St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, September 18, 2022
9:30 AM
PRELUDE All Things Bright and
Beautiful arr. Hegarty
(Nancy
Stavely, Piano and Kathy Sloan, Prgan)
Confession and
Forgiveness
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.
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 Be Thou My Vision
#793
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
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHILDREN’S SERMON
4Hear this, you that trample on the needy,
and bring to ruin the poor of the land,
5saying, "When will the new moon be over
so that we may sell grain;
and the sabbath,
so that we may offer wheat for sale?
We will make the ephah
small and the shekel great,
and practice deceit with false balances,
6buying the poor for silver
and the needy for a pair of sandals,
and selling the sweepings of the wheat."
7The LORD has sworn by the pride of Jacob:
Surely I will never forget any of their deeds.
PSALM: Psalm 113
1Hallelujah! Give praise, you servants | of
the LORD;
praise the name | of the LORD.
2Let the name of the | LORD be blessed,
from this time forth for- | evermore.
3From the rising of the sun to its | going
down
let the name of the | LORD be praised.
4The LORD is high a- | bove all nations,
God's glory a- | bove the heavens. R
5Who is like the | LORD our God,
who sits en- | throned on high,
6but stoops | to behold
the heavens | and the earth?
7The LORD takes up the weak out | of the
dust
and lifts up the poor | from the ashes,
8enthroning them | with the rulers,
with the rulers | of the people.
9The LORD makes the woman of a | childless
house
to be a joyful mother of children. |
Hallelujah! R
SECOND READING: 1 Timothy 2:1-7
1First of all, then, I urge that supplications,
prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, 2for
kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and
peaceable life in all godliness and dignity. 3This is right and is acceptable
in the sight of God our Savior, 4who desires everyone to be saved
and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5For
there is one God; there is also one mediator between God
and humankind,
Christ Jesus, himself human, 6who gave himself a
ransom for all
—this was attested at the
right time. 7For this I was appointed a herald and an apostle (I am
telling the truth, I am not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and
truth.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
1Then Jesus said to the disciples, "There was a
rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was
squandering his property. 2So he summoned him and said to him, 'What
is this that I hear about you? Give me an accounting of your management,
because you cannot be my manager any longer.' 3Then the manager said
to himself, 'What will I do, now that my master is taking the position away
from me? I am not strong enough to dig, and I am ashamed to beg. 4I
have decided what to do so that, when I am dismissed as manager, people may
welcome me into their homes.' 5So, summoning his master's debtors
one by one, he asked the first, 'How much do you owe my master?' 6He
answered, 'A hundred jugs of olive oil.' He said to him, 'Take your bill, sit
down quickly, and make it fifty.' 7Then he asked another, 'And how
much do you owe?' He replied, 'A hundred containers of wheat.' He said to him,
'Take your bill and make it eighty.' 8And his master commended the
dishonest manager because he had acted shrewdly; for the children of this age
are more shrewd in dealing with their own generation than are the children of
light. 9And I tell you, make friends for yourselves by means of
dishonest wealth so that when it is gone, they may welcome you into the eternal
homes.
10Whoever is faithful in a very little is
faithful also in much; and whoever is dishonest in a very little is dishonest
also in much. 11If then you have not been faithful with the
dishonest wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches? 12And if
you have not been faithful with what belongs to another, who will give you what
is your own? 13No slave can serve two masters; for a slave will
either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise
the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
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
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 You Satisfy the Hungry Heart #484
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN You Servants of God #825
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Allegro Scarllati
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