Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!
PRELUDE Rise, O Son of Righteousness David Schack
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 Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation #645
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 Eastertide #391 v.1
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Children's message
First Reading: Acts 1:15-17, 21-26.
15In those days
Peter stood up among the believers (together the crowd numbered about one hundred
twenty persons) and said, 16“Friends, the scripture had to be fulfilled,
which the Holy Spirit through David foretold concerning Judas, who became a
guide for those who arrested Jesus—17for he was numbered among us and was allotted
his share in this ministry.” 21So one of the men who have accompanied us during
all the time that the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, 22beginning from the
baptism of John until the day when he was taken up from us—one of these must
become a witness with us to his resurrection.” 23So they proposed two,
Joseph called Barsabbas, who was also known as Justus, and Matthias. 24Then they prayed and
said, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which one of these two you have
chosen 25to take the
place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas turned aside to go to
his own place.” 26And they cast
lots for them, and the lot fell on Matthias; and he was added to the eleven
apostles.
The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God
Psalm 1
1Happy are they who have not walked in the
counsel | of the wicked,
nor lingered in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seats | of the scornful!
2Their delight is in the
law | of the Lord,
and they meditate on God’s teaching | day and
night.
3They are like trees
planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves
that | do not wither; everything they | do shall prosper.
4It is not so | with the wicked;
they are like chaff which the wind | blows away.
5Therefore the wicked
shall not stand upright when | judgment comes,
nor the sinner in the council | of the righteous.
6For the Lord knows the way | of the righteous,
but the way of the wicked shall | be destroyed.
Second Reading: 1 John 5:9-13
9If we receive
human testimony, the testimony of God is greater; for this is the testimony of
God that he has testified to his Son. 10Those who believe in the Son of God have
the testimony in their hearts. Those who do not believe in God have made him a
liar by not believing in the testimony that God has given concerning his
Son. 11And this is
the testimony: God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. 12Whoever has the Son has
life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. 13I write these things to
you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you
have eternal life.
Word of the
Lord. Thanks be to God
GOSPEL ACCLAMATION
GOSPEL: John 17:6-19
The Holy Gospel according to Saint John the 17th
chapter. Glory to you O Lord.
[Jesus prayed:] 6“I 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. 12While I was with them, I
protected them in your name that you have given me. I guarded them, and not one
of them was lost except the one destined to be lost, so that the scripture
might be fulfilled. 13But now I am
coming to you, and I speak these things in the world so that they may have my
joy made complete in themselves. 14I have given them your word, and the world has
hated them because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to
the world. 15I am not
asking you to take them out of the world, but I ask you to protect them from
the evil one. 16They do not
belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. 17Sanctify them in the
truth; your word is truth. 18As you have sent me into the world, so I have
sent them into the world. 19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that
they also may be sanctified in truth.”
The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O
Christ.
SERMON
HYMN Oh, Love, How Deep #322 v. 1,4,6,7
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 What a Friend We Have in Jesus #742
POST
COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER
BLESSING
HYMN Crown Him with Many Crowns #855
DISMISSAL
POSTLUDE Christ Is Ascended George Blake
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