Worship Outline for Sunday, May 24, 2020

May 24, 2020

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS

Blessed be the holy Trinity, + one God,

who forgives all our sin,

whose mercy endures forever.

Amen.

Seeking reconciliation with God and neighbor,

let us remember the gift of baptism and confess our sin.

Silence is kept for reflection.

God of mercy,

we confess that we have sinned against you,

against one another,

and against the earth entrusted to our care.

We are worried and distracted by many things,

and we fail to love you above all else.

We store up treasures for ourselves

and turn away from our neighbors in need.

Forgive us, that we may live in the freedom of your Son,

Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

When we were laid low by sin and guilt,

God made us alive together with Christ,

forgiving us + all our trespasses

by taking our sins to the cross.

For freedom Christ has set us free:

Rejoice in this good news!

Amen.

HYMN: ELW #650 “In Christ There is No East or West!”

1 In Christ there is no east or west,
in him no south or north,
but one community of love
throughout the whole wide earth.

2 In Christ shall true hearts ev'rywhere
their high communion find;
his service is the golden cord
close binding human-kind.

3 Join hands, disciples of the faith,
whate'er your race may be.
All children of the living God
are surely kin to me.

4 In Christ now meet both east and west,
in him meet south and north;
all Christly souls are one in him
throughout the whole wide earth.

GREETING

P:  The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C:  And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

O God of glory, your Son Jesus Christ suffered for us and ascended to your right hand. Unite us with Christ and each other in suffering and in joy, that all the world may be drawn into your bountiful presence, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Children’s message

FIRST READING: Acts 1:6-14

⁶When [the apostles] had come together, they asked [Jesus], "Lord, is this the time when you will restore the kingdom to Israel?" ⁷He replied, "It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. ⁸But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." ⁹When he had said this, as they were watching, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight. ¹⁰While he was going and they were gazing up toward heaven, suddenly two men in white robes stood by them. ¹¹They said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking up toward heaven? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in the same way as you saw him go into heaven." ¹²Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day's journey away. ¹³When they had entered the city, they went to the room upstairs where they were staying, Peter, and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. ¹⁴All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers.

PSALM: Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35

¹Let God arise, and let God's ene- ^| mies be scattered;

            let those who ^| hate God flee.

²As smoke is driven away, so you should drive ^| them away;

            as the wax melts before the fire,

            so let the wicked perish at the pres- ^| ence of God.

³But let the righteous be glad and rejoice ^| before God;

            let them also be mer- ^| ry and joyful.

⁴Sing to God, sing praises to God's name; exalt the one who ^| rides the clouds;

            I AM is that name, rejoice ^| before God!   R

⁵In your holy habita- ^| tion, O God,

            you are a father to orphans, defend- ^| er of widows;

⁶you give the solitary a home and bring forth prisoners ^| into freedom;

            but the rebels shall live in ^| desert places.

⁷O God, when you went forth be- ^| fore your people,

            when you marched ^| through the wilderness,

⁸the earth quaked, and the skies poured down rain,

at the presence of God, the ^| God of Sinai,

            at the presence of God, the ^| God of Israel.

⁹You sent a bountiful ^| rain, O God;

            you restored your inheritance ^| when it languished.

¹⁰Your people found their ^| home in it;

            in your goodness, O God, you have made provision ^| for the poor.   R

³²Sing to God, O kingdoms ^| of the earth;

            sing praises ^| to the Lord.

³³You ride in the heavens, O God, in the ^| ancient heavens;

            you send forth your voice, your ^| mighty voice.

³⁴Ascribe pow- ^| er to God,             whose majesty is over Israel; whose strength is ^| in the skies.

³⁵How wonderful you are in your holy places, O ^| God of Israel,

            giving strength and power to your people! ^| Blessed be God!   R

SECOND READING: 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11

¹²Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that is taking place among you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. ¹³But rejoice insofar as you are sharing Christ's sufferings, so that you may also be glad and shout for joy when his glory is revealed. ¹⁴If you are reviled for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the spirit of glory, which is the Spirit of God, is resting on you.

^5:6Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, so that he may exalt you in due time. ⁷Cast all your anxiety on him, because he cares for you. ⁸Discipline yourselves, keep alert. Like a roaring lion your adversary the devil prowls around, looking for someone to devour. ⁹Resist him, steadfast in your faith, for you know that your brothers and sisters in all the world are undergoing the same kinds of suffering. ¹⁰And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to his eternal glory in Christ, will himself restore, support, strengthen, and establish you. ¹¹To him be the power forever and ever. Amen.

GOSPEL: John 17:1-11

¹After Jesus had spoken these words [to his disciples], he looked up to heaven and said, "Father, the hour has come; glorify your Son so that the Son may glorify you, ²since you have given him authority over all people, to give eternal life to all whom you have given him. ³And this is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent. ⁴I glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. ⁵So now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had in your presence before the world existed. ⁶I have made your name known to those whom you gave me from the world. They were yours, and you gave them to me, and they have kept your word. ⁷Now they know that everything you have given me is from you; ⁸for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them and know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me. ⁹I am asking on their behalf; I am not asking on behalf of the world, but on behalf of those whom you gave me, because they are yours. ¹⁰All mine are yours, and yours are mine; and I have been glorified in them. ¹¹And now I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to you. Holy Father, protect them in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one, as we are one."

SERMON

HYMN: ELW # 656 “Blest Be the Tie that Binds”

1 Blest be the tie that binds
our hearts in Christian love;
the unity of heart and mind
is like to that above.

2 Before our Father's throne
we pour our ardent prayers;
our fears, our hopes, our aims are one,
our comforts and our cares.

3 We share our mutual woes,
our mutual burdens bear,
and often for each other flows
the sympathizing tear.

4 From sorrow, toil, and pain,
and sin we shall be free;
and perfect love and friendship reign
through all eternity.

APOSTLES CREED

C    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

Please be sure to have the wafer or bread if you choose laid out in front of you.  As well is you have wine or juice present that it is also in front of you during the communion liturgy.  Once the liturgy is complete I will say, “The Body of Christ given for you.”  We will then eat together.  The same for the drink. 

Lord’s Prayer

C  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

BLESSING

HYMN: ELW # 655 “Son of God, Eternal Savior”

1 Son of God, eternal Savior,
source of life and truth and grace,
Word made flesh, whose birth among us
hallows all our human race,
you our head, who, throned in glory,
for your own will ever plead:
fill us with your love and pity,
heal our wrong, and help our need.

2 As you, Lord, have lived for others,
so may we for others live.
Freely have your gifts been granted;
freely may your servants give.
Yours the gold and yours the silver,
yours the wealth of land and sea;
we but stewards of your bounty
held in solemn trust will be.

3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us,
King of Love, and Prince of peace;
hush the storm of strife and passion,
bid its cruel discords cease.
By your patient years of toiling,
by your silent hours of pain,
quench our fevered thirst of pleasure,
stem our selfish greed of gain.

4 Son of God, eternal Savior,
source of life and truth and grace,
Word made flesh, whose birth among us
hallows all our human race:
by your praying, by your willing
that your people should be one,
grant, oh, grant our hope’s fruition:
here on earth your will be done.

DISMISSAL

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