Worship outline for Sunday July 5, 2020.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, whose steadfast love is everlasting, whose faithfulness endures from generation to generation.

Amen.

Trusting in the mercy of God, let us confess our sin.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Reconciling God,

we confess that we do not trust your abundance, and we deny your presence in our lives. We place our hope in ourselves and rely on our own efforts. We fail to believe that you provide enough for all. We abuse your good creation for our own benefit. We fear difference and do not welcome others as you have welcomed us. We sin in thought, word, and deed. By your grace, forgive us; through your love, renew us; and in your Spirit, lead us; so that we may live and serve you in newness of life. Amen.

Beloved of God, by the radical abundance of divine mercy we have peace with God through + Christ Jesus, through whom we have obtained grace upon grace. Our sins are forgiven.

Let us live now in hope. For hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

  

HYMN:          Let the Whole Creation Cry  #876

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

You are great, O God, and greatly to be praised. You have made us for yourself, and our hearts are restless until they rest in you. Grant that we may believe in you, call upon you, know you, and serve you, through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen.

Children's message

FIRST READING: Zechariah 9:9-12

 ⁹Rejoice greatly, O daughter Zion!
  Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem!
 Lo, your king comes to you;
  triumphant and victorious is he,
 humble and riding on a donkey,
  on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
 ¹⁰He will cut off the chariot from Ephraim
  and the war-horse from Jerusalem;
 and the battle bow shall be cut off,
  and he shall command peace to the nations;
 his dominion shall be from sea to sea,
  and from the River to the ends of the earth.
 ¹¹As for you also, because of the blood of my covenant with you,
  I will set your prisoners free from the waterless pit.
 ¹²Return to your stronghold, O prisoners of hope;
  today I declare that I will restore to you double.

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 145:8-14

⁸The Lord is gracious and full | of compassion,
 slow to anger and abounding in | steadfast love.
⁹Lord, you are | good to all,
 and your compassion is over | all your works. R
¹⁰All your works shall praise | you, O Lord,
 and your faithful | ones shall bless you.
¹¹They shall tell of the glory | of your kingdom
 and speak | of your power,
¹²that all people may know | of your power
 and the glorious splendor | of your kingdom.
¹³Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom; your dominion endures through- | out all ages.
 You, Lord, are faithful in all your words, and loving in | all your works.
¹⁴The Lord upholds all | those who fall
 and lifts up those who | are bowed down. R

SECOND READING: Romans 7:15-25a

¹⁵I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. ¹⁶Now if I do what I do not want, I agree that the law is good. ¹⁷But in fact it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me. ¹⁸For I know that nothing good dwells within me, that is, in my flesh. I can will what is right, but I cannot do it. ¹⁹For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do. ²⁰Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I that do it, but sin that dwells within me.
  ²¹So I find it to be a law that when I want to do what is good, evil lies close at hand. ²²For I delight in the law of God in my inmost self, ²³but I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. ²⁴Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? ^25aThanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30

The Holy Gospel, according to St. Matthew, the 11^th Chapter.

Glory to you, O Lord.

[Jesus spoke to the crowd saying:] ¹⁶“To what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another,
 ¹⁷‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
  we wailed, and you did not mourn.’
¹⁸For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon’; ¹⁹the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
  ²⁵At that time Jesus said, “I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and the intelligent and have revealed them to infants; ²⁶yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. ²⁷All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.
  ²⁸“Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. ²⁹Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. ³⁰For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

HYMN: ELW                           What a Friend We Have in Jesus                                         #742

1    What a friend we have in Jesus,

      all our sins and griefs to bear!

      What a privilege to carry

      ev'rything to God in prayer!

      Oh, what peace we often forfeit;

      oh, what needless pain we bear--

      all because we do not carry

      ev'rything to God in prayer!

     

2    Have we trials and temptations?

      Is there trouble anywhere?

      We should never be discouraged--

      take it to the Lord in prayer.

      Can we find a friend so faithful

      who will all our sorrows share?

      Jesus knows our ev'ry weakness--

      take it to the Lord in prayer.

3    Are we weak and heavy-laden,

      cumbered with a load of care?

      Precious Savior, still our refuge--

      take it to the Lord in prayer.

      Do your friends despise, forsake you?

      Take it to the Lord in prayer.

      In his arms he'll take and shield you;

      you will find a solace there.

Text: Joseph Scriven, 1820-1886

 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

Please be sure to have the wafer or bread if you choose laid out in front of you.  As well is you have wine or juice present that it is also in front of you during the communion liturgy.  Once the liturgy is complete, I will say, "The Body of Christ given for you."  We will then eat together.  The same for the drink. 

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

BLESSING

HYMN:                                      O Beautiful for Spacious Skies                                            #888

     

1    O beautiful for spacious skies,

      for amber waves of grain,

      for purple mountain majesties

      above the fruited plain:

      America! America!

      God shed his grace on thee,

      and crown thy good with brotherhood

      from sea to shining sea.

2    O beautiful for heroes proved

      in liberating strife,

      who more than self their country loved,

      and mercy more than life:

      America! America!

      May God thy gold refine,

      till all success be nobleness,

      and ev'ry gain divine.

3    O beautiful for patriot dream

      that sees beyond the years

      thine alabaster cities gleam,

      undimmed by human tears:

      America! America!

      God mend thine ev'ry flaw,

      confirm thy soul in self-control,

      thy liberty in law.

Text: Katherine L. Bates, 1859-1929

  

DISMISSAL

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Worship Outline for Sunday, June 28, 2020

Sunday, June 28, 2020

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God, whose steadfast love is everlasting, whose faithfulness endures from generation to generation.

Amen.

Trusting in the mercy of God, let us confess our sin.

Silence is kept for reflection.

Reconciling God,

we confess that we do not trust your abundance, and we deny your presence in our lives. We place our hope in ourselves and rely on our own efforts. We fail to believe that you provide enough for all. We abuse your good creation for our own benefit. We fear difference and do not welcome others as you have welcomed us. We sin in thought, word, and deed. By your grace, forgive us; through your love, renew us; and in your Spirit, lead us; so that we may live and serve you in newness of life. Amen.

Beloved of God, by the radical abundance of divine mercy we have peace with God through + Christ Jesus, through whom we have obtained grace upon grace. Our sins are forgiven.

Let us live now in hope. For hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit.

Amen.

HYMN: Lord, Speak to Us, That We May Speak    #676

1    Lord, speak to us, that we may speak in living echoes of your tone; as you have sought, so let us seek your straying children, lost and lone.

2    Oh, lead us, Lord, that we may lead the wand'ring and the wav'ring feet; oh, feed us, Lord, that we may feed your hung'ring ones with manna sweet.

3    Oh, teach us, Lord, that we may and wing our words, that they may reach the hidden depths of many a heart.

4    Oh, fill us with your fullness, Lord, until our very hearts o'erflow in kindling thought and glowing word, your love to tell, your praise to show.

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

O God, you direct our lives by your grace, and your words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your word and serve one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen.

Children's message

FIRST READING: Jeremiah 28:5-9

⁵The prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the Lord; ⁶and the prophet Jeremiah said, “Amen! May the Lord do so; may the Lord fulfill the words that you have prophesied, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles. ⁷But listen now to this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. ⁸The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. ⁹As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet.”

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18

 ¹Your love, O Lord, forever | will I sing;
  from age to age my mouth will pro- | claim your faithfulness.
 ²For I am persuaded that your steadfast love is estab- | lished forever;
  you have set your faithfulness firmly | in the heavens.
 ³“I have made a covenant with my | chosen one;
  I have sworn an oath to Da- | vid my servant:
 ⁴‘I will establish your | line forever,
  and preserve your throne for all | generations.’ ” R
 ¹⁵Happy are the people who know the | festal shout!
  They walk, O Lord, in the light | of your presence.
 ¹⁶They rejoice daily | in your name;
  they are jubilant | in your righteousness.
 ¹⁷For you are the glory | of their strength,
  and by your favor our might | is exalted.
 ¹⁸Truly, our shield belongs | to the Lord;
  our king to the Holy | One of Israel. R

SECOND READING: Romans 6:12-23

¹²Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. ¹³No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. ¹⁴For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

  ¹⁵What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! ¹⁶Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? ¹⁷But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, ¹⁸and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. ¹⁹I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification.
  ²⁰When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. ²¹So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. ²²But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. ²³For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

The Word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

GOSPEL: Matthew 10:4-42

The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the 10^th Chapter.

Glory to you, O Lord.

[Jesus said to the twelve:] ⁴⁰“Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. ⁴¹Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; ⁴²and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

HYMN: ELW                                         Amazing Grace                                                        #779

1    Amazing grace! how sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found;         

was blind, but now I see.

2    'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;

how precious did that grace appear

the hour I first believed!

3    Through many dangers,

toils, and snares I have already come;

'tis grace has brought me safe thus far,

and grace will lead me home.

4    The Lord has promised good to me;

his word my hope secures;

he will my shield and portion be

as long as life endures.

5    When we've been there ten thousand years,

bright shining as the sun,

we've no less days to sing God's praise

than when we'd first begun.

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

Please be sure to have the wafer or bread if you choose laid out in front of you.  As well is you have wine or juice present that it is also in front of you during the communion liturgy.  Once the liturgy is complete, I will say, "The Body of Christ given for you."  We will then eat together.  The same for the drink. 

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

BLESSING

HYMN: ELW                                     Be Thou My Vision                                                     #793

     

1    Be thou my vision, O Lord of my heart; naught be all else to me, save that thou art: thou my best thought both by day and by night, waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.

2    Be thou my wisdom, and thou my true word; I ever with thee and thou with me, Lord. Thou my soul's shelter, and thou my high tow'r, raise thou me heav'nward, O Pow'r of my pow'r.

3    Riches I heed not, nor vain, empty praise, thou mine inheritance, now and always: thou and thou only, the first in my heart, great God of heaven, my treasure thou art.

4    Light of my soul, after victory won, may I reach heaven's joys, O heaven's Sun! Heart of my own heart, whatever befall, still be my vision, O Ruler of all.

DISMISSAL

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Worship Outline for Saturday, June 27, 2020

Gathering Music                     “Cross”fire Praise Band

Community Song        You Are My King ( Amazing Love)

I’m forgiven because You were forsaken,

I’m accepted, You were condemned.

I’m alive and well, Your spirit is within me

Because You died and rose again.

Amazing love, how can it be

That You, my King would die for me?

Amazing love, I know it’s true;

It’s my joy to honor You. (2x)

Greeting

The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

Community Song        Seek Ye First  

Seek ye first the kingdom of God 

And His righteousness;

And all these things will be added unto you.

Hallelu, Hallelujah

Ask and it shall be given unto you;

Seek and you shall find;

Knock and it shall be open unto you.

Hallelu, Hallelujah

Seek ye first the kingdom of God 

And His righteousness;

And all these things will be added unto you.

Hallelu, Hallelujah

Prayer

Children’s Message

Readings

                        Jeremiah 28:5-9

                        Romans 6:12-23

Community Song        Thy Word

Refrain

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet

And a light unto my path.

1.     When I feel afraid,

Think I’ve lost my way,

Still you’re there right beside me.

And nothing will I fear,

As long as You are near.

Please be near me to the end. Refrain

2.     I will not forget

Your love for me, and yet,

My heart forever is wandering.

Jesus be my guide,

And hold me to your side,

And I will love you to the end. Refrain

Gospel Matthew 10:40-42

Message

  

Community Song        Breathe   

This is the air I breathe

This is the air I breathe

Your holy presence living in me

This is my daily bread

This is my daily bread

Your very word spoken to me

And I, I’m desperate for you.

And I, I’m lost without you. (2x)

This is the air I Breathe.

This is the air, I Breathe.

Creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty; I believe He made the earth and heavens.

I believe in Jesus born of a virgin, I believe He is the Son of God.

I believe in Jesus as teacher and healer that his life was poor and simple.
I believe Jesus heals and forgives; that he was betrayed and rejected; that he fought the power of evil.

I believe that Jesus died, was buried and He rose to life again.

I believe He was taken to heaven; and He reigns at God’s right hand.

I believe Jesus will come back in glory, and will judge the dead and living.

I believe the holy life-giving Spirit is a gift of the Son and Father to us;

I believe the three are one and united.

I believe in the resurrection of the body and in an everlasting life. Amen

Prayers

Peace

Offering

Community Song        Sanctuary        Sung through 3 times

Lord, prepare me to be a sanctuary,

pure and holy, tried and true. 

With thanksgiving,

I’ll be a living sanctuary for You.

Communion

Lord’s Prayer

Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever.   Amen.

Communion

When the pastor lifts the bread and says “This is the body of Christ given for you.” We will eat together. When the pastor lifts the wine and says, “This is the blood of Christ shed for you.” We will drink together.

Blessing

Community Song        Jesus, Lover of My Soul         

Jesus, Lover of my soul,
Jesus, I will never let you go
You’ve taken me from the miry clay
You've set my feet upon the Rock,

and now I know.

I love you, I need you,

Though my world may fall,

I’ll never let you go
My Savior, my closest friend,
I will worship you until the very end. (2x)

Jesus, Lover of my soul...

Dismissal

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The Rev. Timothy Muse, Lead Pastor

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

The Rev. Diana Thompson, Administrative Pastor

St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church

Interim Pastor, St. John’s Lutheran Church, Minerva

Music “Cross”fire, St. Paul’s Praise Band. 

Pastor Timothy Muse, Bass

Gina Falconer, Keyboard

Greg Brookes, Drums

Diana Cullen, Vocalist