| July 28, 2024 † 8:30 AM
10th Sunday after Pentecost † Modern Day Saints Sermon Series Whether this is your first time with us or your one thousand and first, we are glad that the Spirit has drawn you here today! |
Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune |
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GATHERING |
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PRELUDE
Evening and Morning
by Johann Ebling
arr. by Donald Busarow
Julie Hamilton Grant, violin & Bess Sproul, organ
WELCOME
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
who creates, redeems, and sustains us
and all of creation. Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
To you, O God, all hearts are open, to you all desires known. We come to you, confessing our sins. Forgive us in your mercy, and remember us in your love. Show us your ways; teach us your paths; and lead us in justice and truth, for the sake of your goodness in Jesus Christ our Savior. Amen.
By water and the Holy Spirit God gives you a new birth, and through the death and resurrection of ☩ Jesus Christ, God forgives you all your sins. The God of mercy and might strengthen you in all goodness and keep you in eternal life. Amen.
GATHERING HYMN God’s Work, Our Hands ACS 1000
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.
HYMN OF PRAISE
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. Sustaining God, you call us again and again to your purpose for our lives: to teach one another your ways of justice and love, to advocate for the marginalized and forgotten, and to seek the equity of your coming kin-dom. Keep us ever focused on the one in whom all our work is completed—your son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
WORD
God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song
FIRST READING Isaiah 50:4-9a
A reading from Isaiah.
4The Lord GOD has given me
the tongue of a teacher,
that I may know how to sustain
the weary with a word.
Morning by morning he wakens —
wakens my ear
to listen as those who are taught.
5The Lord GOD has opened my ear,
and I was not rebellious,
I did not turn backward.
6I gave my back to those who struck me,
and my cheeks to those who pulled out the beard;
I did not hide my face
from insult and spitting.
7The Lord GOD helps me;
therefore I have not been disgraced;
therefore I have set my face like flint,
and I know that I shall not be put to shame;
8he who vindicates me is near.
Who will contend with me?
Let us stand up together.
Who are my adversaries?
Let them confront me.
9It is the Lord GOD who helps me;
who will declare me guilty?
All of them will wear out like a garment;
the moth will eat them up.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
SECOND READING Galatians 3:27-29
A reading from Galatians.
27As many of you as were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28There is no longer Jew or Greek, there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for all of you are one in Christ Jesus. 29And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s offspring, heirs according to the promise.
Word of God, word of life. Thanks be to God.
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE Pastor Cassie
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL Matthew 9:35-10:1
The Holy Gospel according to Matthew. Glory to you, O Lord.
1And after getting into a boat Jesus crossed the sea and came to his own town.
2And just then some people were carrying a paralyzed man lying on a bed. When Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, “Take heart, son; your sins are forgiven.” 3Then some of the scribes said to themselves, “This man is blaspheming.” 4But Jesus, perceiving their thoughts, said, “Why do you think evil in your hearts? 5For which is easier, to say, ‘Your sins are forgiven,’ or to say, ‘Stand up and walk’? 6But so that you may know that the Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins” — he then said to the paralytic — “Stand up, take your bed and go to your home.” 7And he stood up and went to his home. 8When the crowds saw it, they were filled with awe, and they glorified God, who had given such authority to human beings.
9As Jesus was walking along, he saw a man called Matthew sitting at the tax booth; and he said to him, “Follow me.” And he got up and followed him.
10And as he sat at dinner in the house, many tax collectors and sinners came and were sitting with him and his disciples.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON Pastor Cassie
HYMN OF THE DAY O Holy Spirit, Enter In ELW 786
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
One in the communion of saints and in the power of the Holy Spirit, we join our voices in prayer.
A brief silence.
God of generations, you work in us far more than we can ask or imagine. Bless the church you have called into being across time and space, and fill it with the power of the Spirit for loving service. Send wisdom and courage to Bishop-elect Nathan Pipho as he begins the role of bishop on August first. In your mercy, hear our prayer.
God of field and forest, streams and seas, you are the fullness of all things. As grains of wheat grow upon the earth and fish swim in the waters, sustain your creation. Protect harvests and give every person food in due season. In your mercy, hear our prayer.
God beyond borders, you rule all in all. Bless the work of peace-keepers and justice-seekers, shield those who live, work, or serve in harm’s way, and bring an end to war and conflict in Ukraine and Palestine. In your mercy, hear our prayer.
God of healing, you open wide your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing. We remember any who are sick or suffering especially Michaela, Michael, Bill, Connie, Anna Marie, Christine, Ann, Michael, Carole, Al, Mary, all those affected by addiction or mental illness, all first responders and military personnel., families in our community who endure hunger, those who seek asylum or citizenship, and our beloved for whom death is near. In your mercy, hear our prayer.
God of grace, you root us and ground us in love. As you inspired our ancestors in this place in their ministry, sustain us also in new endeavors, that your lovingkindness will be shared anew. In your mercy, hear our prayer.
Here other intercessions may be offered.
God of all, your love in Christ surpasses all knowledge. We give thanks for the departed who have come to know the fullness of your grace, especially Mary McLeod Bethune. Join our voices with theirs and all the saints in singing your praises. In your mercy, hear our prayer.
Holy God, holy and merciful: into your outstretched arms we commend ourselves and all for whom we pray, trusting in the one who is the way, the truth, and the life, Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen.
PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you.
OFFERING INVITATION (Gifts may be made online via debit or credit card using the QR code on the back of the bulletin)
SPECIAL MUSIC O God, Beyond All Praising David Cherwein
Julie Hamilton Grant, violin &Bess Sproul, organ
PRESENTATION
OF GIFTS Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful
OFFERING PRAYER
Let us pray. Holy God, gracious and merciful, you bring forth food from the earth and nourish your whole creation. Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that all may know your care; and prepare us now to receive the bread of life, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
MEAL
God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ
DIALOGUE
The Lord be with you. And also with you.
Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise.
PREFACE
It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and all the saints in light, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
SANCTUS
THANKSGIVING AT THE TABLE
God of the welcome table,
you call us to this meal in the company of all the saints,
those who walk with us now, and those who rest in the promise of your resurrection.
We see your Spirit at work in their legacies of seeking justice and liberation.
We share this meal in community with our ancestors.
We pass down stories of how your love changes the world,
remembering how you calmed the storms, protected the vulnerable, gave your people a homeland.
We see you in the poor, the marginalized, and the rejected,
and we know your life-giving work is not yet complete.
We share this meal in community with future generations.
With this family of faith, we gather around your abundant table, and we tell the story of how,
in the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks.
He broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood,
shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin.
Do this for the remembrance of me.
With this bread and cup we remember his life laid down and lifted up,
and his presence in this meal every time his people gather.
We share this meal in community with Jesus Christ himself.
Send your Holy Spirit upon us and these gifts of bread and wine.
Let them give us courage to wait and to work for the Kingdom.
Let them make us people of hope,
seeking your redemption and resurrection in all the world. Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER
Let us pray as Jesus taught us, each in the words or language of our choice.
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.
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
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
The table is prepared with a place for each one of us – for saints past, present, and still to come.
Come and see!
COMMUNION
At this table, Christ is both host and meal, and offers himself to all who hunger and thirst for his presence.
We believe that he is truly present in this sacrament.
Come to the front, where bread is placed in your hand (you can request a gluten-free wafer), and where you receive wine by taking a cup from the tray (the cups in the center contain white grape juice).
If you do not wish to commune, you are welcome to come forward and receive a blessing.
If you need to receive communion in your seat, simply notify an usher.
No one is too young to receive this sacrament, though some families wish to give their children some instruction before they take their first communion. If a young child accompanies you, please indicate to the pastor whether they should receive bread or a blessing.
AGNUS DEI
COMMUNION HYMN As We Gather at Your Table ELW 522
COMMUNION HYMN Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal ELW 464
TABLE BLESSING
The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in God’s grace. Amen.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
Let us pray.
O God, in this holy communion you have welcomed us into your presence,
nourished us with words of mercy, and joined us to all your saints.
Amid the cares of this life, strengthen us to love you with all our heart,
serve our neighbors with a willing spirit,
and honor the earth you have made. Amen.
SENDING
God blesses us and sends us in mission to the world.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BLESSING
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord’s face shine on you with grace and mercy.
The Lord look upon you with favor and ☩ give you peace. Amen.
SENDING HYMN I Love to Tell the Story ELW 661
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Teach about God’s justice! Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE
Musette J.S. Bach
Julie Hamilton Grant, violin & Bess Sproul, organ
Thank you to those who helped with worship today…
Worship Assistant Becky N
Lector Paula L
Communion Presenters Ellen C & Carie C
Ushers Sue & Bill W
Altar Care Elaine M & Stephanie L
Upcoming Commemorations
Johann Sebastian Bach, died 1750; Heinrich Schütz, died 1672; George Frederick Handel, died 1759; musicians
Sunday, July 28, 2024
These three German-born musicians have done much to enrich the life of the church. Schütz was an early master who focused on settings of biblical texts. Bach wrote over 300 cantatas along with works for organ and instrumental pieces, and has been called the “fifth evangelist” for the way he proclaimed the gospel in music. Handel’s great work, Messiah, is a setting of scriptural texts.
Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany
Monday, July 29, 2024
Friends of Jesus, Mary and Martha are remembered for the hospitality of their home that they offered him—Martha focused on serving their guest, and Mary on listening to him. Their brother Lazarus was raised from the dead as a sign of the greater resurrection to come.
Olaf, King of Norway, martyr, died 1030
Monday, July 29, 2024
Considered the patron saint of Norway, Olaf went from a life of piracy to becoming Christian and declaring himself king of Norway. He revised the laws and tried to administer them fairly. Driven from Norway in a rebellion, he was killed in battle trying to regain his kingdom.
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