The Both-And Life: Stamped and Subservient

The 21st Sunday of Pentecost

This week, Pastor Lauren continues her sermon series highlighting the duplicity of our relationship with God. Our sermon text for this week is Matthew 22:15-22. In this text, the religious leaders try to trap Jesus with questions. They ask him if God’s people should pay taxes to an earthly tyrant like Ceasar. This raises the question, what do we owe to our government and leaders, and what do we owe to God?

WE GATHER TO WORSHIP

Prelude:             Adagio Maestoso (Op. 125)           Dan Ehlert Nielsen (b.1956)

Welcome & Silent Preparation

Confession and Forgiveness

Gathering Song:                           All My Hope on God is Founded

Apostolic Greeting

Hymn of Praise:                            Glory to God

Prayer of the Day

WE HEAR GOD’S WORD

Reading:                                              Isaiah 45:1-7

Choir Anthem: “On the Wings of the Morning“ American Folk Song from Southern Harmony, 1835, arr. By Douglas E. Wagner

Gospel Acclamation & Gospel Reading: Matthew 22:15-22

Children’s Time

 Sermon:            Stamped & Subservient         Pastor Lauren Chambers

 WE RESPOND TO GOD’S WORD

 Song of Response:   We Give Thee but Thine Own

Apostles’ Creed

Prayers of the Church

WE WORSHIP WITH OUR OFFERINGS

Sharing of the Peace

Announcements

Offering & Offertory:         Trio in G minor (No.4) from “10 Kleine Stücke”, Josef Rheinberger (1839-1901)

Offering Response                             Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow

WE GATHER AROUND THE LORD’S TABLE

Holy Communion Story

The Lord’s Prayer

Communion Distribution:      I Received the Living God

Post-Communion Blessing & Sending Prayer

 WE DEPART TO SERVE

Benediction

Sending Song:             Lift Every Voice and Sing

Dismissal

Postlude:                            Toccata in G Major, William Hieronymous Pachelbel (1685-1764)