A member of The Lutheran
Church Missouri Synod
& the Bismarck-Mandan Lutheran School
Association
Pastor Les Wolfgram: 400-0646 (Cell)
615 East Turnpike Avenue
Bismarck ND 58501
701-255-1433
“Reaching, Caring and
Sharing Christ”
Email:
secretary@bethelbismarck.com
www.bethelbismarck.com
The Order of Service which we will be following this morning is printed in this
worship folder, and the appointed Scripture readings for today may be found
on the back cover. Feel free to ask a member of Bethel who may be sitting
near you for help if anything appears unclear.
Welcome to Bethel in the name of our crucified, risen, and ascended Lord
and Savior, Jesus Christ. We’re glad that you’ve joined us for worship! May
this time together, gathered around God’s Word, be a blessing to all. As you
hear of and receive God’s forgiveness in Christ, and return your thanksgiving
and praise, it is our prayer that you will be strengthened in your faith and your
life as a child of God.
As We Gather
Today is the Feast of All Saints. This is an occasion to
remember with thanksgiving to God all people
redeemed by Jesus throughout the ages, and
especially our own loved ones who have died in the
Lord. The love of God is astonishing. The Lord takes
pleasure in His people; He adorns the humble with
salvation. God even calls us His own dear children! He
calls us from every nation, tribe, people-group, and language. He calls us—
poor sinners—the poor in spirit who hunger for righteousness. We, though
burdened by our sins, trust in Jesus, our Savior, who has given all for us to live
in communion with God. Today is a day of rejoicing not that we or our
departed loved ones have been such great saints, but that our Savior has
graciously numbered us along with all His saints as His own beloved people.
For all this we sing to the Lord a new song of thanksgiving and praise!
ALL SAINTS’ DAY
For All the Saints and Sinners
November 1, 2015
WELCOME AND WORSHIP ANNOUNCEMENTS
 PREPARATION 
HYMN # 673 .............................................. “Jerusalem, My Happy Home”
INVOCATION
P:
In the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C:
Amen.
OPENING SENTENCES
Psalm 149:1–4
P:
Praise the Lord! Sing to the Lord a new song,
C:
His praise in the assembly of the godly!
P:
Let Israel be glad in his Maker;
C:
let the children of Zion rejoice in their King!
P:
Let them praise His name with dancing,
C:
making melody to Him with tambourine and lyre!
P:
For the Lord takes pleasure in His people;
C:
He adorns the humble with salvation.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
1 John 3:1
P:
Father of all sinners and saints,
C:
we, who by Baptism and faith in Jesus, are at the same time
sinners and saints. We confess to You that we have been born
turned away from You and naturally turn inward upon
ourselves. The essence of our sinfulness is our turning away
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P:
C:
from God and disobedience to His Law. But Jesus—through His
incarnation, life, death, and resurrection—has stood in the
place of us sinners so that through Him we have become saints,
beloved sons and daughters of God. So, Father, please forgive
us for all the ways we still fail to live into our sainthood. Turn
our hearts toward You. Strengthen our weakness with the
power of Your love. In Jesus’ name.
People loved by God, see what kind of love the Father has given
to us, that we should be called children of God, and so we are.
While at the same time sinners and saints, we are all the time
the beloved sons and daughters of God. Therefore, as a called
and ordained servant of Christ Jesus, and by His authority, I
forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the †
Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
 WORD 
KYRIE
P:
C:
P:
C:
P:
C:
O Lord,
have mercy upon us saints and sinners.
O Christ,
have mercy upon us sinners and saints.
O Lord,
have mercy upon us saints and sinners every one, and grant to
us Your peace. Amen.
SALUTATION
P:
The Lord be with you.
C:
And also with you.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
P:
Let us pray. Almighty and everlasting God, You knit together
Your faithful people of all times and places into one holy
communion, the mystical Body of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Grant
us so to follow Your blessed saints in all virtuous and godly living
that, together with them, we may come to the unspeakable joys
You have prepared for those who love You; through Jesus Christ,
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C:
our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one
God, now and forever.
Amen.
FIRST READING
Revelation 7:9–17
(Servants of God from every nation, tribe, people, and language)
P:
C:
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
GRADUAL
Revelation 7:14b; Psalm 84:5
These are the ones coming out of the great tribu- | lation.*
They have washed their robes and made them white in the blood | of
the Lamb.
Blessèd are those whose strength is | in You,*
in whose heart are the highways to | Zion.
EPISTLE
P:
C:
1 John 3:1–3
(God’s astonishing love)
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
VERSE
Hebrews 12:1a, 2a
Alleluia. Since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us
[look] to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith. Alleluia.
HOLY GOSPEL
Matthew 5:1–12
(All saints are but sinners saved by Jesus.)
P:
The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the fifth chapter.
C:
Glory to You, O Lord.
(The Gospel is read.)
P:
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C:
Praise to You, O Christ.
HYMN OF THE DAY # 677 ............................................ “For All the Saints”
SERMON
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CREED
Nicene Creed
(inside back cover LSB hymnal)
GATHERING OF OFFERINGS—When we worship God with our offerings, we
recall the words of Jesus: "For where your treasure is, there will your heart
be also." Matthew 6:21
We ask everyone to sign and pass the Fellowship Books that are in the
pews during the offering. As the books are returned to their original
location, take a look and learn who is sitting with you.
COMMEMORATION OF THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
(insert)
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
 SACRAMENT 
PREFACE
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.
2 Timothy 4:22
[Colossians 3:1]
[Psalm 136]
PROPER PREFACE
P:
It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and
in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father,
everlasting God. In the communion of all Your saints gathered
into the one Body of Your Son, You have surrounded us with so
great a cloud of witnesses that we, encouraged by their faith and
strengthened by their fellowship, may run with perseverance the
race that is set before us and, together with them, receive the
crown of glory that does not fade away. 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 p. 195
LORD’S PRAYER
(Matthew 6:9–13)
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THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24;
Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–25
THE PEACE OF THE LORD
AGNUS DEI
LSB p. 198
The Lord’s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the belief that, as
He says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine, but His
very Body and Blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to
strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to
His table those who trust His words, repent of all sin and who desire to
forgive and love as He forgives and loves us. In order to be faithful to our
Lord’s command that those who commune first examine themselves according to the Word of
God (I Corinthians 11:27-30), and because participation in Holy Communion demonstrates
agreement with the faith and teachings of this congregation (I Corinthians 10:16-18), we ask
that those who commune be confirmed members of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod
(LCMS) congregations. Please speak with the Pastor if you have any questions.
For those unable to drink wine, white grape juice can be found in
the center of each individual cup tray.
Please Note: If you, or someone in your family, would like to receive communion where you
are seated, please let Pastor or one of the ushers know.
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
HYMN # 563 “Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness”
HYMN # 676 “Behold a Host, Arrayed In White”
HYMN # 680 “Thine The Amen, Thine the Praise”
POST-COMMUNION THANKSGIVING
BENEDICTION
P:
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and † give you peace.
Numbers 6:24–26
C:
Amen.
Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series B, Part 4. Copyright © 2015 Concordia
Publishing House.
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