Welcome
to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE When He Cometh Root/arr.
Bitgood
CONFESSION
AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, in
whose image we are made, who claims us and calls us beloved.
Amen.
Silence is
kept for reflection.
Holy One,
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 or us from the foundation of the world.
Amen.
HYMN #632 v. 1,4,6
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
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Amos
5:18-24
18Alas for you who desire the day of the LORD! Why do
you want the day of the LORD? It is darkness, not light; 19as if
someone fled from a lion, and was met by a bear; or went into the house and
rested a hand against the wall, and was bitten by a snake. 20Is not
the day of the LORD darkness, not light, and gloom with no brightness in it? 21I
hate, I despise your festivals, and I take no delight in your solemn
assemblies. 22Even though you offer me your burnt offerings and
grain offerings, I will not accept them; and the offerings of well-being of
your fatted animals I will not look upon. 23Take away from me the
noise of your songs; I will not listen to the melody of your harps. 24But
let justice roll down like waters, and righteousness like an ever-flowing
stream.
PSALM: Psalm 70
1Be pleased, O God, to de- | liver me;
O LORD,
make | haste to help me.
2Let those who seek my life be
put to shame | and confounded;
let
those who take pleasure in my misfortune
draw
back and | be disgraced.
3Let those who say to me "Aha!" and gloat |
over me
turn
back because | of their shame.
4Let all who seek you rejoice
and be | glad in you;
let
those who love your salvation say forever, "Great | is the
LORD!"
5But as for me, I am poor and needy; come to me quick- |
ly, O God.
You are
my helper and my deliverer; O LORD, | do not tarry.
SECOND READING: 1
Thessalonians 4:13-18
13We do not want you to be uninformed, brothers and
sisters, about those who have died, so that you may not grieve as others do who
have no hope. 14For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again,
even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have died. 15For
this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are
left until the coming of the Lord, will by no means precede those who have
died. 16For the Lord himself, with a cry of command, with the
archangel's call and with the sound of God's trumpet, will descend from heaven,
and the dead in Christ will rise first. 17Then we who are alive, who
are left, will be caught up in the clouds together with them to meet the Lord
in the air; and so we will be with the Lord forever. 18Therefore
encourage one another with these words.
GOSPEL: Matthew
25:1-13
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 1"Then
the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and
went to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish, and five
were wise. 3When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with
them; 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As
the bridegroom was delayed, all of them became drowsy and slept. 6But
at midnight there was a shout, 'Look! Here is the bridegroom! Come out to meet
him.' 7Then all those bridesmaids got up and trimmed their lamps. 8The
foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going
out.' 9But the wise replied, 'No! there will not be enough for you
and for us; you had better go to the dealers and buy some for yourselves.' 10And
while they went to buy it, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went
with him into the wedding banquet; and the door was shut. 11Later
the other bridesmaids came also, saying, 'Lord, lord, open to us.' 12But
he replied, 'Truly I tell you, I do not know you.' 13Keep awake
therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour."
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN #638
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 #441 v. 1,2,4
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Autumn Vivaldi/arr. Ridout
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