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11th Sunday after Pentecost Christ the Servant Lutheran Church August 16, 2020 WELCOME CALL TO WORSHIP P: O Come, let us sing, make a joyful noise C: To the rock of our salvation! P: Let us come into God's presence with thanksgiving C: For the Lord is a great God! P: Come, and see the one who knows all we have done. C: Come, let us worship the Messiah HYMN: Just As I Am, Without One Plea ELW 592 v 1-2 1. Just as I am, without one plea, but that thy blood was shed for me, and that thou bidd'st me come to thee, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 2. Just as I am, though tossed about with many-a conflict , many a-doubt, fightings and fears within, without, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. PRAYER OF THE DAY The Lord be with you, And also with you. Let us pray: Truth-telling God; Jesus knew the woman's truth and shared his own with her. Keep us grounded in your truth. Help us to share the good news with all the world. In Jesus name. Amen SCRIPTURE Psalm 95:1-3 O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. GOSPEL John 4:16-30, 39-42 Jesus said to her, 'Go, call your husband, and come back.' The woman answered him, 'I have no husband.' Jesus said to her, 'You are right in saying, "I have no husband"; for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!' The woman said to him, 'Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshipped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.' Jesus said to her, 'Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.' The woman said to him, 'I know that Messiah is coming' (who is called Christ). 'When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.' Jesus said to her, 'I am he, the one who is speaking to you.' Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, 'What do you want?' or, 'Why are you speaking with her?' Then the woman left her water-jar and went back to the city. She said to the people, 'Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?' They left the city and were on their way to him. Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman's testimony, 'He told me everything I have ever done.' So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there for two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, 'It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world.' MESSAGE HYMN: Just As I Am, Without One Plea ELW 592 v 3-4 3. Just as I am, thou wilt receive, wilt welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve; because thy promise I believe, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. 4. Just as I am; thy love unknown has broken ev'ry barrier down; now to be thine, yea, thine alone, O Lamb of God, I come, I come. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Confident of your care and helped by the Holy Spirit, we pray for the church, the world, and all who are in need. Lord our rock, our cornerstone, we confess you as the living God. Prepare your church for its mission in bearing witness to Christ, both here at home and around the world. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. You call forth praises from the far reaches of the universe to the smallest of creatures. Join our songs to theirs, that a spirit of praise and thanksgiving will arouse us to cherish this wonderful home you give us. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Direct the leaders of countries, states, counties, towns and cities, to walk in your ways, to value the sanctity and well-being of all human life. Help leaders regard those in need with mercy and fulfill your loving purposes in the governance of peoples. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Though we walk in the midst of trouble, through this pandemic, you preserve us, deliver us, and fulfill your purpose for us. According to your steadfast love, grant healing and wholeness to those who are bereaved, in trouble or adversity, or sick and in need of care especially those we name before you now... Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. You call us into this community, in which we, though many, are one in Christ. May we recognize in ourselves and in one another the unique gifts you have given us for the building up of the church for the sake of the world. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. You are the eternal Rock from which we were hewn, and you restore your people to joy and gladness. In blessed memory and hope, we thank you for the lives of our beloved who have gone before us especially all who have died with COVID-19, and those who have died alone. Bring us with them to our heavenly home. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. In the certain hope that nothing can separate us from your love, we offer these prayers to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. THE LORD'S PRAYER Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us. 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 COMMUNION WITH OUR COMMUNITY HYMN: We Praise You, O God ELW 870 1. We praise you, O God, our redeemer, creator; in grateful devotion our tribute we bring. We lay it before you; we kneel and adore you; we bless your holy name; glad praises we sing. 2. We worship you, God of our fathers and mothers; through trial and tempest our guide you have been. When perils o'er take us, you will not forsake us, and with your help, O Lord, our struggles we win. 3. With voices united our praises we offer and gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise. With you, Lord, beside us, your strong arm will guide us. To you, our great redeemer, forever be praise! BLESSING Siblings in Christ, receive this blessing: God, the creator, ☩ Jesus, the Christ, and the Holy Spirit, the comforter, bless you and keep you in eternal love. Amen. DISMISSAL Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God Thank you for joining us for worship today! Thanks to Cora, Steve, and Greta for participating in our worship liturgy today. Thanks to Jen Hauser for providing piano accompaniment, Tammy Vrba for providing vocals, and Tim McNulty for recording and preparing the music for this video. Thank you Ellen Imp and Marcia Olson for technical support. Finally, thank you to Pastor Diane for creating and leading worship, and producing the worship video. Financial contributions may also be made using electronic giving through Vanco; please go to christtheservant.org/contribute to learn more. Contributions by check may be made out and sent to "Christ the Servant" 2016 Center Road, Waukesha, WI 53189. Thank you for your generosity. 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