St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, June 11, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy David Lasky
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
Morning Has Broken #556
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
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHIldren’s Sermon
First Reading: Hosea 5:15--6:6
15I will return again to my place until they acknowledge their guilt and seek my face.
In their distress they will beg my favor: 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he
will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up. 2After two days he will
revive us; on the third day he will raise us up, that we may live before him.
3Let us know, let us press
on to know the Lord; his
appearing is as sure as the dawn;
he will come to us like the showers, like the spring rains that water the
earth.” 4What shall I do with you,
O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? Your love is like a
morning cloud, like the dew that goes away early. 5Therefore I have hewn
them by the prophets, I have killed them by the words of my mouth, and my
judgment goes forth as the light. 6For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 50:7-15
7“Listen, my people, and I will speak: Israel, I
will bear wit- | ness against you;
for I am | God, your God.
8I do not accuse you
because | of your sacrifices; your burnt offerings are always before me.
9I will not accept a
calf | from your stalls, nor goats | from your pens;
10for all the wild animals
of the forest are mine, the cattle on a | thousand
hills.
11I know every bird | of the mountains,
and the creatures of the | fields are mine.
12If I were hungry, I | would not tell you,
for the whole world is mine and all | that is in it.
13Do you think I eat
the | flesh of bulls, or drink the | blood of goats? 14Offer to God a sacrifice | of thanksgiving and
make good your vows to | the Most High. 15Call upon me in the | day of trouble; I
will deliver you, and you shall | honor me.
Second Reading: Romans 4:13-25
13The 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.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the
9th chapter. Glory to you O Lord
9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called
Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got
up and followed him.
10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax
collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they said to his
disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12But when he heard this, he said, “Those who are
well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. 13Go and learn what this means, ‘I desire mercy, not
sacrifice.’ For I have come to call not the righteous but sinners.”
18While he was saying these things to them, suddenly
a leader of the synagogue came in and knelt before him, saying, “My daughter
has just died; but come and lay your hand on her, and she will live.” 19And Jesus got up and followed him, with his
disciples. 20Then suddenly a woman who had been suffering from
hemorrhages for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his
cloak, 21for she said to herself, “If I only touch his
cloak, I will be made well.” 22Jesus turned, and seeing her he said, “Take heart,
daughter; your faith has made you well.” And instantly the woman was made well. 23When Jesus came to the leader’s house and saw the
flute players and the crowd making a commotion, 24he said, “Go away; for the girl is not dead but
sleeping.” And they laughed at him. 25But when the crowd had been put outside, he went
in and took her by the hand, and the girl got up. 26And the report of this spread throughout that
district.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Have No Fear, Little Flock #764
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
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
PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Postlude in C Major J.S Bach
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