Christ The King Lutheran Church

Service for The Third Wednesday in Lent

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          Call To Worship, "Blest Are They"    (Sherman Strong  & Marilyn Skwor-piano)
  Opening Hymn, "Jesus Refuge of the Weary"    (Congregation & Michella Novy-organ) 

Invocation & Confession

Rev. Mark Goble

First Lesson,  Isaiah 11:1-9  (NIV) 

 2 The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
       the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
       the Spirit of counsel and of power,
       the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD -

 3 and he will delight in the fear of the LORD.
       He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes,
       or decide by what he hears with his ears;

 4 but with righteousness he will judge the needy,
       with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth.
       He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth;
       with the breath of his lips he will slay the wicked.

 5 Righteousness will be his belt
       and faithfulness the sash around his waist.

 6 The wolf will live with the lamb,
       the leopard will lie down with the goat,
       the calf and the lion and the yearling ^[a] together;
       and a little child will lead them.

 7 The cow will feed with the bear,
       their young will lie down together,
       and the lion will eat straw like the ox.

 8 The infant will play near the hole of the cobra,
       and the young child put his hand into the viper's nest.

 9 They will neither harm nor destroy
       on all my holy mountain,
       for the earth will be full of the knowledge of the LORD
       as the waters cover the sea.

Footnotes:

1. Isaiah 11:6 Hebrew; Septuagint lion will feed

 5 Then he asked them, "If one of you has a son^[a] or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not immediately pull him out?" 6 And they had nothing to say.

 7 When he noticed how the guests picked the places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: 8 "When someone invites you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more distinguished than you may have been invited. 9 If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, 'Give this man your seat.' Then, humiliated, you will have to take the least important place. 10 But when you are invited, take the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, 'Friend, move up to a better place.' Then you will be honored in the presence of all your fellow guests. 11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted."

 12 Then Jesus said to his host, "When you give a luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. 13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, 14 and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous."

Footnotes:

1. Luke 14:5 Some manuscripts donkey

 Hymn of the Day,  "We Sing the Praise of Him Who Died"     (Congregation & Michella Novy-organ) 

Sermon for February 20  "Promise of an Inheritance"

Rev. Al Boysen

Prayers Of The Church

Rev. Mark Goble

Closing Hymn,   "The Day Thou Gavest"      (Congregation & Michella Novy-organ) 

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