You re Invited Today Jesus invites us to a meal. It is an extraordinary invitation to do an ordinary thing: form bonds of love and community through shared food and drink. Like Wisdom inviting us to the feast of insight (Prov. 9:1-6), Jesus invitation to share in the meal of his body and blood teaches us about the breadth and depth of God s love and about God s desire for us to abide in that love (John 6:56). Jesus audience asks a reasonable question: How can this man give us his flesh to eat? (John 6:52). Jesus answer doesn t really address the question; instead, he reiterates that he is the true bread from heaven, the true source of eternal life. This must have been off-putting to his listeners. Eat flesh? Drink blood? And yet, here we find a profoundly grace-filled invitation abide in me and a promise: through this meal I abide in you. We are invited to not only join Jesus at the table, but to be at home in the love of God, knowing that Christ makes his home in our hearts and lives too. So come: eat, and get to know God. -From Sundays and Seasons Please be sure your cell phone has been turned off. Thank you for being considerate! Meet With Me 1300 East 10 th Street Sioux Falls SD 57103-1796 605-336-3597; www.eastsidelc.org PENTECOST 13 August 19, 2018 11:00 am GATHERING Verse I'm here to meet with You Come and meet with me I'm here to find You Reveal Yourself to me As I wait You make me strong As I long You draw me to Your arms As I stand And sing Your praise You come You come And You fill this place Won't You come Won't You come And fill this place Verse x2 (ENDING) Won't You come Won't You come And fill this place Lord come Lord come And fill this place CCLI Song No. 2753553 1999 Maranatha! Music (Admin. by Music Services) Lamont Hiebert For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 1552805 12
Everlasting God Verse Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord Strength will rise as we wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord We will wait upon the Lord Pre- Our God You reign forever Our hope our strong Deliv'rer You are the everlasting God The everlasting God You do not faint You won't grow weary You're the defender of the weak You comfort those in need You lift us up on wings like eagles CCLI Song No. 4556538 2005 Thankyou Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Brenton Brown Ken Riley For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 1552805 WELCOME - ANNOUNCEMENTS GREETING P The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. P You are the treasured people of the LORD, C a people holy to the LORD our God. P Keep the words of the LORD in your heart; teach them to your children. C Talk about them when you are at home and when you are away, when you lie down and when you rise. P One does not live by bread alone, C but by every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD. 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) Bless the Lord O my soul O my soul Worship His holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name Verse 1 The sun comes up it's a new day dawning It's time to sing Your song again Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me Let me be singing when the evening comes Verse 2 You're rich in love and You're slow to anger Your name is great and Your heart is kind For all Your goodness I will keep on singing Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find Verse 3 And on that day when my strength is failing The end draws near and my time has come Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years and then forevermore (ENDING) Worship Your holy name Lord I'll worship Your holy name Sing like never before O my soul I'll worship Your holy name Worship Your holy name Worship Your holy name CCLI Song # 6016351 Jonas Myrin Matt Redman 2011 Thankyou Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Said And Done Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) sixsteps Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) SHOUT! Music Publishing (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License # 1552805 THE PRAYER OF THE DAY P The Lord be with you. P Let us pray. 2 11
The word became flesh Bore my sin in death Now You're risen Bridge To Your heart To Your heart Lead me to Your heart Lead me to Your heart 2006 Hillsong Publishing CCLI Song # 4785828 -- CCLI License # 1552805 THE BLESSING P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C Amen THE PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION P Jesus Christ, host of this meal, C you have given us not only this bread and cup, but your very self, that we may feast on your great love. Filled again by these signs of your grace, may we hunger for your reign of justice, may we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord forevermore. Amen THE BENEDICTION P May God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine, grant you the gifts of faith and hope. Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. C Amen. P Ever-loving God, your Son gives himself as living bread for the life of the world. Fill us with such a knowledge of his presence that we may be strengthened and sustained by his risen life to serve you continually, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. C Amen. You Are Good Verse: Lord You are good And Your mercy endureth forever (repeat) Pre-: People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation : We worship You for who You are We worship You for who You are And You are good! Verse: Lord You are good And Your mercy endureth forever (repeat) Pre-: People from every nation and tongue From generation to generation Bridge: You are good all the time, all the time You are good (repeat) THE DISMISSAL P Go in peace and serve the Lord. C We Will! Thanks be to God! 10 Pre- (Final) We worship You for who You are We worship You for who You are, For who You are,for who You are, And You are good! CCLI Song No. 3383788 2001 Integrity's Praise! Music (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Israel Houghton For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 1552805 3
THE FIRST READING: Proverbs 9:1-6 Wisdom is portrayed as a woman who invites people to partake of her banquet. Just as ordinary food is necessary for physical life, Wisdom s food insight and understanding is necessary for fullness of life with God. Partaking of Wisdom s banquet is the way to life. 1 Wisdom has built her house, she has hewn her seven pillars. 2 She has slaughtered her animals, she has mixed her wine, she has also set her table. 3 She has sent out her servant -girls, she calls from the highest places in the town, 4 You that are simple, turn in here! To those without sense she says, 5 Come, eat of my bread and drink of the wine I have mixed. 6 Lay aside immaturity, and live, and walk in the way of insight. L The Word of the Lord! C Thanks be to God! PSALM 34:9-14(read responsively) 9 Fear the LORD, you saints of the LORD, for those who fear the LORD lack nothing. 10 The lions are in want and suffer hunger, but those who seek the LORD lack nothing that is good. 11 Come, children, and listen to me; I will teach you reverence for the LORD. 12 Who among you takes pleasure in life and desires long life to enjoy prosperity? 13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from lying words. 14 Turn from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it. THE SECOND READING: Ephesians 5:15-20 True wisdom integrates our new reality in Christ with our Christian fellowship and daily conduct. Because we are filled with the Spirit, Christians regularly rejoice together, give thanks to God for one another, and care for one another. In this way we revere our Lord 15 Jesus Christ. Be careful then how you live, not as unwise people but as wise, 16 making the most of the time, because the days are evil. 17 So do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. 18 Do not get drunk with wine, for that is debauchery; but be filled with the Spirit, 19 as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the Lord in your hearts, 20 giving thanks to God the Father at all times and for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. L The Word of the Lord! C Thanks be to God! 4 C Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen. THE DISTRIBUTION All baptized Christians are welcome to the Lord s Supper. Please fill out a registration card and hand it to the usher. We will gladly commune anyone in their seat if they are unable to come forward for communion. Gluten-free communion wafers are available upon request. Lead Me to the Cross Verse 1 Savior I come quiet my soul Remember redemption's hill Where Your blood was spilled For my ransom Pre- Ev rything I once held dear I count it all as loss 1 Lead me to the cross Where Your love poured out Bring me to my knees Lord I lay me down Rid me of myself I belong to You Oh lead me lead me to the cross Verse 2 You were as I tempted and tried human 9
THE OFFERING We give with joy in our hearts, we give and sing joyfully. We give because we know the amazing ways God works through our congregation to make a difference in the community and around the world. Simply scan this QR code to give online. OFFERTORY THE ALLELUIA VERSE Halle Halle la la la Halle Halle la la la Halle Halle la la lelujah (Repeat) THE OFFERTORY RESPONSE Give It All Away All of my plans all of my dreams, I lay them down before Your feet All of my time all that was mine, I now submit to Your design 'Cause You are the One Who can make my life complete You are the One Who can give light to my feet You are the One and only One Who dared to give it all away for me You dared to give it all away for me THE OFFERING PRAYER P Blessed are you, O God, C maker of all things. Through your goodness you have blessed us with these gifts; our selves, our time, and our possessions. Use us, and what we have gathered, in feeding the world with your love, through the one who gave himself for us, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen HOLY COMMUNION P The Lord be with you. P Lift up your hearts. C We lift them to the Lord. P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give him thanks and praise. THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE LORD S PRAYER P Let us pray with confidence in the words our Savior gave us: 8 THE HOLY GOSPEL: John 6:51-58 P The Gospel according to John the 6 th Chapter C Glory to you, O Lord In John s gospel, the feeding of the five thousand leads to extended teaching in which Jesus identifies himself as the true bread of life. Finally, in these verses, he makes a connection that would not be understood until after his death, in light of the church s celebration of holy communion. [Jesus said,] 51 I am the living bread that came down from heaven. Whoever eats of this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give for the life of the world is my flesh. 52 The Jews then disputed among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? 53 So Jesus said to them, Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. 54 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day; 55 for my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink. 56 Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood abide in me, and I in them. 57 Just as the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father, so whoever eats me will live because of me. 58 This is the bread that came down from heaven, not like that which your ancestors ate, and they died. But the one who eats this bread will live forever. P The Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to you, O Christ. SOLOIST TOM KRAUSE Find Us Faithful arr. Jon Mohr acc. By Tim Schreck THE SERMON No Not One Pastor Layne Nelson Verse 1 No better word than from Your lips No perfect life than what You lived No greater gift no not one Verse 2 No brighter star has ever shined No better hope for all mankind No higher mind no not one No one has ever known This kind of love You've shown 5
There has never been a greater love Than Your Son No not one And there will never be a greater love No not one With His life You have forgiven us Hope has come Hope has come And there will never be a greater love No not one Verse 3 No image true or sweeter frame No simple word can match Your name No greater fame no not one No one has ever seen The depth of Your majesty Bridge No greater call You gave us all a reason to live No greater love You gave us all a reason to give No greater life You gave us all a reason to shine No greater love forever mine CCLI Song No. 5219908 2008 New Spring Capilano Music Sweater Weather Music worshiptogether.com songs sixsteps Music (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.) (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) Brandon Heath Christy Nockels For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI License No. 1552805 THE APOSTLES CREED P In Christ, you have heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation. C We believe in him and are marked with the seal of the promised Holy Spirit. C 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. 6 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 P Build yourselves up on your most holy faith; C pray in the Holy Spirit. P Keep yourselves in the love of God; C look forward to the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ. P If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: C Everything old has passed away; behold, everything has become new! P God has given us the ministry of reconciliation. Therefore, let us be reconciled to God and to one another. Silence for reflection and self examination. P Gracious God, C have mercy on us. In your compassion forgive us our sins, known and unknown, things done and left undone. Uphold us by your Spirit so that we may live and serve you in newness of life, to the honor and glory of your holy name; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen P The almighty and merciful Lord grant us pardon, forgiveness, and remission of all our sins. C Amen THE PRAYERS OF GOD S PEOPLE (Lord in your mercy Hear our prayer) WE SHARE GOD S PEACE P Sisters and brothers, rejoice. Mend your ways, encourage one another, agree with one another, live in peace. P The peace of the Lord be with you always. 7