Welcome to worship at
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE “The King of Love My Shepherd Is” Shelley/ arr. M.J. Moore
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
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
First Reading: Acts 9:36-43
36 Now in Joppa
there was a disciple whose name was Tabitha, which in Greek is Dorcas. She was
devoted to good works and acts of charity. 37 At that time she became
ill and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in a room upstairs. 38 Since Lydda was near
Joppa, the disciples, who heard that Peter was there, sent two men to him with
the request, “Please come to us without delay.” 39 So Peter got up and went
with them, and when he arrived, they took him to the room upstairs. All the
widows stood beside him, weeping and showing tunics and other clothing that
Dorcas had made while she was with them. 40 Peter put all of them
outside, and then he knelt down and prayed. He turned to the body and said,
“Tabitha, get up.” Then she opened her eyes, and seeing Peter, she sat
up. 41 He gave her his hand and
helped her up. Then calling the saints and widows, he showed her to be
alive. 42 This became
known throughout Joppa, and many believed in the Lord. 43 Meanwhile, he stayed in
Joppa for some time with a certain Simon, a tanner.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm: 23
1 The Lord | is my shepherd; I
shall not | be in want.
2 The Lord makes me lie down | in green pastures
and leads me beside still waters.
3 You restore my | soul, O Lord,
and guide me along right pathways | for your name’s sake.
4 Though 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.
5 You prepare a table
before me in the presence | of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil, and my cup is | running over.
6 Surely 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: Revelation 7:9-17
9 After this I
looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every
nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne
and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10 They cried out in a loud
voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne and to
the Lamb!” 11 And all the
angels stood around the throne and around the elders and the four living
creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshiped
God, 12 singing,
“Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and
might be to our God forever and ever! Amen.” 13 Then one of the elders
addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they come
from?” 14 I said to
him, “Sir, you are the one who knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who
have come out of the great ordeal; they have washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb. 15 For this reason they are before the throne of
God and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated
on the throne will shelter them. 16 They will hunger no more and thirst no more;
the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat, 17 for the Lamb at the
center of the throne will be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs
of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 10:22-30
The Holy
Gospel according to Saint John the 20th chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
22 At that time
the Festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23 and Jesus was walking in
the temple, in the portico of Solomon. 24 So the Jews gathered around him and said
to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Messiah, tell us
plainly.” 25 Jesus
answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my
Father’s name testify to me, 26 but you do not believe because you do not
belong to my sheep. 27 My sheep
hear my voice. I know them, and they follow me. 28 I give them eternal
life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, in regard to
what he has given me, is greater than all, and no one can snatch them out of
the Father’s hand. 30 The Father
and I are one.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise
to you, O Christ.
SERMON
HYMN The King of Love My Shepherd Is #502
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 Love Divine, All Loves Excelling #631
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “He Leadeth Me” Bradbury/Paxton
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