Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Spirit of God, Descend on My Heart” arr. John Innes
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 The God of Abraham Praise #831
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
1 After these
things the word of the Lord came
to Abram in a vision, “Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward
shall be very great.” 2 But Abram
said, “O Lord God, what
will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer
of Damascus?” 3 And Abram
said, “You have given me no offspring, so a slave born in my house is to be my
heir.” 4 But the word
of the Lord came to him,
“This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your
heir.” 5 He brought
him outside and said, “Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able
to count them.” Then he said to him, “So shall your descendants be.” 6 And he believed
the Lord, and the Lord reckoned it to him as
righteousness.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 33:12-22
12 Happy is the nation whose God | is the Lord!
Happy the people chosen to | be God’s heritage!
13 The Lord looks | down from heaven,
and sees all | humankind.
14 God sits firmly
enthroned and watches all who dwell | on the earth.
15 God fashions | all their hearts
and observes | all their deeds.
16 A king is not saved by
the size | of the army,
nor are warriors rescued by | their great
strength.
17 The horse gives
vain | hope for victory; despite its great strength it | cannot save.
18 Truly, your eye is upon
those who fear | you, O Lord,
upon those who wait for your | steadfast love,
19 to deliver
their | lives from death, and to keep them alive in | time of
famine.
20 Our innermost being
waits for | you, O Lord, our
helper | and our shield.
21 Surely, our heart
rejoices in you, for in your holy name we | put our trust.
22 Let your lovingkindness,
O Lord, | be upon us, even as
we place our | hope in you.
Second Reading: Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16
1 Now faith is
the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. 2 Indeed, by faith our
ancestors received approval. 3 By faith we understand that the worlds were
prepared by the word of God, so that what is seen was made from things that are
not visible. 8 By faith
Abraham obeyed when he was called to set out for a place that he was to receive
as an inheritance, and he set out, not knowing where he was going. 9 By faith he stayed for a
time in the land he had been promised, as in a foreign land, living in tents,
as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. 10 For he looked forward to
the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God. 11 By faith, with Sarah’s
involvement, he received power of procreation, even though he was too old,
because he considered him faithful who had promised. 12 Therefore from one
person, and this one as good as dead, descendants were born, “as many as the
stars of heaven and as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore.” 13 All of these died in
faith without having received the promises, but from a distance they saw and
greeted them. They confessed that they were strangers and foreigners on the
earth, 14 for people
who speak in this way make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. 15 If they had been
thinking of the land that they had left behind, they would have had opportunity
to return. 16 But as it
is, they desire a better homeland, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is
not ashamed to be called their God; indeed, he has prepared a city for them.
Word of the Lord. Thanks
be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: Luke 12:32-40
The Holy Gospel according to Saint Luke the 12th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus
said:] 32 “Do not be
afraid, little flock, for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the
kingdom. 33 Sell your
possessions and give alms. Make purses for yourselves that do not wear out, an
unfailing treasure in heaven, where no thief comes near and no moth
destroys. 34 For where
your treasure is, there your heart will be also. 35 “Be dressed for action
and have your lamps lit; 36 be like those who are waiting for their master
to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as
soon as he comes and knocks. 37 Blessed are those slaves whom the master finds
alert when he comes; truly I tell you, he will fasten his belt and have them
sit down to eat, and he will come and serve them. 38 If he comes during the
middle of the night or near dawn and finds them so, blessed are those slaves. 39 “But know this: if the
owner of the house had known at what hour the thief was coming, he would not
have let his house be broken into. 40 You also must be ready, for the Son of
Man is coming at an hour you do not expect.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
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 Many and Great, O God #837
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregations Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE
“O
God, Our Help in Ages Past” Wm
Croft/ arr. H DeCou
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