Rejecting Jesus, Do We?

This Sunday’s message is a sobering one, “Rejecting Jesus: Do We?” from Luke 4:20-30, a continuation of last Sunday’s Gospel text. One minute the people of Nazareth seem to be proud of their hometown boy, Jesus, and by the end of the text, they take him to the edge of town and attempt his assassination. What created this radical shift? Jesus challenged the religious and political views of the folks in his hometown, seemingly on purpose.

In today’s overcharged religious and political divisions in America, how do we filter out and process our own points-of-view in light of the Person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ? This is an invitation to see Jesus from a new angle, and a challenge to question our own beliefs, characterized by the phrase, “Don’t Believe Everything You Think.”

WE GATHER FOR WORSHIP

Prelude: Andante Religioso (Opus 64), Alec Rowley

Welcome and Announcements

Gathering Hymn: “Praise to the Lord”

Apostolic Greeting

Hymn of Praise

Prayer of the Day

First Reading: Jeremiah 1:4-10

Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 13:1-13

Choir Anthem: “Your Word, O Lord”, Words by Denny Clark, Music by Donald McCullough

Children’s Time

Gospel Acclamation

Gospel: Luke 4:21-30

Sermon: “Rejecting Jesus, Do We?” Pastor Kevin Murphy

Sermon Hymn: “I Come With Joy”

Luther’s Explanation of the Third Article of the Apostles Creed

Prayers of Intercession

Offertory

Offering Response and Prayer

The Great Thanksgiving

The Words of Institution

The Lord’s Prayer

Communion Distribution

Post Communion Prayer

Benediction

Sending Hymn: “O Lord, Now Let Your Servant”

Dismissal

Postlude: Toccata brillante, James Michel Stevens