First Sunday after Pentecost Holy Trinity

First Sunday after Pentecost Holy Trinity May 26/27, 2018 6:00 PM & 8:45 AM Holy Communion First Lutheran Church, Kearney, NE 0

ANNOUNCEMENTS and WELCOME PRELUDE 6:00 O Mighty God, Great is Thy Love! arr. Harold de Cou Betty Heggemeyer 8:45 Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) arr. Phillip Keveren Mitchell Brandt, piano Please stand CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, full of compassion and mercy, abounding in steadfast love. C: Amen P: Trusting God s promise of forgiveness, let us confess our sin against God and one another. Brief silence for reflection P: Eternal God our creator, C: in you we live and move and have our being. Look upon us, your children, the work of your hands. Forgive us all our offenses, and cleanse us from proud thoughts and empty desires. By your grace draw us near to you, our refuge and our strength; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen P: Since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. God s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit given to us. In the mercy of almighty God, Christ died for us while we still were sinners; and for his sake, God forgives you all your sins. C: Amen 2

GATHERING HYMN Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty! ELW #413 Text: Reginald Heber, 1783-1826, alt., Music: John B. Dykes, 1823-1876 Text and Music: Public Domain GREETING P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. 3

CANTICLE OF PRAISE 4

PRAYER OF THE DAY L: Almighty Creator and ever-living God: we worship your glory, eternal Three-in-One, and we praise your power, majestic One-in- Three. Keep us steadfast in this faith, defend us in all adversity, and bring us at last into your presence, where you live in endless joy and love, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen WORD A Reading from Isaiah L: 1 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the LORD sitting on a throne, high and lofty; and the hem of his robe filled the temple. 2 Seraphs were in attendance above him; each had six wings: with two they covered their faces, and with two they covered their feet, and with two they flew. 3 And one called to another and said: "Holy, holy, holy is the LORD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory." 4 The pivots on the thresholds shook at the voices of those who called, and the house filled with smoke. 5 And I said: "Woe is me! I am lost, for I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips; yet my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts!" 6 Then one of the seraphs flew to me, holding a live coal that had been taken from the altar with a pair of tongs. 7 The seraph touched my mouth with it and said: "Now that this has touched your lips, your guilt has departed and your sin is blotted out." 8 Then I heard the voice of the LORD saying, "Whom shall I send, and who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I; send me!" (Isaiah 6:1-8) L: Word of God. Word of Life. C: Thanks be to God. 5

8:45 SPECIAL MUSIC Berceuse F. Schubert, arr. Suzuki Mitchell Brandt, cello Please stand for the GOSPEL ACCLAMATION P: A Reading from St. John C: Glory to you, O Lord P: 1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. 2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God." 3 Jesus answered him, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above." 4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?" 5 Jesus answered, "Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and 6

Spirit. 6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'You must be born from above.' 8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." 9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can these things be?" 10 Jesus answered him, "Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Very truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know and testify to what we have seen; yet you do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. 14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life. 17 Indeed, God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (John 3:1-17) P: This is the Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you O Christ. CHILDREN S MESSAGE & NOISY OFFERING Offering will be going to Habitat for Humanity SERMON Pastor Michelle Carlson 7

APOSTLES CREED L: Let us profess our faith with the Apostles Creed: C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He 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 and 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 P: Filled with the Holy Spirit, we join with the church in every place, praying for the world that God so loves. (At the conclusion of each prayer) L: Hear us, O God. C: Your mercy is great. P: By the sure guidance of your Holy Spirit, O God, we lift up our prayers in trust and thanksgiving; through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. 9

EXCHANGE OF PEACE P: The peace of Christ be with you always. C: And also with you. We greet one another in the name of the Lord using words such as, Peace be with you. Please be seated MEAL OFFERING 6:00 Change My Heart O God arr. Chuck Sinclair Betty Heggemeyer 8:45 America arr. Dove Tree Productions Anna Brandt, piano 10

Please stand Communion Assistants please come forward at this time. OFFERTORY RESPONSE We Give Thee but Thine Own ELW #686 Verses 1 & 2 Text: William W, How, 1823-1897, alt. Music: L. Mason and G. Webb, Cantica Lauda,1850 Music and Text Public Domain OFFERTORY PRAYER L: Merciful God, You open wide your hand and satisfy the need of every living thing. You have set this feast before us. Open our hands to receive it. Open our hearts to embrace it. Open our lives to live it. We pray this through Christ our Lord. C: Amen. 11

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING P: The Lord be with you. C: And also 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 our thanks and praise. SANCTUS 12

WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: In the night in which he was handed over, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me. Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me. Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again. THE LORD S PRAYER P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray: 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 13

INVITATION TO COMMUNION P: Come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread. (Please let the Communion Assistant know if you want grape juice or a gluten-free wafer.) Please be seated O Lamb of God COMMUNION MUSIC 6:00 The Breath of God arr. Ray Landis Betty Heggemeyer 14

8:45 Bread of Life, Our Host and Meal ELW #464 Text and Music: Ray Makeever, b. 1943; Rusty Edwards, b. 1955 Text and music 1996 Hope Publishing All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of CCLI #1093735 and OneLicense #A-705218 Please stand TABLE GRACE P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C: Amen 15

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION L: Jesus Christ, host of this meal, 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, and we hunger for your reign of justice, may we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord forevermore. C: Amen BLESSING 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 16

SENDING HYMN Great God, Your Love Has Called Us ELW #358 Text: Brian A. Wren, b. 1936. Music: Norman Cocker, 1889-1953 Text 1977, rev. 1995 Hope Publishing Co. Music Oxford University Press All Rights Reserved. Used by Permission of CCLI #1093735 and OneLicense #A-705218 17

DISMISSAL L: Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. C: Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE To God Be the Glory arr. Tom Birchwood Betty Heggemeyer 18

First Lutheran Church ~ 3315 G Avenue ~ Kearney, NE 68847 308-237-5544 ~ office@firstlutherankearney.org Rev. Dr. Michelle Carlson, Preaching Pastor Rev. Dr. Rick Carlson, Presiding Pastor 6:00 Carol Bosshardt, Assisting Minister 8:45 Dave Brandt, Assisting Minister 11:00 Dana Ernst, Assisting Minister From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #23295. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. 19