The Women of Matthew 1 Midweek of Ad Te evavi Grace and Holy Trinity utheran hurches Three Forks and Belgrade, Montana
Welcome! We are very glad that you have joined us for worship this evening! ike most utheran churches, we follow a liturgical order of service. This means that we follow a set pattern of worship for the day. There are also readings which change every week. The order today is called Matins and begins on page 219 in the hymnal (the burgundy book in the rack in front of you), but you don t need to look at it there unless you want to. In order to make it easier for you to follow the service, we ve printed it in this bulletin. You will still need your hymnal to sing the hymns. They will be indicated in the bulletin with the title in boldface and SB 331 (or the like) following. Just turn to that page in the hymnal and you ll find it. All of the hymns are numbered 331 or higher. There are also some abbreviations in the bulletin and hymnal that you may not be familiar with. Here s what they all mean. A or All D This part of the liturgy is spoken or sung by the pastor. This part of the liturgy is for you to sing or speak. This part of the liturgy is spoken or sung by the pastor or an assisting minister. This part of the liturgy is spoken or sung by everybody. If this is before a hymn stanza, we stand in honor of the Holy Trinity. Usually your parts will be in boldface and the pastor and assisting ministers parts will be in a regular typeface. If there are musical notes provided, we sing that part of the liturgy. If there is no music, we speak it. Stand O Bride of hrist, Rejoice SB 335
salmody Venite SB 220
salm salm 45:10 17 10 Hear, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear: forget your people and your father s house, 11 and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him. 12 The people of Tyre will seek your favor with gifts, the richest of the people. 13 All glorious is the princess in her chamber, with robes interwoven with gold. 14 In many-colored robes she is led to the king, with her virgin companions following behind her. 15 With joy and gladness they are led along as they enter the palace of the king. 16 In place of your fathers shall be your sons; you will make them princes in all the earth. 17 I will cause your name to be remembered in all generations; therefore nations will praise you forever and ever. Sit For All the Faithful Women SB 855, st. 1,3-4
Readings Old Testament Reading Genesis 38:6 16,18b-19, 24 30 6 And Judah took a wife for Er his firstborn, and her name was Tamar. 7 But Er, Judah s firstborn, was wicked in the sight of the ORD, and the ORD put him to death. 8 Then Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother s wife and perform the duty of a brother-inlaw to her, and raise up offspring for your brother. 9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not be his. So [he did not] give offspring to his brother. 10 And what he did was wicked in the sight of the ORD, and he put him to death also. 11 Then Judah said to Tamar his daughter-in-law, Remain a widow in your father s house, till Shelah my son grows up for he feared that he would die, like his brothers. So Tamar went and remained in her father s house. 12 In course of time the wife of Judah, Shua s daughter, died. When Judah was comforted, he went up to Timnah to his sheepshearers, he and his friend Hirah the Adullamite. 13 And when Tamar was told, Your father-in-law is going up to Timnah to shear his sheep, 14 she took off her widow s garments and covered herself with a veil, wrapping herself up, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the road to Timnah. For she saw that Shelah was grown up, and she had not been given to him in marriage. 15 When Judah saw her she had covered her face. 16 He turned to her at the roadside and said, ome, let me come in to you, for he did not know that she was his daughterin-law. She said, What will you give me, that you may come in to me? 18b So he went in to her, and she conceived by him. 19 Then she arose and went away, and taking off her veil she put on the garments of her widowhood. 24 About three months later Judah was told, Tamar your daughter-in-law has been immoral. Moreover, she is pregnant by immorality. And Judah said, Bring her out, and let her be burned. 25 As she was being brought out, she sent word to her father-in-law, By the man to whom these belong, I am pregnant. And she said, lease identify whose these are, the signet and the cord and the staff. 26 Then Judah identified them and said, She is more righteous than I, since I did not give her to my son Shelah. And he did not know her again. 27 When the time of her labor came, there were twins in her womb. 28 And when she was in labor, one put out a hand, and the midwife took and tied a scarlet thread on his hand, saying, This one came out first. 29 But as he drew back his hand, behold, his brother came out. And she said, What a breach you have made for yourself! Therefore his name was called erez. 30 Afterward his brother came out with the scarlet thread on his hand, and his name was called Zerah. O ord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God. Epistle Hebrews 11:35 40 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated 38 of whom the world was not worthy wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.
39 And all these, though commended through their faith, did not receive what was promised, 40 since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect. O ord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God. Stand Holy Gospel Matthew 1:1 16 1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus hrist, the son of David, the son of Abraham. 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, and Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 and Judah the father of erez and Zerah by Tamar, and erez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Amminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz by Rahab, and Boaz the father of Obed by Ruth, and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah, 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat, and Jehoshaphat the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, and Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Manasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jechoniah and his brothers, at the time of the deportation to Babylon. 12 And after the deportation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud, 15 and Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called hrist. O ord, have mercy on us. Thanks be to God. Responsory for Advent SB 230
Sit roclamation of the Gospel Offering Stand Te Deum SB 223
Sit Offering rayer Kneel/Stand
Holy God, holy and most gracious Father, have mercy and hear us. 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. I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus hrist, His only Son, our ord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under ontius ilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy hristian hurch, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life T everlasting. Amen. Show us Your steadfast love, O ord, and grant us Your salvation. et Your priests be clothed with righteousness; and let Your saints shout for joy. ord, keep this nation under Your care, and guide us in the way of justice and truth. t the nations be glad and sing for joy, for You judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon the earth. et the peoples praise You, O God; let all the peoples praise You! For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. reate in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me. Hear my prayer, O ord; let my cry come to You. Stir up Your power, O ord, and come, that by Your protection we may be rescued from the threatening perils of our sins and saved by Your mighty deliverance; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. I thank You, my heavenly Father; through Jesus hrist, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. et Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. Stand Benedicamus SB 228 Benediction SB 234 hrist, Mighty Savior SB 881