Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE To Christ Belong, in Christ Behold 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! Sing to Jesus #392 v. 1,2,5
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 16:16-34
16One day, as we were going to the place of prayer, we met a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners a great deal of money by fortune-telling. 17While she followed Paul and us, she would cry out, "These men are slaves of the Most High God, who proclaim to you a way of salvation." 18She 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.
19But 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. 20When they had brought them
before the magistrates, they said, "These men are disturbing our city; they
are Jews 21and are advocating customs that are not lawful for us as
Romans to adopt or observe." 22The crowd joined in attacking
them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them
to be beaten with rods. 23After they had given them a severe
flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them
securely. 24Following these instructions, he put them in the
innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks.
25About midnight Paul and Silas were praying
and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. 26Suddenly
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. 27When 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. 28But Paul shouted in a loud voice,
"Do not harm yourself, for we are all here." 29The jailer
called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and
Silas. 30Then he brought them outside and said, "Sirs, what
must I do to be saved?" 31They answered, "Believe on the
Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household." 32They
spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33At
the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; then he and
his entire family were baptized without delay. 34He 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.
PSALM: Psalm 97
2Clouds and darkness sur- | round the LORD, righteousness
and justice are the foundations | of God's throne.
3Fire goes be- | fore the LORD, burning up
enemies on | every side.
4Lightnings light | up the world; the earth |
sees and trembles.
5The mountains | melt like wax before the
Lord of | all the earth.
6The heavens declare your righteous- | ness,
O LORD, and all the peoples | see your glory.
7Confounded be all who worship carved images and
delight | in false gods! Bow down before the LORD, | all
you gods.
8Zion hears and is glad, and the cities of Ju- |
dah rejoice, because of your judg- | ments, O LORD.
9For you are the LORD, most high over | all
the earth; you are exalted far a- | bove all gods.
10You who love the | LORD, hate evil! God guards
the lives of the saints and rescues them from the hand | of the
wicked.
11Light dawns | for the righteous, and joy
for the hon- | est of heart.
12Rejoice in the | LORD, you righteous, and
give thanks to God's | holy name.
17The 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."20The one who testifies to these things says,
"Surely I am coming soon." Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21The
grace of the Lord Jesus be with all the saints. Amen.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
25Righteous Father, the world does not know
you, but I know you; and these know that you have sent me. 26I 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."
SERMON
HYMN We Are Called #720
Come,
live in the light
Shine with the joy and the love of the Lord
We are called to be light for the kingdom
To live in the freedom of the city of God
We
are called to act with justice
We are called to love tenderly
We are called to serve one another
To walk humbly with God
Come,
open your heart
Show your mercy to all those in fear
We are called to be hope for the hopeless
So all hatred and blindness will be no more
We
are called to act with justice
We are called to love tenderly
We are called to serve one another
To walk humbly with God
Sing,
sing a new song
Sing of that great day when all will be one
God will reign and we'll walk with each other
As sisters and brothers united in love (united in love)
We
are called to act with justice
We are called to love tenderly
We are called to serve one another
To walk humbly with God
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 Let Us Break Bread Together #471
Post communion proclamation
prayer
BLESSING
HYMN Crown Him with Many Crowns #855 v. 1,3,4,5
POSTLUDE Thine Langlois
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