Current Worship & Sermon
Watch a video recording of our most recent Sunday Morning Worship Service here:
NOTE: This recording loses audio briefly after the Anthem — during the Great Thanksgiving — at 43:48 …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 8th, 2024, includes a Prelude: “Berceuse” (Lullaby) by Louis Vierne; Gathering Hymn: “We Know that Christ is Raised” ELW 449; First Reading: Isaiah 35:4-7a; Psalm 146; Second Reading: James 2:1-10, 14-17; Gospel: Mark 7:24-37; Sermon: “Missed Their Flight” by Pastor David Knapp; Baptismal Hymn: “We are Baptized in Christ Jesus” ELW 451; The Sacrament of Holy Baptism; Prayers; Anthem: “Let Heavenly Music Fill This Place” by Gordon Young; Communion; Communion Music: “A Prayer of St. Richard of Chichester” by L.J. White, “O Christ, Our Light, O Radiance True” ELW 675; Sending Hymn: “On Our Way Rejoicing” ELW 537 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Toccata in G” by Dietrich Buxtehude, played by Director of Music Ministry Colin Stave on the St. James Organ, with the St. James Choir …
Worship & Sermon Archive
Click the links below to listen to past sermons from the St. James Worship Service:
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 1st, 2024, includes a Prelude: “Voluntary in C” by Francis Linley; Gathering Hymn: “O God, My Faithful God” ELW 806; First Reading: Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 6-9; Psalm 15; Second Reading: James 1:17-27; Gospel: Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23; Sermon: “Second Inaugural” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “The Spirit Sends Us Forth to Serve” ELW 551; Prayers; Solo: “Prayer” by Ludwig van Beethoven; Communion; Communion Music: “O Master, Let Me Walk with You” ELW 818; Sending Hymn: “Oh, That the Lord Would Guide My Ways” ELW 772 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Fugue in B-flat” by Johann Pachelbel, played by Director of Music Ministry Colin Stave on the St. James Organ, with Cantor Scott Swope …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 25th, 2024, includes a Prelude: “O Wally Wally” by Emma Lou Diemer; Gathering Hymn: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” ELW 631; First Reading: Joshua 24:1-2a, 14-18; Psalm 34:15-22; Second Reading: Ephesians 6:10-20; Gospel: John 6:56-69; Sermon: “Worst Boyfriend Ever” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “You Are Mine” ELW 581; Prayers; Solo: “The Call” by K. Lee Scott; Communion; Communion Music: “Bread of Life from Heaven” ELW 474; Sending Hymn: “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer” ELW 618 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Guide Me Ever, Great Redeemer” by J. Bert Carlson, played by Director of Music Ministry Colin Stave on the St. James Organ, with Cantor Caitlin Stave …
This video recording of our 5:00pm Jazz Vespers Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18th, 2024, features Mike Horsfall (piano and vibes), Valarie Brown (cantor), Laurent Nickel (bass), Tim Rap (drums), and our special featured musician Ben Graves (guitar) … and includes a Prelude: “It Could Happen To You” by J. Van Heusen, and “Two For The Road” by H. Mancini; Welcome and Invocation by Pastor David Knapp; Processional Verses composed by Marguerite Luc: Hymn of Light, Thanksgiving for Light; Psalm 141; Psalm Prayer; Psalm 34:9-14; Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6; Reflection: “On the Street” by Pastor David Knapp; Song: “On The Street Where You Live” by A. J. Lerner, F. Loewe; Gospel Canticle; Announcements; Prayers and The Lord’s Prayer; The Blessing; Sending Hymn: “I Want To Walk As A Child of the Light” ELW 815 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Coastal Afternoon” by Ben Graves, and “Caravan” by D. Ellington …
NOTE: This recording loses audio for about 2 minutes — just after the Solo — during the Great Thanksgiving …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost, August 18th, 2024, includes a Prelude: “Organ Hymn” by Raymond Haan; Gathering Hymn: “As We Gather at Your Table” ELW 522; First Reading: Proverbs 9:1-6; Psalm 34:9-14; Second Reading: Ephesians 5:15-20; Gospel: John 6:51-58; Sermon: “Wake Up” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death” ELW 452; Prayers; Solo: “Bread of Life” by Felix Mendelssohn; Communion; Communion Music: “Break Thou the Bread of Life” ELW 515; Sending Hymn: “O Living Bread from Heaven” ELW 542 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Grand Chorus in B Flat” by Theodore Dubois, played by Guest Organist Paul Flyger on the St. James Organ, with Cantor Chrisse Roccaro …
NOTE: The audio and video signals sync up at around the 15 minute mark of this recording …
This video recording of our 9:30am Worship Service from St. James Lutheran Church for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 11th, 2024, includes a Prelude: “Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness” by Johannes Brahms; Gathering Hymn: “As We Gather at Your Table” ELW 522; First Reading: 1 Kings 19:4-8; Psalm 34:1-8; Second Reading: Ephesians 4:25—5:2; Gospel: John 6:35, 41-51; Sermon: “PDX NEXT” by Pastor David Knapp; Hymn of the Day: “By Your Hand You Feed Your People” ELW 469; Reception of 8 New Members; Prayers; Solo: “I Will Sing New Songs” by Antonín Dvořák; Communion; Communion Music: “O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts” ELW 658, “Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness” by Donald Busarow; Sending Hymn: “Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death” ELW 452 … and concludes with a Postlude: “Fugue in C” by Johann Pachelbel, played by Director of Music Ministry Colin Stave on the St. James Organ, with Cantor Scott Swope …
