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CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be
the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who
creates, redeems, and sustains us and all of creation.
Amen.
Let us confess
our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is
kept for reflection.
Faithful
God,
have mercy
on us. We confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We turn
from your loving embrace and go our own ways. We pass judgment on one another before
examining ourselves. We place our own needs before those of our neighbors. We keep your gift of salvation to
ourselves. Make us humble, cast away our transgressions, and turn us again to
life in you through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
God hears
the cries of all who call out in need, and through his death and resurrection, Christ
has made us his own. Hear the truth that God proclaims: Your sins are forgiven
in the name of ☩ Jesus
Christ. Led by the Holy Spirit, live in freedom and newness to do God’s work in
the world.
Amen.
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
Almighty and eternal God, you show
perpetual lovingkindness to us your servants. Because we cannot rely on our own
abilities, grant us your merciful judgment, and train us to embody the
generosity of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Children's message
FIRST
READING: Jonah 3:10 – 4:11
10When God saw
what [the people of Ninevah] 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.
4:1But this was very displeasing to
Jonah, and he became angry. 2He
prayed to the Lord and said,
“O Lord! Is not this what I
said while I was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the
beginning; for I knew that you are a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger,
and abounding in steadfast love, and ready to relent from punishing. 3And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better for me
to die than to live.” 4And the Lord said, “Is it right for you to be
angry?” 5Then Jonah went out of the
city and sat down east of the city, and made a booth for himself there. He sat
under it in the shade, waiting to see what would become of the city.
6The Lord God appointed a bush, and made it come up over Jonah,
to give shade over his head, to save him from his discomfort; so Jonah was very
happy about the bush. 7But when dawn
came up the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the bush, so that it
withered. 8When the sun rose, God
prepared a sultry east wind, and the sun beat down on the head of Jonah so that
he was faint and asked that he might die. He said, “It is better for me to die
than to live.”
9But God said to Jonah, “Is it
right for you to be angry about the bush?” And he said, “Yes, angry enough to
die.” 10Then the Lord said, “You are concerned about the
bush, for which you did not labor and which you did not grow; it came into
being in a night and perished in a night. 11And
should I not be concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are
more than a hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right
hand from their left, and also many animals?”
Thanks
be to God.
PSALM: Psalm 145:1-8
1I will exalt you, my | God
and king,
and bless your name forev- | er and ever.
2Every day |
will I bless you
and praise your name forev- |
er and ever.
3Great is the Lord and greatly | to
be praised!
There is no end | to your greatness.
4One generation shall
praise your works | to another
and shall de- | clare your power. R
5I will speak of the glorious
splendor | of your majesty
and all your | marvelous works.
6They shall tell of the
might of your | wondrous acts,
and I will re- | count your
greatness.
7They shall publish the remembrance
of | your great goodness;
they shall sing joyfully | of your righteousness.
8The Lord is gracious and full |
of compassion,
slow to anger and abounding in |
steadfast love. R
SECOND
READING: Philipians 1:21-30
21For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me; and I do not know which I prefer. 23I am hard pressed between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better; 24but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. 25Since I am convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress and joy in faith, 26so that I may share abundantly in your boasting in Christ Jesus when I come to you again.
27Only, live your life in a manner
worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that, whether I come and see you or am
absent and hear about you, I will know that you are standing firm in one
spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, 28and are in no way intimidated by your
opponents. For them this is evidence of their destruction, but of your
salvation. And this is God’s doing. 29For
he has graciously granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ,
but of suffering for him as well—30since
you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now hear that I still
have.
Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL: Matthew
20:1-16
The Holy Gospel according to St.
Matthew, the 20th Chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 1“The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who
went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2After agreeing with the laborers for the usual
daily wage, he sent them into his vineyard. 3When
he went out about nine o’clock, he saw others standing idle in the marketplace;
4and he said to them, ‘You also go
into the vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5When he went out again about noon and about
three o’clock, he did the same. 6And
about five o’clock he went out and found others standing around; and he said to
them, ‘Why are you standing here idle all day?’ 7They
said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into
the vineyard.’ 8When evening came,
the owner of the vineyard said to his manager, ‘Call the laborers and give them
their pay, beginning with the last and then going to the first.’ 9When those hired about five o’clock came, each
of them received the usual daily wage. 10Now
when the first came, they thought they would receive more; but each of them
also received the usual daily wage. 11And
when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12saying, ‘These last worked only one hour, and
you have made them equal to us who have borne the burden of the day and the
scorching heat.’ 13But he replied to
one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not agree with me for
the usual daily wage? 14Take what
belongs to you and go; I choose to give to this last the same as I give to you.
15Am I not allowed to do what I
choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’ 16So the last will be first, and the first will
be last.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN There’s
a Wideness in God’s Mercy #588
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
Please be sure to have the
wafer or bread if you choose laid out in front of you. As well is
you have wine or juice present that it is also in front of you during the
communion liturgy. Once the liturgy is complete, I will say, "The
Body of Christ given for you." We will then eat
together. The same for the drink.
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
On
our Way Rejoicing #537
DISMISSAL
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