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Trinity Lutheran Church and School
Ash Wednesday February 26, 2020
The Mission of Trinity Lutheran Church is the preaching,
teaching, baptizing and sharing the love of Christ in our church,
our community and our world.
Welcome to Trinity! We are so happy that you have joined us for
worship this evening. We are a community of believers in Jesus
Christ who seek
to love God with all of our heart, with all of our mind, and
with all of our soul. We have a deep desire that all would come
to
the saving knowledge of the truth of Jesus as Lord! We cordially
invite you to worship with us every Sunday at 10 a.m.
and join us for Bible Class and Sunday School at 8:45 a.m.
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.
Closing Hymn Amazing Grace LSB 744 sts. 1–5
COMMUNION CONFESSIONS SCRIPTURES
*“ Because there is one bread, we who are many are one body, for
we all partake of the one bread.”
**“And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and the
fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the pray-ers.”
***“ For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you,
that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread,
24and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my
body, which is for you. Do this in remem-brance of me.” 25In the
same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is
the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink
the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 27Whoever,
therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an
un-worthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of
the Lord. 28Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the
bread and drink of the cup. 29For anyone who eats and drinks
without discerning the body eats and drinks judgment on himself.
30That is why many of you are weak and ill, and some have
died.31But if we judged ourselves truly, we would not be judged. 32
But when we are judged by the Lord, we are disciplined so that we
may not be condemned along with the world.
Assisting in Tonight’s Service Preacher: Rev. Jake Sletten
Liturgist: Bruce Sletten Acolytes: Will Goodman Sound System:
Darron Schoen Organist: Susan Senninger Special Music: Men’s
Glee
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Communion Confession 1 Cor. 10:17* Acts 2:42** 1 Cor.
11:23-32***
P: The Lord’s Supper is God’s gift for Christians who are
properly taught. In communing, we want people to receive Christ’s
body and blood for their good. This means that as you come to the
Lord’s Table you affirm that Jesus is your Savior and Lord; and
with us you confess:
C: I recognize and confess that I am a sinner. I repent of my
sin and ask God’s forgiveness. I believe that Jesus Christ is my
only Lord and Savior from sin, Satan and death. I believe that the
risen Christ is really present in the Sacrament, and under the form
of the bread and wine, I receive His true body and blood for the
forgiveness of my sin and the strengthening of my faith and
life.
The Words of our Lord
Pax Domini P: The peace of the Lord be with you always
Agnus Dei
Distribution and Distribution Hymns Today Your Mercy Calls Us
LSB 915 Lamb of God LSB 550 Jesus Sinners Doth Receive LSB 609
Post Communion Blessing
Post Communion Collect
P: Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You
have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You
that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in
faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through
Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and
the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Our Lenten journey begins with ashes on our foreheads, a sign of
broken and repentant hearts. God does not desire our sacri-fices,
as if we could atone for or cover our own sin. God desires broken
and contrite hearts which He will not despise (Psalm 51:17). Any
efforts to cover up, to pay for, or to atone for our own sin only
results in more sackcloth and ashes, even death. It is God who
responds to the ashes of our repentance by sending His
only-begotten Son. Jesus Christ, on the cross, has washed our
foreheads of the ashes of our sins, has removed the sackcloth of
our guilt, and has clothed us in His robes of righteousness and
garments of salvation. The pure and holy white linen garments that
adorn the saints in heaven cover us as we long for the day when we
will join them around the throne.
Invocation L: In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of
the Holy Spirit. C: Amen.
Confession and Absolution L: If we say we have no sin, we
deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C: But if we confess
our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and
cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God's Word and for
self-examination.
L: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C: Most
merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean.
We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we
have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You
with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves.
We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake
of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us,
and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your
ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.
P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you
and for His sake forgives you all your sins. So, then, in the stead
and by the command of our Lord Jesus Christ, I therefore forgive
you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of
the Holy Spirit. C: Amen
+The Imposition of Ashes + Remember that you are dust, and to
dust you shall return.
After receiving the ashes, each person returns to his place in
silence
Opening Hymn From Depths of Woe I Cry to Thee LSB 607
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Kyrie (Sung) L: In peace let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord have
mercy. L: For the peace from above and for our salvation let us
pray to the Lord. C: Lord have mercy. L: 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. C: Lord have mercy. L: For this
holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let
us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy. L: Help, save, comfort,
and defend us, gracious Lord. C: Amen.
Salutation and Collect of the Day L: The Lord be with you.
L: Let us pray...Almighty and everlasting God, You despise
nothing You have made and forgive the sins of all who are
peni-tent. Create in us new and contrite hearts that lamenting our
sins and acknowledging our wretchedness we may receive from You
full pardon and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our
Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever.
Old Testament Reading Joel 2:12–19 “Yet even now,” declares the
Lord, “return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with
weeping, and with mourning; and rend your hearts and not your
garments.” Return to the Lord, your God, for he is gracious and
merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love; and he
relents over disaster. Who knows whether he will not turn and
relent, and leave a bless-ing behind him, a grain offering and a
drink offering for the Lord your God? Blow the trumpet in Zion;
consecrate a fast; call a solemn assembly; gather the people.
Consecrate the congregation; assemble the elders; gather the
children, even nursing infants. Let the bridegroom leave his room,
and the bride her chamber. Between the vestibule and the altar let
the priests, the ministers of the Lord, weep and say, “Spare your
people, O Lord, and make not your heritage a reproach, a byword
among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is
their God?’” Then the Lord became jealous for his land and had pity
on his people. The Lord answered and said to his people, “Behold, I
am sending to you grain, wine, and oil, and you will be satisfied;
and I will no more make you a reproach among the nations.”
L: This is the Word of our Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Prayer of the Church
Preface P: The Lord be with you.
P: Lift up your hearts.
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
Proper Preface P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we
should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy
Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord, who, having created all things, took on human flesh and was
born of the virgin Mary. For our sake He died on the cross and rose
from the dead to put an end to death, thus fulfilling Your will and
gaining for You a holy people. Therefore with angels and archangels
and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your
glorious name, evermore praising You and singing:
Sanctus
Lord’s Prayer 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.
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Psalm Psalm 51:1–13 Have mercy on me, O God, according to your
steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my
transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me
from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever
before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is
evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and
blameless in your judgment. Behold, I was brought forth in
iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, you delight
in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret
heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I
shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the
bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins,
and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O 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 a willing spirit. Then I
will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to
you.
Special Music Men’s Glee
Epistle Reading 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 We implore you on
behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to
be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the
righteousness of God. Working together with him, then, we appeal to
you not to receive the grace of God in vain. For he says, “In a
favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have
helped you.” Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the
day of salvation. We put no obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no
fault may be found with our ministry, but as servants of God we
commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions,
hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors,
sleepless nights, hunger; by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness,
the Holy Spirit, genuine love; by truthful speech, and the power of
God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for
the left; through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise.
We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; as unknown, and yet
well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not
killed; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making
many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything.
L: This is the Word of our Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Holy Gospel Matthew 6:1–6, 16–21 P: The Holy Gospel according to
St. Matthew, the sixth chapter.
Jesus said “Beware of practicing your righteousness before other
people in order to be seen by them, for then you will have no
reward from your Father who is in heaven. “Thus, when you give to
the needy, sound no trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the
synagogues and in the streets, that they may be praised by others.
Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But when you
give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right
hand is doing, so that your giving may be in se-cret. And your
Father who sees in secret will reward you. “And when you pray, you
must not be like the hypocrites. For they love to stand and pray in
the synagogues and at the street corners, that they may be seen by
others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their reward. But
when you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your
Father who is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will
reward you. . . .“And when you fast, do not look gloomy like the
hypocrites, for they disfigure their faces that their fasting may
be seen by others. Truly, I say to you, they have received their
reward. But when you fast, anoint your head and wash your face,
that your fasting may not be seen by others but by your Father who
is in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and
rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for
yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust
destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”
P: This is the Gospel of our Lord.
Hymn of the Day Chief of Sinners Though I Be LSB 611
Sermon
Apostles’ Creed
Offering and Offertory
