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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE O
God, My Faithful God Hildebrand
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy
Trinity, + one God, who brings us safely through the sea, who gives us water
from the rock, who leads us into the land of milk and honey.
Amen.
Silence is kept for
reflection.
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For self-centered
living, and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For longing to have
what is not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For misuse of human
relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For jealousies that
divide families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For reluctance in
sharing the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For hurtful words that
condemn, and for angry deeds that harm:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For idleness in
witnessing to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
Accomplish in us, O
God, the work of your salvation,
that we may show
forth your glory in the world.
By the cross and
passion of your Son, our Savior,
bring us with all
your saints to the joy of his resurrection.
In
the mercy of almighty God, our Lord Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and
for his sake, God forgives us all our sin.
As a call and ordained minister of the church of Christ and by his
authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins,
in the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
HYMN How
Firm a Foundation #796 v. 1,3
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
Children's message
FIRST READING: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16
1When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. 2And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous." 3Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, 4"As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 5No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. 6I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. 7I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you. 15God said to Abraham, "As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. 16I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her."
PSALM: Psalm 22:23-31
23You who fear the LORD, give praise! All you of Jacob's | line, give glory.
Stand in awe of the LORD, all you off- |
spring of Israel.
24For the LORD does not despise nor abhor the poor in
their poverty;
neither is the LORD's
face | hidden from them;
but when they cry out, | the LORD hears
them.
25From you comes my praise in the | great
assembly;
I will perform my vows in the sight of those who |
fear the LORD.
26The poor shall eat | and be satisfied,
Let those who seek the LORD give praise!
May your hearts | live forever! R
27All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn |
to the LORD;
all the families of nations shall bow | before
God.
28For dominion belongs | to the LORD,
who rules o- | ver the nations.
29Indeed, all who sleep in the earth shall bow |
down in worship;
all who go down to the dust, though they be dead,
shall kneel be- | fore the LORD.
30Their descendants shall | serve the LORD,
whom they shall proclaim to genera- | tions
to come.
31They shall proclaim God's deliverance to a people |
yet unborn,
saying to them, "The | LORD has
acted!" R
SECOND READING: Romans 4:13-25
13For the promise that he would inherit the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law but through the righteousness of faith. 14If it is the adherents of the law who are to be the heirs, faith is null and the promise is void. 15For the law brings wrath; but where there is no law, neither is there violation.
16For this reason it depends on faith, in
order that the promise may rest on grace and be guaranteed to all his
descendants, not only to the adherents of the law but also to those who share
the faith of Abraham (for he is the father of all of us, 17as it is
written, "I have made you the father of many nations")—in the
presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and calls
into existence the things that do not exist. 18Hoping against hope,
he believed that he would become "the father of many nations,"
according to what was said, "So numerous shall your descendants be." 19He
did not weaken in faith when he considered his own body, which was already as
good as dead (for he was about a hundred years old), or when he considered the
barrenness of Sarah's womb. 20No distrust made him waver concerning
the promise of God, but he grew strong in his faith as he gave glory to God, 21being
fully convinced that God was able to do what he had promised. 22Therefore
his faith "was reckoned to him as righteousness." 23Now
the words, "it was reckoned to him," were written not for his sake alone,
24but for ours also. It will be reckoned to us who believe in him
who raised Jesus our Lord from the dead, 25who was handed over to
death for our trespasses and was raised for our justification.
GOSPEL: Mark 8:31-38
31[Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things."
34He called the crowd with his disciples, and
said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny
themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For those who
want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my
sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36For what will
it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 37Indeed,
what can they give in return for their life? 38Those who are ashamed
of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son
of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the
holy angels."
Praise to
you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN My Faith Looks Up to Thee #759 v. 1,2,3
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 When I Survey the Wondrous Cross #803 v. 1,2,4
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake Haase
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