August 20th and 21st, 2016

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

PRELUDE

Lectionary 21

CONFESSION OF SINS AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS

Holy Communion (ELW 3)

INTRODUCTION
Remember the sabbath day. Call the sabbath a delight. This is the Lords
day, and the Lord will do for us what the Lord does: feed us, forgive us,
help and heal us. Rejoice at all the wonderful things God is doing.
CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags
and a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed.
An usher will gladly provide you with assistance.
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate
all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service.
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
that we may record your presence with us.
PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW
By your power, great God, our Lord Jesus healed the sick and gave new
hope to the hopeless. Though we cannot command or possess your power,
we pray for those who want to be healed. Mend their wounds, soothe
fevered brows, and make broken people whole again. Help us to welcome
every healing as a sign that, though death is against us, you are for us, and
have promised renewed and risen life in Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.

Adagio, from Sonata in Eb, Hob. 52

Josef Haydn

In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Let us pray.
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.
Amen.
Let us confess our sins.
Silence for reflection and self-examination.
Gracious God,
We confess that we have turned in toward ourselves and have turned
away from you and from our neighbors. 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 through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and
made us alive together with Christ. In the name of Jesus Christ, your sins
are forgiven. By grace you have been saved. Almighty God give you faith
through the Holy Spirit that Christ may live in your hearts and that his love
may show forth in your lives. Amen.
GATHERING SONG: For All the Saints

vv. 1-4 (ELW 422)

GREETING
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
the Holy Spirit be with you all!
And also with you!

CANTICLE OF PRAISE
Worshippers are invited to bow as they sing the name of Jesus and at the
words we worship you, have mercy on us, and receive our prayer.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray.
O God, mighty and immortal, you know that as fragile creatures surrounded
by great dangers, we cannot by ourselves stand upright. Give us strength of
mind and body, so that even when we suffer because of human sin, we may
rise victorious through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Please be seated.
A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN
FIRST READING Jeremiah 1:4-10
4

Now the word of the LORD came to me saying,

5Before I formed you in the womb I knew you,
and before you were born I consecrated you;
I appointed you a prophet to the nations.
6
Then I said, Ah, Lord GOD! Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am
only a boy. 7But the LORD said to me,
Do not say, I am only a boy;
for you shall go to all to whom I send you,
and you shall speak whatever I command you.
8Do not be afraid of them,
for I am with you to deliver you,
says the LORD.
9
Then the LORD put out his hand and touched my mouth; and the LORD said
to me,
Now I have put my words in your mouth.
10See, today I appoint you over nations and over kingdoms,
to pluck up and to pull down,
to destroy and to overthrow,
to build and to plant.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 71:1-6

Refrain:

Tone:

In you, O LORD, have I | taken refuge;

let me never be | put to shame.
2
In your righteousness, deliver me and | set me free;
incline your ear to | me and save me.
3
Be my strong rock, a castle to | keep me safe;
you are my crag | and my stronghold.
4
Deliver me, my God, from the hand | of the wicked,
from the clutches of the evildoer and | the oppressor. R

word than the blood of Abel.

25See that you do not refuse the one who is speaking; for if they did not
escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much
less will we escape if we reject the one who warns from heaven! 26At that
time his voice shook the earth; but now he has promised, Yet once more I
will shake not only the earth but also the heaven.27This phrase, Yet once
more, indicates the removal of what is shakenthat is, created thingsso
that what cannot be shaken may remain. 28Therefore, since we are receiving
a kingdom that cannot be shaken, let us give thanks, by which we offer to
God an acceptable worship with reverence and awe; 29for indeed our God is
a consuming fire.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

For you are my hope, | O Lord GOD,

my confidence since | I was young.
6
I have been sustained by you ever since I was born; from my mothers
womb you have | been my strength;
my praise shall be al- | ways of you. R
SECOND READING: Hebrews 12:18-29
18

You have not come to something that can be touched, a blazing fire, and
darkness, and gloom, and a tempest, 19and the sound of a trumpet, and a
voice whose words made the hearers beg that not another word be spoken
to them. 20(For they could not endure the order that was given, If even an
animal touches the mountain, it shall be stoned to death. 21Indeed, so
terrifying was the sight that Moses said, I tremble with fear.) 22But you
have come to Mount Zion and to the city of the living God, the heavenly
Jerusalem, and to innumerable angels in festal gathering, 23and to the
assembly of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the judge
of all, and to the spirits of the righteous made perfect, 24and to Jesus, the
mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better

Verse: The crowd | was rejoicing*

at the wonderful things Je-| sus was doing. (Luke 13:17)
GOSPEL: Luke 13:10-17
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
praying, May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on
my lips, and in my heart.
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
10

Now [Jesus] was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11And

just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for
eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up
straight. 12When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, Woman, you
are set free from your ailment. 13When he laid his hands on her,
immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. 14But the leader
of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept
saying to the crowd, There are six days on which work ought to be done;
come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day. 15But the
Lord answered him and said, You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the
sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to
give it water? 16And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom
Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the
sabbath day? 17When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and
the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.

everlasting.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
With all our heart and with all our mind, let us pray to the Lord. The
assistant will end each petition saying, Let us pray to the Lord. Please
respond, saying "Lord, have mercy."
The prayers conclude:
Rejoicing in the fellowship of the saints who have gone before us,
especially Mary, the mother of our Lord, Isaiah the Prophet, King David,
and Saints Paul and Luke, joining our prayers to theirs, we commend all for
whom we pray, O gracious God, trusting in your mercy, through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
PEACE

The gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.
Please be seated.
SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson
Please stand for the hymn.
HYMN OF THE DAY: Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling (ELW 608)
APOSTLES CREED
Worshippers are invited to bow from the words born of the Virgin Mary,
to the words he descended to the dead.
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

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERTORY
Chorale Meditation on Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling Wells
OFFERTORY HYMN:

PREFACE
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
Worshippers are invited to bow through to the words Hosanna in the
highest!
OFFERING PRAYER
Let us pray. Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your
goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, 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.
DIALOGUE

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Worshippers are invited to bow with the consecration of the Lords 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. 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.

your chest for a blessing as you come forward.

LAMB OF GOD

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.
Remembering, therefore, his death, resurrection, and ascension, we await
his coming in glory. Pour out upon us the Spirit of your love, 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 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
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.

COMMUNION
The body of Christ, given for you.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Amen.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION:

You Have Come Down to the Lakeshore (ELW 817)
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world. Happy are
all who are called to this table.
Lord, I am not worthy to receive you, but only say the word and your
servant shall be healed.
Taste and see that the Lord is good.

Let us pray. 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 Christ our Lord.
Amen.

All baptized people are welcome to the table to receive Christs body and
blood. If you have not been baptized, you are also welcome to the table as
Gods guest; we are honored by your presence. We recognize the Body of
Christ as the community of the baptized, so if you would like to become
part of the Body of Christ, we encourage you to seek baptism. If you cant
or dont wish to receive today, we encourage you to hold your hands over

BLESSING
Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.
Amen.
SENDING HYMN:

For All the Saints

vv. 5-8 (ELW 422)

DISMISSAL

is known about his work, though some traditions place him later in India or
Armenia.

Go in peace. Share the good news.

Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE

Paraphrase on Earth and All Stars

Wells

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Bartholomew, Apostle

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Mentioned as one of Jesus' disciples in Matthew, Mark, and Luke,

Bartholomew's name is replaced in John's gospel by Nathanael, leading
many to believe that the two are different names for the same person. Little

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