Pentecost
8A
August 3, 2014
10 am Holy Communion Service
Grace Evangelical Lutheran
Today’s Worship
Participants:
Pastor: Rev. Megan
Rohrer
Music Director: Dorothy
Clazie
Assisting Minister:
Jeannie
Reader: James
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
the archives of our worship and Bible Study that Doesn’t Suck anytime during
the week at our website (www.gracesf.com), or on our mobile phone app, Bible Study that Doesn’t Suck, is
available on Google Play and ITunes.
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: “My Faith Looks Up to Thee”
Hymntune: Olivet arr. Hal Hopson
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.
Opening Hymn: Verses 2-4
Welcome
Prayer of
the Day:
Miraculous God, may your love for us be as powerful
as the sea. When the chaos and fear of
the world gets too much for us, reach out your hand and draw us ever closer to
you. Amen.
First Reading: Genesis 37:1-28
37Jacob settled in the land where his father had lived as an
alien, the land
of Canaan. 2This
is the story of the family of Jacob. Joseph, being seventeen years old, was
shepherding the flock with his brothers; he was a helper to the sons of Bilhah
and Zilpah, his father’s wives; and Joseph brought a bad report of them to
their father. 3Now Israel
loved Joseph more than any other of his children, because he was the son of his
old age; and he had made him a long robe with sleeves. 4But when his
brothers saw that their father loved him more than all his brothers, they hated
him, and could not speak peaceably to him.
12Now his brothers went to pasture
their father’s flock near Shechem. 13And Israel said to Joseph, “Are not
your brothers pasturing the flock at Shechem? Come, I will send you to them.”
He answered, “Here I am.” 14So he said to him, “Go now, see if it is
well with your brothers and with the flock; and bring word back to me.” So he
sent him from the valley of Hebron.
He came to Shechem, 15and a man found him wandering in the fields;
the man asked him, “What are you seeking?” 16“I am seeking my
brothers,” he said; “tell me, please, where they are pasturing the flock.” 17The
man said, “They have gone away, for I heard them say, ‘Let us go to Dothan.’“ So Joseph went
after his brothers, and found them at Dothan.
18They saw him from a distance, and before he came near to them,
they conspired to kill him. 19They said to one another, “Here comes
this dreamer. 20Come now, let us kill him and throw him into one of
the pits; then we shall say that a wild animal has devoured him, and we shall
see what will become of his dreams.” 21But when Reuben heard it, he
delivered him out of their hands, saying, “Let us not take his life.” 22Reuben
said to them, “Shed no blood; throw him into this pit here in the wilderness,
but lay no hand on him” —that he might rescue him out of their hand and restore
him to his father.
23So when Joseph came to his brothers,
they stripped him of his robe, the long robe with sleeves that he wore; 24and
they took him and threw him into a pit. The pit was empty; there was no water
in it. 25Then they sat down to eat; and looking up they saw a
caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels carrying gum,
balm, and resin, on their way to carry it down to Egypt. 26Then Judah
said to his brothers, “What profit is it if we kill our brother and conceal his
blood? 27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and not lay our
hands on him, for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And his brothers agreed. 28When
some Midianite traders passed by, they drew Joseph up, lifting him out of the
pit, and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. And they took
Joseph to Egypt.
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Psalm 85:8-13 (read responsively)
8Let me hear
what God the Lord will speak, for he will speak peace to his people, to his
faithful, to those who turn to him in their hearts. 9Surely God’s
salvation is at hand for those who fear God, that God’s glory may dwell in our
land.
10Steadfast
love and faithfulness will meet;
righteousness
and peace will kiss each other.
11Faithfulness
will spring up from the ground,
and
righteousness will look down from the sky.
12The
God most high will give what is good, and our land will yield its increase.
13Righteousness
will go before God, and will make a path for God’s steps.
Second Reading:
Romans 10:5-15
5Moses writes concerning the righteousness that comes from
the law, that “the person who does these things will live by them.” 6But
the righteousness that comes from faith says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who
will ascend into heaven?’” (that is, to bring Christ down) 7“or ‘Who
will descend into the abyss?’” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8But
what does it say? “The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart” (that
is, the word of faith that we proclaim); 9because if you confess
with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him
from the dead, you will be saved. 10For one believes with the heart
and so is justified, and one confesses with the mouth and so is saved. 11The
scripture says, “No one who believes in him will be put to shame.”
12For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek; the same
Lord is Lord of all and is generous to all who call on him. 13For,
“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” 14But
how are they to call on one in whom they have not believed? And how are they to
believe in one of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone
to proclaim him? 15And how are they to proclaim him unless they are
sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good
news!”
L Word of hope, word of life. Thanks
be to God
Special
Music: “The Lord Never Closes His Eyes” David Angerman
Duet:
Hilda Schedler and Jeannie Wilson, sopranos
Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33
22Immediately he made the disciples get into the boat and go
on ahead to the other side, while he dismissed the crowds. 23And
after he had dismissed the crowds, he went up the mountain by himself to pray.
When evening came, he was there alone, 24but by this time the boat,
battered by the waves, was far from the land, for the wind was against them. 25And
early in the morning he came walking toward them on the sea. 26But
when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were terrified, saying, “It
is a ghost!” And they cried out in fear. 27But immediately Jesus
spoke to them and said, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” 28Peter
answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29He
said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat, started walking on the water, and
came toward Jesus. 30But when he noticed the strong wind, he became
frightened, and beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” 31Jesus
immediately reached out his hand and caught him, saying to him, “You of little
faith, why did you doubt?” 32When they got into the boat, the wind
ceased. 33And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly you
are the Son of God.”
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: Verse 1, 3 and 4
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: “Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” Hymntune:
Bradbury arr. Vicki Courtney
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 "Praise
God, From Whom All Blessings Flow,” Hymntune:
Old 100th Setting:
Johann Christoph Bach
Please
join us for coffee and refreshments downstairs in the Fellowship Hall.
To
get to the Fellowship Hall, exit to the right of the communion railing at the
front of the church.
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
and December 6 - Beatles Mass, 7pm Eucharist
·
September 20 –
Neighborhood Block Party: Our street
closure permit is submitted and awaiting approval.
·
October 9 –
Night Ministry Fundraiser: We will
invite singing groups to come to grace to help us raise money for the Night
Ministry.
·
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 24 – Christmas Eve Service of Carols, 9:30pm
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