Description
John 8:48-59
Long ago, God said to Moses, ‘I am who I am.’ He said further, ‘Thus you shall say to the Israelites, “I am has sent me to you.” Many years later, Jesus would speak in similar terms to the Jews about His union with God, the Father. Jesus said to the Jews, “Very truly, I tell you, before Abraham was, I am.” He pointed out to them that long before Abraham, He co-existed with the Father. Coupled with this union is the Holy Spirit—the power that makes the truth known. On this special Sunday, we make it clear that that there is unity with one God in three persons. We have the truth from God, the Father, communicated and demonstrated by Jesus, the Son, and manifested through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We Lift Our Hearts in Worship
[Preservice options include videos (countdowns, worship music, welcomes), worship music CD, or live music by worship band.]
Time of Praise and Worship
Holy, Holy, Holy
Reginald Heber & John Dykes
[Many great arrangements on www.praisecharts.com]
You Are I Am
Barry Graul, Bart Millard, Dan Muckala, Jason Ingram, Jim Bryson, Mike Scheuchzer, Nathan Cochran, Robby Shaffer, & Seth Mosley, ©2012 Simpleville Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) Wet As A Fish Music (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) CentricSongs (Admin. by Amplified Administration LLC) 2 Hour Songs (Admin. by Amplified Administration LLC) Sony ATV Timber Publishing (Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC) West Main Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC) Windsor Hill Music (Admin. by Sony/ATV Sounds LLC) Kobalt Music Publishing America
Father Spirit Jesus
Chad Cates, Dave Hunt, Mark Hall, © 2005 New Spring | Modine Gunch Music | Upper Cates Music | My Refuge Music | Sony/ATV Tree Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) | | (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) | (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) | (Admin. by Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
[Traditional Optional]
Holy, Holy, Holy
BH 75 1; BH 91 2; CH 3; CHH 4; EH 362; ELW 413; HWC 262; HPW 2; HFG 323; HLC 1; HGP 51; HSP 12; LBW 165; LSB 507; LW 168; NCH 277; PH 580; RH 213; RS 624; STTL 2; WC 2; UMH 64; WAR 136; WHM 47; WIS 8
O Day of Rest and Gladness
ELW 521; HFG 12; HLC 549; LBW 251; LSB 906; LW 203
Triune God, Be Thou Our Stay
LBW 308; LSB 505; LW 170
Invocation and Introduction of Today’s Theme
Pastor What a joy it is today to be together on this Holy Trinity Sunday, a day on which we celebrate God who co-exists in three persons. We worship in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
ALL Amen!
Opening Prayer
Pastor Almighty God, our Father, You have made yourself known to us as the author and giver of life. It is through Your mighty Spirit that You strengthen, renew, and sustain all creation. It is through Your Son, Jesus Christ, that You reveal Your grace and Your love. We are here to seek Your presence and power and ask that You come to us in our state of weakness, that we may be strengthened and transformed. Send Your mighty Spirit!
ALL In the strong name of Jesus. Amen
Time of Greeting
Time of Confession and Forgiveness
[Alternate location: following Message]
All Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, we confess to you that we have sinned and are in need of forgiveness and restoration. We have sinned against You Father, by not taking care of Your creation, therefore affecting generations that follow. We have sinned against You Jesus, in our self- centeredness, by not showing care and compassion to those around us who are in need of what we can give them. We have sinned against You Spirit of God, by not upholding the truth of Your Word and speaking up for our faith, even though the power to do so is always with us. On this Sunday devoted to the Holy Trinity and its mystery, speak to us through Your Spirit and give us a clearer understanding of who You are as the Three in One.
Pastor Let us all embrace the promise and reality that all our sins are now forgiven. Mighty God, we give you praise, honor, and glory for this gift of amazing grace in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
We Hear God’s Word
[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]
First Reading Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31
Wisdom was present at creation and works with the Creator—giving counsel and guidance.
1 Does not wisdom call, and does not understanding raise her voice? 2 On the heights, beside the way, at the crossroads she takes her stand; 3 beside the gates in front of the town, at the entrance of the portals she cries out: 4 “To you, O people, I call, and my cry is to all that live.
22 The LORD created me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of long ago. 23 Ages ago I was set up, at the first, before the beginning of the earth. 24 When there were no depths I was brought forth, when there were no springs abounding with water. 25 Before the mountains had been shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth– 26 when he had not yet made earth and fields, or the world’s first bits of soil. 27 When he established the heavens, I was there, when he drew a circle on the face of the deep, 28 when he made firm the skies above, when he established the fountains of the deep, 29 when he assigned to the sea its limit, so that the waters might not transgress his command, when he marked out the foundations of the earth, 30 then I was beside him, like a master worker; and I was daily his delight, rejoicing before him always, 31 rejoicing in his inhabited world and delighting in the human race.
