Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

Divine Service, Setting 1

August 14th & 15th, 2021 5:00 + 8:15 + 10:15

Prelude Ringing of the Bells

+ Service of Preparation +

Please Stand Hymn ~ You are the Way; Through You Alone LSB 526

Call to Worship & Invocation

Pastor: We gather in this place together to discern a wisdom that comes only from God.

People: Loving God, fill us with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs.

Pastor: The awe-some reverence of God is the beginning of wisdom.

People: Holy Spirit, give to each of us a wise and discerning heart.

Pastor: Jesus is here in our midst as living bread. People: O Christ, how we long to be nourished, that we may remain with

you and you with us.

Pastor: All are welcomed in this House of the Living God; to sing of God’s Name and to be refreshed by God’s goodness;

People: And none are turned away.

Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen.

Kyrie ~ Lord, Have Mercy

Cantor: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

Cantor: For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.

Cantor: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.

Cantor: For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.

Cantor: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.

Litany of Confession & Forgiveness

Pastor: God of Wisdom and Strength, People: We confess that we fool ourselves into believing that we possess

all the knowledge that we need. We seek out so many idols called by so many names, whose ways seems easy but cannot show the ways of love and truth. Help us to discern your wisdom, that we may live in the light of your Christ. Amen.

Pastor: In the mercy of Almighty God, Jesus Christ was given… …in the Name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Prayer of the Day

Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

Pastor: … … through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns

with You and the Holy Spirit; one God, now and forever. People: Amen.

+ Service of the Word +

Children’s Message Old Testament Reading 1 Kings 3:3-14

Solomon showed his love for the LORD by walking according to the instructions given him by his father David, except that he offered sacrifices and burned incense on the high places. The king went to Gibeon to offer sacrifices, for that was the most important high place, and Solomon offered a thousand burnt offerings on that altar. At Gibeon the LORD appeared to Solomon during the night in a dream, and God said, "Ask for whatever you want me to give you." Solomon answered, "You have shown great kindness to your servant,

my father David, because he was faithful to you and righteous and upright in heart. You have continued this great kindness to him and have given him a son to sit on his throne this very day. "Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king in place of my father David. But I am only a little child and do not know how to carry out my duties. Your servant is here among the people you have chosen, a great people, too numerous to count or number. So give your servant a discerning heart to govern your people and to distinguish between right and wrong. For who is able to govern this great people of yours?" The Lord was pleased that Solomon had asked for this. So God said to him, "Since you have asked for this and not for long life or wealth for yourself, nor have asked for the death of your enemies but for discernment in administering justice, I will do what you have asked. I will give you a wise and discerning heart, so that there will never have been anyone like you, nor will there ever be. Moreover, I will give you what you have not asked for—both wealth and honor—so that in your lifetime you will have no equal among kings. And if you walk in obedience to me and keep my decrees and commands as David your father did, I will give you a long life.”

Lector: This is the Word of the Lord, People: Thanks be to God!

Psalm Psalm 34:9-14

9 Fear the LORD, you his | holy people,* for those who fear him lack | nothing. 10 The lions may grow weak and | hungry,* but those who seek the LORD lack | no good thing. 11 Come, my children, lis - | ten to me; I will teach you the fear | of the LORD. 12 Whoever of you lo - | ves life and desires to see ma - | ny good days,* 13 keep your tongue from | evil* and your lips from | telling lies. 14 Turn from evil | do good;* seek peace and pur - | sue it.

Please Stand Holy Gospel John 6:51-58

Pastor: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 6th chapter. People: Glory to You, O Lord!

I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats this bread will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." Then the Jews began to argue sharply among themselves, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?" Jesus said to them, "Very truly I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day. For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink. Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me, and I in them. Just as the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. This is the bread that came down from heaven. Your ancestors ate manna and died, but whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to You, O Christ!

Please Be Seated Hymn ~ O God, My Faithful God LSB 696 (vrs 1-3 & 6)

6 And on that final day When all the dead are waking, Stretch out Your mighty hand, My deathly slumber breaking. Then let me hear Your voice, Redeem this earthly frame, And bid me to rejoice With those who love Your name.

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Message

Please Stand Nicene Creed I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures

and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life + of the world to come. Amen. Ge Please Stand Prayers of the Church

After Each Petition… Pastor: Lord, in your mercy, People: Hear our prayer.

Please Be Seated Offering Ways to Give

Giving a portion of the gifts God has given is, at its heart, an act of worship. Place your giving in the basket when you come forward for communion. Text to Give, simply text your gift amount (“i.e., $25” be sure to include the $ sign)

to 314-310-0442. Online giving at https://trinitystlouis.ccbchurch.com/goto/giving. Mail your giving to Trinity Lutheran Church, 812 Soulard St., St. Louis, MO 63104.

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+ Service of the Sacrament +

We believe that in this Sacrament we receive the true body and blood of Christ for the forgiveness of sins and the strengthening of our faith. All who wish to receive the sacrament are invited to

come forward to receive the unending forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

Children and those who would prefer not to receive the sacrament are welcome at the altar to receive a blessing. Please indicate this by crossing your arms across your chest.

Please Stand Preface and Proper Preface

Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord.

Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give God thanks and praise. Pastor:

It is truly good, right… …evermore praising You and singing:

Sanctus

Lord’s Prayer

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.

Words of Institution The Peace

Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. People: And also with you.

Agnus Dei ~ Lamb of God

Please Be Seated Holy Communion

Distribution Hymn ~ Seek Ye First LSB 712

© 1972 Maranatha! Music; admin. Music Services (ASCAP). Used by permission. Dismissal Benediction

Hymn ~ Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng LSB 813

7 Praise Him who reigns on high,

The Lord whom we adore: The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, One God forevermore. Refrain

Worship Leaders

Ministers: The People of Trinity Lutheran Church

Saturday 5:00 pm Sunday 8:15 am Sunday 10:15 am

Preacher: Josh Hatcher Josh Hatcher Josh Hatcher

Presider: Josh Hatcher Josh Hatcher Josh Hatcher

Children’s Message Andrea Roettger Andrea Roettger Andrea Roettger

Lector Melba Wetmore Andrea Roettger

Ryan Markel Andrea Roettger

April Choi-Pawlowski Andrea Roettger

Organist: Jeff White Jeff White Jeff White

Cantor Nichole Heerlein Nichole Heerlein Nichole Heerlein

Communion Prep Annette Carson Nicole Heerlein

Servers: Phil Koehr Phil Koehr, Paula Wike

Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible,

English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

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