Service Outline for Sunday, September 25, 2022

St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Alliance, Ohio

Sunday, September 25, 2022

9:30 AM

 

PRELUDE              Praise the Almighty, My Soul                              Lind

Confession and Forgiveness

In the name of the Father, and of the  + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.

Most merciful God,

we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name.

Amen.

In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called 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          Rise Up. O Saints of God                            #669

  

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: Amos 6:1a, 4-7

^1aAlas for those who are at ease in Zion,

          and for those who feel secure on Mount Samaria,

⁴Alas for those who lie on beds of ivory, and lounge on their couches,

          and eat lambs from the flock, and calves from the stall;

⁵who sing idle songs to the sound of the harp,

          and like David improvise on instruments of music;

⁶who drink wine from bowls,

          and anoint themselves with the finest oils,

          but are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph!

⁷Therefore they shall now be the first to go into exile,

          and the revelry of the loungers shall pass away.

 

PSALM: Psalm 146

¹Hal- ^| lelujah! Praise the LORD, ^| O my soul!

²I will praise the LORD as long ^| as I live;

          I will sing praises to my God while I ^| have my being.

³Put not your ^| trust in rulers, in mortals in whom there ^| is no help.

⁴When they breathe their last, they re- ^| turn to earth,

          and in that day ^| their thoughts perish.   R

⁵Happy are they who have the God of Jacob ^| for their help,

          whose hope is in the ^| LORD their God;

⁶who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that ^| is in them;

          who keeps promis- ^| es forever;

⁷who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to ^| those who hunger.

          The LORD sets the ^| captive free.

⁸The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD lifts up those who ^| are bowed             down; the LORD ^| loves the righteous.

⁹The LORD cares ^| for the stranger; the LORD sustains the orphan and widow,

          but frustrates the way ^| of the wicked.

¹⁰The LORD shall ^| reign forever,

          your God, O Zion, throughout all generations. ^| Hallelujah!   R

 

SECOND READING: 1 Timothy 6:6-19

⁶Of course, there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment; ⁷for we brought nothing into the world, so that we can take nothing out of it; ⁸but if we have food and clothing, we will be content with these. ⁹But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. ¹⁰For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and in their eagerness to be rich some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.

          ¹¹But as for you, man of God, shun all this; pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, gentleness. ¹²Fight the good fight of the faith; take hold of the eternal life, to which you were called and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses. ¹³In the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who in his testimony before Pontius Pilate made the good confession, I charge you ¹⁴to keep the commandment without spot or blame until the manifestation of our Lord Jesus Christ, ¹⁵which he will bring about at the right time—he who is the blessed and only Sovereign, the King of kings and Lord of lords. ¹⁶It is he alone who has immortality and dwells in unapproachable light, whom no one has ever seen or can see; to him be honor and eternal dominion. Amen.

          ¹⁷As for those who in the present age are rich, command them not to be haughty, or to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but rather on God who richly provides us with everything for our enjoyment. ¹⁸They are to do good, to be rich in good works, generous, and ready to share, ¹⁹thus storing up for themselves the treasure of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of the life that really is life.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

GOSPEL: Luke 16:19-31

[Jesus said:] ¹⁹"There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. ²⁰And at his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, ²¹who longed to satisfy his hunger with what fell from the rich man's table; even the dogs would come and lick his sores. ²²The poor man died and was carried away by the angels to be with Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried. ²³In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. ²⁴He called out, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in agony in these flames.' ²⁵But Abraham said, 'Child, remember that during your lifetime you received your good things, and Lazarus in like manner evil things; but now he is comforted here, and you are in agony. ²⁶Besides all this, between you and us a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who might want to pass from here to you cannot do so, and no one can cross from there to us.' ²⁷He said, 'Then, father, I beg you to send him to my father's house—²⁸for I have five brothers—that he may warn them, so that they will not also come into this place of torment.' ²⁹Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.' ³⁰He said, 'No, father Abraham; but if someone goes to them from the dead, they will repent.' ³¹He said to him, 'If they do not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.'"

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

 SERMON

 HYMN                 Christ, Be Our Light              #715 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 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                                                Abide With Me                                            #629

 

Post communion proclamation

prayer

BLESSING

HYMN                          You Servants of God                                    #825

1         God, whose giving knows no ending, from your rich and endless store:

      nature's wonder, Jesus' wisdom, costly cross, grave's shattered door,

      gifted by you, we turn to you, off'ring up ourselves in praise; thankful song shall rise 

      forever, gracious donor of our days.

 

2   Skills and time are ours for pressing toward the goals of Christ, your Son:

     all at peace in health and freedom, races joined, the church made one.

     Now direct our daily labor, lest we strive for self alone; born with talents, make us servants fit to answer at your throne.

 

3   Treasure, too, you have entrusted, gain through pow'rs your grace conferred; ours to use for home and kindred, and to spread the gospel word.  Open wide our hands in sharing, as we heed Christ's ageless call, healing, teaching, and reclaiming, serving you by loving all.

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE                                     Allegro                                                        Scarllati

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