Service Outline for Sunday, February 14, 2021

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

PRELUDE      How Good, Lord, to Be Here        Guse     

     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

       Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

whose voice is upon the waters,

whose mercy is poured out upon all people,

whose goodness cascades over all creation.

Amen.

Let us confess our sin, trusting in the abundant grace of God.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God,

you search us and know us.

You are acquainted with all our ways.

We confess that our hearts are burdened by sin—

our own sins and the broken systems that bind us.

We turn inward, failing to follow

your outward way of love.

We distrust those who are not like us.

We exploit the earth and its resources

and fail to consider generations to come.

Forgive us, gracious God,

for all we have done and left undone.

Even before the words are on our tongues,

you know them;

receive them in your divine mercy.

Amen.

 How vast is God's grace!

Through the power and promise of + Christ Jesus,

our sins are washed away

and we are claimed as God's own beloved.

Indeed, we are forgiven.

In the wake of God's forgiveness,

we are called to be the beloved community

living out Christ's justice

and the Spirit's reconciling peace.

Amen.

HYMN          Beautiful Savior        #838 v. 1,4

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      Rise, Shine, You People     #665 v. 1

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: 2 Kings 2:1-12

¹Now when the LORD was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. ²Elijah said to Elisha, "Stay here; for the LORD has sent me as far as Bethel." But Elisha said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they went down to Bethel. ³The company of prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?" And he said, "Yes, I know; keep silent."

⁴Elijah said to him, "Elisha, stay here; for the LORD has sent me to Jericho." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So they came to Jericho. ⁵The company of prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha, and said to him, "Do you know that today the LORD will take your master away from you?" And he answered, "Yes, I know; be silent."

 ⁶Then Elijah said to him, "Stay here; for the LORD has sent me to the Jordan." But he said, "As the LORD lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you." So the two of them went on. ⁷Fifty men of the company of prophets also went, and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. ⁸Then Elijah took his mantle and rolled it up, and struck the water; the water was parted to the one side and to the other, until the two of them crossed on dry ground.

 ⁹When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, "Tell me what I may do for you, before I am taken from you." Elisha said, "Please let me inherit a double share of your spirit." ¹⁰He responded, "You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it will be granted you; if not, it will not." ¹¹As they continued walking and talking, a chariot of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them, and Elijah ascended in a whirlwind into heaven. ¹²Elisha kept watching and crying out, "Father, father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen!" But when he could no longer see him, he grasped his own clothes and tore them in two pieces.

 

PSALM: Psalm 50:1-6

¹The mighty one, God the ^| LORD, has spoken;

            calling the earth from the rising of the sun ^| to its setting.

²Out of Zion, perfect ^| in its beauty,

            God shines ^| forth in glory. 

³Our God will come and will ^| not keep silence;

            with a consuming flame before, and round about a ^| raging storm.

⁴God calls the heavens and the earth ^| from above

            to witness the judgment ^| of the people.

⁵"Gather before me my ^| loyal followers,

            those who have made a covenant with me

            and sealed ^| it with sacrifice."

⁶The heavens declare the rightness ^| of God's cause,

            for it is God ^| who is judge. 

 

SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 4:3-6

³Even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. ⁴In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. ⁵For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus' sake. ⁶For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness," who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 9:2-9

²Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart, by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, ³and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them. ⁴And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus. ⁵Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." ⁶He did not know what to say, for they were terrified. ⁷Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved listen to him!" ⁸Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, but only Jesus.

 ⁹As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

HYMN    How Good, Lord, to Be Here     #315 v. 1,2,5

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

BLESSING

HYMN       Alleluia, Song of Gladness      #318 v. 1,3

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE    Jesus on the Mountain Peak          Sedio

 

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Service outline for Sunday, February 7, 2021

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

 

PRELUDE    All My Hope On God Is Founded           Burkhardt     

     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

whose voice is upon the waters,

whose mercy is poured out upon all people,

whose goodness cascades over all creation.

Amen.

 Let us confess our sin, trusting in the abundant grace of God.

 Silence is kept for reflection.

 Holy God,

you search us and know us.

You are acquainted with all our ways.

We confess that our hearts are burdened by sin—

our own sins and the broken systems that bind us.

We turn inward, failing to follow

your outward way of love.

We distrust those who are not like us.

We exploit the earth and its resources

and fail to consider generations to come.

Forgive us, gracious God,

for all we have done and left undone.

Even before the words are on our tongues,

you know them;

receive them in your divine mercy.

Amen.

 

How vast is God's grace!

Through the power and promise of + Christ Jesus,

our sins are washed away

and we are claimed as God's own beloved.

Indeed, we are forgiven.

In the wake of God's forgiveness,

we are called to be the beloved community

living out Christ's justice

and the Spirit's reconciling peace.

Amen. 

HYMN            Christ Be Our Light                 #715 v. 1,2

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          Rise, Shine, You People          #665 v. 1

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: Isaiah 40:21-31

 ²¹Have you not known? Have you not heard?

            Has it not been told you from the beginning?

            Have you not understood from the foundations of the earth?

²²It is he who sits above the circle of the earth,

            and its inhabitants are like grasshoppers;

            who stretches out the heavens like a curtain,

            and spreads them like a tent to live in;

²³who brings princes to naught,

            and makes the rulers of the earth as nothing.

²⁴Scarcely are they planted, scarcely sown,

            scarcely has their stem taken root in the earth,

            when he blows upon them, and they wither,

            and the tempest carries them off like stubble.

²⁵To whom then will you compare me,

            or who is my equal? says the Holy One.

²⁶Lift up your eyes on high and see:

            Who created these?

            He who brings out their host and numbers them,

            calling them all by name;

            because he is great in strength,

            mighty in power,

            not one is missing.

²⁷Why do you say, O Jacob,

            and speak, O Israel,

            "My way is hidden from the LORD,

            and my right is disregarded by my God"?

²⁸Have you not known? Have you not heard?

            The LORD is the everlasting God,

            the Creator of the ends of the earth.

            He does not faint or grow weary;

            his understanding is unsearchable.

²⁹He gives power to the faint,

            and strengthens the powerless.

³⁰Even youths will faint and be weary,

            and the young will fall exhausted;

³¹but those who wait for the LORD shall renew their strength,

            they shall mount up with wings like eagles,

            they shall run and not be weary,

            they shall walk and not faint.

 

PSALM: Psalm 147:1-11, 20c

¹Hallelujah! How good it is to sing praises ^| to our God!

            How pleasant it is to honor ^| God with praise!

²The LORD re- ^| builds Jerusalem,

            and gathers the ex- ^| iles of Israel.

³The LORD heals the ^| brokenhearted

            and binds ^| up their wounds.

⁴The LORD counts the number ^| of the stars

            and calls them all ^| by their names. 

⁵Great is our LORD and might- ^| y in power;

            there is no limit ^| to God's wisdom.

⁶The LORD lifts ^| up the lowly,

            but casts the wicked ^| to the ground.

⁷Sing to the LORD ^| with thanksgiving;

            make music upon the harp ^| to our God,

⁸who covers the heav- ^| ens with clouds

            and prepares rain for the earth,

            making grass to grow up- ^| on the mountains. 

⁹God provides food ^| for the cattle

            and for the young ravens ^| when they cry.

¹⁰God is not impressed by the might ^| of a horse,

            and has no pleasure in the speed ^| of a runner,

¹¹but finds pleasure in those who ^| fear the LORD,

            in those who await God's steadfast love.^{20c |} Hallelujah! 

 

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 9:16-23

¹⁶If I proclaim the gospel, this gives me no ground for boasting, for an obligation is laid on me, and woe to me if I do not proclaim the gospel! ¹⁷For if I do this of my own will, I have a reward; but if not of my own will, I am entrusted with a commission. ¹⁸What then is my reward? Just this: that in my proclamation I may make the gospel free of charge, so as not to make full use of my rights in the gospel.

¹⁹For though I am free with respect to all, I have made myself a slave to all, so that I might win more of them. ²⁰To the Jews I became as a Jew, in order to win Jews. To those under the law I became as one under the law (though I myself am not under the law) so that I might win those under the law. ²¹To those outside the law I became as one outside the law (though I am not free from God's law but am under Christ's law) so that I might win those outside the law. ²²To the weak I became weak, so that I might win the weak. I have become all things to all people, that I might by all means save some. ²³I do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 1:29-39

²⁹As soon as [Jesus and the disciples] left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. ³⁰Now Simon's mother-in-law was in bed with a fever, and they told him about her at once. ³¹He came and took her by the hand and lifted her up. Then the fever left her, and she began to serve them.

³²That evening, at sundown, they brought to him all who were sick or possessed with demons. ³³And the whole city was gathered around the door. ³⁴And he cured many who were sick with various diseases, and cast out many demons; and he would not permit the demons to speak, because they knew him.

³⁵In the morning, while it was still very dark, he got up and went out to a deserted place, and there he prayed. ³⁶And Simon and his companions hunted for him. ³⁷When they found him, they said to him, "Everyone is searching for you." ³⁸He answered, "Let us go on to the neighboring towns, so that I may proclaim the message there also; for that is what I came out to do." ³⁹And he went throughout Galilee, proclaiming the message in their synagogues and casting out demons.

      The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

HYMN    God, Whose Almighty Word       #673 v. 1,2,4

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

BLESSING

HYMN     I Love to Tell the Story                                                  #661 v. 1

 

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE     My Soul, Now Praise Your Maker!    Abel

 

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Service outline for Sunday, January 31, 2021

 

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

Sunday, January 31, 2021

The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

 PRELUDE           Songs of Thankfulness and Praise      Ashdown     

     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

whose voice is upon the waters,

whose mercy is poured out upon all people,

whose goodness cascades over all creation.

Amen.

 Let us confess our sin, trusting in the abundant grace of God.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Holy God,

you search us and know us.

You are acquainted with all our ways.

We confess that our hearts are burdened by sin—

our own sins and the broken systems that bind us.

We turn inward, failing to follow

your outward way of love.

We distrust those who are not like us.

We exploit the earth and its resources

and fail to consider generations to come.

Forgive us, gracious God,

for all we have done and left undone.

Even before the words are on our tongues,

you know them;

receive them in your divine mercy.

Amen.

How vast is God's grace!

Through the power and promise of + Christ Jesus,

our sins are washed away

and we are claimed as God's own beloved.

Indeed, we are forgiven.

In the wake of God's forgiveness,

we are called to be the beloved community

living out Christ's justice

and the Spirit's reconciling peace.

Amen.

 

HYMN        Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing          #886 v. 1,5,6

 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      Rise, Shine, You People             #665 v. 1

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 18:15-20

 [Moses said:] ¹⁵The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet. ¹⁶This is what you requested of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said: "If I hear the voice of the LORD my God any more, or ever again see this great fire, I will die." ¹⁷Then the LORD replied to me: "They are right in what they have said. ¹⁸I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put my words in the mouth of the prophet, who shall speak to them everything that I command. ¹⁹Anyone who does not heed the words that the prophet shall speak in my name, I myself will hold accountable. ²⁰But any prophet who speaks in the name of other gods, or who presumes to speak in my name a word that I have not commanded the prophet to speak—that prophet shall die."

 

 PSALM: Psalm 111

 ¹Hallelujah! I will give thanks to the LORD with ^| my whole heart,

            in the assembly of the upright, in the ^| congregation.

²Great are your ^| works, O LORD,

            pondered by all who de- ^| light in them.

³Majesty and splendor ^| mark your deeds,

            and your righteousness en- ^| dures forever.

⁴You cause your wonders to ^| be remembered;

            you are gracious and full ^| of compassion. 

⁵You give food to ^| those who fear you,

            remembering forev- ^| er your covenant.

⁶You have shown your people the power ^| of your works

            in giving them the lands ^| of the nations.

⁷The works of your hands are faithful- ^| ness and justice;

            all of your pre- ^| cepts are sure.

⁸They stand fast forev- ^| er and ever,

            because they are done in ^| truth and equity. 

⁹You sent redemption to your people

and commanded your cove- ^| nant forever;

            holy and awesome ^| is your name.

¹⁰The fear of the LORD is the begin- ^| ning of wisdom;

            all who practice this have a good understanding.

            God's praise en- ^| dures forever. 

 

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13

 ¹Now concerning food sacrificed to idols: we know that "all of us possess knowledge." Knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. ²Anyone who claims to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; ³but anyone who loves God is known by him.

 ⁴Hence, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that "no idol in the world really exists," and that "there is no God but one." ⁵Indeed, even though there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as in fact there are many gods and many lords—⁶yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.

 ⁷It is not everyone, however, who has this knowledge. Since some have become so accustomed to idols until now, they still think of the food they eat as food offered to an idol; and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. ⁸Food will not bring us close to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. ⁹But take care that this liberty of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. ¹⁰For if others see you, who possess knowledge, eating in the temple of an idol, might they not, since their conscience is weak, be encouraged to the point of eating food sacrificed to idols? ¹¹So by your knowledge those weak believers for whom Christ died are destroyed. ¹²But when you thus sin against members of your family, and wound their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. ¹³Therefore, if food is a cause of their falling, I will never eat meat, so that I may not cause one of them to fall.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 1:21-28

²¹[Jesus and his disciples] went to Capernaum; and when the sabbath came, he entered the synagogue and taught. ²²They were astounded at his teaching, for he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes. ²³Just then there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit, ²⁴and he cried out, "What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are, the Holy One of God." ²⁵But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be silent, and come out of him!" ²⁶And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. ²⁷They were all amazed, and they kept on asking one another, "What is this? A new teaching—with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him." ²⁸At once his fame began to spread throughout the surrounding region of Galilee.

       The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

HYMN   There Is a Balm in Gilead                                             #614 v. 1,3

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

BLESSING

HYMN     Jesus Shall Reign         #434 v. 1,4,5

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE       Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song          Sedio

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Service outline for Sunday, January 24, 2021

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

                                                    The Third Sunday in Epiphany

                                                        Sunday, Janaury 24, 2021

PRELUDE   I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light              Wold     

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

whose voice is upon the waters,

whose mercy is poured out upon all people,

whose goodness cascades over all creation.

Amen.

 Let us confess our sin, trusting in the abundant grace of God.

 Silence is kept for reflection.

 Holy God,

you search us and know us.

You are acquainted with all our ways.

We confess that our hearts are burdened by sin—

our own sins and the broken systems that bind us.

We turn inward, failing to follow

your outward way of love.

We distrust those who are not like us.

We exploit the earth and its resources

and fail to consider generations to come.

Forgive us, gracious God,

for all we have done and left undone.

Even before the words are on our tongues,

you know them;

receive them in your divine mercy.

Amen.

 How vast is God's grace!

Through the power and promise of + Christ Jesus,

our sins are washed away

and we are claimed as God's own beloved.

Indeed, we are forgiven.

In the wake of God's forgiveness,

we are called to be the beloved community

living out Christ's justice

and the Spirit's reconciling peace.

Amen.

 

HYMN         O Jesus, I Have Promised        #810 v. 1,3

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         Rise, Shine, You People           #665 v. 1

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Children's message

FIRST READING: Jonah 3:1-5, 10

¹The word of the LORD came to Jonah a second time, saying, ²Get up, go to Nineveh, that great city, and proclaim to it the message that I tell you. ³So Jonah set out and went to Nineveh, according to the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly large city, a three days' walk across. ⁴Jonah began to go into the city, going a day's walk. And he cried out, "Forty days more, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!" ⁵And the people of Nineveh believed God; they proclaimed a fast, and everyone, great and small, put on sackcloth.

¹⁰When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it.

 

PSALM: Psalm 62:5-12

⁵For God alone I ^| wait in silence;

            truly, my hope ^| is in God.

⁶God alone is my rock and ^| my salvation,

            my stronghold, so that I shall nev- ^| er be shaken.

⁷In God is my deliverance ^| and my honor;

            God is my strong rock ^| and my refuge.

⁸Put your trust in God al- ^| ways, O people,

            pour out your hearts before the one who ^| is our refuge. 

⁹Those of high degree are but a fleeting breath;

those of low estate can- ^| not be trusted.

            Placed on the scales together they weigh even less ^| than a breath.

¹⁰Put no trust in extortion; in robbery take no ^| empty pride;

            though wealth increase, set not your ^| heart upon it.

¹¹God has spoken once, twice ^| have I heard it,

            that power be- ^| longs to God.

¹²Steadfast love belongs to ^| you, O Lord,

            for you repay all according ^| to their deeds.

 

SECOND READING: 1 Corinthians 7:29-31

²⁹Brothers and sisters, the appointed time has grown short; from now on, let even those who have wives be as though they had none, ³⁰and those who mourn as though they were not mourning, and those who rejoice as though they were not rejoicing, and those who buy as though they had no possessions, ³¹and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.

 

GOSPEL: Mark 1:14-20

¹⁴Now after John was arrested, Jesus came to Galilee, proclaiming the good news of God, ¹⁵and saying, "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near, repent, and believe in the good news."

¹⁶As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. ¹⁷And Jesus said to them, "Follow me and I will make you fish for people." ¹⁸And immediately they left their nets and followed him. ¹⁹As he went a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John, who were in their boat mending the nets. ²⁰Immediately he called them; and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men, and followed him.

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ

SERMON

HYMN   Will You Come and Follow Me     #798 v. 1,5

                           The Summons

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

BLESSING

HYMN       Sent Forth by God’s Blessing           #547 v. 1

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE     Trumpet Tune on Be Strong in the Lord     Arr. Boud

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