Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Dearest Jesus, We Are Here” Paul Manz
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 Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer #618
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
Children's message
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8
4 [Elijah] went a day’s journey into the
wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he
might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord,
take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”5 Then he lay down under
the broom tree and fell asleep.
Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.” 6 He looked, and there at
his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank,
and lay down again.
7 The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up
and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.” 8 He got up, and ate and
drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to
Horeb the mount of God.
Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 34:1-8
1 I will bless the Lord | at all times; the
praise of God shall ever be | in my mouth.
2 I will glory | in the Lord; let the lowly hear | and rejoice.
3 Proclaim with me the
greatness | of the Lord; let
us exalt God’s | name together.
4 I sought the Lord, who | answered me and
delivered me from | all my terrors.
5 Look upon the Lord | and be radiant, and
let not your faces | be ashamed.
6 I called in my
affliction, and | the Lord heard me and saved me from | all my troubles.
7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who | fear the Lord and delivers them.
8 Taste and see that
the | Lord is good; happy are they who take
refuge in God!
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:25—5:2
25 So then,
putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we
are members of one another. 26 Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go
down on your anger, 27 and do not
make room for the devil. 28 Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them
labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share
with the needy. 29 Let no evil
talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there
is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the
Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of
redemption. 31 Put away
from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together
with all malice, 32 and be kind
to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has
forgiven you. 5:1 Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, 2 and live in love, as
Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice
to God.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 6th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
35 Jesus said
to [the crowd,] “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will
never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” 41 Then the Jews began to
complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from
heaven.” 42 They were
saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know?
How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43 Jesus answered them, “Do
not complain among yourselves. 44 No one can come to me unless drawn by the
Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. 45 It is written in the
prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and
learned from the Father comes to me. 46 Not that anyone has seen the Father
except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 47 Very truly, I tell you,
whoever believes has eternal life. 48 I am the bread of life. 49 Your ancestors ate the
manna in the
wilderness,
and they died. 50 This is the
bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51 I am the living bread
that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and
the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN As We Gather at Your Table #522
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 Eat This Bread, Drink This Cup #492
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Toccata” Eberlin
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