Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say” Robert Powell
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot
free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what
we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your
Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that
we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy
name.
Amen.
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
HYMN Praise the one who Breaks the Darkness #843
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.
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Isaiah 65:1-9
1 I was ready
to be sought out by those who did not ask, to be found by those who did not
seek me. I said, “Here I am, here I am,” to a nation that did not call on my
name. 2 I held out my hands all
day long to a rebellious people, who walk in a way that is not good, following
their own devices; 3 a people who
provoke me to my face continually, sacrificing in gardens and offering incense
on bricks; 4 who sit
inside tombs and spend the night in secret places; who eat the flesh of pigs,
with broth of abominable things in their vessels; 5 who say, “Keep to
yourself; do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.” These are a smoke in
my nostrils, a fire that burns all day long. 6 See, it is written
before me: I will not keep silent, but I will repay; I will indeed repay into
their laps 7 their
iniquities and their ancestors’ iniquities together, says the Lord; because they offered incense on the mountains and reviled
me on the hills, I will measure into their laps full payment for their actions.
8 Thus says the Lord: As the wine is found in the
cluster, and they say, “Do not destroy it, for there is a blessing in it,” so I
will do for my servants’ sake and not destroy them all. 9 I will bring forth
descendants from Jacob and from Judah inheritors of my mountains; my chosen
shall inherit it, and my servants shall settle there. The Word of the Lord. Thanks
be to God
Psalm 22:19-28
19 But you, O Lord, be not | far away; O my help, hasten | to my aid.
20 Deliver me | from the sword, my
life from the power | of the dog.
21 Save me from the | lion’s mouth! From
the horns of wild bulls you
have | rescued me.
22 I will declare your
name | to my people;
in the midst of the assembly | I will praise
you.
23 You who fear the Lord, give praise! All you of Jacob’s | line, give glory.
Stand in awe of the Lord,
all you offspring of Israel.
24 For the Lord does not despise nor abhor the
poor in their poverty;
neither is the Lord’s face hidden from them;
but when they cry out, | the Lord hears them.
25 From you comes my praise
in the | great assembly;
I will perform my vows in the sight of those who | fear the Lord.
26 The poor shall
eat | and be satisfied, Let those who seek the Lord give
praise! May your hearts | live forever!
27 All the ends of the
earth shall remember and turn | to the Lord;
all the families of nations shall bow | before God.
28 For dominion
belongs | to the Lord, who
rules over the nations.
Second Reading: Galatians 3:23-29
23 Now before
faith came, we were imprisoned and guarded under the law until faith would be
revealed. 24 Therefore
the law was our disciplinarian until Christ came, so that we might be reckoned
as righteous by faith. 25 But now that faith has come, we are no longer
subject to a disciplinarian, 26 for in Christ Jesus you are all children of God
through faith. 27 As many of
you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is no longer Jew
or Greek; there is no longer slave or free; there is no longer male and female,
for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29 And if you belong to
Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 8:26-39
26 Then [Jesus and his
disciples] arrived at the region of the Gerasenes, which is opposite
Galilee. 27 As he
stepped out on shore, a man from the city who had demons met him. For a long
time he had not worn any clothes, and he did not live in a house but in the
tombs. 28 When he saw
Jesus, he cried out and fell down before him, shouting, “What have you to do
with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg you, do not torment me,” 29 for Jesus had commanded
the unclean spirit to come out of the man. (For many times it had seized him;
he was kept under guard and bound with chains and shackles, but he would break
the bonds and be driven by the demon into the wilds.) 30 Jesus then asked him,
“What is your name?” He said, “Legion,” for many demons had entered him. 31 They begged him not to
order them to go back into the abyss. 32 Now there on the hillside a large herd of
swine was feeding, and the demons begged Jesus to let them enter these. So he
gave them permission. 33 Then the
demons came out of the man and entered the swine, and the herd stampeded down
the steep bank into the lake and was drowned. 34 When the swineherds saw
what had happened, they ran off and told it in the city and in the
country. 35 Then people
came out to see what had happened, and when they came to Jesus, they found the
man from whom the demons had gone sitting at the feet of Jesus, clothed and in
his right mind. And they became frightened. 36 Those who had seen it
told them how the one who had been possessed by demons had been healed. 37 Then the whole throng of
people of the surrounding region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to leave them,
for they were seized with great fear. So he got into the boat and
returned. 38 The man from
whom the demons had gone out begged that he might be with him, but Jesus sent
him away, saying, 39 “Return to
your home, and declare how much God has done for you.” So he went away,
proclaiming throughout the city how much Jesus had done for him. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Oh, Praise the Gracious Power #651
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 Let Us Go Now to the Banquet #523
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Hymn to Joy” arr. May Schwarz
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