Service for the Twenty Fifth Sunday after Trinity, 17 November 2024

Service for the Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Trinity, 17 November 2024
Prelude: “Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee” The Lutheran Hymnal Hymn 407
Introit: Have mercy upon me, O Lord, for I am in trouble: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies and from them that persecute me. Let me not be ashamed, O Lord: for I have called upon Thee. Ps. In Thee, O Lord, do I put my trust: let me never be ashamed. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. (Psalm 31:9, 15, 17, 1)
Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 49:12-17
Epistle Lesson: I Thessalonians 4:13-18
Gradual: Thine enemies roar in the midst of Thy congregation: they set up their ensigns for signs. Alleluia! V. Remember Thy congregation which Thou hast purchased of old: the rod of Thine inheritance, which Thou hast redeemed. Alleluia! V. There is a river the streams whereof shall make glad the city of God: God is in the midst of her, she shall not be moved. Alleluia! (Psalm 74:4, 2; Psalm 46:4)
Holy Gospel: Matthew 24:15-28
Hymn of the Day: “Preserve Thy Word, O Savior” TLH Hymn 264
Sermon
Prayers
The Lord’s Prayer
Postlude: “Farewell I Gladly Bid Thee” TLH Hymn 407