IMMANUEL
LUTHERAN CHURCH
THE
LUTHERAN CHURCH - MISSOURI SYNOD
R.R. 1, Box 179
Shobonier, IL 62885-9739
Church
Office: 618-846-8383
Sunday School: 9:00am
Parsonage:
618-846-8282
Sunday Worship: 10:00am
Pastor: Rev. Roger Wohletz
http://www.augsburgchurch.com/
augsburg@augsburgchurch.com
Thanksgiving Eve Nov. 22, 2006
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Good evening and Happy Thanksgiving!
It is good to gather in worship on the eve of our national day of thanks
to give thanks to God for all His gifts, especially for His gift of salvation in
Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Holy
Communion is celebrated in this service.
Since coming to communion is a public statement of unity of belief and
since Scripture teaches that communicants need to be instructed, we ask that
only those who are members of a congregation in the Lutheran Church – Missouri
Synod commune with us. If you have
not communed here before, please talk to Pastor before the service.
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Opening Hymn: #574
“Come, Ye Thankful People, Come”
Invocation (Hymnal,
page 15)
Confession and Absolution
A Litany of Thanksgiving:
P: Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good.
C: His mercy endures forever.
P: We
remember that it is God who has given us our life.
C: We thank you, Lord.
P: It
is God who forgives our sin and remembers it no more.
C: We thank you, Lord.
P: It
is God who has given us our house and home, food and clothing, and all that we
need to support our bodily life.
C: We thank you, Lord.
P: It
is God who has given us family and friends, spouse and children.
C: We thank you, Lord.
P: It
is God who has brought us into His Church and given us faith.
C: We thank you, Lord.
P: It
is God who won our salvation through Jesus’ death on the Cross and will raise
us from the grave through His resurrection.
C: We thank you, Lord.
P: From
everlasting to everlasting, God’s love is with His children.
C: Alleluia! Amen.
Gloria Patri (Hymnal, page 16)
The Kyrie
The Gloria in Excelsis
The Salutation
The Collect
The Readings:
Old Testament:
Psalm 136 (p. 154, read responsively by half verse)
Epistle: Philippians 4:6-20
Gospel: Luke 17: 11-19
Nicene Creed (Hymnal, page 22)
Sermon Hymn: #568
“We Praise Thee, O God, Our Redeemer, Creator”
The Sermon:
The
Thanksgiving Journey
Luke 17:11-19
The Offertory (Hymnal, page 22)
Offerings
(The
offerings tonight will go to LCMS World Relief.)
Hymn of
Response: #36
“Now Thank We All Our God”
The Prayers
Communion Liturgy (Hymnal,
pages 24-28)
Distribution Hymns:
#575 “Before the Lord We Bow”
And
#572
“Praise to God, Immortal Praise”
The Nunc Dimittis
(Hymnal, page 29)
The Benediction
Closing Hymn: #577
“God Bless Our Native Land”