Time after Pentecost July 15/16, 2017 6:00 PM & 8:45 AM Holy Communion First Lutheran Church, Kearney, NE 0
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PRELUDE Sing to the Lord of Harvest arr. Jan Sanborn Betty Heggemeyer WELCOME Please stand CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen P: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom no secrets are hid: cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you and worthily magnify your holy name, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen P: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another. Gracious God, C: 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. Amen P: 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. C: Amen 2
GATHERING HYMN What is This Place ELW #524 Text: Huub Oosterhuis, b. 1933; tr. David Smith, b. 1933. Music: A Valerius, Nederlandtsch Gedenckclanck, 1626; arr. Adrian Engels, b. 1906 Tune: Public Domain. Text and Arrangement 1984 TEAM Publications, admin. OCP Publications All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of OneLicense #A-705218 GREETING P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. 3
KYRIE PRAYER OF THE DAY L: Let us pray, Almighty God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your word. By your Holy Spirit help us to receive it with joy, live according to it, and grow in faith and hope and love, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C: Amen WORD A Reading from Romans L: 1 There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death. 3 For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do: by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the just requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For 4
those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For this reason the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law indeed it cannot, 8 and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But you are not in the flesh; you are in the Spirit, since the Spirit of God dwells in you. Anyone who does not have the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, though the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will give life to your mortal bodies also through his Spirit that dwells in you. (Romans 8:1-11) L: Word of God. Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God. Please stand for the Gospel Acclamation 5
P: A Reading from St. Matthew C: Glory to you, O Lord P: 1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 Such great crowds gathered around him that he got into a boat and sat there, while the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: "Listen! A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell on the path, and the birds came and ate them up. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and they sprang up quickly, since they had no depth of soil. 6 But when the sun rose, they were scorched; and since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and brought forth grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 Let anyone with ears listen!" 18 Hear then the parable of the sower. 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what is sown in the heart; this is what was sown on the path. 20 As for what was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy; 21 yet such a person has no root, but endures only for a while, and when trouble or persecution arises on account of the word, that person immediately falls away. 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the lure of wealth choke the word, and it yields nothing. 23 But as for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty." (Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23) P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you O Christ. 6
CHILDREN S MESSAGE & NOISY OFFERING Offering will be going to Habitat for Humanity and Lutheran World Relief SERMON Rev. Robert Bryan Please stand SERMON SONG We Plow the Fields and Scatter ELW #681 Text: Matthias Claudius, 1740-1815; tr. Jane M. Campbell, 1817-1878, alt. Music: Johann A. P. Schulz, 1747-1800, Music and Text Public Domain 7
STATEMENT OF FAITH L: Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is the one true Church, whose holy faith let us now declare: C: We believe in God the Father, infinite in wisdom, power, and love, whose mercy is over all his works, and whose will is ever directed to his children s good. We believe in Jesus Christ, Son of God and Son of man, the gift of God s unfailing grace, the ground of our hope, and the promise of our deliverance from sin and death. We believe in the Holy Spirit as the divine presence in our lives, whereby we are kept in constant remembrance of the truth of Christ, and find strength and help in time of need. We believe that this faith should show itself in service to Christ, as set forth in the example of our Lord, so that, from now to the end of time, the kingdom of God may come upon the earth, bringing peace to all people everywhere. Amen The Methodist Hymnal. 1964, 1966 by Board of Publication of the Methodist Church, Inc. All Rights Reserved 8
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION P: Called together in the Spirit s embrace, let us pray for the mending of God s world. (At the conclusion of each prayer) L: Hear us, O God. C: Your mercy is great. P: All these things, and whatever else you see that we need, we entrust to your care through Christ our Lord. C: Amen. EXCHANGE OF PEACE P: The peace of Christ be with you always. C: And also with you. We greet one another in the name of the Lord using words such as, Peace be with you. Please be seated MEAL OFFERING 6:00 Orange Blossom Rag Martha Mier Alyssa Eppler, piano 8:45 I ll Fly Away Alfred E. Brumley, arr. by Burt Szabo Barbershop Chorus 9
Please stand Communion Assistants please come forward at this time. OFFERTORY RESPONSE In the Lord I ll Be Ever Thankful Text: Taize Community, based on Isaiah 12. Music: Jacques Berthier Text and music 1986,1991 Les Presses de Taize, admin. GIA Publications, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of OneLicense #A-705218 THE GREAT THANKSGIVING P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give our thanks and praise. 10
WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: 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. With this bread and cup we remember our Lord s passover from death to life as we proclaim the mystery of faith: C: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. P: O God of resurrection and new life: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine. Bless this feast. Grace our table with your presence. C: Come, Holy Spirit. P: Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the bread. Raise us up as the body of Christ for the world. Breathe new life into us. Send us forth, burning with justice, peace, and love. C: Come, Holy Spirit. 11
P: With your holy ones of all times and places, with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and moon and stars, we praise you, O God, blessed and holy Trinity, now and forever. C: Amen. THE LORD S PRAYER P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray: C: 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 COMMUNION P: Everyone is invited and encouraged to come and share in this gift of love. Please let the Communion Assistant know if you want grape juice or a glutenfree wafer. Welcome to Christ s table, the gifts of God for the people of God. 12
Please be seated Lamb of God COMMUNION MUSIC 6:00 Bourree G.F. Handel Samantha Eppler, cello 8:45 You Raise Me Up Brendan Graham and Rolf Lovland, arr. by Joe Liles Barbershop Chorus Please stand PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION P: Table Grace (May the body and blood ) L: Jesus Christ, host of this meal, you have given us not only this bread and cup, but your very self, that we may feast on your great love. Filled again by these signs of your grace, may we hunger for your reign of justice, may we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord forevermore. C: Amen 13
SENDING BLESSING P: May God, whose power working in us can do so much more than we can ask or imagine, grant you the gifts of faith and hope. Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. C: Amen SENDING HYMN Sent Forth by God s Blessing ELW #547 Please use screens or hymnals DISMISSAL L: Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. C: Thanks be to God POSTLUDE Simple Gifts arr. Gregg Sewell Betty Heggemeyer 14
First Lutheran Church ~ 3315 G Avenue ~ Kearney, NE 68847 308-237-5544 ~ office@firstlutherankearney.org Reverend Robert Bryan, Preaching Pastor Reverend Sylvia High Karlsson, Senior Pastor for the Transition 6:00 Cindy Hagge, Assisting Minister 8:45 Sister Ruth Ellen Rebelein, Assisting Minister 11:00 Eli Wolfe, Assisting Minister From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2016 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #23295. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 15