Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Songs of Thankfulness and Praise” David Cherwein
CONFESSION AND FORGIVNESS
All may make the sign of the cross, the
sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,
our creator,
our protector,
our wellspring of life.
Amen.
Trusting that God receives our words and the meditations of our hearts, let us confess our sin.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Merciful God,
you speak blessing and compassion into the
world.
Forgive us for the ways we act
with judgment, cruelty, or indifference.
We ignore the needs of our neighbors;
we resist your call to oppose injustice;
we give in to scarcity and fear;
we assume the worst about one another.
Cleanse us from our faults
and release us from their grasp.
Show us your lovingkindness.
Restore our hearts and repair your world,
that we may live in Christ’s ways.
Amen.
God proclaims these words of assurance:
“Do not fear, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by name. You are mine.”
In + Christ, you are forgiven.
In the Spirit, you are made free.
Refreshed by the waters of mercy,
live anew as beloved children of God. Amen.
HYMN Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive
#605
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 “Rise, Shine You People”
v. 1
PRAYER OF THE DAY, Children's
message
3 Joseph said
to his brothers, “I am Joseph. Is my father still alive?” But his brothers
could not answer him, so dismayed were they at his presence. 4 Then Joseph said to his
brothers, “Come closer to me.” And they came closer. He said, “I am your
brother, Joseph, whom you sold into Egypt. 5 And now do not be
distressed or angry with yourselves because you sold me here, for God sent me
before you to preserve life. 6 For the famine has been in the land these two
years, and there are five more years in which there will be neither plowing nor
harvest. 7 God sent me
before you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to keep alive for you
many survivors. 8 So it was
not you who sent me here but God; he has made me a father to Pharaoh and lord
of all his house and ruler over all the land of Egypt. 9 Hurry and go up to my
father and say to him, ‘Thus says your son Joseph, God has made me lord of all
Egypt; come down to me; do not delay. 10 You shall settle in the land of Goshen,
and you shall be near me, you and your children and your children’s children,
as well as your flocks, your herds, and all that you have. 11 I will provide for you
there, since there are five more years of famine to come, so that you and your
household and all that you have will not come to poverty.’ ” 15 And he kissed all his
brothers and wept upon them, and after that his brothers talked with him.
Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 37:1-11, 39-40
1 Do not be provoked by | evildoers; do not
be jealous of those | who do
wrong.
2 For they shall soon
wither | like the grass, and like the green grass | fade away.
3 Put your trust in
the Lord | and do good; dwell
in the land and | find safe pasture.
4 Take delight | in the Lord, who shall give you your | heart’s desire.
5 Commit your way to
the Lord; put your
trust | in the Lord, and
see what | God will do.
6 The Lord will make your vindication as
clear | as the light
and the justice of your case like the | noonday sun.
7 Be still before
the Lord and wait | patiently. Do not
be provoked by the one
who prospers, the one who
succeeds in | evil schemes.
8 Refrain from anger,
leave | rage alone; do not be provoked; it leads only to evil.
9 For evildoers
shall | be cut off, but those who hope in the Lord shall possess the land.
10 In a little while the
wicked shall | be no more;
even if you search out their place, they will | not be there.
11 But the lowly shall
possess the land; they will delight in abundance of peace.
39 But the deliverance
of the righteous comes from | you, O Lord;
you are their stronghold in | time of trouble.
40 You, O Lord, will help them and | rescue them; you
will rescue them from the wicked
and deliver them, because
in you | they seek refuge.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:35-38, 42-50
35 But someone
will ask, “How are the dead raised? With what kind of body do they come?” 36 Fool! What you sow does
not come to life unless it dies. 37 And as for what you sow, you do not sow the
body that is to be but a bare seed, perhaps of wheat or of some other
grain. 38 But God
gives it a body as he has chosen and to each kind of seed its own body. 42 So it is with the
resurrection of the dead. What is sown is perishable; what is raised is
imperishable. 43 It is sown
in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in
power. 44 It is sown a
physical body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a physical body,
there is also a spiritual body. 45 Thus it is written, “The first man, Adam, became
a living being”; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit. 46 But it is not the
spiritual that is first but the physical and then the spiritual. 47 The first man was from
the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven. 48 As one of dust, so are
those who are of the dust, and as one of heaven, so are those who are of
heaven. 49 Just as we
have borne the image of the one of dust, we will also bear the image of the one
of heaven. 50 What I am
saying, brothers and sisters, is this: flesh and blood cannot inherit the
kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 6th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus
said:] 27 “But I say
to you who are listening: Love your enemies; do good to those who hate
you; 28 bless those
who curse you; pray for those who mistreat you. 29 If anyone strikes you on
the cheek, offer the other also, and from anyone who takes away your coat do
not withhold even your shirt. 30 Give to everyone who asks of you, and if anyone
takes away what is yours, do not ask for it back again. 31 Do to others as you
would have them do to you. 32 “If you love those who love you, what credit is
that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. 33 If you do good to those
who do good to you, what credit is that to you? For even sinners do the
same. 34 If you lend
to those from whom you expect to receive payment, what credit is that to you?
Even sinners lend to sinners, to receive as much again. 35 Instead, love your
enemies, do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return. Your reward will be
great, and you will be children of the Most High, for he himself is kind to the
ungrateful and the wicked. 36 Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.
37 “Do not judge, and you
will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned.
Forgive, and you will be forgiven; 38 give, and it will be given to you. A good
measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your
lap, for the measure you give will be the measure you get back.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Blest Be the Tie That Binds #656
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 Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love #708
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling #608
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “O Praise the Gracious Power” Wayne Wold
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