Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Jesu, Meine Freude” J.S. Bach
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 God of Grace and God of Glory #705
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
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Ecclesiastes 1:2, 12-14; 2:18-23
2 Vanity of
vanities, says the Teacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity. 12 I, the Teacher, was king
over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my mind to seek and to search out by
wisdom all that is done under heaven; it is an unhappy business that God has
given to humans to be busy with. 14 I saw all the deeds that are done under the
sun, and see, all is vanity and a chasing after wind. 2:18 I hated all my toil in
which I had toiled under the sun, seeing that I must leave it to my
successor, 19 and who knows
whether he will be wise or foolish? Yet he will be master of all for which I
toiled and used my wisdom under the sun. This also is vanity. 20 So I turned and gave my
heart up to despair concerning all the toil of my labors under the sun, 21 because sometimes one
who has toiled with wisdom and knowledge and skill must leave all to be enjoyed
by another who did not toil for it. This also is vanity and a great evil. 22 What do mortals get from
all the toil and strain with which they toil under the sun? 23 For all their days are
full of pain, and their work is a vexation; even at night their minds do not
rest. This also is vanity.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 49:1-12
1 Hear this, | all you peoples;
give ear, all you who dwell | in the world,
2 you of high degree
and low, rich and | poor together.
3 My mouth shall | speak of wisdom,
and my heart shall meditate
on | understanding.
4 I will incline my
ear | to a proverb and set forth my riddle upon the harp.
5 Why should I be afraid
in | evil days, when the wickedness of those at my | heels
surrounds me,
6 the wickedness of
those who put their trust in | their own prowess,
and boast of | their great riches?
7 One can never redeem
another,
or give to God the ransom for another’s life;
8 for the ransom of a
life | is so great
that there would never be enough to pay it,
9 in order to live forever
and ever
and never | see the grave.
10 For we see that the
wise die also; like the dull and stupid they perish
and leave their wealth to those who come | after them.
11 Their graves shall be
their homes forever, their dwelling places from generation
to | generation, though
they had named lands after themselves.
12 Even though honored,
they cannot | live forever;
they are like the | beasts that perish.
Second Reading: Colossians 3:1-11
1 So if you
have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is,
seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on the things that are above,
not on the things that are on earth, 3 for you have died, and your life is hidden with
Christ in God. 4 When Christ
who is your life is revealed, then you also will be revealed with him in glory.
5 Put to death, therefore,
whatever in you is earthly: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire,
and greed (which is idolatry). 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming
on those who are disobedient. 7 These are the ways you also once followed, when
you were living that life. 8 But now you must get rid of all such things:
anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive language from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one
another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its
practices 10 and have
clothed yourselves with the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge
according to the image of its creator. 11 In that renewal there is no longer Greek
and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, enslaved and free,
but Christ is all and in all!
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 12:13-21
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 12th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
13 Someone in
the crowd said to [Jesus,] “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the
family inheritance with me.” 14 But he said to him, “Friend, who set me to be a
judge or arbitrator over you?” 15 And he said to them, “Take care! Be on your
guard against all kinds of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the
abundance of possessions.” 16 Then he told them a parable: “The land of a
rich man produced abundantly. 17 And he thought to himself, ‘What should I do,
for I have no place to store my crops?’ 18 Then he said, ‘I will do
this: I will pull down my barns and build larger ones, and there I will store
all my grain and my goods. 19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, you have ample
goods laid up for many years; relax, eat, drink, be merry.’ 20 But God said to him,
‘You fool! This very night your life is being demanded of you. And the things
you have prepared, whose will they be?’ 21 So it is with those who
store up treasures for themselves but are not rich toward God.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
HYMN Be Thou My Vision #793
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 Lead Me, Guide Me #837
1 I am weak, and I need Thy strength and power To help me over my weakest hour; Let me through the darkness Thy face to see, Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
Refrain:
Lead me, guide me along the way;
For if You lead me, I cannot stray;
Lord, let me walk each day with Thee.
Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
2 Help me tread in the paths of righteousness; Be my aid when Satan
and sin oppress. I am putting all my trust in Thee, Lead me, O Lord, lead me.
[Refrain]
3 I am lost, if you take your hand from me; I am
blind, without Thy Light to see; Lord, just always let me Thy servant be, Lead
me, O Lord, lead me. [Refrain]
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE "In
Christ There Is No East or West” arr. Jayne Southwick
Liturgy and hymns printed and streamed with permission through
OneLicense. A-710659
No comments:
Post a Comment