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June 14, 2020

2nd Sunday after

Pentecost

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Gathering

The Holy Spirit gathers us in worship.

Gathering Music

Be Thou My Vision Irish/setting, Raney

Here I Am, Lord Schutte/setting, Albrecht

Megan McCormick, flute

Gathering Music

Children of God Words and music by James F.D. Martin

Please join in the Chorus when you can!

CHORUS: Children of God let us love one another.

Love is a gift, a blessing of God.

Love one another sisters and brothers.

Love is a gift of God.

Let love be more than what we say Make it the way that we live each day (oh, oh…) CHORUS

Now perfect love removes all fear by this we know God is always near (oh, oh…) CHORUS

Let us bear witness to the Light Living in Love, doing what is right (oh, oh…) CHORUS

Copyright © 2006, James F.D. Martin Music

CMP 2020

Gathering

Welcome & Announcements

Gathering:

Christ gathers us and gives us power

to be healed and to heal,

to be forgiven and to forgive,

to be freed from sin and to set others free,

to tell one another and the world:

God’s presence is at hand.

The resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son,

reveals that nothing is impossible with God.

Gathering Song:

Let Us Go Now to the Banquet Refrain: Let us go now to the banquet, to the feast of the universe.

The table's set and a place is waiting; come, ev'ryone, with your gifts to share.

Verse 1: I will rise in the early morning; the community's waiting for me.

With a spring in my step I'm walking with my friends and my family. Refrain

Verse 3: May we build such a place among us

where all people are equal in love.

God has called us to work together

and to share ev'rything we have. Refrain

Vi Ballard, soloist

Prayer of the Day

Let us pray together.

God of wonder,

call us to Sarah’s joy,

Abraham’s faithfulness,

and Paul’s confident hope.

Pour your love into our hearts,

that, overflowing with joy,

we may freely share the blessings of your world

and faithfully proclaim the good news of your Son,

Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Word

God speaks to us in Bible readings, preaching and song.

Reading: Genesis 18:1-15 CEV Bible

A reading from Genesis 18.

One hot summer afternoon Abraham was sitting by the entrance to his tent

near the sacred trees of Mamre, when the LORD appeared to him. Abraham

looked up and saw three men standing nearby. He quickly ran to meet them,

bowed with his face to the ground, and said, “Please come to my home where

I can serve you. I’ll have some water brought, so you can wash your feet,

then you can rest under the tree. Let me get you some food to give you

strength before you leave. I would be honored to serve you.”

“Thank you very much,” they answered. “We accept your offer.”

Reading (continued)

Abraham quickly went to his tent and said to Sarah, “Hurry! Get a large

sack of flour and make some bread.” After saying this, he rushed off to his

herd of cattle and picked out one of the best calves, which his servant

quickly prepared. He then served his guests some yogurt and milk together

with the meat.

While they were eating, he stood near them under the trees, and they asked,

“Where is your wife Sarah?”

“She is right there in the tent,” Abraham answered.

Reading (continued)

One of the guests was the LORD, and he said,

“I’ll come back about this time next year, and when I do,

Sarah will already have a son.”

Sarah was behind Abraham, listening at the entrance to the tent.

Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was well past the

age for having children. So she laughed and said to herself,

“Now that I am worn out and my husband is old,

I really know such happiness?”

Reading (continued)

The LORD asked Abraham, “Why did Sarah laugh? Does she doubt that

she can have a child in her old age? I am the LORD! There is nothing too

difficult for me. I’ll come back next year at the time I promised,

and Sarah will already have a son.”

Sarah was so frightened that she lied and said, “I didn’t laugh.”

“Yes, you did!” he answered.

Word of God, Word of Life. Thanks be to God!

Gospel: Matthew 9:35-10:8 CEV Bible

The good news from Matthew. Open our hearts, Lord.

Jesus went to every town and village. He taught in their meeting places

and preached the good news about God’s kingdom. Jesus also healed

every kind of disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds,

he felt sorry for them. They were confused and helpless, like sheep

without a shepherd. He said to his disciples, “A large crop is in the

fields, but there are only a few workers. Ask the Lord in charge

of the harvest to send out workers to bring it in.”

Gospel (continued)

Jesus called together his twelve disciples. He gave them the power to

force out evil spirits and to heal every kind of disease and sickness.

The first of the twelve apostles was Simon, better known as Peter.

His brother Andrew was an apostle, and so were James and John,

the two sons of Zebedee. Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew

the tax collector, James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus were

also apostles. The others were Simon, known as the Eager One,

and Judas Iscariot, who later betrayed Jesus.

Gospel (continued)

Jesus sent out the twelve apostles with these instructions:

Stay away from the Gentiles and don’t go to any Samaritan town. Go only to the

people of Israel, because they are like a flock of lost sheep. As you go, announce

that the kingdom of heaven will soon be here. Heal the sick, raise the dead to life,

heal people who have leprosy, and force out demons. You received without paying,

now give without being paid.

This is the Good News!

Thanks be to God! Hallelujah!

Sermon

Word in Song: Will You Come and Follow Me

ELW Hymn 798

Verse 1: "Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?

Will you go where you don't know and never be the same?

Will you let my love be shown, will you let my name be known,

will you let my life be grown in you and you in me?

Verse 5: Lord, your summons echoes true when you but call my name.

Let me turn and follow you and never be the same.

In your company I'll go where your love and footsteps show.

Thus I'll move and live and grow in you and you in me.

Vi Ballard, soloist

Affirming Our Mission

Let us affirm our mission.

Gathered by God’s grace and empowered by the Holy Spirit,

we invite and welcome all people to join us on our journey

to become more faithful ministers of Jesus Christ

in our homes, our communities, and the world.

Prayers of the People

Called into unity with one another and the whole creation,

let us pray for our shared world.

After each petition:

Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great.

Receive these prayers, O God, and those prayers too deep for words;

through Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Respond to God’s Gifts

We respond to the Word of God by gathering an offering for the mission of the church,

including the care of those in need. The music is offered as a gift to the glory of God.

During this period of remote church services, you may give your offering by

(1) using Give by Text (610-981-1312),

(2) enrolling in Simply Giving,

(3) mailing your check to the church office,

(4) navigating to our church's website https://lchsemmaus.org/stewardship/,

then clicking on: Give now on-line,

(5) downloading our mobile giving app by simply searching for “Give+” in either the Apple

App Store or Google Play Store. Once you have downloaded the app, search on “Lutheran

Church of The Holy Spirit”. You can immediately donate or choose to set up an account.

Musical Offering: Oceans

(Where Feet May Fail) Hillsong

This song is about surrender and trust in Jesus.

We all walk in places where our feet may fall

and this is where we must call out to Jesus.

According to the composer, Joel Houston (a member of Hillsong)

“this song is about stepping into the unknown

and a song about faith and trust.”

Amber and Chuck Coe, soloists CCLI Song # 6428787 CCLI Annual Music and Streaming License #678084

Meal

In word and meal, God’s grace feeds us.

Holy Communion

You may prepare your communion table at home now.

Following the Words of Institution, the Lord’s Prayer and Communion Invitation,

the presiding minister will say the words first.

While inspirational communion music is played, you may share in communion.

There will be a slide with the words to say during communion.

Word in Meal

Blessed are you, Lord our God, for creating us to live together in unity

and for forgiving our failures in following your call.

Blessed are you, Abba Father, for sending your beloved Son

and for adopting us to be your family of sisters and brothers.

Lord, we receive this good news.

Word in Meal

Blessed are you, Sovereign of mercy, for establishing your kingdom

in Jesus the Messiah. He healed the sick, and welcomed women and men,

and taught the commandments.

Blessed is he, the Son of Man, who became a servant of all,

and who overcomes evil until the end of time.

Lord, we believe this good news.

Words of Institution

Word in Meal

We remember the good news of his life given for us,

his death on the cross, and his rising from the tomb, and together we say,

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

By the power of your Spirit, hidden in the ministry of Jesus,

reveal yourself to us here in this bread and cup.

By this mystery of Christ’s body and blood, cleanse our hearts.

Lord, strengthen our service toward all in need.

Word in Meal

To you, Lord God, the Blessed One,

and to your Son,

coming at the end in glory,

and to the Holy Spirit,

descending on us now like a dove,

be all our praise and thanksgiving,

now and forever.

Amen.

Lord’s Prayer

Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us:

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.

Invitation to Communion

Friends of Jesus, come to the table.

Receive nourishment for your journey.

Amen.

Communion The presiding minister will say the words first.

While inspirational communion music is played,

you may share in communion.

The body of Christ given for you.

The blood of Christ shed for you. +

To bless a child, “You are a loved child of God.”

Prayer

Let us pray. God of the welcome table, in this meal we have feasted

on your goodness and have been united by your presence among us.

Empower us to go forth sustained by these gifts

so that we may share your love with all,

through Jesus Christ, the giver of abundant life.

Amen.

Sending

God blesses us

and sends us in mission to the world.

Blessing

Jesus sent the disciples and gave them authority

to heal the sick,

cast out evil,

and proclaim the good news.

May we bear witness to the kingdom of God and the mission of the church.

God, the creator,

+ Jesus, the Christ,

and the Holy Spirit, the comforter,

bless you and keep you in eternal love. Amen.

Sending Song: Yours, Lord, is the Glory

ELW Hymn 849

Verse 1: Yours, Lord, is the glory, and honor as well;

yours, Lord, now and always. Amen, amen.

Verse 2: Yours, Lord, the dominions, and power as well;

yours, Lord, now and always. Amen, amen.

Verse 3: To you I surrender my being, my life;

all, Lord, I surrender. Amen, amen.

Verse 4: Glory in the highest, and on earth as well.

Glory, alleluia. Amen, amen. Vi Ballard, soloist

Dismissal

Go in peace. Christ is sending us.

Thanks be to God!

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