Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Trio on “St Agnes” Richard Blake
CONFESSION AND FORGIVNESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
the God of manna, the God of miracles, the God
of mercy.
Amen.
Drawn to Christ and seeking God’s abundance, let us confess our sin.
Silence is kept for reflection.
God, our provider,
help us.
It is hard to believe there is enough to share.
We question your ways when they differ from the
ways
of the world in which we live.
We turn to our own understanding
rather than trusting in you.
We take offense at your teachings and your ways.
Turn us again to you.
Where else can we turn?
Share with us the words of eternal life
and feed us for life in the world.
Amen.
Beloved people of God:
in Jesus, the manna from heaven, you are fed and
nourished.
By Jesus, the worker of miracles, there is
always more than enough.
Through Jesus,+ the bread of life, you are
shown God’s mercy:
you are forgiven and loved into abundant life.
Amen.
HYMN Built on a Rock #652 v. 1,3,5
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
Children's message
First Reading: Genesis 3:8-15
8[Adam and
Eve] heard the sound of the Lord God
walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his
wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.9But the Lord God called to the man, and
said to him, “Where are you?” 10He said, “I heard the sound of you in the
garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” 11He said, “Who told you
that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not
to eat?” 12The man
said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree,
and I ate.” 13Then
the Lord God said to the
woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked
me, and I ate.” 14The Lord God said to the serpent,
“Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all
wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the
days of your life. 15I will put
enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will
strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm: Psalm 130
1Out | of the depths I cry to | you, O Lord;
2O Lord, | hear my voice! Let
your ears be attentive to the voice of my | supplication.
3If you were to keep
watch | over sins, O Lord, | who could stand?
4Yet with you | is forgiveness, in
order that you | may be feared.
5I wait for you, O Lord; | my soul waits; in
your word | is my hope.
6My soul waits for the
Lord more than those who keep watch | for the
morning, more than those who keep watch | for the morning.
7O Israel, wait for
the Lord, for with the Lord there is | steadfast love;
with the Lord there is
plen- | teous redemption.
8For the Lord shall | redeem Israel
from | all their sins.
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 4:13—5:1
13Just as we
have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scripture—“I believed,
and so I spoke”—we also believe, and so we speak, 14because we know that the
one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us also with Jesus, and will bring us
with you into his presence. 15Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace,
as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory
of God. 16So we do not lose heart.
Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed
day by day. 17For this
slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory
beyond all measure, 18because we
look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen
is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. 5:1For we know that if the
earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not
made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Mark 3:20-35
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark the 3rd
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus went home;] 20and the crowd came
together again, so that [Jesus and the disciples] could not even
eat. 21When his
family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has
gone out of his mind.” 22And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem
said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out
demons.” 23And he
called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out
Satan? 24If a
kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. 25And if a house is divided
against itself, that house will not be able to stand. 26And if Satan has risen up
against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. 27But no one can enter a
strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong
man; then indeed the house can be plundered.
28“Truly I tell you, people
will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; 29but whoever blasphemes
against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal
sin”—30for they had said, “He
has an unclean spirit.”31Then his
mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called
him. 32A crowd was
sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and
sisters are outside, asking for you.” 33And he replied, “Who are my mother and my
brothers?” 34And looking
at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my
brothers! 35Whoever
does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Creating God, Your Fingers Trace #684
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 THE PEOPLE
PEACE
OFFERING
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 When Peace Like a River #785
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregation's Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE I Know Whom I Believed David Lasky
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