The Virtual Service for September 6, 2020
Worship for Sunday, September 6, 2020
14th Sunday after Pentecost
GATHERING
Praise My Soul the God of Heaven
Henry Francis Lyte; Tune: Lauda Anima
Performed and arranged by Robert Prester & Adriana Samargia
Praise, my soul, the God of heaven;
glad of heart your carols raise;
ransomed, healed, restored, forgiven
who, like me, should sing God's praise?
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the Maker all your days!
Frail as summer's flower we flourish,
blows the wind and then gone;
but, while mortals rise and perish,
God endures unchanging on.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise the high eternal one.
Angels, teach us adoration,
you behold God face to face;
sun and moon and all creation,
dwellers of all time and space.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Praise with us the God of grace!
Introduction to the day
Conflict is a part of relationships and life in community. Jesus’ words in today's gospel are often used in situations having to do with church discipline. Paul reminds us that love is the fulfilling of the law. We gather in the name of Christ, assured that he is present among us with gifts of peace and reconciliation.
GATHERING SONG
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven (ELW 865)
CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS
Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God,
who creates, redeems, and sustains us and all of creation.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
Faithful God,
have mercy on us.
We confess that we are captive to sin
and cannot free ourselves.
We turn from your loving embrace
and go our own ways.
We pass judgment on one another
before examining ourselves.
We place our own needs before those of our neighbors.
We keep your gift of salvation to ourselves.
Make us humble, cast away our transgressions,
and turn us again to life in you
through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
God hears the cries of all who call out in need,
and through his death and resurrection,
Christ has made us his own.
Hear the truth that God proclaims:
Your sins are forgiven in the name of ☩ Jesus Christ.
Led by the Holy Spirit, live in freedom and newness
to do God’s work in the world.
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.
KYRIE
Kyrie eleison, on our world and on our way,
Kyrie eleison, ev’ry day.
For peace in the world, for the health of the church, for the unity of all;
for this holy house, for all who worship and praise,
let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord
Kyrie eleison, on our world and on our way,
Kyrie eleison, ev’ry day.
That we may live out your impassioned response to the hungry and the poor;
that we may live out truth and justice and grace,
let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord
Kyrie eleison, on our world and on our way,
Kyrie eleison, ev’ry day.
For peace in our hearts, for peace in our homes, for friends and family;
for life and for love, for our work and our play,
let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord
Kyrie eleison, on our world and on our way,
Kyrie eleison, ev’ry day.
For your Spirit to guide; that you center our lives in the water and the Word;
that you nourish our souls with your body and blood,
let us pray to the Lord, let us pray to the Lord
Kyrie eleison, on our world and on our way,
Kyrie eleison, ev’ry day.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Let us pray. O Lord God, enliven and preserve your church with your perpetual mercy. Without your help, we mortals will fail; remove far from us everything that is harmful, and lead us toward all that gives life and salvation, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WORD
THE READING Romans 13:8-14
A reading from Romans.
The obligation of Christians is to love one another and so fulfill the heart and goal of the law. Clothes make the person as we “put on the Lord Jesus Christ” and live today in light of the future God has in store for us.
8Owe no one anything, except to love one another; for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. 9The commandments, “You shall not commit adultery; You shall not murder; You shall not steal; You shall not covet”; and any other commandment, are summed up in this word, “Love your neighbor as yourself.” 10Love does no wrong to a neighbor; therefore, love is the fulfilling of the law.
11Besides this, you know what time it is, how it is now the moment for you to wake from sleep. For salvation is nearer to us now than when we became believers; 12the night is far gone, the day is near. Let us then lay aside the works of darkness and put on the armor of light; 13let us live honorably as in the day, not in reveling and drunkenness, not in debauchery and licentiousness, not in quarreling and jealousy. 14Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to gratify its desires.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
MUSICAL MEDITATION You Say
Jason Ingram | Lauren Daigle | Paul Mabury
© 2016 CentricSongs (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing)
Covered by Robert Prester & Adriana Samargia
I keep fighting voices in my head
That say I'm not enough
Ev'ry single lie that tells me
I will never measure up
Am I more than just a sum of
Ev'ry high and ev'ry low
Remind me once again just who I am
Because I need to know oo oh
You say I am loved when I can't feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
You say I am held when I am falling short
And when I don't belong You say I am Yours
And I believe oh I believe
What You say of me I believe
You say I am loved when I can't feel a thing
You say I am strong when I think I am weak
You say I am held when I am falling short
And when I don't belong You say I am Yours
Oh I believe yes I believe
What You say of me I believe
Oh I believe, I believe
What You say of me, I believe.
GOSPEL: Matthew 18:15-20
The holy gospel according to Matthew.
Glory to you, O Lord.
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 15“If another member of the church sins against you, go and point out the fault when the two of you are alone. If the member listens to you, you have regained that one. 16But if you are not listened to, take one or two others along with you, so that every word may be confirmed by the evidence of two or three witnesses. 17If the member refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church; and if the offender refuses to listen even to the church, let such a one be to you as a Gentile and a tax collector. 18Truly I tell you, whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven. 19Again, truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them.”
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
Birds do it! Bees do it! …
Pastor Carlson
HYMN OF THE DAY Day of Arising (RAABE) (ELW 374)
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
Drawn together in the compassion of God, we pray for the church, the world, and all those in need.
A brief silence.
The response to “Lord, in your mercy,” is, ”Hear our Prayer.”
The Prayers conclude:
All these things and whatever else you see that we need, we entrust to your mercy; through Christ our Lord. Amen.
OFFERING
ANTHEM
America, the Beautiful Ward; arr. Lanier
Devin Sinn, trumpet
OFFERING PRAYER
Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things.
You have set before us these gifts of your good creation.
Prepare us for your heavenly banquet,
nourish us with this rich food and drink,
and send us forth to set tables in the midst of a suffering world,
through the bread of life, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
LORD’S PRAYER (*PH)
BENEDICTION
Mothering God,
Father, ☩ Son, and Holy Spirit,
bless you and lead you into the way of truth and life. Amen.
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Remember the poor.
Thanks be to God.
SENDING SONG
Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (ELW 836)
SENDING
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Cecil Frances Humphreys Alexander | John Ferguson
Performed and arranged by Robert Prester & Adriana Samargia
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
our dear God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
each little bird that sings,
God made their glowing colors,
and made their tiny wings.
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
our dear God made them all.
The cold wind in the winter,
the pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
God made them every one.
All things bright and beautiful,
all creatures great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
our dear God made them all.
our dear God made them all.
our dear God made them all.
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