July 2nd and 3rd, 2016

The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

Lectionary 14

PRELUDE But the Lord is Mindful of His Own

Felix Mendelssohn

Holy Communion (spoken)

CONFESSION OF SINS AND PROCLAMATION OF FORGIVENESS

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

INTRODUCTION
God is the source of our nourishment. Our Lords invitation to take and
eat . . . take and drink is a repeated one. In the holy eucharist, in the word
read and proclaimed, in the assembly of the people of God, the dominion of
God has come near. Rejoice! Your name is written in heaven.
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
O God, increase the faith and energy of your Church to desire and work for
the salvation of all people, that they might be freed from sin and that hope
be renewed in many hearts, to the increase of the kingdom of your Son,
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 I Love to Tell the Story (ELW 661)
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!

SONG OF PRAISE: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (ELW 890)

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray.
O God, the Father of our Lord Jesus, you are the city that shelters us, the
mother who comforts us. With your Spirit accompany us on our lifes
journey, that we may spread your peace in all the world, through your Son,
Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
Please be seated.

something difficult, would you not have done it? How much more, when all
he said to you was, Wash, and be clean? 14So he went down and
immersed himself seven times in the Jordan, according to the word of the
man of God; his flesh was restored like the flesh of a young boy, and he
was clean.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN

PSALM 30

FIRST READING:

Refrain:

2 Kings 5:1-14

My God, I cried out to you,

And you restored me to health.

Naaman, commander of the army of the king of Aram, was a great

man and in high favor with his master, because by him the LORD had given
victory to Aram. The man, though a mighty warrior, suffered from
leprosy. 2Now the Arameans on one of their raids had taken a young girl
captive from the land of Israel, and she served Naamans wife. 3She said to
her mistress, If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He
would cure him of his leprosy. 4So Naaman went in and told his lord just
what the girl from the land of Israel had said. 5And the king of Aram said,
Go then, and I will send along a letter to the king of Israel.
He went, taking with him ten talents of silver, six thousand shekels of
gold, and ten sets of garments. 6He brought the letter to the king of Israel,
which read, When this letter reaches you, know that I have sent to you my
servant Naaman, that you may cure him of his leprosy. 7When the king of
Israel read the letter, he tore his clothes and said, Am I God, to give death
or life, that this man sends word to me to cure a man of his leprosy? Just
look and see how he is trying to pick a quarrel with me.
8But when Elisha the man of God heard that the king of Israel had torn
his clothes, he sent a message to the king, Why have you torn your
clothes? Let him come to me, that he may learn that there is a prophet in
Israel. 9So Naaman came with his horses and chariots, and halted at the
entrance of Elishas house. 10Elisha sent a messenger to him, saying, Go,
wash in the Jordan seven times, and your flesh shall be restored and you
shall be clean. 11But Naaman became angry and went away, saying, I
thought that for me he would surely come out, and stand and call on the
name of the LORD his God, and would wave his hand over the spot, and
cure the leprosy! 12Are not Abana and Pharpar, the rivers of Damascus,
better than all the waters of Israel? Could I not wash in them, and be
clean? He turned and went away in a rage. 13But his servants approached
and said to him, Father, if the prophet had commanded you to do

I will exalt you, O LORD, because you have lift- | ed me up

and have not let my enemies triumph | over me.
2
O LORD my God, I cried | out to you,
and you restored | me to health.
3
You brought me up, O LORD, | from the dead;
you restored my life as I was going down | to the grave.
4
Sing praise to the LORD, | all you faithful;
give thanks in ho- | ly remembrance. R
5

Gods wrath is short; Gods favor | lasts a lifetime.

Weeping spends the night, but joy comes | in the morning.
6
While I felt se- | cure, I said,
I shall never | be disturbed.
7
You, LORD, with your favor, made me as strong | as the mountains.
Then you hid your face, and I was | filled with fear.
8
I cried to | you, O LORD;
I pleaded with | my Lord, saying,
9
What profit is there in my blood, if I go down | to the pit?
Will the dust praise you or de- | clare your faithfulness?
10
Hear, O LORD, and have mer- | cy upon me;
O LORD, | be my helper. R
11

You have turned my wailing | into dancing;

you have put off my sackcloth and clothed | me with joy.
12
Therefore my heart sings to you | without ceasing;
O LORD my God, I will give you | thanks forever. R
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.

SECOND READING:

Galatians 6:1-16

My friends, if anyone is detected in a transgression, you who have

received the Spirit should restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness. Take
care that you yourselves are not tempted. 2Bear one anothers burdens, and
in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.3For if those who are nothing
think they are something, they deceive themselves. 4All must test their own
work; then that work, rather than their neighbors work, will become a
cause for pride. 5For all must carry their own loads.
6

Those who are taught the word must share in all good things with
their teacher.]
7

Do not be deceived; God is not mocked, for you reap whatever

you sow. 8If you sow to your own flesh, you will reap corruption from the
flesh; but if you sow to the Spirit, you will reap eternal life from the
Spirit. 9So let us not grow weary in doing what is right, for we will reap at
harvest time, if we do not give up. 10So then, whenever we have an
opportunity, let us work for the good of all, and especially for those of the
family of faith.
11

See what large letters I make when I am writing in my own

12
hand! It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that try to
compel you to be circumcisedonly that they may not be persecuted for
the cross of Christ. 13Even the circumcised do not themselves obey the law,
but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast about your
flesh. 14May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus
Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the
world. 15For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is anything; but a new
creation is everything! 16As for those who will follow this rulepeace be
upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

VERSE: Let the peace of Christ rule | in your hearts*

And let the word of Christ dwell | in you richly. (Col. 3:15, 16)
GOSPEL: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20
The holy gospel according to Luke.
Glory to you, O Lord.
1

After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on
ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to
go. 2He said to them, The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;
therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his
harvest. 3Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the
midst of wolves. 4Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on
the road.5Whatever house you enter, first say, Peace to this house! 6And if
anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but
if not, it will return to you.7Remain in the same house, eating and drinking
whatever they provide, for the laborer deserves to be paid. Do not move
about from house to house. 8Whenever you enter a town and its people
welcome you, eat what is set before you; 9cure the sick who are there, and
say to them, The kingdom of God has come near to you. 10But whenever
you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out into its streets and
say, 11Even the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in
protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.
16Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects
me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.
17The seventy returned with joy, saying, Lord, in your name even the
demons submit to us! 18He said to them, I watched Satan fall from heaven
like a flash of lightning. 19See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes
and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt
you. 20Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but
rejoice that your names are written in heaven.

The peace of Christ be with you always.

And also with you.

The gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, O Christ.

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please be seated.
ANTHEM AT THE OFFERING

Steal Away

Spiritual, arr. Wells

SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson

OFFERTORY HYMN:
HYMN OF THE DAY This Is My Song (ELW 887)
CREED
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
Let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of Gods creation.
Please sit or kneel as you are able.
Each petition ends with:
Lord, in your mercy,
hear our prayer.
We lift our prayers to you, O God, trusting your promise to hear us; through
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.

PEACE

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 wealth. 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

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the lord, Our God.
It is right to give God thanks and praise.
PREFACE
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest!
Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest!
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord 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.
INVITATION TO COMMUNION
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.
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.
LAMB OF GOD
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
Have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world,
Grant us peace. Amen.

SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION:

Blessed Assurance (ELW 638)

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
Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever.
Amen.
SENDING HYMN:

O Beautiful for Spacious Skies (ELW 888)

DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Share the good news.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE

Toccata in e-minor

Johann Pachelbel

Todays bulletin cover is given to the Glory of God and in honor of the
birthdays of Marcus, Danielle, Melody and Sharon.
Presented by Sharon Thacker
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

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK

Thomas, Apostle Sunday, July 03, 2016 Though frequently remembered
as "doubting Thomas," this apostle also demonstrated a willingness to
suffer and die with Jesus (John 11:16), and finally claimed the risen Christ
as "my Lord and my God!" By tradition, he later worked as a missionary in
India. Long commemorated on December 21, Thomas's celebration is
moved to July 3 in agreement with ecumenical calendars.