St Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
313 4th St, Manistee, MI 49660-2901
website: stpaulsmanistee.com
facebook.com/SPLCManistee
Telephone: 231-299-1022
June 12, 2022 – Festival of the Holy Trinity
Prayer Before Worship – Lord, help me to be comfortable that I am not able to understand everything about You.
Hymn 724
Morning Praise, front of hymnal bottom pg 45
Old Testament Lesson: Numbers 6:22-27
The Lord told Moses to bless Israel with a blessing we use yet today.
22 The Lord said to Moses, 23 “Tell Aaron and his sons, ‘This is how you are to bless the Israelites. Say to them: 24 “‘“The Lord bless you and keep you; 25 the Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; 26 the Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”’ 27 “So they will put my name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
Hymn 191
Epistle Romans 5:1-5
The Father justifies us through faith in the Lord Jesus. Faith is planted in our hearts by the Holy Spirit. This gives us hope & joy.
5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us.
Athanasian Creed, front of hymnal, page 132
Hymn 194
Sermon Text: Gospel: John 16:12-15
The Holy Spirit leads us into the truth of salvation and implants Jesus in our hearts to make us right with the Father.
12 “I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear. 13 But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come. 14 He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you. 15 All that belongs to the Father is mine. That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”
Theme: Our Salvation is a work of the Triune God
Decreed by the Father
(Acts 2:2223)"Jesus of Nazareth was handed over to you by God's set purpose and fore-knowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put him to death by nailing him to the cross.”
(Rev 13:8) “The Lamb that was slain from the creation of the world.”
Titus: (1:2) eternal life, which God, who does not lie, promised before the beginning of time.
(1 Cor 2:7) We speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began.”
2. Accomplished by the Son
3. Made known by the Holy Spirit
Hymn 195 (replaces pgs 48-49)
Thankoffering The members of St Paul's have joined together to do the Lord’s work in this area & around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our church’s ministry. However, we do ask that visitors introduce themselves to our church family
Continue page 50 front of hymnal
Lord’s Prayer
Prayer of the day: Almighty God & Father,/ dwelling in majesty & mystery,/ filling & renewing all creation by Your eternal Spirit,/ & manifesting Your saving grace through our Lord Jesus Christ:/ in mercy cleanse our hearts & lips/ that, free from doubt & fear, / we may ever worship You,/ one true immortal God,/ with Your Son & the Holy Spirit,/ living & reigning, now & forever.
Special Prayers
Prayer for grace, pg 50
Continue pg 51
Hymn 193