November 9th Bulletin, 2025 – Grace Lutheran Church

Grace Lutheran Church
Proclaiming the grace of Christ in Word and Sacrament

Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost

✠ November 9th, 2025 ✠

3410 Community Church Road
Pfafftown, NC 27040

Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost

November 9th, 2025

Our service begins with the ringing of bells. Please stand, as you are able, as indicated by *

Confession & Forgiveness

P: In the Name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit
C: Amen. Matthew 28:19
P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no
secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of Your Holy
Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify Your holy name, through
Jesus Christ, our Lord:
C: Amen
P: Beloved in the Lord: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is
not in us. But if we confess our sins, God who is faithful and just will forgive our sins
and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8-9
Silence for reflection and self-examination.
P: Most merciful God,
C: We confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have
sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by
what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart, we have
not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have
mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will
and walk in your ways to the glory of your name. Amen.
P: Almighty God, in His mercy, has given His Son, Jesus Christ, to die for us, and for
His sake, He forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the Church
of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all

your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
C: Amen John 20:22

Introit
P: The whole world is in Your power, O Lord, King Almighty. There is no one that can
oppose You. For You have made heaven and earth, and all the wondrous things under
heaven; You are Lord of all.
C: Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in the law of the Lord.

Esther 4:19; Psalm 119:1

Hymn: “Jesus the Very Thought of You” LBW #316
Kyrie (chanted)
P: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy Mark 10:47
P: For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the
Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy
P: For the peace of the whole world, for the well being of the church of
God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy
P: For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and
praise, let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy
P: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
C: Amen.
Hymn of Praise
P: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth. Luke 2:14

C: Lord God, heavenly King, Almighty God and Father,
We worship You, we give You thanks,
We praise You for Your glory, Revelation
7:12
Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father,
Lord God, Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; John 1:29
Have mercy on us.
You are seated at the right hand of the Father; Hebrews 1:3
Receive our prayer.
For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High; Jesus Christ with the Holy Spirit,
In the glory of God the Father: Amen.
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you. Ruth 2:4; 2 Timothy 4:22

Collect of the Day

P:Almighty and everlasting God, in Christ You have revealed Your glory among the
nations. Preserve the works of Your mercy, that Your Church throughout the world
may persevere with steadfast faith in the confession of Your Name; through Your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God,
now and forever, Amen. Luke 2:32; Hebrews 10:36

The First Reading: Exodus 3:1-15

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.”
L: This is the Word of the Lord
C: Thanks be to God

The Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 2:[1-8]; 9-17
[ 1 Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered
together to him, we ask you, brothers, 2 not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed,
either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that
the day of the Lord has come. 3 Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will
not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the
son of destruction, 4 who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or
object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself
to be God. 5 Do you not remember that when I was still with you I told you these
things? 6 And you know what is restraining him now so that he may be revealed in his
time. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work. Only he who now restrains
it will do so until he is out of the way. 8 And then the lawless one will be revealed,
whom the Lord Jesus will kill with the breath of his mouth and bring to nothing by
the appearance of his coming.] 9 The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of
Satan with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception
for those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.
11 Therefore God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe what is false,
12 in order that all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure

in unrighteousness. 13 But we ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers
beloved by the Lord, because God chose you as the firstfruits to be saved, through
sanctification by the Spirit and belief in the truth. 14 To this he called you through our
gospel, so that you may obtain the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. 15 So then,
brothers, stand firm and hold to the traditions that you were taught by us, either by
our spoken word or by our letter. 16 Now may our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God
our Father, who loved us and gave us eternal comfort and good hope through grace,
17 comfort your hearts and establish them in every good work and word.
L: This is the Word of the Lord
C: Thanks be to God
Please stand as you are able for the Holy Gospel

Gospel Acclamation
All: Alleluia, Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.
Alleluia, alleluia John 6:68
A: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Saint Luke.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
The Holy Gospel: Luke 20:27-40

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.
A: This is the Gospel of our Lord
C: Praise to You, O Christ
You may be seated
Naomi’s Heart Mission Collection
Naomi’s Heart Mission is a mission in the Philippines that seeks to provide food and education to
children in need. Children are welcome to participate by taking a collection bucket from the back of the
worship space. To learn more about Naomi’s Heart, go to naomisheartmission.org/
Children’s Message
The Sermon Rev. Matt Knuppel

The Votum
P: May the peace of God, which passes all understanding, guard your hearts and minds
through Christ Jesus
C: Amen Philippians 4:7
Hymn: “Jerusalem, My Happy Home” LBW #331
The Apostles Creed Romans 10:9-10
All: I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
Was crucified, died, and was buried,
He descended into hell.

On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting, Amen.
Prayers of the Church
A: Lord, in your mercy
C: Hear our prayer
After the Prayers:
P: Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your
abundant mercy through Jesus Christ, our Lord,
C: Amen

The Peace
P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C: And also with you. John 20:19
Members of the gathered assembly are invited to greet one another, saying: “Peace be with you.”
Offertory
After the gifts have been collected from the assembly, please stand.
All: Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, Isaiah 27:2
And fill to the brim our cup of blessing.

Gather the harvest from the seeds that were sown,
That we may be fed with the bread of life. John 6:35
Gather the hopes and dreams of all,
Unite them with our prayers we of er.
Grace our table with your presence,
And give us a foretaste of the feast to come. Revelation 19:9

Eucharistic Liturgy
P: Let us pray: Merciful Father…
C: We offer with joy and thanksgiving what you have first given us – ourselves,
our time, and our possessions, signs of your gracious love. Receive them for the
sake of him who offered himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving

P: The Lord be with you
C: And also with you
P: Lift up your hearts
C: We lift them to the Lord
P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God
C: It is right to give him thanks and praise
P: It is indeed right and salutary…we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
All: Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
Lord God of power and might:
Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Isaiah 6:3
Hosanna in the highest
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord
Hosanna in the highest. Matthew 21:9

*The Words of Institution

P: Holy God, mighty Lord, gracious Father…For as often as we eat of this bread and
drink from this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.
C: Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again. Matthew 26:26-28
P: Therefore, gracious Father, with this bread and cup, we remember the life our Lord
offered for us. And believing the witness of his resurrection, we await his coming in
power to share with us the great and promised feast. Revelation 19:9
C: Amen. Come, Lord, Jesus.
P: Send now, we pray, Your Holy Spirit, the spirit of our Lord and of his resurrection,
that we who receive the Lord’s body and blood may live to the praise of your glory and
receive our inheritance with all your saints in light. Colossians 1:19
C: Amen. Come, Holy Spirit
P: Join our prayers with those of your servants of every time and every place, and unite
them with the ceaseless petitions of our great high priest until he comes as victorious
Lord of all. Hebrews 4:14

Doxology

P: Through Him, with Him, and in Him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all honor and
glory is Yours, Almighty Father, now and forever,
C: Amen. John 14:6

The Lord’s Prayer
C: 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.
Matthew 6:9-13

Agnus Dei

C: Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world
Grant us peace, grant us peace. John 1:29
All who are baptized and share in our confession that we receive the body and blood of Jesus Christ in Holy
Communion are invited to the altar with us. After receiving the bread, those who wish to dip the bread into the
wine may proceed to the right chalice; those who wish to drink from the common cup may proceed to the left
chalice.
Anyone is welcome to come forward with their arms folded to receive a blessing from the minister.
After the celebration of Holy Communion, the minister will ask the assembly to stand
P: May the body and blood of our Lord, Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in
his grace.
C: Amen
*Post-Communion Canticle

C: Thank the Lord and sing His praise
Tell everyone what He has done
Let everyone who seeks the Lord
Rejoice and proudly bear His name
He recalls His promises
And leads His people forth in joy
With shouts of thanksgiving
Alleluia, Alleluia
P: Let us pray…through Jesus Christ our Lord:
C: Amen

The Benediction
P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine upon you and be
gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.
C: Amen Numbers 6:24-26
Exit Hymn: “Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound” LBW #448
Dismissal
A: Go in peace, serve the Lord
C: Thanks be to God

Altar flowers are given to the glory of God.