Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE On
My Heart Imprint Your Image Powell
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy
Trinity, + one God,
who brings us safely
through the sea,
who gives us water from the
rock,
who leads us into the land
of milk and honey.
Amen.
Silence is kept for
reflection.
Holy God, holy and mighty,
holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For self-centered living,
and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For longing to have what is
not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For misuse of human
relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For jealousies that divide
families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For reluctance in sharing
the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For hurtful words that
condemn, and for angry deeds that harm:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For idleness in witnessing
to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
Accomplish in us, O God,
the work of your salvation,
that we may show forth
your glory in the world.
By the cross and passion of
your Son, our Savior,
bring us with all your
saints to the joy of his resurrection.
In the mercy of almighty God,
our Lord Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake, God forgives
us all our sin. As a call and ordained
minister of the church of Christ and by his authority, I therefore declare to
you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of
the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
HYMN The Glory of These Forty Days #320 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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Genesis 9:8-17
8Then God said to Noah and to his sons with him, 9"As
for me, I am establishing my covenant with you and your descendants after you, 10and
with every living creature that is with you, the birds, the domestic animals,
and every animal of the earth with you, as many as came out of the ark. 11I
establish my covenant with you, that never again shall all flesh be cut off by
the waters of a flood, and never again shall there be a flood to destroy the
earth." 12God said, "This is the sign of the covenant that
I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all
future generations: 13I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall
be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth. 14When I bring
clouds over the earth and the bow is seen in the clouds, 15I will
remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of
all flesh; and the waters shall never again become a flood to destroy all
flesh. 16When the bow is in the clouds, I will see it and remember
the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh
that is on the earth." 17God said to Noah, "This is the
sign of the covenant that I have established between me and all flesh that is
on the earth."
1To | you, O LORD,
I lift | up my soul.
2My God, I put my trust in you; let me not be |
put to shame,
nor let my enemies triumph | over me.
3Let none who look to you be | put to shame;
rather let those be put to shame | who are
treacherous.
4Show me your | ways, O LORD,
and teach | me your paths.
5Lead me in your | truth and teach me,
for you are the God of my salvation;
in you have I trusted all | the day long.
6Remember, O LORD, your compas- | sion and
love,
for they are from | everlasting.
7Remember not the sins of my youth and | my
transgressions;
remember me according to your steadfast love
and for the sake of your good- | ness, O LORD.
8You are gracious and up- | right, O LORD;
therefore you teach sinners | in your way.
9You lead the low- | ly in justice
and teach the low- | ly your way.
10All your paths, O LORD, are steadfast |
love and faithfulness
to those who keep your covenant and your |
testimonies.
SECOND
READING: 1 Peter 3:18-22
18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the
righteous for the unrighteous, in order to bring you to God. He was put to
death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit, 19in which also he
went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison, 20who in
former times did not obey, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah,
during the building of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were
saved through water. 21And baptism, which this prefigured, now saves
you—not as a removal of dirt from the body, but as an appeal to God for a good
conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who has gone
into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and
powers made subject to him.
GOSPEL: Mark 1:9-15
9In those days Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and
was baptized by John in the Jordan. 10And just as he was coming up
out of the water, he saw the heavens torn apart and the Spirit descending like
a dove on him. 11And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son,
the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
12And the Spirit immediately drove him out
into the wilderness. 13He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted
by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.
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."
The
Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to
you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Lord
Jesus, Think on Me #599
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 Bless Now O God the Journey #326 v. 1,2
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Bless, Now, O God, the Journey Childs
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