Trinity Lutheran Church & School 250 South Indiana Avenue – Crown Point, Indiana 46307

E-mail: info@trinitycp.org – Web Page: trinitycp.org Worship Services Sunday at 8:00 & 10:30 a.m.

Saturday and Monday at 6:30 p.m. Phone 219-663-1578 Fax 219-663-9606

A family growing together, learning God's Word,

serving our neighbor to witness Christ's love. Serving others through Christ, together!

Senior Pastor: Stephen Henderson Associate Pastors: Daniel Gadbaw & Matthew Canaday Music Director: Karol Ketcher

Principal: Christine Miller Church Administrator: Cynthia Fitzsimons Communications Director: Melissa Maxwell Technology Director: Katie Gutierrez

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost July 12th, 2020

8:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Services

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As We Gather: The Word works! The Word of God is our only source of everlasting life. Through Isaiah, God explains that His Word is as effective as rain causing growth in plants. As David writes poetically, His care causes all the trees of the field to clap their hands. And the Word will work in our lives so that we will “go out in joy and be led forth in peace,” as Isaiah puts it. Indeed, Jesus, the Word in the flesh, succeeded in giving us peace and joy by rising victorious over sin, death, and the power of the devil. As a result, Paul explains in the Epistle, we are God’s adopted children, calling out to Him, “Abba, Father.” But there is work for us to do! As we let the Word work through us, we can expect that, in spite of opposition of all sorts from the world, if we but hear and understand, we will certainly bear fruit for our heavenly Father. PRELUDE “Our Father, by Whose Name” WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING HYMN “Our Father, by Whose Name” LSB, 863

Please rise if able.

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INVOCATION P: In the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION LSB, 203 P: Our help is in the name of the Lord, C: who made heaven and earth. P: If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand? C: But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared. P: Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and praise,

and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.

C: Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.

P: Almighty God in His mercy has given … † Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. MATINS LSB, 219 P: O Lord, open my lips, C: and my mouth will declare your praise. P: Make haste, O God, to deliver me; C: make haste to help me, O Lord. C: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it

was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. Praise to you O Christ. Alleluia.

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PSALMODY LSB, 220 P: Blessed be God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. C: O Come, let us worship Him. VENITE LSB, 220 C: O come, let us sing to the Lord, let us make a joyful noise to the

rock of our salvation. Let us come into His presence with thanksgiving, let us make a joyful noise to Him with songs of praise. For the Lord is a great God and a great King above all gods. The deep places of the earth are in His hand; the strength of the hills is His also. The sea is His, for He made it, and His hand formed the dry land. O come, let us worship and bow down, let us kneel before the Lord, our maker. For He is our God, and we are the people of His pasture and the sheep of His hand. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now and will be forever. Amen.

P: Blessed be God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. C: O Come, let us worship Him. Please be seated.

FIRST READING Isaiah 55:10–13 10 “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11 so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. 12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. 13 Instead of the thorn shall come up the cypress; instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle; and it shall make a name for the LORD, an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”

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L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. SECOND READING Romans 8:12–17

12 So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of slavery to fall back into fear, but you have received the Spirit of adoption as sons, by whom we cry, “Abba! Father!” 16 The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, 17 and if children, then heirs—heirs of God and fellow heirs with Christ, provided we suffer with him in order that we may also be glorified with him. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Please rise if able. HOLY GOSPEL Matthew 13:1–9, 18-23 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew the 13th chapter. C: Glory to You, O Lord!

1 That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. 2 And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. 3 And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. 5 Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, 6 but when the sun rose they were scorched. And since they had no root, they withered away. 7 Other seeds fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up and choked them. 8 Other seeds fell on good soil and produced grain, some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 9 He who has ears, let him hear.” … 18 “Hear then the parable of the sower: 19 When anyone hears the word of the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart. This is what was sown along the path. 20 As for what was

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sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and immediately receives it with joy, 21 yet he has no root in himself, but endures for a while, and when tribulation or persecution arises on account of the word, immediately he falls away. 22 As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. 23 As for what was sown on good soil, this is the one who hears the word and understands it. He indeed bears fruit and yields, in one case a hundredfold, in another sixty, and in another thirty.” P: This is the Gospel of our Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ. Please be seated. CHILDREN’S MESSAGE We invite the children to stay with their families for the message. HYMN OF THE DAY “Children of the Heavenly Father” LSB, 725

SERMON

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OFFERING Your offering may be placed at the front or back of the worship space. Please rise if able. CONFESSION OF FAITH ~ 3RD

ARTICLE OF THE APOSTLES’ CREED & EXPLANATION P: What is the 3rd Article of the Apostles’ Creed? C: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion

of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

P: What does this mean? C: I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe in Jesus

Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith. In the same way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith. In this Christian church He daily and richly forgives all my sins and the sins of all believers. On the Last Day He will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ. This is most certainly true.

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH

P: Almighty God, hear the prayers of Your people, grant to us all things needful and beneficial, and keep from us all things harmful. Holy Father, mighty God, You are the strength of the hills and the hope of the ends of the earth. Give to our hearts Your perfect peace, that we may not be anxious nor live in fear but rest all our hopes, dreams and desires upon Your merciful goodness. Lord, in Your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. P: Holy Father, mighty God, Your Word will not return to You empty but will

accomplish Your purpose in sending it. By Your Holy Spirit, make our hearts good soil for Your Word to be planted, that we may give evidence of a sturdy faith and show forth in our lives the good works You have called us to do. Lord, in Your mercy,

C: hear our prayer.

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P: Holy Father, mighty God, Your Spirit accompanies the witness of Your people

who speak Your Word before the world. Grant success to the missionary and mission planter and to every pastor and church worker, that those who hear may believe and those who believe may bear the good fruit of faith in their lives. Lord, in Your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. P: Holy Father, mighty Lord, You have given power to the nations and those who

govern to act for the good of Your people. Bless our president, the Congress, our governor and all those elected and appointed to lead us, that justice may prevail and Your people may be free to live at peace with all people. Lord, in Your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. P: Holy Father, mighty Lord, You know how weak and frail we are. Give to those

afflicted in mind, body or soul the fullness of Your healing grace, that according to Your will they may be restored to health. Hear us for all those suffering or recovering from the pandemic’s ravages, for those who have requested our prayers [especially _____________], and for those we name in our hearts. Lord, in Your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. P: Holy Father, mighty Lord, Your Word endures forever. Keep us from being

tossed about by every wind of change and chance, and help us to endure upon the firm foundation of Your Word and Sacraments. Prepare us so that we may worthily receive the Lord’s body and blood and be kept by this blessed communion toward the day when we shall be reunited with all who have gone before and dwell in Your presence forevermore. Lord, in Your mercy,

C: hear our prayer. LORD’S PRAYER P: Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray… C Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be Thy name,

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Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen.

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD

P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, … in remembrance of Me.” PAX DOMINI P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: Amen. Please be seated. DISTRIBUTION HYMN “Have No Fear, Little Flock” LSB, 735

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“O God, My Faithful God” LSB, 696

5 Let me depart this life

Confiding in my Savior; By grace receive my soul That it may live forever;

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And let my body have A quiet resting place Within a Christian grave; And let it sleep in peace.

6 And on that final day

When all the dead are waking, Stretch out Your mighty hand, My deathly slumber breaking. Then let me hear Your voice, Redeem this earthly frame, And bid me to rejoice With those who love Your name.

DISMISSAL BLESSING

COLLECT FOR GRACE LSB, 228 P: Let us pray. O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, You

have safely brought us to the beginning of this day. Defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doings, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen BENEDICTION P: The Lord bless you and keep you…and † give you peace. C: Amen. CLOSING HYMN “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing” LSB, 643

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POSTLUDE “Sent Forth by God’s Blessing”