Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “By All Your Saints” Christine Sullivan
CONFESSION AND FORGIVNESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity,+ one God,
whose compassion endures forever.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin to God.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Compassionate God,
we confess to you all our sins.
Our burden is heavy, and we cannot free
ourselves.
In your mercy, call us back to you.
Your yoke is easy and your burden is light.
Restore us to dwell in your peace.
In Christ’s name we pray,
Amen.
Jesus says, “Come to me,
all you who are weary
and are carrying heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.”
In the name of God,
Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit,
your sins are forgiven.
Rest in God’s love.
Amen.
HYMN The
Church’s One Foundation #654
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: Isaiah 51:1-6
1 Listen to me, you who pursue
righteousness,
you who seek the Lord.
Look to the rock from which you were hewn
and to the quarry from which you were dug.
2 Look to Abraham your
father
and to Sarah, who bore you,
for he was but one when I called him,
but I blessed him and made him many.
3 For the Lord will comfort
Zion;
he will comfort all her waste places
and will make her wilderness like Eden,
her desert like the garden of the Lord;
joy and gladness will be found in her,
thanksgiving and the voice of song.
4 Listen to me, my
people,
and give heed to me, my nation,
for a teaching will go out from me
and my justice for a light to the peoples.
5 I will bring near my
deliverance swiftly;
my salvation has gone out,
and my arms will rule the peoples;
the coastlands wait for me,
and for my arm they hope.
6 Lift up your eyes to
the heavens
and look at the earth beneath,
for the heavens will vanish like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a garment,
and those who live on it will die like gnats,
but my salvation will be forever,
and my deliverance will never be ended.
Psalm:
Psalm 138
1 I will give thanks to you, O Lord, with | my whole heart;
before the gods I will | sing your praise.
2 I will bow down toward
your holy temple and praise your name, because of your steadfast | love and
faithfulness;
for you have glorified your name and your word a- | bove all things.
3 When I called, you | answered me;
you increased my | strength within me.
4 All the rulers of the
earth will praise | you, O Lord,
when they have heard the words | of your
mouth. R
5 They will sing of the
ways | of the Lord,
that great is the glory | of the Lord.
6 The Lord is high, yet cares | for the lowly,
perceiving the haughty | from afar.
7 Though I walk in the
midst of trouble, you | keep me safe;
you stretch forth your hand against the fury of my enemies; your right | hand shall save
me.
8 You will make good your
pur- | pose for me;
O Lord, your steadfast
love endures forever; do not abandon the works | of your
hands. R
Second
Reading: Romans 12:1-8
1 I appeal to you therefore, brothers and
sisters, on the basis of God’s mercy, to present your bodies as a living
sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable act of
worship. 2 Do not be conformed to this age, but be
transformed by the renewing of the mind, so that you may discern what is the
will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
3 For by the grace given
to me I say to everyone among you not to think of yourself more highly than you
ought to think but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure
of faith that God has assigned. 4 For as in one body we have many members
and not all the members have the same function, 5 so we, who are many,
are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6 We have gifts that
differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith; 7 ministry, in
ministering; the teacher, in teaching; 8 the encourager, in encouragement; the
giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in
cheerfulness.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel:
Matthew 16:13-20
13 Now when Jesus came into the district of
Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that
the Son of Man is?” 14 And they said, “Some say John the
Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” 15 He said to them, “But
who do you say that I am?” 16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah,
the Son of the living God.” 17 And Jesus answered him,
“Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah! For
flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you, you are
Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not
prevail against it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom
of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever
you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he sternly ordered
the disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
SERMON
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 O Savior, Precious Savior #820
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Congregation’s Choice
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Joyful, Joyful, We Adore Thee” arr. Robert Hubble
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