Monday, April 20, 2026

Service Outrline for Sunday, April 26, 2026

Welcome to worship at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church!

 

PRELUDE    “Little Flock with St. Columba”             Mark Sedio

CONFESSION AND FORGIVNESS

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          Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!                #385

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 2:42-47

42[The baptized] devoted themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
  
43Awe came upon everyone because many wonders and signs were being done through the apostles. 44All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47
praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.

Psalm: Psalm 23

1The Lord | is my shepherd;
  I shall not 
|
 be in want.
2The Lord makes me lie down | in green pastures
  and leads me be- 
| side still waters.
3You restore my | soul, O Lord,
  and guide me along right pathways 
|
 for your name’s sake.
4Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall | fear no evil;
  for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they 
| comfort me. R
5You prepare a table before me in the presence | of my enemies;
  you anoint my head with oil, and my cup is 
|
 running over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days | of my life,
  and I will dwell in the house of the 
| Lord forever. R

Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:19-25

19It is a commendable thing if, being aware of God, a person endures pain while suffering unjustly. 20If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do good and suffer for it, this is a commendable thing before God. 21For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you should follow in his steps.
22He committed no sin,
  and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
23When he was abused, he did not return abuse; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the one who judges justly. 24He himself bore our sins in his body on the cross, so that, having died to sins, we might live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed. 25
For you were going astray like sheep, but now you have returned to the shepherd and guardian of your souls.

 

GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

 

Gospel: John 10:1-10

[Jesus said:] 1Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
  
7So again Jesus said to them, Very truly, I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. 8All who came before me are thieves and bandits, but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I am the gate. Whoever enters by me will be saved and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.”

 SERMON

HYMN                  The Lord’s My Shepherd                   #778

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

 

GREAT THANKSGIVING

 

SANCTUS

 

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              Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us                 #789

POST COMMUNION PROCLAMATION AND PRAYER

BLESSING

HYMN       What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine                  #774

 

DISMISSAL 

 POSTLUDE  “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms”              Mary Jane Moore

  Liturgy and hymns printed and streamed with permission through OneLicense. A-710659


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