The Third Sunday after Pentecost
An online service of worship
Scripture Texts: Jeremiah 20:7–13; Psalm 91:1–16; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:5a, 21-33
“Trust and obey,” says the old hymn. Yet we might also sing, “Trust and abide.” Though one’s ministry is as unsatisfying as Jeremiah’s, as dangerous as David’s, as rigorous as Paul’s, or as treacherous as Jesus’, we are called to be obedient. Christ calls and we must obey, for we are in his service. This call is a call to deep disappointment, rejection, and death—but also great satisfaction, adopt
Video
Order of Worship
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Collect
Hymn: When Peace, Like a River
Lyrics: Horatio G. Spafford; Music: “Slane,” Philip P. Bliss
When peace like a river attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Refrain: It is well, it is well
With my soul, with my soul.
It is well, it is well with my soul.
Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control:
that Christ hath regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul. Refrain
He lives—oh the bliss of this glorious thought,
my sin, not in part, but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more;
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul! Refrain
And, Lord, haste the day when our faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll,
the trump shall resound and the Lord shall descend;
even so, it is well with my soul. Refrain
Apostolic Greeting
Kyrie
Prayer of the Day
Jeremiah 20:7–13
Psalm 91:1–16 (responses are even-numbered verses)
1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,
abides under the shadow of the Almighty.
2He shall say to the Lord, “You are my refuge and my stronghold,
my God in whom I put my trust.”
3He shall deliver you from the snare of the hunter
and from the deadly pestilence.
4He shall cover you with his pinions, and you shall find refuge under his wings;
his faithfulness shall be a shield and buckler.
5You shall not be afraid of any terror by night,
nor of the arrow that flies by day;
6Of the plague that stalks in the darkness,
nor of the sickness that lays waste at mid-day.
7A thousand shall fall at your side and ten thousand at your right hand,
but it shall not come near you.
8Your eyes have only to behold
to see the reward of the wicked.
9Because you have made the Lord your refuge,
and the Most High your habitation,
10There shall no evil happen to you,
neither shall any plague come near your dwelling.
11For he shall give his angels charge over you,
to keep you in all your ways.
12They shall bear you in their hands,
lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13You shall tread upon the lion and adder;
you shall trample the young lion and the serpent under your feet.
14Because he is bound to me in love, therefore will I deliver him;
I will protect him, because he knows my name.
15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him;
I am with him in trouble; I will rescue him and bring him to honor.
16With long life will I satisfy him,
and show him my salvation.
Romans 6:12-23
Matthew 10:5a, 21-33
The Apostles Creed
Offering
Create In Me
Prayer
The Lord’s Prayer
Blessing
Visitor Info
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St. Mark's Lutheran Church
5202 Mooresville Rd,
Salisbury, NC 28147