St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, July 9, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE Softly and Tenderly arr. Hayes
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
Jesus Shall Reign #434
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
CHIldren’s Sermon
9Rejoice greatly,
O daughter Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Lo, your king
comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey,
on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 10He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim and the
war-horse from Jerusalem; and the battle bow shall be cut off, and he shall
command peace to the nations; his dominion shall be from sea to sea, and from
the River to the ends of the earth.11As for you also, because of the blood of my
covenant with you, I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit. 12Return to your
stronghold, O prisoners of hope; today I declare that I will restore to
you double.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 145:8-14
8The Lord is
gracious and full | of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in | steadfast love.
9Lord, you are | good to all, and
your compassion is over | all your works.
10All your works shall
praise | you, O Lord, and
your faithful | ones shall bless you.
11They shall tell of the glory | of your kingdom and
speak | of your power,
12that all people may
know | of your power and the glorious splendor | of your kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures throughout all ages. You, Lord, are faithful in all your words, and loving in | all your works.
14The Lord upholds
all | those who fall and lifts up those who | are bowed down.
Second Reading: Romans 7:15-25a
15I do not
understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing
I hate. 16Now if I do
what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. 17But in fact it is no
longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18For I know that nothing
good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I
cannot do it. 19For I do not
do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. 20Now if I do what I do not
want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.
21So I find it to be a law
that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. 22For I delight in the law
of God in my inmost self, 23but I see in my members another law at war with
the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my
members. 24Wretched man
that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? 25aThanks be to God through
Jesus Christ our Lord!
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the
11th chapter. Glory to you O Lord
[Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] 16“To what will I compare
this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to
one another, 17‘We played
the flute for you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.’18For John came neither
eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; 19the Son of Man came
eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of
tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.” 25At that time Jesus said,
“I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these
things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to
infants; 26yes, Father,
for such was your gracious will. 27All things have been handed over to me by my
Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father
except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28“Come to me, all you that
are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you,
and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest
for your souls. 30For my yoke
is easy, and my burden is light.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Day By Day #790
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 Softly and Tenderly
Jesus Is Calling #608
PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
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