Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
Blessed be
the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who
creates, redeems, and sustains us and all of creation.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Faithful
God,
have mercy
on us. We confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We turn
from your loving embrace and go our own ways. We pass judgment on one another before
examining ourselves. We place our own needs before those of our neighbors. We keep your gift of salvation to
ourselves. Make us humble, cast away our transgressions, and turn us again to
life in you through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
God hears
the cries of all who call out in need, and through his death and resurrection, Christ
has made us his own. Hear the truth that God proclaims: Your sins are forgiven
in the name of ☩ Jesus
Christ. Led by the Holy Spirit, live in freedom and newness to do God’s work in
the world.
Amen.
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.
kyrie
Hymn of Praise
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST
READING: Jeremiah 31:31-34
31The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will
make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32It
will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them
by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke,
though I was their husband, says the LORD. 33But this is the
covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the
LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I
will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34No longer shall
they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the LORD," for
they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD;
for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
1God is our ref- | uge and strength,
a very present | help in trouble.
2Therefore we will not fear, though the |
earth be moved,
and though the mountains shake in the depths |
of the sea;
3though its waters | rage and foam,
and though the mountains tremble | with its
tumult.
4There is a river whose streams make glad the cit- |
y of God,
the holy habitation of | the Most High.
5God is in the midst of the city; it shall |
not be shaken;
God shall help it at the | break of day.
6The nations rage, and the | kingdoms shake;
God speaks, and the earth | melts away.
7The LORD of | hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob | is our stronghold.
8Come now, regard the works | of the LORD,
what desolations God has brought up- | on the
earth;
9behold the one who makes war to cease in |
all the world;
who breaks the bow, and shatters the spear,
and burns the | shields with fire.
10"Be still, then, and know that | I am
God;
I will be exalted among the nations;
I will be exalted | in the earth."
11The LORD of | hosts is with us;
the God of Jacob | is our stronghold.
SECOND
READING: Romans 3:19-28
19Now we know that whatever the law says, it speaks to
those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced, and the whole
world may be held accountable to God. 20For "no human being
will be justified in his sight" by deeds prescribed by the law, for
through the law comes the knowledge of sin. 21But now, apart from
law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed, and is attested by the law
and the prophets, 22the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus
Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, 23since all
have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; 24they are now
justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ
Jesus, 25whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his
blood, effective through faith. He did this to show his righteousness, because
in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; 26it
was to prove at the present time that he himself is righteous and that he
justifies the one who has faith in Jesus. 27Then what becomes of
boasting? It is excluded. By what law? By that of works? No, but by the law of
faith. 28For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from
works prescribed by the law.
GOSPEL: John 8:31-36
Glory to you, O Lord.
31Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him,
"If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples; 32and
you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." 33They
answered him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to
anyone. What do you mean by saying, 'You will be made free'?" 34Jesus
answered them, "Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a
slave to sin. 35The slave does not have a permanent place in the
household; the son has a place there forever. 36So if the Son makes
you free, you will be free indeed."
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN #779
v. 1,3,4
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
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 #v. 1,4
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word Leupold
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