Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ!

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1 Welcome in the name of Jesus Christ! We thank God that you have joined us for worship. If you are visiting with us, we thank God you are here and pray our worship together will be a mutual blessing. If you are looking for a church home, we hope Abiding Savior can meet your needs. Please introduce yourself to one of the Pastors. We ask both members and visitors to kindly fill out attendance cards and pass them to the center aisle. The ushers will gather them during the song following the Children s Message. Feel free to add a prayer request for the Pastor to include in the congregational prayer. We love children here at Abiding Savior. Parents are encouraged to sit in the front pews so that young children can see what is happening during worship. If you should want to make use of our cry room or nursery, please ask one of our ushers for directions. Ministers Rev. Dr. Thomas Rogers... Senior Pastor Rev. Glenn Lucas... Associate Pastor Rev. Richard Schumm, Emeritus... Assistant to the Pastors Mr. Bruce Matthias... Minister of Finance & Administration Mrs. Donna Lucas... Principal Lorena Vaughn Bradley... Preschool Director Chris Rogers... Director of Music & Organist Call Us Abiding Savior Lutheran Church EL Toro Road Lake Forest, California Church Office... (949) School Office... (949) Preschool Office... (949) On the Web...

2 Worship Service of Word and Song Second Sunday of Easter Saturday, May 3 rd, :00 p.m. Sunday, May 4 th, :30 a.m. WELCOME OPENING CONGREGATIONAL SONG Our God Saves Sing Twice In the Name of the Father, in the Name of the Son, In the Name of the Spirit, Lord, we come; We re gather d together to lift up Your Name, To call on our Savior, to fall on Your grace; Hear the joyful sound of our offering as Your saints bow down, As Your people sing; We will rise with You, lifted on Your wings, And the world will see that Our God saves, our God saves; There is hope in Your Name; Mourning turns to songs of praise; Our God saves, our God saves. Words & Music by Paul Baloche & Brenton Brown Copyright 2007 Thankyou Music (Integrity s Hosanna! Music) All rights reserved Used by permission CCLI # ABIDING SAVIOR PRESCHOOL SINGS: 5:00 p.m. L-O-V-E Jesus Loves Me INVOCATION Pastor: All: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen! CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Pastor: All: Pastor: All: Worshippers are invited to kneel for the Confession and Absolution. Those who desire not to kneel may sit or stand. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. 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. 2

3 Pastor: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for His sake God forgives us all our sins. To those who believe in Jesus Christ He gives power to become the children of God and bestows on them the Holy Spirit. May the Lord, Who has begun this good work in us, bring it to completion in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ. All: Amen. EPISTLE READING 1 PETER 1:17-25 And if you call on him as Father who judges impartially according to each one s deeds, conduct yourselves with fear throughout the time of your exile, knowing that you were ransomed from the futile ways inherited from your forefathers, not with perishable things such as silver or gold, but with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot. He was foreknown before the foundation of the world but was made manifest in the last times for your sake, who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God. Having purified your souls by your obedience to the truth for a sincere brotherly love, love one another earnestly from a pure heart, since you have been born again, not of perishable seed but of imperishable, through the living and abiding word of God; for All flesh is like grass and all its glory like the flower of grass. The grass withers, and the flower falls, but the word of the Lord remains forever. And this word is the good news that was preached to you. CONGREGATIONAL SONG Revelation Song Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Holy, Holy, is He. Sing a new song to Him who sits on Heaven s Mercy Seat. Refrain: Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was and is and is to come. With all creation I sing Praise to the King of kings. You are my everything And I will adore You. Clothed in rainbows of living color. Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder. Blessing and honor, strength and Glory and power be To You the Only Wise King. Refrain Filled with wonder, Awestruck wonder At the mention of Your Name. Jesus, Your Name is Power Breath, and Living Water Such a marvelous mystery. Refrain By Jennie Lee Riddle Copyright 2004 Gateway Create Publishing Used By Permission All Rights Reserved. CCLI #

4 SECOND READING ACTS 2:14A, But Peter, standing with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them. Let all the house of Israel therefore know for certain that God has made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom you crucified. Now when they heard this they were cut to the heart, and said to Peter and the rest of the apostles, Brothers, what shall we do? And Peter said to them, Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit. For the promise is for you and for your children and for all who are far off, everyone whom the Lord our God calls to himself. And with many other words he bore witness and continued to exhort them, saying, Save yourselves from this crooked generation. So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls. Please stand for the Reading of the Holy Gospel. THE HOLY GOSPEL LUKE 24:13-35 That very day two of them were going to a village named Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem, and they were talking with each other about all these things that had happened. While they were talking and discussing together, Jesus himself drew near and went with them. But their eyes were kept from recognizing him. And he said to them, What is this conversation that you are holding with each other as you walk? And they stood still, looking sad. Then one of them, named Cleopas, answered him, Are you the only visitor to Jerusalem who does not know the things that have happened there in these days? And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, a man who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people, and how our chief priests and rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him. But we had hoped that he was the one to redeem Israel. Yes, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things happened. Moreover, some women of our company amazed us. They were at the tomb early in the morning, and when they did not find his body, they came back saying that they had even seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. Some of those who were with us went to the tomb and found it just as the women had said, but him they did not see. And he said to them, O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken! Was it not necessary that the Christ should suffer these things and enter into his glory? And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he interpreted to them in all the Scriptures the things concerning himself. So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He acted as if he were going farther, but they urged him strongly, saying, Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent. So he went in to stay with them. When he was at table with them, he took the bread and blessed and broke it and gave it to them. And their eyes were opened, and they recognized him. And he vanished from their sight. They said to each other, Did not our hearts burn within us while he talked to us on the road, while he opened to us the Scriptures? And they rose that same hour and returned to Jerusalem. And they found the eleven and those who were with them gathered together, saying, The Lord has risen indeed, and has appeared to Simon! Then they told what had happened on the road, and how he was known to them in the breaking of the bread. 4

5 Worshippers are invited to stand and share the peace of the Lord with each other. Children can come down to the chancel steps for the children s message. CHILDREN S MESSAGE Prayer and member/guest cards will be collected during the singing of the following song: CONGREGATIONAL SONG Jesus Messiah He became sin who knew no sin That we might become His righteousness. He humbled Himself and carried the cross. Love so amazing, love so amazing. Jesus Messiah, Name above all names, Blessed Redeemer, Emmanuel, The Rescue for sinners, The Ransom from heaven, Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. Refrain: His body the bread, His blood the wine Broken and poured out all for love. The whole earth trembled and the veil was torn. Love so amazing, love so amazing. Refrain All our hope is in You. All our hope is in You. All the glory to You, God, The Light of the world. Refrain Jesus Messiah, Lord of all. Words & Music by Chris Tomlin, Daniel Carson, Ed Cash & Jesse Reeves Copyright 2008 worshiptogether.com (Admin. By EMI Christian Music Publishing) All rights reserved Used by permission CCLI # THE SERMON REV. GLENN LUCAS APOSTLES CREED 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. GATHERING OF OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS God doesn t need our money, but in His grace He gives us the privilege to be stewards of everything He has entrusted to our care. We can do more together than separately. As one body in Christ, our congregation has agreed to offer our first fruits to support ministries and missions that enable us to communicate Christ s love to everyone, everywhere; and our love for Him. Your sacrificial gift enables this holy work. 5

6 CONGREGATIONAL MUSICAL OFFERING Jesus Saves Hope is here, shout the news to ev ry one, it s a new day; peace has come Jesus saves. Mercy triumphs at the cross, love has come to rescue us, Jesus saves. Hope is here; what a joyful noise we ll make as we join with heaven s song To let all the world know that Jesus saves! Raise a shout to let all the world know that Jesus saves! Free at last; ev ry debt has been repaid, broken hearts can be remade Jesus saves. Sing above the storms of life, sing it through the darkest night, Jesus saves. Free at last what a joyful noise we ll make as we join with heaven s song To let all the world know that Jesus saves! Raise a shout to let all the world know that Jesus saves! Sing it out to let all the world know that Jesus saves! Raise a shout to let all the world know that Jesus saves! Sing it out to let all the world know that Jesus saves! Raise a shout to let all the world know that Jesus saves! Words & Music by Tim Hughes & Nick Herbert Copyright 2008 Thankyou Music All rights reserved Used by permission CCLI # THE PRAYERS THE LORD S PRAYER All: 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 for ever and ever. Amen. BENEDICTION Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. All: Amen! CLOSING CONGREGATIONAL SONG Forever Give thanks to the Lord our God and King, His love endures forever. For He is good, He is above all things, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise. With a mighty hand and outstretched arm, His love endures forever. For the life that s been reborn, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. 6

7 Refrain: Forever God is faithful; Forever God is strong. Forever God is with us; Forever.Forever. From the rising to the setting sun, His love endures forever. By the grace of God we will carry on, His love endures forever. Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. Refrain By Chris Tomlin Copyright 2001 worshiptogether.com songs sixsteps Music Used By Permission All Rights Reserved. CCLI # ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Flowers The flowers which grace our altar this weekend are dedicated to the glory of the Lord by Jim and Jeanne Grovom in celebration of Allison Herrera s birthday. We Pray For This Week The Harrelson Family, George & Linda Haslinger, The Heard Family, Harry & Suzy Hebel, Emily & Emma Hebel, Heiko & Jan Hecht, The Hellfeld Family, Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Hellmuth, The Ian Hendry Family Keep in Your Prayers Prayers for strength and healing, guidance and blessing for: Jeanne Kelly Jack Killion Brad Lucente Carol Lyons Jerry Mazzoni Maria Meyer Jon Ninke Bruce Olson Ross Marchand Jan McFarlane Crystal Nylander Leigh Bassler Richard Berman Hamilton Blake Jay Campbell Nicole Duston Olga Froemming Alexander Hernandez Betsy Hotsko Patricia Howard Beth Howland Elizabeth Hurley Guy Reneau Brett Riedlinger Junko Shiki Denice Soresi Bob Stanley Eileen Stewart Jim Towles Penny Waren Vernita Warsinski McKenzie Watson Ed Williams Margaret Winn Tanya Blakeslee John Colgan Diane Brennan Irene Fabre We pray for those who are ill: Jennifer Fielding Rocky Hewitt Shirley Hodge Christine Kirsh Jeremy Kuester Toti Manhan Larry Reimnitz Tyler Seder Lou Torres Ray Waren 7

8 Bill Bartlett Etsuko Busker Rosemary Colburn We pray for those who are recovering: Jeff Conrad Roger Gross Diane Tawney June Thomas We keep in our prayers: All those who are serving our country in the armed forces especially: Craig Berry, Scott Carr, Scott Chapman, Karina Giron David Gutierrez, Adam Justin, Joe Levell, Jerry Logan, Garrett Ludke, Jim Nelson, Meghan Robinson, Troy Severson, Julia Taylor, Bryan Tomberlin, Bobby Vandenberg, Wayne Vandenberg, Greg Walker, Ryan Weisrock and Alicia Williamson We pray for our missionaries: David and Joyce Erber serving our Lord in Nigeria The Erber s ask us to pray that the Holy Spirit would continue to sustain and grow the Lutheran church bodies in English-speaking West Africa. 8