October 18, 2020

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CROSS AND CROWN EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH

We believe God brought you

all here today! May you be

blessed, strengthened and

uplifted by your time of

worship.

Guests – A special welcome to you! We are glad you have joined us

online and in person! Let us know you are worshipping with us by

putting a comment in the Facebook LIVE comments or fill out the

“Online Guestbook” on our Live Stream web page.

Communion: When we get together, every 1st and 3rd Sunday of the

month we celebrate the Lord’s Supper in both services. If you are

interested in joining us, please speak to Pastor prior to communing.

Offerings are part of our worship life and heartfelt expression of

gratitude to the Lord who has given all we have. Three ways to give…

- Share a gift in the offering plate at the back of the Church

- Text $(amount) to 512-582-2389

- Click “GIVE” on our website: www.crossandcrowntx.com

Restrooms – Restrooms are located through the entry way, to the left as

you exit the worship area.

Nursery/Cry Room - We love worshipping with children. If you need a

place to go with small children, there is a nursery/cry room on the right

of the entryway as you leave the church. The room is equipped with a

viewing window and speakers so you can continue to participate in the

worship service.

PENTECOST 21 – October 18, 2020

SERVICE THEME

“Timeless Teaching for Turbulent Times”

SERVING US IN WORSHIP TODAY… WORSHIP LEADER: PASTOR MICHAEL GEIGER ORGANIST: DAVID WIDIGER

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WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP Invocation

M: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

CONFESSION OF SINS

P: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess

our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus

Christ to grant us forgiveness.

C: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful

and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words, and actions, I

have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I

deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly

sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray:

Lord, Have mercy on me, a sinner.

M: God, our heavenly Father, has been merciful to us and has given his

only Son to be the atoning sacrifice for our sins. Therefore, as a called

servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the

name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

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PRAYER AND PRAISE

M: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

M: The Lord be with you.

M: Let us pray.

Almighty God, in your bountiful goodness keep us safe from every evil

of body and soul. Make us ready, with cheerful hearts, to do whatever

pleases you; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and

reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

WE LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD

FIRST LESSON: Jonah 4:5-11 (NIV84)

5 Jonah went out and sat down at a place east of the city. There he

made himself a shelter, sat in its shade and waited to see what would

happen to the city. 6 Then the Lord God provided a vine and made it

grow up over Jonah to give shade for his head to ease his discomfort,

and Jonah was very happy about the vine. 7 But at dawn the next day

God provided a worm, which chewed the vine so that it withered. 8

When the sun rose, God provided a scorching east wind, and the sun

blazed on Jonah’s head so that he grew faint. He wanted to die, and

said, “It would be better for me to die than to live.”

9 But God said to Jonah, “Do you have a right to be angry about the

vine?”

“I do,” he said. “I am angry enough to die.”

10 But the Lord said, “You have been concerned about this vine, though

you did not tend it or make it grow. It sprang up overnight and died

overnight. 11 But Nineveh has more than a hundred and twenty

thousand people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and

many cattle as well. Should I not be concerned about that great city?”

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SECOND LESSON: Romans 9:6b-16 (NIV84)

6b For not all who are descended from Israel are Israel. 7 Nor because

they are his descendants are they all Abraham’s children. On the

contrary, “It is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned.” 8 In

other words, it is not the natural children who are God’s children, but it

is the children of the promise who are regarded as Abraham’s offspring.

9 For this was how the promise was stated: “At the appointed time I will

return, and Sarah will have a son.”

10 Not only that, but Rebekah’s children had one and the same father,

our father Isaac. 11 Yet, before the twins were born or had done

anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in election might

stand: 12 not by works but by him who calls—she was told, “The older

will serve the younger.” 13 Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I

hated.”

14 What then shall we say? Is God unjust? Not at all! 15 For he says to

Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy,

and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

16 It does not, therefore, depend on man’s desire or effort, but on God’s

mercy.

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NICENE CREED

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty,

maker of heaven and earth,

of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father,

God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God,

begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.

Through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven,

was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary,

and became fully human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate.

He suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures.

He ascended into heaven

and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead,

and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit,

the Lord, the giver of life,

who proceeds from the Father and the Son,

who in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and

glorified,

who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead

and the life of the world to come. Amen.

♫ HYMN OF THE DAY

“Salvation Unto Us Has Come” Red Hymnal 390 (vs 1-4)

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SERMON

MESSAGE: “The Impact of Generosity”

TEXT: Matthew 20:1-16 (NIV84)

THANK-OFFERING

Offerings are part of our worship life and heartfelt expression of gratitude to the Lord who

has given all we have. Three ways to give…

- Share a gift as the offering plate is passed by

- Text $(amount) to 512-582-2389

- Click “GIVE” on our website: www.crossandcrowntx.com

LORD’S PRAYER:

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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THE SACRAMENT (NOTE: As we come to the Lord’s Table, the Lord invites those who are properly prepared to receive the

Sacrament. The Scriptures define those who are properly prepared as the one who:

- Trusts the true body and blood of Jesus sacrificed on the cross is truly present.

(Luke 22:19-20)

- Recognizes his sin and with a repentant hearts comes to Jesus for forgiveness.

(1 John 1:8-9)

- Trusts that in receiving Christ’s body and blood we receive forgiveness for our sins.

(Matthew 26:28)

- Recognizes and understands the significance of Christ’s death and resurrection.

(1 Cor. 11:24, 26, 29)

- Is unified in faith with those who join in the Lord’s Supper together so that as we

publicly join at the Table, we publicly confess we are one body. (1 Corinthians 10:17)

If you are visiting this morning and desire to join in the Lord’s Supper today or in the future,

we kindly ask that you speak to our pastor following today’s service.

P: The Lord be with you

P: Lift up your hearts.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God.

P: It is truly good and right that we should at all times and in all places

give you thanks, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God,

through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who promised that wherever two or three

come together in his name, there he is with them to shepherd his flock

till he comes again in glory. Therefore with all the saints on earth and

hosts of heaven, we praise your holy name and join their glorious song:

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Sanctus)

Words of Institution

P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night 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. Do this in

remembrance of me.”

Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,

“Drink from it, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is

poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you

drink it, in remembrance of me.”

P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

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O CHRIST, LAMB OF GOD (Agnus Dei)

SONG OF THANKS (Song of Simeon)

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M: O give thanks to the Lord for he is good.

M: We give thanks almighty God, that you have refreshed us with this

holy supper. We pray that through it you will strengthen our faith in you

and increase our love for one another. We ask this in the name of Jesus

Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one

God, now and forever,

P: The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you.

The Lord look on you with favor and † give you peace.

♫ CLOSING HYMN

“Salvation Unto Us Has Come” Red Hymnal 390 (vs 5-6)

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