PRELUDE
“This Little Light of Mine”
Ring of Fire, Linnae Stole (Director)
CALL TO WORSHIP
“The More We Love Each Other”
Starlight Singers; Hannah Fleming, Emma Tewes (Directors)
WELCOME
GREETING
The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
OPENING HYMN
“I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say”
ELW # 611
PRAYER OF THE DAY
God of Love and Light,
you have called us by name and given us unique gifts to share. Enable us therefore to use those gifts for the greater good and for your glory as we serve our neighbors in love, through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
SERVICE OF HOLY BAPTISM
- Charley Ann Kroening
READING
John 4:4-30
But he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon.
A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, “Give me a drink.” (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) The Samaritan woman said to him, “How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria?” (Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans.)Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that is saying to you, ‘Give me a drink,’ you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water.” The woman said to him, “Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well and with his sons and his flocks drank from it?” Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life.” 15 The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water.”
Jesus said to her, “Go, call your husband, and come back.” The woman answered him, “I have no husband.” Jesus said to her, “You are right in saying, ‘I have no husband,’ for you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true!” The woman said to him, “Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem.”Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. Youworship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming and is now here when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” The woman said to him, “I know that Messiah is coming” (who is called Christ). “When he comes, he will proclaim all things to us.” Jesus said to her, “I am he, the one who is speaking to you.”
Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, “What do you want?” or, “Why are you speaking with her?” Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city. She said to the people,“Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he?” They left the city and were on their way to him.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
SERMON
“Authenticity is your Superpower”
Pastor Peter
SERMON OUTRO
“True Colors”
PRAYERS OF GOD’S PEOPLE
THE LORD’S PRAYER
OFFERING INTRO
Pastor Peter
OFFERING OF MUSIC
“Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace” (Samuel Wesley)
Chamber Choir, Larry Bach (Director), Barb Carroll (Organ)
OFFERING PRAYER
God of grace, your love reaches to the heavens, and your abundance to the depths of the seas. Bless what we offer to your service: our gifts, our abilities, and our hearts. Let us overflow with gratitude and generosity, now and always. Amen.
BEFORE YOU GO
BENEDICTION
HYMN
“Jesus is a Rock in a Weary Land”
ELW # 333
SENDING
Go now in peace. Be yourself… no matter what they say.
Thanks be to God!
POSTLUDE
Tim Graf
Musicians for today’s worship
- Tim Graf (Director of Worship & Music)
- Barb Carroll (Organist)
- Ring of Fire
- Linnae Stole (Director)
- Starlight Singers
- Hannah Fleming, Emma Tewes (Directors)
- Chamber Choir
- Larry Bach (Director)
Prayers
As a community of faith, we are connected through joy, sorrow, worship, and prayer. Please pray for the people listed below.
Your prayers are greatly appreciated!
Prayers of Mourning
We ask for God’s loving embrace to hold all those who mourn, especially:
- Prayers for Mary and Ralph Hanson on the death of their son-in-law, Collin.
- The Swanson family on the death of their mother/Grandmother Lynn Trok
- Darlene Filsmeyer – our camp cook on the death of her brother
- Trudy, Tom, Turner, and Tatum Gunderson on the death of dad/grandpa, Gary Presser
- Out of the depths I cry to you, O Lord; O Lord, hear my voice.
–Psalm 130:1–2 - For I am convinced that neither death nor life… nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
–Romans 8:38–39 - Jesus said to her, ‘I am the resurrection and the life. Those who believe in me, even though they die, will live, and everyone who lives and believes in me will never die.’
–John 11:25–26
Prayers of Healing and General Prayers
As we are praying for all members of the St. Andrew community, this week we pray especially for God’s comfort, healing, protection, and strength to be present with:
- Richard Johnson
- Dean Vilmo
- Carol Peterson
- Kelly Shephard
- Jane & Curt Goke’s niece, Nicole
- Jonathan King
- Stacy Trenda
Long Term Prayers
- Donna Jones and her family
- Collin Buzzel
- Crosby Urlick
- Nicholas Priest
- Madelyn Astry
- Paul Skoog’s Brother, Dan
- Jim Hornbacher
- Julie Bergquist
- John Rostad
- Kathy Hoagland
- Ron Wolfbauer
- For the people of Haiti, who are enduring ongoing political upheaval, severe economic challenges, and gang-related violence.
- For the people of the Middle East and Ukraine, non-violence and peace.
- All those in the military who are serving our country.
- Cast your cares on the Lord, and he will sustain you.
–Psalm 55:22a - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
–Matthew 11:28
Names will remain listed until more are added unless otherwise requested. To add a name to the prayer list, click Prayer Requests or contact Pastor Peter Johnson.
See what’s happening at St. Andrew
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The Pastors of St. Andrew
Meet our pastoral staff! Click on each pastor’s profile picture to learn more about them and find information on contacting them directly.
Pastor Peter Johnson
Senior Pastor
Pastor Matthew Ian Fleming
Pastor of Teaching & Young Adults
Pastor Kristin Skare
Associate Pastor
Pastor Jeanne Aamot
Visitation Pastor