September 3rd and 4th, 2016

The Sixteenth Sunday after

Pentecost
Lectionary 23

Holy Communion (ELW 3)

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

PRELUDE Chorale Prelude on Erhalt uns, Herr, bei deinem Wort
(Keep us, Lord, Faithful to Thy Word) Dietrich Buxtehude
CONFESSION OF SINS AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS

In the name of the Father, and of the (+) Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.

INTRODUCTION
Called to contemplate the cost of discipleship today, we might be helped by
translating Pauls request to Philemon into our prayer of the day: Refresh
my heart in Christ. Strengthened by the company and forgiveness of the
Christ in the blessed sacrament and recalling Gods grace in remembrance
of baptism, we can be strengthened in this hour to choose lifeto choose
life in God as our own.
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
Almighty God, your Son Jesus Christ dignified our labor by sharing our
toil. Guide us with your justice in the workplace, so that we may never
value things above people, or surrender honor to love of gain or lust for
power. Prosper all efforts to put an end to work that brings no joy, and teach
us how to govern the ways of business to the harm of none and for the sake
of the common good; through Jesus Christ our Lord. 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:

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty (ELW 858)

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 may 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

Direct us, O Lord God, in all our doings with your continual help, that in all
our works, begun, continued, and ended in you, we may glorify your holy
name; and finally, by your mercy, bring us to everlasting life, through Jesus
Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Please be seated.
A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN
FIRST READING
1

Jeremiah 18:1-11

The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: 2Come, go down to the
potters house, and there I will let you hear my words. 3So I went down to
the potters house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4The vessel he
was making of clay was spoiled in the potters hand, and he reworked it
into another vessel, as seemed good to him.
5Then the word of the LORD came to me: 6Can I not do with you,
O house of Israel, just as this potter has done? says the LORD. Just like the
clay in the potters hand, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel. 7At one
moment I may declare concerning a nation or a kingdom, that I will pluck
up and break down and destroy it, 8but if that nation, concerning which I
have spoken, turns from its evil, I will change my mind about the disaster
that I intended to bring on it. 9And at another moment I may declare
concerning a nation or a kingdom that I will build and plant it, 10but if it
does evil in my sight, not listening to my voice, then I will change my mind
about the good that I had intended to do to it. 11Now, therefore, say to the
people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus says the LORD:
Look, I am a potter shaping evil against you and devising a plan against
you. Turn now, all of you from your evil way, and amend your ways and
your doings.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

PSALM 139:1-6, 13-18

Tone:

sand;
to count them all, my life span would need to | be like yours. R
SECOND READING: Philemon 1-21
1

Refrain:

LORD, you have | searched me out;

O LORD, you | have known me.
2
You know my sitting down and my | rising up;
you discern my thoughts | from afar.
3
You trace my journeys and my | resting-places
and are acquainted with | all my ways.
4
Indeed, there is not a word | on my lips,
but you, O LORD, know it | altogether. R
5

You encompass me, behind | and before,

and lay your | hand upon me.
6
Such knowledge is too wonder- | ful for me;
it is so high that I cannot at- | tain to it.
13
For you yourself created my | inmost parts;
you knit me together in my | mothers womb.
14
I will thank you because I am mar- | velously made;
your works are wonderful, and I | know it well. R
15

My body was not hid- | den from you,

while I was being made in secret and woven in the depths | of the
earth.
16
Your eyes beheld my limbs, yet unfinished in the womb; all of them
were written |in your book;
my days were fashioned before they | came to be.
17
How deep I find your | thoughts, O God!
How great is the | sum of them!
18
If I were to count them, they would be more in number | than the

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother,

To Philemon our dear friend and co-worker, 2to Apphia our sister, to
Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house:
3Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
4When I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God 5because
I hear of your love for all the saints and your faith toward the Lord Jesus. 6I
pray that the sharing of your faith may become effective when you perceive
all the good that we may do for Christ. 7I have indeed received much joy
and encouragement from your love, because the hearts of the saints have
been refreshed through you, my brother.
8For this reason, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to
do your duty,9yet I would rather appeal to you on the basis of loveand I,
Paul, do this as an old man, and now also as a prisoner of Christ Jesus. 10I
am appealing to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I have become
during my imprisonment. 11Formerly he was useless to you, but now he is
indeed useful both to you and to me. 12I am sending him, that is, my own
heart, back to you. 13I wanted to keep him with me, so that he might be of
service to me in your place during my imprisonment for the gospel; 14but I
preferred to do nothing without your consent, in order that your good deed
might be voluntary and not something forced. 15Perhaps this is the reason
he was separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back
forever, 16no longer as a slave but more than a slave, a beloved brother
especially to me but how much more to you, both in the flesh and in the
Lord.
17So if you consider me your partner, welcome him as you would
welcome me. 18If he has wronged you in any way, or owes you anything,
charge that to my account. 19I, Paul, am writing this with my own hand: I
will repay it. I say nothing about your owing me even your own self. 20Yes,
brother, let me have this benefit from you in the Lord! Refresh my heart in
Christ. 21Confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that
you will do even more than I say.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.

Please stand to sing the hymn.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

HYMN OF THE DAY: Take My Life, That I May Be (ELW 583)

AFIRMATION OF BAPTISM AND VOCATIONS
Dear friends, let us affirm our baptism into Christ and of our vocations in
the world.

Verse: Let your face shine up- | on your servant,*

And teach | me your statutes. (Psalm 119:135)
GOSPEL: Luke 14:25-33
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
25

Now large crowds were traveling with [Jesus;] and he turned and said to
them,26Whoever comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife
and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and even life itself, cannot be my
disciple. 27Whoever does not carry the cross and follow me cannot be my
disciple. 28For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit
down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete
it? 29Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all
who see it will begin to ridicule him, 30saying, This fellow began to build
and was not able to finish. 31Or what king, going out to wage war against
another king, will not sit down first and consider whether he is able with
ten thousand to oppose the one who comes against him with twenty
thousand? 32If he cannot, then, while the other is still far away, he sends a
delegation and asks for the terms of peace. 33So therefore, none of you can
become my disciple if you do not give up all your possessions.

A reading from First Corinthians:

Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by
human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble
birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God
chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low
and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things
that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God.
Also from First Corinthians:
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties
of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is
the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the
manifestation of the Spirit for the common good For just as the body is
one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many,
are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized
into one bodyJews or Greeks, slaves or freeand we were all made to
drink of one Spirit.
I ask you to profess your faith in Christ Jesus, reject sin, and confess the
faith of the church.
Do you renounce the devil and all the forces that defy God, the powers of
this world that rebel against God, and the ways of sin that draw you from
God?
I renounce them.
As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the
words born of the Virgin Mary, until the words he descended to the
dead.

The gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.
Please be seated.
SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson

Do you believe in God the Father?

I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God?

I believe in Jesus Christ, Gods 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.
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.
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."

We do, and we ask God to help and guide us.

Let us pray together:
We give you thanks, O God, that through water and the Holy Spirit
you give us new birth, cleanse us from sin, raise us to eternal life, and
send us to work in our homes, churches, communities, economies, and
in nature. Stir up in your people the gift of your Holy Spirit that we
may continue to give thanks and praise to you and bear the creative
and redeeming word of Christ to all the world. Amen.
Please greet one another in the peace of the risen Christ.
PEACE
The peace of Christ be with you always.
And also with you.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
OFFERTORY Adagio, from Organ Concerto in a-minor Bach/Vivaldi

Each petition ends with:

let us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
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.
Brothers and sisters, you have made public profession of your faith. Do you
intend to continue in the covenant God made with you in holy baptism:
to live among Gods faithful people,
to hear the word of God and share in the Lords supper,
to proclaim the good news of God in Christ through word and deed,
to serve all people, following the example of Jesus,
and to strive for justice and peace in all the earth?
I do, and I ask God to help and guide me.
Do you promise to support, guide, and pray for one another in your life in
Christ, and in your daily work in the world?

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.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION
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.

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.
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.
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
your chest for a blessing as you come forward.

COMMUNION
The body of Christ, given for you.
The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Amen.
SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION: Around You, O Lord Jesus

Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.
Amen.
SENDING HYMN: I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light (ELW 815)
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Share the good news.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE

Toccata in d-minor Johann Jakob Froberger

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Peter Claver, priest, missionary to Colombia, died 1654
Friday, September 09, 2016
Born into Spanish nobility, Claver became a Jesuit missionary, and
served in present-day Colombia. His ministry was focused on the
slaves that arrived there. He gave them food and medicine, learned
their dialects, and taught them Christianity.
PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
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.
SENDING OF COMMUNION
O God of tender compassion, as you healed the sick and welcomed the
stranger, bless those who leave this assembly to share the gifts of this table
with our sisters and brothers who are sick/homebound/imprisoned. May
they be sustained by the love and prayers of this community, and by the
Bread of Life that satisfies all hunger, Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
BLESSING

The Altar flowers are administered by the worship committee. The 2016
Altar Flower chart is posted on the bulletin board in the lower lobby and

there is attached to it a tear-off sheet for donors to complete and hand into
the office or place in the offering plate for proper publication in the
bulletin.
If you would like to purchase flowers for worship in memory of or in honor
of someone, please sign up. The cost is $35 per arrangement, and checks
should be made out to Trinity Lutheran Church. The contact person is Mary
in the church office (614) 224.6818 or email: office@oldtrinity.com Please
do not take flowers unless you have purchased them or made arrangements.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF

TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH?

We receive members throughout the year by Baptism, Affirmation of Faith,

Confirmation, Letter of Transfer, and New Member Instruction. Please
contact the church office with any questions. 224-6818.
Please feel free to take your bulletin and happenings with you.
If you wish to discard your bulletin, a recycling box is located at the exit.
Thank you.