Sunday after Pentecost 

10:00 AM Service September 4, 2022 

GATHERING 

Prelude 

Welcome and Announcements 

Ringing of the Bell 

(Please Stand) 

Confession and Forgiveness 

L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, +one God, whose steadfast love endures forever. 

 

C: Amen. 

L: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. 

 

(silence is kept for reflection) 

L: Most merciful God, 

C: we confess that we have not followed your path but have chosen our own way. Instead of putting others before ourselves, we long to take the best seats at the table. When met by those in need, we have too often passed by on the other side. Set us again on the path of life. Save us from ourselves and free us to love our neighbors. Amen. 

L: Hear the good news! God does not deal with us according to our sins but delights in granting pardon and mercy. In the name of + Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. You are free to love as God loves. 

C: Amen. 

 

Hymn # 660 “Lift High the Cross” 

L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion 

of the Holy Spirit be with you all. 

C: And also with you 

 

L: Let us pray: 

All: Direct us, O Lord God, in all our doings with your continual help, that in all our works, begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy name; and finally, by your mercy, bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. 

WORD 

First Reading Deuteronomy 30: 15—20 Pg. 320 

R: Word of God, Word of life. 

C: Thanks be to God. 

Psalm Psalm 1 Pg. 952 

Refrain: 

PS 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or 

stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 

PS 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day 

and night. 

Refrain: 

PS 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season 

and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 

Refrain: 

PS 1:4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 

PS 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the 

assembly of the righteous. 

PS 1:6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the 

wicked will perish. 

Refrain: 

 

Second Reading: Philemon 1—21 Pg. 1860 

R: Word of God, Word of life. 

C: Thanks be to God. 

(Please rise for the Gospel.) 

After the Gospel is announced: 

C: Glory to you, O Lord. 

Gospel Reading Luke 14: 25—33 Pg. 1623 

P: The gospel of the Lord. 

C: Praise to you, O Christ. 

(Please be seated) 

Sermon 

(Please Stand) 

Hymn # 808 “Lord Jesus, You Shall Be My Song” 

L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith: 

All: 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 

The Prayers 

L: . . .Lord, in your mercy, 

C: Hear our prayer. 

 

Sharing of the Peace 

L: The peace of Christ be with you always. 

C: And also with you! 

L: Let us share Christ’s peace with one another. 

 

Offering 

Offering Hymn # 468 “Around You, O Lord Jesus” 

Please stand as the last verse is sung and the offering is brought forward. 

L: Let us pray. 

All: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. 

 

MEAL 

Prayer 

The Words of Institution 

The 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 

Invitation to Communion 

Communion Hymns 

Hymn # 491 “Come, Let Us Eat” 

Hymn # 501 “Come with Us, O Blessed Jesus” 

SENDING 

Blessing 

Hymn # 802 “Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus” 

L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord. 

C: Thanks be to God. 

 

Postlude 

 

Our thanks to those who serve as our worship leaders today: 

Liturgist—Don Gillett 

Reader—Linnea Schlobohm 

Handbell Director—Wendy Kuenemann 

Organist—Edward Workmon 

Pastor—Rev. Paul Miller