ÚGOSPEL Luke 10:1-11, 16-20

PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION

Each petition ends with these words and response:

P: Announcement of the Gospel.

A: Lord, in your mercy,

########## C: Glory to you, O Lord.

- C: hear our prayer.

Jesus commissions harvesters and laborers to go where he would go and do what he would do. Risking hardship and danger in exchange for the experience of great joy, they offer peace and healing as signs that the reign of God is near.

Concluding petition and response:

A: Into your hands, gracious God, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through Jesus Christ, our Savior.

1After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in 2He pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few; therefore ask the Lord 3Go of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. on your way. See, I 4Carry am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. no purse, no 5Whatever bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. house you enter, 6And first say, ‘Peace to this house!’ if anyone is there who shares in peace, 7Remain your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the laborer 8Whenever deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. you 9cure enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; the sick who are there, and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to 10But you.’ whenever you enter a town and they do not welcome you, go out 11‘Even into its streets and say, the dust of your town that clings to our feet, we wipe off in protest against you. Yet know this: the kingdom of God has come near.’ ” 16“Whoever listens to you listens to me, and whoever rejects you rejects me, and whoever rejects me rejects the one who sent me.” 17The seventy returned with joy, saying, “Lord, in your name even the demons 18He submit to us!” said to them, “I watched Satan fall from heaven like a flash 19See, of lightning. I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy; and nothing will hurt you. 20Nevertheless, do not rejoice at this, that the spirits submit to you, but rejoice that your names are written in heaven.”

- C: Amen.

###### Meal

########## God feeds us with the presence of Jesus Christ.

OFFERING AND MUSIC

ASSEMBLY SONG We All Are One in Mission ELW # 576

Stanzas 1 and 2

OFFERING PRAYER

P: Holy God, gracious and merciful, you bring forth food from the earth and nourish your whole creation. Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that all may know your care; and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.

########## C: Amen.

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P: The Lord be with you.

########## C: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

P: Affirmation of the Gospel.

########## C: We lift them to the Lord.

########## C: Praise to you, O Christ.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

########## C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

SERMON

ÚHYMN OF THE DAY To Be Your Presence ELW # 546