Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
1024 W. 8th Street Waterloo, Iowa 50702
Information for March 11, 2026
LENTEN III
March 11, 2026
SERVICE OF VESPERS
Service “Theme”: Redemption of our witness
Theme Verse: “‘And the patriarchs, jealous of Joseph, sold him into Egypt;
but God was with him and rescued him out of all his afflictions
and gave him favor and wisdom before Pharaoh, king of Egypt, who
made him ruler over Egypt and over all his household’” (Acts 7:9–10).
Organ Prelude
Opening Hymn: “O God, My Faithful God” *”O Lord, open my lips . . .”: LSB 229
PSALMODY
Psalm 81
Sing aloud to | God our strength;*
shout for joy to the God of | Jacob!
Raise a song; sound the | tambourine,*
the sweet lyre | with the harp.
Blow the trumpet at the | new moon,*
at the full moon, on our | feast day.
For it is a statute for | Israel,*
a just decree of the God of | Jacob.
He made it a decree in Joseph when he went out over the land of | Egypt.*
I hear a language I | had not known:
“I relieved your shoulder of the | burden;*
your hands were freed from the | basket.
In distress you called, and I de- | livered you;*
I answered you in the secret place of thunder; I tested you at the
waters of | Meribah.
Hear, O my people, while I ad- | monish you!*
O Israel, if you would but lis- | ten to me!
There shall be no strange god a- | mong you;*
you shall not bow down to a | foreign god.
I am the LORD your God, who brought you up out of the land of |
Egypt.*
Open your mouth wide, and I will | fill it.
“But my people did not listen | to my voice;*
Israel would not sub- | mit to me.
So I gave them over to their | stubborn hearts,*
to follow their own | counsels.
Oh, that my people would lis- | ten to me,*
that Israel would walk | in my ways!
I would soon subdue their | enemies*
and turn by hand a- | gainst their foes.
Those who hate the LORD would | cringe toward him,*
and their fate would last for- | ever.
But he would feed you with the finest | of the wheat,*
and with honey from the rock I would sat- | isfy you.”
Glory be to the Father and | to the Son
and to the Holy | Spirit;
as it was in the be- | ginning,
is now, and will be forever. | Amen.
Readings from Holy Scripture:
(response after each reading)
Pastor:O Lord, have mercy on us.
People:Thanks be to God.
Old Testament: Genesis 6:1-8 Pew Bible Page 9
Epistle: Acts 7:9-17 Pew Bible Page 1701
Lent Responsory: LSB 230
Office Hymn: “Lord of Our Life” LSB 659
Sermon
CANTICLE
Magnificat:“My Soul Rejoices”LSB 933
PRAYER
Kyrie ~ Lord, Have Mercy:LSB 233
*Lord’s Prayer:LSB 957
*Collects:LSB 233
*Collect of the Day:
Pastor:O God,
People:whose glory it is always to have mercy, be gracious
to all who have gone astray from Your ways and
bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast
faith to embrace and hold fast the unchangeable
truth of Your Word; through Jesus Christ, Your Son,
our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the
Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
*Additional Collects:
Pastor:. . . one God, now and forever.
People:Amen.
*Benedicamus/Benediction: LSB 234
Closing Hymn: “In God, My Faithful God” LSB 745
Organ Postlude
PARTICIPATING:
Worship Leader/PreacherPastor Justin D. Kane
Organist11:00 amMr. Cyril Hasselbrook
6:30 pmMrs. Kolleen Hosford
Worship Elder11:00 amMr. Gene Brown
6:30 pmMr. Al Hosford
LENTEN III – Vespers
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
1024 West Eighth Street
Waterloo Iowa
319/235.6705
www.gracewaterloo.org
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