Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Jesus Calls Us” W. Jude/ arr. K. Medema
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 Lead On, King Eternal #805
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.
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:15-16, 19-21
15 Then the Lord said to [Elijah], “Go, return on your way to
the wilderness of Damascus; when
you arrive, you shall anoint Hazael as king over Aram. 16 Also you shall anoint
Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel, and you shall anoint Elisha son of
Shaphat of Abel-meholah as prophet in your place. 19 So he set out from there and found Elisha son
of Shaphat, who was plowing. There were twelve yoke of oxen ahead of him, and
he was with the twelfth. Elijah passed by him and threw his mantle over
him. 20 He left the
oxen, ran after Elijah, and said, “Let me kiss my father and my mother, and
then I will follow you.” Then Elijah said to him, “Go back again, for what have
I done to you?” 21 He returned
from following him, took the yoke of oxen, and slaughtered them; using the
equipment from the oxen, he boiled their flesh and gave it to the people, and
they ate. Then he set out and followed Elijah and became his servant. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to
God
Psalm 16
1 Protect me, O God, for I take refuge in you;
I have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord, my good above all other.”
2 All my delight is in
the godly that are | in the land,
upon those who are noble among the people.
3 But those who run
after | other gods shall have their troubles | multiplied.
4 I will not pour out
drink offerings | to such gods,
never take their names upon my lips.
5 O Lord, you are my portion | and my cup; it is
you who uphold my lot.
6 My boundaries enclose
a | pleasant land; indeed, I have a | rich inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who | gives me counsel;
my heart teaches me night | after night.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
because God is at my right hand, I shall | not be
shaken.
9 My heart, therefore, is
glad, and my spirit rejoices; my body also shall | rest in hope.
10 For you will not
abandon me | to the grave, nor let your holy one | see the pit.
11 You will show me
the | path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy,
and in your right hand are pleasures
forevermore.
Second Reading: Galatians 5:1, 13-25
1 For freedom
Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not submit again to a
yoke of slavery. 13 For you were
called to freedom, brothers and sisters, only do not use your freedom as an
opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become enslaved to one
another. 14 For the
whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor
as yourself.” 15 If, however,
you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one
another. 16 Live by the
Spirit, I say, and do not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17 For what the flesh
desires is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit desires is opposed to the
flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to prevent you from doing what you
want. 18 But if you
are led by the Spirit, you are not subject to the law. 19 Now the works of the
flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,
impurity, debauchery, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy,
anger, quarrels, dissensions,
factions, 21 envy,
drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, as I warned you before: those
who do such things will not inherit the
kingdom of God. 22 By contrast,
the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, and
self-control. There is no law against such things. 24 And those who belong to
Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 If we live by the
Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 9:51-62
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 9th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
51 When the
days drew near for [Jesus] to be taken up, he set his face to go to
Jerusalem. 52 And he sent
messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans
to prepare for his arrival, 53 but they did not receive him because his face
was set toward Jerusalem. 54 When his disciples James and John saw this,
they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and
consume them?” 55 But he
turned and rebuked them. 56 Then they went on to another village.
57 As they were going along
the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 And Jesus said to him,
“Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has
nowhere to lay his head.” 59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said,
“Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” 60 And Jesus said to him,
“Let the dead bury their own dead, but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom
of God.” 61 Another
said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” 62 And Jesus said to him,
“No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of
God.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN O Master, Let Me Walk with You #818
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 THE PEOPLE, 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 Here I Am, Lord #574
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Come, Follow Me, the Savior Spake” Paul Bouman
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