Pastor—Rev. Christopher D. Steubing
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Welcome to Worship
Time after Pentecost
10:00 AM Service July 28, 2024
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, who forgives all our sin whose mercy endures forever. Amen.
God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Gracious God, have mercy on us. We confess that we have turned from you and given ourselves into the power of sin. We are truly sorry and humbly repent. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things we have done and things we have failed to do. Turn us again to you, and uphold us by your Spirit, so that we may live and serve you in newness of life through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith. Amen.
Hymn # 583 “Take My Life, That I May Be”
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.
Kyrie
Refrain:
L: We pray for peace from above, We pray for our salvation
Refrain:
L: We pray for peace in the world, We pray for wellness in your church, We pray for the unity of all.
Refrain:
L: We pray for this holy place. We pray for all who gather.
Refrain:
L: Oh Lord help us, save us, Oh Lord comfort and defend us.
All:
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L: Let us pray
Gracious God, you have placed within the hearts of all your children a longing for your word and a hunger for your truth. Grant that we may know your Son to be the true bread of heaven and share this bread with all the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
(Please be seated.)
WORD
First Reading 2 Kings 4: 42—44
A reading from 2 Kings.
Today’s reading is part of a larger section of 2 Kings that describes the miracles of Elisha, the successor to Elijah. Here the prophet gives food to a hungry crowd. Though there is not enough food to go around, Elisha trusts God, who provides enough and even more to satisfy the need.
42 A man came from Baalshalishah, bringing food from the first fruits to [Elisha,] the man of God: twenty loaves of barley and fresh ears of grain in his sack. Elisha said, “Give it to the people and let them eat.” 43 But his serv-ant said, “How can I set this before a hundred people?” So he repeated, “Give it to the people and let them eat, for thus says the Lord, ‘They shall eat and have some left.’ ” 44 He set it before them, they ate, and had some left, according to the word of the Lord.
R: The Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 145: 10—18 Pg. 979
Refrain:
PS 145:10 All you have will extol you.
PS 145:11 They will tell of the glory of your kingdom and speak of your might,
PS 145:12 So that all men may know of your mighty acts and the glorious splendor
of your kingdom.
Refrain:
PS 145:13 Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and your dominion endures
through all generations. The LORD is faithful to all his promises and
loving toward all he has made.
PS 145:14 The LORD upholds all who fall and lifts up all who are bowed down.
PS 145:15 The eyes of all and you give them their food at the proper time.
Refrain:
PS 145:16 You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.
PS 145:17 The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made.
PS 145:18 The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth.
Refrain:
Second Reading: Ephesians 3: 14—21
A reading from Ephesians.
We have been rooted and grounded in the love of Christ, which surpasses all human knowledge. Because Christ dwells in our hearts, our lives are continuously strengthened and empowered by the ongoing presence of the Spirit.
14 For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16 I pray that, according to the riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner being with power through his Spirit, 17 and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 18 I pray that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the breadth and length and height and depth, 19 and to know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the full-ness of God. 20 Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
R: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Children’s Sermon Pastor Chris Steubing
(Please rise for the Gospel)
The Gospel according to John.
After the Gospel is announced, we sing
Gospel Reading John 6: 1--21
In John’s gospel, the miracles of Jesus are called “signs,” because they reveal the true character of God. As such, they remain within the mystery of God and cannot be brought under human control.
1 Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. 2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. 5 When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6 He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. 7 Philip answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.” 8 One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother, said to him, 9 “There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?” 10 Jesus said, “Make the people sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. 11 Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. 12 When they were satis-fied, he told his disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that noth-ing may be lost.” 13 So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve bas-kets. 14 When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say,
“This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.” 15 When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself. 16 When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea, 17 got into a boat, and started across the sea to Capernaum. It was now dark, and Jesus had not yet come to them. 18 The sea became rough because a strong wind was blowing. 19 When they had rowed about three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the sea and coming near the boat, and they were terrified. 20 But he said to them, “It is I; do not be afraid.” 21 Then they wanted to take him into the boat, and immediately the boat reached the land toward which they were going.
The Gospel of the Lord
After the reading of the Gospel, we sing
(Please be seated)
Sermon Pastor Chris Steubing
Hymn # 515 “Break Now the Bread of Life”
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: . . .In your mercy
C: Hear 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 #689 “Praise and Thanksgiving” vs. 1—3
(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: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: our selves, 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.
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 # 866 “We are Marching in the Light of God”
Dismissal
L: Go in peace. You are the body of Christ.
Thanks be to God.
Postlude.