St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, September 3, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE I Have Decided to Follow Jesus arr. Walters
Blessed be God, the one who forms us, ☩ Jesus
who bears the cross,
the Spirit who makes our joy complete.
Amen.
Let us bow before God in humility, confessing our sin.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Steadfast and faithful God, you have revealed the ways of justice, yet we fail to follow you.
We are overwhelmed by the world’s violence and
suffering. We are afraid to risk what we have for the sake of others. For the
harm we have caused, known and unknown, forgive us. For the unjust demands we
place on others and your creation, forgive us. For the ways we turn away from
you and our neighbor, forgive us. Lead us back to you and set us on the right
path; in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior.
Amen.
Beloved in Christ, God’s justice stretches beyond all understanding. God’s compassion is beyond compare. In Jesus, God is always making a new way for us. In ☩ Christ, you are already and always forgiven.
Amen.
HYMN Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty #533
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: Jeremiah 15:15-21
15O Lord,
you know; remember me and visit me, and bring down retribution for me on my
persecutors. In your forbearance do not take me away; know that on your account
I suffer insult. 16Your words
were found, and I ate them, and your words became to me a joy and the delight
of my heart; for I am called by your name, O Lord, God of hosts. 17I did not sit in the company of merrymakers, nor
did I rejoice; under the weight of your hand I sat alone, for you had filled me
with indignation. 18Why is my
pain unceasing, my wound incurable, refusing to be healed? Truly, you are to me
like a deceitful brook, like waters that fail. 19Therefore thus says
the Lord: If you turn back, I
will take you back, and you shall stand before me. If you utter what is
precious, and not what is worthless, you shall serve as my mouth. It is they
who will turn to you, not you who will turn to them. 20And I will make you to
this people a fortified wall of bronze; they will fight against you, but they
shall not prevail over you, for I am with you
to save you and deliver you, says the Lord.
21I will deliver you out of
the hand of the wicked, and redeem you from the grasp of the ruthless.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 26:1-8
1Give judgment for me, O Lord, for I have lived | with integrity; I
have trusted in the Lord and | have not faltered.
2Test me, O | Lord, and try me; examine my
heart | and my mind.
3For your steadfast love
is before my eyes; I have walked faithfully with you.
4I have not sat | with the worthless,
nor do I consort with | the deceitful.
5I have hated the company
of | evildoers; I will not sit down | with the wicked.
6I will wash my hands in
innocence, O Lord, that I may
go in procession | round your altar,
7singing aloud a
song | of thanksgiving and recounting all your wonderful deeds.
8Lord, I love the house
in | which you dwell and the place where your glory abides.
Second Reading: Romans 12:9-21
9Let love be
genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; 10love one another with
mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honor. 11Do not lag in zeal, be
ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. 12Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering,
persevere in prayer. 13Contribute to
the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. 14Bless those who persecute
you; bless and do not curse them. 15Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those
who weep. 16Live in
harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do
not claim to be wiser than you are. 17Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but
take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. 18If it is possible, so far
as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. 19Beloved, never avenge
yourselves, but leave room for the wrath of God; for it is written, “Vengeance
is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.” 20No, “if your enemies are hungry, feed
them; if they are thirsty, give them something to drink; for by doing this you
will heap burning coals on their heads.” 21Do not be overcome by
evil, but overcome evil with good.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Matthew 16:21-28
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the
16th chapter. Glory to you O Lord
21From that
time on, [after Peter confessed that Jesus was the Messiah,] Jesus
began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and undergo great
suffering at the hands of the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be
killed, and on the third day be raised. 22And Peter took him aside
and began to rebuke him, saying, “God forbid it, Lord! This must never happen
to you.” 23But he turned
and said to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me; for
you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.” 24Then Jesus told his
disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and
take up their cross and follow me. 25For those who want to save their life will
lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it. 26For what will it profit
them if they gain the whole world but forfeit their life? Or what will they
give in return for their life? 27“For the Son of Man is to come with his angels
in the glory of his Father, and then he will repay everyone for what has been
done. 28Truly I tell
you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the
Son of Man coming in his kingdom.”
The Gospel
of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Jesus, Still Lead On #624
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
For the Beauty of the Earth #879
PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations W. Kerr
Liturgy and hymns
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