Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Bless Now, O God, the Journey Pelz
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
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST
READING: Isaiah 45:1-7
1Thus says the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him—and the gates shall not be closed: 2I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, 3I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the LORD, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. 4For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. 5I am the LORD, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me, 6so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me; I am the LORD, and there is no other. 7I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the LORD do all these things.
PSALM: Psalm 96:1-9[10-13]
1Sing to the LORD | a new song;
sing to the LORD, | all the earth.
2Sing to the LORD, bless the name | of the
LORD;
proclaim God's salvation from | day to day.
3Declare God's glory a- | mong the nations
and God's wonders a- | mong all peoples.
4For great is the LORD and greatly | to be
praised,
more to be feared | than all gods.
5As for all the gods of the nations, they |
are but idols;
but you, O LORD, have | made the heavens.
6Majesty and magnificence are | in your
presence;
power and splendor are in your | sanctuary.
7Ascribe to the LORD, you families | of the
peoples,
ascribe to the LORD hon- | or and power.
8Ascribe to the LORD the honor due the |
holy name;
bring offerings and enter the courts | of the
LORD.
9Worship the LORD in the beau- | ty of
holiness;
tremble before the LORD, | all the earth.
[10Tell
it out among the nations: "The | LORD is king!
The one who made the world so firm that it cannot be
moved
will judge the peo- | ples with equity."
11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the |
earth be glad;
let the sea thunder and all that is in it;
let the field be joyful and all that | is
therein.
12Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy at
your com- | ing, O LORD,
for you come to | judge the earth.
13You will judge the | world with
righteousness
and the peoples | with your truth.]
1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the
Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and
peace. 2We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you
in our prayers, constantly 3remembering before our God and Father
your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord
Jesus Christ. 4For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God,
that he has chosen you, 5because our message of the gospel came to
you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full
conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for
your sake. 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in
spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit,
7so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and
in Achaia. 8For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not
only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become
known, so that we have no need to speak about it. 9For the people of
those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how
you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, 10and
to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues
us from the wrath that is coming.
GOSPEL: Matthew 22:15-22
The Holy Gospel
according to St. Matthew, the 22nd Chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord.
15The Pharisees went and plotted to entrap [Jesus] in
what he said. 16So they sent their disciples to him, along with the
Herodians, saying, "Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the
way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do
not regard people with partiality. 17Tell us, then, what you think.
Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" 18But Jesus,
aware of their malice, said, "Why are you putting me to the test, you
hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the tax." And they
brought him a denarius. 20Then he said to them, "Whose head is
this, and whose title?" 21They answered, "The
emperor's." Then he said to them, "Give therefore to the emperor the
things that are the emperor's, and to God the things that are God's." 22When
they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
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 #731 v. 1,2,5
POSTLUDE Your Will Be Done Christiansen
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