Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Shepherd Me, O Lord M. Haugen, arr. M. Hayes
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.
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. As a called and ordained minister of the church of Christ, and by his authority, 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 Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing! #385
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.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Acts 4:5-12
5The next
day [the] rulers, elders, and scribes assembled in Jerusalem, 6with Annas the high
priest, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly
family. 7When they had
made the prisoners stand in their midst, they inquired, “By what power or by
what name did you do this?” 8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to
them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9if we are questioned
today because of a good deed done to someone who was sick and are asked how
this man has been healed, 10let it be known to all of you, and to all the
people of Israel, that this man is standing before you in good health by the
name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead. 11This Jesus is ‘the stone
that was rejected by you, the builders; it has become the cornerstone.’ 12There is salvation in no
one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among mortals by which
we must be saved.”
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm: Psalm 23
1The Lord | is my shepherd; I
shall not | be in want.
2The Lord makes me lie down | in green pastures
and leads me beside
still waters.
3You restore my | soul, O Lord, and guide me along right
pathways | for your
name’s sake.
4Though I walk through the
valley of the shadow of death, I shall | fear no
evil; for you are with me; your rod and your
staff, they | comfort me.
5You prepare a table
before me in the presence | of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil, and
my cup is | running over.
6Surely goodness and mercy
shall follow me all the days | of my life,
and I will dwell in the house
of the | Lord forever.
Second Reading: 1 John 3:16-24
16We know love
by this, that [Jesus Christ] laid down his life for us—and we ought
to lay down our lives for one another. 17How does God’s love abide in anyone who
has the world’s goods and sees a brother or sister in need and yet refuses
help?
18Little children, let us
love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. 19And by this we will know
that we are from the truth and will reassure our hearts before him 20whenever our hearts
condemn us; for God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything. 21Beloved, if our hearts do
not condemn us, we have boldness
before God; 22and we
receive from him whatever we ask, because we obey his commandments and do what
pleases him. 23And this is
his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and
love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24All who obey his
commandments abide in him, and he abides in them. And by this we know that he
abides in us, by the Spirit that he has given us.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: Gospel: John 10:11-18
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 10th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus said:] 11“I am the good shepherd.
The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12The hired hand, who is
not the shepherd and does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves
the sheep and runs away—and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13The hired hand runs away
because a hired hand does not care for the sheep. 14I am the good shepherd. I
know my own and my own know me, 15just as the Father knows me and I know the
Father. And I lay down my life for the sheep. 16I have other sheep that
do not belong to this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my
voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17For this reason the
Father loves me, because I lay down my life in order to take it up again. 18No one takes it from me,
but I lay it down of my own accord. I have power to lay it down, and I have
power to take it up again. I have received this command from my Father.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Have No Fear, Little Flock #764
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 THE PEOPLE
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 Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us #789
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN God Be with you Till We Meet Again #536
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Christ Is Risen!” William Greene
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