First Sunday in Lent – March 6, 2022 The Order of Worship at 11:00 am We continue to monitor the latest information regarding the spread of COVID-19 in our community. We continue to exercise the same care that has protected us through the past year: limiting the size of indoor gatherings, the duration of the service, and providing safe seating. At the same time, we will continue to stream our services live for those who cannot be present. At this time, the wearing of face coverings onsite is optional and left to personal preference. Knowing that individuals and families have varying needs at this time, the balcony is reserved as a mask-required area. Please use the links available on the viewing page to let us know that you are worshiping with us, to submit any prayer requests, to let us know if you need help or are available to help a neighbor, and to continue giving financially to support the ongoing ministries of Redeemer. As always, we pray that worship at Redeemer is a blessing for you, even as your participation blesses us, whether we are gathering in the name of Christ in-person or online. As you are comfortable, we encourage you to sing the hymns and to sing or speak the congregational portions of the liturgy in bold type. This bulletin contains content protected by copyright and is provided only for you to participate in worship. Please delete or destroy any physical or digital copy of the material following the service.
PRELUDE
WELCOME ANNOUNCEMENTS
Suite no. 1 for Organ ii. Intermezzo iii. Air
Florence Price (1887-1953)
GATHERING The Holy Spirit gathers us in unity on the first day of the week, the day of Christ’s resurrection. Standing HYMN 504
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
CONFESSION After Ash Wednesday’s extended confession marking the beginning of penitential time, the Absolution is reserved until the Maundy Thursday liturgy. In the name of God, who makes a way in the wilderness, walks with us, and guides us in our pilgrimage. | Amen. During the season of Lent we are called to return to the Lord with all our heart. Let us confess our sin and seek reconciliation with God and neighbor. Kneeling or Seated Holy One, we confess that we have wandered far from you: we have not trusted your promises, we have ignored your prophets in our own day, we have squandered our inheritance of grace, we have failed to recognize you in our midst. Have mercy on us! Forgive us and turn us again to you. Teach us to follow in your ways, assure us again of your love, and help us to love our neighbor. Amen. Standing GREETING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. | And also with you. KYRIE Mark Helsel, cantor In peace let us pray to the Lord.
For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
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.
For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.
Help, save, comfort and defend us, gracious Lord.
The Hymn of Praise is omitted during the penitential season of Lent. PRAYER OF THE DAY The Lord be with you. | And also with you. O Lord God, you led your people through the wilderness and brought them to the promised land. Guide us now, so that, following your Son, we may walk safely through the wilderness of this world toward the life you alone can give, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. | Amen. Please use the Prayer Request link on the webpage to submit your requests.
WORD God speaks to us in scriptures read, sung and preached. Seated CHILDREN’S SERMON
THE FIRST READING Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Bill Gay, Lector The annual harvest festival, called the Feast of Weeks, provides the setting for this reading. This festival celebrates the first fruits of the produce of the land offered back to God in thanks. In this text, worshipers announce God’s gracious acts on behalf of Israel. When you have come into the land that the Lord your God is giving you as an inheritance to possess, and you possess it, and settle in it, you shall take some of the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that the Lord your God is giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a dwelling for his name. You shall go to the priest who is in office at that time, and say to him, “Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that the Lord swore to our ancestors to give us.” When the priest takes the basket from your hand and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your God, you shall make this response before the Lord your God: “A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty and populous. When the Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on us, we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors; the Lord heard our voice and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with signs and wonders; and he brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey. So now I bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.” You shall set it down before the Lord your God and bow down before the Lord your God. Then you, together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate with all the bounty that the Lord your God has given to you and to your house. Word of God, word of life. | Thanks be to God. THE SECOND READING Romans 10:8b-13 Paul reminds the Christians at Rome of the foundation of their creed, the confession of faith in the risen Christ as Lord. “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith that we proclaim); because if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For one believes with the heart and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. The scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.” For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same
Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. For, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” Word of God, word of life. | Thanks be to God. Standing GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Sung by the Cantor One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. Repeat Acclamation THE HOLY GOSPEL Luke 4:1-13 After being filled with the Holy Spirit at his baptism, Jesus is led in the wilderness. Through his responses to the temptations of the devil, he defines what it means to be called “the Son of God.” The Holy Gospel according... | Glory to you, O Lord. Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit in the wilderness, where for forty days he was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing at all during those days, and when they were over, he was famished. The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become a loaf of bread.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone.’ ” Then the devil led him up and showed him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world. And the devil said to him, “To you I will give their glory and all this authority; for it has been given over to me, and I give it to anyone I please. If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.” Jesus answered him, “It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve only him.’ ” Then the devil took him to Jerusalem, and placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, saying to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from
here, for it is written, ‘He will command his angels concerning you, to protect you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ” Jesus answered him, “It is said, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. The Gospel of the Lord. | Praise to You, O Christ. Seated SERMON Standing HYMN 326
Pastor Jonathan Trapp Bless Now, O God, the Journey
APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come 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. Kneeling or seated PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION Drawn close to the heart of God, we offer these prayers for the church, the world, and all who are in need. We pray for the church, Ukraine, the people of Russia, and those in the path of terror. Sharpen its proclamation of the word so that your people learn to reject voices of deception, violence, and distraction. Strengthen all who are tempted to believe lies about themselves or others. Merciful God, | receive our prayer. We pray for the earth and all its creatures. Protect wilderness places and all plant and animal species that call them home. Sustain farmers and all laborers who work the land and harvest the fruits of its abundance. Merciful God, | receive our prayer. We pray for the nations of the world. Awaken elected leaders and government officials to the needs of those who are oppressed and grant them compassion to deal mercifully with immigrants and refugees who reside among us. Merciful God, | receive our prayer. We pray for those in need. Rescue those experiencing mental illness or contending with addiction. Ease the anxiety of those who live with dementia. Command your angels concerning all who are sick (especially). Merciful God, | receive our prayer.
We pray for this assembly. Bless those who prepare the table for our communion celebration. Accompany those who share the bounty of this meal with those who are homebound, those without homes, and/or hospitalized. Merciful God, | receive our prayer. We give thanks for those who have died (especially). Gather them with all the saints into your heavenly dwelling place. Encourage us with the promise that all who call upon your name are saved. Merciful God, | receive our prayer. Accept the prayers we bring, O God, on behalf of a world in need, for the sake of Jesus Christ. Amen. Standing PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. | And also with you. Please share a sign of blessing with your fellow worshippers while maintaining proper distancing.
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THANKSGIVING Seated GATHERING OF GIFTS Please use the Help and Redeemer.org/give links to support the ministry of Redeemer. ANTHEM
When We are Tempted to Deny Your Son The Redeemer Choir
John Ferguson
When we are tempted to deny Your Son, | Because we fear the anger of the world, | And we are few who bear the insults hurled, | Your will, O God, be done. When we are tempted to betray Your Son, | Because He leads us in a harder way, | And makes demands we do not want to pay, | Your will, O God, be done.
When we forget the cross that held Your Son, | And would avoid the burden of this life, | The cry for justice and an end to strife, | Your will, O God, be done. David W. Romig
Standing OFFERTORY HYMN
OFFERING PRAYER Extravagant God, you have blessed us with the fullness of creation. Now we gather at your feast where you offer us the food that satisfies. Take and use what we offer here, come among us, and feed us with the body and blood of Christ, in whose name we pray. | Amen. GREAT THANKSGIVING
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. You call your people to cleanse their hearts and prepare with joy for the paschal feast, that, renewed in the gift of baptism, we may come to the fullness of your grace. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
O God, Creator of our wilderness world, O God, Savior of the lost, O God, Comforter of the sick and suffering, we give you thanks for your everlasting might;
we glorify you for your covenant of mercy. For forty days you cleansed the earth with the waters of the flood. For forty days you illumined Moses with the words of your law. For forty years you fed your people with manna from heaven. You became truly human in Jesus our brother. For forty days, with fasting and prayer, he renounced the power of the devil. On the night before he died he took bread, and gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. Transform us, O God, with your lively Spirit. Make this food into manna for our journey, the body and blood of your Son. Teach us your words of wisdom and justice. Renew the whole earth with baptismal grace. At the last, lead all your pilgrim people through our wilderness to your Easter garden. To you, O God, Creator, Savior, Comforter, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, be our worship and praise, adoration and thanksgiving, now and forever. | Amen. Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray… 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.
Seated INVITATION TO COMMUNION Here is food and drink for the journey. Take and be filled. All who seek to meet the Risen Christ in the bread and wine are invited to receive Holy Communion Those who are worshiping online can join the pastors on Zoom for communion following the postlude. Link
HYMN 325
I Want Jesus to Walk with Me
HYMN 319
O Lord, throughout These Forty Days
Standing The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. | Amen
Let us pray. | Blessed Jesus, in this rich meal of grace, you have fed us with your body, the bread of life. Now send us forth to bear your life-giving hope to a world in need. Amen
SENDING God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world. Standing BLESSING You are children of God, anointed with the oil of gladness and strengthened for the journey. Almighty God, motherly, majestic, and mighty, ☩ bless you this day and always.| Amen. HYMN 320
The Glory of These Forty Days
SENDING Go in peace. Jesus meets you on the way. | Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE
Toccata from Suite no.1 for Organ
Florence Price
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LAST WEEK AT REDEEMER Worship attendance for February 27: In person 151; Livestream 245; Facebook live, 49 NEXT WEEK AT REDEEMER Second Sunday in Lent Genesis 15:1-12, 17-18, Psalm 27, Philippians 3:17--4:1, Luke 13:31-35
Coffee with Council Congregation Council members will be available immediately following each Sunday worship service from Feb. 20 – March 20, both in-person in the Sims Atrium, as well as via ZOOM. Come learn about the next set of strategic goals we are exploring for 2022, including a campus master planning process. We look forward to a conversation about our future and to hearing your input, ideas, and questions. Ensemble Chaconne: “Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare’s Plays.” TODAY | 2:00 PM The Redeemer Concert Series continues with a free concert presented by Ensemble Chaconne: “Measure for Measure: The Music of Shakespeare’s Plays.” The program is a rare and compelling view of the music Shakespeare's audiences would have heard, including music by the leading composers of his day (Thomas Morley, Robert Johnson, John Dowland, others) and anonymous tunes of the period. Music from As You Like It, Twelfth Night, Henry V, The Winter's Tale, The Tempest, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, and other plays. It is performed on renaissance flutes, viola da gamba, and renaissance lute, with vocalist Burcu Gulec. Free parking is provided, and there will be a light reception following the concert. Donations to the Friends of Music will be accepted at the door. "Making Parents Aware" workshop on suicide prevention on Monday, March 7 from 78:15pm via ZOOM Led by Kat Folk, a presenter who is trained in suicide awareness and prevention. Kat leads suicide prevention classes throughout the southeast and is passionate about the health and safety of our young people. The second leading cause of death amongst 18-30-year-olds is suicide. That is enough to concern any parent of a young adult. Our young adults have struggled mightily of late. Anxiety, depression, emotional and social stressors, not to mention dealing with a pandemic. Our young people are experiencing more challenges than ever before. How can we help? Come to this workshop to learn some basic warning signs and tool to help you engage with the young people in your life who are experiencing anxiety,
depression, or thoughts of suicide. No matter the age of your children or the children you work with, you are welcome to attend this workshop. Register here: Making Parents Aware - a workshop on suicide awareness and prevention (brtapp.com).
FEATURED EVENTS Lent 2022 Lenten Small Group Sign-Up Congregational book study during Lent is Life Unsettled: A Spiritual Journey for Wilderness Times by Pastor Cory Driver How Do I Join a Group? Go to https://www.redeemer.org/faith-formation/lenten-small-groups/ review the group meeting days and times and decide which one works best for you, click on the link to fill out and submit the registration form. Groups will begin meeting the first full week of Lent. Keystone Ministry invites you to join us for dining out. Manual's Tavern "The Nest" Sunday, March 20, 12:30 PM after church service Check out the website: https://www.allmenus.com/ga/atlanta/250775-manuels-tavern/menu/ Pay on our own, average entree $10-15 602 North Highland Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30307 All are invited for fun and fellowship! We hope to see you there. RSVP by Thursday, Mar. 10 Call or Text Sue Shannon : @ (404) 556-0833 Or by email susanshannon50@mindspring.com City of ATL Covid Protocols in Place (Questions to Margie at Manual's 404 525-3447)
Calendar for March 6 – March 12, 2022 Visit https://www.redeemer.org/blog/this-week/ for Zoom Links Sunday, March 06, 2022 Event Worship Confirmation Large Group High School SS Children’s Sunday School Confirmation Small Group Joe Lukas SG Pat Cornwell SG Choir Rehearsal/Service HS/College Parents
Time 9 am (Jazz) and 11:00 am 9:30 AM – 10:00 AM 9:30 AM – 10:45 AM 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM 10:00 AM – 10:45 AM
Location In-person/ Livestream Rudisill/Zoom Youth Lounge/Zoom Zoom Various Rooms/Zoom Room 211 Room 121/ Zoom Hinely Hall/Sanctuary Reception/Zoom
German Church Atlanta High School Group Concert Sheila Brock SG Medford’s SG Haven’s SG Monday, March 07 Carillon Ringers Pr Ron SG Tuesday, March 08 Morning Bible Study Labyrinth Don Noland SG Pastor Jonathan Bible Study Executive Committee Wednesday, March 09 Northside Circle Early Birds Bible Study Pastor’s Class Seraphim Cherubim Redeemer Ringers Worship Choir Rehearsal Thursday, March 10 Dana Norden & David Barnes SG Daniel Levy SG Pr. Jenny SG
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM 2:00 PM – 2:30 PM 5:00 PM 7:00 PM 7:00 PM
Chapel Off site Playground/Zoom Zoom Zoom Zoom
7:00 PM – 8:30 PM 7:00 PM
Hinely Hall Zoom
7:30 AM – 9:30 AM 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM 4:00 PM 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Zoom Sims Atrium Zoom Zoom Zoom
10:00 PM – 1:00 PM 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM 6:00 PM – 6:45 PM 6:15 PM – 6:45 PM 6:45 PM – 7:15 PM 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Rudisill Hall Zoom Rudisill Hall/Zoom Room 204 Room 203 Room 202 In-person/Livestream Hinely Hall
7:00 PM
Zoom
7:30 PM 8:30 PM
Various locations Zoom
THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER 731 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 www.redeemer.org | 404.874.8664 | Emergency Line: 404.874.9759 The Rev. Mark H. Larson ...................................................................... Senior Pastor, ext. 201 The Rev. Ronald Bonner ................................... Pastor for Community Engagement, ext. 203 The Rev. Jonathan Trapp ................................................. Pastor for Faith Formation, ext. 233 The Rev. Jenny McLellan......................................... Pastor for Congregational Care, ext. 224 STAFF Bob Boyd ........................................................... Director of Operations and Finance, ext. 232 Kofi Broadnax........................................................................ Property Administrator, ext. 210 Seth Brown................................................................... Facilities and Media Director, ext. 218 Michael Clarke ............................................................... LCFM Chef, mclarke@redeemer.org Robin Durdin ............................................................ Office Administration Director, ext. 204 Kate Elkins .................................................................................... Preschool Director, ext. 252 David Hansen ........................................................................... Adult Choral Director, ext. 236 Sarah Hawbecker .......................................... Organist & Children’s Music Director, ext. 206 Deacon Mary Houck .....................................Children & Family Ministries Director, ext. 227 Jennifer Isaacson ....................................................... Financial Information Director, ext. 237 Sam Long ........................................................................ Organ Scholar, slong@redeemer.org Hillary Nelson ............................................................ Youth Director, hnelson@redeemer.org Tawanda Searcy ................................................ Receptionist and Wedding Director, ext. 200 Stacey Williams .............................................................................................. Head of Security