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St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Variations on Jesus, Priceless Treasure Zachau
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
All
may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the
presiding minister begins.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Almighty
God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets
are hid:
cleanse
the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may
perfectly love you
and
worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Let
us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence
is kept for reflection.
Most
merciful God,
we
confess that we are captive to sin
and
cannot free ourselves.
We
have sinned against you
in
thought, word, and deed,
by
what we have done
and
by what we have left undone.
We
have not loved you
with
our whole heart; we have not loved
our
neighbors as ourselves.
For
the sake
of
your Son, Jesus Christ,
have
mercy on us.
Forgive
us, renew us, and lead us,
so
that we may delight in your will
and
walk in your ways,
to
the glory of your holy name.
Amen.
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called 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 O God of Every Nation #713 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.
KYRIE
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Amos 5:6-7, 10-15
6Seek the LORD and live, or he will break out against
the house of Joseph like fire, and it will devour Bethel, with no one to quench
it. 7Ah, you that turn justice to wormwood, and bring righteousness to the ground!
10They hate the one who reproves in the gate, and they
abhor the one who speaks the truth. 11Therefore because you trample
on the poor and take from them levies of grain, you have built houses of hewn
stone, but you shall not live in them; you have planted pleasant vineyards, but
you shall not drink their wine. 12For I know how many are your
transgressions, and how great are your sins—you who afflict the righteous, who
take a bribe,
and push aside the needy in
the gate. 13Therefore the prudent will keep silent in such a time; for
it is an evil time. 14Seek good and not evil, that you may live; and
so the LORD, the God of hosts, will be with you, just as you have said. 15Hate evil and love good, and
establish justice in the gate; it
may be that the LORD, the God of hosts, will
be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
PSALM: Psalm 90:12-17
12So teach us to num- | ber our days that we
may apply our | hearts to wisdom.
13Return, O LORD; how long | will you tarry? Be
gracious | to your servants.
14Satisfy us by your steadfast love | in the
morning; so shall we rejoice and be glad |
all our days.
15Make us glad as many days as you af- |
flicted us and as many years as we suf- | fered adversity.
16Show your ser- | vants your works, and your splendor | to their
children.
17May the graciousness of the Lord our God |
be upon us; prosper the work of our hands; pros- | per our
handiwork.
SECOND
READING: Hebrews
4:12-16
12Indeed, the word of God is living and active, sharper
than any two-edged sword, piercing until it divides soul from spirit, joints
from marrow; it is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 13And
before him no creature is hidden, but all are naked and laid bare to the eyes
of the one to whom we must render an account.
14Since, then, we have a great high priest who has
passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast to our
confession. 15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to
sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who in every respect has been
tested as we are, yet without sin. 16Let us therefore approach the
throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to
help in time of need.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Mark 10:17-31
17As [Jesus] was setting out on a journey, a man ran up
and knelt before him, and asked him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to
inherit eternal life?" 18Jesus said to him, "Why do you
call me good? No one is good but God alone. 19You know the
commandments: 'You shall not murder; You shall not commit adultery; You shall
not steal; You shall not bear false witness; You shall not defraud; Honor your
father and mother.'" 20He said to him, "Teacher, I have
kept all these since my youth." 21Jesus, looking at him, loved
him and said, "You lack one thing; go, sell what you own, and give the
money to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; then come, follow
me." 22When he heard this, he was shocked and went away
grieving, for he had many possessions.
23Then Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, "How hard it will be for those who have wealth to enter the kingdom of God!" 24And the disciples were perplexed at these words. But Jesus said to them again, "Children, how hard it is to enter the kingdom of God! 25It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God." 26They were greatly astounded and said to one another, "Then who can be saved?" 27Jesus looked at them and said, "For mortals it is impossible, but not for God; for God all things are possible."
28Peter began to say to him, "Look, we have left everything and followed you." 29Jesus said, "Truly I tell you, there is no one who has left house or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields, for my sake and for the sake of the good news, 30who will not receive a hundredfold now in this age—houses, brothers and sisters, mothers and children, and fields, with persecutions—and in the age to come eternal life. 31But many who are first will be last, and the last will be first."
SERMON
HYMN Take My Life, That I May Be #685 v. 1,3,5
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 AND PEACE
OFFERING
CHANCEL CHOIR I Will Greatly Rejoice Pote
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
HYMN What a Friend We Have in Jesus #742
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve #551 V. 1,3,4
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Guide Me ever, Great Redeemer Pelz
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