Lutheran hurch of the Resurrection Sunday, September 2, 2018 Fifteenth Sunday after entecost INTRODUTION Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We, having been washed in the word when we were born in the font, return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + (Silence please for prayer and meditation) RELUDE Jesus Loves Me Arr. Lori Lines (lease stand as you are able) ONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. 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 hrist, our Savior and Lord. Amen Silence is kept for reflection. Most merciful God, we confess that we are captive to sin and cannot free ourselves. We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. For the sake of your Son, Jesus hrist, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus hrist was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained minister of the church of hrist, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 1
GATHERING SONG Lead Me, Guide Me ELW 768 2
GREETING A The grace of our Lord Jesus hrist, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. THE GATHERING 3
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SALUTATION A The Lord be with you. And also with you. RAYER OF THE DAY A O God our strength, without you we are weak and wayward creatures. rotect us from all dangers that attack us from the outside, and cleanse us from all evil that arises from within ourselves, that we may be preserved through your Son, Jesus hrist, our Savior and Lord. Amen (lease be seated) SHARED MINISTRY REMINDERS FIRST READING Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 A A reading from Deuteronomy 1 So now, Israel, give heed to the statutes and ordinances that I am teaching you to observe, so that you may live to enter and occupy the land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, is giving you. 2 You must neither add anything to what I command you nor take away anything from it, but keep the commandments of the LORD your God with which I am charging you. 6 You must observe them diligently, for this will show your wisdom and discernment to the peoples, who, when they hear all these statutes, will say, Surely this great nation is a wise and discerning people! 7 For what other great nation has a god so near to it as the LORD our God is whenever we call to him? 8 And what other great nation has statutes and ordinances as just as this entire law that I am setting before you today? 9 But take care and watch yourselves closely, so as neither to forget the things that your eyes have seen nor to let them slip from your mind all the days of your life; make them known to your children and your children s children. A Word of God, Word of Life Thanks be to God. SEOND READING James 1:17-27 A A reading from James 17 Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 In fulfillment of his own purpose he gave us birth by the word of truth, so that we would become a kind of first fruits of his creatures. 19 You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for your anger does not produce God s righteousness. 21 Therefore rid 6
yourselves of all sordidness and rank growth of wickedness, and welcome with meekness the implanted word that has the power to save your souls. 22 But be doers of the word, and not merely hearers who deceive themselves. 23 For if any are hearers of the word and not doers, they are like those who look at themselves in a mirror; 24 for they look at themselves and, on going away, immediately forget what they were like. 25 But those who look into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and persevere, being not hearers who forget but doers who act they will be blessed in their doing. 26 If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to care for orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world. A Word of God, Word of Life Thanks be to God. GOSEL ALAMATION (lease stand as you are able) THE GOSEL Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 The Holy Gospel according to Mark Glory to you, O Lord. 1 Now when the harisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around [Jesus], 2 they noticed that some of his disciples were eating with defiled hands, that is, without washing them. 3 (For the harisees, and all the Jews, do not eat unless they thoroughly wash their hands, thus observing the tradition of the elders; 4 and 7
they do not eat anything from the market unless they wash it; and there are also many other traditions that they observe, the washing of cups, pots, and bronze kettles.) 5 So the harisees and the scribes asked him, Why do your disciples not live according to the tradition of the elders, but eat with defiled hands? 6 He said to them, Isaiah prophesied rightly about you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; 7 in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines. 8 You abandon the commandment of God and hold to human tradition. 14 Then he called the crowd again and said to them, Listen to me, all of you, and understand: 15 there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile. 21 For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: fornication, theft, murder, 22 adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, folly. 23 All these evil things come from within, and they defile a person. A The Gospel of the Lord. Thanks be to God. (lease be seated) SERMON astor hristopher D. Berry (lease stand as you are able) 8
HYMN OF THE DAY Just As I Am, without One lea ELW 592 9
HOLY BATISM God, who is rich in mercy and love, gives us a new birth into a living hope through the sacrament of baptism. By water and the Word God delivers us from sin and death and raises us to new life in Jesus hrist. We are united with all the baptized in the one body of hrist, anointed with the gift of the Holy Spirit, and joined in God's mission for the life of the world. alled by the Holy Spirit, trusting in the grace and love of God, do you desire to have your child baptized into hrist? arents and Godparents: We do. As you bring harles to receive the gift of baptism, you are entrusted with responsibilities: to live with him among God's faithful people, bring him to the word of God and the holy supper, teach him the Lord's rayer, the reed, and the Ten ommandments, place in him hands the holy scriptures, and nurture him in faith and prayer, so that your child may learn to trust God, proclaim hrist through word and deed, care for others and the world God made, and work for justice and peace. Do you promise to help your child grow in the hristian faith and life? arents and Godparents: We do. eople of God, do you promise to support harles and pray for him in his new life in hrist? We do. Do you believe in God the Father? I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. Do you believe in Jesus hrist, the Son of God? I believe in Jesus hrist, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under ontius ilate, 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. Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? 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. harles Daniel alhoun, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Let us pray. We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit you give your daughters and sons new birth, cleanse them from sin, and raise them to eternal life. Sustain harles with the gift of your Holy Spirit: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord, the spirit of joy in your presence, both now and forever. Amen. harles, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of hrist forever. Amen. 10
WELOME Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. Let us welcome this newly baptized child of God. We welcome you into the body of hrist and into the mission we share: join us in giving thanks and praise to God and bearing God's creative and redeeming word to all the world. EAE The peace of the Lord be with you always. And also with you. I invite you to share the eace of hrist with one another. RAYERS OF INTERESSION (After each petition concludes with Lord, in your mercy, the congregation responds, hear our prayer ) (lease be seated) GIFTS OF OFFERING Jesus, Jesus, Jesus in the Morning Arr. H. Robert James (lease sign the red welcome roster and pass it on as a ritual of friendship. Then pass it back noting the names of those you re worshiping with today.) (lease stand as you are able) OFFERING SONG Lord, Let My Heart be Good Soil ELW 512 11
OFFERING RAYER Merciful God, you open wide your hand and satisfy the need of every living thing. You have set this feast before us. Open our hands to receive it. Open our hearts to embrace it. Open our lives to live it. We pray this through hrist our Lord. Amen. THE GREAT THANKSGIVING It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus hrist; who on this day overcame death and the grave, and by his glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: ONGREGATONAL SONG Holy, Holy, Holy 12
EUHARISTI RAYER Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord, heaven and earth are full of your glory. In great love you sent to us Jesus, your Son, who reached out to heal the sick and suffering, who preached good news to the poor, and who, on the cross, opened his arms to all. In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. hrist has died. hrist is risen. hrist will come again. 13
Gather our prayers with those of the apostles, prophets, martyrs, and all the faithful who have gone before us, and unite them with the unceasing prayer of the One who lives in us and in whom we live, Jesus hrist. Make us bold, O merciful God, to address you as our Abba as we pray: (Abba is an intimate word used by Jesus to address his Father as we might say, Daddy) LORD'S RAYER 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 OMMUNION ome, let us eat, for now the feast is spread. (lease be seated) 14
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(lease stand as you are able) We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another; for the sake of Jesus hrist our Lord. Amen. OST OMMUNION ANTILE (Verse 3 only) 17
RAYER AFTER OMMUNION A Life-giving God, in the mystery of hrist s death and resurrection you send light to conquer darkness, water to give new life, and the bread of heaven to nourish your people. Send us forth as witnesses to Jesus resurrection that we may show your glory to all the world; through the same Jesus hrist, our risen Lord. Amen. BLESSING May God who has brought us from death to life fill you with great joy. Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen 18
SENDING HYMN This Is My Father s World ELW 824 19
DISMISSAL A Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. Thanks be to God. OSTLUDE ostlude in Early American Style Lani Smith WORSHI ASSISTANTS: ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Assisting Ministers: Doug MacAdams Lectors: Darlene Reber/Len Merkel ommunion: Doug MacAdams, Joan MacAdams, indy Willis/Jim Van Soest, Ann Jolly, Tanis almer Altar Guild: Lorraine Wells/arol Miolini Greeters: James Smith, Dick Sprague/huck & Sharon Kurdupski Ushers: Ed & Linda Babcock, Jeff otts/gene Lakey Sanctuary Flowers: Annelise Graf, Marilyn Rakow The sanctuary flowers this morning are given in gift by Larry Boline in loving memory of Jan. It is with joy today that we witness God s grace made visible in the baptism of harles Daniel alhoun, son of Nathan and Stephanie. Serving as harlie s God-parents are Will Kindelan and Kimberly Evans. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NOTES ON TODAY S SRITURE READINGS Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 - The Israelites believed the law was a divine gift that provided guidelines for living out the covenant. Moses commands the people to obey the law and to neither add to nor subtract from it. The Israelites are also to teach the law to their children and their children s children. James 1:17-27 - The letter of James was intended to provide first-century hristians with instruction in godly behavior. Here, hristians are encouraged to listen carefully and to act on what they hear, especially by caring for those least able to care for themselves. Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 - Mark s gospel depicts Jesus as challenging traditional ways in which religious people determine what is pure or impure. For Jesus, the observance of religious practices cannot become a substitute for godly words or deeds that spring from a faithful heart. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Readings for Next Sunday, September 9, 2018 Sixteenth Sunday after entecost James tells us to stop showing favoritism in the assembly, treating the rich visitor with more honor than the poor one. Jesus himself seems to show partiality in his first response to the Syrophoenician woman in today s gospel. Was he testing her faith in saying Gentiles don t deserve the goods meant for God s children? Or was he speaking out of his human worldview, but transcended those limits when she took him by surprise with her reply? Either way, the story tells us that God shows no partiality. Everyone who brings her or his need to Jesus is received with equal honor as a child and heir. We invite you to read these texts as you prepare for next Sunday s worship. Isaiah 35:4-7a James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17 Mark 7:24-37 20