St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, November 26, 2025
7:00 PM
PRELUDE We Praise You Bates
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
In the name of the
Father,
and of the + Son,
and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Have mercy on us, O God.
We confess that we have
sinned against you
and against our
neighbor.
We have built walls
instead of tables
and have turned away the
stranger.
We have sought glory for
ourselves
and have treasured that
which does not satisfy.
Help us to love as you
love,
to welcome those you
send,
and to treasure mercy
and justice.
Turn us from our ways to
your ways,
and free us to serve
those in need. Amen.
God, who makes all
things new,
forgives your sins for +
Jesus' sake
and remembers them no
more.
Lift up your heads and
your hearts.
Yours is the kingdom of
God.
Amen.
HYMN Come, Ye Thankful People, Come #693
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
First Reading: Deuteronomy 26:1-11
1 “When you
have come into the land that the Lord your
God is giving you as an inheritance to possess and you possess it and settle in
it, 2 you shall take some of
the first of all the fruit of the ground, which you harvest from the land that
the Lord your God is
giving you, and you shall put it in a basket and go to the place that the Lord your God will choose as a
dwelling for his name. 3 You shall go to the priest who is in office at
that time and say to him, ‘Today I declare to the Lord your God that I have come into the land that
the Lord swore to our
ancestors to give us.’ 4 When the priest takes the basket from your hand
and sets it down before the altar of the Lord your
God, 5 you shall
make this response before the Lord your
God: ‘A wandering Aramean was my ancestor; he went down into Egypt and lived
there as an alien, few in number, and there he became a great nation, mighty
and populous. 6 When the
Egyptians treated us harshly and afflicted us, by imposing hard labor on
us, 7 we cried to the Lord, the God of our ancestors;
the Lord heard our voice
and saw our affliction, our toil, and our oppression. 8 The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a
mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with a terrifying display of power, and with
signs and wonders; 9 and he
brought us into this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and
honey. 10 So now I
bring the first of the fruit of the ground that you, O Lord, have given me.’ You shall set it
down before the Lord your
God and bow down before the Lord your
God. 11 Then you,
together with the Levites and the aliens who reside among you, shall celebrate
with all the bounty that the Lord your
God has given to you and to your house.”
The Word of
the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 100
1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, | all you lands!
2 Serve the Lord with gladness; come into God’s
presence | with a song.
3 Know that the Lord is God, our maker to
whom | we belong;
we are God’s people and the sheep | of God’s
pasture.
4 Enter the gates of
the Lord with
thanksgiving and the | courts with praise;
give thanks and bless God’s | holy name.
5 Good indeed is
the Lord, whose steadfast
love is | everlasting,
whose faithfulness endures from | age to
age.
Second Reading: Philippians 4:4-9
4 Rejoice in
the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. 5 Let your gentleness be
known to everyone. The Lord is
near. 6 Do not be
anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with
thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God,
which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in
Christ Jesus. 8 Finally,
brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is
just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there
is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these
things. 9 As for the
things that you have learned and received and heard and noticed in me, do them,
and the God of peace will be with you.
The Word of
the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 6:25-35
The Holy Gospel
according to Saint John the 6th
chapter. Glory to you, O Lord.
25 When [the
disciples] found [Jesus] on the other side of the sea, they said
to him, “Rabbi, when did you come here?” 26 Jesus answered them,
“Very truly, I tell you, you are looking for me not because you saw signs but
because you ate your fill of the loaves. 27 Do not work for the food
that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of
Man will give you. For it is on him that God the Father has set his
seal.” 28 Then they
said to him, “What must we do to perform the works of God?” 29 Jesus answered them,
“This is the work of God, that you believe in him whom he has sent.” 30 So they said to him,
“What sign are you going to give us, then, so that we may see it and believe
you? What work are you performing? 31 Our ancestors ate the manna in the
wilderness, as it is written, ‘He gave them bread from heaven to
eat.’ ” 32 Then Jesus
said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, it was not Moses who gave you the bread
from heaven, but it is my Father who gives you the true bread from heaven. 33 For the bread of God is
that which comes down from heaven and gives life to the world.” 34 They said to him, “Sir,
give us this bread always.” 35 Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life.
Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never
be thirsty.”
The Gospel
of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN We Praise You, O God #870
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 AND PEACE
OFFERING
SPECIAL MUSIC Simple Gifts Chancel Choir
COMMUNION PRAYER
DISTRIBUTION OF COMMUNION
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
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION
POST COMMUNION PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Now Thank We All Our God #840
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Gracious God, You Send Great Blessings Wold
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