Welcome! Welcome to worship! Jesus promises that we will see greater things this winter and spring as we study the Gospel of John. In the very beginning of John, the disciples ask Jesus where he is staying and Jesus says, Come and see. As we follow the words of John s Gospel, we will see that God chooses to stay with us, even under some very surprising circumstances. Women are at the heart of God s story today. Parents, you can find canvas activity bags for your children in the back of the sanctuary. For infants up through age three, the nursery is available. Thank you for joining us today. We welcome you! You are also invited to take an Announcements sheet here at Easter, or visit easter.org for events & activities (Announcement sheets are posted weekly under Events & News). The Woman at the Well February 4, 2018 8:30 & 10 a.m. Easter Lutheran Church to grow in faith and carry on the work of Jesus Christ Prelude: Vater unser im Himmelreich - Telemann Ben Kornelis, organ Greetings and Announcements Video: Outreach at Easter Gathering Confession and Forgiveness Pastor: God of grace, we come to you in our brokenness, believing that your love will make us whole. Forgive us, we pray: When we do not take care of one another, Congregation: invite us to come and see your compassion. P: When we forget that love is not envious or boastful or arrogant or rude, C: invite us to come and see your selflessness. P: When we neglect the earth, C: invite us to come and see the beauty of your creation. P: When we stop loving our own bodies or souls, As Jesus did, we welcome children of all ages as integral members of the body of Christ, and we welcome the sounds and activity that accompany them! Thank you Parents/Grandparents for bringing your children to worship! C: invite us to come and see your love. P: When we forget to sing you songs of worship and praise C: send your Spirit into our lives, inviting us to come and see that you are worthy of all praise. P: Jesus Christ sees each of us for who we are and loves us even in our brokenness. Your sins are forgiven. You are free to come and see that God makes all things new. In the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. C: Amen.
The Sharing of the Peace is a way of demonstrating hospitality and grace with others. Please understand if some people choose not to shake hands while sharing the Peace for health reasons, but simply greet you with a smile. Sharing of the Peace Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. Congregation: And also with you. Gathering Hymn: I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say Hymnal #611 The Holy Spirit gathers us in unity on the first day of the week, the day of Christ s resurrection Greeting: Leader: Congregation: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. Kyrie continued on next page 2
Kyrie...continued Holy Communion, Setting Three 1978, 2006: Richard W. Hillert, b. 1923. Canticle of Praise: This Is the Feast continued on next page 3
Canticle of Praise: This Is the Feast continued Holy Communion, Setting Three 1978, 2006: Richard W. Hillert, b. 1923. Prayer of the Day God of peace, come and see the world you love. The world thirsts for you, the living God. Be with us when we look into our neighbors faces, as you have promised that we will see your face. In your loving name we pray, Amen. 4
Anthem: I Believe This is Jesus - Spiritual, arr. Moore I believe this is Jesus; come and see, come and see; I believe this is Jesus; come and see, come and see. The light of God shines in his face, come and see, He offers all his pard ning grace; come and see. Easter Choir 1977 Augsburg Fortress Children s Message Word JAM Kids! You can go to the Fellowship Hall now to join your Small Group. Have fun learning about Jesus! God speaks to us in scripture reading, preaching, and song Lesson: Psalm 42: 1-3 (NRSV) As a deer longs for flowing streams, so my soul longs for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and behold the face of God? My tears have been my food day and night, while people say to me continually, Where is your God? L: The word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation: Holy Communion, Setting Three 1978, 2006: Richard W. Hillert, b. 1923. Gospel: John 4: 1-42 (NRSV) Narrator: Now Jesus left Judea and started back to Galilee, but he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a Samaritan city called Sychar, near the plot of ground that Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob s well was there, and Jesus, tired out by his journey, was sitting by the well. It was about noon. A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus spoke to her. (His disciples had gone to the city to buy food.) Jesus: Give me a drink. Woman: How is it that you, a Jew, ask a drink of me, a woman of Samaria? Jesus: If you knew the gift of God, and who it is that is saying to you, Give me a drink, you would have asked him, and he would have given you living water. continued 5
Woman: Sir, you have no bucket, and the well is deep. Where do you get that living water? Are you greater than our ancestor Jacob, who gave us the well, and with his sons and his flocks drank from it? Jesus: Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty. The water that I will give will become in them a spring of water gushing up to eternal life. Woman: Sir, give me this water, so that I may never be thirsty or have to keep coming here to draw water. Jesus: Go, call your husband, and come back. Woman: I have no husband. Jesus: You are right in saying, I have no husband ; you have had five husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband. What you have said is true! Woman: Sir, I see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you say that the place where people must worship is in Jerusalem. Jesus: Woman, believe me, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You worship what you do not know; we worship what we know, for salvation is from the Jews. But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth. Woman: I know that Messiah is coming when he comes, he will proclaim all things to us. Jesus: I am he, the one who is speaking to you. Narrator: Just then his disciples came. They were astonished that he was speaking with a woman, but no one said, What do you want? or, Why are you speaking with her? Then the woman left her water jar and went back to the city and said to the residents. Woman: Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the Messiah, can he? Narrator: They left the city and were on their way to him. Meanwhile the disciples were urging him, Third Voice: Rabbi, eat something. Jesus: I have food to eat that you do not know about. Third Voice: Surely no one has brought him something to eat? 6 Jesus: My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work. Do you not say, Four months more, then comes the harvest? But I tell you, look around you, and see how the fields are ripe for harvesting. The reaper is already receiving wages and is gathering fruit for eternal life, so that sower and reaper may rejoice together. For here the saying holds true, One sows and another reaps. I sent you to reap that for which you did not labor. Others have labored, and you have entered into their labor. continued
Narrator: Many Samaritans from that city believed in him because of the woman s testimony, He told me everything I have ever done. So when the Samaritans came to him, they asked him to stay with them; and he stayed there two days. And many more believed because of his word. They said to the woman, Third Voice: It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this is truly the Savior of the world. L: The gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to you, O Christ. Sermon: Pastor Steve Thomason Hymn of the Day: For All the Faithful Women verses 1, 8, last Hymnal #419 7
Father is a specific and accessible image of God that Jesus gave us. Jesus did not limit God to this image. References to God as Creator, Parent, Mother, Counselor can be equally as helpful and valid. Another translation of catholic church is church universal Apostles Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God s 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 to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. Prayers of Intercession Each prayer petition will conclude: Pastor: Lord, in your mercy, Congregation: Hear our prayer. The offering is an act of worship. We give ourselves, our time and resources as a symbol of our love and appreciation for God s grace, and our investment in God s work through this church. Offering of Gifts Meal Offering Hymn: Take My Life, That I May Be Hymnal #685 NEW! Text-to-Give Simply send a text message to 651-419-3775 with the amount you would like to contribute (example: 25). Within a few minutes, you ll be sent a text with a link to register. We hope you enjoy this new way to share your generosity, and thank you for supporting the ministries of Easter Lutheran Church. 8
Presentation: Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow Hymnal #885 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise God, all creatures here below; praise God above, ye heav nly host; praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Offering Prayer Great and giving God, come and see how we spend our lives. Be with us as we share our money, the minutes that make our days, and our unique strengths. Abide with us and call us to love the world more fully. Come and see how we spend your love, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. The Great Thanksgiving All are invited to receive these gifts of God. Holy Communion, Setting Three 1978, 2006: Richard W. Hillert, b. 1923. Children are welcome to come forward for a blessing. Children who have received instruction are welcome to commune. P: It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should in all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, through our Savior Jesus Christ. By the leading of a star he was shown forth to all nations; in the waters of the Jordan you proclaimed him your beloved Son, and in the miracle of water turned to wine revealed your glory. And so, with all the choirs of angels, with the church on earth and the hosts of heaven, we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Communion today is at the table. Grape juice is available in the tray and gluten-free wafers are at the back of the sanctuary near the sound booth. 9
Holy, Holy, Holy Holy Communion, Setting Three 1978, 2006: Richard W. Hillert, b. 1923. Words of Institution Lord s Prayer 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, forever and ever. Amen. Distribution Lamb of God 10 Augsburg Fortress, 1978, 2006: Richard W. Hillert
O Jesus, Joy of Loving Hearts Hymnal #658 Jesus, Priceless Treasure Hymnal #775 continued on next page 11
Jesus, Priceless Treasure...continued Prayer after Communion Blessing Sending Dismissal Postlude: Prelude in E Minor - J.S. Bach Ben Kornelis, organ Did you pick up your Announcements? The Announcements tell you what s going on at Easter in the coming weeks. They can be found at the doors to the sanctuary. Check it out! Visit easter.org for details Serving Today 8:30 10:00 Greeters: Elizabeth Reimers Ushers: Andy Maas Ray Pascoe Dale Firl Terry Schumacher Dan Hansen Tony & Amanda Becker Jeff Hansen Scott Garske Readers: Karla Hansen Sarah Wright Walstrom Communion set-up: Lynn Carlson Katherine Geary Communion: Barbara Carlton Chris & Autumn Lubin Jill Johnson Nursery: Megan Palmer Megan Palmer Liturgist: Duane Horn Duane Horn Sound: Bruce Gaard Terry Schumacher Live Streaming: n/a Brice Erickson Easter Lutheran Church Ministers: All the members of Easter Pastors: Kristen Capel, Brandon Newton, Rolf Jacobson, Steve Thomason 4200 Pilot Knob Road (Hill) Phone: 651-452-3680 4545 Pilot Knob Road (Lake) easter.org to grow in faith and carry on the work of Jesus Christ