Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “We Walk by Faith” Marilyn Biery
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 This Is My Father’s World #824
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: Ezekiel 17:22-24
22Thus says the Lord God: I myself will take a sprig from the
lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out. I will break off a tender one from the
topmost of its young twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty
mountain. 23On the
mountain height of Israel I will plant it, in order that it may produce boughs
and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. Under it every kind of bird will
live; in the shade of its branches will nest winged creatures of every kind. 24All the trees of the
field shall know that I am the Lord.
I bring low the high tree, I make high the low tree; I dry up the green tree
and make the dry tree flourish. I the Lord have
spoken; I will accomplish it.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 92:1-4, 12-15
1It is a good thing to give thanks | to the Lord, to sing praise to your name, | O Most High;
2to herald your love | in the morning and
your faithfulness at night;
3on the psaltery,
and | on the lyre, and to the melody | of the harp.
4For you have made me glad
by your | acts, O Lord; and
I shout for joy because of the
works | of your
hands.
12The righteous shall
flourish | like a palm tree, and shall spread abroad like a cedar of
Lebanon.
13Those who are planted in
the house | of the Lord shall
flourish in the courts | of our
God;
14they shall still bear
fruit | in old age; they shall be | green and
succulent;
15that they may show how
upright the Lord is, my
rock, in whom there is | no injustice.
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17
6So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord—7for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil. [11Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade others; but we ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also well known to your consciences. 12We are not commending ourselves to you again, but giving you an opportunity to boast about us, so that you may be able to answer those who boast in outward appearance and not in the heart. 13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right mind, it is for you. ] 14For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. 15And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. 16From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. 17So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Mark 4:26-34
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark the 4th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
26[Jesus] said,
“The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground,27and would sleep and rise
night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28The earth produces of
itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29But when the grain is
ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.” 30He also said, “With what
can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31It is like a mustard
seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on
earth; 32yet when it
is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth
large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.” 33With many such parables
he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; 34he did not speak to them
except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples.
SERMON
HYMN For the Fruit of All Creation #679
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
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 Build Us Up, Lord #670
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE I Know Whom I Believed David Lasky
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