Christ the King Lutheran Church. SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Rite of Confirmation at 10:30 a.m. May 6 & 7, 2018

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1 Christ the King Lutheran Church 111 West Magnolia Road Salina, Kansas (785) SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER Rite of Confirmation at 10:30 a.m. May 6 & 7, 2018 MISSION STATEMENT: The purpose of Christ the King is to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people and to make them disciples of Jesus. Thought for Today: What is confirmation? Confirmation is the public rite of the church preceded by a period of instruction designed to help the Baptized Christians identify with the life and mission of the Christian community. Note: Prior to admission to the Lord s Supper, it is necessary to be instructed in the Christian faith (1 Corinthians 11:28). The rite of confirmation provides an opportunity for the individual Christian, relying on God s promise given in Holy Baptism, to make a personal public confession of the faith and a lifelong pledge of fidelity to Christ. (Luther s Small Catechism, page 245; Question 306.) Welcome: We are pleased that you are here to join us in worship today. We pray that our time together in God s word assures you that you are loved by God and your sins are forgiven because of Jesus Christ s life, death, and resurrection. If you are visiting with us today and we can be of any assistance to you, please let us know.

2 Record of Attendance: We ask that all who are worshipping with us today would honor us by giving us a record of your attendance. Please fill out the blue card and then hand it to the center aisle. If you will be fellowshipping with us at the Lord s Table today, please fill out the communion registration on the blue attendance cards. Prayer Request: If you have any prayer requests, please place them on an attendance card. If you would like your request included in the prayers today, please inform one of the ushers and they will inform Pastor. Children are always welcome in the worship service. At Christ the King we believe that it is important for the whole family to worship together whenever possible. In order to assist you and for your comfort, we have a room just off the sanctuary that has a one-way glass, and we also have a nursery. If one of these areas would be helpful to you the usher will be happy to assist you. Communion Statement: The Lord s Supper is celebrated at Christ the King in accordance with doctrine of Holy Scripture and the confessions of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod and the glad confidence that as we receive the bread and wine we also receive the very Body and Blood of Lord Jesus Christ. In this meal God offers and gives to each who receive His Son s body and blood forgiveness of sins, strength for a holy life, eternal life, and fellowship. Our Lord invites to His table all who trust and believe His Words, are repentant, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us. Because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, we ask that those who have not been instructed, have doubts, or hold a confession differing from this congregation and are not members of a congregation that belongs to the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the Lord s Supper to first speak with the Pastor or Elder. Thank you. Altar flowers are given to the Glory of God by the families of our confirmation class.

3 Order of Worship: Divine Service Setting Three LSB 184 LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES WELCOME & GREETING CHIMES OPENING HYMN O Gracious Lord, with Love Draw Near LSB O gracious Lord, with love draw near To these, Your children gathered here; The Spirit s gift in them renew: The gift of faith that clings to You. 2 Sustain the work You have begun In these united to Your Son, For in that pure baptismal flood They have been cleansed by Jesus blood. 3 Deliver them from ev ry wile, From all that would their hearts beguile, From worldly ways and Satan s lies, That they may not Your Word despise. 4 Lord, keep them firm in their intent To You, Your Word and Sacrament. O make them bold, their faith to share And make them strong, each cross to bear. 5 O Father, grant that by Your grace They may Your will each day embrace; With fruits of faith their lives now bless, Till they at death Your name confess.

4 6 Then robed in white before Your throne, Your holy saints, by You foreknown Predestined, called, and justified, Shall, crowned in light, be glorified Stephen P. Starke; admin. Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no INVOCATION P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. EXHORTATION P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P: Our help is in the name of the Lord, C: who made heaven and earth. P: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, C: and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. CONFESSION OF SINS P: O almighty God, merciful Father, C: I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.

5 ABSOLUTION P: Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. INTROIT FOR SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Chanted) C: Come and hear, all you who fear God,* and I will tell what he has done for my soul. Shout for joy to God, all the earth;* sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise! Bless our God, O peoples;* let the sound of his praise be heard, who has kept our soul among the living* and has not let our feet slip. Blessèd be God,* because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast love from me! Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the be- ginning,* is now, and will be forever. Amen. Come and hear, all you who fear God,* and I will tell what he has done for my soul. KYRIE (Chanted) C: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us.

6 GLORIA IN EXCELSIS (Chanted) P: Glory be to God on high: C: and on earth peace, goodwill toward men. We praise Thee, we bless Thee, we worship Thee, we glorify Thee, we give thanks to Thee, for Thy great glory. O Lord God, heav nly King, God the Father Almighty. O Lord, the only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. Thou that takest away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. Thou that sittest at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For Thou only art holy; Thou only art the Lord. Thou only, O Christ, with the Holy Ghost, art most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. COLLECT OF THE DAY P: The Lord be with you. C: And with thy spirit. P: Let us pray. O God, the giver of all that is good, by Your holy inspiration grant that we may think those things that are right and by Your merciful guiding accomplish them; 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 OF SCRIPTURE Acts 10: So Peter opened his mouth and said: Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for the word that he sent to

7 Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear, 41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name. 44 While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. 45 And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. 46 For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, 47 Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? 48 And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. GRADUAL FOR SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Chanted) C: Christ has risen from the dead.* [God the Father] has crowned him with glory and honor, He has given him dominion over the works of his hands;* he has put all things un- der his feet.

8 EPISTLE 1 John 5:1 8 1 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4 For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world our faith. 5 Who is it that overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God? 6 This is he who came by water and blood Jesus Christ; not by the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7 For there are three that testify: 8 the Spirit and the water and the blood; and these three agree. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. ALLELUIA C: Alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over him. Alleluia. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world. Alleluia. HOLY GOSPEL (Congregation Responses Sung) John 15:9 17 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 15 th Chapter. C: Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 9 As the Father has loved me, so have I 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 These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may

9 be full. 12 [Jesus said:] This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. 13 Greater love has no one than this, that someone lays down his life for his friends. 14 You are my friends if you do what I command you. 15 No longer do I call you servants, for the servant does not know what his master is doing; but I have called you friends, for all that I have heard from my Father I have made known to you. 16 You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17 These things I command you, so that you will love one another. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to Thee, O Christ. NICENE CREED (8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.) C: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and

10 apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. CHILDREN S MESSAGE (8:00 a.m.) SERMON HYMN Thy Strong Word LSB 578; Stanzas 1, 3, 5, 6 (8:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m. Congregation sings) (10:30 a.m. - Midweek Choir sings Stanzas 1, 3, 5. Congregation joins them on Stanza 6) 1 Thy strong word did cleave the darkness; At Thy speaking it was done. For created light we thank Thee, While Thine ordered seasons run. Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send! Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end! 3 Thy strong Word bespeaks us righteous; Bright with Thine own holiness, Glorious now, we press toward glory, And our lives our hopes confess. Alleluia, alleluia! Praise to Thee who light dost send! Alleluia, alleluia! Alleluia without end! 5 Give us lips to sing Thy glory, Tongues Thy mercy to proclaim, Throats that shout the hope that fills us, Mouths to speak Thy holy name. Alleluia, alleluia! May the light which Thou dost send Fill our songs with alleluias, Alleluias without end!

11 6 God the Father, light-creator, To Thee laud and honor be. To Thee, Light of Light begotten, Praise be sung eternally. Holy Spirit, light-revealer, Glory, glory be to Thee. Mortals, angels, now and ever Praise the holy Trinity! 1969 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no SERMON 2 Timothy 3:14-17 It Is Just the Beginning 14 But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. CONFIRMATION HYMN Chief of Sinners Though I Be LSB Chief of sinners though I be, Jesus shed His blood for me, Died that I might live on high, Lives that I might never die. As the branch is to the vine, I am His, and He is mine.

12 2 Oh, the height of Jesus love, Higher than the heav ns above, Deeper than the depths of sea, Lasting as eternity! Love that found me wondrous thought! Found me when I sought Him not. 3 Only Jesus can impart Balm to heal the wounded heart, Peace that flows from sin forgiv n, Joy that lifts the soul to heav n, Faith and hope to walk with God In the way that Enoch trod. 4 Chief of sinners though I be, Christ is all in all to me; All my wants to Him are known, All my sorrows are His own. He sustains the hidden life Safe with Him from earthly strife. 5 O my Savior, help afford By Your Spirit and Your Word! When my wayward heart would stray, Keep me in the narrow way; Grace in time of need supply While I live and when I die. Public domain RITE OF CONFIRMATION (10:30 a.m.) LSB 272 CONFIRMATION ADDRESS P: Beloved in the Lord, our Lord Jesus Christ said to His apostles: "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in

13 the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded You; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age." You have been baptized and catechized in the Christian faith according to our Lord's bidding. Jesus said, "Whoever confesses Me before men, I will also confess before My Father who is in heaven. But whoever denies Me before men, I will also deny before My Father who is in heaven." Lift up your hearts, therefore, to the God of all grace and joyfully give answer to what I now ask you in the name of the Lord. PROFESSION OF FAITH P: Do you this day in the presence of God and of this congregation acknowledge the gifts that God gave you in your Baptism? R: Yes, I do. P: Do you renounce the devil? R: Yes, I renounce him. P: Do you renounce all his works? R: Yes, I renounce them. P: Do you renounce all his ways? R: Yes, I renounce them. P: Do you believe in God the Father Almighty? R: Yes, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord? R: Yes, 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.

14 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. P: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit? R: Yes, 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. P: Do you hold all the prophetic and apostolic Scriptures to be the inspired Word of God? R: I do. P: Do you confess the doctrine of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, drawn from the Scriptures, as you have learned to know it from the Small Catechism, to be faithful and true? R: I do. P: Do you intend to hear the Word of God and receive the Lord's Supper faithfully? R: I do, by the grace of God. P: Do you intend to live according to the Word of God, and in faith, word, and deed to remain true to God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, even to death? R: I do, by the grace of God. P: Do you intend to continue steadfast in this confession and Church and to suffer all, even death, rather than fall away from it? R: I do, by the grace of God. P: We rejoice with thankful hearts that you have been baptized and have received the teaching of the Lord. You have confessed the faith and been absolved of your sins. As you continue to hear the Lord's Word and receive His blessed Sacrament, He who has begun a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ. C: Amen.

15 BLESSING AND LIFE VERSE Katherina Marie Brown Blessing: May the God who has begun His good work in you, perform it until the Day of our Lord Jesus Christ. Life Verse: Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope. Erin Faith Jackson Blessing: May the Father in heaven for Jesus sake, renew and increase in you the gift of the Holy Spirit, to strengthen you in faith, that you may grow in grace, that He may give you patience in suffering, and give you the blessed assurance of eternal life. Life Verse: Joshua 24:15... choose this day whom you will serve... But as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD. Matthew Theodor Lawrenz Blessing: May God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, give you His Holy Spirit, the Spirit of wisdom and knowledge, of grace and prayer, of power and strength, of sanctification and the fear of God. Life Verse: Isaiah 43:1-3 But now thus says the LORD, he who created you, O Jacob, he who formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by name, you are mine. 2 When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they shall not overwhelm you; when you walk through fire you shall not be burned, and the flame shall not consume you. 3 For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.

16 Izaac Jay Leonard Blessing: May the God of all grace who has called you into His eternal glory by Christ Jesus, make you perfect, establish you, strengthen you, give you peace, and keep you through faith to all eternity. Life Verse: 2 Timothy 3: But as for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of, because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. Robert Ray Pace Blessing: May the God of Grace sanctify you; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless for the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. Life Verse: Revelation 2:10 Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life. COLLECTS FOR THE CONFIRMANDS P: Lord God, heavenly Father, we thank and praise You for Your great goodness in bringing these Your sons and daughters to the knowledge of Your Son, our Savior, Jesus Christ, and enabling them both with the heart to believe and with the mouth to confess His saving name. Grant that, bringing forth the fruits of faith, they may continue steadfast and victorious to the day when all who have fought the good fight of faith shall receive the crown of

17 righteousness; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. P: Almighty and most merciful Father, in the waters of Holy Baptism You have united Your children in the suffering and death of Your Son Jesus Christ, cleansing them by His blood. Renew in them the gift of Your Holy Spirit, that they may live in daily contrition and repentance with a faith that ever clings to their Savior. Deliver them from the power of Satan and preserve them from false and dangerous doctrines, that they may remain faithful in hearing Christ's Word and receiving His body and blood. By the Lord's Supper strengthen them to believe that no one can make satisfaction for sin but Christ alone. Enable them to find joy and comfort only in Him, learning from this Sacrament to love You and their neighbor and to bear the cross with patience and joy until the day of the resurrection of their bodies to life immortal; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. THE PEACE P: Peace be with you. C: Amen. PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH WE PRAISE GOD WITH OUR OFFERING

18 SERVICE OF THE SACRAMENT PREFACE (Congregation responses sung) P: The Lord be with you. C: And with thy spirit. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them up unto the Lord. P: Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God. C: It is meet and right so to do. PROPER PREFACE P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and singing: SANCTUS (Sung) C: Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth; heav n and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

19 Blessed is He, blessed is He, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. LORD'S PRAYER (Congregation response sung) P: 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. C: For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. THE WORDS OF OUR LORD PAX DOMINI (Congregation response sung) P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: Amen. AGNUS DEI (Sung) C: O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace. Amen.

20 DISTRIBUTION HYMNS Thy Body, Given for Me, O Savior LSB Thy body, giv n for me, O Savior, Thy blood which Thou for me didst shed, These are my life and strength forever, By them my hungry soul is fed. Refrain ref Lord, may Thy body and Thy blood Be for my soul the highest good! 2 With Thee, Lord, I am now united; I live in Thee and Thou in me. No sorrow fills my soul, delighted It finds its only joy in Thee. Refrain 3 Who can condemn me now? For surely The Lord is nigh, who justifies. No hell I fear, and thus securely With Jesus I to heaven rise. Refrain 4 Though death may threaten with disaster, It cannot rob me of my cheer; For He who is of death the master With aid and comfort e er is near. Refrain 5 My heart has now become Thy dwelling, O blessèd, holy Trinity. With angels I, Thy praises telling, Shall live in joy eternally. Refrain 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no

21 Lamb of God LSB Your only Son, no sin to hide, But You have sent Him from Your side To walk upon this guilty sod, And to become the Lamb of God. Refrain ref O Lamb of God, sweet Lamb of God, I love the holy Lamb of God! O wash me in His precious blood, My Jesus Christ, the Lamb of God. 2 Your Gift of love they crucified, They laughed and scorned Him as He died: The humble King they named a fraud, And sacrificed the Lamb of God. Refrain 3 I was so lost, I should have died, But You have brought me to Your side To be led by Your staff and rod, And to be called a lamb of God. Refrain 1985 Straightway Music; admin. EMI. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no Lord Jesus Christ, You Have Prepared LSB Lord Jesus Christ, You have prepared This feast for our salvation; It is Your body and Your blood, And at Your invitation As weary souls, with sin oppressed, We come to You for needed rest, For comfort, and for pardon.

22 2 Although You did to heav n ascend, Where angel hosts are dwelling, And in Your presence they behold Your glory, all excelling, And though Your people shall not see Your glory and Your majesty Till dawns the judgment morning, 3 Yet, Savior, You are not confined To any habitation; But You are present even now Here with Your congregation. Firm as a rock this truth shall stand, Unmoved by any daring hand Or subtle craft and cunning. 4 We eat this bread and drink this cup, Your precious Word believing That Your true body and Your blood Our lips are here receiving. This Word remains forever true; All things are possible with You, For You are Lord Almighty. 5 Though reason cannot understand, Yet faith this truth embraces: Your body, Lord, is even now At once in many places. I leave to You how this can be; Your Word alone suffices me; I trust its truth unfailing.

23 6 Lord, I believe what You have said; Help me when doubts assail me. Remember that I am but dust, And let my faith not fail me. Your supper in this vale of tears Refreshes me and stills my fears And is my priceless treasure. 7 Grant that we worthily receive Your supper, Lord, our Savior, And, truly grieving for our sins, May prove by our behavior That we are thankful for Your grace And day by day may run our race, In holiness increasing. 8 For Your consoling supper, Lord, Be praised throughout all ages! Preserve it, for in ev ry place The world against it rages. Grant that this sacrament may be A blessèd comfort unto me When living and when dying. Public domain Go Tell It on the Mountain LSB 388 ref Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!

24 1 While shepherds kept their watching O er silent flocks by night, Behold, throughout the heavens There shone a holy light. Refrain. 2 The shepherds feared and trembled When lo, above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior s birth. Refrain. 3 Down in a lonely manger The humble Christ was born; And God sent us salvation That blessèd Christmas morn. Refrain. Public domain NUNC DIMITTIS (Sung) C: Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace according to Thy word, for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. THANKSGIVING (Congregation response sung) P: O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, C: and His mercy endureth forever.

25 POST-COMMUNION COLLECT (Congregation response sung) P: Let us Pray. Gracious God, our heavenly Father, You have given us a foretaste of the feast to come in the Holy Supper of Your Son's body and blood. Keep us firm in the true faith throughout our days of pilgrimage that, on the day of His coming, we may, together with all Your saints, celebrate the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom which has no end; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. SALUTATION (Congregation response sung) P: The Lord be with you. C: And with thy spirit. BENEDICAMUS (Congregation response sung) P: Bless we the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. BENEDICTION (Congregation response sung) P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. C: Amen, amen, amen.

26 CLOSING HYMN Go, My Children, with My Blessing LSB Go, My children, with My blessing, Never alone. Waking, sleeping, I am with you; You are My own. In My love s baptismal river I have made you Mine forever. Go, My children, with My blessing You are My own. 2 Go, My children, sins forgiven, At peace and pure. Here you learned how much I love you, What I can cure. Here you heard My dear Son s story; Here you touched Him, saw His glory. Go, My children, sins forgiven, At peace and pure. 3 Go, My children, fed and nourished, Closer to Me; Grow in love and love by serving, Joyful and free. Here My Spirit s power filled you; Here His tender comfort stilled you. Go, My children, fed and nourished, Joyful and free. 4 I the Lord will bless and keep you And give you peace; I the Lord will smile upon you And give you peace:

27 I the Lord will be your Father, Savior, Comforter, and Brother. Go, My children; I will keep you And give you peace Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no Go in Peace ~ Bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to people! COME AND JOIN US! CONFIRMATION RECEPTION will begin in the SANCTUARY and move to the FELLOWSHIP HALL following the reading of the Faith Statements. 9:15 a.m. No Sunday School or Bible Classes Today

28 ASSISTING IN WORSHIP May 6 & : Pastor Calvin E. Reinke Elder Sunday 8:00am... Steven Howe 10:30am... Steven Howe Communion Assistants Sunday Organist Sunday Monday Lector Sunday Monday Screen Sunday Greeter Sunday Acolyte Sunday Ushers Sunday 8:00am... Andy Anderson 10:30am... Matt Rook 8:00am... Julie Glenn 10:30am... Julie Glenn 7:00pm... Julie Glenn 8:00am... Roz Anderson 10:30am... Stephanie Hutchinson 7:00pm... Mark Dryer 8:00am... Dee Warren 10:30am... Karla Jones 8:00am... Alan & Cindy Mueller 10:30am... Bob & Angela Campbell 8:00am... Karson Meyer 10:30am... Isak Howe 8:00am... Alan Mueller Andrew Couch Terry Trarbach John Skytte 10:30am.... Jerry Dreyer Dillon Dreyer Forrest Dreyer Rustin Leonard

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