St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Alliance, Ohio
Sunday, May 7, 2023
9:30 AM
PRELUDE
Fughetta on “Herr and Aeltster” Sigfrid
Karg-Elert
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.
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
Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds #367
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 Eastertide vs. 1
PRAYER OF THE DAY
CHIldren’s Sermon
FIRST READING: Acts 7:55-60
55Filled with
the Holy Spirit, [Stephen] gazed into heaven and saw the glory of God
and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. 56“Look,” he said, “I see
the heavens opened and the Son of Man standing at the right hand of God!” 57But they covered their
ears, and with a loud shout all rushed together against him. 58Then they dragged him out
of the city and began to stone him; and the witnesses laid their coats at the
feet of a young man named Saul. 59While they were stoning Stephen, he prayed,
“Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.” 60Then he knelt down and cried out in a loud
voice, “Lord, do not hold this sin against them.” When he had said this, he
died.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
PSALM: 31:1-5, 15-16
1In you, O Lord,
have I taken refuge; let me never be | put to shame;
deliver me | in your righteousness.
2Incline your | ear to me; make
haste to deliver me.
3Be my strong rock, a
castle to keep me safe, for you are my crag | and my stronghold;
for the
sake of your name, lead | me and guide me.
4Take me out of the net
that they have secretly | set for me, for you are my tower of
strength.
5Into your hands I commend
my spirit, for you have redeemed me, O Lord, | God of truth.
15My times are | in your hand;
rescue me from the hand of my enemies, and from those who | persecute me.
16Let your face shine upon
your servant; save me in our | steadfast love.”
SECOND READING: 1 Peter 2:2-10
2Like newborn
infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow into
salvation—3if indeed you
have tasted that the Lord is good. 4Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by
mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5like living stones, let
yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer
spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6For it stands in
scripture: “See, I am laying in Zion a stone, a cornerstone chosen and
precious; and whoever believes in him will not be put to shame.” 7To you then who believe,
he is precious; but for those who do not believe, “The stone that the builders
rejected has become the very head of the corner,” 8and “A stone that makes
them stumble, and a rock that makes them fall.” They stumble because they
disobey the word, as they were destined to do. 9But you are a chosen
race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you
may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his
marvelous light. 10Once you were
not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 14th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 1“Do not let your hearts
be troubled. Believe in God, believe also in me. 2In my Father’s house
there are many dwelling places. If it were not so, would I have told you that I
go to prepare a place for you? 3And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will
come again and will take you to myself, so that where I am, there you may be
also. 4And you know
the way to the place where I am going.” 5Thomas said to him,
“Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?” 6Jesus said to him, “I am
the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through
me. 7If you know me, you will
know my Father also. From now on you do know him and have seen him.”8Philip said to him,
“Lord, show us the Father, and we will be satisfied.” 9Jesus said to him, “Have
I been with you all this time, Philip, and you still do not know me? Whoever
has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? 10Do you not believe that I
am in the Father and the Father is in me? The words that I say to you I do not
speak on my own; but the Father who dwells in me does his works. 11Believe me that I am in
the Father and the Father is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because
of the works themselves. 12Very truly, I tell you, the one who believes in
me will also do the works that I do and, in fact, will do greater works than
these, because I am going to the Father. 13I will do whatever you
ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 14If in my name you ask me
for anything, I will do it.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
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
GREAT Thanksgiving
PROPER PREFACE
SANCTUS
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 I Know My Redeemer
Lives! #619
PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN The Church’s One Foundation #654
DISMISSAL
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