ words foretelling His Passion.
Today, Jesus speaks to us in both Scripture and Sacraments; we
hear His sweet words of forgiveness and life eternal.

WELCOME and ANNOUNCEMENTS

OPENING HYMN: LSB 901 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty

   1   Open now thy gates of beauty;
          Zion, let me enter there,
       Where my soul in joyful duty
          Waits for Him who answers prayer.
       Oh, how blessèd is this place,
       Filled with solace, light, and grace!

   2   Gracious God, I come before Thee;
         Come Thou also unto me.
       Where we find Thee and adore Thee,
         There a heav’n on earth must be.
       To my heart, O enter Thou;
       Let it be Thy temple now!

3      Here Thy praise is gladly chanted;
               Here Thy seed is duly sown.
             Let my soul, where it is planted,
               Bring forth precious sheaves alone,
             So that all I hear may be
             Fruitful unto life in me.

      4      Thou my faith increase and quicken;
               Let me keep Thy gift divine,
             Howsoe’er temptations thicken;
               May Thy Word still o’er me shine
             As my guiding star through life,
             As my comfort in all strife.

      5      Speak, O God, and I will hear Thee;
               Let Thy will be done indeed.
             May I undisturbed draw near Thee
               While Thou dost Thy people feed.
             Here of life the fountain flows;
             Here is balm for all our woes.
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INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
People: Amen.

CONFESSION and ABSOLUTION
Pastor: Let us then come before God and each other and confess
our sins and ask for forgiveness.

Pastor: Most merciful God,

People: I confess to almighty God our Father that I have
sinned by allowing other things to become more important to
me than God. I have trusted more in myself, my possessions,
my works, and my own desires. I confess that I cannot by my
own reason or strength believe in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or
come to Him. Therefore I pray that He come to me in His
Word and Spirit to forgive me and enlighten and keep me in
the true faith. Amen.

Pastor: Almighty God has had mercy on you and has come to you
in the person of His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. For the sake of His
death and resurrection for you, God forgives you all your sins and
gives you the strength of faith to serve Him in all faithfulness. As a
called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I
therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen. Thanks be to God.

THE INTROIT: Psalm 99 Antiphon verse 3
Pastor: The Lord reigns, let the nations tremble;
People: he sits enthroned between the cherubim, let the earth
shake.

Pastor: Great is the Lord in Zion;
People: he is exalted over all the nations.

Pastor: Let them praise your great and awesome name—
People: he is holy.

Pastor: The King is mighty, he loves justice—you have established
equity;
People: in Jacob you have done what is just and right.

Pastor: Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his footstool;
People: He is holy.

Pastor: Moses and Aaron were among his priests, Samuel was
among those who called on his name;
People: they called on the Lord and he answered them.

Pastor: He spoke to them from the pillar of cloud;
People: they kept his statutes and the decrees he gave them.

Pastor: Lord our God, you answered them;
People: you were to Israel a forgiving God, though you
punished their misdeeds.

Pastor: Exalt the Lord our God and worship at his holy mountain,
People: for the Lord our God is holy.

Pastor: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy
Spirit;
People: as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever.
Amen.

Pastor: For the Lord is the great God,
People: the great King above all gods.

KYRIE

Pastor: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
People (sing): Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray
to the Lord.
People (sing): Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the
Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.
People (sing): Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship
and praise, let us pray to the Lord.
People (sing): Lord, have mercy.

Pastor: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
People (sing): Amen.

HYMN OF PRAISE: This Is the Feast
           This is the feast of victory for our God.
                   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
 Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set
                 us free to be people of God.
           This is the feast of victory for our God.
                   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
  Power, riches, wisdom, and strength, and honor, blessing,
                       and glory are His.
           This is the feast of victory for our God.
                   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
 Sing with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all
                            creation:
 Blessing, honor, glory, and might be to God and the Lamb
                        forever. Amen.
           This is the feast of victory for our God.
                   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
 For the Lamb who was slain has begun His reign. Alleluia.
           This is the feast of victory for our God.
                   Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

SALUTATION AND PRAYER OF THE DAY
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
People: And also with you.

Pastor: Let us pray together.
People: O God, who before the passion of your only-begotten Son
revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we,
seeing by faith the light of his truth, may be strengthened to bear
our cross, and be changed into his likeness from glory to glory;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and
the Holy Spirit, one God. for ever and ever. Amen.

TIME IN THE WORD
Children’s Bible Reading: Page 298

The Reading of the Day: Matthew 17:1-9
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the
brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun,
and his clothes became as white as the light. Just then there
appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus. Peter
said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you wish, I will
put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for
Elijah.” While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them,
and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love;
with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” When the disciples
heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus
came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. As they were
coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell
anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised
from the dead.”

Reader: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, O Christ.

CHILDREN’S MESSAGE

SERMON HYMN: LSB 537 Beautiful Savior

   1   Beautiful Savior, King of creation,
       Son of God and Son of Man! Truly I’d love Thee,
         Truly I’d serve Thee,
       Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.

2       Fair are the meadows, Fair are the woodlands,
             Robed in flow’rs of blooming spring;
               Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
             He makes our sorr’wing spirit sing.

     3       Fair is the sunshine, Fair is the moonlight,
             Bright the sparkling stars on high;
               Jesus shines brighter, Jesus shines purer
             Than all the angels in the sky.

     4       Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations,
             Son of God and Son of Man!
               Glory and honor, Praise, adoration
             Now and forevermore be Thine!
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THE SERMON

APOSTLES’ CREED

      I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven
and earth.
        And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was
conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered
under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He
descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the
dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of
God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge
the living and the dead.

       I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the
resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

OFFERING ANNOUNCEMENT

OFFERING HYNN: LSB 751 O God of Love, O King of Peace

      1      O God of love, O King of peace,
             Make wars throughout the world to cease;
             The rage of nations now restrain:
             Give peace, O God, give peace again!

      2      Remember, Lord, Thy works of old,
             The wonders that Thy people told;
             Remember not our sins’ dark stain:
             Give peace, O God, give peace again!

      3      Whom shall we trust but Thee, O Lord?
             Where rest but on Thy faithful Word?
             None ever called on Thee in vain:
             Give peace, O God, give peace again!

      4      Where saints and angels dwell above,
             All hearts are knit in holy love;
             O bind us in that heav’nly chain:
             Give peace, O God, give peace again!
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PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

THE LORD’S PRAYER
All: 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.

BENEDICTION

CLOSING HYMN: LSB 873
      Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies

     1       Christ, whose glory fills the skies,
               Christ, the true and only light,
             Sun of righteousness, arise;
               Triumph o’er the shades of night.
             Dayspring from on high, be near;
             Daystar, in my heart appear.

     2       Dark and cheerless is the morn
               Unaccompanied by Thee;
             Joyless is the day’s return
               Till Thy mercy’s beams I see,
             Till they inward light impart,
             Glad my eyes, and warm my heart.

     3       Visit then this soul of mine,
                Pierce the gloom of sin and grief;
             Fill me, radiancy divine,
                Scatter all my unbelief;
             More and more Thyself display,
             Shining to the perfect day.
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SEND OFF
Pastor: At Zion we are committed to reaching out, strengthening
the saved,
All: and serving Jesus Christ by serving others!