TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER TRINITY
Walking humbly with our God and forgiving one another
November 16, 2025
AS WE GATHER: With what shall we come before the Lord (Micah 6:6) who forgives all our sins, and how often shall our fellow Christians sin against us and we forgive them (Matt. 18:21)? Our gracious God on high does not need our “burnt offerings” or “thousands of rams” (Micah 6:6-7), which we could legitimately offer in thanksgiving. He is the Savior who gave His only-begotten Son for our transgression. He offers the fruit of His body, once hanging dead on a cross but now living and giving life in His holy Meal, for the sin of our souls (Micah 6:7). Because He releases us from our enormous debt of sin against Him, we need not imprison our fellow sinners with our lack of love and refusal of forgiveness (Matt. 18:24, 27, 30). As partakers of His grace, we yearn for one another “with the affection of Christ Jesus” (Phil. 1:8). As forgiven sinners, “filled with the fruit of Christ’s righteousness,” our “love may abound more and more, with knowledge and discernment” (Phil. 1:11, 9), for He leads us “to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with [our] God” (Micah 6:8).
Take a moment to notice the * at the beginning of various portions of the order of service. The * indicates the place where it is inappropriate to enter or leave the sanctuary because it marks a time of prayer or respect for the Word of the Lord. Please be considerate of others around you by honoring these notations.*CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION:
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Pastor: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true
heart and confess our sins unto God our Father,
beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus
Christ to grant us forgiveness.
Pastor: Our help is in the name of the Lord,
People: who made heaven and earth.
Pastor: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the
Lord.
People: and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.
Pastor: O almighty God, merciful Father,
People: I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You
all my sins and iniquities with which I have
ever offended You and justly deserved Your
temporal and eternal punishment. But I am
heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent
of them, and I pray You of Your boundless
mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent,
bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved
Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful
to me, a poor, sinful being.
Pastor: Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office,
as a called and ordained servant of the Word,
announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in
the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus
Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
*COLLECT OF THE DAY:
Pastor: O God,
People: our refuge and strength, the author of all godliness, hear the devout prayers of Your Church, especially in times of persecution, and grant that what we ask in faith we may obtain; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
PARTICIPATING:
Worship Leader/Preacher Pastor Justin D. Kane
Organist Mrs. Kolleen Hosford
Worship Elder Mr. Kevin McCrindle
Lay Reader Mrs. Barb Gregersen
Greeters Nancy McHone/Jan Mendel
Door Greeter Brian Williams
ORDER OF WORSHIP
Matins
Organ Prelude
Announcements
Opening Hymn LSB 621
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
*Confession and Absolution: (Printed)
“O Lord, open my lips…” LSB 219
PSALMODY
Venite: LSB 220ff
READINGS
Old Testament: Micah 6:6-8
Pew Bible Page 1447
Epistle: Philippians 1:3-11
Pew Bible Page 1825
*Holy Gospel: Matthew 18:21-35
Pew Bible Page 1527
*Common Responsory LSB 221
Office Hymn: LSB 611
“Chief of Sinners Though I Be”
Sermon
Offertory LSB 956
“Create in Me”
*Canticle LSB 941
“We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God”
PRAYER
*Kyrie: LSB 227
*Lord’s Prayer: LSB 227
*Prayer of the Church
*Collect of the Day: (Printed)
*Collect for Grace: LSB 228
*Benedicamus/Benediction: LSB 228
Closing Hymn: LSB 539
“Christ Is the World’s Redeemer”
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY
AFTER TRINITY
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
1024 West Eighth Street, Waterloo Iowa
319.235.6705