Service Outline for Sunday, March 3, 2024

                                                     St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Alliance, Ohio

Sunday, March 3, 2024

9:30 AM

PRELUDE                       These Are the Holy Ten Commandments                   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,

who writes the law on our hearts,

who draws all people together through Jesus.

Amen.

Held in God’s mercy, let us confess our sin

in the presence of God and of one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God,

we confess that we are caught in snares of sin

and cannot break free.

We hoard resources while our neighbors

are hungry and cold.

We speak in ways that silence others.

We are silent when we should speak up.

We keep score in our hearts.

We let hurts grow into hatred.

For all these things and for sins only you know,

forgive us, Lord.

Amen.

Here is a flood of grace:

Out of love for the whole world,

God draws near to us,

breaks every snare of sin,

washes away our wrongs,

and restores the promise of life through  Jesus Christ.

Amen.

HYMN          When I Survey the Wondrous Cross                        #803

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: Exodus 20:1-17

¹God spoke all these words:  ²I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; ³you shall have no other gods before me.⁴You shall not make for yourself an idol, whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. ⁵You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth generation of those who reject me, ⁶but showing steadfast love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
 ⁷You shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. ⁸Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy. ⁹Six days you shall labor and do all your work. ¹⁰But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock, or the alien resident in your towns. ¹¹For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it.¹²Honor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. ¹³You shall not murder. ¹⁴You shall not commit adultery. ¹⁵You shall not steal. ¹⁶You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. ¹⁷You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God. 

Psalm: Psalm 19

¹The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims its ^| maker’s

handiwork.
²One day tells its tale ^| to another, and one night imparts knowledge ^| to

another.                                                                                       

³Although they have no ^| words or language, and their voices ^| are not heard,
⁴their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends ^| of the

world, where God has pitched a tent ^| for the sun.
⁵It comes forth like a bridegroom out ^| of his chamber;
  it rejoices like a champion to ^| run its course.
⁶It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens and runs about to the end

of ^| it again; nothing is hidden from its ^| burning heat. 

⁷The teaching of the Lord is perfect and revives the soul;
  the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom to ^| the simple.
⁸The statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the heart;
  the commandment of the Lord is clear and gives light ^| to the eyes.
⁹The fear of the Lord is clean and endures forever;
  the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous ^| altogether.
¹⁰More to be desired are they than gold, more than ^| much fine gold,
  sweeter far than honey, than honey ^| in the comb. 
¹¹By them also is your servant enlightened,
  and in keeping them there is ^| great reward.
¹²Who can detect one’s ^| own offenses? Cleanse me from my ^| secret faults.
¹³Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get

dominion ^| over me; then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a ^| great

offense.                                                                                                                 

¹⁴Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable ^| in

your sight, O Lord, my strength and ^| my redeemer. 

   

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25

¹⁸The message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. ¹⁹For it is written,
 “I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
  and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.”
²⁰Where is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? ²¹For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided, through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. ²²For Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, ²³but we proclaim Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, ²⁴but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. ²⁵For God’s foolishness is wiser than human wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Gospel: John 2:13-22

The Holy Gospel, according to Saint John, the 2nd chapter.  Glory to you, O Lord. 

³The Passover of the Jews was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. ¹⁴In the temple he found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at their tables. ¹⁵Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. ¹⁶He told those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making my Father’s house a marketplace!” ¹⁷His disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” ¹⁸The Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” ¹⁹Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” ²⁰The Jews then said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three days?” ²¹But he was speaking of the temple of his body. ²²After he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

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

SERMON

HYMN                       Canticle of the Turning                              #723

 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               How Great Thou Art                                      #856

 

PRAYER, BLESSING

HYMN                 God of Grace and God of Glory                           #705

 

DISMISSAL 

POSTLUDE                     To God Be the Glory                    Robert Powell

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Service Outline for Sunday, February 25, 2024

                                                 St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Alliance, Ohio

Sunday, February 25, 2024

9:30 AM

 

PRELUDE                          Have Thine Own Way, Lord                    Lani Smith

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,

who writes the law on our hearts,

who draws all people together through Jesus.

Amen.

Held in God’s mercy, let us confess our sin

in the presence of God and of one another.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God,

we confess that we are caught in snares of sin

and cannot break free.

We hoard resources while our neighbors

are hungry and cold.

We speak in ways that silence others.

We are silent when we should speak up.

We keep score in our hearts.

We let hurts grow into hatred.

For all these things and for sins only you know,

forgive us, Lord.

Amen.

Here is a flood of grace:

Out of love for the whole world,

God draws near to us,

breaks every snare of sin,

washes away our wrongs,

and restores the promise of life through  Jesus Christ.

Amen.

 

HYMN                 How Firm a Foundation                        #796

  

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: Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16

¹When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “I am God Almighty; walk before me, and be blameless. ²And I will make my covenant between me and you, and will make you exceedingly numerous.” ³Then Abram fell on his face; and God said to him, ⁴“As for me, this is my covenant with you: You shall be the ancestor of a multitude of nations. ⁵No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham; for I have made you the ancestor of a multitude of nations. ⁶I will make you exceedingly fruitful; and I will make nations of you, and kings shall come from you. ⁷I will establish my covenant between me and you, and your offspring after you throughout their generations, for an everlasting covenant, to be God to you and to your offspring after you.”
 ¹⁵God said to Abraham, “As for Sarai your wife, you shall not call her Sarai, but Sarah shall be her name. ¹⁶I will bless her, and moreover I will give you a son by her. I will bless her, and she shall give rise to nations; kings of peoples shall come from her.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God. 

 

Psalm: Psalm 22:23-31

²³You who fear the Lord, give praise! All you of Jacob’s ^| line, give glory.
  Stand in awe of the Lord, all you offspring of Israel.
²⁴For the Lord does not despise nor abhor the poor in their poverty; neither is

the Lord’s face hidden from them; but when they cry out, ^| the Lord hears them.
²⁵From you comes my praise in the ^| great assembly;
  I will perform my vows in the sight of those who ^| fear the Lord.
²⁶The poor shall eat ^| and be satisfied,
  Let those who seek the Lord give praise! May your hearts ^| live forever! 
²⁷All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn ^| to the Lord;
  all the families of nations shall bow ^| before God.
²⁸For dominion belongs ^| to the Lord, who rules over the nations.
²⁹Indeed, all who sleep in the earth shall bow ^| down in worship;
  all who go down to the dust, though they be dead, shall kneel be- ^| fore the Lord.
³⁰Their descendants shall ^| serve the Lord,
  whom they shall proclaim to generations to come.
³¹They shall proclaim God’s deliverance to a people ^| yet unborn,
  saying to them, “The ^| Lord has acted!” 

 

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: Mark 8:31-38

The Holy Gospel, according to Saint Mark, the 8th chapter.  Glory to you, O Lord.                 

 ³¹[Jesus] began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.³²He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. ³³But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on divine things but on human things.” ³⁴He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. ³⁵For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. ³⁶For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? ³⁷Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? ³⁸Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”

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

SERMON

HYMN                       All My Hope on God is Founded                          #757

1         All my hope on God is founded

            who will all my trust renew,

            who through change and chance

will guide me,

            only good and only true.

            God unknown, God alone,

            call my heart to be thine own.

 

2          Mortal pride and earthly glory,

            sword and crown betray our trust;

            what with care and toil we fashion,

            tow'r and temple, fall to dust.

            But thy pow'r, hour by hour,

            is my temple and my tow'r.

 

 3          Great thy goodness, e'er enduring;

            deep thy wisdom, passing thought;

            splendor, light, and life attend thee,

            beauty springing out of naught.

            Evermore from thy store

            newborn worlds rise and adore.

 

4          Still from earth to God eternal

            sacrifice of praise be done,

            high above all praises praising

            for the gift of God's own Son.

            Christ doth call one and all:

            ye who follow shall not fall.

 

Text: Joachim Neander, 1650-1680; para. Robert Bridges, 1844-1930, alt.

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                   Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross                     #335

PRAYER, BLESSING

 

HYMN                    Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus                         #802

 

DISMISSAL 

 

POSTLUDE                                              Rigaudon                                            David Hegarty

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