If you are worshiping with us tonight at St. Luke, the service order is below. If you or anyone in your household has had symptoms in the last 14 days, or you have been in contact in the last 10 days with someone who has contracted COVID19, please stay home and worship with us next Sunday via Zoom. Also, please remember to wear a mask at all times outside of your vehicle. The building and bathrooms will not be available before, during or after the service. Thank you for helping us keep you and each other safe!
Outdoor/Drive-In Service October 11th, 2020
The Churches of St. Mark and St. Luke
Pastor Emily Rova-Hegener Musician: Rebecca Ruiz, St. Luke Bell Choir
Prelude, “Love Unknown”
Welcome & Invocation
P: On the Galilean road, Jesus stopped to reflect and pray.
C: The kingdom of heaven is near.
P: We, too, long for rest for our souls.
C: The kingdom of heaven is near. P: Seeing those in need, Jesus healed, taught, and fed.
C: The kingdom of heaven is near. P: We are called to live as servants, loving our neighbors as ourselves.
C: The kingdom of heaven is near. P: Holding the children close, Jesus blessed them; C: The kingdom of heaven is near. P: On the road to Bethlehem, the true light came into the world.
C: The kingdom of heaven is near. P: The Word became flesh and lived among us. For this we are grateful.
C: The Kingdom of heaven is near! Amen!
Psalm 106:1-6, 19-23
Praise the Lord! O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever. Who can utter the mighty doings of the Lord, or declare all his praise? Happy are those who observe justice, who do righteousness at all times.
Remember me, O Lord, when you show favor to your people; help me when you deliver them; that I may see the prosperity of your chosen ones, that I may rejoice in the gladness of your nation, that I may glory in your heritage.
Both we and our ancestors have sinned; we have committed iniquity, have done wickedly.
They made a calf at Horeb and worshiped a cast image. They exchanged the glory of God for the image of an ox that eats grass. They forgot God, their Savior, who had done great things in Egypt, wondrous works in the land of Ham, and awesome deeds by the Red Sea. Therefore he said he would destroy them— had not Moses, his chosen one, stood in the breach before him, to turn away his wrath from destroying them.
Solo, “Shout to the Lord”
Exodus 32:1-14
When the people saw that Moses delayed to come down from the mountain, the people gathered around Aaron, and said to him, “Come, make gods for us, who shall go before us; as for this Moses, the man who brought us up out of the land of Egypt, we do not know what has become of him.” Aaron said to them, “Take off the gold rings that are on the ears of your wives, your sons, and your daughters, and bring them to me.” So all the people took off the gold rings from their ears, and brought them to Aaron. He took the gold from them, formed it in a mold, and cast an image of a calf; and they said, “These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!” When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before it; and Aaron made proclamation and said, “Tomorrow shall be a festival to the Lord.” They rose early the next day, and offered burnt offerings and brought sacrifices of well-being; and the people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to revel.
The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted perversely; they have been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for themselves an image of a calf, and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it, and said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt!’” The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, how stiff-necked they are. Now let me alone, so that my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them; and of you I will make a great nation.”
But Moses implored the Lord his God, and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power and with a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind and do not bring disaster on your people. Remember Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall inherit it forever.’” And the Lord changed his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
Sermon
Solo, “We Sing To You, O God”
Prayers of the People
P: Lord in your mercy, C: hear our prayer
Lord’s Prayer (Please note: everyone will automatically be unmuted)
Our Father, who art in Heaven, Hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, On earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, And the power, and the glory. Forever, and ever. Amen.
Announcements
Benediction
Solo, “Hallelujah We Sing Your Praises”
P: Go in peace and serve the Lord. C: Thanks be to God!
Please remember to keep physical distance of 6 feet and all lawn attendees need to wear a mask at all times. Thank you so much for worshiping with us today!