Cycle A Lectionary 27 Proper 22

10/5/2014 Confession

Sunday Title:  Attention Sunday

Sermon Title: Raising the Stakes

Previously:

Sunday Title:  Discipleship Sunday

Sermon Title: Please Welcome Pastor Richard Bowen

Sunday Title:  Faith Sunday

Sermon Title: “Whose turn in the vineyard?”

Sunday Title:  landLord Sunday 

Sermon Title: "Paying the landLord"

Scripture Cuttings:

Isaiah 5:1-7 My beloved had a vineyard on a very fertile hill. He dug it and cleared it of stones, and planted it with choice vines; he built a watchtower in the midst of it, and hewed out a wine vat in it; he expected it to yield grapes, but it yielded wild grapes.

Psalm 80:7-14 You brought a vine out of Egypt....

Philippians 3:4b-14 Yet whatever gains I had, these I have come to regard as loss because of Christ.

Matthew 21:33-46 Therefore I tell you, the kingdom of God will be taken away from you and given to a people that produces the fruits of the kingdom.

Confession:

All may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of baptism

as the presiding minister begins:

P:  In the Name of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

P:  Let us be honest with the landLord. (pause to remember God does judge)

  O Lord...

C: we know all good things come from you,

  we know we are only tenants in your creation,

    we know our prosperity is all your blessing.

But we place our confidence in our own efforts,

  rather than your mercy.

And we claim ownership of all your gifts,

  as if  we earn them.

Still we grumble at your blessings:

  they are not good enough,

    so we fail to see You are asking us,

      to give in love as we receive in love.

Forgive us Lord for the sins we know in our hearts.

Save us Lord from the sins we hide. (pause for reflection and self-examination)

P:  Because our landLord is both gracious and merciful we have been given all that is good, and we have been redeemed from all that is evil, even the evil that we do ourselves. For Christ's sake our sins are forgiven. Through the power of the Holy Spirit we may live faithful lives to the glory of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen. -wjw

P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always!

C: And also with you!

Cycle A Lectionary 26 Proper 21

9/28/2014 Confession

Sunday Title:  Discipleship Sunday

Sermon Title: Please Welcome Pastor Richard Bowen

Previously:

Sunday Title:  Repent Sunday

Sermon Title: “Please Welcome Nancy Scopic”

Scripture Cuttings:

Ezekiel 18:1-4, 25-32 “The parents have eaten sour grapes, and the children’s teeth are set on edge”? As I live, says the Lord God, this proverb shall no more be used by you in Israel. Know that all lives are mine; the life of the parent as well as the life of the child is mine:

Psalm 25:1-9 Do not remember the sins of my youth or my transgressions; according to your steadfast love remember me, for your goodness' sake, O Lord!

Philippians 2:1-13 And being found in human form, he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death—even death on a cross.

Matthew 21:23-32 What do you think? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' He answered, 'I will not'; but later he changed his mind and went. The father went to the second and said the same; and he answered, 'I go, sir'; but he did not go. Which of the two did the will of his father?

Confession:

All may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of baptism

as the presiding minister begins:

P:  In the Name of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

P:  The Lord God will judge all of us according to our ways,

therefore let us repent and turn from our transgressions.

  (pause to remember God does judge)

  O Lord...

C: we know that your way is the way of forgiveness,

  still we don’t like repenting.

We would rather talk the righteous talk

  than walk the faithful walk.

We don’t intend to question your authority,

  but is all this humility necessary? 

Save us Lord from the sins we know in our hearts.

Save us Lord from the sins we hide.

   (pause for reflection and self-examination)

P:  Because Jesus Christ, God’s only son, born in human likeness, and being found in human form, humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death - even death on a cross, because of this our sins are forgiven. Our repentance counts. By the power of the Holy Spirit we may bend our knee in humility and confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father. In the name of Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen. -wjw

P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always!

C: And also with you!

Cycle A Lectionary 25 Proper 20

9/21/2014 Confession

Sunday Title:  Community Sunday

Sermon Title: I’m just happy to be here!

Previously:

Sunday Title:  Discipleship Sunday

Sermon Title: Mercy? Generosity?

Sunday Title:  Labor Relations Sunday

Sermon Title: “Who hears what?”

Scripture Cuttings:

Jonah 3:10-4:11 And the Lord said, "Is it right for you to be angry?"

Psalm 145:1-8 The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.

Philippians 1:21-30 I will know that you are standing firm in one spirit, striving side by side with one mind for the faith of the gospel, and are in no way intimidated by your opponents.

Matthew 20:1-16 For the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire laborers for his vineyard.

Confession:

All may make the sign of the cross in remembrance of baptism

as the presiding minister begins:

P:  In the Name of the Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

P:  Let us put aside the arrogance of our religion

       and have confidence in God.

       (pause- because arrogance takes a moment to put aside)

  O Lord...

C: we count on your mercy,

  yet expect you to punish the wicked.

We serve you in faith,

  but when others don’t,

    we forget the joy of doing your work.

We pout in our prosperity

  when you distribute your generosity so . . . “unjustly”.

Forgive us Lord for the sins we know in our hearts.

Save us Lord from the sins we hide. (pause for reflection and self-examination)

P:  The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love. Jesus Christ, the only son of our Heavenly Father, comes so that we might know God’s mercy. He suffered and died paying the wages of our sin. Our sins are forgiven. We have been graciously granted the privilege of believing in Christ. By the power of the Holy Spirit we may live our lives in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. In the name of Father, and the Son, + and the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen. -wjw

P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always!

C: And also with you!