Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “Earth and All Stars” Christine Sullivan
Confession and Forgiveness
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.
Silence is kept for reflection
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 “Lord of All Hopefulness” #765
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.
KYRIE
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Jonah 3:10—4:11
10 When God saw what [the people of Ninevah] did,
how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity
that he had said he would bring upon them, and he did not do it.
4:1 But this was very displeasing to Jonah, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord and said, “O Lord! Is not this what I said while I
was still in my own country? That is why I fled to Tarshish at the beginning,
for I knew that you are a gracious and merciful God, slow to anger, abounding
in steadfast love, and relenting from punishment. 3 And now, O Lord, please take my life from me, for it is better
for me to die than to live.” 4 And the Lord
said, “Is it right for you to be angry?” 5 Then Jonah went out of the city and sat down
east of the city and made a booth for himself there. He sat under it in the
shade, waiting to see what would become of the city.
6 The Lord God
appointed a bush and made it come up over Jonah, to give shade over his head,
to save him from his discomfort, so Jonah was very happy about the bush. 7 But when dawn came up
the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the bush, so that it withered.
8 When the sun rose, God prepared a sultry east wind, and the sun
beat down on the head of Jonah so that he was faint and asked that he might
die. He said, “It is better for me to
die than to live.”
9 But God said to Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the bush?” And he said, “Yes, angry enough to die.” 10 Then the Lord said,
“You are concerned about the bush, for which you did not labor and which you
did not grow; it came into being in a night and perished in a night. 11 And should I not be
concerned about Nineveh, that great city, in which there are more than a
hundred and twenty thousand persons who do not know their right hand from their
left and also many animals?”
Psalm: Psalm 145:1-8
1 I will exalt you, my | God and king,
and bless your name forev- | er and ever.
2 Every day |
will I bless you
and praise your name forev- | er
and ever.
3 Great is the Lord and
greatly | to be praised!
There is no end | to your greatness.
4 One generation shall praise your works | to another
and shall de- |
clare your power. R
5 I will speak of the glorious splendor | of your majesty
and all your | marvelous works.
6 They shall tell of the might of your | wondrous acts,
and I will re- |
count your greatness.
7 They shall publish the remembrance of | your great goodness;
they shall sing joyfully | of your righteousness.
8 The Lord is gracious
and full | of compassion,
slow to anger and abounding in |
steadfast love. R
Second Reading:
Philippians 1:21-30
21 For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain. 22 If I am to live in the
flesh, that means fruitful labor for me, yet I cannot say which I will choose. 23 I am hard pressed
between the two: my desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far
better, 24 but to remain in the flesh is more necessary for you. 25 Since I am convinced of
this, I know that I will remain and continue with all of you for your progress
and joy in faith, 26 so that, by my presence again with you, your
boast might abound in Christ Jesus because of me.
27 Only, live your life in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ,
so that, whether I come and see you or am absent and hear about you, I will
know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one
mind for the faith of the gospel 28 and in no way frightened by those opposing you.
For them, this is evidence of their destruction but of your salvation. And this
is God’s doing. 29 For he has graciously
granted you the privilege not only of believing in Christ but of suffering for
him as well, 30 since you are having the same struggle that you saw I had and now
hear that I still have.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 1 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who
went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard. 2 After agreeing with the
laborers for a denarius for the day, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 When he went out about
nine o’clock, he saw others
standing idle in the marketplace, 4 and he said to them, ‘You also go into the
vineyard, and I will pay you whatever is right.’ So they went. 5 When he went out again
about noon and about three o’clock, he did the same. 6 And about five o’clock he went out and found others standing
around, and he said to them, ‘Why are you standing
here idle all day?’ 7 They said to him, ‘Because no one has hired us.’ He said to them, ‘You also go into the vineyard.’ 8 When evening came, the owner of the vineyard said to his manager,
‘Call the laborers and give them their pay, beginning with the last and then
going to the first.’ 9 When those hired about five o’clock came, each of them received a denarius. 10 Now when the first came,
they thought they would receive more; but each of them also received a
denarius. 11 And when they received it, they grumbled against the landowner, 12 saying, ‘These last
worked only one hour, and you have made them equal to us who have borne the
burden of the day and the scorching heat.’ 13 But he replied to one of them, ‘Friend, I am doing you no wrong; did you not
agree with me for a denarius? 14 Take what belongs to you and go; I choose to
give to this last the same as I give to you. 15 Am I not allowed to do
what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am
generous?’ 16 So the last will be
first, and the first will be last.”
SERMON
HYMN “Take My Life, That I May Be” #685
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 “Give Me Jesus” #770
POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN “Rise Up, O Saints of God” #669
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “To God be the Glory” arr. Donald Hustad
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