Ordinary Time, 14th Readings THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

July 8, 2018 PRELUDE Adagio Georg Friedrich Handel

Holy Communion (ELW IV) WELCOME

INVOCATION

INTRODUCTION In the name of the Father, and of the (+)Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Jesus does great deeds of power and gives his disciples authority over
demons. Yet none of this power is unilateral; it all must be received by GATHERING SONG: Earth and All Stars! (ELW 731)
faith. Jesus asks his disciples to go out without money or supplies. When we
are sent from the assembly to witness and to heal, we are asked to be GREETING
vulnerable, to depend on the connections God makes with others through
us. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
the Holy Spirit be with you all!
CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags and And also with you!
a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. An
usher will gladly provide you with assistance. PENITENTIAL RITE

As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all Beloved in the Lord, let us acknowledge that we have turned away from
cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. God and one another, let us hear God’s promise to forgive us, and let us
again hear God’s call to serve the world God loves so much:
We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion
registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so In response to each petition, the congregation sings “Lord have mercy” or
that we may record your presence with us. “Christ, have mercy,” as indicated

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW

Into your hands, almighty God, I place myself: my mind to know, my heart
to love, my will to serve you and all that you have made. Into your hands,
Lord Jesus, I place myself. Receive me and draw me with all people, that
we may follow in your steps. Abide in us and empower us with your Holy
Spirit. Into your hands, O Holy Spirit, I place myself. Fashion me with all
people into the image of Christ. Let your comfort strengthen us, your grace
renew us, your fire cleanse us, soul and body, in life and in death, in this
passing and changing world, and in your changeless world of light eternal,
both now and in eternity. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, you came to reveal God’s eternal and unfailing love for
all people.
We pray:
The congregation sings “Lord, have mercy.”

You came to heal the contrite of heart, to save sinners, and to show us the
way of abundant life.
We pray:
The congregation sings “Christ, have mercy.”

You are seated at the right hand of the Father and send the Holy Spirit.
Help, heal, comfort, and defend us, gracious God.
We pray:
The congregation sings “Lord, have mercy.”

Almighty God has given Christ Jesus to live and to die for us, and in his
name God forgives us all our sins. God the Father strengthen you with the
Holy Spirit, that + Christ Jesus may live in your hearts by faith and show
forth in your loving service to all. Amen.

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray. God of the covenant, in our baptism you call us to proclaim the
coming of your kingdom. Give us the courage you gave the apostles, that
we may faithfully witness to your love and peace in every circumstance of
life, in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Please be seated.

A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN

FIRST READING: 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10

Already king over Judah, the southern kingdom, David here is anointed
king over Israel, the northern kingdom, as well. Captured by David,
Jerusalem is chosen as the political and religious center for the new
combined territory. It is known ever after as “the city of David.”
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All the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron, and said, “Look, we are
your bone and flesh. 2For some time, while Saul was king over us, it was
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you who led out Israel and brought it in. The LORD said to you: It is you As they looked, they | were astounded;
who shall be shepherd of my people Israel, you who shall be ruler over dismayed, they | fled in terror.
Israel.” 3So all the elders of Israel came to the king at Hebron; and King 6
Trembling | seized them there;
David made a covenant with them at Hebron before the LORD, and they they writhed like a wo- | man in childbirth;
anointed David king over Israel. 4David was thirty years old when he began 7
with an east wind you | shattered them
to reign, and he reigned forty years. 5At Hebron he reigned over Judah like the | ships of Tarshish.
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seven years and six months; and at Jerusalem he reigned over all Israel and As we have heard, so have we seen, in the city of the LORD of hosts, in
Judah thirty-three years. the city | of our God— may God establish | it forever! R
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David occupied the stronghold, and named it the city of David. David
built the city all around from the Millo inward. 10And David became greater 9
In the midst of your tem- | ple, O God,
and greater, for the LORD, the God of hosts, was with him. we meditate on your | steadfast love.
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Your praise, like your name, O God, reaches to the ends | of the
The word of the Lord. earth; your right hand is | full of righteousness. R
Thanks be to God.
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Let Mount Zion be glad and the towns of Ju- | dah rejoice,
PSALM 48 because | of your judgments.
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Make the circuit of Zion; walk | round about it;
Refrain: count the number of the | city’s towers.
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Consider well its ramparts; exam- | ine its strongholds;
that you may tell those | who come after.
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Mark this—God is our God forev- | er and ever,
guiding us even | to the end. R

SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 12:2-10

Christians do not boast of their own accomplishments. Rather, Christian

boasting focuses attention on how the power of Christ is present in our
Tone: lives, especially in times of weakness and vulnerability. No matter what our
circumstances in life, Christ’s grace is sufficient for us.
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I know a person in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the
third heaven—whether in the body or out of the body I do not know; God
knows. 3And I know that such a person—whether in the body or out of the
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Great is the LORD, and highly | to be praised, body I do not know; God knows—4was caught up into Paradise and heard
in the city of our God, on the LORD‘s | holy mountain. things that are not to be told, that no mortal is permitted to repeat. 5On
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Beautiful and lofty, the joy of all the earth, | is Mount Zion, behalf of such a one I will boast, but on my own behalf I will not boast,
the summit of the north and city of | the great king. R except of my weaknesses. 6But if I wish to boast, I will not be a fool, for I
will be speaking the truth. But I refrain from it, so that no one may think
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God is in the citadels | of Jerusalem; better of me than what is seen in me or heard from me, 7even considering
revealed to be the sure refuge | of the city. the exceptional character of the revelations. Therefore, to keep me from
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Behold, the | kings assembled being too elated, a thorn was given me in the flesh, a messenger of Satan to
and marched for- | ward together. torment me, to keep me from being too elated. 8Three times I appealed to
the Lord about this, that it would leave me, 9but he said to me, “My grace is
sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast their own house.” 5And he could do no deed of power there, except that he
all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may laid his hands on a few sick people and cured them. 6And he was amazed at
dwell in me. 10Therefore I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, their unbelief.
persecutions, and calamities for the sake of Christ; for whenever I am weak, Then he went about among the villages teaching. 7He called the twelve
then I am strong. and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the
unclean spirits. 8He ordered them to take nothing for their journey except a
The word of the Lord. staff; no bread, no bag, no money in their belts; 9but to wear sandals and
Thanks be to God. not to put on two tunics. 10He said to them, “Wherever you enter a house,
stay there until you leave the place. 11If any place will not welcome you and
Please stand for the reading of the gospel. they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet
as a testimony against them.” 12So they went out and proclaimed that all
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION should repent. 13They cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many
who were sick and cured them.

The gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

Please be seated.

SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson

Please stand.
GOSPEL: Mark 6:1-13
HYMN OF THE DAY Send Me, Lord (ELW 809)
As the Gospel is announced, worshippers are invited to trace a cross upon
their forehead, then over their lips, and then over their hearts, silently CREED
praying, “May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the
my lips, and in my heart.” words “born of the virgin Mary,” until the words “he descended to the
dead.”
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Mark.
Glory to you, O Lord. I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
At home and abroad, Jesus and his disciples encounter resistance as they I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived
seek to proclaim God’s word and relieve affliction. by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
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[Jesus] came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him.2On Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
the sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at
were astounded. They said, “Where did this man get all this? What is this the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and
wisdom that has been given to him? What deeds of power are being done the dead.
by his hands! 3Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary and brother of
James and Joses and Judas and Simon, and are not his sisters here with us?” I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of
And they took offense at him. 4Then Jesus said to them, “Prophets are not saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
without honor, except in their hometown, and among their own kin, and in everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION OFFERING PRAYER

Growing in faith and discipleship, we give thanks for God’s merciful Let us pray. O God, all that we have and all that we are come through you.
compassion as we pray for the church, the world, and all in need. We offer back in thanksgiving a portion of what you have given us: our
time, our work, and our wealth. With them we dedicate our whole lives to
Please sit or kneel as you are able. the care and redemption of all that you have made, through Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us and for the salvation of the whole world. Amen.
Each petition ends with:
Lord, in your mercy, DIALOGUE
hear our prayer.

Gracious God, we lift to you these prayers and the prayers of our hearts,
trusting in your everlasting love and mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

PEACE
Please rise and greet one another in the peace of the risen Christ.

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OFFERTORY His Eye Is On the Sparrow arr. Wells PREFACE

OFFERTORY HYMN: Create in Me a Clean Heart (ELW 186) HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Worshippers are invited to bow with the consecration of the Lord’s body
and blood, each time the words “Do this for the remembrance of me,” are
spoken.

Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord, heaven and earth are full of your glory…
O Lord, and unite the wills of all who share this heavenly food, the body
and blood of Jesus Christ, our Lord; to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit,
be all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen.

LORD'S PRAYER
Risen and ascended Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to
pray:

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 SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION:
daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who Hallelujah! We Sing Your Praises (ELW 535)
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, PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
forever and ever. Amen.
O God, our life, our strength, our food, we give you thanks for sustaining
INVITATION TO COMMUNION us with the body and blood of your Son. By your Holy Spirit, enliven us to
be his body in the world, that more and more we will give you praise and
Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us! serve your earth and its many peoples, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and
Therefore let us keep the feast! Alleluia! Lord. Amen.

Lutherans believe, teach and confess that we receive the true Body and Blood of BLESSING
Christ in Holy Communion. If you desire to pick up the cross and live in Christ, we
hope you will receive with us. Even if you do not feel prepared to receive the The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace
sacrament today we hope you will join us at the table. Simply hold your hands over and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the
your heart and the pastor will give you a blessing. Pastor will be glad to discuss name of the Father, and of the (+)Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Holy Communion and Holy Baptism with you!
SENDING HYMN: Blest Are They (ELW 728)
COMMUNION
DISMISSAL
The body of Christ, given for you.
The blood of Christ, shed for you. Amen. Go in peace! Share the good news!
Thanks be to God!
LAMB OF GOD (ELW 196)
POSTLUDE Chorale Prelude on Der Tag, der ist so freudenreich Bach