RUSHFORD LUTHERAN CHURCH
TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
NOVEMBER 9 & 10, 2025
SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICES
Scripture Reader 8:00 AM: Carol Jeffers
9:15 AM: Natalie Lindmeire
Organist 8:00 & 9:15 AM: Shary Evavold
Projectionist 8:00 AM: Becky Stocker
9:15 AM: Donny Kjos
Videographer 9:15 AM: June Vitse
Ushers 8:00 AM: Denny Darr, Gordy & Bonnie Elliott
9:15 AM: Tom Kopperud, Jim Bernier, David & Andrea Brand
Altar Guild: Patty Ebner, Jody Culhane, Wanda Kopperud
(9:15 AM SERVICE IS LIVE STREAMED ON YOU TUBE.)
MONDAY COFFEE HOUSE WORSHIP
5:30 PM Led by: Pastor Steve Chellew; Pianist: Portia Lee
PRELUDE
WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
GREETING ONE ANOTHER
OPENING HYMN (Remain standing) Led by Youth Praise Team
His Mercy is More
Matt Boswell, Matt Papa
CCLI Song #7065053, CCLI 11170614
© 2016 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing;
Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns
What love could remember
No wrongs we have done
Omniscient all knowing
He counts not their sum
Thrown into a sea
Without bottom or shore
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
What patience would wait
As we constantly roam
What Father so tender
Is calling us home
He welcomes the weakest
The vilest the poor
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness
New every morn
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
What riches of kindness
He lavished on us
His blood was the payment
His life was the cost
We stood ‘neath a debt
We could never afford
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness
New every morn
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness
New every morn
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
Praise the Lord
His mercy is more
Stronger than darkness
New every morn
Our sins they are many
His mercy is more
INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of Son + and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
Pastor: This is the day that the Lord has made;
People: Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Pastor: See what kind of love the Father has given to us,
People: That we should be called children of God; and so we are.
Pastor: Jesus said, “By this all people will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
People: Let all that you do be done in love.
RESPONSIVE PSALM Psalm 148 (ESV)
Pastor: Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord from the heavens; praise him in the heights!
People: Praise him, all his angels; praise him, all his hosts!
Pastor: Praise him, sun and moon, praise him, all you shining stars!
People: Praise him, you highest heavens, and you waters above the heavens!
Pastor: Let them praise the name of the Lord! For he commanded and they were created.
People: And he established them forever and ever; he gave a decree, and it shall not pass away.
Pastor: Praise the Lord from the earth, you great sea creatures and all deeps,
People: Fire and hail, snow and mist, stormy wind fulfilling his word!
Pastor: Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
People: Beasts and all livestock, creeping things and flying birds!
Pastor: Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!
People: Young men and maidens together, old men and children!
Pastor: Let them praise the name of the Lord, for his name alone is exalted; his majesty is above earth and heaven.
People: He has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his saints, for the people of Israel who are near to him. Praise the Lord!
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Pastor: The Lord has delivered us from the domain of darkness
People: And transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins.
Pastor: Almighty God and Father,
People: We confess, as Your people, our need for Your merciful kindness. We are prisoners of our own wants, our own traditions, and our own inborn sinfulness. Our actions and interactions often fail as reflections of Your kingdom.
Pastor: Our thoughts and desires often reflect the domain of darkness You have delivered us from. We often act out of our love for ourselves, rather than our love for others or for You.
People: Forgive us and free us, Lord, to love what You love and go where You lead, all by the grace of our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Amen.
Pastor: Almighty God, in His mercy, has given His Son, Jesus, to die for you, and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of the Word made flesh, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
CATECHETICAL REVIEW (The Ten Commandments and Luther’s Explanation)
Pastor: What is the Ninth Commandment?
People: You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.
Pastor: What does this mean?
People: We should fear and love God so that we do not scheme to get our neighbor’s inheritance or house, or get it in a way which only appears right, but help and be of service to him in keeping it.
SPECIAL MUSIC (Please be seated) Praise Team
All My Boast Is In Jesus
Bryan Fowler, Keith Getty, Matt Boswell, Matt Papa
CCLI Song #7222132, CCLI 11170614
© 2023 Getty Music Hymns and Songs; Getty Music Publishing; Love Your Enemies Publishing; Messenger Hymns; Be Essential Songs; bryanfowlersongs
OLD TESTAMENT Exodus 3:1-15 (ESV)
Lector: A reading from Exodus chapter three, verses one to fifteen.
1 Now Moses was keeping the flock of his father-in-law, Jethro, the priest of Midian, and he led his flock to the west side of the wilderness and came to Horeb, the mountain of God. 2 And the angel of the Lord appeared to him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. He looked, and behold, the bush was burning, yet it was not consumed. 3 And Moses said, “I will turn aside to see this great sight, why the bush is not burned.” 4 When the Lord saw that he turned aside to see, God called to him out of the bush, “Moses, Moses!” And he said, “Here I am.” 5 Then he said, “Do not come near; take your sandals off your feet, for the place on which you are standing is holy ground.” 6 And he said, “I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” And Moses hid his face, for he was afraid to look at God. 7 Then the Lord said, “I have surely seen the affliction of my people who are in Egypt and have heard their cry because of their taskmasters. I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the place of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. 9 And now, behold, the cry of the people of Israel has come to me, and I have also seen the oppression with which the Egyptians oppress them. 10 Come, I will send you to Pharaoh that you may bring my people, the children of Israel, out of Egypt.” 11 But Moses said to God, “Who am I that I should go to Pharaoh and bring the children of Israel out of Egypt?” 12 He said, “But I will be with you, and this shall be the sign for you, that I have sent you: when you have brought the people out of Egypt, you shall serve God on this mountain.” 13 Then Moses said to God, “If I come to the people of Israel and say to them, ‘The God of your fathers has sent me to you,’ and they ask me, ‘What is his name?’ what shall I say to them?” 14 God said to Moses, “I am who I am.” And he said, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘I am has sent me to you.’ ” 15 God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The Lord, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
EPISTLE Galatians 6:1-10 (ESV)
Lector: A reading from Paul’s letter to the Galatians, chapter six, verses one to ten.
1 Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted. 2 Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. 3 For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4 But let each one test his own work, and then his reason to boast will be in himself alone and not in his neighbor. 5 For each will have to bear his own load. 6 Let the one who is taught the word share all good things with the one who teaches. 7 Do not be deceived: God is not mocked, for whatever one sows, that will he also reap. 8 For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9 And let us not grow weary of doing good, for in due season we will reap, if we do not give up. 10 So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
People: Thanks be to God.
HOLY GOSPEL (Please stand) Luke 20:27-40 (ESV)
Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the twentieth chapter.
People: Glory to You, O Lord.
27 There came to him some Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, 28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second 31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.” 34 And Jesus said to them, “The sons of this age marry and are given in marriage, 35 but those who are considered worthy to attain to that age and to the resurrection from the dead neither marry nor are given in marriage, 36 for they cannot die anymore, because they are equal to angels and are sons of God, being sons of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, even Moses showed, in the passage about the bush, where he calls the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all live to him.” 39 Then some of the scribes answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For they no longer dared to ask him any question.
Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise to You, O Christ.
CONFESSION OF FAITH The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made.
For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection from the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY (Please be seated) I, the Lord of Sea and Sky
With One Voice, 752
“I, the Lord of sea and sky, I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in deepest sin – my hand will save.
I, who made the stars of night, I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear my light to them? Whom shall I send?” Refrain
Refrain: Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night.
I will go, Lord, if you lead me.
I will hold your people in my heart.
“I, the Lord of snow and rain, I have borne my people’s pain.
I have wept for love of them. They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone, give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak my word to them. Whom shall I send?” Refrain
“I, the Lord of wind and flame, I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them. My hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide – till their hearts be sat-is-fied.
I will give my life to them. Whom shall I send?” Refrain
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Bearing One Another’s Burdens
Galatians 6:1-10 (ESV)
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE (Please stand)
Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs.
Each petition ends with: Lord, in your mercy,
To which we respond: Hear our prayer.
LORD’S PRAYER
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.
BENEDICTION
Pastor: Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.
People: Amen.
DISMISSAL
Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord!
People: Thanks be to God!
CLOSING HYMN (Be seated) Savior, Again to Your Dear Name
Reclaim 57
Sav-ior, a-gain to your dear name we raise
With one ac-cord our part-ing hymn of praise;
Once more we bless you ere our worship cease,
Then, low-ly bend-ing, wait your word of peace.
Grant us your peace up-on our home-ward way;
With you be-gan, with you shall end the day;
Guard all the lips from sin, the hearts from shame,
That in this house have called up-on your name.
Grant us your peace, Lord, through the com-ing night;
For us trans-form its dark-ness in-to light.
Keep us from harm and dan-ger till the dawn;
Your eve-ning pres-ence prom-ise to your own.
Grant us your peace through-out our earth-ly life,
Our balm in sor-row, and our stay in strife;
Then, when your voice shall bid our con-flict cease,
Call us, O Lord, to your e-ter-nal peace.
OFFERING THANK YOU FOR WORSHIPPING WITH US TODAY
All songs and hymns CCLI 11170614. Parts of the liturgy © Creative Worship, Concordia Publishing House, St. Louis, MO, 1994 to today; or © Lutheran Book of Worship, Augsburg Fortress Publishers, Minneapolis, MN, 1978, or © Reclaim Resources, St. Paul, MN, 2013 Scripture references, unless otherwise noted, from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
The following individuals have requested prayer:
Eldon Jonsgaard, Barb Laumb, Family of Marcy Nelson,
John Hoegh, Clifford Heiden, Pat Volkman, Arlene Wenzel, Deanna Honsey, Deanna Stennes
Prayer Concerns: Please contact Pastor Steve by emailing steve.chellew@gmail.com or calling 507.703.1221. You may also call the church office at 507-864-7152
ANNOUNCEMENTS
RLCW Annual Quilt Sale: Upper Narthex, be sure to check it out, they make wonderful Christmas Gifts
Operation Christmas Child shoebox project: If anyone interested in participating this year, there are shoeboxes throughout the church to take home and fill. Please return your completed shoeboxes by November 9th for the packing party. Thank you for participating in this mission project! Get a start on your Christmas shopping, browse through their catalog. https://www.samaritanspurse.org/our-ministry/gift-catalog/
Christmas in Fillmore County: RLC is sponsoring this again this year, the tree is in the upper Narthex, gifts are due back December 5th.
CALENDAR
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 9 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:00 AM & 9:15 AM Worship Service
Coffee served by Martha Circle-Fellowship Hall
10:15 AM Sunday School & Adult Bible Study
11:15 AM Praise Team
5:30 PM Youth Bible Study
6:30 PM Youth Group
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10
5:30 PM Coffee House Worship w/Communion
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 12
9:00 AM Men’s Helping Hands
9:00 AM Ladies Mission Work
5:00 PM Choir Practice
6:00 PM Youth Committee Meeting
6:30 PM Confirmation Class
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
8:00 AM & 9:15 AM Worship Service w/Communion
Coffee served by Martha Circle-Fellowship Hall
10:15 AM Sunday School
NO Adult Bible Study
11:15 AM Praise Team