Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, in whose image we are made, who claims us and calls us beloved.
Amen.
we confess that we are not awake for you. We are not faithful in using your gifts. We forget the least of our siblings. We do not see your beautiful image in one another. We are infected by sin that divides your beloved community. Open our hearts to your coming, open our eyes to see you in our neighbor, open our hands to serve your creation. Amen.
Beloved, we are God's children, and Jesus, our Beloved, opens the door to us. Through + Jesus you are forgiven, by Jesus you are welcome, in Jesus you are called to rejoice! Let us live in the promises prepared for us from the foundation of 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
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Revelation 7:9-17
9After 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. 10They cried out in a loud voice,
saying, "Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to
the Lamb!" 11And 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, 12singing, "Amen! Blessing
and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our
God forever and ever! Amen." 13Then one of the elders addressed
me, saying, "Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come
from?" 14I said to him, "Sir, you are the one that
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. 15For 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. 16They will hunger no more, and thirst no
more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; 17for
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
I will bless the LORD | at all times;
the praise of God shall ever be |
in my mouth.
2I will glory | in
the LORD;
let
the lowly hear | and rejoice.
3Proclaim with me the greatness | of the
LORD;
let us
exalt God's | name together.
4I sought the LORD, who |
answered me
and
delivered me from | all my terrors.
5Look upon the LORD | and be radiant,
and let
not your faces | be ashamed.
6I called in my affliction, and |
the LORD heard me
and
saved me from | all my troubles.
7The angel of the LORD encamps around those who |
fear the LORD
and de-
| livers them.
8Taste and see that the |
LORD is good;
happy
are they who take ref- | uge in God!
9Fear the LORD, you saints | of the LORD,
for
those who fear the | LORD lack nothing.
10The lions are in want and |
suffer hunger,
but
those who seek the LORD lack nothing | that is good.
22O LORD, you redeem the life | of your
servants,
and
those who put their trust in you will | not be punished.
SECOND READING: 1 John
3:1-3
GOSPEL: Matthew
5:1-12
1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up the mountain;
and after he sat down, his disciples came to him. 2Then he began to
speak, and taught them, saying: 3"Blessed are the poor in
spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4Blessed are those who
mourn, for they will be comforted. 5Blessed are the meek, for they will
inherit the earth. 6Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they will be filled. 7Blessed are the merciful,
for they will receive mercy. 8Blessed are the pure in heart, for
they will see God. 9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be
called children of God. 10Blessed are those who are persecuted for
righteousness' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 11Blessed
are you when people revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil
against you falsely on my account 12Rejoice 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 #422
v. 1,2,6
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 #423 v. 1,4
POSTLUDE When
All the Saints Go Marching In Dozier
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