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.
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
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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