St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, September 04, 2022
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Jesus, My Joy J.S. Bach
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.
HYMN Earth and All Star #731 v. 1, 2, 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 SERMON
FIRST READING: Deuteronomy 30:15-20
15See, I have set before you today life and prosperity,
death and adversity. 16If you obey the commandments of the LORD your
God that I am commanding you today, by loving the LORD your God, walking in his
ways, and observing his commandments, decrees, and ordinances, then you shall
live and become numerous, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that
you are entering to possess. 17But if your heart turns away and you
do not hear, but are led astray to bow down to other gods and serve them, 18I
declare to you today that you shall perish; you shall not live long in the land
that you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. 19I call
heaven and earth to witness against you today that I have set before you life
and death, blessings and curses. Choose life so that you and your descendants
may live, 20loving the LORD your God, obeying him, and holding fast
to him; for that means life to you and length of days, so that you may live in
the land that the LORD swore to give to your ancestors, to Abraham, to Isaac,
and to Jacob.
PSALM: Psalm 1
1Happy are they who have not walked in the counsel |
of the wicked,
nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats |
of the scornful!
2Their delight is in the law of the LORD,
and they meditate on God's teaching day and night.
3They are like trees planted by streams of water,
bearing fruit in due
season, with leaves that | do not wither; everything they |
do shall prosper.
4It is not so | with the wicked; they are like
chaff which the wind | blows away.
5Therefore the wicked shall not stand upright when |
judgment comes,
nor the sinner in the council | of the
righteous.
6For the LORD knows the way | of the
righteous,
but the way of the wicked shall | be
destroyed.
SECOND READING: Philemon 1-21
1Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our
brother,
To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, 2to
Apphia our sister, to Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your
house:
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and
the Lord Jesus Christ.
4When I remember you in my prayers, I always
thank my God 5because I hear of your love for all the saints and
your faith toward the Lord Jesus. 6I pray that the sharing of your
faith may become effective when you perceive all the good that we may do for
Christ. 7I have indeed received much joy and encouragement from your
love, because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed through you, my
brother.
8For this reason, though I am bold enough in
Christ to command you to do your duty, 9yet I would rather appeal to
you on the basis of love—and I, Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a
prisoner of Christ Jesus. 10I am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus,
whose father I have become during my imprisonment. 11Formerly he was
useless to you, but now he is indeed useful both to you and to me. 12I
am sending him, that is, my own heart, back to you. 13I wanted to
keep him with me, so that he might be of service to me in your place during my
imprisonment for the gospel; 14but I preferred to do nothing without
your consent, in order that your good deed might be voluntary and not something
forced. 15Perhaps this is the reason he was separated from you for a
while, so that you might have him back forever, 16no longer as a
slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother—especially to me but how much
more to you, both in the flesh and in the Lord.
17So if you consider me your partner, welcome
him as you would welcome me. 18If he has wronged you in any way, or
owes you anything, charge that to my account. 19I, Paul, am writing
this with my own hand: I will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even
your own self. 20Yes, brother, let me have this benefit from you in
the Lord! Refresh my heart in Christ. 21Confident of your obedience,
I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Luke 14:25-33
25Now large crowds were traveling with [Jesus;] and he
turned and said to them, 26"Whoever comes to me and does not
hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even
life itself, cannot be my disciple. 27Whoever does not carry the
cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. 28For which of you,
intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to
see whether he has enough to complete it? 29Otherwise, when he has
laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it will begin to
ridicule him, 30saying, 'This fellow began to build and was not able
to finish.' 31Or what king, going out to wage war against another
king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand
to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty thousand? 32If
he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and
asks for the terms of peace. 33So therefore, none of you can become
my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
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
Special music
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 Bread Of Life From Heaven #474
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN Congregation’s Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song Black
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