First Sunday in Lent

Order of Worship

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Let us pray for the whole people of God, in Christ Jesus, and for all people according to their needs.

Lord Jesus, guide us to study and internalize your word so that, when we sin, we would turn to you in repentance, seeking your mercy and trusting in your forgiveness and grace. Make your word a dwelling place for your people that we might be delivered from temptation to sin. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Everlasting Father, we lift up all members of Saint Paul’s Church who are homebound, in hospitals, in nursing care, and in hospice. Descend upon them with visitors, with your word and sacrament, that they would be filled with your mercy and grace. We pray especially for your saints who have passed on to be with you in glory. Today, we lift our sister in Christ, Dot Goodman. Be with her family and grant them your peace, which surpasses all understanding that would find rest in your promise of eternal life. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Eternal God, strengthen the whole Christian church on earth. Help us to preach your word to all creation, even among those places where it is dangerous to do so. Raise up pastors, missionaries, and lay leaders, and equip them with the gospel so that many might hear it and come to faith in Jesus. Help your church be a faithful witness to your word, and serve only you in thought, word, and deed. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Lord Jesus, you have made a way for sinners to become righteous through your cross. Help all those who are struggling in unbelief or who may not know you to be brought to repentance and faith in you. Descend upon all those who are in darkness, and open their ears to hear your word, that they would make their prayers to you in times of trouble and seek your deliverance from evil. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

Teaching

Open or download this week's preview of the lessons. We send this to our homebound with a bulletin each week and thought you might like to have a copy as well. You may read it online or print it out. It includes prayers, brief teaching on each of the four lessons for Sunday, an overview, and an additional Word Search based on the Gospel Lesson. 

Vespers Tonight

Join us for Vespers this evening in the parsonage (across the street from the church) at 6:00. We will be eating and laughing, singing and praying, and reading and discussing the readings for the first week in Lent are: Daniel 9:3–10; Hebrews 2:10–18; John 12:44–50. This is found on page 833 in For All the Saints.