1. Redeemer Lutheran Church
Jesus lives to
Teach us to love
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Sunday, June 21st 2017

2. Tune: Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770-1827, alt.
Alleluia!
Sing to Jesus
CW #169 Verses 1-3
Text: William C. Dix, 183
Setting: HYMN TO JOY
Tune: Ludwig van Beethoven, , alt.

3. Alleluia! Sing to Jesus; His the scepter, his the throne;
Verse 1:
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus;
His the scepter, his the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
Thunder like a mighty flood:
"Jesus out of ev'ry nation
Has redeemed us by his blood."
CW #169

4. Alleluia! Bread of heaven, Here on earth our food, our stay;
Verse 2:
Alleluia! Bread of heaven,
Here on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! Here the sinful
Flee to you from day to day.
Intercessor Friend of sinners,
Earth's Redeemer, hear our plea
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea.
CW #169

5. Alleluia! Not as orphans Are we left in sorrow now;
Verse 3:
Alleluia! Not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us;
Faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received him
When the forty days were o'er,
Shall our hearts forget his promise:
"I am with you evermore"?
CW #169

6. Opening Verses
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
♫ All: Amen.

7. Confession of Sin
Pastor: Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

8. Confession of Sin
All: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words and actions.

9. Confession of Sin
I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good.
For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity.

10. Confession of Sin
But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray:
Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

11. Lord, Have Mercy (Kyrie)
♫ All:
Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.

12. (Pastor announces our forgiveness)
♫ All: Amen.

13. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
♫ All: Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men.

14. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you, for your great glory,

15. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
O Lord God, heav’nly King, God the Father almighty.
O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ;

16. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
You take away the sin of the world; receive our prayer.

17. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
You sit at the right hand of God the Father; have mercy on us.
For you only are holy; you only are the Lord.

18. Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis)
You only, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.

19. Prayer of the Day Pastor: The Lord be with you.
♫ All: And also with you.

20. (Pastor says the Prayer)
Prayer of the Day
Pastor: Let us pray.
(Pastor says the Prayer)
♫ All: Amen.

21. God’s Word to His People
Genesis 4:1-16
Adam’s son Cain
fails to show love

22. All Refrain:
Psalm 66

23. Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
Psalm 66
All Verse:
Shout with joy to God, all the earth!
Sing the glory of his name; make his praise glorious!

24. Praise our God, O peoples, let the sound of his praise be heard.
Psalm 66
All Verse:
Praise our God, O peoples,
let the sound of his praise be heard.

25. He has preserved our lives and kept our feet from slipping.
Psalm 66
All Verse:
He has preserved our lives
and kept our feet from slipping.

26. All Refrain:
Psalm 66

27. Come and listen, all you who fear God;
Psalm 66
All Verse:
Come and listen, all you who fear God;
let me tell you what he has done for me.

28. If I had cherished sin in my heart, the Lord would not have listened;
Psalm 66
All Verse:
If I had cherished sin in my heart,
the Lord would not have listened;

29. But God has surely listened and heard my voice in prayer.
Psalm 66
All Verse:
But God has surely listened
and heard my voice in prayer.

30. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
Psalm 66
All Verse:
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit,
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

31. All Refrain:
Psalm 66

32. God’s Word to His People
1 John 3:13-18
Love is the sure sign of faith

33. Verse of the Day If you love me as you ought,
Then obey what I have taught.
I and my own Father true
Come to make our home with you.

34. (After the announcement of the Gospel the worship assembly responds:)
♫ All: Glory be to you, O Lord!

35. God’s Word to His People
John 14:15-21
Obedience to God shows
our love for him

36. Gospel Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
 All: Praise be to you, O Christ!

37. Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

38. Apostles’ Creed
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.

39. Apostles’ Creed 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 will come to judge the living and the dead.

40. Apostles’ Creed
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.

41. Children’s Message
“Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.”
~ Jesus ~

42. Glorious in Majesty CW #496 Verses 1-3
Text: Jeff Cothran,
Setting: SHIBBOLET BASADEH
Tune: Jewish folk melody

43. Jesus, our Savior and our King. Born a man, yet God of old,
Verse 1:
Glorious in majesty,
Holy in his praises,
Jesus, our Savior and our King.
Born a man, yet God of old,
Let us all adore him;
Filled with his Spirit, let us sing.
CW #496

44. Serving him to know his freedom.
Refrain:
Living is to love him,
Serving him to know his freedom.
Come along with us to join the praise of Jesus.
Come to Jesus now;
Go to live his Word, rejoicing.
CW #496

45. Freeing us from darkness, Dying and rising from the dead.
Verse 2:
Victory he won for us,
Freeing us from darkness,
Dying and rising from the dead.
Living with the Father now,
Yet he is among us;
We are the body, he the head.
CW #496

46. Serving him to know his freedom.
Refrain:
Living is to love him,
Serving him to know his freedom.
Come along with us to join the praise of Jesus.
Come to Jesus now;
Go to live his Word, rejoicing.
CW #496

47. Gladly we share each other’s pain. Yet he will not leave us so;
Verse 3:
One in love, as family,
Living with each other.
Gladly we share each other’s pain.
Yet he will not leave us so;
Soon he is returning.
Taking us back with him to reign
CW #496

48. Serving him to know his freedom.
Refrain:
Living is to love him,
Serving him to know his freedom.
Come along with us to join the praise of Jesus.
Come to Jesus now;
Go to live his Word, rejoicing.
CW #496

49. Let your love live!
1 John 3:11-18

50. Create in Me
♫ All: 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.

51. Create in Me
Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit.
Amen.

52. In thankfulness for our salvation, we support God’s work with our offerings.

53. Prayer of the Church Pastor: …Let us pray to the Lord.
All: Lord have mercy.

54. Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,
your kingdom come,
your will be done on earth as in heaven.

55. Lord’s Prayer Give us today our daily bread.
Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us.
Lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

56. Lord’s Prayer
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

57. Prayer
Pastor:
(Pastor says prayer)
♫ All: Amen.

58. (Pastor says blessing)
The Blessing
Pastor:
(Pastor says blessing)
♫ All: Amen, Amen, Amen.

59. Almighty Father, Bless the Word CW #323 Verses 1-2 Text: Scandinavian hymn Setting: OLD HUNDREDTH Tune: Louis Bourgeois, c c. 1561

60. Almighty Father, bless the Word
CW #323
Verse 1:
Almighty Father, bless the Word
Which through your grace we now have heard.
Oh, may the precious seed take root,
Spring up, and bear abundant fruit.

61. We praise you for the means of grace
CW #323
Verse 2:
We praise you for the means of grace
As homeward now our steps we trace.
Grant, Lord, that we who worshiped here
May all at last in heav'n appear.

62. Silent Prayer

63. Redeemer Lutheran Church
Jesus lives to
Teach us to love
Redeemer Lutheran Church
Sunday, June 21st 2017