September 15th and 16th Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost Lectionary 24 Holy Communion Now the Feast

INTRODUCTION Three weeks ago we heard John's gospel's version of Peter's confession of faith. This week we hear Mark's version, when Peter says, "You are the Messiah." In John, the stumbling block is Jesus' invitation to eat his flesh, given for the life of the world. In Mark too the scandal has to do with Jesus' words about his own coming death, and here Peter himself stumbles over Jesus' words. But Jesus is anointed (the meaning of "messiah") in Mark only on the way to the cross (14:3); so we are anointed in baptism with the sign of the cross. 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 usher will gladly provide you with assistance. As a worship courtesy, we ask that you please turn off or set to vibrate all cellular telephones and pagers during the worship service. We ask that all present today please fill out the Attendance and Communion registration card found in your bulletin and place it in the offering plate so that we may record your presence with us.

THE ORDER OF WORSHIP PRELUDE Chorale Prelude on How Blessed are You, You Faithful Brahms CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS All may make the sign of the cross, the sign marked at baptism, as the presiding minister begins. Blessed be the Holy Trinity, Father, +Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, whose name is majestic in all the earth, who rescues and heals in every time of trouble, who does all things well. Amen. Let us come before God, seeking forgiveness and life. You are invited to kneel or be seated as you are able Silence is kept for reflection and self-examination. Steadfast and saving God, have mercy on us. In so many ways we cause or suffer brokenness: envy, ambition, conflict, boasting, hard hearts, lashing tongues, dishonor for the poor. In your compassion, forgive our sins and heal our hurts. Bring forth from us a harvest of righteousness, the fruits of gentleness and peacemaking, the sheaves of wisdom and justice; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. God the Father sent Jesus, the Son of God, so that you could receive mercy and find grace in your time of need. Hear this word from Christ himself, in the power of the Holy Spirit: Your transgressions are forgiven; God's love is healing balm for your wounds. Continue to pray for one another, care for those who are wandering, and seek the good, that you may live. Amen. You are invited to please stand and sing: GATHERING SONG: Lift High the Cross (ELW 660)

PRAYER UPON ENTERING THE PEW Pour you grace into our hearts, O Lord, that we who have known the incarnation of your Son Jesus Christ, announced by an angel to the virgin Mary, may by his cross and (+) passion be brought to the glory of his resurrection; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

GREETING The grace given to us in Christ Jesus, the power of God who calls us with a holy calling, and the help of the Holy Spirit living in us be with you all. And also with you. KYRIE Kyrie (ELW 157)

HYMN OF PRAISE: Now the Feast and Celebration

FIRST READING: Proverbs 1:2033

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PRAYER OF THE DAY O God, through suffering and rejection you bring forth our salvation, and by the glory of the cross you transform our lives. Grant that for the sake of the gospel we may turn from the lure of evil, take up our cross, and follow your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Please be seated CHILDRENS MESSAGE

Wisdom cries out in the street; in the squares she raises her voice. 21 At the busiest corner she cries out; at the entrance of the city gates she speaks: 22 "How long, O simple ones, will you love being simple? How long will scoffers delight in their scoffing and fools hate knowledge? 23 Give heed to my reproof; I will pour out my thoughts to you; I will make my words known to you. 24 Because I have called and you refused, have stretched out my hand and no one heeded, 25 and because you have ignored all my counsel and would have none of my reproof, 26 I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when panic strikes you, 27 when panic strikes you like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you. 28 Then they will call upon me, but I will not answer; they will seek me diligently, but will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, 30 would have none of my counsel, and despised all my reproof, 31 therefore they shall eat the fruit of their way and be sated with their own devices. 32 For waywardness kills the simple, and the complacency of fools destroys them; 33 but those who listen to me will be secure and will live at ease, without dread of disaster." and treasure up my commandments within you,

The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

PSALM: Psalm 19 Sung by whole verse beginning with the cantor Refrain:

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By them also is your ser- | vant enlightened, and in keeping them there is | great reward. 12 Who can detect one's | own offenses? Cleanse me from my | secret faults. 13 Above all, keep your servant from presumptuous sins; let them not get dominion | over me; then shall I be whole and sound, and innocent of a | great offense. 14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable | in your sight, O LORD, my strength and | my redeemer. R

Psalm tone:

SECOND READING: James 3:112 Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is perfect, able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle. 3If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies. 4Or look at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! 6And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell. 7For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, 8but no one can tame the tongue a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 9With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in the likeness of God. 10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so. 11Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water? 12Can a fig tree, my brothers and sisters, yield olives, or a grapevine figs? No more can salt water yield fresh. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. We invite you to please stand and sing:

The heavens declare the glo- | ry of God, and the sky proclaims its | maker's handiwork. 2 One day tells its tale | to another, and one night imparts knowledge | to another. 3 Although they have no | words or language, and their voices | are not heard, 4 their sound has gone out into all lands, and their message to the ends | of the world, where God has pitched a tent | for the sun. 5 It comes forth like a bridegroom out | of his chamber; it rejoices like a champion to | run its course. 6 It goes forth from the uttermost edge of the heavens and runs about to the end of | it again; nothing is hidden from its | burning heat. R
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The teaching of the LORD is perfect and re- | vives the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure and gives wisdom | to the simple. 8 The statutes of the LORD are just and re- | joice the heart; the commandment of the LORD is clear and gives light | to the eyes. 9 The fear of the LORD is clean and en- | dures forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous | altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, more than | much fine gold, sweeter far than honey, than honey | in the comb. R

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION (sing twice)

Please be seated SERMON Pastor Charles Peterson Silence for reflection and then we invite you to stand and sing: HYMN OF THE DAY: Take My Life, That I May Be (ELW 685) APOSTLES CREED 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 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 As disciples of Christ Jesus called to love and serve all people, let us pray for the church, those in need, and all of God's creation. We invite you to kneel or sit as you are able. Each petition ends with: Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer. Hear our prayers, faithful God, and renew us by your Spirit, that we may joyfully love and serve you and one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen. Please stand as we greet each other in the peace of the risen Christ

GOSPEL: Mark 8:27-38 The holy gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Glory to you, O Lord.
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Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, "Who do people say that I am?" 28And they answered him, "John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets." 29He asked them, "But who do you say that I am?" Peter answered him, "You are the Messiah." 30And he sternly ordered them 31 not to tell anyone about him. Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering, and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests, and the scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again. 32 He said all this quite openly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33But turning and looking at his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, "Get behind me, Satan! For you are setting your mind not on 34 divine things but on human things." He called the crowd with his disciples, and said to them, "If any want to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it. 36For what will it profit them to gain the whole world and forfeit their life? 37Indeed, what can they give in return for their life? 38Those who are ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of them the Son of Man will also be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.

PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Please be seated ANNOUNCEMENTS ANTHEM AT THE OFFERING Prayer of St. Francis Bradley/Ellingboe We invite you to please stand and sing: OFFERTORY HYMN: As the Grains of Wheat (ELW 465)

DIALOGUE

PREFACE by the pastor HOLY, HOLY, HOLY

OFFERING PRAYER God of all creation, all you have made is good, and your love endures forever. You bring forth bread from the earth and fruit from the vine. Nourish us with these gifts, that we might be for the world signs of your gracious presence in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Holy, mighty, and merciful Lord, heaven and earth are full of your glory to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and glory, now and forever. Amen. LORD'S PRAYER Make us bold, O merciful God, to address you as Abba as we 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. FRACTURE AND INVITATION TO COMMUNION God gives food to those who hunger. Come, be fed, be healed. Lutherans believe the true body and blood of Christ are really present in the Supper of our Lord under the form of bread and wine and are there distributed and received. All baptized persons are welcomed to Communion when they are visiting this congregation. If you wish to commune, please come forward to receive the body of our Lord Jesus Christ with your hands cupped. If you cannot or do not wish to commune you may come forward with your hands crossed over your chest for a blessing. LAMB OF GOD Please sing all invocations. ANTHEM DURING DISTRIBUTION Let us Break Bread Together arr. Beck We invite you to stand PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION O God, we give you thanks that you have set before us this feast, the body and blood of your Son. By your Spirit strengthen us to serve all in need and to give ourselves away as bread for the hungry, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. BLESSING Know the love of Christ that surpasses knowledge, so that you may be filled with all the fullness of God. Almighty God, Father, + Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen. SENDING SONG: Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus (ELW 802)

DISMISSAL Go in peace. Remember the poor. Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE: Toccata in d-minor Froberger

Tuesday, September 18 Dag Hammarskjld, renewer of society, died 1961 A Swedish diplomat, Hammarskjld served as the second Secretary General of the United Nations until his death in a plane crash while trying to negotiate peace in present-day Zambia. His journal, published as Markings, revealed the depth of his Christian faith. Thursday, September 20 Nelson Wesley Trout, bishop, died 1996 (TFF) The flowers on the altar are given to the Glory of God and in memory of the wedding of Florence M. Huskey and Wilbert Inghamoff who were married at Trinity Lutheran Church 90 years ago. Presented by Leslie Huntington A native of Ohio, Trout served parishes in several parts of the United States before being elected bishop of the South Pacific District of the American Lutheran Church, the first African American Lutheran to serve in such a capacity. Friday, September 21 Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Matthew (or Levi) was a tax collector in Capernaum for the Roman government. Tax collectors were frequently despised for dishonesty and for assisting the occupiers. Jesus nevertheless showed love for them, and chose Matthew to be a disciple.

COMMEMORATIONS FOR THE WEEK Sunday, September 16, 2012 Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, martyr, died around 258 Cyprian served as a bishop during a time of great persecution of Christians. He insisted on receiving back those who had left the faith under duress. He also provided medical care during a severe epidemic. Monday, September 17 Hildegard, Abbess of Bingen, died 1179 A mystic who was widely influential within the church, Hildegard advised and reproved kings and popes, wrote poems and hymns, and produced treatises in medicine, theology, and natural history. She was also a musician and artist.

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