Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “One Bread, One Body” arr. Mark Hayes
CONFESSION
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 Crown Him with Many Crowns #855
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.
HYMN OF PRAISE This Joyful Eastertide #391 v.1
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
16 One day as we were going to the place of
prayer, we met a female slave who had a spirit of divination and brought her
owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. 17 While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out,
“These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of
salvation.” 18 She kept
doing this for many days. But Paul, very much annoyed, turned and said to the
spirit, “I order you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her.” And it
came out that very hour. 19 But when her owners saw that their hope of making money was gone, they seized Paul and
Silas and dragged them into the marketplace
before the authorities. 20 When they had brought them before the
magistrates, they said, “These men, these Jews, are disturbing our city 21 and are advocating
customs that are not lawful for us, being Romans, to adopt or observe.” 22 The crowd joined in
attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and
ordered them to be beaten with rods. 23 After they had given them a severe
flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them
securely. 24 Following
these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet
in the stocks. 25 About
midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the
prisoners were listening to them. 26 Suddenly there was an earthquake so violent
that the foundations of the prison were shaken, and immediately all the doors
were opened and everyone’s chains were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke up
and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and was about to kill
himself, since he supposed that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul shouted in a
loud voice, “Do not harm yourself, for we are all here.” 29 The jailer called for
lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them
outside and said, “Sirs, what must I do to be saved?” 31 They answered, “Believe
in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household.” 32 They spoke the word of
the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 At the same hour of the
night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and his entire family were
baptized without delay. 34 He brought them up into the house and set food
before them, and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a
believer in God.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 97
1 The Lord reigns;
let the | earth rejoice; let the multitude of the | isles be glad.
2 Clouds and darkness
surround the Lord,
righteousness and justice are the foundations | of God’s throne.
3 Fire goes before
the Lord, burning up enemies
on | every side.
4 Lightnings
light | up the world; the earth | sees and trembles.
5 The mountains | melt like wax
before the Lord of | all the earth.
6 The heavens declare
your righteousness, O Lord,
and all the peoples | see your
glory.
7 Confounded be all who
worship carved images and delight | in false gods!
Bow down before the Lord, | all you gods.
8 Zion hears and is
glad, and the cities of Judah rejoice,
because of your judgments, O Lord.
9 For you are the Lord, most high over | all the earth;
you are exalted far above all gods.
10 You who love
the | Lord, hate evil! God guards the lives of the
saints and res
cues
them from the hand | of the wicked.
11 Light dawns | for the righteous,
and joy for the honest of heart.
12 Rejoice in the | Lord, you righteous, and give
thanks to God’s | holy
name.
Second Reading: Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17,
20-21
12 “See, I am
coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone’s work. 13 I am the Alpha and the
Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End.” 14 Blessed are those who
wash their robes, so that they will have the right to the tree of life and may
enter the city by the gates.
16 “It is I, Jesus, who
sent my angel to you with this testimony for the churches. I am the root and
the descendant of David, the bright morning star.” 17 The Spirit and the bride
say, “Come.” And let everyone who hears say, “Come.” And let everyone who is
thirsty come. Let anyone who wishes take the water of life as a gift. 20 The one who testifies to
these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.”
Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord
Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 17th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus
prayed:] 20 “I ask not
only on behalf of these but also on behalf of those who believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be
one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that
the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have
given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me,
that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have
sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me. 24 Father, I desire that
those also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory,
which you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 “Righteous Father, the
world does not know you, but I know you, and these know that you have sent
me. 26 I made your name known
to them, and I will make it known, so that the love with which you have loved
me may be in them and I in them.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Son of God, Eternal Savior #655
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 One Bread, One Body #496
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN The Church’s One Foundation #654
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Rejoice, O Pilgrim Throng” arr. Sam Eatherton
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