Second Sunday after Pentecost
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
JUNE 2, 2024
IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WELCOME TO ST. PAUL’S!
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THE ENTRANCE RITE
PRELUDE Give Me Jesus Setting: Richard Billingham
WELCOME
ENTRANCE HYMN Give Me Jesus WOV 777
1 In the morning when I rise,
In the morning when I rise,
In the morning when I rise,
Give me Jesus. Refrain
Refrain
Give me Jesus,
Give me Jesus.
You may have all the rest,
Give me Jesus.
2 Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Give me Jesus. Refrain
3 Just about the break of day,
Just about the break of day,
Just about the break of day,
Give me Jesus. Refrain
4 Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Give me Jesus. Refrain
5 And when I want to sing,
And when I want to sing,
And when I want to sing,
Give me Jesus. Refrain
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION LSB 203
In the name of the Father and of the ✠ Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Amen.
Our help is in the name of the Lord,
who made heaven and earth.
If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.
Since we are gathered to hear God’s Word, call upon Him in prayer and praise, and receive the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ in the fellowship of this altar, let us first consider our unworthiness and confess before God and one another that we have sinned in thought, word, and deed, and that we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition. Together as His people let us take refuge in the infinite mercy of God, our heavenly Father, seeking His grace for the sake of Christ, and saying: God, be merciful to me, a sinner.
Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
Almighty God, merciful Father, in Holy Baptism You declared us to be Your children and gathered us into Your one, holy Church, in which You daily and richly forgive us our sins and grant us new life through Your Spirit. Be in our midst, enliven our faith, and graciously receive our prayer and praise; through Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
Amen.
KYRIE LSB 204
Lord, have mercy;
Christ, have mercy;
Lord, have mercy.
HYMN OF PRAISE – “Gloria in Excelsis” LSB 204
1 To God on high be glory
And peace to all the earth;
Goodwill from God in heaven
Proclaimed at Jesus’ birth!
We praise and bless You, Father;
Your holy name, we sing—
Our thanks for Your great glory,
Lord God, our heav’nly King.
2 To You, O sole-begotten,
The Father’s Son, we pray;
O Lamb of God, our Savior,
You take our sins away.
Have mercy on us, Jesus;
Receive our heartfelt cry,
Where You in pow’r are seated
At God’s right hand on high—
3 For You alone are holy;
You only are the Lord.
Forever and forever,
Be worshiped and adored;
You with the Holy Spirit
Alone are Lord Most High,
In God the Father’s glory.
“Amen!” our glad reply.
THE PRAYER OF THE DAY
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Let us pray. Eternal God,
Your Son Jesus Christ is our true Sabbath rest. Help us to keep each day holy by receiving His Word of comfort that we may find our rest in Him, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
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THE LITURGY OF THE WORD
FIRST LESSON (Be seated) Deuteronomy 5:12-15
“‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the Lord your God commanded you. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you or your son or your daughter or your male servant or your female servant, or your ox or your donkey or any of your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. You shall remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the Lord your God brought you out from there with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm. Therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.’”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
10:30 PSALM 81:1-10 (Sung responsively)
Sing aloud to God our strength;
shout for joy to the God of Jacob!
Raise a song; sound the tambourine,
the sweet lyre with the harp.
Blow the trumpet at the new moon,
at the full moon, on our feast day.
For it is a statute for Israel,
a just decree of the God of Jacob.
He made it a decree in Joseph
when he went out over the land of Egypt.
I hear a language I had not known:
“I relieved your shoulder of the burden;
your hands were freed from the basket.
In distress you called, and I delivered you;
I answered you in the secret place of thunder;
I tested you at the waters of Meribah.
Hear, O my people, while I admonish you!
O Israel, if you would but listen to me!
There shall be no strange god among you;
you shall not bow down to a foreign god.
I am the Lord your God,
who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.
Open your mouth wide, and I will fill it.
SECOND LESSON 2 Corinthians 4:5-12
What we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. For God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
But we have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
10:30 CHILDREN’S SERMON
ALLELUIA VERSE (Stand) LSB 205
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
GOSPEL Mark 2:23-28
The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the 2nd chapter.
Glory to You, O Lord.
One Sabbath [Jesus] was going through the grainfields, and as they made their way, his disciples began to pluck heads of grain. And the Pharisees were saying to him, “Look, why are they doing what is not lawful on the Sabbath?” And he said to them, “Have you never read what David did, when he was in need and was hungry, he and those who were with him: how he entered the house of God, in the time of Abiathar the high priest, and ate the bread of the Presence, which it is not lawful for any but the priests to eat, and also gave it to those who were with him?” And he said to them, “The Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath. So the Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to You, O Christ.
SERMON (Be seated)
Grace, mercy and peace be to you from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus. Amen. Dear friends in Christ:
The Gospel lesson just read continues this year’s series of readings from Mark – picking up at the point where we left off at the end of the Epiphany season. In today’s reading, Jesus is accused of permitting his disciples to violate the Sabbath. Jesus responds with two statements that summarize his position. First, he reminds the people that: “The Sabbath was made for man not man for the Sabbath.” Then he tells of the priority of his mission by saying: “The Son of Man is lord even of the Sabbath.”
For the next six months, as we continue our reading of Mark’s Gospel, we will hear Jesus address many other questions and speak on multiple subjects as he defends his ministry and prepares his disciples for service in his name. But today, and for the next five weeks, I’d like us to focus instead on our assigned second readings. These all come from the book of Second Corinthians, and in them we hear St. Paul addressing concerns from the days of his ministry – doing so with the teachings of Jesus as his guide.
In our focus on these readings, we will remember the statement of Jesus which we’ve been highlighting the past few weeks. That statement is: “You will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes.” And we will remember that the Spirit did come with power, as promised, on the day of Pentecost.
When Paul writes to the Corinthians he clearly draws on this power of the Holy Spirit. His words point to the Spirit’s ability to help the people there, especially as the Spirit witnesses to the teachings of Jesus.
And in the same way, Paul’s words help us as well. For we face challenges that are very similar to the ones those first Christians in Corinth faced. As we listen to these scriptural words, God will direct and equip us through the Spirit’s power.
Today’s reading comes from the book’s fourth chapter. As with our Gospel reading, the earlier chapters were read back in the Epiphany season.
The text’s key image is that of a clay jar. Paul says: “we have this treasure in jars of clay.” I’ll have more to say about the meaning of the clay jar image and the treasure it contains later in the sermon. But first it would be good for us to get some context about this statement and about the whole letter. At the beginning of a new sermon series, setting the stage is always helpful.
The church in Corinth was founded by St. Paul on his second missionary journey. We learn of this in the book of Acts, chapter 18. Paul had started the church there by witnessing to both
Jews and Gentiles, making converts from both. During that time he had also been opposed and reviled. But one night the Lord said to him in a vision, “Do not be afraid, but go on speaking and do not be silent, for I am with you, and no one will attack you to harm you, for I have many in this city who are my people.” These words encouraged Paul, and he stayed in Corinth a year and six months, faithfully teaching the word of God.
Sometime later, after he left, Paul wrote his first letter to the church there. He did this not only as a general follow-up, as he did with all the churches he started, but also to address several divisions among the people. He had learned that the church there was having trouble.
Sometime after that, Paul returned to Corinth to deal with one very severe division. This division is not detailed for us but seems to involve questions of leadership and authority. Paul later referred to this as a “painful visit.”
After that, Paul followed up with another letter – one that is lost to us. In it he addressed an additional source of pain that arose in the congregation – seemingly some attacks on Paul’s character and leadership.
The letter seems to have been helpful, for Paul later received an update on the issue from Titus, a fellow worker. Titus shared the good news that the congregation had re-affirmed its love for Paul and his teachings. Paul then decided to write them yet again. And this last letter is the one we know as Second Corinthians.
As one might imagine, after hearing of this challenging context, Paul’s chief concern in this letter is reconciliation. The subject permeates the book. The key verses on this, however, come from chapter five. And those verses are not assigned to be read by us in the coming weeks, as they are normally read during Lent, but I will refer to them throughout our series. The section includes mention of the “ministry of reconciliation” Christ has given to his church, and it ends with an appeal for all to be “reconciled to God” – an appeal that we read every year on Ash Wednesday.
To begin his letter, Paul uses his first chapter to remind everyone that great comfort is found in Christ Jesus. He says: “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God.” Some of us recognize these verses from the old funeral liturgy. Paul composes them to set the tone of his letter – signaling that the letter will be one of gentle encouragement.
As the following chapters unfold, Paul rehearses some of the hard history I mentioned earlier. He does this in order to explain his thoughts on these matters, urge forgiveness towards those who have offended, and remind his hearers of the presence and leading of God’s Spirit. God has made Paul and his fellow workers “ministers of a new covenant” (3:6). And this is a ministry that makes them bold in hope.
Throughout the letter, Paul frequently uses the pronoun “we.” And sometimes the “we” refers to Paul and his fellow leaders like Titus and Timothy. But at other times it refers to all the believers – those who make up the church. This can be a bit confusing at times. But Paul wants to build unity between leaders and people, based on reconciliation and common belief.
Our text today from chapter four begins with Paul stating that “what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.” Here Paul alludes to the fact that some in the church were asserting themselves as leaders for the sake of self-promotion and material gain. And this was in contrast to those, like Paul, who understood that a leader’s work was one of service. Paul makes mention of this contrast a few times in the book.
The other thing being addressed here is the old belief that identifies suffering as a sign of God’s disfavor. There were obviously some people in the church who concluded that Paul, because of the great suffering he endured through his persecutions, arrests and opposition, must not be a true messenger of God.
This is why Paul reminds the people that he and the other Christian leaders were servants. It was their job to do work which would involve suffering, for in their suffering people would come to understand the truth of God and God’s version of glory – both of which involve suffering too. They would understand, as well, that glory is to be given to God and not human leaders.
And this is where the “jars of clay” illustration comes in. For jars are not valuable in themselves – at least most of them. Rather, it’s what the jars hold that is important.
When I toured the Museum of the Bible a couple of weeks ago, our guide showed us some large clay jars that had survived from Biblical times. The jars were not ornate in any way, but they were mostly intact and I asked the guide if they were valuable. “Nope,” he said immediately. He then explained that jars like that were extremely common in their day and that there’s still lots of them around. “They were the Amazon box of their day,” he said – which explained the situation clearly.
In his letter, Paul uses the image of a clay jar to describe himself and all Christians. His point with this comparison is that our bodies are common and can easily break. What makes them valuable is the treasure inside. And that treasure is the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Paul said: “We have this treasure in jars of clay to show that the surpassing power belongs to God and not to us.” Notice his reference here to “power.” A Christian’s true power comes from the Gospel message that we carry. And this power won’t necessarily be seen from the outside.
Like clay pots, our lives get dinged up. We crack, and even break. But we have the Gospel message of salvation inside of us. And this is the power that helps us go on and leads to ultimate redemption in the life to come.
“We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed.” Or as one modern phrase puts it: we take a licking but keep on ticking.
Paul then explains this by saying: “we always carry in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies.” The “death of Jesus” message we carry tells us that our sins have been redeemed. And this message then brings life – the new life in the Spirit and the new life to come beyond the grave. This is the message that we “jars of clay” carry within us.
Paul then adds: “For we who live are always being given over to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.” In other words, Christians who have the new life of the Spirit will suffer – here referred to as being “given over to death.” But this suffering is redemptive, for it serves others as Jesus served us.
Paul concludes this thought by saying: “So death is at work in us, but life in you.” Here the “us” is Paul and his fellow church leaders. Paul reminds the people that their leaders are serving and suffering for them so that they may have the life given in the Gospel.
And that Gospel message, as Paul said earlier, is the “light that shines out of the darkness.” It is the “light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.” This light is found inside of us, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
There is no greater power than the Gospel message. But we have it in jars of clay. And this understanding helps keep us humble, by pointing out that the true treasure is the Gospel and not us.
As in Paul’s day, this understanding is often missed, even in Christ’s church. People continue to believe that suffering is a sign of disfavor, not favor. And they still expect that their following of God will lead not only to spiritual gain but material gain as well.
We know this theology today as the “Prosperity Gospel.” It is a manifestation of what Luther called the “Theology of Glory.” We must identify such teaching when we hear it, and call it out as the heresy it is.
And we must remember, too, that such thinking arises in our own hearts as well. For there are times when we question our faith when we suffer. And we despair when our material prosperity seems to lack.
Yes, we have the treasure of God – the Gospel of Jesus Christ which proclaims our forgiveness and overcomes the suffering and death of the world. But we have this treasure in jars of clay. We can’t expect to appear successful in the eyes of the world. And we will have times when our life of service is abused.
Even in our normal living, “death is at work in us.” But let’s remember, life is at work in us too. This is the life of the Gospel – the good news of our salvation and the good news of our empowerment through the Spirit.
I’ve heard that on many street corners in India, vendors will sell chai tea that comes in little clay cups. Customers drink the tea, then simply toss the empty cup into the street. It seems rather wasteful. Many of the cups break. But later, those cups and parts are scooped up, cleaned, soaked in water, and formed by a potter into new cups, making them ready for use once again.
In the same way, though our bodies are but clay – fragile, breaking and eventually passing – they have been washed in the water of Baptism. And God, who is the potter – as the prophet Jeremiah once proclaimed (chapter 18) – will one day remake our bodies in the resurrection. At that time we will be raised in glory to live with the God who fills us now and for all eternity.
We may be humble clay vessels now, but we will be re-created as a vessel of beauty and honor, perfect and holy, according to God’s plan and promise.
Until that day, let us then be thankful for the treasure that lives inside of us. And let us live our lives boldly and confidently as servants of Christ – drawing on the power of his Holy Spirit.
In the name of Jesus. Amen.
HYMN OF THE DAY (Stand) Rejoice, My Heart, Be Glad and Sing LSB 737
1 Rejoice, my heart, be glad and sing,
A cheerful trust maintain;
For God, the source of ev’rything,
Your portion shall remain.
2 He is your treasure, He your joy,
Your life and light and Lord,
Your counselor when doubts annoy,
Your shield and great reward.
3 Why spend the day in blank despair,
In restless thought the night?
On your Creator cast your care;
He makes your burdens light.
4 Did not His love and truth and pow’r
Guard ev’ry childhood day?
And did He not in threat’ning hour
Turn dreaded ills away?
5 He only will with patience chide,
His rod falls gently down;
And all your sins He casts aside
In ocean depths to drown.
6 His wisdom never plans in vain
Nor falters nor mistakes.
All that His counsels may ordain
A blessèd ending makes.
7 Upon your lips, then, lay your hand,
And trust His guiding love;
Then like a rock your peace shall stand
Here and in heav’n above.
APOSTLES’ CREED Hymnal, back cover
I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
And in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell.
The third day He rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life ✠ everlasting. Amen.
OFFERING
Offerings support the church’s mission work – both here and through our many partners. Offerings may be placed in the box at the sanctuary entrance or sent to the church through our website or the mail. Fellowship Cards help us welcome new people and track participation. Please fill one out and place it in the offering box following the service.
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
God of all light and power, You shine upon Your creatures and eradicate all darkness that lies within them. Destroy the darkness our sin has caused in our lives and lead us to shine the light of Your grace and truth. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Lord of glory, You have gathered Your Church and sanctified it in Your truth. Guide and direct our ministers and leaders to be true servants of your Gospel; preserve all congregations, especially those with pastoral vacancies; and send new laborers into Your harvest to work the fields you have prepared. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Bless our land, and all lands, with good weather and abundant fruits so that all people may be well supplied and fed. Give us our Sabbath rest as we have need. And grant even more, that we would be filled with an awareness of Your mercies and show forth grateful and generous hearts through humble service in your name. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Almighty God, You have established all authorities on the earth. Bless all public servants, including our president, governor and legislators, that they would fulfill their offices with wisdom and compassion. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, be the strength and song of those who are afflicted in body or mind, especially Geraine, Sophia, Dolly, Norma, Brooks, Trudy, Mary Ann, June, Peter, Wendy, Russell, Tawni, Marvin, Yi, Eunice, Mona and all whom we name before you in our hearts… Give them strength and healing according to your gracious will. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
Give repentance and faith to all who receive our Lord’s body and blood today, that in the unity of a true confession they may receive it for the forgiveness of their sins. Lord, in Your mercy, hear our prayer.
O Lord, heavenly Father, we gratefully remember the sufferings and death of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ, for our salvation. Rejoicing in His victorious resurrection from the dead, we draw strength from His ascension before You, where He ever stands for us as our own High Priest. Gather us together from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers, deliver and preserve us, for to You alone we give all glory, honor and worship, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
OFFERTORY Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful (LSB 955)
1 Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord,
And fill to the brim our cup of blessing.
Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown,
That we may be fed with the bread of life.
Gather the hopes and the dreams of all;
Unite them with the prayers we offer now.
Grace our table with Your presence, and give us
A foretaste of the feast to come.
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SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT
REFACE (Stand) LSB 208-210
The Lord be with you.
And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord, holy Father, almighty and everlasting God, for the countless blessings You so freely bestow on us and all creation. Above all, we give thanks for Your boundless love shown to us when You sent Your only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ, into our flesh and laid on Him our sin, giving Him into death that we might not die eternally. Because He is now risen from the dead and lives and reigns to all eternity, all who believe in Him will overcome sin and death and will rise again to new life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
SANCTUS LSB 208
Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth adored;
Heav’n and earth with full acclaim shout the glory of Your name.
Sing hosanna in the highest, sing hosanna to the Lord;
Truly blest is He who comes in the name of the Lord!
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
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.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
PAX DOMINI
The peace of the Lord be with you always.
Amen.
AGNUS DEI LSB 210
1 O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
You take the sin of the world away;
O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
Have mercy on us, Lord, we pray.
2 O Jesus Christ, true Lamb of God,
You take the sin of the world away;
Have mercy on us, Jesus Christ,
And grant us peace, O Lord, we pray.
THE COMMUNION (Be seated)
Those wishing to commune at the foot of the steps should come forward first. Those wishing to commune at the altar rail should come forward after these, front rows first, from both sides of the aisle. After receiving, all should return to their seats. A common dismissal will be given at the end.
DISTRIBUTION HYMN What a Friend We Have in Jesus LSB 770
1 What a friend we have in Jesus,
All our sins and griefs to bear!
What a privilege to carry
Ev’rything to God in prayer!
Oh, what peace we often forfeit;
Oh, what needless pain we bear—
All because we do not carry
Ev’rything to God in prayer!
2 Have we trials and temptations?
Is there trouble anywhere?
We should never be discouraged—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Can we find a friend so faithful
Who will all our sorrows share?
Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
3 Are we weak and heavy laden,
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Savior, still our refuge—
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
In His arms He’ll take and shield thee;
Thou wilt find a solace there.
NUNC DIMITTIS LSB 211
1 O Lord, now let Your servant
Depart in heav’nly peace,
For I have seen the glory
Of Your redeeming grace:
A light to lead the Gentiles
Unto Your holy hill,
The glory of Your people,
Your chosen Israel.
2 All glory to the Father,
All glory to the Son,
All glory to the Spirit,
Forever Three in One;
For as in the beginning,
Is now, shall ever be,
God’s triune name resounding.
PRAYER (Stand)
BENEDICTION
SENDING HYMN Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death LSB 697
1 Awake, O sleeper, rise from death,
And Christ shall give you light;
So learn His love, its length and breadth,
Its fullness, depth, and height.
2 To us on earth He came to bring
From sin and fear release,
To give the Spirit’s unity,
The very bond of peace.
3 Then walk in love as Christ has loved,
Who died that He might save;
With kind and gentle hearts forgive
As God in Christ forgave.
4 For us Christ lived, for us He died,
And conquered in the strife;
Awake, arise, go forth in faith,
And Christ shall give you life.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
DISMISSAL
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
POSTLUDE Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death Setting: Paul Manz
FELLOWSHIP: Board of Elders
Those serving:
8:00 a.m.:
Greeter: Steve Janssen
Comm. assist: Jim Easterly
Reader: Norm Williams
10:30 a.m.:
Greeter: Charles Fisher
Comm. assist: Jill Hecht
Reader: Charles Fisher
Acolyte: Andreas Buuck
AV Assist: Hannes Buuck, Andreas Buuck
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2024 Concordia Publishing House.
280 Give Me Jesus Text: African American spiritual Tune: African American spiritual, arr L.L. Fleming b. 1936 Text: Public domain Tune: © 1973 Augsburg Publishing House Reprinted under OneLicense.net #A-701491
737 Rejoice, My Heart, Be Glad and Sing Text: Paul Gerhardt, 1607–76; tr. John Kelly, 1833–90, alt. Tune: Harmonischer Lieder-Schatz, 1738, Frankfurt Text and tune: Public domain
770 What a Friend We Have in Jesus Text: Joseph M. Scriven, 1819–86 Tune: Charles C. Converse, 1832–1918 Text and tune: Public domain
697 Awake, O Sleeper, Rise from Death Text: F. Bland Tucker, 1895–1984
Tune: Carl G. Gläser, 1784–1829 Text: © 1980 Augsburg Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005326 Tune: Public domain