Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Jesu, Meine Fruende J.S. Bach
In the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Almighty God,
to whom all hearts are
open,
all desires known,
and from whom no secrets
are hid:
cleanse the thoughts of
our hearts
by the inspiration of
your Holy Spirit,
that we may perfectly
love you
and worthily magnify
your holy name,
through Jesus Christ our
Lord.
Amen.
Let us confess our sin
in the presence of God and of one another.
Silence is kept for reflection.
Most merciful God,
we confess that we are
captive to sin
and cannot free
ourselves.
We have sinned against
you
in thought, word, and
deed,
by what we have done
and by what we have left
undone.
We have not loved you
with our whole heart; we
have not loved
our neighbors as
ourselves.
For the sake
of your Son, Jesus
Christ,
have mercy on us.
Forgive us, renew us,
and lead us,
so that we may delight
in your will
and walk in your ways,
to the glory of your
holy name.
Amen.
In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. By the authority of Jesus Christ, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the ☩ Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
HYMN Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds #367 v. 1, 4
GREETING
The grace of our Lord, Jesus
Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also
with you.
KYRIE
Hymn of Praise This Joyful Eastertides v.1
prayer
of the day
children’s message
FIRST READING: Acts 11:1-18
1Now the apostles and the believers who were in Judea heard that the Gentiles had also accepted the word of God. 2So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him, 3saying, "Why did you go to uncircumcised men and eat with them?" 4Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners; and it came close to me. 6As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey, reptiles, and birds of the air. 7I also heard a voice saying to me, 'Get up, Peter; kill and eat.' 8But I replied, 'By no means, Lord; for nothing profane or unclean has ever entered my mouth.' 9But a second time the voice answered from heaven, 'What God has made clean, you must not call profane.' 10This happened three times; then everything was pulled up again to heaven. 11At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where we were. 12The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man's house. 13He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, 'Send to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; 14he will give you a message by which you and your entire household will be saved.' 15And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning. 16And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, 'John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.' 17If then God gave them the same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I could hinder God?" 18When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised God, saying, "Then God has given even to the Gentiles the repentance that leads to life."
PSALM: Psalm 148
1Hallelujah! Praise the LORD | from the heavens; praise God | in the heights.
2Praise the LORD, | all you angels; sing praise, all you | hosts of heaven.
3Praise the LORD, | sun and moon; sing
praise, all you | shining
stars.
4Praise the LORD, heav- | en of heavens, and you
waters a- | bove the heavens.
5Let them praise the name | of the LORD, who
commanded, and they | were
created,
6who made them stand fast
forev- | er and ever, giving them a law that shall not | pass away.
7Praise the LORD | from the earth, you sea
monsters | and all deeps;
8fire and hail, | snow and fog,
tempestuous wind, do- | ing God's will;
9mountains | and all hills, fruit
trees | and all cedars;
10wild beasts | and all cattle, creeping things and | flying birds;
11sovereigns of the earth | and all peoples,
princes and all rulers | of the
world;
12young | men and maidens, old and | young together.
13Let them praise the name | of the LORD, whose name
only is exalted, whose splendor is over | earth and heaven.
14The LORD has raised up
strength for the people and praise for all | faithful servants, the
children of Israel, a people who are near the LORD. | Hallelujah!
SECOND READING: Revelation 21:1-6
1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, "See, the home of God is among mortals. He will dwell with them;
they will be his peoples, and God himself will
be with them; 4he will wipe
every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more; mourning and crying and pain
will be no more, for the first things have passed away." 5And the one who was
seated on the throne said, "See, I am making all things new." Also he
said, "Write this, for these words are trustworthy and true." 6Then he said to me,
"It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To
the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the spring of the water of life.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 13:31-35
31When he had gone out, Jesus said,
"Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and God has been glorified in him.
32If God has been
glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at
once. 33Little children, I am
with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the Jews
so now I say to you, 'Where I am going, you cannot come.' 34I give you a new
commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love
one another. 35By this everyone will know that you are my disciples,
if you have love for one another."
The
Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Where Charity and Love Prevail #359
I believe in God, the Father
almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ,
God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born
of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified,
died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day
he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right
hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy
Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the
forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life
everlasting. Amen
Prayers of Intercession
PEACE
OFFERING
Communion Prayer
LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in
heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as
it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our
trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into
temptation, but deliver
us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever
and ever. Amen
Distribution of communion
Hymn What a Friend We Have in Jesus #742
Post communion
proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN With High Delight Let Us Unite #368
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE With
High Delight Let Us Unite Childs
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