Pentecost 12 Worship Bulletin
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
PENTECOST 12 08-28-2022 10:00AM Hybrid Worship
+ We Seek and Rejoice in the Spirit +
OPENING SONG: “We’re Gonna Sit at the Welcome Table”
- We’re gonna sit at the welcome table…
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days, Hallelujah!
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table…
We’re gonna sit at the welcome table one of these days!
- Peace and mercy ‘round that table…
- Love and joy around that table…
- All God’s children ‘round that table…
- Jesus calls you to that table…
THE OPENING RITE (based on today’s Gospel reading) AND PRAYER OF THE DAY:
L Sisters and brothers, called to freedom and life in [+] Jesus Christ – Grace, mercy, and peace be with you all.
R And also with you.
L At some banquet tables there are assigned seats according to presumed power and prestige…
R but at GOD’S WELCOME TABLE every seat is undeserved and equal to the others!
L At some banquet tables many are excluded because they are not friends, family, admired, desired, or liked…
R but at GOD’S WELCOME TABLE all are invited, everyone is included!
L Today at GOD’S WELCOME TABLE Jesus receives the weak and the strong, the rich and the poor, the young and the
old, the outcast and the influential, the distinguished and the disgraced, you and me, each and all…
R all of us saintly sinners and sinful saints, each of us present by God’s grace, by God’s invitation,
to be fed, forgiven, and fortified in our journey of faith.
L God is inviting us to humble ourselves and to show the same holy hospitality to others!
R Let us pray.
Gracious God, Jesus is at the table, and we come only as invited sinners to sit together with him.
As we hear his teaching and share his supper, help us to open our hearts and our minds.
Bend our lives toward his way, so that more and more we are like him on this side of heaven. Amen.
+ We Rejoice in God’s Saving Word +
FIRST LESSON: PROVERBS 25:6-7 [Humility.]
25:6 Do not put yourself forward in the king’s presence or stand in the place of the great;
25:7 for it is better to be told, “Come up here,” than to be put lower in the presence of a noble.
SECOND LESSON: HEBREWS 13:1-8, 15-16 [Mutual love.]
13:1 Let mutual love continue.
13:2 Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for by doing that some have entertained angels without knowing it.
13:3 Remember those who are in prison, as though you were in prison with them; those who are being tortured, as though you yourselves were being tortured.
13:4 Let marriage be held in honor by all, and let the marriage bed be kept undefiled; for God will judge fornicators and adulterers.
13:5 Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have; for he has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you.”
13:6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can anyone do to me?”
13:7 Remember your leaders, those who spoke the word of God to you; consider the outcome of their way of life, and imitate their faith.
13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.
13:15 Through him, then, let us continually offer a sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of lips that confess his name.
13:16 Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
E.L.C.A. CHURCHWIDE ASSEMBLY REFLECTIONS: Veronica Britto
GOSPEL VERSE:
“Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.
Break me… melt me… mold me… fill me.
Spirit of the living God, fall afresh on me.”
THE HOLY GOSPEL: LUKE 14:1, 7-14 [God’s unexpected grace.]
14:1 On one occasion when Jesus was going to the house of a leader of the Pharisees to eat a meal on the sabbath, they were watching him closely.
14:7 When he noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them a parable.
14:8 “When you are invited by someone to a wedding banquet, do not sit down at the place of honor, in case someone more distinguished than you has been invited by your host;
14:9 and the host who invited both of you may come and say to you, ‘Give this person your place,’ and then in disgrace you would start to take the lowest place.
14:10 But when you are invited, go and sit down at the lowest place, so that when your host comes, he may say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; then you will be honored in the presence of all who sit at the table with you.
14:11 For all who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
14:12 He said also to the one who had invited him, “When you give a luncheon or a dinner, do not invite your friends or your brothers or your relatives or rich neighbors, in case they may invite you in return, and you would be repaid.
14:13 But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, and the blind.
14:14 And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you, for you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
THE SERMON: Pastor Neil or Pastor Gwen
SONG SELECTION: Volunteer Singers
THE PRAYERS… We pray for NEW LIFE in the Spirit and for the MISSION of the Church to the world!
+ We Rejoice in God’s Nourishing Meal +
OFFERING OF TITHES (10% giving) AND GIFTS… The author of Hebrews reminds us, “Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.” It is giving time and sharing time.
SONG SELECTION: Volunteer Singers
OFFERTORY SONG:
There’s a sweet, sweet Spirit in this place, and I know that it’s the Spirit of the Lord.
There are sweet expressions on each face, and I know they feel the presence of the Lord.
SWEET HOLY SPIRIT, SWEET HEAVENLY DOVE,
STAY RIGHT HERE WITH US, FILLING US WITH YOUR LOVE.
AND FOR THESE BLESSINGS WE LIFT OUR HEARTS IN PRAISE;
WITHOUT A DOUBT WE’LL KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN REVIVED
WHEN WE SHALL LEAVE THIS PLACE!
There are blessings you cannot receive till you know God in his fullness and believe. You’re the one to profit when you say, “I am going to walk with Jesus all the way!”
OFFERING PRAYER:
Lord God, thank you for making a way out of no way in my life! During this summer may I dedicate my leisure and my work, my rest and my travel, my service and my spending, my health and my wealth, my worship and my witness to glorify You and to extend your Kingdom to others. Someone somewhere is in need of your Good News. Amen.
THE PREFACE AND THE EUCHARISTIC WORDS:
L The Lord be with you. C And also with you.
L Lift up your hearts! C We lift them up in love for God!
L Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give God our thanks and praise.
L Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful… C … and set us on fire with your love! Alleluia!
THE EUCHARISTIC WORDS by the Celebrant, who recalls and re-enacts Jesus’ Holy Meal.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
COMMUNION AND BLESSINGS… All believers in Jesus Christ are welcome at the Lord’s Table! We will have “continuous distribution” with wafers and wine or grape juice. Praise the Lord for this community meal that renews our spirits, powers our faith, and reminds us of the future heavenly banquet that awaits us!
COMMUNION SONGS: Brown #293 Brown #119
THE COMMUNION BLESSING by the Celebrant after all have communed.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER by the Communion Assistant.
+ We Rejoice in Our Mission +
THE BENEDICTION by the Pastor…We are sent forth to be and become the BODY OF CHRIST for the world!
CLOSING SONG: “Oh, How I Love Jesus” Brown #250