Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Holy God, We Praise Your Name Diane Bish
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 Come, Thou Almighty King #408
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.
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-8
1In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord
sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the
temple. 2Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six
wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet,
and with two they flew. 3And one called to another and said:
“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of
hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.”
4The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who
called, and the house filled with smoke. 5And I said: “Woe is
me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of
unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!” 6Then one of the seraphs
flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair
of tongs. 7The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: “Now
that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is
blotted out.” 8Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom
shall I send, and who will go for us?” And I said, “Here am I; send me!”
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 29
1Ascribe
to the | Lord,
you gods, ascribe to the Lord glory
and strength.
2Ascribe to the Lord the
glory | due God’s name; worship the Lord in the beauty of
holiness.
3The voice of the Lord is
upon the waters; the God of | glory thunders;
the Lord is upon
the | mighty waters.
4The voice of the Lord is
a powerful voice; the voice of the Lord is
a | voice of splendor.
5The voice of the Lord breaks
the | cedar trees; the Lord breaks the cedars of Lebanon;
6the Lord makes
Lebanon skip | like a calf,
and Mount Hermon like a | young wild ox.
7The voice | of the Lord bursts forth in | lightning
flashes.
8The voice of the Lord | shakes
the wilderness;
the Lord shakes the
wilderness of Kadesh.
9The voice of the Lord makes
the oak trees writhe and strips the | forests bare.
And in the temple of the Lord all
are | crying, “Glory!”
10The Lord sits
enthroned above the flood;
the Lord sits
enthroned as king forevermore.
11O Lord, give
strength | to your people;
give them, O Lord, the
blessings of peace.
Second Reading: Romans
8:12-17
12Brothers and sisters, we are debtors, not to the
flesh, to live according to the flesh—13for if you live according to
the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the
body, you will live. 14For all who are led by the Spirit of God
are children of God. 15For you did not receive a spirit of
slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of adoption.
When we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16it is that very Spirit bearing
witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17and if
children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact, we
suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 3:1-17
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 3rd
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
1Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of
the Jews. 2He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi,
we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these
signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” 3Jesus
answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God
without being born from above.” 4Nicodemus said to him, “How
can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the
mother’s womb and be born?” 5Jesus answered, “Very truly, I
tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and
Spirit. 6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born
of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not be astonished that I said to
you, ‘You must be born from above.’ 8The wind blows where it
chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from
or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9Nicodemus
said to him, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered him,
“Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11“Very
truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen;
yet you do not receive our testimony. 12If I have told you
about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you
about heavenly things? 13No one has ascended into heaven except
the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14And just
as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be
lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him may have eternal
life. 16“For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so
that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.
17“Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the
world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Come, Join the Dance of Trinity #412
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
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
PEACE, OFFERING
COMMUNION 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, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty #413
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Holy God, We Praise Your Name #414
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Fanfare on “Nicaea” Nancy Cobb Hill
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