Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Holy God, Holy and Glorious James Biery
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 I Come with Joy #482
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 #391 v.1
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: First Reading: Acts 10:44-48
44While Peter
was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word. 45The circumcised believers
who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had
been poured out even on the Gentiles, 46for they heard them speaking in tongues
and extolling God. Then Peter said, 47“Can anyone withhold the water for
baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we
have?” 48So he ordered
them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay
for several days.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 98
1Sing a new song to the Lord, who has done | marvelous things,
whose right hand and holy
arm
have | won the victory.
2O Lord, you have made | known your victory,
you have revealed your righteousness in
the
sight | of the nations.
3You remember your steadfast love and
faithfulness to the | house of Israel; all the ends
of
the earth have seen the victory | of our God.
4Shout with joy to the Lord, | all you lands; lift
up your voice, rejoice, and sing.
5Sing to the Lord | with the harp, with
the harp and the | voice of song.
6With trumpets and the
sound | of the horn shout with joy before the | king,
the Lord.
7Let the sea roar,
and | all that fills it, the world and those who | dwell therein.
8Let the rivers | clap their hands,
and let the hills ring out with joy before
the Lord, who comes to | judge the earth.
9The Lord will judge the | world with
righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Second Reading: 1 John 5:1-6
1Everyone who
believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves
the parent loves the child. 2By this we know that we love the children of
God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3For the love of God is
this, that we obey his commandments. And his commandments are not
burdensome, 4for whatever is born of God conquers the
world. And this is the victory that conquers the world, our faith. 5Who is it that conquers
the world but the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 6This is the one who came
by water and blood, Jesus Christ, not with the water only but with the water
and the blood. And the Spirit is the one that testifies, for the Spirit is the
truth.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 15:9-17
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 15th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus
said:] 9“As the
Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love. 10If you keep my
commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his
love. 11I have said
these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be
complete. 12“This is my
commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13No one has greater love
than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. 14You are my friends if you
do what I command you. 15I do not call you servants any longer, because
the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you
friends, because I have made known to you
everything that I have heard from my Father. 16You did not choose me but
I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so
that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name. 17I am giving you these
commands so that you may love one another.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love #389
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
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 Beautiful Savior #838
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee #836
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE “Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds” Kristina Langlois
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