Welcome to Worship
Time after Pentecost
10:00 AM Service September 22, 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 is 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 #532 “Gather Us In”
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.
L: Liturgist P: Pastor C: Congregation R: Reader
Hymn of Praise
Glory In The Highest
Refrain: Verse 1 Shaper of the Universe, Thanks and praise we sing. Loving Father, Caring Mother hold us in your wings. Refrain Verse 2 Jesus Christ the Lamb of God, You wash our sins away.
At your table all are welcome. Hear us as we pray. Refrain
Verse 3 Holy Spirit source of life, burning wild and free You are God the three-in-one such a mystery. Refrain Jonathan Rundman CCLI Song #5819016 © 2006 Rundman, Jonathan For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use.
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Let us pray:
O God, our teacher and guide, you draw us to yourself and welcome us as beloved children. Help us to lay aside all envy and selfish ambition, that we may walk in your ways of wisdom and understanding as servants of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
(Please be seated.)
WORD
First Reading: Jeremiah 11: 18—20
Today’s reading tells of the suffering of the prophet Jeremiah, who announced God’s word to Judah but was met with intense opposition and persecution. Jeremiah continues to trust in God in the midst of his suffering.
18It was the Lord who made it known to me, and I knew; then you showed me their evil deeds. 19But I was like a gentle lamb led to the slaughter. And I did not know it was against me that they devised schemes, saying, “Let us destroy the tree with its fruit, let us cut him off from the land of the living, so that his name will no longer be remembered!” 20But you, O Lord of hosts, who judge righteously, who try the heart and the mind, let me see your retribution upon them, for to you I have commit-ted my cause.
R: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 54
Refrain:
1Save me, O God, by your name; in your might, defend my cause. 2Hear my prayer, O God; give ear to the words of my mouth. 3For strangers have risen up against me, and the ruthless have sought
my life, those who have no regard for God. 4Behold, God is my helper; it is the Lord who sustains my life.
Refrain:
5 Render evil to those who spy on me; in your faithfulness, destroy them.
6 I will offer you a freewill sacrifice and praise your name, O Lord, for it is
good. 7 For you have rescued me from every trouble, and my eye looks down
on my enemies.
Refrain:
Second Reading: James 3: 13—4: 3, 7—8a
The wisdom God gives unites our hearts and minds. Instead of living to sat-isfy our own wants and desires, we manifest this wisdom in peace, gentleness, mercy, and impartiality toward others.
3: 13Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. 14But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth. 15Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. 16For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind. 17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy. 18And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.
4:1Those conflicts and disputes among you, where do they come from? Do they not come from your cravings that are at war within you? 2You want something and do not have it; so you commit murder. And you covet some-thing and cannot obtain it; so you engage in disputes and conflicts. You do not have, because you do not ask. 3You ask and do not receive, because you ask wrongly, in order to spend what you get on your pleasures. 7Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. 8aDraw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
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 Mark.
After the Gospel is announced, we say
Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading Mark 9:30-37
Jesus’ teaching and action in this text are directed to the church whenever it is seduced by the world’s definition of greatness: prestige, power, influence, and money. The antidote to such a concern for greatness is servanthood.
30[Jesus and the disciples went on] and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it;31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again.” 32But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him. 33Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the way?” 34But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the great-est. 35He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, “Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all.” 36Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them, 37“Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”
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 #781 “Children of the Heavenly Father”
The Prayers
L: . . .Hear us, O God, C: Your mercy is great.
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 “This I Believe (The Creed) by Matt Crocker and Ben Fielding CCLI #7018338”
2nd time to
chorus 1&2
—turn pg.
chorus 1
Chorus 1
I believe in God our Father
I believe in Christ the Son
I believe in the Holy Spirit
Our God is three in One
I believe in the resurrection
That we will rise again
For I believe in the name of Jesus
2
I believe in life eternal,
I believe in the virgin birth.
I believe in the saints’ communion
and in Your holy Church.
I believe in the resurrection,
when Jesus comes again.
For I believe in the name of Jesus
For I believe in the name of Jesus
The offering is collected as the hymn is sung. Please stand on the last chorus 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 # 641 “All Are Welcome”
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—Gary Lange
Our Liturgist—Ken Kleid
Organist—Angela Lau
Choir and Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann
Pastor—Rev. Christopher Steubing