Ordinary Time, 11th Readings THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

June 17th, 2018 PRELUDE Chorale Prelude on When in the Hour of Utmost Need Bach
Holy Communion (ELW IV) When in the hour of utmost need
We know not where to look for aid,
INTRODUCTION When days and nights of anxious thought
Nor help nor counsel yet have brought,
God chooses little David the shepherd over his bigger and more Then this our comfort is alone;
accomplished brothers. The mustard seed becomes a great shrub that That we may meet before Thy throne,
shelters the birds, recalling ancient images of the tree of life. It’s not the And cry, O faithful God, to Thee,
way we expect divine activity to look. But God raised Jesus from death on For rescue from our misery.
the tree of the cross to glory. Again and again God lifts up the lowly and
humbles the mighty. By God’s grace our lives will exemplify this
transcendent power! WELCOME

CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags and INVOCATION
a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. An
usher will gladly provide you with assistance. In the name of the Father, and of the (+)Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all
cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. GATHERING SONG: Lift High the Cross (ELW 660)

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, heavenly Father, you have created us for love, and you have
established the family as a sign of your love. Knit our families together
with enduring affection. Guide and strengthen all fathers and mothers in
this most important calling. Help us to teach our children what is true and
good; help us, your children, to uphold the true and the good, revealed to us
in Christ Jesus our Lord. Amen.
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!
PENITENTIAL RITE
Beloved in the Lord, let us acknowledge that we have turned away from
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:
In response to each petition, the congregation sings “Lord have mercy” or
“Christ, have mercy,” as indicated
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. O God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the world.
Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear your truth
and love to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.
Please be seated.
A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN Thanks be to God.

FIRST READING: 1 Samuel 15:34--16:13 PSALM: Psalm 20

Saul, anointed by the prophet Samuel as the first king of Israel, displeases Refrain:
the Lord. The Lord therefore sends Samuel to Bethlehem where he anoints
David, the youngest of the sons of Jesse, to succeed Saul as king.
34
Samuel went to Ramah; and Saul went up to his house in Gibeah of
Saul. 35Samuel did not see Saul again until the day of his death, but Samuel
Tone:
grieved over Saul. And the LORD was sorry that he had made Saul king
over Israel.
16:1
The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul? I
have rejected him from being king over Israel. Fill your horn with oil and 1
May the LORD answer you in the | day of trouble,
set out; I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for the name of the God of Ja- | cob defend you;
myself a king among his sons.” 2Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears 2
send you help from the | sanctuary
of it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, and strengthen you | out of Zion;
‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ 3Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I 3
may the LORD remember | all your offerings
will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint for me the one whom and accept | your burnt sacrifice;
I name to you.” 4Samuel did what the LORD commanded, and came to 4
grant you your | heart’s desire
Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, and prosper | all your plans. R
“Do you come peaceably?” 5He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice
to the LORD; sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.” And 5
We will shout for joy at your victory and unfurl our banners in the
he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. name | of our God; may the LORD grant all | your requests.
6
When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD‘s 6
Now I know that the LORD gives victory to | the anointed one;
anointed is now before the LORD.” 7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not God will answer out of the holy heaven, gaining victory with
look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have a | strong right hand. R
rejected him; for the LORD does not see as mortals see; they look on the
outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” 8Then Jesse called 7
Some trust in chariots and | some in horses,
Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Neither has but we rely on the name of the | LORD our God.
the LORD chosen this one.” 9Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he 8
They collapse | and fall down,
said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.” 10Jesse made seven of his but we will arise | and stand upright.
sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not 9
O LORD, give victory | to the king
chosen any of these.” 11Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And and answer us | when we call. R
he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but he is keeping the sheep.” And
Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him; for we will not sit down until he SECOND READING: 2 Corinthians 5:6-10 [11-13] 14-17
comes here.” 12He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had
beautiful eyes, and was handsome. The LORD said, “Rise and anoint him; Paul encourages believers to live by faith and not by sight. We do not
for this is the one.” 13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in consider Jesus from a human perspective but through the eyes of faith,
the presence of his brothers; and the spirit of the LORD came mightily upon believing he died for all and was raised. All who are in Christ are now in
David from that day forward. Samuel then set out and went to Ramah. God’s new creation.
6
So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at
The word of the Lord. home in the body we are away from the Lord—7for we walk by faith, not
by sight. 8Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from
the body and at home with the Lord. 9So whether we are at home or away,
we make it our aim to please him. 10For all of us must appear before the
judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has
been done in the body, whether good or evil.
11
Therefore, knowing the fear of the Lord, we try to persuade others; but
we ourselves are well known to God, and I hope that we are also well
known to your consciences. 12We are not commending ourselves to you
again, but giving you an opportunity to boast about us, so that you may be
able to answer those who boast in outward appearance and not in the
heart. 13For if we are beside ourselves, it is for God; if we are in our right
mind, it is for you. 14For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are
convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. 15And he died
for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for
him who died and was raised for them.
16
From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of
view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we
know him no longer in that way. 17So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new
creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new!
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Mark 4:26-34
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 Mark.
Glory to you, O Lord.
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[Jesus] said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed
on the ground,27and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would
sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28The earth produces of itself, first
the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29But when the grain
is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come.”
30
He also said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or
what parable will we use for it? 31It is like a mustard seed, which, when
sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 32yet when it
is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth
large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
33
With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able
to hear it; 34he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained
everything in private to his disciples.
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 This Is My Father’s World (ELW 824)
CREED
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.”
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
everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION 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
Filled with the Holy Spirit, we join with the church in every place, praying the care and redemption of all that you have made, through Jesus Christ,
for the world that God so loves. who gave himself for us and for the salvation of the whole world. Amen.
Please sit or kneel as you are able.
DIALOGUE
Each petition ends with:
Hear us, O God.
Your mercy is great.

By the sure guidance of your Holy Spirit, O God, we lift up our prayers in
trust and thanksgiving; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

PEACE

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

OFFERTORY Adagio Georg Friedrich Handel

OFFERTORY HYMN: Create in Me a Clean Heart (ELW 186)

PREFACE

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

OFFERING PRAYER

Let us pray. O God, all that we have and all that we are come through you.
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…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
daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who
trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION: As the Grains of Wheat (ELW 465)
from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory,
forever and ever. Amen. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

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.
COMMUNION
BLESSING
The body of Christ, given for you.
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace
The blood of Christ, shed for you. Amen.
and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the
name of the Father, and of the (+)Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Lutherans believe, teach and confess that we receive the true Body and
Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. If you desire to pick up the cross and
SENDING HYMN: Faith of Our Fathers (ELW 812)
live in Christ, we hope you will receive with us. Even if you do not feel
prepared to receive the sacrament today we hope you will join us at the DISMISSAL
table. Simply hold your hands over your heart and the pastor will give you
a blessing. Pastor will be glad to discuss Holy Communion and Holy Go in peace! Share the good news!
Baptism with you! Thanks be to God! Alleluia, alleluia!

LAMB OF GOD (ELW 196) POSTLUDE Chorale Fantasia on Faith of Our Fathers Wells