St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, March 3, 2024
9:30 AM
PRELUDE These Are the Holy Ten Commandments J.S Bach
Confession and Forgiveness
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign
that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
who writes the law on our hearts,
who draws all people together through Jesus.
Amen.
Held in God’s mercy, let us confess our sin
in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Holy God,
we confess that we are caught in snares of sin
and cannot break free.
We hoard resources while our neighbors
are hungry and cold.
We speak in ways that silence others.
We are silent when we should speak up.
We keep score in our hearts.
We let hurts grow into hatred.
For all these things and for sins only you know,
forgive us, Lord.
Amen.
Here is a flood of grace:
Out of love for the whole world,
God draws near to us,
breaks every snare of sin,
washes away our wrongs,
and restores the promise of life
through Jesus Christ.
Amen.
HYMN When I Survey the Wondrous Cross #803
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
First Reading: Exodus 20:1-17
1God spoke all these words: 2I
am the Lord your God,
who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery; 3you
shall have no other gods before me.4You shall not make for yourself an idol,
whether in the form of anything that is in heaven above, or that is on the
earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. 5You
shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I the Lord your God am a jealous God,
punishing children for the iniquity of parents, to the third and the fourth
generation of those who reject me, 6but showing steadfast
love to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my
commandments.
7You
shall not make wrongful use of the name of the Lord your God, for the Lord will not acquit anyone who misuses his name. 8Remember
the sabbath day, and keep it holy. 9Six days you shall
labor and do all your work. 10But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God; you shall not do any
work—you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your livestock,
or the alien resident in your towns. 11For in six days
the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that is in them, but rested the seventh day; therefore
the Lord blessed the
sabbath day and consecrated it.12Honor your father and your mother, so that
your days may be long in the land that the Lord your
God is giving you. 13You
shall not murder. 14You
shall not commit adultery. 15You shall not steal. 16You
shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 17You
shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s
wife, or male or female slave, or ox, or donkey, or anything that belongs to
your neighbor.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 19
1The
heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky proclaims its | maker’s
handiwork.
2One
day tells its tale | to another, and one night imparts
knowledge | to
another.
3Although
they have no | words or language, and their
voices | are not heard,
4their
sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends | of
the
world,
where God has pitched a tent | for the sun.
5It
comes forth like a bridegroom out | of his chamber;
it rejoices like a champion to | run
its course.
6It
goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens and runs about to the end
of | it
again; nothing is hidden from its | burning heat.
7The
teaching of the Lord is
perfect and revives the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is sure and gives wisdom
to | the simple.
8The
statutes of the Lord are
just and rejoice the heart;
the commandment of the Lord is clear and gives light | to
the eyes.
9The
fear of the Lord is
clean and endures forever;
the judgments of the Lord are true and righteous | altogether.
10More to be desired are they than gold, more than | much
fine gold,
sweeter far than honey, than honey | in
the comb.
11By
them also is your servant enlightened,
and in keeping them there is | great
reward.
12Who can detect one’s | own offenses? Cleanse me
from my | secret faults.
13Above
all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get
dominion | over me; then
shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a | great
offense.
14Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be
acceptable | in
your
sight, O Lord, my strength
and | my redeemer.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:18-25
18The
message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us
who are being saved it is the power of God. 19For it is
written,
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise,
and the discernment of the discerning I
will thwart.”
20Where
is the one who is wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age?
Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? 21For since,
in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, God decided,
through the foolishness of our proclamation, to save those who believe. 22For
Jews demand signs and Greeks desire wisdom, 23but we proclaim
Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24but
to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and
the wisdom of God. 25For God’s foolishness is wiser than human
wisdom, and God’s weakness is stronger than human strength.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: John 2:13-22
The Holy
Gospel, according to Saint John, the 2nd chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
3The Passover of the Jews
was near, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14In the temple he
found people selling cattle, sheep, and doves, and the money changers seated at
their tables. 15Making a whip of cords, he drove all of them
out of the temple, both the sheep and the cattle. He also poured out the coins
of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16He told
those who were selling the doves, “Take these things out of here! Stop making
my Father’s house a marketplace!” 17His disciples remembered
that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” 18The
Jews then said to him, “What sign can you show us for doing this?” 19Jesus
answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it
up.” 20The Jews then said, “This temple has been under
construction for forty-six years, and will you raise it up in three
days?” 21But he was speaking of the temple of his body. 22After
he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this;
and they believed the scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to
you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Canticle of the Turning #723
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
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 How Great Thou Art #856
PRAYER, BLESSING
HYMN God of Grace and God of Glory #705
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE To God Be the Glory Robert Powell
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