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St. Paul Lutheran Church
Serbin, Texas
Wendish Fest Service
September 26, 2021
1St. Paul Lutheran Church
Serbin, Texas
Wendish Fest
The Order of Morning Service
The twenty-sixth day of September in the year of the Lord 2021
8:30 a.m.
(The order of worship for the 10:30 a.m. German service begins on page 12)
The Pre-Service Music
The Ringing of the Bells
Opening Hymn
♫“Blessed Jesus, at Your Word” LSB 904
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.
23 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.
D 4 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.
Text: Public domain
(Stand)
P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
The Confession of Sins
P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father,
beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.
P Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C who made heaven and earth.
P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,
C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.
P Almighty God, our maker and redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature
sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore
we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord
Jesus Christ.
C O most merciful God, who has given Your only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon
us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us
true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by
Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
P Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us
and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to
become the children of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believes and is baptized
shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all.
C Amen.
3The Introit
P Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages. Praise the LORD!
Praise the name of the LORD, give praise, O servants of the LORD, who stand in the house of the
LORD, in the courts of the house of our God! Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good; sing to his name,
for it is pleasant! Your name, O LORD, endures forever, your renown, O LORD, throughout all ages.
For the LORD will vindicate his people and have compassion on his servants.
C♫Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost: as it was in the beginning, is
now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen.
The Kyrie
C♫Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.
The Gloria in Excelsis.
C♫Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise Thee, we
bless Thee, we worship Thee, We glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory. O
Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus
Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, That takest away the sin of the of the
world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer.
Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art
Holy; Thou only art the Lord; Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the
glory of God the Father. Amen.
The Salutation
P The Lord be with you.
C♫ And with thy spirit.
P Let us pray.
The Collect for The Day
P Let us pray.
Everlasting Father, source of every blessing, mercifully direct and govern us by Your Holy Spirit that
we may complete the works You have prepared for us to do; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our
Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C♫ Amen.
(Sit)
The Old Testament Reading
P The Old Testament reading for the eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost is from the book of Numbers,
chapter eleven beginning with the fourth verse.
Now the rabble that was among [the children of Israel] had a strong craving. And the people of
Israel also wept again and said, “Oh that we had meat to eat! We remember the fish we ate in Egypt
that cost nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the garlic. But now our
strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at. . . .”
Moses heard the people weeping throughout their clans, everyone at the door of his tent. And the
anger of the LORD blazed hotly, and Moses was displeased. Moses said to the LORD, “Why have you
4dealt ill with your servant? And why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of all
this people on me? Did I conceive all this people? Did I give them birth, that you should say to me,
‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse carries a nursing child,’ to the land that you swore to give their
fathers? Where am I to get meat to give to all this people? For they weep before me and say, ‘Give us
meat, that we may eat.’ I am not able to carry all this people alone; the burden is too heavy for me. If
you will treat me like this, kill me at once, if I find favor in your sight, that I may not see my
wretchedness.”
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Gather for me seventy men of the elders of Israel, whom you know to
be the elders of the people and officers over them, and bring them to the tent of meeting, and let
them take their stand there with you. . . .”
So Moses went out and told the people the words of the LORD. And he gathered seventy men of the
elders of the people and placed them around the tent. Then the LORD came down in the cloud and
spoke to him, and took some of the Spirit that was on him and put it on the seventy elders. And as
soon as the Spirit rested on them, they prophesied. But they did not continue doing it.
Now two men remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the Spirit
rested on them. They were among those registered, but they had not gone out to the tent, and so
they prophesied in the camp. And a young man ran and told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are
prophesying in the camp.” And Joshua the son of Nun, the assistant of Moses from his youth, said,
“My lord Moses, stop them.” But Moses said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the
LORD’s people were prophets, that the LORD would put his Spirit on them!”
P This is the Word of the Lord
C Thanks be to God
The Epistle
P The Epistle is written in the fifth chapter of James, beginning at verse one.
Come now, you rich, weep and howl for the miseries that are coming upon you. Your riches have
rotted and your garments are moth-eaten. Your gold and silver have corroded, and their corrosion
will be evidence against you and will eat your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasure in the last days.
Behold, the wages of the laborers who mowed your fields, which you kept back by fraud, are crying
out against you, and the cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of hosts. You have
lived on the earth in luxury and in self-indulgence. You have fattened your hearts in a day of
slaughter. You have condemned; you have murdered the righteous person. He does not resist you.
Be patient, therefore, brothers, until the coming of the Lord. See how the farmer waits for the
precious fruit of the earth, being patient about it, until it receives the early and the late rains. You also,
be patient. Establish your hearts, for the coming of the Lord is at hand. Do not grumble against one
another, brothers, so that you may not be judged; behold, the Judge is standing at the door. As an
example of suffering and patience, brothers, take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
Behold, we consider those blessed who remained steadfast. You have heard of the steadfastness of
Job, and you have seen the purpose of the Lord, how the Lord is compassionate and merciful.
But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let
your “yes” be yes and your “no” be no, so that you may not fall under condemnation.
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing praise. Is anyone
among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him
with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will
raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven. Therefore, confess your sins to one
5another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous person has great
power as it is working. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed fervently that it might
not rain, and for three years and six months it did not rain on the earth. Then he prayed again, and
heaven gave rain, and the earth bore its fruit.
My brothers, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone brings him back, let him
know that whoever brings back a sinner from his wandering will save his soul from death and will
cover a multitude of sins.
P This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
(Stand)
C♫Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia.
The Gospel
P The Holy Gospel is written in the ninth chapter of Mark beginning at the thirty-eighth verse.
C ♫Glory be to Thee, O Lord.
John said to [Jesus], “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to
stop him, because he was not following us.” But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a
mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. For the one who is not
against us is for us. For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you
belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.
“Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a
great millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. And if your hand causes
you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than with two hands to go to hell, to the
unquenchable fire. And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame
than with two feet to be thrown into hell. And if your eye causes you to sin, tear it out. It is better for
you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, ‘where their
worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ For everyone will be salted with fire. Salt is good, but
if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? Have salt in yourselves, and be at
peace with one another.”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord
C ♫Praise be to Thee, O Christ.
The Apostles' Creed
All: 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.
(Sit)
6The Sermon Hymn
♫“Lord of Glory, You Have Bought Us” LSB 851
1 Lord of glory, You have bought us With Your lifeblood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones That tremendous sacrifice;
And with that have freely given Blessings countless as the sand
To the_unthankful and the evil With Your own unsparing hand.
2 Grant us hearts, dear Lord, to give You Gladly, freely of Your own.
With the sunshine of Your goodness Melt our thankless hearts of stone
Till our cold and selfish natures, Warmed by You, at length believe
That more happy and more blessèd ’Tis to give than to receive.
3 Wondrous honor You have given To our humblest charity
In Your own mysterious sentence, “You have done it all to Me.”
Can it be, O gracious Master, That You deign for alms to sue,
Saying by Your poor and needy, “Give as I have giv’n to you”?
4 Lord of glory, You have bought us With Your lifeblood as the price,
Never grudging for the lost ones That tremendous sacrifice.
Give us faith to trust You boldly, Hope, to stay our souls on You;
But, oh, best of all Your graces, With Your love our love renew.
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The Sermon
By Reverend John Schmidt
“Be Patient Therefore Brothers”
James 5:1-20
(Stand)
P The peace of God, which passeth all understanding, keep your hearts and minds through Christ
Jesus.
The Offertory
C ♫Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away
from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy
salvation; and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen.
The General Prayer
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.
7(Sit)
The Hymn
♫“Children of the Heavenly Father” LSB 725
1 Children of the heav’nly Father
Safely in His bosom gather;
Nestling bird nor star in heaven
Such a refuge e’er was given.
2 God His own doth tend and nourish;
In His holy courts they flourish.
From all evil things He spares them;
In His mighty arms He bears them.
3 Neither life nor death shall ever
From the Lord His children sever;
Unto them His grace He showeth,
And their sorrows all He knoweth.
4 Though He giveth or He taketh,
God His children ne’er forsaketh;
His the loving purpose solely
To preserve them pure and holy.
Text: © Augsburg Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005097
(Stand)
The Collect for the Church
P Almighty God, grant to Your Church Your Holy Spirit and the wisdom that comes down from above,
that Your Word may not be bound but have free course and be preached to the joy and edifying of
Christ’s holy people, that in steadfast faith we may serve You and, in the confession of Your name,
abide unto the end; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
C♫Amen.
Benediction
P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto
you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace.
C♫Amen, Amen, Amen.
8The Recessional Hymn
♫“Beautiful Savior” LSB 537
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 Announcements
The Postlude
9To God Alone be the Glory
10Reverend John Schmidt
Rev. John Schmidt graduated from the St. Louis Seminary in 1992. He served St. John’s Lutheran
Church in Secor, Illinois from 1992-1999. He then served as an associate Pastor at Redeemer Lutheran
Church in Lincoln, Nebraska from 1999-2008. He was the ninth Pastor in their history. Since November
2008 he has served as the ninth pastor in the history of St. Paul Lutheran Church. From 2009-2021 he
served as circuit visitor of Circuit 23 of the Texas District.. He currently serves as Chaplain of the South
Lee County Volunteer Fire Department, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Cen-Tex Family Services,
Inc., which provide Head Start services for Bastrop, Lee, Fayette and Colorado County, and as pastoral
advisor for Post Oak Zone LWML.
Rev. Schmidt was born in Clinton, Missouri and grew up in Kansas City, St. Louis and Springfield
Missouri. In 1985 he met Lisa Ann Hembry at Concordia Teachers College in Seward Nebraska. They
were united in marriage in 1989. Lisa taught fifth and sixth grade at St. Paul for 3½ years, and from
2012-2020 she served as Director of the Early Childhood Center at St. Paul. In October 2020, she
accepted a teaching position at McDade ISD. This union has been blessed with three children, Erich,
Ann and Krista. Erich teaches Theology and Computers at Sheboygan Lutheran High School,
Sheboygan, Wisconsin. Ann lives in Springfield, Missouri and works for Marathon TS, Inc. Krista was
united in marriage to Pablo Rodriguez on June 16, 2018 and is currently teaching 4th grade at Redeemer
Lutheran School in Austin, TX. On March 28, 2019, Pablo and Krista were blessed with a daughter,
Elizabeth Grace Rodriguez.
To God be the glory.
Reverend Thomas Obersat
Pastor Obersat is a graduate of Concordia Teachers College in Seward, NE where he received his
Bachelors in Ed and a Master of Education. He, too, is a graduate of Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft.
Wayne, 1991, attending the Lutheran seminary in Oberursel, Germany for one year as an exchange
student. Pastor Obersat served congregations for about 14 years in Northwest Indiana and Berlin,
Germany. During his tenure in Indiana, Pastor Obersat began his duty as a reserve military Chaplin
serving in the Navy three years and the Air Force seven. He has had the pleasure of serving not only in
the United States but also in Australia and Germany. Pastor Obersat spent twelve years serving Lutheran
classical congregational schools as Headmaster and/or Dean of Instruction in Nebraska and Texas
teaching such subjects as Latin and German. Since August of 2017 he serves as pastor of Ebenezer
Lutheran Church in Manheim, TX.
Pastor Obersat is married to his lovely wife Jane of 19 years, who is a trained deaconess with a Masters
in Historical Theology from Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne. Jane teaches German at Faith
Lutheran High School of Central Texas located in Warda. The Lord has blessed Pastor and Jane with two
children, Magdalena who is attending Concordia University in Wisconsin, and Thomas Jr., who is a
Junior at Faith.
11Wendish Fest Gottesdienst
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Serbin, Texas
Reverend Thomas Obersat
Gemeinde Lied
♫“Lobe den Herren” TLH 39
Wir singen nur die Verse auf der linken Seite We sing only the stanzas in the left column.
Lobe den Herren, den mächtigen König Praise to the Lord, the Almighty,
der Ehren! the King of creation!
Meine geliebete Seele, das ist mein O my soul, praise Him,
Begehren. for He is thy Health and Salvation!
Kommet zuhauf! Join the full throng;
Psalter und Harfe, wacht auf! Wake, harp and psalter and song;
Lasset die Musikam hören! Sound forth in glad adoration!
Lobe den Herren, der alles so herrlich Praise to the Lord, who o’re all things
regieret, so wondrously reigneth,
Der dich auf Adelers Fittichen sicher Who, as on wings of an eagle, uplifteth,
geführet, sustaineth.
Der dich erhält, Hast thou not seen
Wie es dir selber gefällt. How thy desires all have been
Hast du nicht dieses verspüret? Granted in what He ordaineth?
Lobe den Herren, der künstlich und Praise to the Lord, who hath fearfully,
fein dich bereitet, wondrously, made thee;
Der dir Gesundheit verliehen, dich Health hath vouchsafed and, when heelessly
freundlich geleitet! falling, hath stayed thee.
In wieviel Not What need or grief
Hat nicht der gnädige Gott Ever hath failed of relief?
Über dir Flügel gebreitet! Wings of His mercy did shade thee.
Lobe den Herren, der deinen Stand Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper
sichtbar gesegnet, thy work and defend thee,
Der aus dem Himmel mit Strömen Who from the heavens the streams of His
der Liebe geregnet! mercy doth send thee.
Denke daran, Ponder anew
Was der Allmächtige kann, What the Almighty can do,
Der dir mit Liebe begegnet! Who with His love doth befriend thee.
12Lobe den Herren, was in mir ist lobe Praise to the Lord! Oh, let all that
Den Namen! Is in me adore Him!
Alles, was Odem hat, lobe mit Abrahams All that hath life and breath, come now
Samen! With praises before Him!
Er ist dein Licht, Let the Amen
Seele, vergiss es ja nicht! Sound from His people again;
Lobende, schliesse mit Amen! Gladly for aye we adore Him.
Pastor Der Herr sei mit euch.
Gemeinde Und mit deinem Geiste.
Antiphone #54
Pastor Heillige uns, Herr, in deiner Wahrheit!
Halleluja!
Gemeinde Dein Wort ist die Wahrheit. Halleluja!
Pastor Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe
Lied
♫“Allein Gott in der Hӧh sei Ehr” TLH 237 v. 1
1 Allein Gott in der Höh‘ sei Ehr‘ All glory be to God on high
Und Dank für seine Gnade, Who has our race befriended!
Darum dass nun und nimmermehr To us no harm shall now come nigh,
Uns rühren kann kein Schade. The strife at last is ended;
Ein Wohlgefall‘n Gott an uns hat, God showeth His good will to men,
Nun ist gross‘ Fried‘ ohn‘ Unterlass, And peace shall reign on earth again;
All‘ Fehd‘ hat nun ein Ende. Oh, thank Him for his goodness!.
Pastor
Der Herr sei mit euch!
Gemeinde
Und mit deinem Geist!
Pastor Lasset uns beten:
KOLLEKTE
Pastor Allmächtiger, ewiger Gott, der du durch deinen Heiligen Geist die
ganze Christenheit heiligest und regierest, erhöre unser Gebet und
gib uns gnädiglich, dasz sie mit allen ihren Gliedern in reinem
Glauben durch deine Gnade dir diene: um Jesu Christi, deines
lieben Sohnes, unsers Herrn, willen.
Geminde Amen
13Pastor Alt Testament Numeri 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
Das Pöbelvolk aber unter ihnen war lüstern geworden, und sie saßen und weinten samt den Kindern
Israel und sprachen: Wer will uns Fleisch zu essen geben? Wir gedenken der Fische, die wir in Ägypten
umsonst aßen, und der Kürbisse, der Melonen, des Lauchs, der Zwiebeln und des Knoblauchs. Nun
aber ist unsere Seele matt; denn unsere Augen sehen nichts als das Man. Da nun Mose das Volk hörte
weinen unter ihren Geschlechtern, einen jeglichen in seiner Hütte Tür, da ergrimmte der Zorn des
HERRN sehr, und Mose ward auch bange. Und Mose sprach zu dem HERRN: Warum bekümmerst du
deinen Knecht? und warum finde ich nicht Gnade vor deinen Augen, daß du die Last dieses ganzen
Volks auf mich legst? Habe ich nun all das Volk empfangen oder geboren, daß du zu mir sagen magst:
Trag es in deinen Armen, wie eine Amme ein Kind trägt, in das Land, das du ihren Vätern geschworen
hast? Woher soll ich Fleisch nehmen, daß ich allem diesem Volk gebe? Sie weinen vor mir und
sprechen: Gib uns Fleisch, daß wir essen. Ich vermag alles das Volk nicht allein zu ertragen; denn es ist
mir zu schwer. Und willst du also mit mir tun, so erwürge ich mich lieber, habe ich anders Gnade vor
deinen Augen gefunden, daß ich nicht mein Unglück so sehen müsse. Und der HERR sprach zu Mose:
Sammle mir siebzig Männer unter den Ältesten Israels, von denen du weißt, daß sie Älteste im Volk und
seine Amtleute sind, und nimm sie vor die Hütte des Stifts und stelle sie daselbst vor dich, Und Mose
ging heraus und sagte dem Volk des HERRN Worte und versammelte siebzig Männer unter den
Ältesten des Volks und stellte sie um die Hütte her. Da kam der HERR hernieder in der Wolke und
redete mit ihm und nahm von dem Geist, der auf ihm war, und legte ihn auf die siebzig ältesten
Männer. Und da der Geist auf ihnen ruhte, weissagten sie und hörten nicht auf. Es waren aber noch
zwei Männer im Lager geblieben; der eine hieß Eldad, der andere Medad, und der Geist ruhte auf ihnen;
denn sie waren auch angeschrieben und doch nicht hinausgegangen zu der Hütte, und sie weissagten
im Lager. Da lief ein Knabe hin und sagte es Mose an und sprach: Eldad und Medad weissagen im
Lager. Da antwortete Josua, der Sohn Nuns, Mose's Diener, den er erwählt hatte, und sprach: Mein
Herr Mose, wehre ihnen. Aber Mose sprach zu ihm: Bist du der Eiferer für mich? Wollte Gott, daß all
das Volk des HERRN weissagte und der HERR seinen Geist über sie gäbe!
Pastor Epistel Jakobus 5:1-20
Wohlan nun, ihr Reichen, weinet und heulet über euer Elend, das über euch kommen wird! Euer
Reichtum ist verfault, eure Kleider sind mottenfräßig geworden. Euer Gold und Silber ist verrostet, und
sein Rost wird euch zum Zeugnis sein und wird euer Fleisch fressen wie ein Feuer. Ihr habt euch Schätze
gesammelt in den letzten Tagen. Siehe, der Arbeiter Lohn, die euer Land eingeerntet haben, der von
euch abgebrochen ist, der schreit, und das Rufen der Ernter ist gekommen vor die Ohren des HERRN
Zebaoth. Ihr habt wohlgelebt auf Erden und eure Wollust gehabt und eure Herzen geweidet am
Schlachttag. Ihr habt verurteilt den Gerechten und getötet, und er hat euch nicht widerstanden. So
seid nun geduldig, liebe Brüder, bis auf die Zukunft des HERRN. Siehe, ein Ackermann wartet auf die
köstliche Frucht der Erde und ist geduldig darüber, bis er empfange den Frühregen und den Spätregen.
Seid ihr auch geduldig und stärket eure Herzen; denn die Zukunft des HERRN ist nahe. Seufzet nicht
widereinander, liebe Brüder, auf daß ihr nicht verdammt werdet. Siehe, der Richter ist vor der Tür.
Nehmet, meine lieben Brüder, zum Exempel des Leidens und der Geduld die Propheten, die geredet
haben in dem Namen des HERRN. Siehe, wir preisen selig, die erduldet haben. Die Geduld Hiobs habt
ihr gehört, und das Ende des HERRN habt ihr gesehen; denn der HERR ist barmherzig und ein
Erbarmer. Vor allen Dingen aber, meine Brüder, schwöret nicht, weder bei dem Himmel noch bei der
Erde noch mit einem andern Eid. Es sei aber euer Wort: Ja, das Ja ist; und: Nein, das Nein ist, auf daß ihr
nicht unter das Gericht fallet. Leidet jemand unter euch, der bete; ist jemand gutes Muts, der singe
Psalmen. ist jemand krank, der rufe zu sich die Ältesten von der Gemeinde, daß sie über ihm beten und
14salben ihn mit Öl in dem Namen des HERRN. Und das Gebet des Glaubens wird dem Kranken helfen,
und der HERR wird ihn aufrichten; und so er hat Sünden getan, werden sie ihm vergeben sein.
Bekenne einer dem andern seine Sünden und betet füreinander, daß ihr gesund werdet. Des Gerechten
Gebet vermag viel, wenn es ernstlich ist. Elia war ein Mensch gleich wie wir; und er betete ein Gebet,
daß es nicht regnen sollte, und es regnete nicht auf Erden drei Jahre und sechs Monate. Und er betete
abermals, und der Himmel gab den Regen, und die Erde brachte ihre Frucht. Liebe Brüder, so jemand
unter euch irren würde von der Wahrheit, und jemand bekehrte ihn, der soll wissen, daß, wer den
Sünder bekehrt hat von dem Irrtum seines Weges, der hat einer Seele vom Tode geholfen und wird
bedecken die Menge der Sünden.
DAS HAUPTLIED
♫“Bis hierher hat mich Gott gebracht“ TLH 33
Bis hieher hat mich Gott gebracht The Lord hath helped me hitherto
Durch seine grosse Güte; By His surpassing favor;
Bis hierher hat er Tag und Nacht His mercies every morn were new,
Bewahrt Herz und Gemüte : His kindness did not waver.
Bis hieher hat er mich geleit't God hitherto hath been by Guide,
Bis hieher hat er mich erfreut, Hath pleasures hitherto supplied,
Bis hieher mir, geholfen. And hitherto hath helped me.
Hab Lob und Ehre, Preis und Dank I praise and thank Thee, Lord, my God,
Für die bisher'ge Treue, For Thine abundant blessing
Die du, o Gott, mir lebenslang Which heretofore Thou hast bestowed
Bewiesen täglich neue! And I am still possessing.
In mein Gedächtnis schreib' ich an: Inscribe this on my memory:
Der Herr hat grosse Ding' getan The Lord hath done great things for me
An mir und mir geholfen. And graciously hath helped me.
Hilf ferner auch, mein treuer Hort, Help me henceforth, O God of grace,
Hilf mir zu allen Stunden! Help me on each occasion,
Hilf mir an all und jedem Ort, Help me in each and every place,
Hilf mir durch Jesu Wunden; Help me thro Jesus’ Passion;
Hilf mir im Leben, Tod und Not Help me in life and death, O God,
Durch Christi Schmerzen, Blut und Tod: Help me tho’ Jesus’ dying blood;
Hilf mir, wie du geholfen! Help me as Thou hast helped me!
Pastor Evangelium: Markus 9:38-50
Johannes aber antwortete ihn und sprach: Meister, wir sahen einen, der trieb Teufel in deinem Namen
aus, welcher uns nicht nachfolgt; und wir verboten's ihm, darum daß er uns nicht nachfolgt. Jesus aber
sprach: Ihr sollt's ihm nicht verbieten. Denn es ist niemand, der eine Tat tue in meinem Namen, und
möge bald übel von mir reden. Wer nicht wider uns ist, der ist für uns. Wer aber euch tränkt mit
einem Becher Wassers in meinem Namen, darum daß ihr Christo angehöret, wahrlich, ich sage euch, es
wird ihm nicht unvergolten bleiben. Und wer der Kleinen einen ärgert, die an mich glauben, dem wäre
es besser, daß ihm ein Mühlstein an seinen Hals gehängt und er ins Meer geworfen würde. So dich
aber deine Hand ärgert, so haue sie ab! Es ist dir besser, daß du als ein Krüppel zum Leben eingehest,
denn daß du zwei Hände habest und fahrest in die Hölle, in das ewige Feuer, da ihr Wurm nicht stirbt
und ihr Feuer nicht verlöscht. Ärgert dich dein Fuß, so haue ihn ab. Es ist dir besser, daß du lahm zum
Leben eingehest, denn daß du zwei Füße habest und werdest in die Hölle geworfen, in das ewige Feuer,
15da ihr Wurm nicht stirbt und ihr Feuer nicht verlöscht. Ärgert dich dein Auge, so wirf's von dir! Es ist dir
besser, daß du einäugig in das Reich Gottes gehest, denn daß du zwei Augen habest und werdest in das
höllische Feuer geworfen, da ihr Wurm nicht stirbt ihr Feuer nicht verlöscht. Es muß ein jeglicher mit
Feuer gesalzen werden, und alles Opfer wird mit Salz gesalzen. Das Salz ist gut; so aber das Salz dumm
wird, womit wird man's würzen? Habt Salz bei euch und habt Frieden untereinander.
DIE GLAUBEN BEKENNTNIS
♫“Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott” TLH 252
1 Wir glauben all’ an einen Gott, We all believe in one true God,
Vater, Sohn und Heil’gen Geist, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
Der uns hilft in aller Not, Ever-present Help in need,
Den die Schar der Engel preist, Praised by all the heavenly host,
Der durch seine grosse Kraft By whose mighty power alone
Alles wirket, tut und schafft. All is made and wrought and done.
2 Wir glauben auch an Jesum Christ, We all believe in Jesus Christ,
Gottes und Marien, Sohn, Son of God and Mary’s Son,
Der vom Himmel kommen ist Who descended from His throne
Und uns führt in’s Himmels Thron And for us salvation won;
Und uns durch sein Blut und Tod By whose cross and death are we
Hat erlöst aus aller Not, Rescued from all misery.
3 Wir glauben auch an Heil’gen Geist, We all confess the Holy Ghost,
Der von beiden gehet aus. Who from both fore’er proceeds:
Der uns Trost und Beistand leist’t Who upholds and comforts us
Wider alle Furcht und Graus. In all trials, fears and needs.
Heilig Dreifaltigkeit, Blest and holy Trinity
Sei gepreist zu aller Zeit! Amen. Praise forever be to Thee! Amen.
Pastor Die Predigt: by Pastor Thomas Obersat
SCHLUSZVOTUM
EINSAMMLUNG DER OPRERGABEN
DAS KIRCHENGEBET
DAS VATERUNSER
Vater unser, der du bist im Himmel. Geheiliget werde dein Name. Dein
Reich komme. Dein Wille geschehe, wie im Himmel, also auch auf
Erden. Unser täglich Brot gib uns heute. Und vergib uns unsere
Schuld, wie wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern. Und führe uns nicht in
Versuchung. Sondern erlöse uns von dem Bösen. Denn dein ist das
Reich und die Kraft, und die Herrlichkeit in Ewigkeit. Amen
16Lied
♫“Nun danket alle Gott” TLH 36
Nun danket alle Gott Now thank we all our God
Mit Herzen, Mund und Händen, With heart and hands and voices,
Der grosse Dinge tut Who wondrous things hath done,
An uns und allen Enden, In who His world rejoices;
Der uns von Mutterleib Who from our mother’s arms
Und Kindesbeinen an Hath blessed us on our way
Unzählig viel zugut With countless gifts of love,
Und noch jetzund getan! And still is ours today.
Der ewig reiche Gott Oh, may this bounteous God
Woll’uns bei unserm Leben Through all our life be near us,
Ein immer fröhlich Herz With ever joyful hearts
Und edlen Frieden geben And blessed peace to cheer us;
Und uns in seiner Gnad’ And keep us in His grace
Erhalten fort und fort And guide us when perplexed
Und uns aus aller Not And free us from all ills
Erlösen hier und dort! In this world and the next.
Lob, Ehr’ und Preis sei Gott All praise and thanks to God
Dem Vater und dem Sohne The Father now be given,
Und dem, der beiden gleich The Son, and Him who reigns
Im höchsten Himmelstrone, With them in highest heaven;
Dem dreieinigen Gott, The one eternal God,
Als es im Anfang war Whom earth and heaven adore!
Und ist und bleiben wird For thus it was, is now,
Jetzund und immerdar! And shall be evermore.
ANTIPHONE #76
Pastor Lobet den Herrn, alle Heiden! Halleluja!
Geminde Preiset ihn, alle Völker, Halleluja!
Pastor KOLLEKTE
Wir danken dir, lieber Herre Gott das du auch uns arme heiden zur
Gemeindchaft deines lieben Sohne berufen hast, und bitten dich, du
wollest uns durch deinen heiligen Geist leiten und führen, das wir in
deinem Lichte wandeln und deines lieben Sohnes nimmermehr
fehlen, sondern ihn allezeit als aller heiden Trost finden und ihm
dienen mögen: durch Jesum Christum, Deinen Lieben Sohn, unsern
Herren.
17Geminde
Amen
Der Herr segne dich und behüte dich!
Der Herr erleuchte sein Angescht über dich
Und sei dir gnüdig!
Der Herr erhebe sein Angesicht auf dich und
Gebe dir Frieden!
Geminde
Amen, Amen, Amen
SCHULUSZLIED
♫“Schӧnster Herr Jesu" TLH 657
Schӧnster Herr Jesu, Beautiful Savior,
Herrscher aller Herren, King of Creation,
Gottes und Mariä Sohn! Son of God and Son of Man!
Dich will ich lieben, Truly I’d love Thee,
Dich will ich ehren, Truly I’d serve Thee,
Meiner Seelen Freud’ und Kron’. Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown.
Schön sind die Wälder, Fair are the meadows,
Schӧner die Felder Fair are the woodlands,
In der schӧnen, Frühlingszeit, Robed in flowers of blooming spring;
Jesus ist schӧner, Jesus is fairer,
Jesus is reiner, Jesus is purer,
Der unser traurigs Herz erfreut. He makes our sorrowing spirit sing.
Schӧn leucht’t der Monden, Fair is the sunshine,
Schӧner die Sonne Fair is the moonlight,
Als die Sternlein allzumal. Bright the sparkling stars on high;
Jesus leucht’t schӧner, Jesus shines brighter,
Jesus leucht’t reiner, Jesus shines purer,
Als all die Engel im himmelssaal. Than all the angels in the sky.
Alle die Schӧnheit Beautiful Savior,
Himmels und der Erde Lord of the nations,
Ist nur gegen ihn als Schein. Son of God and Son of Man!
Keiner soll nimmer Glory and honor,
Lieber uns werden Praise, adoration,
Als er, der schӧnste Jesus mein! Now and forevermore be thine!
18ANNOUNCEMENTS AND GREETINGS
THE POSTLUDE
Wir wünschen Ihnen ein gesegnetes Wendish Fest und
alles Beste von unserm Herrn und Heiland Jesus
Christus.
19John 3:16 in Wendish, German and English
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