Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
Sunday, July 24, 2022
Confession and Forgiveness
All may make the sign of
the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister
begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
whose steadfast love endures forever.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Merciful God,
we confess that we have not followed your path
but have chosen our own way.
Instead of putting others before ourselves,
we long to take the best seats at the table.
When met by those in need,
we have too often passed by on the other side.
Set us again on the path of life.
Save us from ourselves
and free us to love our neighbors.
Amen.
Hear the good news!
God does not deal with us according to our sins
but delights in granting pardon and mercy.
In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are
forgiven.
You are free to love as God loves.
Amen.
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.
children’s message
FIRST READING: Genesis 18:20-32
20Then the LORD said, "How great is
the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah and how very grave their sin! 21I
must go down and see whether they have done altogether according to the outcry
that has come to me; and if not, I will know."
22So
the men turned from there, and went toward Sodom, while Abraham remained
standing before the LORD. 23Then Abraham came near and said,
"Will you indeed sweep away the righteous with the wicked?" 24Suppose
there are fifty righteous within the city; will you then sweep away the place
and not forgive it for the fifty righteous who are in it? 25Far be
it from you to do such a thing, to slay the righteous with the wicked, so that
the righteous fare as the wicked! Far be that from you! Shall not the Judge of
all the earth do what is just?" 26And the LORD said, "If I
find at Sodom fifty righteous in the city, I will forgive the whole place for
their sake." 27Abraham answered, "Let me take it upon
myself to speak to the LORD, I who am but dust and ashes. 28Suppose
five of the fifty righteous are lacking? Will you destroy the whole city for
lack of five?" And he said, "I will not destroy it if I find
forty-five there." 29Again he spoke to him, "Suppose forty
are found there." He answered, "For the sake of forty I will not do
it." 30Then he said, "Oh do not let the LORD be angry if I
speak. Suppose thirty are found there." He answered, "I will not do
it, if I find thirty there." 31He said, "Let me take it
upon myself to speak to the LORD. Suppose twenty are found there." He
answered, "For the sake of twenty I will not destroy it." 32Then
he said, "Oh do not let the LORD be angry if I speak just once more.
Suppose ten are found there." He answered, "For the sake of ten I
will not destroy it."
PSALM: Psalm 138
1I will give thanks to you, O LORD, with |
my whole heart; before the gods I will | sing your praise.
2I will bow down toward
your holy temple and praise your name, because of your steadfast |
love and faithfulness; for you have glorified your name
and your word a- |
bove all things.
3When I called, you | answered
me; you increased my |
strength within me.
4All the rulers of the
earth will praise | you, O LORD, when they have heard the words |
of your mouth.
5They will sing of the ways |
of the LORD, that great is the glory | of the LORD.
6The LORD is high, yet
cares | for the lowly, perceiving the haughty | from
afar.
7Though I walk in the midst of trouble,
you | keep me safe; you stretch forth your hand against the fury of
my enemies; your right | hand shall save me.
8You will make good your
pur- | pose for me; O LORD, your steadfast love endures forever; do not abandon the works | of your
hands.
SECOND READING: Colossians 2:6-15 [16-19]
6As you therefore have received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to live your lives in him, 7rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.
8See
to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deceit,
according to human tradition, according to the elemental spirits of the
universe, and not according to Christ. 9For in him the whole
fullness of deity dwells bodily, 10and you have come to fullness in
him, who is the head of every ruler and authority. 11In him also you
were circumcised with a spiritual circumcision, by putting off the body of the
flesh in the circumcision of Christ; 12when you were buried with him
in baptism, you were also raised with him through faith in the power of God,
who raised him from the dead. 13And when you were dead in trespasses
and the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive together with him,
when he forgave us all our trespasses, 14erasing the record that
stood against us with its legal demands. He set this aside, nailing it to the
cross. 15He disarmed the rulers and authorities and made a public example
of them, triumphing over them in it.
[16Therefore
do not let anyone condemn you in matters of food and drink or of observing
festivals, new moons, or sabbaths. 17These are only a shadow of what
is to come, but the substance belongs to Christ. 18Do not let anyone
disqualify you, insisting on self-abasement and worship of angels, dwelling on
visions, puffed up without cause by a human way of thinking, 19and
not holding fast to the head, from whom the whole body, nourished and held
together by its ligaments and sinews, grows with a growth that is from God.]
GOSPEL: Luke
11:1-13
1[Jesus] was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." 2He said to them, "When you pray, say:
Father, hallowed be your name.
Your kingdom
come.
3Give us each day our daily bread.
4And forgive us our sins,
for
we ourselves forgive everyone indebted to us.
And do not bring
us to the time of trial."
5And he said to them, "Suppose one of you
has a friend, and you go to him at midnight and say to him, 'Friend, lend me
three loaves of bread; 6for a friend of mine has arrived, and I have
nothing to set before him.' 7And he answers from within, 'Do not
bother me; the door has already been locked, and my children are with me in
bed; I cannot get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, even
though he will not get up and give him anything because he is his friend, at
least because of his persistence he will get up and give him whatever he needs.
9So I say to you,
Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door
will be opened for you. 10For everyone who asks receives, and
everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be
opened. 11Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for a
fish, will give a snake instead of a fish? 12Or if the child asks
for an egg, will give a scorpion? 13If you then, who are evil, know
how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father
give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
SERMON
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 Intercession
PEACE
OFFERING
THANKGiving for the word
For Your Word of life, O
God, we give you thanks and praise.
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
BLESSING
DISMISSAL
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