First Reading Deuteronomy 30:15-20

I set before you life and death; choose life; love the Lord your God

Psalm Psalm 1

Blessed are those who delight in the Lord; they are like trees planted by streams

Second Reading Philemon 1-21

I appeal for my child Onesimus; receive him as you would me

Gospel Luke 14:25-33

Hate father mother wife; count cost; cannot be my disciple

Hymns connected to the first reading

Bless the Lord My Soul
Bless the Lord, my soul, and bless God's holy name.
·1984

Hymns connected to the psalm

The Man Is Ever Blest
The man is ever blest
Nikolai Grundtvig ·1837
The Man is Ever Blessed
The man is ever blessed
Cornelius Elven ·1860

Hymns connected to the gospel

In Silent Pain the Eternal Son
In silent pain the Eternal Son
Oswald Allen ·1860
Jesus I My Cross have Taken
Jesus I my cross have taken
Henry Francis Lyte ·1833
Vain World Now Farewell
Vain world, now farewell
Georg Michael Wittmer ·1792

LCMS — Proclaim

Hymn of the Day

Jesus Sinners Will Receive
Jesus sinners will receive
Erdmann Neumeister ·1718

Hymn Suggestions

Amazing Grace
Chief of Sinners Though I Be
Chief of sinners though I be
William McComb ·1824
Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
Immortal, invisible, God only wise
Walter Chalmers Smith ·1867
In Adam We Have All Been One
In Adam we have all been one
Heinz Lohmann ·1955
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
Lord Jesus, think on me
Synesius of Cyrene ·430
Lord With Glowing Heart I'd Praise Thee
Lord, with glowing heart I'd praise thee
Christian Ludvig Beaulieu-Marconnay ·1829
Lord, to You I Make Confession
Lord, to You I make confession
Oswald Gerhardt ·1659
Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing needs review
Come, thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace
Robert Robinson ·1758
To You Omniscient Lord of All needs review
To You, omniscient Lord of all
Martin Behm ·1610

ELCA — Sundays and Seasons

Hymn of the Day

Let Us Ever Walk with Jesus
Let us ever walk with Jesus
Sigismund von Birken ·1653