01 Jul BULLETIN – SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023
WELCOME to MESSIAH & ST. PETER LUTHERAN CHURCHES
Reverend Nancy Brody, Pastor
Greta Wright, Music Director
Sunday, July 2, 2023
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
ANNOUNCEMENTS
PRELUDE
CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS Page 56
ENTRANCE HYMN
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven #549
APOSTOLIC GREETING Page 57
KYRIE and HYMN OF PRAISE Pages 57-58
This Is the Feast… Pages 60-61
PRAYER OF THE DAY
O God, you direct our lives by your grace, and your words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your word and serve one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.
FIRST READING GENESIS 22:1-14
God tested Abraham. He said to him, “Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.” He said, “Take your son, your only son Isaac, whom you love, and go to the land of Moriah, and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I shall show you.” So Abraham rose early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and his son Isaac; he cut the wood for the burnt offering, and set out and went to the place in the distance that God had shown him. On the third day Abraham looked up and saw the place far away. Then Abraham said to his young men, “Stay here with the donkey; the boy and I will go over there; we will worship, and then we will come back to you.” Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on his son Isaac, and he himself carried the fire and the knife. So the two of them walked on together. Isaac said to his father Abraham, “Father!” And he said, “Here I am, my son.” He said, “The fire and the wood are here, but where is the lamb for a burnt offering?” Abraham said, “God himself will provide the lamb for a burnt offering, my son.” So the two of them walked on together. When they came to the place that God had shown him, Abraham built an altar there and laid the wood in order. He bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar, on top of the wood. Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to kill his son. But the angel of the Lord called to him from heaven, and said, “Abraham, Abraham!” And he said, “Here I am.”[The angel] said, “Do not lay your hand on the boy or do anything to him; for now, I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me.” And Abraham looked up and saw a ram, caught in a thicket by its horns. Abraham went and took the ram and offered it up as a burnt offering instead of his son. So Abraham called that place “The Lord will provide”; as it is said to this day, “On the mount of the Lord it shall be provided.”
PSALM 13
How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me?
How long shall I have perplexity in my mind, and grief in my heart, day after day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?
Look upon me and answer me, O Lord my God; give light to my eyes, lest I sleep in death;
lest my enemy say, “I have defeated you,” and my foes rejoice that I have fallen.
But I trust in your unfailing love; my heart is joyful because of your saving help.
I will sing to the Lord, who has dealt with me richly.
SECOND READING ROMANS 6:12-23
Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Page 62
GOSPEL MATTHEW 10:40-42
[Jesus said to the twelve:] “Whoever welcomes you, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet’s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple—truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward.”
SERMON
HYMN of the DAY
Lord, Speak to Us, that We May Speak #403
PROFESSION of FAITH/APOSTLES’ CREED Page 65
PRAYERS of INTERCESSION
Trusting in God’s abundant mercy, we offer prayers for a world in need. A brief silence.
We pray for the church at large: that is, all followers of Jesus Christ. Through your plan and provision, create unity. Guide denominations through trials so they pass your testing and the onslaught of social dilemmas. Quell fear and confusion further dividing us. Prove our trust in you and show us how to best obey your word. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for all of creation, especially for the health of creeks, streams, river beds, ponds, reservoirs, lakes, and oceans. For plants and creatures who live in them and others who depend upon them for life. Preserve and restore prime condition to land and air masses, natural borders and edges. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for this and every nation. For all elected representatives, hired civil servants, service men and women, appointed leaders, volunteers, advocacy groups, ordinary citizens and transplants. Guide all nations toward freedom that promotes the common good and recognizes the dignity of every individual. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for those who are displaced, temporarily misplaced, or without a place to consider as home. For those deployed, in exile, traveling as migrants, immigrants, refugees, and others seeking asylum, for victims of harassment, torture, abuse, or crime, serving time in jail or prison, for all who suffer in any way including those who are ill, near death, or grieving, especially those named on our prayer list. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We pray for children’s safety at home and in childcare. For their flourishing at summer programs and camps. For the many people who care for them including parents and grandparents; babysitters, childcare workers and teachers; coaches, counselors, and mentors; pediatricians and psychologists. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
We give thanks for Abraham, Isaac, and other saints who trusted you and acted with obedience. Help us do what’s asked without questioning so that our confidence assures others. May we sense our communion with all the saints during communion today with you at the altar rail. God, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
You were not created by human hands, nor are you dependent on anything we can give. But, we depend on you to receive our prayers and answer us, O God, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
EXCHANGE of PEACE
OFFERING
OFFERTORY
Let the vineyards… Page 66
Blessed are You… Page 68
LITURGY of HOLY COMMUNION Pages 68-72
THE LORD’S PRAYER
POST COMMUNION CANTICLE Pages 72-73
POST COMMUNION PRAYER Page 74
BENEDICTION Page 74
CLOSING HYMN
My Country, ‘Tis of Thee #566
DISMISSAL Page 74
POSTLUDE