Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Jesus Calls Us” Ken Medema
Confession and Forgiveness
All may make the sign of the cross, the sign that is marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins.
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
the Creator of heaven and earth,
the Word who spoke life into being,
the Wind stirring the waters.
Amen.
Let us turn in confession to the one who knows us completely.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Mighty God, lover of justice,
you call us to life in community,
but we have served our own interests
at the expense of our neighbors.
We have sown deceit where honesty was needed.
We say the right words,
but our hearts are far from you.
Turn us to seek your face.
Knit us together and give us the mind of Christ,
that we may do justice, love mercy,
and walk humbly with you, our God.
Amen.
The former things have passed away,
and new things God now declares:
Like a spring of water that never fails,
God covers you in the righteousness of Christ,
and forgives your sin in ☩ Jesus’
name.
May the Spirit give you strength to live for
others,
and bless you with the gift of peace.
Amen.
HYMN Arise, Your Light Has Come #314
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 “Rise, Shine, You People” #665 v. 1-2
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Isaiah 49:1-7
1 Listen to me, O coastlands;
pay attention, you peoples from far away!
The Lord called me
before I was born;
while I was in my mother’s womb he named me.
2 He made my mouth like a
sharp sword;
in the shadow of his hand he hid me;
he made me a polished arrow;
in his quiver he hid me away.
3 And he said to me, “You
are my servant,
Israel, in whom I will be glorified.”
4 But I said, “I have
labored in vain;
I have spent my strength for nothing and vanity;
yet surely my cause is with the Lord
and my reward with my God.”
5 And now the Lord says,
who formed me in the womb to be his servant,
to bring Jacob back to him,
and that Israel might be gathered to him,
for I am honored in the sight of the Lord,
and my God has become my strength—
6 he says,
“It is too light a thing that you should be my servant
to raise up the tribes of Jacob
and to restore the survivors of Israel;
I will give you as a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the end of the earth.”
7 Thus says the Lord,
the Redeemer of Israel and his Holy One,
to one deeply despised, abhorred by the nations,
the slave of rulers,
“Kings shall see and stand up;
princes, and they shall prostrate themselves,
because of the Lord, who is
faithful,
the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”
Psalm: Psalm 40:1-11
1 I waited patiently up- | on the Lord,
who stooped to me and | heard
my cry.
2 The Lord lifted me out of the desolate
pit, out of the | miry
clay,
and set my feet upon a high cliff, making my | footing sure.
3 The Lord put a new song in my mouth, a
song of praise | to
our God;
many shall see, and stand in awe, and put their trust | in the Lord.
4 Happy are they who
trust | in
the Lord!
They do not turn to enemies or to those who | follow lies. R
5 Great are the wonders
you have done, O Lord my
God! In your plans for us, none can be com- | pared withy ou! Oh, that I could make them known and tell
them! But they are more than I can count.
6 Sacrifice and
offering you do | not
desire;
you have opened my ears: burnt-offering and sin-offering you have | not required. R
7 And so I said, “Here
I | am; I come.
In the scroll of the book it is writ- | ten of me:
8 ‘I love to do your
will, | O
my God;
your law is | deep
within me.’ ”
9 I proclaimed
righteousness in the | great
assembly;
I have not restrained my lips, O | Lord, you know.
10 I have not hidden
your righteousness in my heart; I have spoken of your faithfulness and | your deliverance;
I have not concealed your steadfast love and truth from the | great assembly.
11 You are the Lord; do not withhold your compas- | sion from me;
may your steadfast love and your truth continually | keep me safe. R
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 1:1-9
1 Paul,
called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, and our brother
Sosthenes,
2 To the church of God
that is in Corinth, to those who are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be
saints, together with all those who in every place call on the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, both their Lord and ours:
3 Grace to you and peace
from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4 I give thanks to my God
always for you because of the grace of God that has been given you in Christ
Jesus, 5 for in every way you
have been enriched in him, in speech and knowledge of every kind 6 just as the testimony of Christ has been
strengthened among you 7 so
that you are not lacking in any gift as you wait for the revealing of our Lord
Jesus Christ. 8 He
will also strengthen you to the end, so that you may be blameless on the day of
our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 God
is faithful, by whom you were called into the partnership of his Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
Gospel: John 1:29-42
29 [John
the Baptist] saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb
of God who takes away the sin of the world!30 This
is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he
was before me.’ 31 I
myself did not know him, but I came baptizing with water for this reason, that
he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And
John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it
remained on him. 33 I
myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to
me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain is the one who baptizes
with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And
I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One.”
35 The next day John again
was standing with two of his disciples, 36 and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed,
“Look, here is the Lamb of God!” 37 The
two disciples heard him say this, and they followed Jesus. 38 When Jesus turned and saw them following, he
said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which
translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” 39 He said to them, “Come and see.” They came and
saw where he was staying, and they remained with him that day. It was about
four o’clock in the afternoon. 40 One
of the two who heard John speak and followed him was Andrew, Simon Peter’s
brother. 41 He first found his
brother Simon and said to him, “We have found the Messiah” (which is translated
Anointed). 42 He brought Simon to
Jesus, who looked at him and said, “You are Simon son of John. You are to be
called Cephas” (which is translated Peter).
SERMON
HYMN He Comes to Us as One Unknown
#737
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
GREAT THANKSGIVING
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 Jesus Calls Us, O’er the Tumult #696
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN We are Marching in the Light #866
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Know,
Our God is Here” arr. David Cherwien
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