Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
Sunday, July 28, 2024
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.
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
First Reading: 2 Kings
4:42-44
42A man came
from Baal-shalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to [Elisha,] the
man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha
said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.” 43But his servant said,
“How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the
people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord,
‘They shall eat and have some left.’ ” 44He set it before them, they ate, and had
some left, according to the word of the Lord.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 145:10-18
10All your works shall praise | you, O Lord, and your faithful | ones shall bless
you.
11They shall tell of the
glory | of your kingdom and speak | of your power,
12that all people may
know | of your power and the glorious splendor | of your
kingdom.
13Your kingdom is an
everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures
through | out all ages.
You, Lord, are faithful in
all your words, and
loving in | all your
works.
14The Lord upholds
all | those who fall and lifts up those who | are bowed down.
15The eyes of all wait
upon | you, O Lord, and
you give them their food | in due
season.
16You open | wide your hand and
satisfy the desire of every | living thing.
17You are righteous
in | all your ways and loving in | all your works.
18You are near to all
who | call upon you, to all who call upon you faithfully.
Second Reading: Ephesians 3:14-21
14For this
reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every family in
heaven and on earth takes its name. 16I pray that, according to the riches of
his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with
power through his Spirit, 17and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through
faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 18I pray that you may have
the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length
and height and depth, 19and to know
the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all
the fullness of God. 20Now to him
who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more
than all we can ask or imagine, 21to him be glory in the church and in Christ
Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
Gospel: John 6:1-21
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 6th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
1Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of
Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept
following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the
mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the
festival of the Jews, was near. 5When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming
toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people
to eat?” 6He said this
to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. 7Philip answered him, “Six
months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a
little.” 8One of his
disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9“There is a boy here who
has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many
people?” 10Jesus said,
“Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place;
so they sat down, about five thousand in all. 11Then Jesus took the
loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were
seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12When they were satisfied,
he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may
be lost.” 13So they
gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by
those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. 14When the people saw the
sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the prophet who is to
come into the world.” 15When Jesus
realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king,
he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. 16When evening came, his
disciples went down to the sea, 17got into a boat, and started across the sea to
Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18The sea became rough
because a strong wind was blowing. 19When they had rowed about three or four
miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they
were terrified. 20But he said
to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21Then they wanted to take him into the
boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
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
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
DISMISSAL
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