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Welcome to Worship 

Third Sunday after Pentecost 

GATHERING 

Prelude 

Welcome and Announcements 

Ringing of the Bell 

(Please Stand) 

Confession and Forgiveness 

L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, the God of manna, the God of miracles, the God of mercy 

Amen. 

Drawn to Christ and seeking God’s abundance, let us confess our sin. 

Silence is kept for reflection. 

God, our provider, help us. It is hard to believe there is enough to share. We question your ways when they differ from the ways of the world in which we live. We turn to our own understanding rather than trusting in you. We take offense at your teachings and your ways. Turn us again to you. Where else can we turn? Share with us the words of eternal life and feed us for life in the world. Amen. 

Beloved people of God: in Jesus, the manna from heaven, you are fed and nourished. By Jesus, the worker of miracles, there is always more than enough. Through Jesus, the bread of life, you are shown God’s mercy: you are forgiven and loved into abundant life. Amen. 

Hymn # 825 “You Servants of God” 

L: The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the commun-ion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. 

C: And also with you. 

Kryie 

L: In peace let us pray to the Lord 

 

L: For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord. 

L: For the peace of the whole world, for the well being of the Church of 

God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord. 

L: For the holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, 

let us pray to the Lord. 

L: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. 

 

L: Let us pray 

All-powerful God, in Jesus Christ you turned death into life and defeat into victory. Increase our faith and trust in him, that we may triumph over all evil in the strength of the same Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. 

WORD 

First Reading Genesis 3:8-15 

Immediately after Adam and Eve eat the forbidden fruit, they hide from God. Neither takes responsibility for their sin, instead blaming each other, the snake, and even God. The curse on the snake was understood as a messianic prophecy by the early church, who associated Eve’s “offspring” with Christ. 

[Adam and Eve] heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God among the trees of the garden.But the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, “Where are you?” He said, “I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.” He said, “Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?” The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate.” Then the Lord God said to the woman, “What is this that you have done?” The woman said, “The serpent tricked me, and I ate.” The Lord God said to the serpent, “Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.” 

R: Word of God, Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God. 

 

Psalm Psalm 130 Pg. 969 

Refrain: 

PS 130:1 Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; 

PS 130:2 O Lord, hear my voice. Let your ears be attentive to the voice of my supplication. 

Refrain: 

PS 130:3 If you were to keep watch over sins, O Lord, who could stand? 

PS 130:4 Yet with you is forgiveness; in order you may be feared. 

Refrain: 

PS 130:5 I wait for you, O LORD, my soul waits, in his word is my hope. 

PS 130:6 My soul waits for the Lord more than those who keep watch for the 

morning, more than those who keep watch for the morning. 

Refrain: 

PS 130:7 O Israel, wait for the Lord, for with the Lord there is steadfast 

love; with the Lord there is plenteous redemption. 

PS 130:8 For the Lord shall redeem Israel from all their sins. 

Refrain: 

Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 4: 13—5:1 

Life in the present is transitory and cannot compare with the eternal home God has prepared for us. So we do not despair no matter what life might bring because we know that as God raised Jesus from the dead, God promises to bring us into eternal life. 

Just as we have the same spirit of faith that is in accordance with scrip-ture—“I believed, and so I spoke”—we also believe, and so we speak, because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus will raise us al-so with Jesus, and will bring us with you into his presence. Yes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. So we do not lose heart. Even though our outer nature is wasting away, our inner nature is being renewed day by day. For this slight momentary affliction is preparing us for an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure, because we look not at what can be seen but at what cannot be seen; for what can be seen is temporary, but what cannot be seen is eternal. For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. 

R: Word of God. Word of life. C: Thanks be to God. 

Children’s Sermon 

(Please rise for the Gospel) 

The Gospel according to Mark, the third chapter. 

After the Gospel is announced, we sing 

Gospel Reading Mark 3: 20—35 

In response to charges that he is possessed, Jesus wonders aloud how anyone who is demon-possessed can cast out demons. Those who do the will of God are possessed by the Holy Spirit, siblings of Christ. 

[Jesus went home;] and the crowd came together again, so that [Jesus and the disciples] could not even eat. When his family heard it, they went out to restrain him, for people were saying, “He has gone out of his mind.” And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem said, “He has Beelzebul, and by the ruler of the demons he casts out demons.” And he called them to him, and spoke to them in parables, “How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but his end has come. But no one can enter a strong man’s house and plunder his property without first tying up the strong man; then indeed the house can be plundered. “Truly I tell you, people will be forgiven for their sins and whatever blasphemies they utter; but whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit can never have forgiveness, but is guilty of an eternal sin”—for they had said, “He has an unclean spirit.” Then his mother and his brothers came; and standing outside, they sent to him and called him. A crowd was sitting around him; and they said to him, “Your mother and your brothers and sisters are outside, asking for you.” And he replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” replied, “Who are my mother and my brothers?” And looking at those who sat around him, he said, “Here are my mother and my brothers! Whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.” 

P: The Gospel of the Lord. 

(After the reading of the Gospel, we sing) 

(Please be seated) 

Sermon Deacon Andrew More 

(Please Stand) 

Hymn # 665 “Rise, Shine You People!” 

The Apostle’s Creed 

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

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. 

The Prayers 

L: . . .Merciful God 

C: Receive our prayer. 

The Peace 

L: The peace of Christ be with you always. 

C: And also with you. 

L: You may share the peace with one another. 

Offering 

Offering Hymn #556 “Morning Has Broken” 

(The offering is collected as the hymn is sung. Please stand on the last verse as the offering is brought forward.) 

L: Let us pray, 

All: Jesus, Bread of life, you have set this table with your very self, and called us to the feast of plenty. Gather what has been sown among us, and strengthen us in this meal. Make us to be what we receive here, your body for the life of the world. Amen. 

The Lord’s Prayer: (Sung) 

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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen 

Benediction 

P: The blessing of God, who provides for us, feeds us, and journeys with us, bless you now and always. 

Hymn # 860 “I’m So Glad, Jesus Lifted Me” 

Dismissal 

L: Go in peace. You are the body of Christ. 

Thanks be to God. 

Postlude. 

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

Our Reader— 

Our Liturgist—Ken Kleid 

Organist—Angela Lau 

Music Accompanist—Doris Menke 

Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann 

Guest Preacher—Deacon Andrew More