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Last Shall Be First? - Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
10:45 - Leader's Meeting
11:00 - Coffee Hour in 11 Minutes (Sip your coffee and discuss Psalm 145 or Philippians 1 or Matthew 20 ... and how God might reach a Wide Range of People through us during this season of Pentecost ... or what are your thoughts about the NFL playing Lift Every Voice and Sing 20 minutes before the National Anthem ... or the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg?)
11:11 - WORSHIP BEGINS
Lift Every Voice and Sing (* offered by Pastor Todd)
Psalm 145:1-8 read by #1
I will extol you, my God and King, and bless your name forever and ever. Every day I will bless you, and praise your name forever and ever. Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; his greatness is unsearchable. One generation shall laud your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts. On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate. The might of your awesome deeds shall be proclaimed, and I will declare your greatness. They shall celebrate the fame of your abundant goodness, and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
The Lord is gracious and merciful,
slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
A) FIRST SONG: Praise on the Inside, led by The JMoss Project V2
Please MUTE and SING (lyrics in video)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
What is the mission of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church?
To Serve as a VEHICLE through which the Gospel is Spread!!!
about being a VEHICLE
that will deliver CONFIDENCE, COMPASSION, and COMPANIONSHIP
to a tremendously anxious COMMUNITY,
remembering that God is our REFUGE & STRENGTH.
1) THIS Wednesday September 23 @ 7 PM,
BIBLE STUDY on ACTS: The Prequel ... LUKE 9 & 10
led by Pastor Todd
2) NEXT Wednesday September 23 @ 7 PM ... NEED A LEADER
BIBLE STUDY on ACTS: The Prequel ... Luke 24)
3) PRAYER CIRCLES (September 20) for 30 minutes after worship
Stay after today to hear more about that ... and this:
a) Need 5 for Clean HANDS Project ... A plan for returning to IN PERSON Worship
(Planning in Orange to implement in Yellow)
b) Need 5 for Clean HEART Project ... A plan for including the Health & Safety Conscious ONLINE (Planning in Yellow to implement in Green)
6) The WITNESS of the Acts of the Apostles at Mt Olive:
The VITAL LEGACY of the HISTORICAL BLACK CHURCH
Help with 2 things: A) I WOULD LIKE to SHARE a MESSAGE or a TESTIMONY
B) I WOULD LIKE to HEAR from this PASTOR .... or BROTHER .... or SISTER ...
B) SECOND LESSON: Philippians 1:21-30, read by #2
2) For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer. I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.
Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,
so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, and are in no way intimidated by your opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your salvation. And this is God's doing. For he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ, but of suffering for him as well— since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still have.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks Be to God!!
I've Got the Joy, Joy, Joy, Joy Down in My Heart, a Listener Kids video
Woke Up This Mornin' with Mind, Genesis Group Choir
D) KYRIE, led by Carlos Leggett
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.
3) 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
4) We gather together and share a CREED to remember that in God, we have a Companion who will never fail us and will be with us always. It is a CREED that reminds us that death is never the final answer, and the hope springs eternal for those who follow the God of Resurrection and Life.
I BELIEVE IN GOD,
the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST,
God’s 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 to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come 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.
3) We take this moment to confess our sins: Do you confess that you are captive to sin and cannot free yourself from this trap of sin and death, at least not in this life? Do you confess that you have sinned against God in anger, rebellion, frustration, doubt and fear.
WE DO.
4) Do you confess that, because your neighbor fails to love in the way that God commands, that you also have not loved your neighbor as yourself? Do you confess that you struggle to love God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength?
WE DO.
3) Do you ask, with the help of Jesus Christ, Forgive us, Lord, 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.
WE DO. AMEN.
4) Brothers and sisters hear this grace: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for you and for His sake, God forgives you all of your sins. As a called disciple of Christ I declare the entire forgiveness of all of your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
AMEN.
Halle, Halle, Halle-lujah, led by Tanya Browne & Dolphene Davis
Our Gospel Lesson comes from the Matthew in the 20th Chapter.
GLORY TO YOU, O LORD!
5) "For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. After agreeing with the laborers for the usual daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. When he went out about nine o'clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace; and he said to them, "You also go into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.' So they went. When he went out again about noon and about three o'clock, he did the same. And about five o'clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to them, "Why are you standing here idle all day?' They said to him, "Because no one has hired us.' He said to them, "You also go into the vineyard.'
6) When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, "Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.' When those hired about five o'clock came, each of them received the usual daily wage. Now when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received the usual daily wage. And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, saying, "These last worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.'
5) But he replied to one of them, "Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for the usual daily wage? Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you.
6) Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
So the last will be first, and the first will be last."
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
PRAISE TO YOU, OH CHRIST
G) SECOND SONG: Miracles and Blessings led by Tanya Browne
Please MUTE and SING along (lyrics below)
Lord I thank you for this day, That was not promised to me Lord I thank you for my health and strength, And saving me one day When I think about the things I want, Not the things God knows I really need There are miracles and blessings for me
We complain about our shoes, When some people don't have no feet We complain about no money, But still the Lord does feed For when I think about the things I want, Not the things God knows I really need There are miracles and blessings for me
We need to trust God more and learn to love him more And believe and keep the faith in what we cannot see For when I think about the things I want Not the things God knows I really need There are miracles and blessings for me
We need to trust God more and learn to love him more (Jesus) And believe and keep the faith in what we cannot see For when I think about the things I want Not the things God know I really need There are miracles and many blessings for me
H) SERMON: The LAST Shall Be FIRST
Sermon Series:
EVERYBODY Benefits from the Truth of the BLACK CHURCH
1) LIFTED UP within an AFFIRMING COMMUNITY
You is good. You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
The Help, Powerful movie for white folk for a reason
2) SPEAKING to POWER with a POWERFUL VOICE
Civil Rights Movement, #BlackLivesMatter, Black Elected Leaders
3) REMEMBERING a LIFE GIVING STORY about FREEDOM
Exodus. Promised Land. Let My People Go. We Shall Overcome.
4) ORGANIZING to EFFECT ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Black Owned Homes. Growing, Apprenticing, and Patronizing Black Owned Business
5) ADVOCATING for PEOPLE whose VOICE is NOT HEARD
Companionship. Incarceration, Homelessness, Addiction, Dropping Out
6) DRAMATIC MOVEMENT in MUSIC, the ARTS, & SPORTS
Competition and cooperation; Solo expression & Ensemble harmony
J) THIRD SONG: Lift Every Voice and Sing, led by Committed
(Please MUTE and SING (lyrics below)
Lift every voice and sing, till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, high as the listening skies, Let it resound loud as the rolling sea. Sing a song full of faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won.
Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered; Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last, Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast.
God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou who has brought us thus far on the way; Thou who hast by Thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee, Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee. Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand, True to our God, true to our native land.
K) LITURGY of HOLY COMMUNION Lord, God, Heavenly King .... Led by Tanya Browne
LORD, GOD, HEAVENLY KING, Almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory, Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Faither, Lord, God, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world, have mercy on us,
You are seated at the right hand of the Father, receive our prayer. For you alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit, In the Glory of God the Father, Amen.
GREAT THANKSGIVING & Preface by #7
Please UNMute & RESPOND
The Lord be with you,
AND ALSO WITH YOU
Lift up your hearts
WE LIFT THEM TO THE LORD!
Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.
IT IS RIGHT TO GIVE OUR THANKS AND PRAISE.
It is indeed right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places offer thanks and praise to you, O Lord, Holy Father, through Jesus Christ our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so with the Church on Earth and all the hosts of heaven we praise your name and join their unending hymn.
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord, led by Pastor Todd
Please MUTE & SING:
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY, LORD, Lord God of power and might. Heaven and earth are full of your glory, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he, who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, in the highest.
WORDS OF INSTITUTION & Lord's Prayer, led by #7
The Words of Institution are recorded for us in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke as well as by St. Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night in which He was betrayed, took bread and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to His disciples saying: ‘Take and eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.’
“In the same way also He took the cup after supper, gave thanks, and gave it to them saying: ‘Drink of it all of you; this cup is the New Covenant in My blood, which is shed for you and for all people, for the remission of sins. This do as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.'”
When the disciples didn't know how to PRAY in the face of the challenges ahead of them, they asked Jesus for help. He said, "Pray this way!" Will you share with me the Lord's Prayer?
Please UNMute & RESPOND
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.
1) Lamb, Of God, led by Dolphene Davis & 2) Victory in Jesus, led by Pastor Todd
Please MUTE & SING:
1) Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world, have mercy on us (repeat) ... Lamb of God, you take away, the sins of the world, grant us peace ... grant us peace.
* AND *
Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me. Melt me, mold me, fill me, use me. Spirit of the living God, Fall afresh on me.
L) Post Communion Blessing & Prayer led by #7
ALL: May the body and blood of our Risen Lord, Jesus the Christ, strengthen you and keep you in His grace, now and always. Amen.
Let us pray. Life-giving God, in the mystery of Christ’s resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of life to nourish your people. Help us to stand with Jesus as witnesses to your Son’s resurrection, that we may show your glory to all the world, through Jesus Christ, our risen Lord. AMEN.
M) BENEDICTION: God Be With You, 'Til We Meet Again, led by Pastor Todd
Please MUTE and SING along (lyrics below)
CHORUS: Till we meet, till we meet, Till we meet at Jesus’ feet, Till we meet, till we meet, God be with you till we meet again.
God be with you till we meet again; By his counsels guide, uphold you; With his sheep securely fold you. God be with you till we meet again. CHORUS
God be with you till we meet again; 'Neath his wings protecting hide you, Daily manna still provide you. God be with you till we meet again. CHORUS
God be with you till we meet again; When life’s perils thick confound you, Put his arms unfailing round you. God be with you till we meet again. CHORUS
God be with you till we meet again; Keep love’s banner floating o’er you; Smite death’s threat’ning wave before you. God be with you till we meet again. CHORUS
SENDING: Led by led by #7
What is the mission of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church?
TO SERVE as a VEHICLE through which the Gospel is Spread!!!
Go in Peace and Serve the Lord!
Thanks be to God!! And WE WILL!!
EVERYBODY benefits from the BLACK CHURCH
1) LIFTED UP within an AFFIRMING COMMUNITY
You is good. You is kind. You is smart. You is important.
The Help, Powerful movie for white folk for a reason
2) SPEAKING to POWER with a POWERFUL VOICE
Civil Rights Movement, #BlackLivesMatter, Black Elected Leaders
3) REMEMBERING a LIFE GIVING STORY about FREEDOM
Exodus. Promised Land. Let My People Go. We Shall Overcome.
4) ORGANIZING to EFFECT ECONOMIC JUSTICE
Black Owned Homes. Growing, Apprenticing, and Patronizing Black Owned Business
5) ADVOCATING for PEOPLE whose VOICE is NOT HEARD
Companionship. Incarceration, Homelessness, Addiction, Dropping Out
6) DRAMATIC MOVEMENT in MUSIC, the ARTS, & SPORTS
Competition and cooperation; Solo expression & Ensemble harmony
NEXT THREE STEPS
A) THIS Wednesday September 23 @ 7 PM,
BIBLE STUDY on ACTS: The Prequel ... Luke 9 & 10
B) NEXT Wednesday September 30 @ 7 PM,
BIBLE STUDY on ACTS: The Prequel ... Luke 24
C) Sunday Afternoon PRAYER CIRCLES (September 20) for 30 minutes after worship
Stay after today to hear more about that ... and the Ezekiel 44 Experiment
POSTLUDE 1: Lift Every Voice and Sing, led by Gateways Music Festival; Lift Every Voice and Sing, led by Stanford Talisman