Prayer of the Day

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: Let us pray together. O God,

C: with steadfast love, you draw us to yourself, and in mercy you receive our prayers. Strengthen us to bring forth the fruits of the Spirit, that through life and death we may live in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

Please sit for the readings.

First Reading: Jeremiah 31:31-34

A: The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of Judah. It will not be like the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant that they broke, though I was their husband, says the LORD.

But this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the LORD: I will put my law within them, and I will write it on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. No longer shall they teach one another, or say to each other, "Know the LORD," for they shall all know me, from the least of them to the greatest, says the LORD; for I will forgive their iniquity, and remember their sin no more.

A: The word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Psalm 51:1-12 (sung)

L: Have mercy on me, O God, according to your | steadfast love;

        in your great compassion blot out | my offenses.

C: Wash me through and through | from my wickedness,

        and cleanse me | from my sin.

L: For I know | my offenses,

        and my sin is ev- | er before me.

C: Against you only have I sinned and done what is evil | in your sight;

        so you are justified when you speak and right | in your judgment. 

L: Indeed, I was born | steeped in wickedness,

        a sinner from my | mother's womb.

C: Indeed, you delight in truth | deep within me,

        and would have me know wisdom | deep within.

L: Remove my sins with hyssop, and I | shall be clean;

wash me, and I shall be pur- | er than snow.

C: Let me hear | joy and gladness;

that the body you have broken | may rejoice. 

L: Hide your face | from my sins,

and blot out | all my wickedness.

C: Create in me a clean | heart, O God,

and renew a right spir- | it within me.

L: Cast me not away | from your presence,

and take not your Holy Spir- | it from me.

C: Restore to me the joy of | your salvation

and sustain me with your boun- | tiful Spirit. 

Second Reading: Hebrews 5:5-10

A: So also Christ did not glorify himself in becoming a high priest, but was appointed by the one who said to him, "You are my Son, today I have begotten you"; as he says also in another place, "You are a priest forever, according to the order of Melchizedek."

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission. Although he was a Son, he learned obedience through what he suffered; and having been made perfect, he became the source of eternal salvation for all who obey him, having been designated by God a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek.

A: The word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Please stand as you are able.

Gospel Acclamation     Great Is Thy Faithfulness                ELW 733, vs. 1

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father;

there is no shadow of turning with thee ;

Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not;

as thou hast been, thou forever wilt be.

Great is thy faithfulness! Great is thy faithfulness!

Morning by morning new mercies I see;

all I have needed thy hand hath provided;

great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me.

GOSPEL: John 12:20-33

P:  This is the Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 12th chapter.

C: Glory to you, O Lord.

P: Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, "Sir, we wish to see Jesus." Philip went and told Andrew; then Andrew and Philip went and told Jesus. Jesus answered them, "The hour has come for the Son of Man to be glorified. Very truly, I tell you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the earth and dies, it remains just a single grain; but if it dies, it bears much fruit. Those who love their life lose it, and those who hate their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me, and where I am, there will my servant be also. Whoever serves me, the Father will honor.

"Now my soul is troubled. And what should I say--' Father, save me from this hour'? No, it is for this reason that I have come to this hour. Father, glorify your name." Then a voice came from heaven, "I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again." The crowd standing there heard it and said that it was thunder. Others said, "An angel has spoken to him." 12:30 Jesus answered, "This voice has come for your sake, not for mine. Now is the judgment of this world; now the ruler of this world will be driven out. And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself." He said this to indicate the kind of death he was to die.

P: The Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to you, O Christ.

Please sit.

Children’s Time

Sermon

Please stand as you are able.

Hymn of the Day    Reforming God                                     

Profession of Faith (Apostles’ Creed)

C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again 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 the Church (1 Timothy 2:1-2)

Each section of the prayers ends:

A: Lord, in your mercy,

C: Hear our prayer.

When we get to this part, please join in reading the names in bold:

A: Today, we pray especially...and for these friends on our Prayer List:

C: JoAnne, Lois, Cecil, Betty, Tom, Ron, Carolyn, Eleanor, Ian, Rhett, Jim, Kirk, Dawn, Lois, Lynette, Marty, Carole, Paul, Olga, Becky, Brian, Easton, Angela, Hannah, Brenda, Al, Vicky, Roy, and Shane.

At the conclusion of the prayers:

P: Into your hands…through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

C: Amen.

Sharing of the Peace (John 14:27, 20:19-21; Matthew 5:23-24)

P: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: And also with you.

Offertory Prayer

A: Let us pray. Merciful God, receive the sacrifice of our praise and thanksgiving and the offering of our lives, that following in the way of the cross, we may know the joy of the resurrection; through Christ our Lord.

C: Amen.



Great Thanksgiving

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them to the Lord.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

P: It is indeed right...join their unending hymn:

Holy, Holy, Holy (Isaiah 6:3, Psalm 118:26, Mark 11:9-10)

Eucharistic Prayer (1 Corinthians 11:23-26)

P: Blessed are you, O God of the universe...

In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread...

 Again, after supper, he took the cup...

As often as we eat of this bread...holy Trinity, now and forever.

C: Amen.

Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13, Luke 11:2-4)

C: 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 today our daily bread, and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For  thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Please sit.

Lamb of God (John 1:29)