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Time after Pentecost
10:00 AM Service August 11, 2024
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Thanksgiving for Baptism
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are clothed with God's mercy and forgiveness. Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.
Water may be poured into the font as the presiding minister gives thanks.
We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the waters and by your Word you created the world, calling forth life in which you took delight.
Through the waters of the flood you delivered Noah and his family.
Through the sea you led your people Israel from slavery into freedom.
At the river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit. By water and your Word you claim us as daughters and sons, making us heirs of your promise and servants of all.
We praise you for the gift of water that sustains life, and above all we praise you for the gift of new life in Jesus Christ. Shower us with your Spir-it, and renew our lives with your forgiveness, grace, and love.
To you be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
Hymn 449 “We Know that Christ is Raised”
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
Let us pray:
Gracious God, your blessed Son came down from heaven to be the true bread that gives life to the world. Give us this bread always, that he may live in us and we in him, and that, strengthened by this food, we may live as his body in the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
(Please be seated.)
WORD
First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8
A reading from 1 Kings.
First Kings chapter 18 describes the contest between Elijah and the proph-ets of Baal. The contest proves that the Lord is God, and afterward Elijah orders the killing of the Baal prophets. Angered by the deaths of her proph-ets, Queen Jezebel threatens to kill Elijah. This reading finds Elijah fleeing, fatigued, and in utter despair.
4[Elijah] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”5Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.” 6He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again. 7The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.” 8He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.
R: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm 34 “Taste and See “ Hymn # 493
Refrain:
1. I will bless the Lord at all times. Praise shall always be on my lips; my soul shall glory in the Lord; for God has been so good to me. Refrain
2. Glorify the Lord with me. Together let us all praise God’s name. I called the Lord who answered me; from all my troubles I was set free. Refrain
3. Worship the Lord, all you people. You’ll want for nothing if you ask. Taste and see that the Lord is good; in God we need put all our trust. Refrain
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:25—5:2
A reading from Ephesians.
Christians are called to be imitators of God. This does not mean Christians are perfect. Rather, the Spirit is at work in our lives so that our actions and attitudes genuinely reflect the love and forgiveness we have received through Christ and his death.
25So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neigh-bors, for we are members of one another. 26Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and do not make room for the devil. 28Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. 29Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for build-ing up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. 31Put away from you all bit-terness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, 32and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. 5:1Therefore be imitators of God, as be-loved children, 2and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.
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 say
Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading John 6: 35, 41—51
After feeding more than five thousand people in the wilderness, Jesus teaches them regarding the true significance of this remarkable sign.
35Jesus said to [the crowd,] “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” 41Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They were saying, “Is not this Je-sus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves. 44No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. 45It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Every-one who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. 46Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 47Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heav-en. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”
The gospel of the Lord.
After the reading of the gospel, we say
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon Rev. Chris Steubing
Hymn of the Day #618 “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer”
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 prayers.
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 “All Who Are Thirsty”
Come Lord Jesus come, Come Lord Jesus come
All who are thirsty, All who are weak, Come to the fountain,
Dip your heart in the stream of life, Let the pain and the sorrow,
Be washed away In the waves of his mercy As deep cries out in deep
We sing Come Lord Jesus come, Come Lord Jesus come Come Lord Jesus come, Come Lord Jesus come
Holy Spirit come, Holy Spirit come Holy Spirit come, Holy Spirit come
(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,
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 God of all grace bless you now and forever.
Hymn # 535 “Hallelujah! We sing Your Praises”
Dismissal
L: Go in peace. Share the good news.
Thanks be to God.
Postlude.
Our thanks to those who serve as our worship leaders today:
Our Reader—Ed Zastawny
Our Liturgist—Ken Kleid
Organist—Angela Lau
Choir and Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann
Pastor—Rev. Christopher Steubing