HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
7355 Silver Lake Rd., Linden, MI  (810) 735-4807
hopelclm@gmail.com    Web:  www.hopelinden.org       www.facebook.com/HopeLinden
PASTOR			DEACON		MUSIC DIRECTOR	OFFICE MANAGER
Steve Schilke		Paul Kollek		Marianna Ziegler	April O’Toole

Nursery room available downstairs for ages 5 and under.

HOPE LUTHERAN CHURCH
7355 Silver Lake Rd., Linden, MI  (810) 735-4807
hopelclm@gmail.com    Web:  www.hopelinden.org       www.facebook.com/HopeLinden
PASTOR			DEACON		MUSIC DIRECTOR	OFFICE MANAGER
Steve Schilke		Paul Kollek		Marianna Ziegler	April O’Toole

November 26, 2017
Gratitude is Contentment

AS WE GATHER	
Gratitude does not depend on what is given or what is received. Gratitude is an attitude of the heart. One with a grateful heart stops immediately. Nothing else can go on until thanksgiving is expressed. That is what we see in the one leper who is healed. He cannot go back to his old life, nor can he begin his new life until he returns to Jesus, the source of healing, and offers Him thanks and praise. Our nation has been richly blessed by God. Each of us has received mercies new every morning. The key to contentment and peace is neither the abundance of gifts nor an absence, but a heart that returns thanks to the source of those gifts. Today we pause to do that, as a nation, as a people, and as Christians.

OPENING PRAYER: Kevin Golden  

OPENING SONG:  We Praise You O God Our Redeemer Creator (LSB 785 v.1-3)

INVOCATION	

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION	
P	Let us confess our sins in the presence of God and of one another.
C	I confess to God Almighty, before the whole company of heaven and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned in thought, word, and deed by my fault, by my own fault, by my own most grievous fault; wherefore I pray God Almighty to have mercy on me, forgive me all my sins, and bring me to everlasting life. Amen.

P	The almighty and merciful Lord grant you pardon, forgiveness, and remission of all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C	Amen.

P	May He who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. The peace of the Lord be with you.
C	Amen.

PRAYER OF THE DAY	

SONG MEDLEY:  Our God 
                                  Sing to the Lord of Harvest (LSB 893)
MINISTRY OF WELCOME:  Greetings of Peace

SCRIPTURE READINGS:     Jim Colmer

OLD TESTAMENT READING                                                             Deuteronomy 8:1–10
1“The whole commandment that I command you today you shall be careful to do, that you may live and multiply, and go in and possess the land that the Lord swore to give to your fathers. 2And you shall remember the whole way that the Lord your God has led you these forty years in the wilderness, that he might humble you, testing you to know what was in your heart, whether you would keep his commandments or not. 3And he humbled you and let you hunger and fed you with manna, which you did not know, nor did your fathers know, that he might make you know that man does not live by bread alone, but man lives by every word that comes from the mouth of the Lord. 4Your clothing did not wear out on you and your foot did not swell these forty years. 5Know then in your heart that, as a man disciplines his son, the Lord your God disciplines you. 6So you shall keep the commandments of the Lord your God by walking in his ways and by fearing him. 7For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, 8a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, 9a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.
L  This is the Word of the Lord.
C	Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE                                                                                           Philippians 4:6–20
6do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.8Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. 9What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these things, and the God of peace will be with you.10I rejoiced in the Lord greatly that now at length you have revived your concern for me. You were indeed concerned for me, but you had no opportunity. 11Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. 12I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. 13I can do all things through him who strengthens me.14Yet it was kind of you to share my trouble. 15And you Philippians yourselves know that in the beginning of the gospel, when I left Macedonia, no church entered into partnership with me in giving and receiving, except you only. 16Even in Thessalonica you sent me help for my needs once and again. 17Not that I seek the gift, but I seek the fruit that increases to your credit. 18I have received full payment, and more. I am well supplied, having received from Epaphroditus the gifts you sent, a fragrant offering, a sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God. 19And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus. 20To our God and Father be glory forever and ever. Amen.
L  This is the Word of the Lord.
C	Thanks be to God.

HOLY GOSPEL                                                                             Luke 17:11–19
11On the way to Jerusalem [Jesus] was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 
12And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers, who stood at a distance 13and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14When he saw them he said to them, “Go and show yourselves to the priests.” And as they went they were cleansed. 15Then one of them, when he saw that he was healed, turned back, praising God with a loud voice; 16and he fell on his face at Jesus’ feet, giving him thanks. Now he was a Samaritan. 17Then Jesus answered, “Were not ten cleansed? Where are the nine? 18Was no one found to return and give praise to God except this foreigner?” 19And he said to him, “Rise and go your way; your faith has made you well.”
P  This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C	Praise to You, O Christ.

SERMON	

OFFERING  Give Thanks  (LSB 806)

NICENE CREED	

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
P	(Pastor reads each petition) 
C	Amen.
+ SACRAMENT +

PREFACE	

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING		

LORD'S PRAYER

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD	
	
PEACE	
P	The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C	And also with you Pastor.
	
DISTRIBUTION HYMN:  You Are My King  (Amazing Love)

POST-COMMUNION THANKSGIVING	
P	Lord God, heavenly Father, from Your hand we receive all good gifts, and by Your grace we are guarded from all evil. Grant us Your Holy Spirit that, acknowledging with our whole heart Your boundless goodness, we may now and evermore thank and praise You for Your loving-kindness and tender mercy and enjoy the rich fruit of contentment, peace, and joy; through Jesus Christ, our Lord.
C	Amen.

BENEDICTION	4:6–7
P	From the rising of the sun to its setting,
C	may the name of the Lord be praised.

P	Without anxiety or fear, but in all things, by prayer and supplication, offer Your requests to God.
C	And may the peace of God which surpasses all our understanding, guard our hearts and minds in Christ Jesus.

P	The blessing of almighty God—Father, T Son, and Holy Spirit—remain with you now and forever.
C	Amen.

CLOSING SONG:  Thank You Lord 

Should I Attend the Lord’s Supper?
1.	Am I sorry for my sins and do I want to amend my sinful life?
2.	Do I believe that with the bread and wine I also receive Christ’s true body and blood?
3.	Am I a confirmed member of the LCMS, or have I spoken to the Pastor or an Elder about communing at Hope Lutheran Church?                                   
                  Lighter colored wine has alcohol removed.

10:00  ELDERS/SC Kevin Golden, Mike Bickford  USHERS: The Petersons, Doug Rebhahn, Len Henzi GREETERS: The Collards; PRAYER: Kevin Golden READER: Jim Colmer SOUND/COMPUTER: Dave O’Toole

Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series A, Part 4. Copyright © 2017 Concordia Publishing House.All rights reserved. Used by permission.Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House