Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Blessed
Assurance R. Hobby
Confession and
Forgiveness
All may make the sign of
the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
whose steadfast love endures forever.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Merciful God,
we confess that we have not followed your path
but have chosen our own way.
Instead of putting others before ourselves,
we long to take the best seats at the table.
When met by those in need,
we have too often passed by on the other side.
Set us again on the path of life.
Save us from ourselves
and free us to love our neighbors.
Amen.
Hear the good news!
God does not deal with us according to our sins
but delights in granting pardon and mercy.
In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are
forgiven.
You are free to love as God loves.
Amen.
HYMN Oh
for a Thousand Tongues to Sing #886
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
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Hymn
of Praise
prayer of the day
children’s message
FIRST READING: Isaiah 65:1-9
1I was ready to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not seek me.
I said, "Here I am,
here I am,"to a nation that did not call on my name. 2I held
out my hands all day long
to a rebellious people, who
walk in a way that is not good, following their own devices; 3a
people who provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and
offering incense on bricks; 4who sit inside tombs, and spend the
night in secret places; who eat swine's flesh, with broth of abominable things
in their vessels;
5who say, "Keep to yourself, do not come near me, for I am too holy for
you."These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all day
long. 6See, it is written before me: I will not keep silent, but I
will repay; I will indeed repay into their laps 7their iniquities
and their ancestors' iniquities together, says the LORD; because they offered
incense on the mountains and reviled me on the hills, I will measure into their
laps full payment for their actions. 8Thus says the LORD: As the
wine is found in the cluster, and they
say, "Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,"so I will do
for my servants' sake, and not destroy them all. 9I will bring forth
descendants from Jacob, and from Judah inheritors of my mountains; my chosen
shall inherit it, and my servants shall settle there.
PSALM: Psalm 22:19-28
19But you, O LORD, be not | far away; O my
help, hasten | to my aid.
20Deliver me | from the sword, my life from
the power | of the dog.
21Save me from the | lion's mouth! From the
horns of wild bulls you have | rescued me.
22I will declare your name | to my people; in the midst
of the assembly | I will praise you.
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 hid- | den 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!
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.
SECOND
READING: Galatians
3:23-29
23Now before faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be revealed. 24Therefore the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be justified by faith. 25But now that faith has come, we are no longer subject to a disciplinarian, 26for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith. 27As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham's offspring, heirs according to the promise.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Luke 8:26-39
26Then [Jesus and his disciples] arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. 27As he stepped out on land, a man of the city who had demons met him. For a long time he had worn no clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the tombs. 28When he saw Jesus, he fell down before him and shouted at the top of his voice, "What have you to do with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me"— 29for Jesus had commanded the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him; he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) 30Jesus then asked him, "What is your name?" He said, "Legion"; for many demons had entered him. 31They begged him not to order them to go back into the abyss.
32Now there on the hillside a large herd of
swine was feeding; and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he
gave them permission. 33Then the demons came out of the man and
entered the swine, and the herd rushed down the steep bank into the lake and
was drowned.
34When the swineherds saw what had happened,
they ran off and told it in the city and in the country. 35Then
people came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they
found the man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus,
clothed and in his right mind. And they were afraid. 36Those who had
seen it told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed.
37Then all the people of the surrounding country of the Gerasenes
asked Jesus to leave them; for they were seized with great fear. So he got into
the boat and returned. 38The man from whom the demons had gone
begged that he might be with him; but Jesus sent him away, saying, 39Return
to your home, and declare how much God has done for you. So he went away, proclaiming
throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN God
of Grace God of Glory #705
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 Intercession
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
Hymn Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee #836
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN Congregation’s Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE In Christ There is No East or West T. Shaw
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