St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, June 4, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE I
Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Aaron David Miller
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
Holy,
Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty #582
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: Genesis 1:1--2:4a
1In the
beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, 2the earth was a formless
void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept
over the face of the waters. 3Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there
was light. 4And God saw
that the light was good; and God separated the light from the darkness. 5God called the light Day,
and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning,
the first day. 6And God said,
“Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters
from the waters.” 7So God made
the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that
were above the dome. And it was so. 8God called the dome Sky. And there was evening
and there was morning, the second day. 9And God said, “Let the waters under the sky be
gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was
so. 10God called the dry land
Earth, and the waters that were gathered together he called Seas. And God saw
that it was good. 11Then God
said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit
trees of every kind on earth that bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was
so. 12The earth brought forth
vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind, and trees of every kind bearing
fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good. 13And there was evening and
there was morning, the third day. 14And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome
of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and
for seasons and for days and years, 15and let them be lights in the dome of the
sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so. 16God made the two great
lights—the greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the
night—and the stars. 17God set them
in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth, 18to rule over the day and
over the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that
it was good. 19And there was
evening and there was morning, the fourth day. 20And God said, “Let the
waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the
earth across the dome of the sky.” 21So God created the great sea monsters and
every living creature that moves, of every kind, with which the waters swarm,
and every winged bird of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 22God blessed them, saying,
“Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds
multiply on the earth.” 23And there was evening and there was morning, the
fifth day. 24And God said,
“Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping
things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.” And it was so. 25God made the wild animals
of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that
creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good. 26Then God said, “Let us
make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have
dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the
cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing
that creeps upon the earth.” 27So God created humankind in his image, in the
image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28God blessed them, and God
said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; and
have dominion over the fish of the sea and over the birds of the air and over
every living thing that moves upon the earth.” 29God said, “See, I have
given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and
every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food. 30And to every beast of the
earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the
earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant
for food.” And it was so. 31God saw everything that he had made, and indeed,
it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. 2:1Thus the heavens and the
earth were finished, and all their multitude. 2And on the seventh day
God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from
all the work that he had done. 3So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it,
because on it God rested from all the work that he had done in creation. 4aThese are the generations
of the heavens and the earth when they were created.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 8
1O | Lord our Lord, how
majestic is your name in | all the earth!—
2you whose glory is chanted above the heavens out of the mouths of infants
and children; you have set up a
fortress against your enemies, to silence the foe | and avenger.
3When I consider your
heavens, the work | of your fingers, the moon and the stars you have set | in their courses,
4what are mere mortals
that you should be mindful of them, human beings that you should | care for them?
5Yet you have made them
little less | than divine; with glory and hon or you crown them.
6You have made them rule
over the works | of your hands; you have put all things under their feet:
7all | flocks and cattle,
even the wild beasts | of the field,
8the birds of the air, the
fish | of the sea, and whatever passes along the paths | of the sea.
9O | Lord our Lord, how
majestic is your name in | all the earth!
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
[Paul
writes:] 11Finally,
brothers and sisters, farewell. Put things in order, listen to my appeal, agree
with one another, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with
you. 12Greet one
another with a holy kiss. All the saints greet you.
13The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with all
of you.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Matthew 28:16-20
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the
28th chapter. Glory to you O Lord
16Now the
eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed
them. 17When they saw
him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18And Jesus came and said
to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19Go therefore and make
disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20and teaching them to obey everything that I have
commanded you. And remember, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
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
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 Holy God, We Praise Your Name #414
PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Come, Join the Dance of the Trinity #412
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Sing Praise to God Who reigns Above arr. H.H Hopson
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