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"I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home Prelude
justified before God. For everyone who exalts himself will be
humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Greeting and Sharing of the Peace
Hymn of Invocation, LSB 702
P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C Praise to You, O Christ.

Children’s Message
Hymn of the Day, LSB 711
Sermon
Apostles’ Creed, p. 175
Prayer of the Church
Offering and Offertory, p. 176
Service of the Word
Lord’s Prayer Confession and Absolution, p. 167

Benediction Introit Psalm of Stewardship (Psalm 104, selected verses)

P I will sing to the Lord all my life;
Closing Hymn, LSB 704
C I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Recessional How many are Your works, O Lord!
In wisdom You made them all;
the earth is full of Your creatures.
These all look to You
to give them their food at the proper time.
When You give it to them, they gather it up;
When You open Your hand,
they are satisfied with good things.
When You send Your Spirit, they are created,
and You renew the face of the earth.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
Acknowledgments as it was in the beginning,
Divine Service, Setting Two from Lutheran Service Book is now, and will be forever. Amen.
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy I will sing to the Lord all my life;
Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All Kyrie, p. 168
rights reserved.
Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Hymn of Praise, “Glory to God in the Highest” p. 170
Salutation and Collect of the Day
Stewardship Sunday – November 22, 2009 P The Lord be with you.
Order of Service: Divine Service – Setting Two C And also with you.

P Let us pray.
(Pastor and People speak the prayer together)
O Lord, Your Son teaches us that from those to whom
much is given, much will be required. Help us to use
wisely that which has been entrusted to us, for the well-
being of our families and for all people, and for the
advancement of Your kingdom; through Jesus Christ, our
Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one God, now and forever. Amen.
Choir Anthem
Epistle – James 2:14-18
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What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but
has no deeds? Can such faith save him? 15Suppose a brother or
sister is without clothes and daily food. 16If one of you says to him,
"Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing
about his physical needs, what good is it? 17In the same way, faith
by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.
18
But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds."
Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith
by what I do.

Old Testament Reading – Ecclesiastes 5:9-16 A This is the Word of the Lord.
9
The increase from the land is taken by all; the king himself profits C Thanks be to God.
from the fields.
10
Whoever loves money never has money enough; Alleluia and Verse, p. 173
whoever loves wealth is never satisfied with his income. Holy Gospel – Luke 18:9-14
This too is meaningless.
11
As goods increase, P The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the eighteenth chapter.
so do those who consume them. C Glory to You, O Lord.
And what benefit are they to the owner
9
except to feast his eyes on them? To some who were confident of their own righteousness and
12
The sleep of a laborer is sweet, looked down on everybody else, Jesus told this parable: 10"Two men
whether he eats little or much, went up to the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax
but the abundance of a rich man collector. 11The Pharisee stood up and prayed about himself: 'God, I
permits him no sleep. thank you that I am not like other men—robbers, evildoers,
13
I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: adulterers—or even like this tax collector. 12I fast twice a week and
wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, give a tenth of all I get.'
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or wealth lost through some misfortune, "But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look
so that when he has a son up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, 'God, have mercy on
there is nothing left for him. me, a sinner.'
15
Naked a man comes from his mother's womb,
and as he comes, so he departs.
He takes nothing from his labor
that he can carry in his hand.
16
This too is a grievous evil:
As a man comes, so he departs,
and what does he gain,
since he toils for the wind?

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.