Fifteenth After Pentecost | September 1
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Jesus protests against human customs being given the weight of divine law, while the essence of God’s law is ignored. True uncleanness comes not from external things, but from the intentions of the human heart. Last week Jesus told us “the words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life” (John 6:63). Now James says God has given us birth by the word of truth. We who were washed in the word when we were born in the font return to it every Sunday to ask God to create in us clean hearts.
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Hymns:
“For the Beauty of the Earth”
Text: Folliott S. Pierpoint, 1835-1917, alt.
"Lord, Let My Heart Be Good Soil"
Text: Handt Hanson, b. 1950
Text © 1985 Prince of Peace Publishing, Changing Church, Inc., admin. Augsburg Fortress.
"Savior, Again to Your Dear Name"
Text: John Ellerton, 1826-1893, alt.
Readings:
First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9 - God’s law: a sign of a great nation
Psalm 15 - Lord, who may dwell in your tabernacle?
Second Reading: James 1:17-27 - Be doers of the word, not hearers only
Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23 - Authentic religion
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2023 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.