Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “O God Beyond All Praising” 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.
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
First Reading: Exodus 34:29-35
29 Moses came
down from Mount Sinai. As he came down from the mountain with the two tablets of the covenant in his hand, Moses
did not know that the skin of his face shone because he had been talking with
God. 30 When Aaron and all the
Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face was shining, and they were afraid to
come near him. 31 But Moses called to
them, and Aaron and all the leaders of
the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke with them. 32 Afterward all the Israelites came near, and he
gave them in commandment all that the Lord had spoken with him on
Mount Sinai. 33 When Moses had finished
speaking with them, he put a veil on his face, 34 but whenever Moses went in before
the Lord to speak with him, he would take the veil off until he came
out, and when he came out and told the Israelites what he had been
commanded, 35 the Israelites would see
the face of Moses, that the skin of his face was shining, and Moses would put
the veil on his face again until he went in to speak with him. Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 99
1 The Lord is king; let the | people tremble.
The Lord is enthroned
upon the cherubim; let | the earth shake.
2 The Lord, | great in Zion,
is high above all peoples.
3 Let them confess God’s
name, which is | great
and awesome;
God is the | Holy
One.
4 O mighty king, lover
of justice, you have established equity;
you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob.
5 Proclaim the greatness
of the Lord and fall
down before God’s footstool;
God is the | Holy
One.
6 Moses and Aaron
among your priests, and Samuel among those who call upon
your | name, O Lord, they called upon
you, and you | answered them,
7 you spoke to them out
of the pillar of cloud;
they kept your testimonies and the decree | that you gave
them.
8 O Lord our God, you answered | them indeed;
you were a God who forgave them, yet punished them for their | evil deeds.
9 Proclaim the greatness
of the Lord and worship
upon God’s | holy
hill;
for the Lord our God
is the | Holy
One.
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2
12 Since,
then, we have such a hope, we act with complete frankness, 13 not like Moses, who put
a veil over his face to keep the people of Israel from gazing at the end of
the glory that was being set
aside. 14 But their
minds were hardened. Indeed, to this very day, when they hear the reading of
the old covenant, the same veil is still there; it is not unveiled since in Christ it is set
aside. 15 Indeed, to
this very day whenever Moses is read, a veil lies over their minds, 16 but when one turns to
the Lord, the veil is removed. 17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the
Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom. 18 And all of us, with
unveiled faces, seeing the glory of the Lord as though reflected in a mirror,
are being transformed into the same image from one degree of glory to another,
for this comes from the Lord, the Spirit. Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 9:28-36 [37-43a]
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 9th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
28 Now about
eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James and
went up on the mountain to pray. 29 And while he was praying, the appearance of his face changed,
and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Suddenly they saw two
men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him. 31 They
appeared in glory and were speaking about his exodus, which he was about
to fulfill in Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and his companions were weighed down
with sleep, but as they awoke they saw his glory and the two men who stood with
him. 33 Just as
they were leaving him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be
here; let us set up three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for
Elijah,” not realizing what he was
saying. 34 While he
was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were terrified as
they entered the cloud. 35 Then from the cloud came a voice that said,
“This is my Son, my Chosen; listen to him!” 36 When the voice had
spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and in those days told no
one any of the things they had seen. [37 On the next day, when
they had come down from the mountain, a great crowd met him. 38 Just then a man from
the crowd shouted, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son; he is my only
child. 39 Suddenly a
spirit seizes him, and all at once he shrieks. It convulses him until he foams
at the mouth; it mauls him and will scarcely leave him. 40 I begged your disciples
to cast it out, but they could not.” 41 Jesus answered, “You faithless and
perverse generation, how much longer must I be with you and put up with you?
Bring your son here.” 42 While he
was being brought forward, the demon dashed him to the ground in convulsions.
But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit, healed the boy, and gave him back to his
father. 43a And all were astounded at the greatness of God.] The Gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN How Good, Lord, to Be Here #315
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 Beautiful Savior #838
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Farewell to Alleluia
+Congregation— Alleluia, song of sweetness,
Voice of joy that cannot die;
Alleluia is the anthem Ever dear to choirs
on high;
In the house of God abiding Thus they sing
eternally.
Choir only— Alleluia thou roundest, True Jerusalem and
free;
Alleluia, joyful mother, All thy children
sing with thee;
But by Babylon’s sad waters Mourning
exiles now are we.
Choir only— Alleluia cannot always Be our song while
here below;
Alleluia our transgressions Make us for
awhile forego;
For the solemn time is coming When our
tears for sin must
flow.
+Congregation— Therefore in our hymns we pray
Thee Grant us, blessed
Trinity, At last
to keep Thine Easter In our home beyond the
sky, There to Thee forever singing
Alleluia Joyfully.
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Alleluia, Song of Gladness” Mark Sedio
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