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Service for July 25, 2010

 9th Sunday After Pentecost 

Welcome and Announcements:   - Rev. Mark Goble

+ PREPARATION +

Processional Hymn: "Thy Strong Word" - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist 

Invocation - Rev. Mark Goble

Confession and Absolution - Rev. Mark Goble

Kyrie - Rev. Mark Goble

Collect of the Day - Rev. Mark Goble

Old Testament:  Genesis 18:17-33  (NIV) - Mr. Dennis Pine

(Abraham pleads for the righteous in Sodom.)

Abraham Pleads for Sodom

17 Then the LORD said, "Shall I hide from Abraham what I am about to do? 18 Abraham will surely become a great and powerful nation, and all nations on earth will be blessed through him. 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him."

 20 Then the LORD said, "The outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous 21 that I will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has reached me. If not, I will know."

 22 The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD. [b] 23 Then Abraham approached him and said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? 24 What if there are fifty righteous people in the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare [c] the place for the sake of the fifty righteous people in it? 25 Far be it from you to do such a thing—to kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked alike. Far be it from you! Will not the Judge [d] of all the earth do right?"

 26 The LORD said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare the whole place for their sake."

 27 Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes, 28 what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of five people?"
      "If I find forty-five there," he said, "I will not destroy it."

 29 Once again he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found there?"
      He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not do it."

 30 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?"
      He answered, "I will not do it if I find thirty there."

 31 Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?"
      He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not destroy it."

 32 Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
      He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not destroy it."

 33 When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.

Footnotes:
  1. Genesis 18:12 Or husband
  2. Genesis 18:22 Masoretic Text; an ancient Hebrew scribal tradition but the LORD remained standing before Abraham
  3. Genesis 18:24 Or forgive ; also in verse 26
  4. Genesis 18:25 Or Ruler
Epistle:  Colossians 2:6-17  (NIV) - Mr. Dennis Pine

(Remain rooted in Christ.)

Freedom From Human Regulations Through Life With Christ

 6So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in him, 7rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.

 8See to it that no one takes you captive through hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.

 9For in Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form, 10and you have been given fullness in Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. 11In him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of the sinful nature,[a] not with a circumcision done by the hands of men but with the circumcision done by Christ, 12having been buried with him in baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised him from the dead.

 13When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature,[b] God made you[c] alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14having canceled the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. 15And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[d]

 16Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.

Footnotes:
  1. Colossians 2:11 Or the flesh
  2. Colossians 2:13 Or your flesh
  3. Colossians 2:13 Some manuscripts us
  4. Colossians 2:15 Or them in him

Holy Gospel: Luke 11:1-13  (NIV) - Rev. Mark Goble

(Jesus teaches about prayer.)

Jesus' Teaching on Prayer

 1One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his disciples."

 2He said to them, "When you pray, say:
   " 'Father,[a]
   hallowed be your name,
   your kingdom come.[b]
 3Give us each day our daily bread.
 4Forgive us our sins,
      for we also forgive everyone who sins against us.[c]
   And lead us not into temptation.[d]' "

 5Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three loaves of bread, 6because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I have nothing to set before him.'

 7"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get up and give you anything.' 8I tell you, though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet because of the man's boldness[e] he will get up and give him as much as he needs.

 9"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. 10For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.

 11"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for[f] a fish, will give him a snake instead? 12Or if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? 13If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"

Footnotes:
  1. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts Our Father in heaven
  2. Luke 11:2 Some manuscripts come. May your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
  3. Luke 11:4 Greek everyone who is indebted to us
  4. Luke 11:4 Some manuscripts temptation but deliver us from the evil one
  5. Luke 11:8 Or persistence
  6. Luke 11:11 Some manuscripts for bread, will give him a stone; or if he asks for

Children's Message: - Rev. Mark Goble

Hymn of the Day: "What is the World to Me" - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist

Sermon Message: "How to Pray"

Rev. Charles Neugebauer

Apostles Creed:  - Rev. Charles Neugebauer & Congregation

Prayers of the Church:  - Rev. Mark Goble and Congregation 

Offering: "Be Thou With Me" -  Kitty Kosman - Flutist and Michella Novy - Organ Accompanist

Offertory:  "Before You, Lord, We Bow"-  Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist 

+THE SACRAMENT+

Preface - Rev. Mark Goble

Sanctus: "Holy, Holy, Holy Lord"  - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist

Prayer of Thanksgiving   - Rev. Mark Goble

Lord's Prayer:  - Rev. Mark Goble & Congregation

Words of Our Lord - Rev. Mark Goble

Agnus Dei: "Lord Jesus Christ, O Lamb of God"  - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist

Distribution (8:30): "How He Loves" -  Abigail Swan - Guitar/Vocal 

Distribution Hymns - Congregation - Michella Novy - Organist

Post-Communion Canticle  - Rev. Mark Goble

Benediction  - Rev. Mark Goble

Recessional Hymn: "Come Thou Font of Every Blessing" - Congregation -  Michella Novy - Organist

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