Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Softly and Tenderly” Robert Holly
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 Come, thou Fount of Every Blessing #807
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: Exodus 32:7-14
7 The Lord said to Moses, “Go down at
once! Your people, whom you brought up out of the land of Egypt, have acted
perversely; 8 they have
been quick to turn aside from the way that I commanded them; they have cast for
themselves an image of a calf and have worshiped it and sacrificed to it and
said, ‘These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land
of Egypt!’ ” 9 The Lord said to Moses, “I have seen
this people, how stiff-necked they are. 10 Now let me alone so that
my wrath may burn hot against them and I may consume them, and of you I will
make a great nation.” 11 But Moses implored the Lord his God and said, “O Lord, why does your wrath burn hot
against your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt with great power
and with a mighty hand? 12 Why should the Egyptians say, ‘It was with evil
intent that he brought them out to kill them in the mountains and to consume
them from the face of the earth’? Turn from your fierce wrath; change your mind
and do not bring disaster on your people. 13 Remember Abraham, Isaac,
and Israel, your servants, how you swore to them by your own self, saying to
them, ‘I will multiply your descendants like the stars of heaven, and all this
land that I have promised I will give to your descendants, and they shall
inherit it forever.’ ” 14 And the Lord changed
his mind about the disaster that he planned to bring on his people.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 51:1-10
1 Have mercy on me, O God, according to
your | steadfast love;
in your great compassion blot
out | my offenses.
2 Wash me through and
through | from my wickedness, and cleanse me | from my sin.
3 For I know | my offenses, and my
sin is ever before me.
4 Against you only have
I sinned and done what is evil | in your sight;
so you are justified when you
speak and right | in your judgment.
5 Indeed, I was born | steeped in
wickedness, a sinner from my | mother’s womb.
6 Indeed, you delight
in truth | deep within me, and would have me know wisdom | deep
within.
7 Remove my sins with
hyssop, and I | shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be purer than snow.
8 Let me hear | joy and gladness;
that the body you have broken | may rejoice.
9 Hide your face | from my sins, and
blot out | all my wickedness.
10 Create in me a
clean | heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Second Reading: 1 Timothy 1:12-17
12 I am
grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because he
considered me faithful and appointed me to his service, 13 even though I was
formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a man of violence. But I received
mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our
Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is sure and
worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save
sinners—of whom I am the foremost. 16 But for that very reason I received
mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost
patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal
life. 17 To the King
of the ages, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory forever and
ever. Amen. The Word of
the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 15:1-10
The Holy
Gospel according to Saint Luke the 15th chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
1 Now all the
tax collectors and sinners were coming near to listen to [Jesus.] 2 And the Pharisees and
the scribes were grumbling and saying, “This fellow welcomes sinners and eats
with them.” 3 So he told
them this parable: 4 “Which one
of you, having a hundred sheep and losing one of them, does not leave the
ninety-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that is lost until he finds
it? 5 And when he has found
it, he lays it on his shoulders and rejoices. 6 And when he comes home,
he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me,
for I have found my lost sheep.’ 7 Just so, I tell you, there will be more joy in
heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who
need no repentance. 8 “Or what
woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp,
sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it? 9 And when she has found
it, she calls together her friends and neighbors, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for
I have found the coin that I had lost.’ 10 Just so, I tell you,
there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Amazing Grace #779
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 Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling #608
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us #789
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Praise the Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing” Walter Pelz
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