THE RISEN CHRIST IS OUR HIGH PRIEST

THE RISEN CHRIST IS OUR HIGH PRIEST Easter 6

Bethany Lutheran Church Port Orchard, WA Evangelical Lutheran Synod May 6, 2018 WELCOME TO WORSHIP Welcome and thank you for joining us for worship today! In our service we gather before our almighty and saving God to offer Him our worship and praise. We also assemble to hear God s holy and powerful Word and celebrate His life-giving Sacraments. Through these means, God strengthens our faith and walks us ever closer to our eternal home with Him. YOUR PARTICIPATION IS ENCOURAGED To participate in this service, just follow along in this service folder. Lutheran worship is specifically designed to include the participation of the assembly. We are not here to be an audience, we are here to speak and sing the Word of God to each other. Parts marked P are spoken by the pastor, and parts marked C are spoken or sung( ) by the congregation. SERVING IN WORSHIP Preacher/Liturgist Pastor David Locklair Organist Mrs. Tanya Bessler Ushers 8:15 Team 2 (Ronholt) Ushers 11 Team 12 (Lorette) Acolytes 8:15 Sarah Overfield, Logan Bowman, Lexi Elliott, Laurey Hoefer Acolytes 11 Cayenne/Gus Burleson, Becky/Lizzie Riedel Greeters 8:15 Dennis & Kathy Ronholt Greeters 11 Jeremy & Kelli Gracia Elder on duty this week Earl Miller HEARING ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE please ask for a receiver at the usher station COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Artwork by Ian M. Welch. Copyright 2013 Ian M. Welch. All Rights Reserved. paramentics.com Cover Art & Explanation Copyright 2017 According to Your Word, Tacoma, WA. All rights reserved. www.accordingtoyourword.com Proclaim the Wonders God Has Done: 1918 2018 Bethany Lutheran College became a co-educational junior college in 1927 when it was purchased by the ELS. At that time a high school department also was established which shared both the faculty and the dormitories. The high school was discontinued in 1969. Today, Bethany Lutheran College offers twenty-four majors, twenty-four minors, and eight pre-professional programs taught by seventy-five full-time and adjunct faculty. 2

THE DIVINE SERVICE (Rite II, Responses II, page 60-72, 85-87 in The Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary) (please stand) PROCESSIONAL Ye Sons and Daughters of the King 208:1-3 INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit C: Amen. CONFESSION P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to 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 heav n and earth. P: I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord. C: And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. P: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Therefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. C: O most merciful God, You have given Your only-begotten Son to die for us; have mercy on us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You, and of Your will, and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. P: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To all who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He who believes and is baptized shall be saved. C: Grant this unto us, O Lord. Amen. be seated ANTHEM (11AM only) Jesus is Alive! PPH/ELC/Kgtn INTROIT: P: With a voice of singing, declare, proclaim this, utter it even to the ends of the earth; say, The Lord has redeemed His servant Jacob! Alleluia! O You who hear prayer, to You all flesh will come. Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Sing out the honor of His name, make His praise glorious. 3

GLORIA PATRI C: 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, forevermore. Amen. KYRIE C: Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. GLORIA IN EXCELSIS C: Glory be to God on high: And on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise You, we bless You, we worship You, we glorify You, we give thanks to You, for Your 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, You take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. You take away the sin of the world, receive our prayer. You are seated at the right hand of God the Father, have mercy upon us. For You only are holy. You only are the Lord. You only, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen. SALUTATION: P: The Lord be with you. C: And with your spirit. COLLECT: P: Let us pray: P: O God, from whom all good things do come: Grant to us, Your humble servants, that by Your holy inspiration we may think those things that are right, and by Your merciful guiding may perform the same: through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. C: Amen. THE WORD OF GOD CATECHISM LESSON P: How was Jesus Exalted? C: According to His human nature, Jesus now always and fully uses the divine attributes communicated to Him. P: How has Christ carried out His office as High Priest? God the Son - Exaltation C: As High Priest Christ offered up Himself for the sins of the whole world, and He still intercedes for me and all people before His Father in heaven. (Questions #161 and #175 from the 2001 ELS Catechism Explanation) 4

please stand P: The Holy Gospel for the 6 th Sunday in Easter is written in the 16 th chapter of the Gospel according to St. John, beginning at the 23 rd verse. C: Glory be to You, O Lord. GOSPEL LESSON John 16:23-30 (ESV) In that day you will ask nothing of Me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in My name, He will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in My name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. 25 I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in My name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 for the Father Himself loves you, because you have loved Me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father. 29 His disciples said, Ah, now You are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30 Now we know that You know all things and do not need anyone to question You; this is why we believe that You came from God. P: This is the Holy Gospel of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. C: Praise be to You, O Christ! GRADUAL P: Alleluia! Christ, our Passover, was sacrificed for us. Alleluia! C: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. APOSTLES CREED C: 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 is seated at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From there He shall 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. be seated 5

THE SERMON HYMN At the Lamb s High Feast We Sing ELH 310:1, 2, 6, 7, 8 6

EPISTLE LESSON & SERMON TEXT Hebrews 7:23-28 T he former priests were many in number, because they were prevented by death from continuing in office, 24 but He holds His priesthood permanently, because He continues forever. 25 Consequently, He is able to save to the uttermost those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them. 26 For it was indeed fitting that we should have such a High Priest, holy, innocent, unstained, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens. 27 He has no need, like those high priests, to offer sacrifices daily, first for His own sins and then for those of the people, since He did this once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the law appoints men in their weakness as high priests, but the word of the oath, which came later than the law, appoints a Son who has been made perfect forever. SERMON THE RISEN CHRIST IS OUR HIGH PRIEST please stand P: The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus unto everlasting life. Amen. OFFERTORY C: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your free Spirit. Amen. be seated GOD S PEOPLE RESPOND OFFERING This is a moment in our worship when members and friends of Bethany Lutheran respond to God s good news with gifts to support His saving work. If you are a guest with us today, please do not feel obligated to participate. 7

please stand PRAYER OF THE CHURCH & LORD S PRAYER P: Let us pray for the whole Church of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs. Brief silence P: Heavenly Father, You tenderly invite us to believe that You are our true Father and that we are Your true children, so that with all boldness and confidence we may ask You as dear children ask their dear father. Keep us, we pray, steadfast in the faith, that we might ever cling to Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who has overcome the world for us. Lord, in Your mercy, C: hear our prayer. P: Almighty Father, keep this nation under Your care and bless the leaders of our land, that we may be a people at peace among ourselves and a blessing to the other nations of the earth. Lord, in Your mercy, C: hear our prayer. P: Merciful Father, extend Your compassionate and caring hand toward all who suffer tribulation in this sinful world, especially to the destitute, homeless and those impoverished in our inner cities. Fill us with Your compassion and care, that we might be doers of the Word and not hearers only, and use us as Your instruments of love to help and assist those in need. Lord, in Your mercy, C: hear our prayer. P: Loving Father, look with mercy upon all those who are sick or suffering in any way [especially ]. Ensure that they receive the care they need and strengthen their faith, that they might hold fast to the sure and certain truth of the resurrection of all flesh for all those who look upon Your Son in faith. Lord, in Your mercy, C: hear our prayer. P: Eternal Father, we give You thanks for receiving all those who have gone to their heavenly reward before us and now rest from their labors. Keep us in that same faith, that together with them we may receive the promised inheritance of Your eternal Kingdom as fellow heirs with Your Son when He returns in glory on the Last Day. Lord, in Your mercy, C: hear our prayer. P: Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy, through faith in Christ Jesus. C: Amen. C: 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. 8

be seated HYMN What a Friend We Have in Jesus 457 COLLECT FOR THE WORD P: Blessed Lord, since You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn and take them to heart, that by the patience and comfort of Your holy Word we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. C: Amen. ANNOUNCEMENTS BENEDICTION 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. RECESSIONAL HYMN Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus 367 9

CALENDAR SUNDAY 5/6 8:15 am & 11:00AM Worship (PPH/ELC/Kgtn sing @ 11) 9:45 am Sunday School for all ages 9:45 am Youth Group Meeting MONDAY 5/7 7:00 pm Worship TUESDAY 5/8 5:30 pm Elders Meeting WEDNESDAY 5/9 8:20 am BLS/ELC Chapel 1:00 pm Juanita s Bible Study 5:00 pm -7:00pm McTakeover @ Mile Hill McDonald s 7:00 pm Choir practice SATURDAY 5/12 9:00 am -2:00pm May work party @ Lutherhaven SUNDAY 5/13 Mother s Day 8:15 am & 11:00AM Worship 9:45 am Sunday School for all ages THE RECORD Flowers on the altar today are given to the glory of God by Sam & Penny Bell in honor of their anniversary and family birthdays. Last Sunday 211 of God s people came to worship and hear His holy Word. 54 attended Sunday School and Adult Bible Class. 140 received Holy Communion. Thank you to our PowerHour/ELC/Kindergarten students for singing at today s 11am service! STEWARDSHIP MESSAGE OF THE WEEK If nothing else, stewardship is a reminder that nothing I have actually belongs to me. 10

ANNOUNCEMENTS MCTAKEOVER TIME! THIS Wednesday, 5/9 5-7:00 pm Bethany volunteers will help crew at the Mile Hill McDonalds! McDonalds donates 40% of all sales during our time slot to us; they also donate an additional 10% to Ronald McDonald House Charities. It s a great chance to take a night off from cooking, enjoy fun & fellowship, all while supporting your school and those in need. Please join us! MAY WORK PARTY @ LUTHERHAVEN Saturday, 5/12 9:00 am If you missed their annual All-church Cleanup Day last month, here s another chance for some fresh air and exercise. This month: downed trees to cut/split/stack, as well as floats/swim area marker lines to go out; and as always no shortage of things to clean/repair. JELLY BEANS WITH A MISSION due back NEXT Sunday 5/13 Time to finish refilling that empty jelly bean jar with your loose change so you can return it to church by NEXT Sunday (Mother s Day). All donations go to Cross-stitch, part of our ELS World Outreach. LADIES CONNECT/JBS SPRING DINNER Tuesday 5/15 6:00pm Join your sisters-in-christ of CONNECT and Juanita s Bible Study for a Spring Fellowship No- Host* Dinner at Puerto Vallarta before both our groups break for the summer. Help us know how many tables to reserve by signing up on the sheet posted in the narthex (under the video monitor screen)--or RSVP to the office by 5/11. All Bethany ladies are welcome, even if you haven t been able to participate in either group! *no-host=each lady pays for own meal LMSG AMMO CAN DONATIONS As Memorial Day approaches, our congregation s Lutheran Military Support Group (LMSG) is asking for donations in support of our military men, women and their families. LMSG, a partnership of ELS and WELS veterans, is working to grow awareness of and bring Christian support to military members and their families in our congregations and beyond. By placing your gift in the AMMO can located in the narthex, you are supporting the work of local congregations that are ministering to nearby military families, the WELS European chaplain program and global broadcasts of Time of Grace to our military. Questions? See Pastor Pittenger or visit www.lutheranmilitary.org. THANK YOU for standing shoulder to shoulder with those serving our nation!! GRADUATION BOARD IS GOING UP SOON! 5/20-6/17 Do you have a student graduating from high school, college or trade school? Did you complete your own degree? Bring your pictures and announcements to the office for our display board, please! Congratulations and God s blessings to all our graduates! ELC/K-2 SPRING PROGRAM Friday 5/18 6:30pm The congregation is cordially invited to enjoy an evening of fun & music as our younger Bethany students present songs and entertainment for you! 11

EARLY SUMMER CALENDAR PLANNING: 6/10-9/2 Summer Worship Schedule - 9:00am Sundays & 7:00pm Mondays (no Sunday School ) 6/10 Piano Recital by students of Mrs. Roberta Highfill, 1:00pm 7/11-8/22 Bedtime Books @ Bethany with ReadUP!, 7:00pm Wednesdays 7/13 Counselor/Staff check-in/training @ Lutherhaven 7/14-19 Bethany Youth Camp @ Lutherhaven (camper check-in 7/14) 8/5 Annual Congregational Picnic @ Lutherhaven, 12-5pm 8/6-10 Vacation Bible School @ Bethany 8/29 Back-to-School Night @ Bethany About the Cover The Benediction 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. The priestly blessing originates in Numbers 6:22-26. It is not a coincidence that the blessing of the Lord is pronounced three times to the people, acknowledging the Triune nature of our God. The illustration depicts Aaron blessing the assembly of Israel as well as Martin Luther pronouncing the blessing to the believers of his day. Just as Jesus blessed His disciples with upraised hands as He ascended into heaven, so the pastor lifts up his hands to impart the blessing of God above to His people below on earth. Prayer: Dear Father in heaven, we thank You that You come and speak to us during the Divine Service. As we leave the Divine Service each week, may we always remember that You are with us everywhere we go throughout the week also. Amen. 151 Tremont St. W 360-876-1300 bethany.lutheran@wavecable.com www.bethanylutheranes.org http://facebook.com/bethany.kitsap Worship Schedule: Sunday 8:15 & 11am; Monday 7:00pm; Sunday School for all ages 9:45am 12