Fourth
Sunday after Pentecost
Phone: 824-2787
e-mail: salemoncircle@yahoo.com website: www.salembuffalo.com
Rev.
David F. C. Wurster, Ph.D. -
Pastor -
825-3253
Lynn I. Scarpine, DCG Lois L. Jones, Director of Music
Ernelle L. Ponivas,
Secretary
Stephen Jarmusz Sr., Custodian
Rev.
Richard E. Blemaster, Pastor Emeritus
No
Sunday School & Bible Classes
until
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ORDER
OF WORSHIP
Lutheran Worship -- Page 158
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Q U I E T Time
- - Reverence Before God
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PRELUDE
HYMN –
“Because He Lives”
SH
75
CALL TO
WORSHIP – CONFESSING & ASKING –
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy
Spirit. Amen.
L: Father
God, we confess that You are more gracious and merciful to us than
we deserve.
C: we ask your forgiveness Father God
L: You
sent Your Son to die for us
C; we thank You Father
L: we
betrayed Jesus
C: have mercy on us Father
L: open
our hearts to You O Lord
C: we are here and ready Father
L: instill
upon our hearts the way in which You would have us go
C: thanks be to You oh Father
L: all
are present Lord, all are ready
C:
Amen. Let it be so.
CONFESSION -
Most merciful God, I confess that by nature I am sinful and unclean.
I have sinned against You in thought, word and deed, by what I have done
and by what I have left undone. I
have not loved You with my whole heart; I have not loved my neighbor as I love
myself. I justly deserve your
present and eternal punishment. For
the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, please have mercy on me.
Forgive me, renew me and lead me so that I may delight in Your will and
walk in Your ways, to the glory of Your Holy Name.
Amen.
SHARING
OF THE
PEACE
COLLECT
for SALEM’S
90th ANNIVERSARY
(Announcements and Children’s Message)
SONG: “Brothers
and Sisters in Christ”
SH 77
T
H E W O R D
(The congregation is asked to read the lessons from the Bibles in the
pew)
FIRST
LESSON
2 Samuel 11:26- 12:10, 13-15 - - - - - - - - - - - - -
page 232
SONG – sung by Joanne Kushka
EPISTLE -
Galatians 2:11-21 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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page 887
RESPONSIVE
GOSPEL
- Luke
7:36-50
SONG – “Amen”
SERMON: “Peace
With An Edge” – Luke
REV.
CHRIS BROWN JR. – from
CREED
- Apostles
Creed
page 167
PRAYER OF
ST. FRANCIS
- dramatic reading
OFFERING HYMN: (sung by congregation) – “I
Have Decided to Follow Jesus”
SH 15
OFFERING
: Celebratory Response –
ALL: On the wings of a
dove, You sent us peace. On the
Cross of Your Son, You sent us eternal life.
In the vows we make to You Lord, we desire to be intentional in our
discipleship. Like our ancestor’s
before us, we cannot complete our selves without You.
Let us take Your blessings into our spirits.
Let us take You into this world through our thoughts, behaviors and
tasks. When others look at us, let
them see You.
Amen. Let it be so.
PRAYERS OF
THE PEOPLE
L: For
Our Father’s Kingdom here on earth, that we may learn the ways in
which You want us to care for ourselves and others, we pray
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: Because
of the sacrifice of Your Son’s life
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: For
You love us as You would have us love others, with mercy, patience and
joy
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: Because
life without You is no life at all
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: For
more opportunities to see You in others
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: Because
wars, mistrust, terrorism, deep poverty and disease in the world
Today is not the way You would have us behave
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: For
all the saints gone on before, and all Your saints alive today
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: Because
there are those among us with grief and heartaches of their own
(intercessions here)
C: We live to serve You Lord
L: For
You have taught us that to serve You we must lovingly, humbly and with
No malice serve others in Your Name, we pray most sincerely
C: We live to serve You Lord.
Amen, let it be so.
PRAYER OF
THANKS AND
JOY
ALL: Father God, thank You so much for this day!
Thank You for the blessings of the people You put in our lives.
Thank You for welcoming us all at Your table.
Thank You for dying for us so that we may come home to Heaven to be with
You for all time. Amen.
Let it be so.
THE LORD’S
PRAYER
page 176
SONG: “Sanctuary”
(sing two times)
“Lord
prepare me to be a sanctuary pure and holy, tried and true
With thanksgiving I’ll be a living Sanctuary for
You.”
PRAYER
FOR SIGNS –
ALL: Heavenly Father, we know that you fill our everyday life
with signs from You.
Signs on how we should be
living. Signs
on how we should be thinking. Signs
on how we should be behaving. Signs
from You that tell us how You want to use us to accomplish Your mission.
Please help us to be more aware of Your signs. Please open our
eyes to see the wonder of Your signs.
Please open our ears to hear the music of Your signs.
Please open our minds to the realities of Your signs
being the matter of our everyday lives. Please
instill in our hearts the perfect love that comes with Your signs. We thank You for
injecting our spirits with Your Holy Spirit, so that we may dedicate our lives
fully to You, as our sign of love,
worship and devotion to You.
Thank You, Father. Amen.
BENEDICTION
page 177
CLOSING HYMN
- “Go, My Children With My
Blessing”
SH 83
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Vision: Preach –
Teach – Heal – doing what Jesus does.