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God’s Love is Shown
A Series of Services for Lent and Holy Week
Midweek 2 – March 3, 2021
God’s Love Is Shown
A Series of Services for Lent and Holy
Week
Week 2: Steadfast Love
Order of Service
Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures
forever. Psalm 118:1
LSB 904 Blessed Jesus, at Your Word
1 Blessèd Jesus, at Your Word
We are gathered all to hear You.
Let our hearts and souls be stirred
Now to seek and love and fear You,
By Your teachings, sweet and holy,
Drawn from earth to love You solely.
2 All our knowledge, sense, and sight
Lie in deepest darkness shrouded
Till Your Spirit breaks our night
With the beams of truth unclouded.
You alone to God can win us;
You must work all good within us.
3 Gracious Savior, good and kind,
Light of Light, from God proceeding,
Open now our heart and mind;
Help us by Your Spirit’s pleading.
Hear the cry Your Church now raises;
Hear and bless our prayers and praises.D4 Father, Son, and Spirit, Lord,
Praise to You and adoration!
Grant that we may trust Your Word,
Confident of our salvation,
While we here below must wander,
Till we sing Your praises yonder.
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Invocation and Litany
P In the name of the Father,
C whose steadfast love endures forever;
P and of the Son,
C whose steadfast love endures forever;
P and of the Holy Spirit,
C whose steadfast love endures forever. Amen! Amen! Amen!
Confession and Absolution
P As we continue this Lenten journey of love, and reflect on the strong, deep, sure, and steadfast love of the
Lord; we realize that we have not been steadfast in our faith. We have turned to the right and to the left and
gotten off track. Our lives have wavered and gone astray. Let us then confess our sins to God, our Father.
(Silence for reflection on God’s Word and self-examination)
C Heavenly Father, I have not remained steadfast as I should. I have teetered and tottered with the
shifting changes and chances of this world. Too often have I fallen prey to fear. Too often have I given
in to temptation. Too often have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight. Forgive me Lord God,
and renew a right and steadfast spirit within me.
P God is steadfast in His love toward you even when you aren’t. He doesn’t waver. He doesn’t move away. He
stays! 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.
C Amen! Amen! Amen!
Collect of the Day
P O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength. By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities
that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Old Testament Reading Psalm 118:1–9
1
Oh give thanks to the LORD, forhe is good;*
for his steadfast love endures for- ever!
2
Let Israel say,
“His steadfast love endures for- ever.”
3
Let the house of Aaron say,
“His steadfast love endures for- ever.”
4
Let those who fear the LORD say,
“His steadfast love endures for- ever.”
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Out of my distress I called on the LORD;
the LORD answered me and set me free.
6
The LORD is on my side; I will not fear.
What can man do to me?
7
The LORD is on my side as my helper;
I shall look in triumph on those who hate me.
8
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in man.
9
It is better to take refuge in the LORD
than to trust in princes.
Epistle Hebrews 6:13–20
13
For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by
himself, 14saying, “Surely I will bless you and multiply you.” 15And thus Abraham, having patiently waited,
obtained the promise. 16For people swear by something greater than themselves, and in all their disputes an
oath is final for confirmation. 17So when God desired to show more convincingly to the heirs of the promise
the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it with an oath, 18so that by two unchangeable
things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we who have fled for refuge might have strong encouragement
to hold fast to the hope set before us. 19We have this as a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that
enters into the inner place behind the curtain, 20where Jesus has gone as a forerunner on our behalf, having
become a high priest forever after the order of Melchizedek.
Gospel Luke 6:46–49
46
“Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and not do what I tell you? 47Everyone who comes to me and hears my
words and does them, I will show you what he is like: 48he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and
laid the foundation on the rock. And when a flood arose, the stream broke against that house and could not
shake it, because it had been well built. 49But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built
a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the
ruin of that house was great.”
LSB 543 What Wondrous Love Is This
1 What wondrous love is this, O my soul, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this, O my soul!
What wondrous love is this
That caused the Lord of bliss
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul, for my soul,
To bear the dreadful curse for my soul!
2 When I was sinking down, sinking down, sinking down,
When I was sinking down, sinking down,
When I was sinking down
Beneath God’s righteous frown,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul, for my soul,
Christ laid aside His crown for my soul.
3|Page3 To God and to the Lamb I will sing, I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb I will sing;
To God and to the Lamb,
Who is the great I AM,
While millions join the theme, I will sing, I will sing,
While millions join the theme, I will sing.
4 And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on;
And when from death I’m free, I’ll sing on.
And when from death I’m free,
I’ll sing His love for me,
And through eternity I’ll sing on, I’ll sing on,
And through eternity I’ll sing on.
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Message 4:00 pm – Pastor Keller
6:30 pm – Grace Youth
Offering
Prayers
P Lord God, we thank and praise you that you have not left us as orphans even though that is what we deserve.
You have been faithful and will remain faithful to the end. Remind us of your faithfulness when we are
weak. Fill us with the certainty of your love when we get anxious about the cares and concerns of this world,
and hold us close to you through it all. Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
C His steadfast love endures forever.
P In the midst of this season of Lent we get weary in doing good. Give us strength to proclaim your steadfast
love in our words and actions, that we might be your witnesses and ambassadors to the ends of the earth. Let
the house of Israel say,
C His steadfast love endures forever.
P Holy Spirit, fill us with compassion for others that we may give as you have given to us. Turn our hearts
toward you and your mercy and grace. Humble us, by your mighty power, that we may cling to Jesus alone
for life. In your compassionate love,
C His steadfast love endures forever.
P Lord God, we are never deserving of your goodness and mercy. Yet you continue to give it freely. Have
mercy on your children who are struggling with illnesses and injuries of many kinds (including _______).
Heal them according to your will. Use this time of physical struggle to renew their faith in you. Let those
who fear the Lord say,
C His steadfast love endures forever.
P Because of your steadfast love we are bold to put these petitions before you, knowing that you will hear us
for your Son’s sake.
C Amen.
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L Taught by our Lord and trusting His promises, we are bold 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.
Benediction
P The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and T give you peace.
C Amen.
LSB 919 Abide, O Dearest Jesus
1 Abide, O dearest Jesus,
Among us with Your grace
That Satan may not harm us
Nor we to sin give place.
2 Abide, O dear Redeemer,
Among us with Your Word,
And thus now and hereafter
True peace and joy afford.
3 Abide with heav’nly brightness
Among us, precious Light;
Your truth direct and keep us
From error’s gloomy night.
4 Abide with richest blessings
Among us, bounteous Lord;
Let us in grace and wisdom
Grow daily through Your Word.
5 Abide with Your protection
Among us, Lord, our strength,
Lest world and Satan fell us
And overcome at length.
5|Page6 Abide, O faithful Savior,
Among us with Your love;
Grant steadfastness and help us
To reach our home above.
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Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of
Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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God’s Love is Shown
Ash Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Redemptive Love
Wednesday, February 24, 2021 Compassionate Love
Wednesday, March 3, 2021 Steadfast Love
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Enriching Love
Wednesday, March 17, 2021 Living Love
Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Holy Love
Palm Sunday, March 28, 2021 Saving Love
Maundy Thursday, April 1, 2021 Selfless Love
Good Friday, April 2, 2021 Sacrificial Love
Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 Joyous Love
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