Sixth Sunday of Easter
10:00 AM Service May 9, 2021
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
God of all mercy and consolation, come to the help of your people, turning us from our sin to live for you alone. Give us the power of your Holy Spirit that we may confess our sin, receive your forgiveness, and grow into the fullness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and 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.
God, who is rich in mercy, loved us even when we were dead in sin, and made us alive together with Christ. By grace you have been saved. In the name of +Jesus Christ, your sins are forgiven. Almighty God strengthen you with power through the Holy Spirit, that Christ may live in your hearts through faith.
Amen.
L: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
L: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
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L: Let us pray:
O God, you have prepared for those who love you joys beyond understanding. Pour into our hearts such love for you that, loving you above all things, we may obtain your promises, which expressed all we can desire; through Jesus Christ, your Son and our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
WORD
First Reading Acts 10: 44-48 Pg. 1710
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm: Psalm 98 Pg. 935
PS 98:1 Sing to the LORD a new song, for he has done marvelous things; his right hand
and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.
PS 98:2 The LORD has made his salvation known and revealed his righteousness
to the nations.
PS 98:3 He has remembered his love and his faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the
ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.
PS 98:4 Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth, burst into jubilant song with music;
PS 98:5 make music to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the sound of singing,
PS 98:6 with trumpets and the blast of the ram's horn—shout for joy before the
LORD, the King.
PS 98:7 Let the sea resound, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.
PS 98:8 Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;
PS 98:9 let them sing before the LORD, for he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the
world in righteousness and the peoples with equity.
Second Reading: 1 John 5: 1--6 Pg. 1903
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Instrumental Offering
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading John 15: 9--17 Pg. 1677
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 708 “Jesu, Jesu, Fill Us with Your Love” st. 1,4
Refrain: Jesu, Jesu, fill us with your love,
show us how to serve the neighbors we have from you.
- Kneels at the feet of his friends, silently washes their feet, master who acts as a slave to them. (Refrain)
- Kneel at the feet of our friends, silently washing their feet: this is the way we will live with you. (Refrain)
L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
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
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The Prayers
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Offering
Thanksgiving for the Word
Praise to you, O God, for your Word of life: creating a wondrous universe, proclaiming freedom from captivity, becoming the song of your people.
Your Word is made flesh among us: with Mary in the garden, you call us by name. With Thomas beholding your wounds, you call us to believe. With sheep of others folds, we are gathered by your voice. Your Word names our death and our life: a seed that falls into the earth and dies, rain and snow that come down from heaven to water the earth, a vine in which we abide. Through your Word, you appoint us to bear fruit, fruit that will last.
By your living Word, we are witnesses of these things. Breathe into us your Holy Spirit. Open our minds to understand the scriptures. Give us wisdom to declare what we have heard, what we have seen with our eyes, what we have looked at and touched with our hands concerning the word of life. Fill us with strength to love, not in word or speech alone, but in truth and action.
With every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth, we join in the hymn of all creation, giving thanks to you and praise, now and forever.
Amen.
Gathered into one by the Holy Spirit, let us pray as Jesus taught us:
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
SENDING
Blessing
Hymn # 595 “Jesus Loves Me” st. 1, 2
- Jesus loves me! This I know, for the Bible tells me so; little ones to him belong, they are weak, but he is strong.
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Refrain: Yes, Jesus loves me, yes, Jesus loves me, Yes, Jesus loves me, the Bible tells me so.
- Jesus loves me! He who died heaven’s gates to open wide; he will wash away my sin, let his little child come in. (Refrain)
L: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed! Alleluia!
L: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude