Old Zion Lutheran Church

“For wherever two or three are gathered together in My name, there am I in the midst of them” Matthew 18:20 (KJV)
“Denn wo zwei oder drei in meinem Namen zusammenkommen, bin ich in ihrer Mitte” Matthäus 18:20 (Hoffnung für alle)

March 15th, 2020
Third Sunday in Lent - Oculi

Introit
Mine eyes are ever toward the Lord: for he shall pluck my feet out of the net. Turn thee unto me, and have mercy upon me: for I am desolate and afflicted.
Ps. Unto thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul: O my God, I trust in thee; let me not be ashamed.

Gloria Patri
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shallop be, world without end. Amen.

Kyrie
In Peace let us pray to the Lord. ℟ Lord, have mercy.
For the peace that is from above, and for the salvation of our souls, let us pray to the Lord.
℟ Lord, have mercy.
For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the churches of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. ℟ Lord, have mercy.
For this holy house, and for them that in faith, piety and fear of God offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord. ℟ Lord, have mercy.
Help, save, pity and defend us, O God, by thy grace. ℟ Amen.

Gloria in Excelsis
Glory be to God on high! And on earth peace, good-will toward men. We praise thee, we bless thee, we worship thee, we glorify thee, we give thanks to thee for thy great glory, O Lord God, heavenly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only begotten son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For thou only art holy; thou only art the Lord; thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

The Collect
We beseech thee, Almighty God, look upon the hearty desires of thy humble servants, and stretch forth the right hand of thy Majesty to be our defense against all our enemies: through thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.

Old Testament Reading (First Reading)
Jeremiah 26: 1-15

The Epistle (Second Reading)
Ephesians 5: 1-9

The Gospel (Third Reading)
Luke 11: 14-28

The Apostles Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth: And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost, Born of the Virgin Mary, Suffered under Pontius Pilate, Was crucified, dead, and buried: He descended into hell; The third day he rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven, And sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Ghost; the holy Christian Church, the Communion of Saints; the Forgiveness of Sins; the Resurrection of the body, And the Life everlasting. Amen.

Sermon
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The 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, for ever and ever. Amen.

Hymns of the Day
"Evening and Morning" (
SBH #215)
"Jesus, Thy boundless love to me" (
SBH #399)
"How blest are they who hear God's word" (SBH #253)