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Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Sunday, February 23, 2020

Mission Moves Series

INTRODUCTION

Scriptures reveal God’s mission and help us find ways to help. As we read the scriptures consider how God is inviting you to impact the world. For the six weeks before Easter we’ll reflect on how we serve God’s mission in light of Jesus’s immense act of grace. Read more about the mission moves series on the back of the bulletin.

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(Silence Please For Prayer and Meditation)

PRELUDE “You Are My All in All” Arr. Carol Tornquist CALL TO WORSHIP “Jesus, We Are Gathered” (8:00) Choir (11:00) Voices of Faith (Please stand if you are able)

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

P Blessed be the holy Trinity, ☩ one God, who lives with us and we experience every

day. C Amen.

P As we yearn to deepen our relationship with God, let us come together now in confession, trusting the love of Christ.

P God who searches us and knows us, C Gracious God, You know our path and direct ours steps. Yet, we have not fully

extended our lives to serve your mission. Help us to worship, connect, care, grow, serve and give generously and more deeply in response to your grace. Give us courage to follow you even when there are challenges and uncertainty. Forgive us gracious God. Amen

P My Friends, God knows you and still forgives you. God’s grace. Experience God now

through forgiveness ☩ from Jesus Christ. This love and understanding moves us into

action. Move boldly to serve God’s mission. Seek God and help others experience God as we live liberated by grace.

C Amen.

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GATHERING SONG Oh, Worship the King ELW 842

Men

Women

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GREETING

A 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.

THE GATHERING

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KYRIE

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HYMN OF PRAISE

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PRAYER OF THE DAY A Heavenly Father, C You have blessed us with opportunities to follow you. Help us to seek, name,

create and share experiences of your grace that change the world. May we all be inspired by your Spirit to act upon your love. Through your son, Jesus Christ. Amen

(Please Be Seated)

SHARED MINISTRY REMINDERS

SPECIAL MUSIC (8:00) “Make This Church A Welcome Place” Raney/Williams Chancel Choir (11:00) “Cantate Domino” Mark Hayes Voices of Faith

Translation: Sing a new song to the Lord at every opportunity. sing to the Lord and bless His name.

FIRST READING Hebrews 10:19-25

A A reading from Hebrews

19Therefore, my friends, since we have confidence to enter the sanctuary by the blood of Jesus, 20by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain (that is, through his flesh), 21and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22let us approach with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. 23Let us hold fast to the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who has promised is faithful. 24And let us consider how to provoke one another to love and good deeds, 25not neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day approaching.

A Word of God, Word of Life. C Thanks be to God. (Please stand if you are able)

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GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

THE GOSPEL John 4:19-26

P The Holy Gospel according to St. John C Glory to you, O Lord.

19The woman said to him, "Sir, I see that you are a prophet. 20Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem." 21Jesus said to her, "Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. 24God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." 25The woman said to him, "I know that Messiah is coming" (who is called Christ). "When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us." 26Jesus said to her, "I am he, the one who is speaking to you."

P The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ.

(Please be seated)

SERMON Pastor Ralph Supper

(Please stand as you are able)

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HYMN OF THE DAY Here I Am To Worship

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APOSTLES’ CREED C I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his 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 INTERCESSION

(After each petition concludes with “Hear us, O God,” the congregation responds, “your mercy is great”)

PEACE A The peace of the Lord be with you always. C And also with you. A I invited you to share the Peace of Christ with one another.

(Please be seated)

GIFTS OF OFFERING Experience God’s Story

(Please sign the red welcome roster and pass it on as a ritual of friendship. Then pass it back noting the names of those you’re worshiping with today.)

(Please stand as you are able)

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OFFERING SONG Take My Life, That I May Be ELW 685

Take my hands and let them move at the impulse of thy love; take my feet and let them be swift and beautiful for thee.

OFFERING PRAYER P Let us pray C Everything in heaven and earth belongs to you. We joyfully release what you

have entrusted to us. May these gifts be signs of our whole lives returned to you, dedicated to the healing and unity of all creation, through Jesus Christ. Amen

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING

P …You bid us return to you and be renewed, that your justice may shine like the sun and the poor of the earth be lifted up. And so with the Church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

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CONGREGATIONAL SONG Holy, Holy, Holy

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

P In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and 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 to 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, his welcome to outcasts and his eating with sinners, his own hunger and thirst, his death and resurrection, we proclaim the mystery of our faith until he comes again to share the feast that has no end.

P Holy God, holy and merciful, receive our prayers and praise as Jesus received the

cries of the poor, and renew us by your Spirit, until your mercy mends all that sin has torn and we feast forever in the company of Jesus, through whom all glory and honor is yours, with the Holy Spirit, in your holy Church, now and forever.

P Lord, remember us in your Kingdom and teach us to pray:

LORD'S PRAYER

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 this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen

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INVITATION TO COMMUNION

P Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world! Come to the table of mercy and joy.

(Please be seated)

I Come With Joy ELW 482

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Let Us Break Bread Together ELW 471

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Here is Bread ELW 483

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(Please stand as you are able)

P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you always in his grace.

C Amen

POST COMMUNION CANTICLE

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(Please stand as you are able)

P We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us through the healing power of this gift of life. In your mercy, strengthen us through this gift, in faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another, for the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

C Amen

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION A Faithful God, C you have kept your promise to us in this meal, nourishing us with the gift of

salvation. Now send your servants forth in peace, that we may testify to your goodness and share the hope that is ours in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen

BLESSING P May you know God in the depths of your being. May your days be filled with joy

through Christ Jesus. And, may you seek to serve God’s mission in all your life. C Amen

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RECESSIONAL HYMN Come, Thou Almighty King ELW 408

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Communion: Warren & Nancy Schwegel, Judy Moore/Dave & Josie Freiberg Altar Guild: Carroll Fingar/Lorraine Wells Altar Flowers: Lili Bost Ushers: Dick Sprague, Lance Moeszinger, Jim Smith/Rich Schwerin, Len & Barbara Merkel

Ushers: TBA Altar Guild: Linda Potts/Lynn Crostic Altar Flowers: Annelise Graf, Marilyn Rakow

Refreshments: Dutto/Crocker

DISMISSAL A Go in peace. Let your light shine. C Thanks be to God!

POSTLUDE “Mighty To Save” Arr. Carol Tornquist

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WORSHIP ASSISTANTS - Feb. 23:

Assisting Ministers: Warren Schwegel, Dave Freiberg Lectors: Tom Bost/Dave Freiberg Greeters: Michelle Larsh, Sandy McShan/ Chris Moncrief, Robin Blevins _____________________________________________________________________________ The sanctuary flowers today are given in gift by Jan Brown in loving memory of Doug Brown.

Helping Hands for February

Help re-stock the food bank shelves by bringing in non-perishable food items during the month of February. Together, we will help provide food to single mothers, families, and seniors who are in need. All non-perishable foods are needed, especially canned fruits, macaroni and cheese, canned chili, canned meals, boxed cereals, and canned meats such as tuna. It’s as simple as picking up a labeled grocery bag in the Narthex or Faith Center, filling it up, and bringing the bag back! The food will be delivered to the Orangevale Food Bank and the River City Food Bank, both of which we partner with during God’s Work Our Hands.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ WORSHIP ASSISTANTS – March 1:

Assisting Ministers: Linda Waage/Doug MacAdams Lectors: TBA Greeters: Lance Moeszinger, Judy Moore/Darlene Reber, Beverly Riveness Communion: Linda Waage, Tom & Lili Bost/Doug & Joan MacAdams, Gib Hertler

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Readings for next Sunday, March 1, 2020 Mission Moves Series We invite you to read these texts as you prepare for next Sunday’s worship. Ecclesiastes 4:9-12 Romans 12:4-18

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK: Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, martyr, died 156 Sunday, February 23, 2020 Because he is said to have been known by John, the author of Revelation, as well as the important early church fathers Irenaeus and Ignatius, Polycarp serves as a vital link in church history. He was burned at the stake at age 86 for refusing to renounce his faith. Elizabeth Fedde, deaconess, died 1921 Tuesday, February 25, 2020 Born in Norway and trained there as a deaconess, Fedde was asked to come and minister to the poor and to seamen in New York City. She established the Deaconess House in Brooklyn as well as Deaconess Hospital in Minneapolis.