May 5, 2024
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Announcements
Invocation
Scripture: Psalm 98
1 O sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things. His right hand and his holy arm have gotten him victory.
2 The Lord has made known his victory; he has revealed his vindication in the sight of the nations.
3 He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God.
4 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises.
5 Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody.
6 With trumpets and the sound of the horn make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord.
7 Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who live in it.
8 Let the floods clap their hands; let the hills sing together for joy
9 at the presence of the Lord, for he is coming to judge the earth. He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.
“Sounds Like Heaven”
I can see the kingdom come
In galaxies and rooms like these
I can see Your will be done
When strangers stand in unity
I don't need the rocks to cry
Unless they're taking harmony
'Cause when we sing it sounds like heaven
I can see Your kingdom come
When I'm falling on my knees
I can see Your will be done
When I don't make it about me
I don't need a microphone or a perfect melody
'Cause when we sing it sounds like heaven
Let Your kingdom come
Your will be done
Here as it is in heaven
Let Your church be one
The fight is done
Here as it is in heaven
Let Your kingdom come
Your will be done
Here as it is in heaven
Let Your church be one
The fight is done
Here as it is in heaven
Holy Holy
Holy Holy
We sing Holy Holy
Holy Holy
Holy Holy
We sing Holy Holy
Let Your kingdom come (Holy Holy)
Your will be done (Holy Holy)
Here as it is in heaven
(We sing Holy Holy)
Let Your church be one (Holy Holy)
The fight is done (Holy Holy)
Here as it is in heaven (We sing Holy Holy)
I can see the kingdom come
In galaxies and rooms like these
I can see Your will be done
When strangers stand in unity
I don't need the rocks to cry
Unless they're taking harmony
'Cause when we sing it sounds like heaven
“Joy to the World”
Joy to the World, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare Him room
And Heaven and nature sing
And Heaven and nature sing
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods,
rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy
No more let sins and sorrows grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as, the curse is found
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders, wonders, of His love
Invitation
Confession
Pardon
Peace
Christ our Lord invites to his table
all who love him, who earnestly repent of their sin
and seek to live in peace
r4rfd` ~~1awith one another.Therefore, let us confess our sin
before God and one another.
God of grace and love,
here is our prayer:
Have mercy on us
for the wrong we have done.
Show us where
our service is needed.
Help us set aside
our prejudice and bias.
Fill us with a longing
to know you better.
Forgive us
our lukewarm responses.
Kindle in us passion for your work.
Set us free from sin and fear.
Send us out to be your people.
This we pray in the name of Jesus,
our leader, our guide, our Savior. Amen.
Hear the good news,
Christ died for us
while we were still sinners,
which proves God’s love for us. In the name of Jesus Christ,
You Are forgiven
In the name of Jesus Christ, You Are forgiven
Glory to God, Amen.
Offering
Doxology
Praise God from whom all flow.
Praise Him all creatures here below.
Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts.
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen
Scripture: Acts 10:44-48
44 While Peter was still speaking, the Holy Spirit fell upon all who heard the word.
45 The circumcised believers who had come with Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles,
46 for they heard them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter said,
47 "Can anyone withhold the water for baptizing these people who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?"
48 So he ordered them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they invited him to stay for several days.
“There is Power in the Blood”
Hymn #449
Would you be free
from your burden of sin?
There’s pow’r in the blood,
pow’r in the blood.
Would you o’er evil
a victory win?
There’s wonderful pow’r
in the blood.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood
of the Lamb.
Would you be free from your
passion and pride?
There’s pow’r in the blood,
pow’r in the blood.
Come for a cleansing to
Calvary’s tide.
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood
of the Lamb.
Would you be whiter,
much whiter than snow?
There’s pow’r in the blood,
pow’r in the blood.
Sin-stains are lost in its
life-giving flow.
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood
of the Lamb.
Would you do service
for Jesus, your King?
There’s pow’r in the blood,
pow’r in the blood.
Would you live daily
His praises to sing?
There’s wonderful pow’r in the blood.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the blood of the Lamb.
There is pow’r, pow’r,
wonder-working pow’r
In the precious blood
of the Lamb.
“Victory in Jesus”
Hymn #352
I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me.
I heard about His groaning,
Of His precious blood’s atoning.
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory.
O victory in Jesus, My Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood.
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about His healing,
of His cleansing pow’r revealing,
How He made the lame
to walk again
And caused the blind to see.
And then I cried, “Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit”;
And somehow Jesus
Came and brought
To me the victory.
O victory in Jesus, My Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood.
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.
I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory,
And I heard about
The streets of gold
0Beyond the crystal sea,
O victory in Jesus, My Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood.
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story;
And some sweet day
I’ll sing up there
The song of victory.
O victory in Jesus, My Savior forever!
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood.
He loved me ere I knew Him,
And all my love is due Him.
He plunged me to victory
Beneath the cleansing flood.
Scripture: John 15:9-17
9 As the Father has loved me, so I have loved you; abide in my love.
10 If you keep my commandments, you will abide in my love, just as I have kept my Father's commandments and abide in his love.
11 I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be complete.
12 "This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.
13 No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends.
14 You are my friends if you do what I command you.
15 I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.
16 You did not choose me but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that will last, so that the Father will give you whatever you ask him in my name.
17 I am giving you these commands so that you may love one another.
Message: Pastor Ryan
Communion
The Communion Supper, instituted by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is a sacrament, which proclaims His life, His sufferings, His sacrificial death and resurrection, and the hope of His coming again. It shows forth the Lord’s death until His return. The Supper is a means of grace in which Christ is present by the Spirit. It is to be received in reverent appreciation and gratefulness for the work of Christ. All those who are truly repentant, forsaking their sins, and believing in Christ for salvation are invited to participate in the death and resurrection of Christ. We come to the table that we may be renewed in life and salvation and be made one by the Spirit.
In unity with the Church, we confess our faith:
Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again.
Holy God, We gather at this, your table, in the name of your Son, Jesus Christ, who by your Spirit was anointed to preach good news to the poor, proclaim release to the captives, set at liberty those who are oppressed. Christ healed the sick, fed the hungry, ate with sinners, and established the new covenant for forgiveness of sins. We live in the hope of His coming again. On the night in which He was betrayed, He took bread, gave thanks, broke the bread, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Likewise, when the supper was over, he took the cup, gave thanks, gave it to His disciples, and said: “Drink from this, all of you, this is my blood of the new covenant, poured out for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this in remembrance of me.” Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. And so, we gather as the Body of Christ to offer ourselves to you in praise and thanksgiving. Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these your gifts. Make them by the power of your Spirit to be for us the body and blood of Christ, that we may be for the world the Body of Christ, redeemed by His blood. By your Spirit make us one in Christ, one with each other, and one in the ministry of Christ to all the world, until Christ comes in final victory. In the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Amen. And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, let us pray:
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen
Benediction