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April 19th | 22nd in the year of our Lord 2018 The readings with this Sunday begin a gradual transition from the First Half Year of Our Lord to the Second Half Year. We expand our focus from the way that God won our salvation to the way we live our salvation. The readings demonstrate how the Risen Christ connects with us with His Word: Shepherd & sheep, Vine & branches, Friend & friends, Patron & protected.
Preparation Prayer- God the Father, You sent the Good Shepherd, Jesus Christ. Please use Your Word build us up in faith, truth and love. Grant to Your gathered people our portion among the saints. We pray for all believers, for kings and rulers, for the enemies of the Cross of Christ. For ourselves we pray that our godly lives may be easily seen. Bless all You have gathered here today to be built up and strengthened by Your Word, preached, sung and taught. Amen . –based on a prayer by Polycarp who was a student of the Apostle John-
GOOD SHEPHERD Evangelical Lutheran Church and School Wi s c o n s i n R a p i d s , WI , U S A Pastor Paul A.Tullberg | Educator/Principal Donna Tullberg WWW
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Leader: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Let us admit our sins to the Lord and to each other. Peo p l e : Merciful Father in heaven, I am completely sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against You. I do not deserve to be called Your child. But I trust in Jesus Christ, my Savior, and pray: Have mercy on me according to Your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt. Leader: God has canceled the debt of all Your sins on the cross of His eternal Son, Jesus Christ. Your guilt has been removed. The resurrected Lord Jesus Christ declares you to be free and forgiven. Believe this Good News: Peace! God does not condemn you. Go and sin no more. Response: There I s A Highe r Thr one
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1 There is a higher throne than all this world has known, Where faithful ones from ev’ry tongue will one day come. Before the Son we’ll stand, made faultless through the Lamb; Believing hearts find promised grace; salvation comes. Refrain: Hear heaven’s voices sing; their thund’rous anthem rings. Through em’rald courts and sapphire skies their praises rise. All glory, wisdom, pow’r, strength, thanks, and honor are to God our King who reigns on high forevermore. 2 And there we’ll find our home, our life before the throne. We’ll honor him in perfect song where we belong. He’ll wipe each tear-stained eye as thirst and hunger die. The Lamb becomes our Shepherd-King; we’ll reign with him. Refrain:
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Prayer of the Day: O Lord Jesus Christ, You are the Good Shepherd who laid down Your life for the sheep. Lead us now to the still waters of Your life -giving Word that we may abide in Your Father’s house forevermore; for You live and rule with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
John 10:11-18 Oh, dear Jesus, I am near You; Let me listen to Your Voice! Let me ever love and fear You; Let Your Word still be my choice. Many hardened sinners, Lord, flee in terror at Your Word, but to all who feel sin’s burden You give peace and words of pardon .
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Tune: #283cw “Speak O Savior”
1 John 3:1, 2 Father, God of grace You chose us; Son of God, You came to save; Counselor, O Holy Spirit, righteous faith You freely gave. We breathe in the joyful news: “Jesus lived and died for you.” “Jesus rose! New life is given, endless joy with Him in heaven! ”
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Tune: #283cw “Speak O Savior”
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. I believe 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 is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there, 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. Victory Song of the Day: The Lord’s My Shepherd; I’ll Not Want #360cw “He has risen. Remember what He told you?”
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Instruction in the Word We Gat her o ur Gifts o f Than ks This is an act of worship i n whi ch bel iever s gener ousl y r et ur n to the Savior a porti on of what God has gener ousl y gi ven t o us. These are not dues. These are not f or ced tuiti ons or mandat or y bi lli ng payment s. God ’s church gr ows in gener osit y as God ’ s people of fai th respond t o His gr eat wor k of sal vati on. If you ar e vi sit ing with us t oday, please don ’ t f eel compel led to part ici pat e. If you do gi ve, thank you so much for your gener ous support ! We use these off eri ngs to ext end the Savi or ’ s wor k her e at Good Shepher d church and school and fr om here i nto t he wor ld.
Celebration of the Lord’s Supper Songs to use during the distribution of the Holy Communion from the red song books (Christian Worship) #150, 360, 374, 436, 263 if needed.
Prayers, Benediction and Parting Song: Yours Forever! #426cw 3 Yours forever, Lord of life! Shield us through our earthly strife. You, the Life, the Truth, the Way, Guide us to the realms of day. 4 Yours forever! Shepherd, keep All Your weak and trembling sheep Safely in Your tender care; Let us all Your goodness share. 5 Yours forever! You our Guide, All our needs by You supplied, All our sins by You forgiv’n, Lead us, Lord, from earth to heav’n.
We are so thankful you could be with us today to hear the Good News of Jesus Christ! If there is any way we can help you get to know Jesus better, we would be honored to help you. Let us introduce you to others, including our pastor. We all stand ready to share the Gospel of our Savior with each and every one of you! Bl essi n gs! Alive in Jesus! Pastor Tullberg “He has risen. Remember what He told you?”
