Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost August 01, 2021 9:30AM

Intern Pastor Jill Disbro

Service begins at 9:30 AM tune in early for prelude

Accompanist: Tatiana Thibodeaux

Producer: Chris Geach

Director : Sergio Porto

[ * Denotes Standing as you are able]

Prelude: Chopin, Etude,“Ocean.”

Greeting

In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit,

Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

And also with you.

Kyrie

Prayer of the Day*

Gracious God, your blessed Son came down from heaven to be the true bread that gives life to the world. Give us this bread always, that he may live in us and we in him, and that, strengthened by this food, we may live as his body in the world, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

Amen.

First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8

4[Elijah] went a day’s journey into the wilderness, and came and sat down under a solitary broom tree. He asked that he might die: “It is enough; now, O Lord, take away my life, for I am no better than my ancestors.”5Then he lay down under the broom tree and fell asleep. Suddenly an angel touched him and said to him, “Get up and eat.” 6He looked, and there at his head was a cake baked on hot stones, and a jar of water. He ate and drank, and lay down again. 7The angel of the Lord came a second time, touched him, and said, “Get up and eat, otherwise the journey will be too much for you.” 8He got up, and ate and drank; then he went in the strength of that food forty days and forty nights to Horeb the mount of God.

  The word of the Lord.

   Thanks be to God.

Psalm: 34:1-8

1I will bless the Lord| at all times;

  the praise of God shall ever be | in my mouth.

 2I will glory | in the Lord;

  let the lowly hear | and rejoice.

 3Proclaim with me the greatness | of the Lord;

  let us exalt God’s | name together.

 4I sought the Lord, who | answered me

  and delivered me from | all my terrors. R

 5Look upon the Lord| and be radiant,

  and let not your faces | be ashamed.

 6I called in my affliction, and | the Lord heard me

  and saved me from | all my troubles.

 7The angel of the Lord encamps around those who | fear the Lord

  and de- | livers them.

 8Taste and see that the | Lord is good;

  happy are they who take ref- | uge in God! R

Second Reading: Ephesians 4:25–5:2

25So then, putting away falsehood, let all of us speak the truth to our neighbors, for we are members of one another. 26Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27and do not make room for the devil. 28Thieves must give up stealing; rather let them labor and work honestly with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy. 29Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. 30And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with which you were marked with a seal for the day of redemption. 31Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, 32and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you. 5:1Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children, 2and live in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God.

The word of the Lord. 

Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation*

Gospel:   John 6:35, 41-51

Glory to you Oh Lord.

35Jesus said to [the crowd,] “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty. 41Then the Jews began to complain about him because he said, “I am the bread that came down from heaven.” 42They were saying, “Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say, ‘I have come down from heaven’?” 43Jesus answered them, “Do not complain among yourselves. 44No one can come to me unless drawn by the Father who sent me; and I will raise that person up on the last day. 45It is written in the prophets, ‘And they shall all be taught by God.’ Everyone who has heard and learned from the Father comes to me. 46Not that anyone has seen the Father except the one who is from God; he has seen the Father. 47Very truly, I tell you, whoever believes has eternal life. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the wilderness, and they died. 50This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you Oh Christ.

Sermon –  Intern Pastor Jill Disbro

Hymn of the Day        All Hail the Power of Jesus Name ELW 634

APOSTLES’ CREED

With the whole church, let us confess our faith.

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*

Hear us, O God.

Your mercy is great.

Passing of the Peace* Pastor

The peace of Christ be with you all. And also with you.

**You may make your offering or donation through our website HERE.

Offering Hymn  “Let the Vineyards”

Offering Prayer* Pastor

God of love,

you call us beloved children and welcome us to your table.

Receive our lives and the gifts we offer.

Abide with us and send us in service to a suffering world;

for the sake of your beloved Child, Jesus Christ.

Amen.

Great Thanksgiving*

The Lord be with you. And also with you.

Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord.

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

Holy, holy, holy are you, God of power and might; Heaven and earth are filled with your glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is the One who comes in your name. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna in the highest!

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. 

Invitation to Communion*

Taste and see that the Lord is good! The body and blood of Christ given for you.

Prayer* 

Blessing*

Amen.

Announcements

Sending Hymn      ELW 537

Dismissal

Go in peace. Serve the Lord.

Thanks be to God. 

Postlude: Tchaikovsky, “August”