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GRACE EVANGELICAL Pastor: Rev. Brian T. Crane
LUTHERAN CHURCH (LCMS) 608-567-9029 (mobile)
3700 Washington Ave., Racine, WI 53405 262-583-2575 (home)
www.gracelutheranracine.net revbriancrane@yahoo.com
262-633-4831
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Welcome to Grace!
August 26 & 29, 2021
What We Believe:
As Lutheran Christians we stand with the church of the ages and confess the faith of the
Holy Bible, which is God’s Word.
We believe that our Triune God created man and woman holy; however, since we
sinned and still sin we cannot free ourselves from sin and death. Therefore God sent His Son
Jesus Christ, who is our only way to salvation. By His death and resurrection and through
no work or decision of our own, we have forgiveness, life, and salvation.
We joyfully receive these gifts in His Word, and in the holy sacraments of Baptism and the
Lord's Supper.
In all our teaching and preaching we seek to be faithful to God's holy Law which shows our
sin, and to proclaim His precious Gospel, which is the good news of our salvation in Christ!
We subscribe also to Luther’s Small Catechism and the other documents in the Book of
Concord of 1580 because they faithfully confess these biblical truths.
Guests and Holy Communion:
Holy Communion is a gift Christ gives to His Church. In it, He offers His true Body and
Blood, in, with and under the bread and wine. When received in faith, it brings forgiveness,
new life and salvation.
Holy Communion is also a statement of our unity in Christ (community). Those who
receive the Lord’s Supper at Grace Lutheran Church are baptized Christians who have been
instructed in and publicly confess the Evangelical Lutheran faith.
For this reason, only members of our congregation or sister congregations of the
Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod are ordinarily communed at this altar. If you have any
questions regarding the doctrine of Close Communion, please talk to the pastor before or after
the service.
Nursery: If your child becomes restless during the service, you are welcome to make use of
the Nursery downstairs.
Fellowship Time: Immediately following the 9:00 AM Worship in the Fellowship Hall.
Large Print Hymnals: Are available from the ushers!
Electronic Devices: PLEASE silence all devices during worship. Thanks!
May the Lord bless your worship today!Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
August 26 & 29, 2021 – Divine Service, Setting One
PRE-SERVICE MUSIC, CHIMES, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
♫Be Strong in the Lord LSB 665
Invocation LSB 151
Confession of Sins and Absolution LSB 151
SERVICE OF THE WORD
♫Introit Psalm 51:7, 10–12; antiphon: Psalm 51:2
P Wash me thoroughly from my in- | iquity,*
and cleanse me | from my sin!
C Purge me with hyssop, and I | shall be clean;*
wash me, and I shall be whit- | er than snow.
P Create in me a clean heart, | O God,*
and renew a right spirit with- | in me.
C Cast me not away from your | presence,*
and take not your Holy Spirit | from me.
P Restore to me the joy of your sal- | vation,*
and uphold me with a willing | spirit.
C Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*
and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,*
is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
P Wash me thoroughly from my in- | iquity,*
and cleanse me | from my sin!
♫Kyrie LSB 152
♫Hymn of Praise – Gloria in Excelsis LSB 154♫Salutation and Collect of the Day LSB 156
P O God, the source of all that is just and good, nourish in us every virtue and bring
to completion every good intent that we may grow in grace and bring forth the fruit
of good works; 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 – Deuteronomy 4:1–2, 6–9 Pew Bible, p. 148
1
“Now, O Israel, listen to the statutes and the just decrees that I am teaching you,
and do them, that you may live, and go in and take possession of the land that the
LORD, the God of your fathers, is giving you. 2You shall not add to the word that I
command you, nor take from it, that you may keep the commandments of the LORD
your God that I command you. … 6Keep them and do them, for that will be your
wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, who, when they hear all
these statutes, will say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’
7
For what great nation is there that has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is to
us, whenever we call upon him? 8And what great nation is there, that has statutes and
just decrees so righteous as all this law that I set before you today?
9
“Only take care, and keep your soul diligently, lest you forget the things that your
eyes have seen, and lest they depart from your heart all the days of your life. Make
them known to your children and your children’s children.”
Epistle – Ephesians 6:10–20 Pew Bible, p. 979
10
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11Put on the whole
armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12For
we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the
authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual
forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that
you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
14
Stand therefore, having fastened on the belt of truth, and having put on the
breastplate of righteousness, 15and, as shoes for your feet, having put on the
readiness given by the gospel of peace. 16In all circumstances take up the shield of
faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming darts of the evil one; 17and take the
helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God, 18praying at
all times in the Spirit, with all prayer and supplication. To that end keep alert with all
perseverance, making supplication for all the saints, 19and also for me, that words may
be given to me in opening my mouth boldly to proclaim the mystery of the gospel, 20for
which I am an ambassador in chains, that I may declare it boldly, as I ought to speak.
♫Alleluia and Verse LSB 156Holy Gospel – Mark 7:14–23 Pew Bible, p. 843
14
[Jesus] called the people to him again and said to them, “Hear me, all of you, and
understand: 15There is nothing outside a person that by going into him can defile him,
but the things that come out of a person are what defile him.” 17And when he had
entered the house and left the people, his disciples asked him about the parable.
18
And he said to them, “Then are you also without understanding? Do you not see that
whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him, 19since it enters not his
heart but his stomach, and is expelled?” (Thus he declared all foods clean.) 20And he
said, “What comes out of a person is what defiles him. 21For from within, out of the
heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,
22
coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, foolishness. 23All these
evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”
Catechism Time – Confession Luther’s Small Catechism, LSB 326
P What is Confession?
C Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that
we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God
Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven
before God in heaven.
♫By Grace I’m Saved LSB 566
Sermon
Nicene Creed LSB 158 or inside back cover of hymnal
Prayer of the Church
After each petition:
P Lord, in Your mercy,
C hear our prayer.
♫Offertory LSB 159
SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
♫Preface LSB 160
♫Sanctus LSB 161
Prayer of Thanksgiving LSB 161
Lord’s Prayer LSB 162
The Words of Our Lord LSB 162
♫Pax Domini LSB 163
♫Agnus Dei LSB 163Distribution – If you are visiting with us, please read “Guests and Holy Communion,”
printed on the inside page of the worship bulletin. If you would like to receive Holy
Communion in your pew, please notify the pastor or an usher. If possible, please sit
near the center aisle, and it will be brought to you at the conclusion of the distribution.
Wine greatly diluted with water is available in purple-tinted cups in the center of each
Communion tray for those with alcohol sensitivities.
Distribution Hymns:
♫Not What These Hands Have Done LSB 567
♫Oh, How Great Is Your Compassion LSB 559
♫The Death of Jesus Christ, Our Lord LSB 634
♫May We Thy Precepts, Lord, Fulfill LSB 698
♫Post-Communion Canticle – Thank the Lord LSB 164
Post-Communion Collect LSB 166
♫Benediction LSB 166
♫Fight the Good Fight LSB 664
+ TO GOD BE THE GLORY +
Acknowledgments
Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book
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.
Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2021 Concordia Publishing House.
About the Bulletin Cover: As Moses instructs the people on the Lord’s teaching to
keep His Word diligently, he calls them to never forget what they had witnessed of
God’s redeeming them from slavery and His providence through the desert. The Lord’s
Word is a lamp to our feet (Psalm 119:105). As we seek the light of God’s Word for our
daily lives, let us also never forget the redemption we have received in Christ Jesus,
our Lord – He who died, rose, ascended, and is coming again.CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK OF August 29th THROUGH September 5th
TODAY 9:00 AM DIVINE SERVICE I WITH HOLY COMMUNION
10:30 AM Bible Study
WEDNESDAY 10:00 AM Stewardship Meeting
6:00 PM Parish Fellowship Meeting
7:00 PM Christian Care Meeting
THURSDAY 6:30 PM DIVINE SERVICE IV WITH HOLY COMMUNION
FRIDAY 12:00 PM Ladies of Grace Luncheon at Los Mariachis
Office Closed
SATURDAY Aluminum Cans until 10:30 AM
SUNDAY 9:00 AM DIVINE SERVICE IV WITH HOLY COMMUNION
10:30 AM Bible Study
Lectionary Summary: We Are Cleansed and Sustained by the Word of God:
Wickedness and evil come “from within, out of the heart,” and that is what defiles a
person (Mark 7:21–23). Hence, we cannot save ourselves, because we are sinful and
unclean from the inside out. But as the Lord Jesus “declared all foods clean”
(Mark 7:19), so He cleanses us by His Word, the preaching of repentance and the
forgiveness of sins. Therefore, “listen to the statutes and the just decrees” of the Lord,
“and do them, that you may live” (Deut. 4:1). For His Word is righteous, and to live
according to it is “your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples”
(Deut. 4:6). Cling to His Word, and also teach it “to your children and your children’s
children” (Deut. 4:9). Put on this “armor of God” by hearing and heeding what He
speaks to you, that you may “stand firm” in the evil day (Eph. 6:11–13). Gird yourself
with the righteousness of Christ, by faith in the “gospel of peace,” and take up “the
sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,” by confessing Christ Jesus and “praying
at all times in the Spirit” (Eph. 6:14–18).Our Partnership in the Gospel Grace’s Mission: We are friends in God’s family through Jesus, strengthened by His Spirit to represent Christ in our daily lives, our community and the world. Grace’s Vision: To be an active, growing Christ-centered congregation offering youth and adults traditional Lutheran worship, Bible study and fellowship while reaching out especially to our neighbors, families and friends with the Gospel invitation. 2021 Theme: “Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 Our Worship Attendance: August 19 & 22, 2021: 93 (36/57)
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