The Twenty-fourth Sunday After Pentecost

Order of Worship

Collect

Awake, My Soul, and with the Sun (LBW 269)
Text: Thomas Ken; Tune: “Morning Hymn,” François H. Barthélemon

Awake, my soul, and with the sun
thy daily stage of duty run;
shake off dull sloth, and joyful rise
to pay thy morning sacrifice.

All praise to thee, who safe hast kept,
and hast refreshed me while I slept.
Grant, Lord, when I from death shall wake,
I may of endless light partake.

Lord, I my vows to thee renew.
Disperse my sins as morning dew;
guard my first springs of thought and will;
and with thyself my spirit fill.

Direct, control, suggest, this day,
all I design or do or say,
that all my pow’rs, with all their might,
in thy sole glory may unite.

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
praise him, all creatures here below;
praise him above, ye heav’nly host;
praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Apostolic Greeting

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.

Kyrie

In peace, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

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. Lord, have mercy.

For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. Lord, have mercy.

Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. Amen.

Prayer of the Day

Zephaniah 1:7-16

Psalm 90:1-12 (responses are the even numbered verses)

¹Lord, you have been our refuge
     from one generation to another.

²Before the mountains were brought forth, or the land and the earth were born,
     from age to age you are God.

³You turn us back to the dust and say,
     “Go back, O child of earth.”

⁴For a thousand years in your sight are like yesterday when it is past
     and like a watch in the night.

⁵You sweep us away like a dream;
     we fade away suddenly like the grass.

⁶In the morning it is green and flourishes;
     in the evening it is dried up and withered.

⁷For we consume away in your displeasure;
     we are afraid because of your wrathful indignation.

⁸Our iniquities you have set before you,
     and our secret sins in the light of your countenance.

⁹When you are angry, all our days are gone;
     we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

¹⁰The span of our life is seventy years, perhaps in strength even eighty;
     yet the sum of them is but labor and sorrow,
     for they pass away quickly and we are gone.

¹¹Who regards the power of your wrath?
     who rightly fears your indignation?

¹²So teach us to number our days
     that we may apply our hearts to wisdom.

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Matthew 25:14-30

Sermon: “A Truly Woke Culture”

The Apostles Creed

I believe in God the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit, and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

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

Offertory Prayer

Merciful Father, we offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us—our selves, our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Create In Me

Create in me a clean heart, oh God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from your presence,
and take not your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of your salvation,
and uphold me with your free Spirit.

The Lord’s Prayer

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

Blessing