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Pentecost 6A
July 20, 2014
10 am Holy Communion Service
Grace Evangelical Lutheran
Welcome to worship at
Grace!
Welcome
to long-time Lutherans, Christians from every tradition, and people new to
faith. Welcome to all who have no church home, want to follow Christ, have
doubts, or do not believe. Welcome to new visitors and old friends. Welcome to
people of every age and size, color and culture, every sexual orientation and
gender identity, socio-economic status, marital status, ability and challenge. Welcome
to believers and questioners, and to questioning believers. This is a place
where you are welcome to celebrate and sorrow, rejoice and recover. This is a place where lives are made new.
Special
Welcome to Newcomers
Welcome to our small community of
faith. While we are small in numbers, we
have big hearts and a desire to grow. In
order to help you follow along, we have included all the materials you need for
worship in this bulletin.
Please join us for worship any Sunday at
10am that you are able. If you cannot
join us in person, you can also join us online via live stream or by watching
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If you have any questions about the service
or about Grace, you can fill out the form in pew to let our pastor know you’d
like to chat. Or you can contact Pastor
Megan Rohrer at pastor@gracesf.com.
Prelude: "Morning
Has Broken" Hymtune: Bunessan Gaelic
tune
Greeting:
Water is poured into the baptismal font.
P The Grace of Jesus Christ, the love of God
and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C And
also with you.
Prayer of
the Day:
God, you are with us through the good and the
bad. Help us to learn, without needing
to walk through difficult times. Help us
to feel loved, before our days grow dim.
Help us to have hearing aids attuned to your Spirit. Amen.
Welcome
First Reading: Genesis 28:10-19
10Jacob left
Beer-sheba and went toward Haran. 11He came to a certain place and
stayed there for the night, because the sun had set. Taking one of the stones
of the place, he put it under his head and lay down in that place. 12And
he dreamed that there was a ladder set up on the earth, the top of it reaching
to heaven; and the angels of God were ascending and descending on it. 13And
the Lord stood beside him and said, “I am the Lord, the God of Abraham your
father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and
to your offspring; 14and your offspring shall be like the dust of
the earth, and you shall spread abroad to the west and to the east and to the
north and to the south; and all the families of the earth shall be blessed in
you and in your offspring. 15Know that I am with you and will keep
you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave
you until I have done what I have promised you.”
16Then Jacob
woke from his sleep and said, “Surely the Lord is in this place—and I did not
know it!” 17And he was afraid, and said, “How awesome is this place!
This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.” 18So
Jacob rose early in the morning, and he took the stone that he had put under
his head and set it up for a pillar and poured oil on the top of it. 19He
called that place Bethel…
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Psalm 86:11-17
(read responsively)
Teach
me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart
to revere your name.
12I give
thanks to you, O Lord my God, with my whole heart, and I will glorify your name
forever.
13For great is your
steadfast love toward me; you have delivered my soul from the depths of
Sheol. 14O God, the insolent
rise up against me; a band of ruffians seeks my life, and they do not set you
before them.
15But you, O
Lord, are a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast
love and faithfulness.
16Turn to me and be
gracious to me; give your strength to your servant; save the child of your
serving girl.
17Show me a
sign of your favor, so that those who hate me may see it and be put to shame,
because you, Lord, have helped me and comforted me.
Second Reading: Romans 8:12-25
So then, brothers and sisters, we
are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh— 13for
if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put
to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14For all who are led
by the Spirit of God are children of God. 15For you did not receive
a spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received a spirit of
adoption. When we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16it is that very Spirit
bearing witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17and
if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ—if, in fact,
we suffer with him so that we may also be glorified with him. 18I
consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with
the glory about to be revealed to us. 19For the creation waits with
eager longing for the revealing of the children of God; 20for the
creation was subjected to futility, not of its own will but by the will of the
one who subjected it, in hope 21that the creation itself will be set
free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the
children of God. 22We know that the whole creation has been groaning
in labor pains until now; 23and not only the creation, but we
ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we
wait for adoption, the redemption of our bodies. 24For in hope we were
saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? 25But
if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Duet: "Come,
Thou Holy Spirit" J. J.
Rousseau MaryAnn Dale and SallyAnn
Ryan
Gospel Reading: Matthew 13:24-43
24Jesus put
before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven may be compared to someone
who sowed good seed in his field; 25but while everybody was asleep,
an enemy came and sowed weeds among the wheat, and then went away. 26So
when the plants came up and bore grain, then the weeds appeared as well. 27And
the slaves of the householder came and said to him, ‘Master, did you not sow
good seed in your field? Where, then, did these weeds come from?’ 28He
answered, ‘An enemy has done this.’ The slaves said to him, ‘Then do you want
us to go and gather them?’ 29But he replied, ‘No; for in gathering
the weeds you would uproot the wheat along with them. 30Let both of
them grow together until the harvest; and at harvest time I will tell the
reapers, Collect the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but
gather the wheat into my barn.’”
31He put
before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that
someone took and sowed in his field; 32it is the smallest of all the
seeds, but when it has grown it is the greatest of shrubs and becomes a tree,
so that the birds of the air come and make nests in its branches.” 33He
told them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like yeast that a woman
took and mixed in with three measures of flour until all of it was leavened.”
34Jesus told
the crowds all these things in parables; without a parable he told them nothing.
35This was to fulfill what had been spoken through the prophet: “I
will open my mouth to speak in parables; I will proclaim what has been hidden
from the foundation of the world.” 36Then he left the crowds and
went into the house. And his disciples approached him, saying,
“Explain to us the parable of the
weeds of the field.” 37He answered, “The one who sows the good seed
is me; 38the field is the world, and the good seed are the children
of the kin-dom; the weeds are the children of the evil one, 39and
the enemy who sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the age, and
the reapers are angels. 40Just as the weeds are collected and burned
up with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. 41I will send my
angels, and they will collect out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all
evildoers, 42and they will throw them into the furnace of fire,
where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. 43Then the
righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Let anyone
with ears listen!
The gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ.
Sermon
Silence for reflection
follows the sermon. The assembly stands
to proclaim the word of God in song.
Hymn of the Day: Verses 2-5
Prayers of Intercession
A During this season of Pentecost, we pray that
the Holy Spirit will bring understanding, inspiration and health to the church,
the world and all people in their need. A brief silence.
Creating
God, help us repair broken relationships, to clean up our messes and debts and
to ask for help when we need it. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Parent
God, bless all who are parents, the family and staff of the Grace Infant Care Center and
all who have created families. Help us
to become better at loving and receiving love from others. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
God,
guide our civic leaders and enable them to be good stewards of public trust,
resources and properties. Be with our
bishops Elizabeth and Mark, our pastor Megan and all the staff and leaders of
our congregation. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We
give thanks for all who work in healing and caring professions. Support doctors, nurses, partners, parents
and friends who love and support others.
Provide healing and hope for those whose minds, bodies or spirits are in
need of care. Help us to live as fully
as we can as we await the day all pain and suffering will end. God in your mercy, hear our prayer.
For
whom and what else do the people of Grace pray?
(Please offer - silently or aloud- petitions
to God. End spoken petitions with “God
in your mercy.”)
P
Our prayers rise like incense and are held by a loving God who yearns for us to
be our best. May we sleep well, worry
less, and live convinced that God is on our side. Amen.
Peace
The presiding minister and the assembly greet each
other in the peace of the risen Christ.
P The peace of Christ be with you always. C
And also with you.
The people may greet one another with the sign of
Christ’s peace, and may say, “Peace be with you” or similar words. Then, the assembly is seated.
Offering
An offering is gathered for
the mission of the church, including the care of those in need.
Offertory: "Blessed Assurance" Phoebe P. Knapp
Offering
Prayer:
After the offering is
gathered, the assembly stands.
A Let us
pray. God, bless all that we have to offer. May our financial support
match the generosity of our lives. Help
us to be good stewards of our financial and emotional investments. Amen.
Communion:
P It is indeed right, our duty and our joy,
that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise . . . we
praise your name and join their unending hymn:
P On 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.
The Lord’s Prayer: (This version is from the New
Zealand Prayer Book)
Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and forever. Amen.
Eternal Spirit,
Earth-maker, Pain-bearer, Life-giver,
Source of all that is and that shall be,
Father and Mother of us all,
Loving God, in whom is heaven:
The hallowing of your name echo through the universe!
The way of your justice be followed by the peoples of the world!
Your heavenly will be done by all created beings!
Your commonwealth of peace and freedom
sustain our hope and come on earth.
With the bread we need for today, feed us.
In the hurts we absorb from one another, forgive us.
In times of temptation and testing, strengthen us.
From trials too great to endure, spare us.
From the grip of all that is evil, free us.
For you reign in the glory of the power that is love,
now and forever. Amen.
Blessing
Announcements
Sending Hymn
Dismissal
A: Go in peace and serve our God.
C:
Thanks be to God.
Postlude: "Joyful,
Joyful, We Adore Thee" Hymntune: "Hymn to Joy" Ludwig van Beethoven
Scripture in
this service is adapted from The Inclusive Bible: The First Egalitarian Translation,
by Priests for Equality. 2009, Sheed
& Ward. Kindle Edition. The traditional Lutheran
liturgy is from Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2014 Augsburg Fortress. All
rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual
License #28429. Hymns used with permission for worship and podcast under
OneLicense.net #A-723548.
Announcements:
You can find more information and find archived
sermons and worship live streams at our website: www.gracesf.com or on our blog: www.sfgrace.blogspot.com
Upcoming Events and Dates:
·
Every Wednesday – June 11-September 24, 6:30-8pm – Summer Bible Movie Night: (@ St Paulus Lutheran 1541 Polk St) We will be
watching the 10 part Bible Series created by the History channel. You can come and join us or you can use our
study guide questions that are posted online and watch at home each week. The Bible series is available for streaming
on Netflix.
·
September 6 -
Beatles Mass, 7pm Eucharist
·
September 20 –
Neighborhood Block Party: Our street
closure permit is submitted and awaiting approval.
·
October 4 –
Night Ministry Fundraiser: We will
invite singing groups to come to grace to help us raise money for the Night
Ministry.
·
November 8 –
Welcome Fundraiser: An event to raise
money to serve the homeless and hungry in our Sunset neighborhood.
·
November 27 –
Thanksgiving: A meal served for 300 individuals (mostly homeless or
seniors) by Welcome at St. Francis Lutheran Church.
·
December 4 –
18 - Holden Evening Prayer, 6:30pm: Each Thursday night in Advent.
·
December 6 –
Beatles Mass: An event to raise money
to serve the homeless and hungry in our Sunset neighborhood.
·
December 24 – Christmas Eve Service of Carols, 9:30pm
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