Welcome to worship at
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Lift Up Your Heads Farlee
CONFESSION AND
FORGIVENESS
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 Alleluia! Jesus Is Risen #377 v. 1,3,5
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 16:9-15
9During the night Paul had a vision: there stood a man of Macedonia pleading with him and saying, "Come over to Macedonia and help us." 10When he had seen the vision, we immediately tried to cross over to Macedonia, being convinced that God had called us to proclaim the good news to them.
11We set sail from Troas
and took a straight course to Samothrace, the following day to Neapolis, 12and from there to
Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman
colony. We remained in this city for some days. 13On the sabbath day we
went outside the gate by the river, where we supposed there was a place of
prayer; and we sat down and spoke to the women who had gathered there. 14A certain woman named
Lydia, a worshiper of God, was listening to us; she was from the city of
Thyatira and a dealer in purple cloth. The Lord opened her heart to listen
eagerly to what was said by Paul. 15When she and her household were baptized, she
urged us, saying, "If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come
and stay at my home." And she prevailed upon us.
PSALM: Psalm 67
1May God be merciful to | us and bless us; may the light of God's face | shine upon us.
2Let your way be known | upon earth, your saving
health a- | mong all nations.
3Let the peoples praise | you, O God; let all the | peoples praise you.
4Let the nations be glad
and | sing for joy, for you judge the peoples with
equity and guide all the na- | tions on earth.
5Let the peoples praise | you, O God; let all the | peoples praise you.
6The earth has brought | forth its increase;
God, our own | God, has blessed us.
7May God | give us blessing, and
may all the ends of the earth | stand in awe.
SECOND READING: Revelation 21:10,
22-22:5
10And in the spirit [one of the angels] carried me away to a great, high mountain and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. 22I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God is its light, and its lamp is the Lamb. 24The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. 25Its gates will never be shut by day and there will be no night there. 26People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27But nothing unclean will enter it, nor anyone who practices abomination or falsehood, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
22:1Then the angel showed me
the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, flowing from the throne of
God and of the Lamb 2through the
middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of
life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the
leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. 3Nothing accursed will be
found there any more. But the throne of God and of the Lamb will be in it, and
his servants will worship him; 4they will see his face, and his name will be on
their foreheads. 5And there
will be no more night; they need no light of lamp or sun, for the Lord God will
be their light, and they will reign forever and ever.
23Jesus answered [Judas (not Iscariot),] "Those who love me will keep my word, and my Father will love them, and we will come to them and make our home with them. 24Whoever does not love me does not keep my words; and the word that you hear is not mine, but is from the Father who sent me.
25I have said these things
to you while I am still with you. 26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the
Father will send in my name, will teach you everything, and remind you of all
that I have said to you. 27Peace I leave
with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do
not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid. 28You heard me say to you,
'I am going away, and I am coming to you.' If you loved me, you would rejoice
that I am going to the Father, because the Father is greater than I. 29And now I have told you
this before it occurs, so that when it does occur, you may believe.
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Like the Murmur of the Dove’s Song #403
APOSTLES CREED
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 I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light #815
Post communion
proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN When Peace Like a River #785
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Love Devine all Loves Excelling Childs
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