Ordinary Time 17th Readings THE ORDER OF WORSHIP

July 29, 2018 PRELUDE Sonata in A Karl Philip Emanuel

Bach
Holy Communion (ELW IV)
WELCOME

INVOCATION
INTRODUCTION
In the name of the Father, and of the (+)Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Today is the first of five Sundays with gospel readings from John 6, the first Amen.
four of which focus on Jesus as bread of life. Today Jesus feeds thousands
of people with five loaves and two fish. What we have, what we bring to GATHERING SONG: Lift High the Cross (ELW 660)
Jesus’ table, seems like it is not nearly enough to meet all the needs we see
around us. But it is not the adequacy of our supplies or our skills that GREETING
finally makes the difference: it is the power of Jesus working in the littlest
and least to transform this world into the world God desires, a world where The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of
all the hungry are satisfied. the Holy Spirit be with you all!
And also with you!
CHILDREN are always welcome to our Worship Service. Rainbow bags and
a cry room are available. A staffed nursery is also available if needed. An PENITENTIAL RITE
usher will gladly provide you with assistance.
Beloved in the Lord, let us acknowledge that we have turned away from
As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all God and one another, let us hear God’s promise to forgive us, and let us
cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. again hear God’s call to serve the world God loves so much:
In response to each petition, the congregation sings as indicated either
We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion “Kyrie eleison” (which is Greek for “Lord, have mercy”) or “Christe
registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so eleison” (“Christ, have mercy,”).
that we may record your presence with us.

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW

Triune God, whose will it is that humans live in community, bless family
life everywhere and fill all homes with respect, joy, laughter, and prayer.
Strengthen the commitment of husbands and wives to one another, that they
may mirror your covenant faithfulness; pour out your Spirit on parents, that
through them their children may taste your unconditional love; and
empower all family members to live in your grace and forgiveness; through
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Lord Jesus Christ, you came to reveal God’s eternal and unfailing love for
all people.
We pray:
The congregation sings “Kyrie eleison.”

You came to heal the contrite of heart, to save sinners, and to show us the
way of abundant life.
We pray:
The congregation sings “Christe eleison.”

You are seated at the right hand of the Father and send the Holy Spirit.
Help, heal, comfort, and defend us, gracious God.
We pray:
The congregation sings “Kyrie eleison.”

Almighty God has given Christ Jesus to live and to die for us, and in his
name God forgives us all our sins. God the Father strengthen you with the
Holy Spirit, that + Christ Jesus may live in your hearts by faith and show
forth in your loving service to all.
Amen.

CANTICLE OF PRAISE

PRAYER OF THE DAY

Let us pray.
Gracious God, you have placed within the hearts of all your children a
longing for your word and a hunger for your truth. Grant that we may know
your Son to be the true bread of heaven and share this bread with all the
world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
Amen.

Please be seated.

A MESSAGE FOR OUR CHILDREN

FIRST READING: 2 Samuel 11:1-15 PSALM 14

King David, who should be at the battle but stays home, is contrasted in Refrain:
this story with the loyal and upright soldier Uriah.
1
In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent
Joab with his officers and all Israel with him; they ravaged the Ammonites,
and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.
2
It happened, late one afternoon, when David rose from his couch and
was walking about on the roof of the king’s house, that he saw from the Tone:
roof a woman bathing; the woman was very beautiful. 3David sent someone
to inquire about the woman. It was reported, “This is Bathsheba daughter of
Eliam, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.” 4So David sent messengers to get her,
and she came to him, and he lay with her. (Now she was purifying herself
after her period.) Then she returned to her house. 5The woman conceived; 1
Fools say in their hearts, “There | is no God.”
and she sent and told David, “I am pregnant.” They are corrupt, every deed is vile; there is no one who does | any
6
So David sent word to Joab, “Send me Uriah the Hittite.” And Joab sent good.
Uriah to David. 7When Uriah came to him, David asked how Joab and the 2
The LORD looks down from heaven up- | on us all,
people fared, and how the war was going. 8Then David said to Uriah, “Go to see if there is anyone who is wise, who seeks | after God.
down to your house, and wash your feet.” Uriah went out of the king’s 3
They have all proved faithless; all alike | have turned bad;
house, and there followed him a present from the king. 9But Uriah slept at there is none who does good; | no, not one.
the entrance of the king’s house with all the servants of his lord, and did not 4
Have they no knowledge, all those | evildoers
go down to his house. 10When they told David, “Uriah did not go down to who eat up my people like bread and do not call up- | on
his house,” David said to Uriah, “You have just come from a journey. Why the LORD? R
did you not go down to your house?” 11Uriah said to David, “The ark and
Israel and Judah remain in booths; and my lord Joab and the servants of my 5
See how they trem- | ble with fear,
lord are camping in the open field; shall I then go to my house, to eat and to because God is in the company | of the righteous.
drink, and to lie with my wife? As you live, and as your soul lives, I will 6
Your aim is to confound the plans of | the afflicted,
not do such a thing.” 12Then David said to Uriah, “Remain here today also, but the LORD| is their refuge.
and tomorrow I will send you back.” So Uriah remained in Jerusalem that 7
Oh, that Israel’s deliverance would come | out of Zion!
day. On the next day, 13David invited him to eat and drink in his presence When the LORD restores the fortunes of the people, Jacob will
and made him drunk; and in the evening he went out to lie on his couch rejoice and Israel | will be glad. R
with the servants of his lord, but he did not go down to his house.
SECOND READING: Ephesians 3:14-21
14
In the morning David wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of
Uriah. 15In the letter he wrote, “Set Uriah in the forefront of the hardest We have been rooted and grounded in the love of Christ, which surpasses
fighting, and then draw back from him, so that he may be struck down and all human knowledge. Because Christ dwells in our hearts, our lives are
die.” continuously strengthened and empowered by the ongoing presence of the
Spirit.
The word of the Lord. 14
Thanks be to God. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, 15from whom every
family in heaven and on earth takes its name. 16I pray that, according to the
riches of his glory, he may grant that you may be strengthened in your inner
being with power through his Spirit, 17and that Christ may dwell in your
hearts through faith, as you are being rooted and grounded in love. 18I pray
that you may have the power to comprehend, with all the saints, what is the
breadth and length and height and depth, 19and to know the love of Christ
that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of
God.
20
Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish
abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, 21to him be glory in the
church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.
The word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
Please stand for the reading of the gospel.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 6:1-21
As the Gospel is announced, worshippers are invited to trace a cross upon
their forehead, then over their lips, and then over their hearts, silently
praying, “May the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ be ever on my mind, on
my lips, and in my heart.”
The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to John.
Glory to you, O Lord.
In John’s gospel, the miracles of Jesus are called “signs,” because they
reveal the true character of God. As such, they remain within the mystery of
God and cannot be brought under human control.
1
Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of
Tiberias. 2A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs
that he was doing for the sick. 3Jesus went up the mountain and sat down
there with his disciples. 4Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was
near. 5When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus
said to Philip, “Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?” 6He
said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. 7Philip
answered him, “Six months’ wages would not buy enough bread for each of
them to get a little.” 8One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother,
said to him, 9“There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish.
But what are they among so many people?” 10Jesus said, “Make the people
sit down.” Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat
down, about five thousand in all. 11Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he
had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the
fish, as much as they wanted. 12When they were satisfied, he told his
disciples, “Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be
lost.” 13So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley
loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. 14When the
people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, “This is indeed the
prophet who is to come into the world.”
15
When Jesus realized that they were about to come and take him by
force to make him king, he withdrew again to the mountain by himself.
The gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ.
Please be seated.
SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson
Please stand for the hymn.
HYMN OF THE DAY Break Now the Bread of Life (ELW 515)
CREED
As they recite the creed, worshippers are invited to bow beginning with the
words “born of the virgin Mary,” until the words “he descended to the
dead.”
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s only Son, our Lord, who was conceived
by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius
Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at
the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and I invite you to come forward for anointing and prayer in the name of the
the dead. Lord.
Worshippers may come forward.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of The minister will anoint each with the sign of the cross, praying:
saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen. Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit uphold you, fill you with grace,
and heal your every ill. Amen.
PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION
When all have returned to their seats, the congregation stands.
Trusting in our loving and almighty God who abundantly provides the
bread of life to all who hunger, let us pray for the church, the world, and all PEACE
who are in need.
The peace of Christ be with you always.
Please sit or kneel as you are able.
And also with you.
Each petition ends with:
Lord, in your mercy, ANNOUNCEMENTS
hear our prayer.
OFFERTORY Meditation on Break Now the Bread of Life Wells
Almighty and loving God, we look to you in hope and trust, knowing that
you will do far more than we can ask or imagine, through Jesus Christ, our OFFERTORY HYMN: Create in Me a Clean Heart (ELW 186)
Savior and Lord.
Amen.

RITE OF ANOINTING FOR HEALING

“The order for healing is an expression in worship of the church’s ministry

of healing. Each person may come to receive a word of blessing and prayer
for healing and forgiveness, along with laying on of hands and an
anointing. These signs, first given in baptism, tell us again that we are
sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked forever with the cross of Christ, who
is health and salvation for the world.

In its ministry of healing, the church does not replace the gifts of God that
come through the scientific community nor does it promise a cure. Rather
the church offers and celebrates gifts such as these: God’s presence with
strength and comfort in time of suffering, God’s promise of wholeness and
peace and God’s love embodied in the community of faith.”

Brothers and sisters, James writes: “Is any one of you sick? Let him call the
elders of the church to prayer over him and anoint him with oil in the name
of the Lord. And the prayer offered in faith will make the sick person
well; the Lord will raise him up.”
OFFERING PRAYER

Let us pray. O God, all that we have and all that we are come through you.
We offer back in thanksgiving a portion of what you have given us: our
time, our work, and our wealth. With them we dedicate our whole lives to
the care and redemption of all that you have made, through Jesus Christ,
who gave himself for us and for the salvation of the whole world. Amen.

DIALOGUE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER

Worshippers are invited to bow with the consecration of the Lord’s body
and blood, each time the words “Do this for the remembrance of me,” are
spoken.

Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord, heaven and earth are full of your glory. In
great love you sent to us Jesus, your Son, who reached out to heal the sick
and suffering, who preached good news to the poor, and who, on the cross,
opened his arms to all.

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 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.
PREFACE
Remembering, therefore, his death, resurrection, and ascension, we await
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY his coming in glory. Pour out upon us the Spirit of your love, O Lord, and
unite the wills of all who share this heavenly food, the body and blood of
Jesus Christ, our Lord; to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honor
and glory, now and forever.
Amen.
LORD'S PRAYER

Risen and ascended Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to

pray:
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.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION

This is the table of the Lord. It is made ready for those who love Jesus, and
for those who want to love him more. So come, you who have much faith
and you who have little, you who have been here often and you who have
SONG DURING DISTRIBUTION: Be Thou My Vision (ELW 793)
not been here long, you who have tried to follow and you who have failed.
Come, because it is the Lord who invites you. It is his will that those who
want him should meet him here.

Lutherans believe, teach and confess that we receive the true Body and
Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. If you desire to pick up the cross and
live in Christ, we hope you will receive with us. Even if you do not feel
prepared to receive the sacrament today we hope you will join us at the
table. Simply hold your hands over your heart and the pastor will give you
a blessing. Pastor will be glad to discuss Holy Communion and Holy
Baptism with you!

COMMUNION

The body of Christ, given for you.

The blood of Christ, shed for you.
Amen.

LAMB OF GOD (ELW 196)

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION
UPCOMING COMMEMORATIONS
O God, our life, our strength, our food, we give you thanks for sustaining
us with the body and blood of your Son. By your Holy Spirit, enliven us to Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany
be his body in the world, that more and more we will give you praise and Sunday, July 29, 2018
serve your earth and its many peoples, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Friends of Jesus, Mary and Martha are remembered for the hospitality of
Lord. their home that they offered him—Martha focused on serving their guest,
Amen. and Mary on listening to him. Their brother Lazarus was raised from the
dead as a sign of the greater resurrection to come.
BLESSING
Olaf, King of Norway, martyr, died 1030
The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord’s face shine on you with grace Sunday, July 29, 2018
and mercy. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. In the Considered the patron saint of Norway, Olaf went from a life of piracy to
name of the Father, and of the (+)Son, and of the Holy Spirit. becoming Christian and declaring himself king of Norway. He revised the
Amen. laws and tried to administer them fairly. Driven from Norway in a
rebellion, he was killed in battle trying to regain his kingdom.
SENDING HYMN: Take My Life, That I May Be (ELW 583)
The Altar flowers are administered by the worship committee. The 2018
DISMISSAL Altar Flower chart is posted on the bulletin board in the lower lobby and
there is attached to it a tear-off sheet for donors to complete and hand into
Go in peace! Share the good news! the office or place in the offering plate for proper publication in the
Thanks be to God! bulletin.

POSTLUDE Concerto in a: If you would like to purchase flowers for worship in memory of or in honor
Allegro Bach/Vivaldi of someone, please sign up. The cost is $35 per arrangement, and checks
should be made out to Trinity Lutheran Church. The contact person is Mary
in the church office (614) 224.6818 or email: office@oldtrinity.com.
Please do not remove flowers unless you purchased them or made
arrangements.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF

The flowers on the altar are given to the glory of God and in
honor of the birthday of my sister Mindy.
Presented by David Huskey
TRINITY LUTHERAN CHURCH?
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Confirmation, Letter of Transfer, and New Member Instruction. Please
contact the church office with any questions. 224-6818.

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If you wish to discard your bulletin, a recycling box is located at the exit.
Thank you.