Pre-Service Music & Welcome
+CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION+
Opening Hymn “All Glory Be to God on High” LSB 947
Text: © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB
Hymn License no. 110016438
Tune: Public domain
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The sign of the cross T may be made by all in remembrance of their
Baptism.
Invocation
P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy
Spirit.
C Amen.
Exhortation LSB 151
P 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.
Confession of Sins LSB 151
P 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.
Absolution LSB 151
P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and
for His sake forgives you all your sins. 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 T Son and of the
Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Introit Psalm 34:1–2, 11, 22; antiphon: Psalm 119:46
I will speak of your testimonies before kings, | [O Lord,]* and
shall not be put to shame. I will bless the Lord at all times;* his
praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in
the Lord;* let the humble hear and be glad. Come, O children,
listen to me;* I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The Lord
redeems the life of his servants;* none of those who take refuge in
him will be condemned. Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and
to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning,* is now, and will
be forever. Amen. I will speak of your testimonies before kings, [O
Lord,]* and shall not be put to shame.
Kyrie LSB 152
P Let us pray.
C Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your
faithful people. Keep us steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect
and deliver us in times of temptation, defend us against all
enemies, and grant to Your Church Your saving peace; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sit
First Reading Revelation 14:6–7
6Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal
gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and
tribe and language and people. 7And he said with a loud
voice,
“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has
come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the
springs of water.”
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Gradual Psalm 48:1a, 12–14a
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised* in the city of our
God! Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers,* consider
well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the
next generation* that this is God, our God forever and ever.
Epistle Romans 3:19–28
19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are
under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole
world may be held accountable to God. 20For by works of the law no
human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law
comes knowledge of sin.
21But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from
the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to
it—
22the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all
who believe. For there is no distinction: 23for all have sinned and
fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified by his grace as
a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God
put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by
faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine
forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26It was to show his
righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the
justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind
of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28For we
hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the
law.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Alleluia and Verse LSB 156
Holy Gospel John 8:31–36
P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the eighth chapter.
31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide
in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and you will know the
truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33They answered him, “We
are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to
anyone.
How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who
commits sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not remain in the
house forever; the son remains forever. 36So if the Son sets you
free, you will be free indeed.”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Nicene Creed
the Father Almighty,
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
He suffered and was buried.
And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the
dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and
glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life T of the world to come. Amen.
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Children’s Message
Hymn of the Day “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” LSB 657
Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn
License no. 110016438
Sermon
Offering
Announcments
+CONFIRMATION+
The pastor addresses the catechumens.
P Beloved in the Lord, our Lord Jesus Christ said to His apostles:
“All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in
the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and
lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
You have been baptized and catechized in the Christian faith
according to our Lord’s bidding. Jesus said, “Whoever confesses Me
before men, I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven.
But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny before My Father
who is in heaven.” Lift up your hearts, therefore, to the God of
all grace and joyfully give answer to what I now ask you in the
name of the Lord.
P Do you this day in the presence of God and of this congregation
acknowledge the gifts that God gave you in your Baptism?
R Yes, I do.
R Yes, I renounce him.
P Do you renounce all his works?
R Yes, I renounce them.
P Do you renounce all his ways?
R Yes, I renounce them.
P Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty?
R Yes, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and
earth.
P Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord?
R Yes, I believe 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.
P Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
R Yes, 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.
P Do you hold all the prophetic and apostolic Scriptures to be the
inspired Word of God?
R I do.
P Do you confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church,
drawn from the Scriptures, as you have learned to know it from the
Small Catechism, to be faithful and true?
R I do.
P Do you intend to hear the Word of God and receive the Lord’s
Supper faithfully?
R I do, by the grace of God.
P Do you intend to live according to the Word of God, and in faith,
word, and deed to remain true to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
even to death?
R I do, by the grace of God.
P Do you intend to continue steadfast in this confession and Church
and to suffer all, even death, rather than fall away from it?
R I do, by the grace of God.
P We rejoice with thankful hearts that you have been baptized and
have received the teaching of the Lord. You have confessed the
faith and been absolved of your sins. As you continue to hear the
Lord’s Word and receive His blessed Sacrament, He who has begun a
good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus
Christ.
C Amen.
The catechumens kneel to receive the confirmation blessing. The
pastor places his hands on the head of each catechumen and makes
the sign of the cross on the forehead while saying:
P [Name], the almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who
has given you the new birth of water and of the Spirit and has
forgiven you all your sins, strengthen you with His grace to life T
everlasting.
R Amen.
The pastor may read a text of Holy Scripture as a remembrance of
confirmation. After all the catechumens have received the blessing,
one or both of the following collects are prayed.
Stand
P Let us pray.
Lord God, heavenly Father, we thank and praise You for Your great
goodness in bringing these Your sons to the knowledge of Your Son,
our Savior, Jesus Christ, and enabling them both with the heart to
believe and with the mouth to confess His saving name. Grant that,
bringing forth the fruits of faith, they may continue steadfast and
victorious to the day when all who have fought the good fight of
faith shall receive the crown of righteousness; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
P Almighty and most merciful Father, in the waters of Holy Baptism
You have united Your children in the suffering and death of Your
Son Jesus Christ, cleansing them by His blood. Renew in them the
gift of Your Holy Spirit, that they may live in daily contrition
and repentance with a faith that ever clings to their Savior.
Deliver them from the power of Satan and preserve them from false
and dangerous doctrines, that they may remain faithful in hearing
Christ’s Word and receiving His body and blood. By the Lord’s
Supper strengthen them to believe that no one can make satisfaction
for sin but Christ alone. Enable them to find joy and comfort only
in Him, learning from this Sacrament to love You and their neighbor
and to bear the cross with patience and joy until the day of the
resurrection of their bodies to life immortal; through Jesus
Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
C Amen.
Proper Preface
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times
and in all places…Therefore with angels and archangels and with all
the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name,
evermore praising You and saying:
Sanctus LSB 161
Lord’s Prayer
hallowed be Thy name,
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;
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” LSB 655
Text and tune: Public domain
The Words of Our Lord
P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took
bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the
disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given
for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had
given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you;
this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you
for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in
remembrance of Me.”
Pax Domini LSB 163
Agnus Dei LSB 163
Distribution Hymn “By Grace I’m Saved” LSB 566
5 By grace to timid hearts that tremble, In
tribulation’s furnace tried, By grace, in spite of fear and
trouble, The Father’s heart is open wide.
Where could I help and strength secure If grace were not my anchor
sure?
6 By grace! On this I’ll rest when dying;
In Jesus’ promise I rejoice; For though I
know my heart’s condition, I also know my
Savior’s voice. My heart is glad, all grief has flown Since I am
saved by grace alone.
Tune and text: Public domain
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C Amen.
Text and tune: Public domain
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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House.
Serving Our Lord in His House Today:
Pastor: Rev. David Wurdeman
Wednesday: Clarence Salzman
*Those who are ill or recovering: Karen Salzman, Brenda Kolb,
Paula Sopel, Shawn Zabinski, Karen Griggel, Margaret Palmer,
Ladene Zabinski, Dawn Hawkins, Viki Burgemeister, Shaina Wurdeman,
Jordan Ecker, Payten Knutson.
*Our Shut-ins: John Fox, Darlene Griffin, Al Mansfield,
Emma Samson, Virginia Tillman, Linda Goad, Roemelle McArdle, Sharon
Herried.
*Our military away from home: Isaac Preuss, Tania Adler,
Nathan Wendzel, Joshua Ecker.
*Prayers for the family of Edna Eckelberg, mother of Karl
Eckelberg, as she recently passed away.
*Prayers for pregnant women and their children, especially Justina
Urmanski.
*Our Church and her members as we transition back into our regular
worship practices.
Confirmation: Today during the 10:30 a.m. service we rejoice to
celebrate the Confirmation of Faith of two of our youth members:
Nicholas and Lucas Salzwedel. We pray that our gracious Lord
continues to bless and guide you both throughout your life!
Adult Bible Study and Sunday School: Please join us for Adult Bible
Study and Sunday School today at 9:15am.
Women’s Bible Study: Please be advised the women’s bible study will
not be meeting on Tuesday, October 27, but the following Tuesday,
November 3rd at 2:00pm at the church. If you have any
questions,
please contact Sylvia Engel.
During this time: If you desire a home visit, Communion or other
pastoral care, please call the church office between 8am and 12pm
and we will be more than happy to set something up for you with
Pastor Wurdeman.
Services: Thank you for your patience as we continue with our
transitional worship practices. Please note our current
precautions, including our mask policy. We have designated the
second Sunday service as a High-Risk service, where we require
masks for all members and visitors. We look forward to the day when
we can worship together in a single Sunday service with more
regular practices again. Sunday Worship times are at 8:00am &
10:30am with Adult Bible Study and Sunday School at 9:15am. Please
reach out to Pastor or your Elder with any thoughts, comments, or
questions about worship life.
Livestream: Our Sunday Service is livestreamed weekly on our
YouTube channel “Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Tomah.”
Hymnals: If you would like to use a Hymnal at home, you can sign
one out from church. We also have free devotion pamphlets and
Portals of Prayer.
PO Box: For mailed offerings, please use the following:
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Sunday, 10:30 am: 17 Wednesday: 9
Total: 49
1 John 3:1-3
Today 8:00am Divine Service w/Holy Communion
(8am livestreamed via YouTube also)
9:15am Adult Bible Study and Sunday School
10:30am Divine Service w/Holy Communion and
Confirmation
6:15pm Confirmation Class
(8am livestreamed via YouTube also)
9:15am Adult Bible Study & Sunday School