Saturday, July 4, 2020

Worship outline for Sunday July 5, 2020.


CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, whose steadfast love is everlasting, whose faithfulness endures from generation to generation.
Amen.

Trusting in the mercy of God, let us confess our sin.

Silence is kept for reflection.
Reconciling God,
we confess that we do not trust your abundance, and we deny your presence in our lives. We place our hope in ourselves and rely on our own efforts. We fail to believe that you provide enough for all. We abuse your good creation for our own benefit. We fear difference and do not welcome others as you have welcomed us. We sin in thought, word, and deed. By your grace, forgive us; through your love, renew us; and in your Spirit, lead us; so that we may live and serve you in newness of life. Amen.

Beloved of God, by the radical abundance of divine mercy we have peace with God through + Christ Jesus, through whom we have obtained grace upon grace. Our sins are forgiven.
Let us live now in hope. For hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.
Amen.

  




HYMN:          Let the Whole Creation Cry  #876





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

PRAYER OF THE DAY
You are great, O God, and greatly to be praised. You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Grant that we may believe in you, call upon you, know you, and serve you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.

Children's message

FIRST READING: Zechariah 9:9-12

9Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
  Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
 Lo, your king comes to you;
  triumphant and victorious is he,
 humble and riding on a donkey,
  on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
10He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
  and the war-horse from Jerusalem;
 and the battle bow shall be cut off,
  and he shall command peace to the nations;
 his dominion shall be from sea to sea,
  and from the River to the ends of the earth.
11As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
  I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
12Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
  today I declare that I will restore to you double.

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 145:8-14

8The Lord is gracious and full | of compassion,
 slow to anger and abounding in | steadfast love.
9Lord, you are | good to all,
and your compassion is over | all your works. R
10All your works shall praise | you, O Lord,
 and your faithful | ones shall bless you.
11They shall tell of the glory | of your kingdom
and speak | of your power,
12that all people may know | of your power
 and the glorious splendor | of your kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures through- | out all ages.
You, Lord, are faithful in all your words, and loving in | all your works.
14The Lord upholds all | those who fall
 and lifts up those who | are bowed down. R

SECOND READING: Romans 7:15-25a

15I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. 17But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. 19For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. 20Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.
21So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. 22For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, 23but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25aThanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

The Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30
The Holy Gospel, according to St. Matthew, the 11th Chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord.

[Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] 16“To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,
17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
  we wailed, and you did not mourn.’
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
25At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; 26yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
28“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON


HYMN: ELW                           What a Friend We Have in Jesus                                         #742


1    What a friend we have in Jesus,
      all our sins and griefs to bear!
      What a privilege to carry
      ev'rything to God in prayer!
      Oh, what peace we often forfeit;
      oh, what needless pain we bear--
      all because we do not carry
      ev'rything to God in prayer!
     
2    Have we trials and temptations?
      Is there trouble anywhere?
      We should never be discouraged--
      take it to the Lord in prayer.
      Can we find a friend so faithful
      who will all our sorrows share?
      Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness--
      take it to the Lord in prayer.

3    Are we weak and heavy-laden,
      cumbered with a load of care?
      Precious Savior, still our refuge--
      take it to the Lord in prayer.
      Do your friends despise, forsake you?
      Take it to the Lord in prayer.
      In his arms he'll take and shield you;
      you will find a solace there.

Text: Joseph Scriven, 1820-1886


 APOSTLES CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God's 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 to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting.   Amen

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

PEACE

OFFERING

COMMUNION PRAYER
Please be sure to have the wafer or bread if you choose laid out in front of you.  As well is you have wine or juice present that it is also in front of you during the communion liturgy.  Once the liturgy is complete, I will say, "The Body of Christ given for you."  We will then eat together.  The same for the drink. 


LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth 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; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen

DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION

BLESSING

HYMN:                                      O Beautiful for Spacious Skies                                            #888
     

1    O beautiful for spacious skies,
      for amber waves of grain,
      for purple mountain majesties
      above the fruited plain:
      America! America!
      God shed his grace on thee,
      and crown thy good with brotherhood
      from sea to shining sea.

2    O beautiful for heroes proved
      in liberating strife,
      who more than self their country loved,
      and mercy more than life:
      America! America!
      May God thy gold refine,
      till all success be nobleness,
      and ev'ry gain divine.

3    O beautiful for patriot dream
      that sees beyond the years
      thine alabaster cities gleam,
      undimmed by human tears:
      America! America!
      God mend thine ev'ry flaw,
      confirm thy soul in self-control,
      thy liberty in law.

Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929

  



DISMISSAL

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