Seventh Sunday of Easter
10:00 AM Service May 29, 2022
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Confession and Forgiveness
L: In the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
L: 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 full-ness of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord.
C: Amen.
L: Let us confess our sin in the presence of God and of one another.
(silence is kept for reflection)
L: Most merciful God,
C: 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.
L: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. I 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.
C: 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.
Glory to God...
L: Let us pray:
All: O God, form the minds of your faithful people into your one will. Make us love what you command and desire what you promise, that, amid all the changes of this world, our hearts may be fixed where true joy is found, your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
WORD
First Reading Acts 16, 16—34 Pg. 1721
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 97 Pg. 935
Refrain:
PS 97:1 The LORD reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.
PS 97:2 Clouds and thick darkness surround him; righteousness and justice are
the foundation of his throne.
Refrain:
PS 97:6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory.
PS 97:8 Zion hears and rejoices and the villages of Judah are glad because of
your judgments, O LORD.
Refrain:
PS 97:9 For you, O LORD, are the Most High over all the earth; you are exalted far
above all gods.
PS 97:10 Let those who love the LORD hate evil, for he guards the lives of his
faithful ones and delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
Refrain:
PS 97:11 Light is shed upon the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.
PS 97:12 Rejoice in the LORD, you who are righteous, and praise his holy name.
Refrain:
Second Reading: Revelation 22: 12—14, 16—17, 20—21 Pg. 1939
R: Word of God, Word of life.
C: Thanks be to God.
(Please rise for the Gospel.)
After the Gospel is announced:
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
Gospel Reading John 17: 20—26 Pg. 1680
P: The gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
(Please be seated)
Sermon
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 826 “Thine the Amen”
L: With the whole church, let us confess our faith:
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begot-ten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; was incar-nate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was bur-ied. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he as-cended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy cath-olic and apostolic church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen
Prayers
L: . . .Lord, in your mercy,
C: Hear our prayer.
Sharing of the Peace
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you!
L: Let us share Christ’s peace with one another.
Offering
Offering Hymn # 870 “We Praise You, O God”
Please stand as the last verse is sung and the offering is brought forward.
L: Let us pray.
All: Blessed are you, O God, maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts: ourselves, our time, and our posses-sions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. 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 # 655 “Son of God, Eternal Savior”
L: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
C: He is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
L: Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Postlude