Our Saviour Lutheran Church

First Sunday after Trinity2 June 2013

James Tissot (1836–1902), Lazarus at the Rich Man’s Door

He who does not love his brother whom he hasseen cannot love God whom he has not seen

Te Parsonage, 65 Furzehall Avenue, Fareham, PO16 8UDwww.oslc.org.uk

Pastor Tapani SimojokiTel: 01329 822832Mobile: 07825 447475E-mail: pastor@oslc.org.uk

A note to visitorsWe are delighted to have you with us this morning toreceive the Lord’s gifs of forgiveness, life and salva-

tion. Please stay for a cup of tea or cofee afer theservice.

Please also record your visit in the visitors’ bookat the back. If you would like a phone call or a pas-toral visit, speak to the pastor or leave a note in thevisitors’ book.

Te OferingAt this time, members of this church are privileged togive to the Lord for the work of His church in thiscommunity and throughout the world. For God lovesa cheerful giver. Visitors should not feel obliged inany way to contribute to the ofering plate.

Children in the ServiceIt is a delight and a privilege to have children in theservice. Children as much as adults are members ofGod’s family and Jesus welcomes litle children toHim.

Tere is a Sunday School for children during thesermon. Te children leave at the beginning of thesermon and return to church before the Service ofthe Sacrament.

Please do not worry if your child will not sit stillor quietly throughout the service. Most young chil-dren won’t manage that! Tere is plenty of space atthe back of the room. If you do need to take a childoutside, the smaller room is available for that pur-pose.

Holy CommunionWe believe that in the Lord’s Supper, we eat anddrink the true body and blood of Jesus in and withthe bread and the wine, according to Jesus’ ownwords. We also believe that those who participate inHoly Communion in a particular congregationshould be in agreement in the confession of the faith.

Terefore, we ask that only those who are instruc-ted in the Lutheran Confessions and are under ourpastor’s spiritual care come forward to receive theLord’s Supper.

If you are visiting us and wish to receive theLord’s Supper, please speak to the pastor before theservice. Everyone is welcome to come forward to re-ceive a blessing.

Our teaching on this mater is explained in moredetail in the litle leafet, ‘Why ClosedCommunion?’, which is available at the back of thechurch.

Thank you for honouring our beliefs.

A note on the service:Both the hymns and the order of service are found inthe Lutheran Service Book. Te outline of the serviceis given in this bulletin. Te congregation stands for theparts of the service printed in italics and sits for therest.

Te numbers in the bulletin refer to page numbers inthe hymnal, where Psalm 1 is also page one, and thefrst hymn is 331, following page 330.

It helps to follow the service if you mark your placein the liturgy with this bulletin.

Explanation of Symbols:

C CongregationP Pastor (ordained)A Assistant minister (ordained or lay)L Liturgist (ordained or lay)T You may make the sign of the cross in remem-

brance of your baptism.❖ You may bow at this point as a sign of rever-

ence.

Divine Service III LSB 184

700 Hymn: Love Divine, All Loves Excelling

184 Confession and Absolution

CatechismP The Lord's Prayer, the Seventh PetitionC But deliver us from evil. P What does this mean? C We pray in this petition, in summary,

that our Father in heaven would rescueus from every evil of body and soul, pos-sessions and reputation, and finally,when our last hour comes, give us ablessed end, and graciously take us fromthis valley of sorrow to Himself inheaven.

Introit (Ps. 13:1–4; antiphon: Ps. 13:5–6)

P O LORD, I have trusted in Your | mercy;* my heart shall rejoice in Your sal- | vation.I will sing | to the LORD,* because He has dealt bountiful- | ly with me.

C How long, O LORD? Will You forget me for- | ever?* How long will You hide Your | face from me?

P How long shall I take counsel | in my soul,* how long will my enemy be exalted | over me?

C consider and hear me, O | LORD my God;* enlighten my eyes, lest I sleep the | sleep of death;

P lest my enemy say, “I have prevailed a- | gainst him”;* lest those who trouble me rejoice when | I am moved.

C❖Glory be to the Father and | to the Son* and to the Holy | Spirit;as it was in the be- | ginning,* is now, and will be forever. | Amen.

P O LORD, I have trusted in Your | mercy;* my heart shall rejoice in Your sal- | vation.

C I will sing | to the LORD,* because He has dealt bountiful- | ly with me.

186 Kyrie

187 Gloria in excelsis

189 Salutation and Collect of the DayO God, the Strength of all who trust in You,mercifully accept our prayers; and becausethrough the weakness of our mortal nature wecan do no good thing, grant us Your grace tokeep Your commandments that we may pleaseYou in both will and deed; through Jesus Christ,our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and theHoly Spirit, one God, now and forever.

The ReadingsFaith Trusts in Christ for Life EternalWhen the beggar Lazarus died, he was carried by theangels to Abraham’s bosom. For he was truly Abra-ham’s seed. Like Abraham, he believed in the Lord,and the Lord “counted it to him as righteousness”(Gen. 15:6). Te name Lazarus means “God is myhelp”. Te unnamed rich man, on the other hand, didnot love and trust in God. For he evidently caredlitle for the beggar at his gate. And “he who does notlove his brother whom he has seen cannot love Godwhom he has not seen” (1 John 4:20). He who lovedand trusted in possessions and prestige died and wasin torments in Hades (Luke 16:19–31). Repentanceand faith are worked only through Moses and theprophets—that is, the Word of God, for it points us toChrist. Only through His death and resurrection arewe brought the comfort of life everlasting.

Old Testament Reading—Genesis 15:1–6After these things the word of the LORD came toAbram in a vision: “Fear not, Abram, I am yourshield; your reward shall be very great.” 2 ButAbram said, “O Lord GOD, what will you give me,for I continue childless, and the heir of myhouse is Eliezer of Damascus?” 3 And Abramsaid, “Behold, you have given me no offspring,and a member of my household will be my heir.”4 And behold, the word of the LORD came to him:“This man shall not be your heir; your very ownson shall be your heir.” 5 And he brought himoutside and said, “Look toward heaven, andnumber the stars, if you are able to numberthem.” Then he said to him, “So shall your off-spring be.” 6 And he believed the LORD, and hecounted it to him as righteousness.

Gradual (Ps. 41:4, 1)C I said, “LORD, be merci- | ful to me;*

heal my soul, for I have sinned a- | gainst You.”

Blessed is he who consi- | ders the poor;* the LORD will deliver him in time of | trouble.

Epistle Reading—1 John 4:16–2116 So we have come to know and to believe the

love that God has for us. God is love, and who-ever abides in love abides in God, and Godabides in him. 17 By this is love perfected withus, so that we may have confidence for the dayof judgement, because as he is so also are we inthis world. 18 There is no fear in love, but perfectlove casts out fear. For fear has to do with pun-ishment, and whoever fears has not been perfec-ted in love. 19 We love because he first loved us.20 If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates hisbrother, he is a liar; for he who does not love hisbrother whom he has seen cannot love Godwhom he has not seen. 21 And this command-ment we have from him: whoever loves Godmust also love his brother.

Alleluia Verse (Ps. 7:1)

Gospel Reading—Luke 16:19–31P The T holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the

nineteenth chapter.

19 [Jesus said,] “There was a rich man who wasclothed in purple and fine linen and who feastedsumptuously every day. 20 And at his gate waslaid a poor man named Lazarus, covered withsores, 21 who desired to be fed with what fellfrom the rich man’s table. Moreover, even thedogs came and licked his sores. 22 The poor mandied and was carried by the angels to Abraham’sside. The rich man also died and was buried,23 and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted uphis eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus athis side. 24 And he called out, ‘Father Abraham,have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the

end of his finger in water and cool my tongue,for I am in anguish in this flame.’ 25 But Abra-ham said, ‘Child, remember that you in yourlifetime received your good things, and Lazarusin like manner bad things; but now he is comfor-ted here, and you are in anguish. 26 And besidesall this, between us and you a great chasm hasbeen fixed, in order that those who would passfrom here to you may not be able, and none maycross from there to us.’ 27 And he said, ‘Then Ibeg you, father, to send him to my father’shouse— 28 for I have five brothers—so that hemay warn them, lest they also come into thisplace of torment.’ 29 But Abraham said, ‘Theyhave Moses and the Prophets; let them hearthem.’ 30 And he said, ‘No, father Abraham, but ifsomeone goes to them from the dead, they willrepent.’ 31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hearMoses and the Prophets, neither will they beconvinced if someone should rise from thedead.’ ”

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

191 The Nicene Creed

812 Hymn: Son of God, Eternal Saviour

Sermon

192 The Offertory

Offering

193 Prayer of the Church

625 Hymn: Lord Jesus Christ, Life-Giving Bread

194 The Service of the Sacrament

822 Hymn: Alleluia! Let Praises Ring

Sunday School Presentation

IN OUR PRAYERS

MembersRon, Forbes, FrankFamily of membersLucy, Diana (old age); Alex, Sarah & family; Jerry Harbin (recovering from operation)Friends of membersIlse Kelly (old age); Paul (homeless); Mike (health); Claire and Phil (health); Helen Kriewaldt (stroke, breast cancer); Johann Wiebusch (CP); Margaret & Patrick Tustin (Alzheimer’s); Rob (depression); Debra (depression); Dave (mental illness); Claire (leukaemia); Don & Julie Gardner (cancer); Lisa &

family (cancer); Baby Thomas (health); Sally (health); Julia (distress); Bonnie & unborn childELCEGood Shepherd Lutheran Church; Prs. Samiec & Brammeier; Norma Rakow (illness & old age)The Church of GodLutherans in Africa, Pr. James May; Gutnius Lutheran Church (Papua New Guinea); Catholic Parish of Fareham and Portchester

A READING FROM THE BOOK OF CONCORD

THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION

ARTICLE VI: NEW OBEDIENCE

Our churches teach that this faith is bound tobring forth good fruit. It is necessary to do goodworks commanded by God, because of God’s will.We should not rely on those works to merit justifca-tion before God. Te forgiveness of sins and justifca-tion is received through faith. Te voice of Christ test-ifes, “So you also, when you have done all that youwere commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants;we have only done what was our duty’ ” (Luke 17:10).Te Fathers teach the same thing. Ambrose says, “Itis ordained of God that he who believes in Christ issaved, freely receiving forgiveness of sins, withoutworks, through faith alone.”

Condensed quotation from CONCORDIA: THE LUTHERAN CONFESSIONS, copyright © 2005, 2006 by Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

SATURDAY SUPPER: GETTING RIGHT ROYAL

The next Saturday Supper is … next Saturday. The theme is “Coronation”, in honour of the anniversary of Her Majesty’s coronation. Mark the theme however you like—with food, cos-tume, some entertainment. Who knows, even those members who are not subjects of Her Majesty might rise to the occasion!

DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES

The Week AheadWed 10.30am Bible Study (Parsonage)

12.30pm Pastor’s Surgery (The Hub)Sat 5.30pm Saturday Supper (‘Corona-

tion’)Sun 10.30am Divine Service (Scout Hall)

4.30pm Divine Service at Brighton Mission (Pr. Ehlers)

Further ahead12 June 10.30am Bible Study (Parsonage)

12.30pm Pastor’s Surgery (The Hub)2pm Devotion at Kiln Lodge and

Hunters Lodge16 June 10.30am Divine Service (Scout Hall)24–26 June Pastors’ Study Week (Cambridge)30 June Joint service with St. Peter’s LC

(Weymouth)

Next Sunday’s Readings:Proverbs 9:1–10; 1 John 3:13–18; Luke 14:16–24

Daily Readings:Sun: Ecclesiastes 10:1–20 John 10:1–21 Subscriptions to Augs-

burg Confession and the Apology 1537Mon: Eccl 11:1–10 John 10:22–42 Small Catechism C Preface: 1–8Tue: Eccl 12:1–14 John 11:1–16 SC Preface: 9–18Wed: Proverbs 1:8–33 John 11:17–37 SC Preface: 19–27Thu: Prov 3:5–24 John 11:38–57 SC IFri: Prov 4:1–27 John 12:1–19 SC IISat: Prov 5:1–23 Prov 6:1–7:27 John 12:20–36a SC III

Liturgical Titbits: Liturgical Orientation

One of the noticeable things about the liturgist ina Lutheran service is the fact that he doesn’t standstill. One moment, he’s facing the congregation,another he’s got his back turned on them. What’sthat all about?

Te clue is in the fact that the liturgist has adual role in the service. Sometimes he addressesGod with, or on behalf of, the congregation. Atother times, he addresses the congregation on be-half of God.

Whenever he speaks with or on behalf of thecongregation (invocation, confession, Psalms,hymns, prayers), the liturgist faces the same wayas the congregation: towards the altar (whichsymbolises God’s presence). And whenever hespeaks on behalf of God (absolution, salutation,readings, sermon, blessing), he faces the congreg-ation being addressed.

Te one exception is the Service of the Sacrament,when the liturgist does both at once. Tere is an ex-planation for this—but it’s somewhat debatable, sowe’ll leave that to another time.