Servic outline for Sunday, June 23, 2024

Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

PRELUDE                                 “How Can I Keep from Singing”                       Benjamin Culli

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                             Eternal Father Strong to Save                      #756

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 message

First Reading: Job 38:1-11

¹The Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: ²“Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? ³Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. ⁴“Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have               understanding. ⁵Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it? ⁶On what were its bases sunk,
or who laid its cornerstone ⁷when the morning stars sang together and all the heavenly beings shouted for joy? ⁸“Or who shut in the sea with doors when it burst out from the womb?— ⁹when I made the clouds its garment, and thick darkness its swaddling band, ¹⁰and prescribed bounds for it, and set bars and doors, ¹¹and said, ‘Thus far shall you come, and no farther, and here shall your proud waves be stopped’?”

The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God  

Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32

 ¹Give thanks to the Lord, for the ^| Lord is good, for God’s mercy endures forever.
 ²Let the redeemed of the ^| Lord proclaim that God redeemed them from the hand ^| of

            the foe,
 ³gathering them in ^| from the lands; from the east and from the west, from the north and ^| from

            the south.
 ²³Some went down to the ^| sea in ships, plying their trade ^| in deep waters. 
 ²⁴They beheld the works ^| of the Lord, God’s wonderful works ^| in the deep.
 ²⁵Then God spoke, and a stormy ^| wind arose, which tossed high the waves ^| of the sea.
 ²⁶They mounted up to the heavens and descended ^| to the depths; their souls melted away ^| in

            their peril.
 ²⁷They staggered and ^| reeled like drunkards, and all their skill was of ^| no avail.
 ²⁸Then in their trouble they cried ^| to the Lord, and you delivered them from ^| their distress.
 ²⁹You stilled the storm ^| to a whisper and silenced the waves ^| of the sea. 
 ³⁰Then were they glad when ^| it grew calm, when you guided them to the harbor ^| they 

            desired.
 ³¹Let them give thanks to you, Lord, for your ^| steadfast love and your wonderful

            works ^| for all people.
 ³²Let them exalt you in the assembly ^| of the people; in the council of the elders, let them

            sing ^| hallelujah! 

 Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 6:1-13

¹As we work together with him, we urge you also not to accept the grace of God in vain. ²For he says, “At an acceptable time I have listened to you, and on a day of salvation I have helped you.” See, now is the acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation! ³We are putting no    obstacle in anyone’s way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, ⁴but as servants of God we have commended ourselves in every way: through great endurance, in afflictions,    hardships, calamities, ⁵beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; ⁶by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, holiness of spirit, genuine love, ⁷truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; ⁸in honor and dishonor, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; ⁹as unknown, and yet are well known; as dying, and see—we are alive; as punished, and yet not killed; ¹⁰as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, and yet possessing everything. ¹¹We have spoken frankly to you Corinthians; our heart is wide open to you. ¹²There is no restriction in our affections, but only in yours. ¹³In return—I speak as to children—open wide your hearts also.

Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

 

 Gospel: Mark 4:35-41

The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark the 4th chapter.  Glory to you O Lord.

³⁵When evening had come, [Jesus said to the disciples,] “Let us go across to the other side.” ³⁶And leaving the crowd behind, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. Other boats were with him. ³⁷A great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that the boat was already being swamped. ³⁸But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion; and they woke him up and said to him, “Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing?” ³⁹He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. ⁴⁰He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” ⁴¹And they were filled with great awe and said to one another, “Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him?”

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

 

 SERMON

 HYMN                  Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me                                            #755

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                     Precious Lord, Take My Hand                                    #773

Precious Lord, take my hand Lead me on, let me stand, I am tired, I am weak, I am worn; Through the storm, through the night, Lead me on to the light: Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

When my way grows drear, Precious Lord, linger near, When my life is almost gone, Hear my cry, hear my call, Hold my hand lest I fall: Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

 When the darkness appears And the night draws near, And the day is past and gone, At the river I stand, Guide my feet, hold my hand: Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.

POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER

BLESSING

HYMN                                              Congregations Choice

DISMISSAL

POSTLUDE                           My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less                            Robert Hobby

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