Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “On Eagle’s Wings” arr. Mark Hayes
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 Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty #533
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 message
First Reading: Genesis 18:20-32
20 Then
the Lord said, “How
great is the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their
sin! 21 I must go
down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry that has
come to me, and if not, I will know.” 22 So the men turned from there and went toward
Sodom, while Abraham remained standing before the Lord. 23 Then Abraham came near and said, “Will you
indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 Suppose there are fifty
righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place and not forgive
it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25 Far be it from you to do
such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous fare
as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of all the earth do
what is just?” 26 And
the Lord said, “If I
find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for
their sake.” 27 Abraham
answered, “Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord, I who am but dust
and ashes. 28 Suppose five
of the fifty righteous are lacking? Will you
destroy the whole city for lack of five?” And he said, “I will not
destroy it if I find forty-five
there.” 29 Again he
spoke to him, “Suppose forty are found there.” He answered, “For the sake of
forty I will not do it.” 30 Then he said, “Oh, do not let my lord be angry
if I speak. Suppose thirty are found there.” He answered, “I will not do it, if
I find thirty there.” 31 He said,
“Let me take it upon myself to speak to my lord. Suppose twenty are found
there.” He answered, “For the sake of
twenty I will not destroy it.” 32 Then he said, “Oh, do not let my lord be angry
if I speak just once more. Suppose ten are found there.” He answered, “For the
sake of ten I will not destroy it.”
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 138
1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with | my whole heart;
before the gods I will | sing your praise.
2 I will bow down
toward your holy temple and praise your name, because
of your steadfast | love and
faithfulness; for you have glorified your
name and your word above
all things.
3 When I called, you | answered me; you
increased my | strength within me.
4 All the rulers of the
earth will praise | you, O Lord,
when they have heard the words | of your mouth.
5 They will sing of the
ways | of the Lord, that
great is the glory | of the Lord.
6 The Lord is high, yet cares | for the lowly,
perceiving the haughty | from afar.
7 Though I walk in the
midst of trouble, you | keep me safe; you stretch forth your
hand against the fury of
my enemies; your right | hand shall save me.
8 You will make good
your purpose for me; O Lord,
your steadfast love endures for
ever; do not abandon the
works | of your hands.
Second Reading: Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]
6 As you
therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him, 7 rooted and built up in
him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in
thanksgiving. 8 Watch out
that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit, according to human tradition,
according to the elemental principles of the world, and not according to
Christ. 9 For in him
the whole fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10 and you have come to
fullness in him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. 11 In him also you were
circumcised with a spiritual circumcision, by the removal of the body of the
flesh in the circumcision of Christ; 12 when you were buried with him in baptism,
you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God, who raised him
from the dead. 13 And when you
were dead in trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you
alive together with him, when he forgave us all our trespasses, 14 erasing the record that
stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the
cross. 15 He disarmed
the rulers and authorities and made a public example of them, triumphing over
them in it. [ 16 Therefore,
do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food or drink or of observing festivals, new moons, or Sabbaths. 17 These are only a shadow
of what is to come, but the body belongs to Christ. 18 Do not let anyone
disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, initiatory
visions, puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking, 19 and not holding fast to
the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held together by its ligaments and tendons, grows
with a growth that is from God.] Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 11th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
1 [Jesus] was
praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples
said to him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples.”2 So he said to them,
“When you pray, say: Father, may your name be revered as holy. May your kingdom
come. 3 Give us each day our
daily bread. 4 And forgive
us our sins, for we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us. And do not bring us to the
time of trial.” 5 And he said
to them, “Suppose one of you has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and
say to him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6 for a friend of mine has
arrived, and I have nothing to set before him.’ 7 And he answers from
within, ‘Do not bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children
are with me in bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.’ 8 I tell you, even though
he will not get up and give him anything out of friendship, at least because of
his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs. 9 “So I say to you, Ask,
and it will be given to you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door
will be opened for you. 10 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone
who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 11 Is there anyone among
you who, if your child asked for a fish, would give a snake instead of a
fish? 12 Or if the
child asked for an egg, would give a scorpion? 13 If you, then, who are
evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the
heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN What a Friend we Have in Jesus #742
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 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 Day by Day #790
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Restoration” arr. Jayne Southwick
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