Service outline for Sunday, November 1, 2026

                             Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

PRELUDE                                               “”           

Confession and Forgiveness

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.

Silence is kept for reflection

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                                                For All the Saints                                     #422 v. 1,2,6,7

 

 

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: Revelation 7:9-17

⁹ After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. ¹⁰ They cried out in a loud voice, saying,
 “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to the Lamb!”
¹¹ And all the angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped God, ¹² singing,
 “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom
 and thanksgiving and honor
 and power and might
 be to our God forever and ever! Amen.”
  ¹³ Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come from?” ¹⁴ I said to him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
 ¹⁵ For this reason they are before the throne of God
  and worship him day and night within his temple,
  and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
 ¹⁶ They will hunger no more and thirst no more;
  the sun will not strike them,
  nor any scorching heat,
 ¹⁷ for the Lamb at the center of the throne will be their shepherd,
  and he will guide them to springs of the water of life,
 and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”

Psalm: Psalm 34:1-10, 22

 ¹ I will bless the Lord ^| at all times;
  the praise of God shall ever be ^| in my mouth.
 ² I will glory ^| in the Lord;
  let the lowly hear ^| and rejoice. R
 ³ Proclaim with me the greatness ^| of the Lord;
  let us exalt God’s ^| name together.
 ⁴ I sought the Lord, who ^| answered me
  and delivered me from ^| all my terrors.
 ⁵ Look upon the Lord ^| and be radiant,
  and let not your faces ^| be ashamed.
 ⁶ I called in my affliction, and ^| the Lord heard me
  and saved me from ^| all my troubles. R
 ⁷ The angel of the Lord encamps around those who ^| fear the Lord
  and de- ^| livers them.
 ⁸ Taste and see that the ^| Lord is good;
  happy are they who take ref- ^| uge in God!
 ⁹ Fear the Lord, you saints ^| of the Lord,
  for those who fear the ^| Lord lack nothing.
 ¹⁰ The lions are in want and ^| suffer hunger,
  but those who seek the Lord lack nothing ^| that is good.
 ²² O Lord, you redeem the life ^| of your servants,
  and those who put their trust in you will ^| not be punished. R

Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3

¹ See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God, and that is what we are. The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know him. ² Beloved, we are God’s children now; what we will be has not yet been revealed. What we do know is this: when he is revealed, we will be like him, for we will see him as he is. ³ And all who have this hope in him purify themselves, just as he is pure.

 

 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

 

Gospel: Matthew 5:1-12

¹ When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. ² And he began to speak and taught them, saying:
  ³ “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  ⁴ “Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.
  ⁵ “Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
  ⁶ “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
  ⁷ “Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy.
  ⁸ “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God.
  ⁹ “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.
  ¹⁰ “Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
  ¹¹ “Blessed are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. ¹² Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.”

SERMON

HYMN                                            Rejoice in God’s Saints                         #418

 

 NICENE CREED

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was  buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in  glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the  Father and the Son,* who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. 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                                                Shall We Gather at the River                                 #423

 

POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER

BLESSING

HYMN                                               For All the Saints                                          #422 v. 3,4,5

           

DISMISSAL 

POSTLUDE                          

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Service outline for Sunday, October 25, 2026

                         Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

PRELUDE                                               

Confession and Forgiveness

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.

Silence is kept for reflection

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                                            A Mighty Fortress is Our God                                                 # 503

 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: Jeremiah 31:31-34

³¹ The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. ³² It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the Lord. ³³ But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. ³⁴ No longer shall they teach one another or say to each other, “Know the Lord,” for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the Lord, for I will forgive their iniquity and remember their sin no more.

Psalm: Psalm 46

 ¹ God is our ref- ^| uge and strength,
  a very present ^| help in trouble.
 ² Therefore we will not fear, though the ^| earth be moved,
  and though the mountains shake in the depths ^| of the sea;
 ³ though its waters ^| rage and foam,
  and though the mountains tremble ^| with its tumult.
 ⁴ There is a river whose streams make glad the cit- ^| y of God,
  the holy habitation of ^| the Most High.
 ⁵ God is in the midst of the city; it shall ^| not be shaken;
  God shall help it at the ^| break of day.
 ⁶ The nations rage, and the ^| kingdoms shake;
  God speaks, and the earth ^| melts away. R
 ⁷ The Lord of ^| hosts is with us;
  the God of Jacob ^| is our stronghold.
 ⁸ Come now, regard the works ^| of the Lord,
  what desolations God has brought up- ^| on the earth;
 ⁹ behold the one who makes war to cease in ^| all the world;
  who breaks the bow, and shatters the spear, and burns the ^| shields with fire.
 ¹⁰ “Be still, then, and know that ^| I am God;
  I will be exalted among the nations; I will be exalted ^| in the earth.”
 ¹¹ The Lord of ^| hosts is with us;
  the God of Jacob ^| is our stronghold. R

Second Reading: Romans 3:19-28

¹⁹ Now we know that, whatever the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world may be held accountable to God. ²⁰ For no human will be justified before him by deeds prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

  ²¹ But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been disclosed and is attested by the Law and the Prophets, ²² the righteousness of God through the faith of Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction, ²³ since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God; ²⁴ they are now justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, ²⁵ whom God put forward as a sacrifice of atonement by his blood, effective through faith. He did this to demonstrate his righteousness, because in his divine forbearance he had passed over the sins previously committed; ²⁶ it was to demonstrate at the present time his own righteousness, so that he is righteous and he justifies the one who has the faith of Jesus.
  ²⁷ Then what becomes of boasting? It is excluded. Through what kind of law? That of works? No, rather through the law of faith. ²⁸ For we hold that a person is justified by faith apart from works prescribed by the law.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Gospel: John 8:31-36

³¹ Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly my disciples, ³² and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” ³³ They answered him, “We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. What do you mean by saying, ‘You will be made free’?”
  ³⁴ Jesus answered them, “Very truly, I tell you, everyone who commits sin is a slave to sin. ³⁵ The slave does not have a permanent place in the household; the son has a place there forever. ³⁶ So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.”

SERMON

HYMN                                                The Church of Christ in Every Age                                   # 729

 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             Break Now the Bread of Life                                                        #654

POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER

BLESSING

HYMN                                           The Church’s One Foundation                       #654

                 

DISMISSAL 

POSTLUDE                                          

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