St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, August 28, 2022
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Arioso (Organ, Piano Duet) J.S. Bach
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 Gather Us In #532 v. 1,4
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 SERMON
FIRST READING: Proverbs 25:6-7
6Do not put yourself forward in the
king’s presence
or stand
in the place of the great;
7for
it is better to be told, “Come up here,”
than to
be put lower in the presence of a noble.
PSALM: Psalm 112
1Hallelujah! Happy are they who fear the Lord and have great delight in God’s commandments!
2Their descendants will be
mighty | in the land; the generation of the upright | will
be blessed.
3Wealth
and riches will be | in their house, and their
righteousness will | last forever.
4Light
shines in the darkness | for the upright; the
righteous are merciful and full | of compassion.
5It
is good for them to be generous in lending and to manage their affairs with
justice.
6For
they will never be shaken; the righteous will be kept in everlasting
remembrance.
7They
will not be afraid of any | evil rumors; their heart is
steadfast, trusting | in the Lord.
8Their
heart is established and will not shrink, until they see their
desire upon their enemies.
9They
have given freely to the poor, and their righteousness stands | fast
forever;
they
will hold up their | head with honor.
10The
wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and | pine
away;
the
desires of the wick- | ed will perish.
SECOND READING: Hebrews 13:1-8, 15-16
1Let mutual love continue. 2Do not neglect to show
hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels
without knowing it. 3Remember
those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are
being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured. 4Let marriage be held in
honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge
fornicators and adulterers. 5Keep your lives free from the love of money, and
be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or
forsake you.” 6So we can
say with confidence,
“The Lord
is my helper; I will not be afraid.
What can
anyone do to me?”
7Remember your leaders,
those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of
life, and imitate their faith. 8Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and
forever. 15Through him,
then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit
of lips that confess his name. 16Do not neglect to do good and to share what you
have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Luke 14:1, 7-14
1On one occasion when Jesus was going to
the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were
watching him closely.
7When he noticed how the
guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable. 8“When you are invited by
someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case
someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host; 9and the host who invited
both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in
disgrace you would start to take the lowest place. 10But when you are
invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he
may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the
presence of all who sit at the table with you. 11For all who exalt
themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
12He said also to the one
who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your
friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may
invite you in return, and you would be repaid. 13But when you give a
banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind. 14And you will be blessed,
because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of
the righteous.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN As We Gather At Your
Table #522 vs. 1, 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 Intercession
PEACE
OFFERING
Special music
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 Great Is Thy Faithfulness #733
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN Congregation’s Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Deck Yourself, My Soul with Gladness Krapf
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