Luke, Evangelist | October 18
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From the visit of Mary to Elizabeth’s house; through the visits of Jesus to Zacchaeus’s house, Mary and Martha’s house, and Levi’s house; to the visit of the risen Christ to Cleopas’s house, Luke’s gospel is a story of God’s hospitality. God is guest and host, and Jesus’ meal fellowship is a proclamation of God’s inner circle of outsiders, a gathering not of the righteous but of those who have received God’s mercy.
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Hymns:
Gathering Hymn: “How Clear Is Our Vocation, Lord” ELW #580
Text: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000
Text © 1982 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Hymn of the Day: “By All Your Saints” ELW #421 Stanzas 1 ,21, 2, Last
Text: Horatio Bolton Nelson, 1823-1913, alt.
Anthem: "Gathering Song" Peloquin Choir
Offertory: “Accept, O Lord, the Gifts We Bring” ELW #691
Text: Beth Bergeron Folkemer, b. 1957
Text © 1990 Augsburg Fortress.
Sending Hymn: “Give Thanks for Saints” ELW #428
Text: Martin E. Leckebusch, b. 1962
Text © 2003 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. Used by permission.
Readings:
First Reading: First Reading: Isaiah 43:8-13 - Set in the framework of a court of law, this poem describes God calling Israel to the witness stand to testify to the fact that God alone is the true God.
Psalm 124 - Our help is in the name of the Lord.
Second Reading: 2 Timothy 4:5-11 - Knowing that death draws near, Paul, a prisoner in Rome, closes his letter to Timothy in a way that exemplifies how Christians face death: thankful for the grace to finish the race and trusting in the final blessing that awaits him in Christ.
Gospel: Luke 1:1-4; 24:44-53 - These introductory and concluding verses of Luke’s gospel provide us with the reason he is writing: so that we might know the truth about Jesus Christ who, in his suffering, death, and resurrection, fulfilled the ancient promises of God.
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.
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