Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “O God, Thou Faithful God” Johann G. Walther
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 O God, My faithful God #806
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: Jeremiah 17:5-10
5 Thus says
the Lord: Cursed are those
who trust in mere mortals and make mere flesh their strength, whose hearts turn
away from the Lord. 6 They shall be like a
shrub in the desert and shall not see when relief comes. They shall live in the
parched places of the wilderness,in an uninhabited salt land. 7 Blessed are those who
trust in the Lord, whose
trust is the Lord. 8 They shall be like a
tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear
when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is
not anxious, and it does not cease to bear fruit. 9 The heart is devious
above all else; it is perverse— who can understand it? 10 I the Lord test the mind and search the
heart, to give to all according to their ways, according to the fruit of their
doings.
Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 1
1 Happy are they who have not walked in the
counsel | of the wicked,
nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats | of the scornful!
2 Their delight is in
the law | of the Lord, and
they meditate on God’s teaching | day and
night.
3 They are like trees
planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves
that | do not wither;
everything they | do shall prosper.
4 It is not so | with the wicked;
they are like chaff which the wind | blows away.
5 Therefore the wicked
shall not stand upright when | judgment comes,
nor the sinner in the
council | of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way | of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked shall | be
destroyed.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:12-20
12 Now if
Christ is proclaimed as raised from the dead, how can some of you say there is
no resurrection of the dead? 13 If there is no resurrection of the dead, then
Christ has not been raised, 14 and if Christ has not been raised, then our
proclamation is in vain and your faith is in vain. 15 We are even found to be
misrepresenting God, because we testified of God that he raised Christ—whom he
did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised. 16 For if the dead are not
raised, then Christ has not been raised. 17 If Christ has not been
raised, your faith is futile, and you are still in your sins. 18 Then those also who have
died in Christ have perished. 19 If for this life only we have hoped in Christ,
we are of all people most to be pitied.
20 But in fact Christ has
been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who have died.
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.
17 [Jesus] came
down with [the twelve] and stood on a level place with a great crowd
of his disciples and a great multitude of people from all Judea, Jerusalem, and
the coast of Tyre and Sidon.18 They had come to hear him and to be healed of
their diseases, and those who were troubled with unclean spirits were
cured. 19 And everyone
in the crowd was trying to touch him, for power came out from him and healed
all of them. 20 Then he
looked up at his disciples and said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours
is the kingdom of God.21 “Blessed are
you who are hungry now, for you will be filled. “Blessed are you who weep now,
for you will laugh. 22 “Blessed are
you when people hate you and when they exclude you, revile you, and defame you
on account of the Son of Man. 23 Rejoice on that day and leap for joy, for
surely your reward is great in heaven, for that is how their ancestors treated
the prophets. 24 “But woe to
you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. 25 “Woe to you who are full
now, for you will be hungry. “Woe to you who are laughing now, for you will
mourn and weep.
26 “Woe to you when all
speak well of you, for that is how their ancestors treated the false prophets.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Let Streams of Living Justice #710
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
Blest are they, the poor in spirit
Theirs is the kingdom of God
Blest are they, full of sorrow
They shall be consoled
Refrain
Rejoice and be glad
Blessed are you; holy are you
Rejoice and be glad
Yours is the Kingdom of God
Blest are they, the lowly ones
They shall inherit the earth
Blest are they, who hunger and thirst
They shall have their fill
Blest are they who show mercy
Mercy shall be theirs
Blest are they, the pure of heart
They shall see God
Blest are they who seek peace
They are the children of God
Blest are they who suffer in faith
The glory of God is theirs
Blest are you who suffer hate
All because of me
Rejoice and be glad, yours is the
kingdom Shine for all to see
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Lord Dismiss Us with Your Blessing #545
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Fantasia on “Duke Street” David Paxton
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