Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “We Shall Behold Him” arr. Arant
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 Jesus Shall Reign #434
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
First Reading: 1 Kings 17:8-16
8The word of the Lord came
to [Elijah,] saying, 9“Go now to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon,
and live there; for I have commanded a widow there to feed you.” 10So he set out and went to
Zarephath. When he came to the gate of the town, a widow was there gathering
sticks; he called to her and said, “Bring me a little water in a vessel, so
that I may drink.” 11As she was
going to bring it, he called to her and said, “Bring me a morsel of bread in
your hand.” 12But she said,
“As the Lord your God
lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of meal in a jar, and a little oil
in a jug; I am now gathering a couple
of sticks, so that I may go home and prepare it for myself and my son, that we
may eat it, and die.” 13Elijah said
to her, “Do not be afraid; go and do as you have said; but first make me a
little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterwards make something for
yourself and your son. 14For thus says the Lord the God of Israel: The jar of meal will not be
emptied and the jug of oil will not fail until the day that the Lord sends rain on the
earth.” 15She went and
did as Elijah said, so that she as well as he and her household ate for many days. 16The jar of meal was not
emptied, neither did the jug of oil fail, according to the word of the Lord that he spoke by Elijah.
Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 146
1Hallelujah! Praise the Lord, | O my soul! 2I will praise the Lord as long | as I live;
I will sing praises to my God while I | have my being.
3Put not your | trust in rulers, in
mortals in whom there | is no help.
4When they breathe their
last, they return to earth, and in that day | their
thoughts
perish.
5Happy are they who have
the God of Jacob | for their help, whose hope is in
the | Lord their God;
6who made heaven and earth,
the seas, and all that | is in them; who keeps
promises
forever;
7who gives justice to
those who are oppressed, and food to | those who
hunger. The Lord sets the | captive free.
8The Lord opens the eyes of the blind;
the Lord lifts up those
who | are
bowed down; the Lord | loves the
righteous.
9The Lord cares | for the stranger;
the Lord sustains the
orphan and widow,
but frustrates the
way | of the wicked.
10The Lord shall | reign forever,
your God, O Zion, throughout
all generations. | Hallelujah!
Second Reading: Hebrews 9:24-28
24Christ did
not enter a sanctuary made by human hands, a mere copy of the true one, but he
entered into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. 25Nor was it to offer
himself again and again, as the high priest enters the Holy Place year after
year with blood that is not his own; 26for then he would have had to suffer again and again since the foundation
of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the age
to remove sin by the sacrifice of himself. 27And just as it is
appointed for mortals to die once, and after that the judgment, 28so Christ, having been
offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal
with sin, but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Mark 12:38-44
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark the 12th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
38As [Jesus] taught,
he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to
be greeted with respect in the marketplaces, 39and to have the best seats
in the synagogues and places of honor at banquets! 40They devour widows’
houses and for the sake of appearance say long prayers. They will receive the
greater condemnation.”
41He sat down opposite the
treasury, and watched the crowd putting money into the treasury. Many rich
people put in large sums. 42A poor widow came and put in two small copper
coins, which are worth a penny. 43Then he called his disciples and said to them,
“Truly I tell you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing
to the treasury. 44For all of
them have contributed out of their abundance; but she out of her poverty has
put in everything she had, all she had to live on.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Day by Day #790
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 Blessed Assurance #638
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Soon and Very Soon #439
POSTLUDE “But the LORD is Mindful of His Own” Mendolssohn
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