Opening Litany based on Psalm 1

Worship Leader: Blessed are the ones who do not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand with sinners or sit in the seat of mockers, but rather whose delight is in the ways of the LORD. 

Congregation: Blessed are the ones who meditate on the way and the word of the Lord day and night for they are like trees planted by streams of water. 

Worship Leader: They yield their fruit in season and their leaves do not wither.  Whatever they do, the Lord is with them and they seem to prosper.

Congregation: It is not so with the wicked!  They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

Worship Leader: Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous.

Congregation: For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the ways of the wicked will perish and they will see the errors of their ways. 

Worship Leader: Welcome to Worship at Christ Our Savior Lutheran Church. 

Congregation: Where we Gather to Grow through God’s Grace.

Poem for Luke 14:25-33

What is the cost?

can I have it my way?

can I have it God’s way?

Can I

I

Maybe that is where the problem is

I

can i

put myself before

               God

and still be I

or must i first find myself

on my knees?

Christ has loved me

and offers me salvation

i am saved by the Grace of God

               Through the faith of Christ

And yet have the power

To say no

Can i have it my way?

               Yes,

But why?

10w worship for September 8th, NL, Dusty Eve.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for September 8th, NL, Dusty Eve. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard."The song for the day is In the Beginning by John Michael Talbot from the CD the Ultimate Collection.  Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at johnmichaeltalbot.com 

10w worship for September 8th, Cost Counting.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for September 8th, Cost Counting. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard."The song for the day is The Greatest Enemy by Bryan Sirchio from the CD Justice and Love.     Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at sirchio.com 

Psalm 112

Pastor: Let us all Praise the LORD. 

Congregation: Those whose lives are steeped in awe of the Lord and who find delight in the ways of the Lord know that their lives are blessed. 

Pastor: their children and the generations to come will be blessed by the lives of the righteous and will be considered great in the land. 

Congregation: They will live their lives knowing that true wealth and true riches surround them and that the righteousness of God will be with them forever. 

Pastor: they will live their lives blessed knowing that even in what seems like darkness, the light of God shines through the children of God who are gracious and compassionate. 

Congregation: Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely and who conduct their affairs with justice. 

Pastor: Surely their righteousness will never be shaken and they will be remembered for generations. 

Congregation: We too will live as the children of God and will have no fear of bad news; our hearts remaining steadfast, always trusting in the LORD. 

Pastor: with no fear, we will look to the Lord

Congregation: We will freely scattered our gifts to the poor, our righteousness will endure forever; and our horn will be lifted high in honor.

Luke 14:1-14

Once I view the world

with a what can I get out of it

                attitude

Jesus looks with pity

                on my choice

Once we view one of the least of these

                my brothers and sisters

as the least

we say more about ourselves

and our view of God

                than we do of them

humble thyself

in the site of the Lord

humble thyself

and you will be raised up

to life

                love

                                God

humble thyself

and seek only to be

a child of God

10w worship for September 1st, NL, Welcome Home.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for September 1st, NL, Welcome Home. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard." The song for the day is Nothing Can Separate by Andra Moran from the CD Harmony Groove.  Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at andramoran.com

10w worship for September 1st, Humble.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for September 1st, Humble. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard." The song for the day is Everybody’s Got Something Offer by Dakota Road from the CD All Are Welcome.   Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at Dakotaroadmusic.com

Opening Litany based on Psalm 103

Worship Leader: I will bless the Holy Name of the Lord with all that is within me.

Congregation: Let all that is within me Bless the Lord.

Worship Leader: Never forget all the good deeds of the Lord.  How the Lord God forgave all your sins, brought you health and saved you from the pit. 

Congregation: Let all that is within me Bless the Lord.

Worship Leader: The Lord crowns you with faithful love and compassion, fills your life with good things and brings you life and vigor each day.

Congregation: Let all that is within me Bless the Lord.

Worship Leader: The Lord works righteousness and justice for all who are brought down.

Congregation: Let all that is within me Bless the Lord.

Worship Leader: The Lord is compassionate and merciful, patient and filled with faithful love.

Congregation: Let all that is within me Bless the Lord.

Worship Leader: The Lord’s love for us is as high as the heaven is above the earth. The Lord does not deal with us according to our sinful ways, but removes the sin from our lives as far as the East is from the West. 

Congregation: Let all that is within me Bless the Lord.

Worship Leader: Like a parents love and compassion for their children---

Congregation: That is how the Lord feels compassion for all who live in the light of the Lord, therefore, let all that is within me Bless the Lord forever.  Amen!!

Luke 13:10-17 Healing on the Sabbath

Child of God you are free

Stand up

To the powers that be

Holding up the law

Intended for life

Freedom

Healing

And used all too often only as control

Stand up

Celebrate the Sabbath with a smile and a shout

Celebrate the Sabbath and keep it holy with joy

Celebrate the Sabbath and send the devil packing

Out of your life

Forget the cry of the controlling

Holding up the law

While running from it

The law was made for do’s

And we have turned it into a book of don’ts

From life

To death

Stand up and celebrate

Sing with joy and thanksgiving

And on the seventh day God rested

And it was good.

10w worship for August 25th, NL, Weak & Strong.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for August 25th, NL, Weak & Strong.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard." The song for the day is We the Children of Light by the Jay Beech Band from the CD One Body Alive.  Used with permission you can find this and other gifts for ministry at baytonemusic.com

10w worship for August 25th, Namaste.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for August 25th, Namaste.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard." The song for the day is I’ll Stand With You by Bryan Sircho from the CD J-Walking, Songs for Justice Workers.     Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at www.sirchio.com

Matthew 6:24-34 Do Not Worry

O man did you see that new car

I gotta get me one of those

Then people will sit up and take notice

Then I will be somebody

I wonder how I will pay for it

Color

            Accessories

Wheels           

If I sell my old car

Cut back on the coffee stand

Maybe

Just maybe

I can pull it off

(seek)

And then I will be cool

Everyone will know I am

(ye)

Someone

Then I will get a little respect

(first)

Life will be good

(the kingdom)

And it will be easy street

If only

(all these things)

I can

Pull it off

(will be given)

Then

Finally

(to you)

Life will be good

Luke 12:49-56

Let Peace Roll Down

            Like a river

Into my soul

            your soul

            our soul

Let it roll

            into the land

and people

            and heavens

The Lord has come to bring peace

and yet I know

            and God knows

that this peace brings a burning love

            a fire to ignite into love

            those who hear

it is a fire that keeps us

            from hiding

behind our false selves

It’s time to let it burn

It’s time to be true

and let God’s peace

            BURN

Opening litany, Psalm 82

Pastor: Our Lord God presides over all creation, even over our hidden gods, our treasures and possessions. Then our Lord God asks the question: "How long will you defend the unjust and show partiality to the wicked?

Congregation: As the children of God we are called to defend the cause of the weak and broken families, to maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed. We are called to rescue the weak and needy and deliver them from the hand of the wicked who would take advantage of them.

Pastor: Those who seem to be the movers and shakers who control the money and bend the politicians in reality know nothing, they understand nothing.

Congregation: They walk about in spiritual darkness; all their foundations in this world are shaken.

Pastor: The world says to them, 'You are "gods"; but you are not “gods” but rather sons of the Most High and in the end will die like mere men; fall like every other ruler.

Congregation: Rise up, O God, judge the earth, for all the nations, all the nations are your inheritance.

10w worship for August 18th, Passion Fire.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for August 18th, Passion Fire.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard."The song for the day is Rebel Jesus by Dakota Road from the CD Love can break through.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at Dakotaroadmusic.com

10w worship for August 18th, NL, It Is Good.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for August 18th, NL, It Is Good.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard."The song for the day is Abundant Life by Hans Peterson from the CD Harvest of a Heart.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at hanspetersonmusic.com

Luke 12:32-40

I heard the man tell

anyone who would listen

He had it all figured out

with charts and grafts

and the book of Revelation

Dissected into number and verse

with each word and phrase

given a new meaning know only to

the one doing the talking

before me on the T.V. Screen

The time was figured to the

day, hour minute

so that these who follow such things

could…………………

Could what?

I heard the man tell

and all were listening

that he wasn’t sure

as he faced life’s end

square in the face

he didn’t know

and yet had faith in the God of love

his family had gathered to be with him

in his final hour

Met with peace, dignity, stories and even some laughter

by a man

who knew only

God’s love

and was ready

Two men standing on a hill

One filled with faith and questions

The other with only his will

Psalm 33:12-22

Pastor: The nations are blessed who follow the ways of the Lord and live as the children of God.

Congregation: For the Lord looks over all of humanity who live upon the earth. The Lord God who created them knows their hearts and considers all they do.

Pastor: Rulers and nations are not saved by their might and the expense of their military, no warrior escapes by their great strength. The greatest military technology is a vain hope for deliverance for despite its awesome power, it cannot save.

Congregation: But the Lord looks upon those who live in awe and wonder of the Lord and trust in the unfailing love of God to help them in times of need.

Pastor: We wait in hope for the LORD who is our help and our shield. It is in the Lord that our hearts rejoice, It is in the Lord that we put our trust.

Congregation: May your unfailing love rest upon us, O LORD, even as we put our hope in you.

10w worship for August 11th, Ready.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for August 11th, Ready.  If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard." The song for the day is Invitation to the Unlikely by Heatherlyn from the CD Heatherlyn.    Used with permission, you can find this and other gifts for ministry at heatherlynmusic.com

10w worship for August 11th, NL, Make the Road by Walking.

The following is a 10 or more minute worship for August 11th, NL, Make the Road by Walking. If you find this worship experience helpful, please share with friends and family. You can also find these audio worship services as well as Gospel poems and Opening Litanies on the Facebook page, "Lutheran Flannelboard." The song for the day is Arise by Hans Peterson from the CD A Time to Mourn a Time to Dance.  You can find this and other gifts for ministry at dakotaroadmusic.com