Welcome to worship at
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
Sunday, March 21, 2021
Lent 5
PRELUDE Jesus, I Will Ponder Now R. Below
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 Christ, the Life of All the Living #339 v. 1,3
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: Jeremiah 31:31-34
31The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. 32It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the LORD.
33But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. 34No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the LORD," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.
PSALM: Psalm 51:1-12
1Have mercy on me, O God, according to your | steadfast love; in your great compassion blot out | my offenses.
2Wash me through and through | from my
wickedness, and cleanse me | from my sin.
3For I know | my offenses, and my sin is ev-
| er before me.
4Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil |
in your sight; so you are justified when you speak and right | in
your judgment.
5Indeed, I was born | steeped in wickedness,
a sinner from my | mother's
womb.
6Indeed, you delight in truth | deep within
me, and would have me know wisdom | deep within.
7Remove my sins with hyssop, and I | shall
be clean; wash me, and I shall be pur- | er than snow.
8Let me hear | joy and gladness;that the
body you have broken | may rejoice.
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9Hide your face | from my sins, and blot out
| all my wickedness.
10Create in me a clean | heart, O God, and
renew a right spir- | it within me.
11Cast me not away | from your presence, and
take not your Holy Spir- | it from me.
12Restore to me the joy of | your salvation and sustain
me with your boun- | tiful Spirit.
SECOND
READING: Hebrews 5:5-10
5So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him,
"You are my Son,
today I have begotten you";
6as he says also in another place,
"You are a priest forever,
according to the order of Melchizedek."
7In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and
supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him
from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. 8Although
he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; 9and
having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who
obey him, 10having been designated by God a high priest according to
the order of Melchizedek.
GOSPEL: John 12:20-33
20Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. 21They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." 22Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. 23Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. 24Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. 25Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.
27"Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say—'Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. 28Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." 29The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." 30Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. 31Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. 32And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." 33He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.
Praise to
you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Lamb
of God #336
v. 1,3
Your only Son, no sin
to hide
But you have sent him from your side
To walk upon this guilty sod
And to become the Lamb of God
Your gift of love they crucified
They laughed and scorned Him as He died
The humble King, they named a fraud
And sacrificed the Lamb of God
I was so lost I should have died But you have brought me to your side
To be led by your staff and rod
And to be called a lamb of God
refrain
O Lamb of God, sweet Lamb of God
I love the holy Lamb of God
O wash me in His precious blood
My Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God
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 Precious Lord Take My Hand #773
Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me sta-nd
I am tired, I'm weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the li-ight
Take my ha-and, precious Lor-ord
Lead me home
When my way grows drear
Precious Lord, linger near
When my life is almost gone
Hear my cry, hear my call
Hold my hand lest I fa-all
Take my hand, precious Lord
Lead me home
When the darkness appears
and the night draws near
and the day is past and gone
at the river I stand, guide my feet,
hold my hand, take my hand,
precious Lord, lead me home
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Bourree in G Bach
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