Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “In Thee Is Gladness” Diane Bish
CONFESSION AND FORGIVNESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
who forgives all our sin, whose mercy endures
forever.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin and come to God for healing.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Gracious God,
have mercy on us.
We confess that we have honored you with our
lips,
but have harmed our neighbors with our tongues.
The cravings at war within us
cause conflicts and disputes.
In our desire to be first
we make distinctions among ourselves.
We place the needs of the poor and the suffering
last.
In your great mercy, forgive us our sins.
Draw near to us with grace in time of need,
and turn us to follow in the way of Jesus
Christ,
our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
God promises to forgive our iniquity
and to remember our sin no more.
By grace you have been saved.
In the name of ☩ Jesus Christ,
the source of eternal healing,
your sins are forgiven.
Amen.
HYMN Gather Us In #532
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: Numbers 11:4-6, 10-16, 24-29
4The rabble
among them had a strong craving; and the Israelites also wept again, and said,
“If only we had meat to eat! 5We remember the fish we used to eat in Egypt for
nothing, the cucumbers, the melons, the leeks, the onions, and the
garlic; 6but now our
strength is dried up, and there is nothing at all but this manna to look at.”
10Moses heard the people
weeping throughout their families, all at the entrances of their tents. Then
the Lord became very
angry, and Moses was displeased. 11So Moses said to the Lord, “Why have you treated your servant
so badly? Why have I not found favor in your sight, that you lay the burden of
all this people on me? 12Did I conceive all this people? Did I give birth
to them, that you should say to me, ‘Carry them in your bosom, as a nurse
carries a sucking child, to the land that you promised on oath to their
ancestors’? 13Where am I
to get meat to give to all this people? For they come weeping to me and say,
‘Give us meat to eat!’ 14I am not able to carry all this people alone,
for they are too heavy for me. 15If this is the way you are going to treat me,
put me to death at once—if I have found favor in your sight—and do not let me
see my misery.”
16So the Lord said to Moses, “Gather for me
seventy of the elders of Israel, whom you know to be the elders of the people
and officers over them; bring them to the tent of meeting, and have them take
their place there with you.” 24So Moses went out and told the people the words
of the Lord; and he gathered
seventy elders of the people, and placed them all around the tent. 25Then the Lord came down in the cloud and
spoke to him, and took some of the spirit that was on him and put it on the
seventy elders; and when the spirit rested upon them, they prophesied. But they
did not do so again. 26Two men
remained in the camp, one named Eldad, and the other named Medad, and the
spirit rested on them; they were among those registered, but they had not gone
out to the tent, and so they prophesied in the camp. 27And a young man ran and
told Moses, “Eldad and Medad are prophesying in the camp.” 28And Joshua son of Nun,
the assistant of Moses, one of his chosen men, said, “My lord Moses, stop
them!” 29But Moses
said to him, “Are you jealous for my sake? Would that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that
the Lord would put his
spirit on them!”
Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm: 19:7-14
7The teaching of the Lord is perfect and re- | vives the soul;
the testimony of the Lord is
sure and gives wisdom | to the simple.
8The statutes of the Lord are just and rejoice the
heart;
the commandment of the Lord is
clear and gives light | to the eyes.
9The fear of the Lord is clean and endures forever;
the judgments of the Lord are
true and righteous | altogether.
10More to be desired are
they than gold, more than | much fine gold,
sweeter far than honey, than honey | in the comb.
11By them also is your
servant enlightened,
and in keeping them there is | great reward.
12Who can detect
one’s | own offenses?
Cleanse me from my | secret faults.
13Above all, keep your
servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion | over me;
then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a | great offense.
14Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart be acceptable | in your sight,
O Lord, my strength
and | my redeemer.
Second Reading: James 5:13-20
13Are any
among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs
of praise. 14Are any
among you sick? They should call for the elders of the church and have them
pray over them, anointing them with oil in the name of the Lord. 15The prayer of faith will
save the sick, and the Lord will raise them up; and anyone who has committed
sins will be forgiven. 16Therefore confess your sins to one another, and
pray for one another, so that you may be healed. The prayer of the righteous is
powerful and effective. 17Elijah was a human being like us, and he prayed
fervently that it might not rain, and for three years and six months it did not
rain on the earth. 18Then he
prayed again, and the heaven gave rain and the earth yielded its harvest.
19My brothers and sisters,
if anyone among you wanders from the truth and is brought back by
another, 20you should
know that whoever brings back a sinner from wandering will save the sinner’s
soul from death and will cover a multitude of sins.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Mark 9:38-50
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark the 9th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
38John said to [Jesus], “Teacher, we
saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because
he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who
does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to
speak evil
of me. 40Whoever is
not against us is for us. 41For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of
water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the
reward.
42“If any of you put a
stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be
better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were
thrown into the sea. 43If your
hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life
maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable
fire. 45And if your
foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame
than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell. 47And if your eye causes
you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God
with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell, 48where their worm never
dies, and the fire is never quenched.
49“For everyone will be
salted with fire. 50Salt is
good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in
yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
The Gospel
of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Borning Cry #732
SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM
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 There Is a Balm in Gilead #614
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Love Devine, All Loves Excelling #631
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Postlude on “Old Hundredth” Timothy Albrecht
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