Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Children of the Heavenly Father Hayes
Baptized
and Set Free (piano)
* CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy
Trinity, + one God, who sends the word with angels, who is made flesh among all
peoples, and who breathes peace on all the earth.
Amen.
In Christ, we are bold to name our sin and cry out for peace.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Holy God,
we confess our sin
before you.
We replace compassion
with competition.
We seek what is mighty
while ignoring the meek.
We are quick to anger
but slow to forgive.
We have not put on love
in harmony with you.
Wrap us in the grace of
your powerful Word.
Swaddle our hearts with
your peace,
that all we do, in word
or deed,
may reflect your love
born among us.
Amen.
I bring you good news of great joy for all people: God has come among us in the child born of Mary, Christ the Lord. + In Christ your sins are forgiven and you are clothed in peace.
Amen.
HYMN Hail to the Lord’s Anointed #311 v. 1,4
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 Rise, Shine, You People! #665 v.1
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
FIRST READING: Isaiah 43:1-7
1But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel:
Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have
called you by name, you are mine.
2When you pass through the waters, I will
be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you;
when you walk through fire you shall not be
burned, and the flame shall not consume you.
3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One
of Israel, your Savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in
exchange for you. 4Because you
are precious in my sight, and honored, and I love you,
I give people in return for you, nations in
exchange for your life.
5Do not fear, for I am with you; I will
bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you;
6I will say to the north, "Give them
up," and to the south, "Do not withhold;
bring my sons from far away and my daughters
from the end of the earth— 7everyone who
is called by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and
made."
PSALM: Psalm 29
1Ascribe to the | LORD, you gods,
ascribe
to the LORD glo- | ry and
strength.
2Ascribe to the LORD the
glory | due God's name;
worship
the LORD in the beau- | ty of holiness.
3The voice of the LORD is upon the waters;
the God of | glory
thunders;
the
LORD is upon the | mighty
waters.
4The voice of the LORD is
a pow- | erful voice;
the
voice of the LORD is a | voice of splendor.
5The voice of the LORD breaks the | cedar trees;
the
LORD breaks the ce- | dars of
Lebanon;
6the LORD makes Lebanon
skip | like a calf,
and
Mount Hermon like a | young wild ox.
7The voice | of the LORD
bursts
forth in | lightning flashes.
8The voice of the LORD | shakes the wilderness;
the
LORD shakes the wilder- | ness of Kadesh.
9The voice of the LORD makes the oak trees
writhe
and strips the | forests bare.
And
in the temple of the LORD all are | crying, "Glory!"
10The LORD sits enthroned
a- | bove the flood;
the
LORD sits enthroned as king for- | evermore.
11O LORD, give strength | to your people;
give
them, O LORD, the bless- | ings of
peace.
SECOND READING: Acts 8:14-17
14Now when the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they sent Peter and John to them. 15The two went down and prayed for them that they might receive the Holy Spirit 16(for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). 17Then Peter and John laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
15As the people were filled with expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16John answered all of them by saying, "I baptize you with water; but one who is more powerful than I is coming; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17His winnowing fork is in his hand, to clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary; but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire."
21Now when all the people
were baptized, and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the
heaven was opened, 22and the Holy
Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from
heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased."
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN When Jesus Came to Jordan #305
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
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
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Songs of Thankfulness and Praise #310 1,2,4,
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Allemanda Corelli
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