WELCOME TO WORSHIP AT UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHURCH during this season of Pentecost when we celebrate the presence of the Spirit in our lives and recommit ourselves to the discipleship of Jesus Christ and our hunger for justice and peace.
WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO THE LORD’S TABLE to receive God’s gift of forgiveness and the powerful freedom of a new life in Christ. Please come down the center aisle, proceed to the communion rail, and kneel or stand at the first open space. Hold out your hand to receive the bread. Gluten-free wafers are available. Please indicate your desire at the time you are offered the bread. You may drink either from an individual glass, which will be served first, or from the chalice. The individual glasses in the center of the tray contain grape juice. An acolyte will pass by to pick up your individual glass. In the spirit of continuous communion, please return to your seat via the side aisles after you have drunk from the glass or chalice. After everyone has been served at the communion rail, the ministers will serve anyone in the pew that is unable to come forward. Please indicate your desire in this regard to the pastor. Children who commune at their home congregation are welcome to receive the elements. Please hold out your hand to let the minister know that you wish to receive communion. Parents who desire that their children not receive communion may bring them forward for a blessing.
TODAY WE WELCOME PASTOR TIM WOLBRECHT to ULC as our Interim Pastor.
Tim lives in Redmond and has been an interim pastor in the NW WA Synod for several years. Be sure to greet him after the service and introduce yourself.
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR ATTENDANCE at worship today and your participation in Holy Communion by completing the enclosed Worship Registration form and placing it in the offering plate. Please join us for fellowship and refreshments in the lounge after the service.
THERE ARE CHILDREN’S BAG with bulletins and books available in the lounge and the
narthex. They are hanging on the wall.
CHILD CARE is available in the Nursery for children of any age. Ask the usher for directions.
OUR PRAYERS are for all who suffer from violence, for our homebound, and for all those in need of healing in body or spirit.
TEXTS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Genesis 18:20-32; Colossians 2:6-19; Luke 11:1-13.
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 17, 2016
Prelude Short Prelude & Fugue in G Minor J. S. Bach
BWV 558
Welcome & Announcements
Service of Confession and Absolution
Confession:
P: Although Jesus has presented us holy and blameless in the sight of God in our baptism, we daily sin much and fall short of the glory of God. Therefore, we take this moment to confess our sins and seek the reconciliation that Jesus has made possible through the forgiveness of sins.
(Silent Confession)
P: God of all fullness and salvation,
All: We confess to you that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our entire being. We have not loved our neighbors as you desire of us. As much as we are loved by you, we often estrange ourselves from you and go our own way in pursuing the things of our flesh. We often conform to the ways of this world rather than setting ourselves apart from the ways of the world in order to do your will. We are not blameless when it comes to the deeds that we do that are displeasing to you. Forgive us, and restore us to the state of being holy and blameless in your sight.
Absolution
P: We rejoice because God in Christ has forgiven all of our sins and cleansed us from all unrighteousness. Therefore, we are renewed in our resolve to continue steadfast in the faith and remain faithful in all that we are called to be and do in Jesus’ name.
C: Amen.
Service of Holy Communion
(Please stand as you are able)
Opening Hymn “My Soul Proclaims Your Greatness” Blue Hymnal #730
(Follow the cross as it moves forward) (Face the cross as it is carried forward)
Greeting
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy
Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
Kyrie
Hymn of Praise
Prayer of the Day
Prayer of the Day
A: Let us pray together:
C: Gracious God, you have made known to us the fullness of your love through the testimony and witness of Jesus Christ. Grant to us your Spirit so that we may know how best to respond to your love in the way that we relate with and treat other people. As we grow in our faith, help us to be more faithful in our willingness to be reconciled with those who do us wrong so that the good news of your realm will come to fruition. We pray in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
(Please be seated)
First Lesson Genesis 18:1-10a
God appeared to Abraham by the oaks of Mamre, as he sat at the entrance of his tent in the heat of the day. He looked up and saw three men standing near him. When he saw them, he ran from the tent entrance to meet them, and bowed down to the ground. He said, "My lord, if I find favor with you, do not pass by your servant. Let a little water be brought, and wash your feet, and rest yourselves under the tree. Let me bring a little bread, that you may refresh yourselves, and after that you may pass on—since you have come to your servant." So they said, "Do as you have said." And Abraham hastened into the tent to Sarah, and said, "Make ready quickly three measures of choice flour, knead it, and make cakes." Abraham ran to the herd, and took a calf, tender and good, and gave it to the servant, who hastened to prepare it. Then he took curds and milk and the calf that he had prepared, and set it before them; and he stood by them under the tree while they ate. They said to him, "Where is your wife Sarah?" And he said, "There, in the tent." Then one said, "I will surely return to you in due season, and your wife Sarah shall have a son."
L: Holy Wisdom. Holy Word.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Hymn “Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil” Blue Hymnal #713
Second Lesson Colossians 1:15-28
Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation; for in him all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or powers—all things have been created through him and for him. He himself is before all things, and in him all things hold together. Christ is the head of the body, the church; he is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, so that he might come to have first place in everything. For in him all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. And you who were once estranged and hostile in mind, doing evil deeds, Christ has now reconciled in his fleshly body through death, so as to present you holy and blameless and irreproachable before him— provided that you continue securely established and steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope promised by the gospel that you heard, which has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven. I, Paul, became a servant of this gospel.
I am now rejoicing in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am completing what is lacking in Christ's afflictions for the sake of his body, that is, the church. I became its servant according to God's commission that was given to me for you, to make the word of God fully known, the mystery that has been hidden throughout the ages and generations but has now been revealed to God’s saints. To them God chose to make known how great among the Gentiles are the riches of the glory of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory. It is Christ whom we proclaim, warning everyone and teaching everyone in all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.
L: Holy Wisdom. Holy Word.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please stand)
Alleluia
Gospel Luke 10:38-42
P: The Gospel according to Luke, tenth chapter:
Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village, where a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet and listened to what he was saying. But Martha was distracted by her many tasks; so she came to him and asked, "Lord, do you not care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her then to help me." But Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are worried and distracted by many things; there is need of only one thing. Mary has chosen the better part, which will not be taken away from her."
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References for Luke 10:11
· Footnotes
P: The gospel of the risen Christ.
P: The Gospel of the risen Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please stand)
Hymn of the Day “Lord of Light”
Prayers of the People
Exchange of Peace
P: The peace of God be with you always.
C: And also with you.
(Please be seated)
Children’s Message
Offering/Musical Offering
“Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life” Arr. Maggie Stenson &
Modern Angels: Dwight Beckmeyer
Frances Leah King, Maggie Stenson, Vickielee Wohlbach
William Bryant, piano
(Please stand)
Offertory Hymn
Offertory Prayer
A: Let us pray together:
C: Creator God, we give you thanks for providing us with what we need to be sustained in this life. In gratitude, we offer to you these fruits of our labor for the ministries of this congregation, the health of our community, and the hope of our nation. Bless this bread and fruit of the vine that all who partake in this holy meal will be blessed with the faith and courage to follow in the way of Jesus, in whose name we pray. Amen.
The Great Thanksgiving
P: It is indeed right and salutary . . . . and join their unending hymn:
Eucharistic Prayer
P: God of our salvation, you are the Life and Light of all. By your powerful word you created all things. Through the prophets you called your people to be a light to the nations. Blessed are you for Jesus, your Beloved Child, who is your light, shining in the darkness of our lives and revealing to us your grace and truth.
In the night in which he was betrayed, Jesus took bread, gave thanks, broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying:
This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the
forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.
Remembering, therefore, Jesus’ preaching and healing, his dying and rising, and his promise to come again, we await that day when all the universe will rejoice in your holy and life-giving light.
By your Spirit, bless us and this meal, that refreshed with this hospitable food, we may be a light in the world, revealing the brilliant love and peace of Jesus, our Christ, through whom all glory and honor is yours, both now and forever.
C: Amen.
Lord’s Prayer
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen.
Please be seated)
Communion Distribution
“Draw Us in the Spirit’s Tether” Blue Hymnal #703
“Eat This Bread, Drink This Cup” Blue Hymnal #706
“I Am the Bread of Life” Blue Hymnal #702
(Please stand)
Communion Blessing
P: May the body and blood of Jesus Christ present you as holy and blameless before God and fill you with the confidence of your salvation.
C: Amen.
Post Communion Hymn
Post Communion Prayer
A: Let us pray together:
C: God of all hopefulness, we give you thanks for this gift of life and freedom that we have received through the reconciliation of our Lord Jesus Christ. Nourished by this holy meal, help us to remain steadfast in the faith, without shifting from the hope that we have received through the good news of your love and peace. Send us forth to make your Word fully known to the rest of the world so that we all might benefit from the riches of your grace. We pray in Jesus’ holy name. Amen.
Benediction
(Please be seated)
Closing Hymn “The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve” Blue Hymnal #723
Dismissal
A: Go in peace. Live in hope!
C: Thanks be to God!
Postlude Short Prelude and Fugue in G Major J. S. Bach
BWV 557
“Come, My Way, My Truth, My Life”
Text by George Herbert; Tune by R. Vaughn Williams
“Lord of Light”
Text © The Union of Welsh Independents
All right reserved; Reprinted with permission