Pre-Service Music & Welcome
+CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION+
Opening Hymn “All Glory Be to God on High” LSB 947
Text: © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110016438
Tune: Public domain
Stand
The sign of the cross T may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.
Invocation
P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Exhortation LSB 151
P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.
Confession of Sins LSB 151
P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 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. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. 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 holy name. Amen.
Absolution LSB 151
P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
Introit Psalm 34:1–2, 11, 22; antiphon: Psalm 119:46
I will speak of your testimonies before kings, | [O Lord,]* and shall not be put to shame. I will bless the Lord at all times;* his praise shall continually be in my mouth. My soul makes its boast in the Lord;* let the humble hear and be glad. Come, O children, listen to me;* I will teach you the fear of the Lord. The Lord redeems the life of his servants;* none of those who take refuge in him will be condemned. Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning,* is now, and will be forever. Amen. I will speak of your testimonies before kings, [O Lord,]* and shall not be put to shame.
Kyrie LSB 152
P Let us pray.
C Almighty and gracious Lord, pour out Your Holy Spirit on Your faithful people. Keep us steadfast in Your grace and truth, protect and deliver us in times of temptation, defend us against all enemies, and grant to Your Church Your saving peace; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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First Reading Revelation 14:6–7
6Then I saw another angel flying directly overhead, with an eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on earth, to every nation and tribe and language and people. 7And he said with a loud voice,
“Fear God and give him glory, because the hour of his judgment has come, and worship him who made heaven and earth, the sea and the springs of water.”
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Gradual Psalm 48:1a, 12–14a
Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised* in the city of our God! Walk about Zion, go around her, number her towers,* consider well her ramparts, go through her citadels, that you may tell the next generation* that this is God, our God forever and ever.
Epistle Romans 3:19–28
19Now we know that whatever the law says it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be stopped, and the whole world may be held accountable to God. 20For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin.
21But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—
22the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, 25whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. This was to show God’s righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over former sins. 26It was to show his righteousness at the present time, so that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus.
27Then what becomes of our boasting? It is excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith. 28For we hold that one is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Alleluia and Verse LSB 156
Holy Gospel John 8:31–36
P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the eighth chapter.
31So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” 33They answered him, “We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone.
How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”
34Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. 35The slave does not remain in the house forever; the son remains forever. 36So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.”
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Nicene Creed
the Father Almighty,
and of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only-begotten Son of God,
begotten of His Father before all worlds,
God of God, Light of Light,
very God of very God,
begotten, not made,
by whom all things were made;
who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven
and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary
and was made man;
He suffered and was buried.
And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures
and ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of the Father.
And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,
whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the Lord and giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified,
who spoke by the prophets.
And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church,
I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins,
and I look for the resurrection of the dead
and the life T of the world to come. Amen.
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Children’s Message
Hymn of the Day “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” LSB 657
Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110016438
Sermon
Offering
Announcments
+CONFIRMATION+
The pastor addresses the catechumens.
P Beloved in the Lord, our Lord Jesus Christ said to His apostles: “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
You have been baptized and catechized in the Christian faith according to our Lord’s bidding. Jesus said, “Whoever confesses Me before men, I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven.” Lift up your hearts, therefore, to the God of all grace and joyfully give answer to what I now ask you in the name of the Lord.
P Do you this day in the presence of God and of this congregation acknowledge the gifts that God gave you in your Baptism?
R Yes, I do.
R Yes, I renounce him.
P Do you renounce all his works?
R Yes, I renounce them.
P Do you renounce all his ways?
R Yes, I renounce them.
P Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty?
R Yes, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
P Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord?
R Yes, I believe in Jesus Christ, His 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 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.
P Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?
R Yes, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.
P Do you hold all the prophetic and apostolic Scriptures to be the inspired Word of God?
R I do.
P Do you confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, drawn from the Scriptures, as you have learned to know it from the Small Catechism, to be faithful and true?
R I do.
P Do you intend to hear the Word of God and receive the Lord’s Supper faithfully?
R I do, by the grace of God.
P Do you intend to live according to the Word of God, and in faith, word, and deed to remain true to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, even to death?
R I do, by the grace of God.
P Do you intend to continue steadfast in this confession and Church and to suffer all, even death, rather than fall away from it?
R I do, by the grace of God.
P We rejoice with thankful hearts that you have been baptized and have received the teaching of the Lord. You have confessed the faith and been absolved of your sins. As you continue to hear the Lord’s Word and receive His blessed Sacrament, He who has begun a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.
C Amen.
The catechumens kneel to receive the confirmation blessing. The pastor places his hands on the head of each catechumen and makes the sign of the cross on the forehead while saying:
P [Name], the almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given you the new birth of water and of the Spirit and has forgiven you all your sins, strengthen you with His grace to life T everlasting.
R Amen.
The pastor may read a text of Holy Scripture as a remembrance of confirmation. After all the catechumens have received the blessing, one or both of the following collects are prayed.
Stand
P Let us pray.
Lord God, heavenly Father, we thank and praise You for Your great goodness in bringing these Your sons to the knowledge of Your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, and enabling them both with the heart to believe and with the mouth to confess His saving name. Grant that, bringing forth the fruits of faith, they may continue steadfast and victorious to the day when all who have fought the good fight of faith shall receive the crown of righteousness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
P Almighty and most merciful Father, in the waters of Holy Baptism You have united Your children in the suffering and death of Your Son Jesus Christ, cleansing them by His blood. Renew in them the gift of Your Holy Spirit, that they may live in daily contrition and repentance with a faith that ever clings to their Savior. Deliver them from the power of Satan and preserve them from false and dangerous doctrines, that they may remain faithful in hearing Christ’s Word and receiving His body and blood. By the Lord’s Supper strengthen them to believe that no one can make satisfaction for sin but Christ alone. Enable them to find joy and comfort only in Him, learning from this Sacrament to love You and their neighbor and to bear the cross with patience and joy until the day of the resurrection of their bodies to life immortal; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
C Amen.
Proper Preface
P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places…Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
Sanctus LSB 161
Lord’s Prayer
hallowed be Thy name,
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;
but deliver us from evil.
For Thine is the kingdom
and the power and the glory
forever and ever. Amen.
Hymn “Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word” LSB 655
Text and tune: Public domain
The Words of Our Lord
P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”
In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
Pax Domini LSB 163
Agnus Dei LSB 163
Distribution Hymn “By Grace I’m Saved” LSB 566
5 By grace to timid hearts that tremble,     In tribulation’s furnace tried, By grace, in spite of fear and trouble,     The Father’s heart is open wide. Where could I help and strength secure If grace were not my anchor sure?
6 By grace! On this I’ll rest when dying;     In Jesus’ promise I rejoice; For though I know my heart’s condition,     I also know my Savior’s voice. My heart is glad, all grief has flown Since I am saved by grace alone.
Tune and text: Public domain
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C Amen.
Text and tune: Public domain
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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Serving Our Lord in His House Today:
Pastor: Rev. David Wurdeman
Wednesday: Clarence Salzman
*Those who are ill or recovering: Karen Salzman, Brenda Kolb,
Paula Sopel, Shawn Zabinski, Karen Griggel, Margaret Palmer,
Ladene Zabinski, Dawn Hawkins, Viki Burgemeister, Shaina Wurdeman, Jordan Ecker, Payten Knutson.
*Our Shut-ins: John Fox, Darlene Griffin, Al Mansfield,
Emma Samson, Virginia Tillman, Linda Goad, Roemelle McArdle, Sharon Herried.
*Our military away from home: Isaac Preuss, Tania Adler,
Nathan Wendzel, Joshua Ecker.
*Prayers for the family of Edna Eckelberg, mother of Karl Eckelberg, as she recently passed away.
*Prayers for pregnant women and their children, especially Justina Urmanski.
*Our Church and her members as we transition back into our regular worship practices.
Confirmation: Today during the 10:30 a.m. service we rejoice to celebrate the Confirmation of Faith of two of our youth members: Nicholas and Lucas Salzwedel. We pray that our gracious Lord continues to bless and guide you both throughout your life!
 
Adult Bible Study and Sunday School: Please join us for Adult Bible Study and Sunday School today at 9:15am.
Women’s Bible Study: Please be advised the women’s bible study will not be meeting on Tuesday, October 27, but the following Tuesday, November 3rd at 2:00pm at the church. If you have any questions,
please contact Sylvia Engel.
During this time: If you desire a home visit, Communion or other pastoral care, please call the church office between 8am and 12pm and we will be more than happy to set something up for you with Pastor Wurdeman.
Services: Thank you for your patience as we continue with our transitional worship practices. Please note our current precautions, including our mask policy. We have designated the second Sunday service as a High-Risk service, where we require masks for all members and visitors. We look forward to the day when we can worship together in a single Sunday service with more regular practices again. Sunday Worship times are at 8:00am & 10:30am with Adult Bible Study and Sunday School at 9:15am. Please reach out to Pastor or your Elder with any thoughts, comments, or questions about worship life.
 
Livestream: Our Sunday Service is livestreamed weekly on our YouTube channel “Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Tomah.”
Hymnals: If you would like to use a Hymnal at home, you can sign one out from church. We also have free devotion pamphlets and Portals of Prayer.
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Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Sunday, 10:30 am: 17 Wednesday: 9
Total: 49
1 John 3:1-3
  Today 8:00am Divine Service w/Holy Communion
(8am livestreamed via YouTube also)
9:15am Adult Bible Study and Sunday School
10:30am Divine Service w/Holy Communion and
Confirmation
6:15pm Confirmation Class
(8am livestreamed via YouTube also)
9:15am Adult Bible Study & Sunday School