Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “O Holy Spirit, Enter In” Paul
Manz
CONFESSION AND FORGIVNESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity,+ one God,
whose compassion endures forever.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin to God.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Compassionate God,
we confess to you all our sins.
Our burden is heavy, and we cannot free
ourselves.
In your mercy, call us back to you.
Your yoke is easy and your burden is light.
Restore us to dwell in your peace.
In Christ’s name we pray,
Amen.
Jesus says, “Come to me,
all you who are weary
and are carrying heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.”
In the name of God,
Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit,
your sins are forgiven.
Rest in God’s love.
Amen.
HYMN Praise
and Thanksgiving #689
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
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Isaiah 44:6-8
6 Thus says the Lord,
the King of Israel,
and his Redeemer, the Lord of
hosts:
I am the first, and I am the last;
besides me there is no god.
7 Who is like me? Let them proclaim it;
let them declare and set it forth before me.
Who has announced from of old the things to come?
Let them tell us what is yet to be.
8 Do not fear or be afraid;
have I not told you from of old and declared it?
You are my witnesses!
Is there any god besides me?
There is no other rock; I know not one.
Psalm: Psalm 86:11-17
11 Teach me your way, O Lord, and I will walk | in your truth;
give me an undivided heart to re- | vere your name.
12 I will thank you, O Lord my God, with | all my heart,
and glorify your name for- | evermore. R
13 For great is your | love toward me;
you have delivered me from the | pit of death.
14 The arrogant rise up against me, O God, and a band of violent
people | seeks
my life;
they have not set you be- | fore
their eyes.
15 But you, O Lord, are gracious and full | of compassion,
slow to anger, and full of kind- | ness and truth.
16 Turn to me and have mer- | cy on me;
give your strength to your servant, and save the child | of your handmaid.
17 Show me a sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it
and be | put
to shame;
because you, Lord, have
helped me and com- | forted
me. R
Second Reading: Romans
8:12-25
12 So then, brothers and sisters, we are obligated,
not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh—13 for if you live according to the flesh, you will
die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will
live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15 For you did not receive
a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you received a spirit of
adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 it is that very Spirit
bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then
heirs: heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we in fact suffer with him
so that we may also be glorified with him.
18 I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth
comparing with the glory about to be revealed to us. 19 For the creation waits
with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God, 20 for the creation was
subjected to futility, not of its own will, but by the will of the one who
subjected it, in hope 21 that the creation itself will be set free from
its enslavement to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the
children of God. 22 We know that the whole creation has been
groaning together as it suffers together the pains of labor, 23 and not only the
creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan
inwardly while we wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24 For in hope we were
saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what one already
sees? 25 But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait
for it with patience.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Matthew
13:24-30, 36-43
24 [Jesus] put before [the crowds] another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone who sowed good
seed in his field,25 but while everybody was asleep an enemy came and
sowed weeds among the wheat and then went away. 26 So when the plants came
up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27 And the slaves of the
householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow good seed in your field? Where, then, did
these weeds come from?’ 28 He answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want us to go and gather them?’ 29 But he replied, ‘No, for in gathering the weeds you would uproot
the wheat along with them. 30 Let both of them grow together until the
harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, Collect the weeds first
and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my
barn.’ ”
36 Then he left the crowds and went into the house. And his disciples
approached him, saying, “Explain to us the
parable of the weeds of the field.” 37 He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of
Man; 38 the field is the world, and the good seed are
the children of the kingdom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, 39 and the enemy who sowed
them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are
angels. 40 Just as the weeds are collected and burned up
with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41 The Son of Man will send
his angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all
evildoers, 42 and they will throw them into the furnace of
fire, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43 Then the righteous will
shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone with ears
listen!”
SERMON
HYMN For the Fruit of All Creation #679
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
THANKSGIVING FOR THE WORD
Holy God, our Maker, our Healer, our Teacher,
your magnificent creation springs forth from
your Word.
All that has life and breath praises your name.
For your Word that sustains the earth, we thank
you, O God.
We thank you, O God.
You sent us Jesus, your Word, to renew the
world.
He healed the sick, fed the hungry,
preached your mercy, and called us to faith.
For your Word in our Lord Christ, we praise you,
O God.
We praise you, O God.
Nourish us with the Spirit of your Word,
that we may grow in grace, bearing the fruits of
redemption,
and sharing your strength and beauty with all
the world.
For your Word in our lives, we entreat you, O
God.
We entreat you, O God.
Accept our thanksgiving and receive our prayer,
for the sake of your living Word, Jesus our
Savior.
Amen.
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
BLESSING
HYMN Congregation’s Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Praise the Lord, Rise Up Rejoicing” Paul Manz
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