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Welcome to Worship
Seventh Sunday of Easter
10:00 AM Service May 12, 2024
GATHERING
Prelude
Welcome and Announcements
Ringing of the Bell
(Please Stand)
Thanksgiving for Baptism
L: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, the wellspring of grace, our Easter and our joy.
Amen.
P: Look, here is water!
Here is our water of life! Alleluia!
L: Immersed in the promises of baptism, let us give thanks for what God has done for us.
We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning your voice thundered over the deep and water became the essence of life.
P: Adam and Eve beheld Eden’s verdant rivers.
The ark carried your creation through the flood into a new day.
L: Miriam led the dancing as your people passed through the sea
into freedom’s land.
In a desert pool the Ethiopian official entered your boundless baptismal life.
P:Look, here is water!
Here is our water of life! Alleluia!
L: At the river your beloved Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit. By the baptism of Jesus’ death and resurrection you opened the floodgates of your reconciling love, freeing us to live as Easter people.
We rejoice with glad hearts, giving all honor and praise to you, through the risen Christ, our source of living water, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
P: Look, here is water!
Here is our water of life! Alleluia!
Hymn # 858 “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”
L: The grace of our Lord, Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the commun-ion of the Holy Spirit, be with you all.
C: And also with you.
Kryie
L: Let us pray
Gracious and glorious God, you have chosen us as your own, and by the powerful name of Christ you protect us from evil. By your Spirit transform us and your beloved world, that we may find our joy in 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 1: 15—17, 21—26 Pg. 1691
R: Word of God, Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God.
Psalm Psalm 1 Pg. 843
Refrain:
PS 1:1 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.
PS 1:2 But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates
day and night.
Refrain:
PS 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in
season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
PS 1:4 Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away.
Refrain:
PS 1:5 Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the
assembly of the righteous.
PS 1:6 For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of
the wicked will perish.
Refrain:
Second Reading: 1 John 5: 9—13 Pg. 1903
R: Word of God. Word of life. C: Thanks be to God.
Children’s Sermon
(Please rise for the Gospel)
The Gospel according to John, the seventeenth chapter.
After the Gospel is announced, we sing
Gospel Reading John 17: 6—19 Pg. 1680
(After the reading of the Gospel, we sing)
(Please be seated)
Sermon Pastor Kris Franke Hill
(Please Stand)
Hymn # 656 “Blest Be the Tie that Binds”
L: Together with the whole church, we confess our faith:
The Nicene Creed
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,
begotten, 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 incarnate 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 buried.
On the third day he rose again
in accordance with the scriptures;
he ascended 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 catholic 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.
The Prayers
L: . . .God of Grace
C: Hear our prayer.
The Peace
L: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you.
L: You may share the peace with one another.
Offering
Offering Hymn #392 “Alleluia! Sing to Jesus” vs. 1—3
(The offering is collected as the hymn is sung. Please stand on the last verse as the offering is brought forward.)
L: Let us pray,
All: Risen One, you call us to believe and bear fruit. May the gifts that we offer here be signs of your abiding love. Form us to be your witnesses in the world, through Jesus Christ, our true vine. Amen.
The Lord’s Prayer: (Sung)
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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen
Benediction
P: Alleluia! Christ is risen!
Christ is risen indeed! Alleluia!
The God of resurrection power, the Christ of unending joy, and the Spirit of Easter hope bless you now and always.
Hymn # 855 “Crown Him with Many Crowns”
Dismissal
L: Alleluia! Go in peace. Rejoice and be glad.
Thanks be to God. Alleluia!
Postlude.
Our thanks to those who serve as our worship leaders:
Our Reader—Jeff Lynch
Our Liturgist—Don Gillett
Organist—Angela Lau
Music Accompanist—Doris Menke
Hand Bell Director—Wendy Kuenemann
Transitional Pastor—Rev. Kris Franke HIll