Prelude
Greeting and Welcome
Lighting of the Candles
Hymn of Invocation – Earth and All Stars (LSB 817, verses 1-3)
Earth and all stars! Loud rushing planets!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Oh, victory! Loud shouting army!
Sing to the Lord a new song! Refrain
Refrain: He has done marvelous things.
I too will praise Him with a new song!
Hail, wind, and rain! Loud blowing snowstorm!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Flowers and trees! Loud rustling dry leaves!
Sing to the Lord a new song! Refrain
Trumpet and pipes! Loud clashing cymbals!
Sing to the Lord a new song!
Harp, lute, and lyre! Loud humming cellos!
Sing to the Lord a new song! Refrain
+ Preparation +
Invocation
P: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit
C: Amen.
Confession and Absolution
P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.
P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.
C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 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. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. 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.
P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
+ Word +
Introit
P: O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
C: My mouth will tell of your righteous acts, of your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge.
P: With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of your righteousness, yours alone.
C: O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
P: So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to another generation, your power to all those to come.
All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen
P: O God, be not far from me; O my God, make haste to help me!
Kyrie
P: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.
P: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.
P: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
C: Amen.
This Is the Feast
This is the feast of victory for our God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain,
whose blood set us free to be people of God.
This is the feast of victory for our God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Power, riches, wisdom and strength,
and honor, blessing, and glory are His.
This is the feast of victory for our God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Sing with all the people of God,
and join in the hymn of all creation.
Blessing, honor, glory, and might
be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen.
This is the feast of victory for our God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
For the Lamb who was slain has begun His reign. Alleluia.
This is the feast of victory for our God.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Salutation and Collect of the Day
P: The Lord be with you.
C: And also with you.
P: Let us pray. O Lord, keep Your family the Church continually in the true faith that relying on the hope of Your heavenly grace we may ever be defended by Your mighty power; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C: Amen.
First Reading – Isaiah 6:1-8
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him stood the seraphim. Each had six wings: with two he covered his face, and with two he covered his feet, and with two he flew. And one called to another and said: “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!”
And the foundations of the thresholds shook at the voice of him who called, and the house was filled with smoke. And I said: “Woe is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of hosts!”
Then one of the seraphim flew to me, having in his hand a burning coal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and said: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your sin atoned for.”
And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?” Then I said, “Here am I! Send me.”
P: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Epistle – 1 Corinthians 14:12–20
So with yourselves, since you are eager for manifestations of the Spirit, strive to excel in building up the church.
Therefore, one who speaks in a tongue should pray for the power to interpret. For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays but my mind is unfruitful. What am I to do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will pray with my mind also; I will sing praise with my spirit, but I will sing with my mind also. Otherwise, if you give thanks with your spirit, how can anyone in the position of an outsider say “Amen” to your thanksgiving when he does not know what you are saying? For you may be giving thanks well enough, but the other person is not being built up. I thank God that I speak in tongues more than all of you. Nevertheless, in church I would rather speak five words with my mind in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
Brothers, do not be children in your thinking. Be infants in evil, but in your thinking be mature.
P: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Alleluia and Verse
Alleluia. Lord, to whom shall we go?
You have the words of eternal life.
Alleluia, alleluia.
Holy Gospel – John 7:40-52
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the seventh chapter.
C: Glory to You, O Lord.
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.” Others said, “This is the Christ.” But some said, “Is the Christ to come from Galilee? Has not the Scripture said that the Christ comes from the offspring of David, and comes from Bethlehem, the village where David was?” So there was a division among the people over him. Some of them wanted to arrest him, but no one laid hands on him.
The officers then came to the chief priests and Pharisees, who said to them, “Why did you not bring him?” The officers answered, “No one ever spoke like this man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Have you also been deceived? Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in him? But this crowd that does not know the law is accursed.” Nicodemus, who had gone to him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what he does?” They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and see that no prophet arises from Galilee.”
P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to You, O Christ.
Children’s Hymn – He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (AGPS 117)
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole wide world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.
He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands,
He’s got the whole world in His hands.
Children’s Sermon – Steph Chapa
Hymn of the Day – We Shall Overcome (AGPS 259)
We shall overcome, we shall overcome,
We shall overcome someday.
Oh, if in our hearts we do believe,
We shall overcome someday.
We’ll walk hand in hand, we’ll walk hand in hand
We’ll walk hand in hand someday.
Oh, if in our hearts we do believe,
We’ll walk hand in hand someday.
We shall all have peace, we shall all have peace,
We shall all have peace someday.
Oh, if in our hearts we do believe,
We shall all have peace someday.
We are not afraid, we are not afraid,
We are not afraid this day.
Oh, if in our hearts we do believe,
We are not afraid this day.
God is on our side, God is on our side,
God is on our side this day.
Oh, if in our hearts we do believe,
God is on our side this day.
Sermon
Apostles' Creed
C: 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.
Prayer of the Church
+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 6 – Adam Lee, Spencer Moore, Curt Skouby; 7 – Flo Ryan; 9 – Vicki Lucas; 10 – John Lee, Bill Richter
Special Celebrations and Needs:
+ Church family members: the DeFosset and Gaal families, recovering from Covid; James & Johanna Sowers, celebrating the birth of newborn William; Rosemary Orloff, dealing with heart problems; Jennifer Grimm, diagnosed with breast cancer; Shirley Williams, recovering from heart surgery; Carol Froesel, recovering from a back procedure
+ Friends of our congregation: Kim, daughter of Greg & Karen Frimel, diagnosed with cancer; Brian Feegle, cousin of Tim Cosby, very ill with Covid; Marilyn Myers, mother of Ann Jonas, dealing with heart problems
+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Twylah Atwood, Fred & Mary Aufderheide, Mary Guion, Jerry & Jane Keathley, Ruth Wussler
+ Our Refugee family, the Madaskais
