St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, February 26, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Aria Flor
Peters
Joe Stavely,
Trumpet, Nancy Stavely, piano
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy
Trinity, + one God, who brings us safely through the sea, who gives us water
from the rock, who leads us into the land of milk and honey.
Amen.
Silence is kept for
reflection.
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal,
have mercy on us.
For self-centered
living, and for failing to walk with humility and gentleness:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For longing to have what
is not ours, and for hearts that are not at rest with ourselves:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For misuse of human
relationships, and for unwillingness to see the image of God in others:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For jealousies that
divide families and nations, and for rivalries that create strife and warfare:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For reluctance in
sharing the gifts of God, and for carelessness with the fruits of creation:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For hurtful words that
condemn, and for angry deeds that harm:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
For idleness in
witnessing to Jesus Christ, and for squandering the gifts of love and grace:
Holy God, holy and
mighty, holy and immortal, have mercy on us.
Accomplish in us, O God,
the work of your salvation,
that we may show forth
your glory in the world.
By the cross and passion
of your Son, our Savior,
bring us with all your
saints to the joy of his resurrection.
In the mercy of almighty
God, our Lord Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake, God
forgives us all our sin. As a call 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 Lord, throughout These
Forty Days #319
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHIldren’s Sermon
FIRST READING Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7
15The Lord God
took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. 16And the Lord God commanded the man, “You
may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17but of the tree of the
knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it
you shall die.” 3:1Now the serpent was more crafty than any other wild animal that the Lord God had made. He said to the
woman, “Did God say, ‘You shall not eat from any tree in the garden’?” 2The woman said to the
serpent, “We may eat of the fruit of the trees in the garden; 3but God said, ‘You shall
not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the middle of the garden, nor shall
you touch it, or you shall die.’ ” 4But the serpent said to the woman, “You
will not die; 5for God
knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like
God, knowing good and evil.” 6So when the woman saw that the tree was good for
food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be
desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she also gave some
to her husband, who was with her, and he ate. 7Then the eyes of both
were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves
together and made loincloths for themselves. The Word of the Lord Thanks Be to God
Psalm 32 1Happy are they whose
transgressions | are forgiven, and whose sin is | put away!
2Happy are they to whom
the Lord imputes no
guilt, and in whose spirit there | is no guile!
3While I held my tongue,
my bones withered away, because of my groaning | all day long.
4For your hand was heavy
upon me | day and night; my moisture was dried up as in the | heat of summer.
5Then I acknowledged my
sin to you, and did not conceal my guilt. I said, “I will confess my transgressions
to the Lord.” Then you
forgave me the guilt | of my sin.
6Therefore all the
faithful will make their prayers to you in | time of trouble;
when the great waters overflow,
they | shall not reach them.
7You are my hiding-place;
you preserve | me from trouble; you surround me with shouts | of deliverance.
8“I will instruct you and
teach you in the way that | you should go; I will guide you | with my eye.
9Do not be like horse or
mule, which have no | understanding; who must be fitted with bit
and bridle, or else they will | not stay near
you.”
10Great are the
tribulations | of the wicked; but mercy embraces those who trust | in the Lord.
11Be glad, you righteous,
and rejoice | in the Lord; shout
for joy, all who are | true of heart.
SECOND READING Romans 5:12-19
12Just as sin came into
the world through one man, and death came through sin, and so death spread to
all because all have sinned—13sin was indeed in the world before the law, but
sin is not reckoned when there is no law. 14Yet death exercised
dominion from Adam to Moses, even over those whose sins were not like the
transgression of Adam, who is a type of the one who was to come. 15But the free gift is not
like the trespass. For if the many died through the one man’s trespass, much
more surely have the grace of God and the free gift in the grace of the one
man, Jesus Christ, abounded for the many. 16And the free gift is not
like the effect of the one man’s sin. For the judgment following one trespass brought
condemnation, but the free gift following many trespasses brings
justification. 17If, because
of the one man’s trespass, death exercised dominion through that one, much more
surely will those who receive the abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness
exercise dominion in life through the one man, Jesus Christ. 18Therefore just as one
man’s trespass led to condemnation for all, so one man’s act of righteousness
leads to justification and life for all. 19For just as by the one
man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, so by the one man’s obedience
the many will be made righteous. The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL
ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL Matthew 4:1-11—Glory To You, O Lord
1Jesus was
led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2He fasted forty days and
forty nights, and afterwards he was famished. 3The tempter came and
said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves
of bread.” 4But he
answered, “It is written, ‘One does not live by bread alone, but by every word
that comes from the mouth of God.’ ” 5Then the devil took him to the holy city and
placed him on the pinnacle of the temple, 6saying to him, “If you
are the Son of God, throw yourself down; for it is written, ‘He will command
his angels concerning you,’ and ‘On their hands they will bear you up, so that
you will not dash your foot against a stone.’ ” 7Jesus said to him,
“Again it is written, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’ ” 8Again, the devil took
him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and
their splendor; 9and he said
to him, “All these I will give you, if you will fall down and worship
me.” 10Jesus said
to him, “Away with you, Satan! for it is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God,
and serve only him.’ 11Then the
devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him.
The Gospel
of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN I Want Jesus to Walk with Me #325
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
Special music Panis Angelicus Cesar Frank
(Bread of Heaven)
GREAT Thanksgiving
PROPER PREFACE
SANCTUS
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 When Peace Like a River #785
PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer #618
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Jesus, Still Lead On Kickstat
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