St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, February 19, 2023
9:30 AM
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the
Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Blessed be the holy
Trinity, ☩ one God,
who makes all things
new,
whose mercy endures
forever.
Amen.
Trusting in God’s mercy, let us confess our sin.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Holy One, source of our renewal,
we confess that we are
wrapped up in sin,
and cannot free
ourselves.
We have not practiced
your righteousness.
Our hearts have turned
away from you.
For the sake of the
world you so love,
forgive us,
that we may be
reconciled to one another
for the glory of your
holy name.
Amen.
Thus says our God:
“The former things have
come to pass
and new things I now
declare.”
God’s mercy makes us
new.
We are forgiven in the
name of ☩ Christ our Savior.
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
FIRST READING: EXODUS 24:12-18
12The Lord said
to Moses, “Come up to me on the mountain, and wait there; and I will give you
the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written
for their instruction.” 13So Moses set out with his assistant Joshua, and
Moses went up into the mountain of God. 14To the elders he had
said, “Wait here for us, until we come to you again; for Aaron and Hur are with
you; whoever has a dispute may go to them.”
15Then Moses went up on
the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. 16The glory of the Lord settled on Mount Sinai, and
the cloud covered it for six days; on the seventh day he called to Moses out of
the cloud. 17Now the
appearance of the glory of the Lord was
like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of
Israel. 18Moses
entered the cloud, and went up on the mountain. Moses was on the mountain for
forty days and forty nights.
PSALM: PSALM 2
1Why are the nations | in an uproar? Why
do the peoples mutter | empty threats?
2Why do the kings of the
earth rise up in revolt, and the princes | plot together,
against the Lord and against the | Lord’s anointed?
3“Let us break
their | yoke,” they say; “let us cast off their | bonds from us.”
4God whose throne is in
heaven is laughing; the Lord holds
them | in derision.
5Then in wrath God | speaks to them,
and in rage fills | them with terror.
6“As for me, I have
anoint- | ed my king upon Zion, my | holy mountain.”
7Let me announce the
decree | of the Lord, who
said to me, “You are my son; this day have I begotten
you.
8Ask of me, and I will
give you the nations for | your inheritance and the ends of
the earth for | your
possession.
9You shall crush them
with an | iron rod and shatter them like a | piece of pottery.”
10And now, you | kings, be wise; be
warned, you rulers | of the earth.
11Submit to the | Lord with fear, and
with trembling | bow in worship;
12lest the Lord be angry, and you perish in a
sudden | blaze of wrath. Happy are all who take
refuge in God!
SECOND READING: 2 PETER 1:16-21
16For we did
not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and
coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we had been eyewitnesses of his
majesty. 17For he received
honor and glory from God the Father when that voice was conveyed to him by the
Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, my Beloved, with whom I am well
pleased.” 18We ourselves
heard this voice come from heaven, while we were with him on the holy mountain.
19So we have the prophetic
message more fully confirmed. You will do well to be attentive to this as to a
lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in
your hearts. 20First of all
you must understand this, that no prophecy of scripture is a matter of one’s
own interpretation, 21because no
prophecy ever came by human will, but men and women moved by the Holy Spirit
spoke from God.
GOSPEL: MATTHEW 17:1-9
1Jesus took
with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain,
by themselves. 2And he was
transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes
became dazzling white. 3Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and
Elijah, talking with him. 4Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for
us to be here; if you wish, I will make three dwellings here, one for you, one
for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright
cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, the
Beloved; with him I am well pleased; listen to him!” 6When the disciples heard
this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear. 7But Jesus came and
touched them, saying, “Get up and do not be afraid.” 8And when they looked up,
they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.
9As they were coming down
the mountain, Jesus ordered them, “Tell no one about the vision until after the
Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
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
Thanksgiving for the word
For your Word of Life, O God, we give you thanks and praise.
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
BLESSING
DISMISSAL
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