Thursday, October 26, 2023

Service outline for Sunday, October 29, 2023

                                             St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Alliance, Ohio

Sunday, October 29, 2023

9:30 AM

PRELUDE                          All Glory Be to God on High                                P. Manz

Confession and Forgiveness

 Blessed be God, the one who forms us,  Jesus who bears the cross,

the Spirit who makes our joy complete.

Amen.

Let us bow before God in humility, confessing our sin.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Steadfast and faithful God, you have revealed the ways of justice, yet we fail to follow you.

We are overwhelmed by the world’s violence and suffering. We are afraid to risk what we have for the sake of others. For the harm we have caused, known and unknown, forgive us. For the unjust demands we place on others and your creation, forgive us. For the ways we turn away from you and our neighbor, forgive us. Lead us back to you and set us on the right path; in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Amen.

Beloved in Christ, God’s justice stretches beyond all understanding. God’s compassion is beyond compare. In Jesus, God is always making a new way for us. In  Christ, you are already and always forgiven.

Amen.


HYMN                    A Mighty Fortress Is Our God                       #504


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: Leviticus 19:1-2, 15-18

1The Lord spoke to Moses, saying: 2Speak to all the congregation of the people of Israel and say to them: You shall be holy, for I the Lord your God am holy. 15You shall not render an unjust judgment; you shall not be partial to the poor or defer to the great: with justice you shall judge your neighbor. 16You shall not go around as a slanderer among your people, and you shall not profit by the blood of your neighbor: I am the Lord. 17You shall not hate in your heart anyone of your kin; you shall reprove your neighbor, or you will incur guilt yourself. 18You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against any of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself: I am the Lord.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

 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: 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

1You yourselves know, brothers and sisters, that our coming to you was not in vain, 2but though we had already suffered and been shamefully mistreated at Philippi, as you know, we had courage in our God to declare to you the gospel of God in spite of great opposition. 3For our appeal does not spring from deceit or impure motives or trickery, 4but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the message of the gospel, even so we speak, not to please mortals, but to please God who tests our hearts. 5As you know and as God is our witness, we never came with words of flattery or with a pretext for greed; 6nor did we seek praise from mortals, whether from you or from others, 7though we might have made demands as apostles of Christ. But we were gentle among you, like a nurse tenderly caring for her own children. 8So deeply do we care for you that we are determined to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves, because you have become very dear to us.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God. 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION




Gospel: Gospel: Matthew 22:34-46

The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the 22nd chapter.  Glory to you O Lord

34When the Pharisees heard that [Jesus] had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, 35and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. 36“Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” 37He said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’ 38This is the greatest and first commandment. 39And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.” 41Now while the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them this question: 42“What do you think of the Messiah? Whose son is he?” They said to him, “The son of David.” 43He said to them, “How is it then that David by the Spirit calls him Lord, saying, 44‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at my right hand, until I put your enemies under your feet”’? 45If David thus calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” 46No one was able to give him an answer, nor from that day did anyone dare to ask him any more questions.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

 SERMON

 

HYMN                         Built on a Rock                            #504



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                 Amazing Grace                                #779

 


PRAYER, BLESSING

HYMN            The Church’s One Foundation                  #654

 


DISMISSAL 

POSTLUDE                   Praise to thy Name                         H. Decoe

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Friday, October 20, 2023

Service ouline for Sunday, October 22, 2023

                                                     St. Paul’s Lutheran Church

Alliance, Ohio

Sunday, October 22, 2023

9:30 AM

 

PRELUDE                      O God Thou Faithful God                      J.S Bach

 Confession and Forgiveness

Blessed be God, the one who forms us,  Jesus who bears the cross,

the Spirit who makes our joy complete.

Amen.

Let us bow before God in humility, confessing our sin.

 Silence is kept for reflection.

Steadfast and faithful God, 

you have revealed the ways of justice, yet we fail to follow you.

We are overwhelmed by the world’s violence and suffering. We are afraid to risk what we have for the sake of others. For the harm we have caused, known and unknown, forgive us. For the unjust demands we place on others and your creation, forgive us. For the ways we turn away from you and our neighbor, forgive us. Lead us back to you and set us on the right path; in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior.

Amen.

Beloved in Christ, God’s justice stretches beyond all understanding. God’s compassion is beyond compare. In Jesus, God is always making a new way for us. In  Christ, you are already and always forgiven.

Amen.

HYMN                  O God of Every Nation                      #713 v. 1,3,4


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: Isaiah 45:1-7

1Thus says the Lord to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him and strip kings of their robes, to open doors before him—and the gates shall not be closed: 2I will go before you and level the mountains, I will break in pieces the doors of bronze and cut through the bars of iron, 3I will give you the treasures of darkness and riches hidden in secret places, so that you may know that it is I, the Lord, the God of Israel, who call you by your name. 4For the sake of my servant Jacob, and Israel my chosen, I call you by your name, I surname you, though you do not know me. 5I am the Lord, and there is no other; besides me there is no god. I arm you, though you do not know me, 6so that they may know, from the rising of the sun and from the west, that there is no one besides me;
I am the Lord, and there is no other.
7I form light and create darkness, I make weal and create woe; I the Lord do all these things. The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

 

Psalm: Psalm 96:1-9 [10-13]

1Sing to the Lord| a new song; sing to the Lord| all the earth.                         

2Sing to the Lord, bless the name | of the Lord; proclaim God’s salvation from | day to         day.
3Declare God’s glory among the nations and God’s wonders among all peoples.
4For great is the Lord and greatly | to be praised, more to be feared | than all gods. 
5As for all the gods of the nations, they | are but idols; but you, O Lord, have | made the    heavens.
6Majesty and magnificence are | in your presence; power and splendor are in   your | sanctuary.
7Ascribe to the Lord, you families | of the peoples, ascribe to the Lord honor and power.
8Ascribe to the Lord the honor due the | holy name; bring offerings and enter the      courts | of the Lord
9Worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness; tremble before the Lord| all the earth.
10Tell it out among the nations: “The | Lord is king! The one who made the world so firm      that it             cannot be moved will judge the peoples with equity.”
11Let the heavens rejoice, and let the | earth be glad; let the sea thunder and all that is in it; let the field be joyful and all that | is therein.
12Then shall all the trees of the wood shout for joy at your coming, O Lord, for you come      to | judge the earth.
13You will judge the | world with righteousness and the peoples | with your truth. 

 

Second Reading: 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

1Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy,  To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace. 2We always give thanks to God for all of you and mention you in our prayers, constantly 3remembering before our God and Father your work of faith and labor of love and steadfastness of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 4For we know, brothers and sisters beloved by God, that he has chosen you, 5because our message of the gospel came to you not in word only, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction; just as you know what kind of persons we proved to be among you for your sake. 6And you became imitators of us and of the Lord, for in spite of persecution you received the word with joy inspired by the Holy Spirit, 7so that you became an example to all the believers in Macedonia and in Achaia. 8For the word of the Lord has sounded forth from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia, but in every place your faith in God has become known, so that we have no need to speak about it. 9For the people of those regions report about us what kind of welcome we had among you, and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God, 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the wrath that is coming.

The Word of the Lord.  Thanks be to God.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION




Gospel: Matthew 22:15-22

The Holy Gospel according to Saint Matthew the 22nd chapter.  Glory to you O Lord

15Then the Pharisees went and plotted to entrap [Jesus] in what he said. 16So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are sincere, and teach the way of God in accordance with truth, and show deference to no one; for you do not regard people with partiality. 17Tell us, then, what you think. Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?” 18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why are you putting me to the test, you hypocrites? 19Show me the coin used for the tax.” And they brought him a denarius. 20Then he said to them, “Whose head is this, and whose title?” 21They answered, “The emperor’s.” Then he said to them, “Give therefore to the emperor the things that are the emperor’s, and to God the things that are God’s.” 22When they heard this, they were amazed; and they left him and went away.

The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

 

SERMON

HYMN               Lift Every Voice and Sing                  #841 1,3

 


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                Rock of Ages, Cleft to Me                              #623


PRAYER, BLESSING

HYMN             God of Grace, God of Glory                   #705


DISMISSAL 

POSTLUDE               Praise to thy Name                        H. Decoe

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