Worship Outline for Saturday, July 25, 2020

Gathering Music                     “Cross”fire Praise Band

Announcements

Community Song        Blessed Be Your Name           

Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful;

Where the streams of abundance flow,

Blessed be Your name.

Blessed be Your name when I’m found in the desert place;

When we walk through the wilderness,

Blessed be Your name.

Refrain:

Every blessing You pour out I’ll turn back to praise;

When the darkness closes in, Lord, still I will say…

Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name;

Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name.

Blessed be Your name when the sun’s shining down on me;

When the world’s all as it should be,

Blessed be Your name.

Blessed be Your name on the road marked with suffering;

Though there’s pain in the offering,

Blessed be Your name.  Refrain

You give and take away,

You give and take away,

My heart will choose to say,

“Lord, blessed by Your name”

Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your name;

Blessed be the name of the Lord, blessed be Your glorious name.

Greeting

The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

Community Song        Lord of All Hopefulness 

1. Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares can destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

2. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labors, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

3. Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

4. Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

Prayer

Children’s Message

Readings

                        1 Kings 3:5-12

                        Romans 8:26-39

Community Song        Give Us Clean Hands                 Sung through two times

Give us clean hands
Give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another
Give us clean hands
Give us pure hearts
Let us not lift our souls to another

And oh God let us be
A generation that seeks
Seeks your face
Oh God of Jacob
And oh God let us be
A generation that seeks
Seeks your face
Oh God of Jacob

Gospel             Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52

Message

Community Song        In Christ Alone

1. In Christ alone my hope is found

He is my light, my strength, my song

This cornerstone, this solid ground

Firm through the fiercest drought and storm

What heights of love, what depths of peace

When fears are stilled, when strivings cease

My comforter, my all-in-all

Here in the love of Christ I stand

2. In Christ alone who took on flesh

Fullness of God in helpless babe

This gift of love and righteousness

Scorned by the ones He came to save

'Til on that Cross, as Jesus died

The wrath of God was satisfied

For every sin on Him was laid

Here in the death of Christ I live

3.  There in the ground His body lay

Light of the world by darkness slain

Then bursting forth in glorious day

Up from the grave He rose again

And as He stands in victory

Sin's curse has lost its grip on me

For I am His and He is mine

Bought with the precious blood of Christ

4. No guilt in life, no fear in death

This is the power of Christ in me

From life's first cry to final breath

Jesus commands my destiny

No power of hell, no scheme of man

Can ever pluck me from His hand

'Til He returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I'll stand

'Til He returns or calls me home

Here in the power of Christ I stand

Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty; I believe He made the earth and heavens.

I believe in Jesus born of a virgin, I believe He is the Son of God.

I believe in Jesus as teacher and healer that his life was poor and simple.
I believe Jesus heals and forgives; that he was betrayed and rejected; that he fought the power of evil.

I believe that Jesus died, was buried and He rose to life again.

I believe He was taken to heaven; and He reigns at God’s right hand.

I believe Jesus will come back in glory, and will judge the dead and living.

I believe the holy life-giving Spirit is a gift of the Son and Father to us;

I believe the three are one and united.

I believe in the resurrection of the body and in an everlasting life. Amen

Prayers

Peace

Offering

  

Community Song        Jesus Loves Me      ELW # 595

1. Jesus loves me! this I know,
for the Bible tells me so;
little ones to him belong,
they are weak, but he is strong.

Refrain
Yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me,
yes, Jesus loves me,
the Bible tells me so.

2. Jesus loves me! he who died
heaven's gates to open wide;
he will wash away my sin,
let his little child come in. Refrain

3. Jesus loves me! he will stay
close beside me all the way;
when at last I come to die,
he will take me home on high. Refrain

Communion

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.   Amen.

Communion

When the pastor lifts the bread and says “This is the body of Christ given for you.” We will eat together. When the pastor lifts the wine and says, “This is the blood of Christ shed for you.” We will drink together.

Blessing

Community Song        Soon and Very Soon   ELW #439

           

1. Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King,

Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King,

Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

we’re goin' to see the King!

2. No more cryin' there we are goin' to see the King,

No more cryin' there we are goin' to see the King,

No more cryin' there we are goin' to see the King,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

we’re goin' to see the King!

3. No more dying there we are goin' to see the King,

No more dying there we are goin' to see the King,

No more dying there we are goin' to see the King,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

we’re goin' to see the King!

4. Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King,

Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King,

Soon and very soon we are goin' to see the King,

Hallelujah, Hallelujah,

we’re are goin' to see the King!

Dismissal

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The Rev. Timothy Muse,                                                            The Rev. Diana Thompson,

Lead Pastor                                                                                          Administrative Pastor

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church                 St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

                                                                                                                         Interim Pastor,

                                                                                     St. John’s Lutheran Church, Minerva

“Cross”Fire Praise Band

The Rev. Timothy  Muse, Vocals/Bass                            Cathy Brookes, Keyboard/Vocals

Greg Brookes, Drums                                                                           Diana Cullen, Vocals