Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “A Dove Flew Down from Heaven” Hermann Schroeder
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 Brightest and Best of the Stars #303
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
First Reading: Isaiah 43:1-7
1 But now
thus says the Lord, he who
created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Do not fear, for I
have redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are mine. 2 When you pass through
the waters, I will be with you, and through the rivers, they shall not
overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the
flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the Lord your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior. I
give Egypt as your ransom, Cush and Seba in exchange for you. 4 Because you are
precious in my sight and honored and I love you, I give people in return for
you, nations in exchange for your life. 5 Do not fear, for I am with you; I will
bring your offspring from the east, and from the west I will gather you; 6 I will say to the
north, “Give them up,” and to the south, “Do not withhold; bring my sons from
far away and my daughters from the end of the earth—7 everyone who is called
by my name, whom I created for my glory, whom I formed and made.”
Word of
the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 29
1 Ascribe to the | Lord, you gods, ascribe to
the Lord glory and
strength.
2 Ascribe to the Lord the glory | due God’s name;
worship the Lord in
the beauty of holiness.
3 The voice of the Lord is upon the waters; the God
of | glory thunders;
the Lord is upon
the | mighty waters.
4 The voice of
the Lord is a powerful
voice; the voice of the Lord is a | voice of splendor.
5 The voice of the Lord breaks the | cedar trees;
the Lord breaks the
cedars of Lebanon;
6 the Lord makes Lebanon skip | like a calf,
and Mount Hermon like a | young wild ox.
7 The voice | of the Lord bursts forth in | lightning flashes.
8 The voice of
the Lord | shakes the
wilderness;
the Lord shakes the
wilderness of Kadesh.
9 The voice of the Lord makes the oak trees writhe and
strips the | forests bare.
And in the temple of the Lord all
are | crying, “Glory!”
10 The Lord sits enthroned above the
flood;
the Lord sits
enthroned as king forevermore.
11 O Lord, give strength | to your people;
give them, O Lord, the
blessings of peace.
Second Reading: Acts 8:14-17
14 Now when
the apostles at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God, they
sent Peter and John to them. 15 The two went down and prayed for them that they
might receive the Holy Spirit 16 (for as yet the Spirit had not come upon any of
them; they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus). 17 Then Peter and John
laid their hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 3:15-17, 21-22
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 3rd
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
15 As the
people were filled with expectation and all were questioning in their hearts
concerning John, whether he might be the Messiah, 16 John answered all of
them by saying, “I baptize you with water, but one who is more powerful than I
is coming; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize
you with the Holy Spirit and fire. 17 His winnowing fork is in his hand to
clear his threshing floor and to gather the wheat into his granary, but the
chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” 21 Now when all the people
were baptized and when Jesus also had been baptized and was praying, the heaven
was opened, 22 and the
Holy Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came
from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN When Jesus Came to Jordon #305
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 Shall We Gather at the River #423
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Wash, O God, Our Son’s and Daughters #423
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Crashing Waters at Creation hn
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