These things I command you, so that you will love one another. John 15:17

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Chorus

Oh Your grace so free washes over me

You have made me new now life begins with You It's Your endless love pouring down on us You have made us new now life begins with You Bridge Oh we're free free forever we're free

Come join the song of all the redeemed Yes we're free free forever amen

When death was arrested and my life began When death was arrested and my life began When death was arrested and my life began

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“These things I command you,

so that you will love one another.”

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SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER May 9, 2021

Seeing as God Sees, Loving as God Loves

AS WE GATHER

A simple and poignant Sunday School song says simply, “God sees the little sparrow fall. It meets His tender view; if God so loves the little birds, I know He loves me too.” The central theme of the song is the care of God for His creation. The words also serve as a reminder that God sees us, His children, in a special way. We are the crown of His creation, as are all the people He has fashioned. Seeing people as God sees them is central to our lives of faith!

PREPARATION

HYMN “What A Beautiful Name”

Verse 1 You were the Word at the beginning One with God the Lord Most High Your hidden glory in creation Now revealed in You our Christ Chorus 1 What a beautiful Name it is What a beautiful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a beautiful Name it is Nothing compares to this What a beautiful Name it is The Name of Jesus

Verse 2 You didn't want heaven without us So Jesus You brought heaven down My sin was great Your love was greater What could separate us now

Chorus 2 What a wonderful Name it is What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a wonderful Name it is Nothing compares to this What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus

What a wonderful Name it is The Name of Jesus

Bridge Death could not hold You The veil tore before You

You silence the boast of sin and grave The heavens are roaring

The praise of Your glory For You are raised to life again

BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24–26

P: The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and † give you peace.

C: Amen.

HYMN “Death Was Arrested"

Verse 1

Alone in my sorrow and dead in my sin Lost without hope with no place to begin Your love made a way to let mercy come in When death was arrested and my life began Verse 2

Ash was redeemed only beauty remains My orphan heart was given a name

My mourning grew quiet my feet rose to dance When death was arrested and my life began

Chorus

You have made me new now life begins with You It's Your endless love pouring down on us You have made us new now life begins with You Verse 3

Released from my chains I'm a pris'ner no more My shame was a ransom He faithfully bore He cancelled my debt and He called me His friend When death was arrested and my life began

Chorus

You have made me new now life begins with You It's Your endless love pouring down on us You have made us new now life begins with You Verse 4

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SERMON

Pastor Jason Bauer

“Love Reflected”

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

P: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.

We thank God for the Church and pray that God’s people live confidently and joyfully share the message of salvation in word and deed. Gathered by the Holy Spirit, we pray that we be blessed with all grace and evidence the fruit of the Spirit in our lives. Lord, be with us and bless us. Lord in your Mercy

C: Hear our prayer

P: We pray for our families, especially for mothers, grandmothers, and great-grandmothers on this special day. We ask the blessing of our bounteous God on all those who share in our Christian fellowship and join with us in worship and for all who are part of the household of faith. Also we pray for those with special concerns and needs this day: those who are hospitalized or shut-in, those who are grieving, the unemployed and underemployed, the chronically ill and shut-in, and all those whose needs are known to us, [especially . . .]. Lord, grant that we bring Your blessing to situations of need in all places.

Lord in your Mercy

P: Most merciful God, we thank You for all those faithful people whose words and actions have guided us in the past, especially remembering those no longer with us on earth, who now share in Your eternal presence. By the working of Your Holy Spirit, direct us to walk Your servant way throughout our lives, seeing each person through Your loving eyes, until that day when we stand in Your glorious presence in heaven. Lord in your Mercy

P: Remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

LORD’S PRAYER Matthew 6:9–13

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.

You have no rival You have no equal

Now and forever God You reign Yours is the kingdom

Yours is the glory

Yours is the Name above all names Chorus 3 What a powerful Name it is What a powerful Name it is

The Name of Jesus Christ my King What a powerful Name it is Nothing can stand against What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus

Ending What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus

What a powerful Name it is The Name of Jesus

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INVOCATION

P: In the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

OPENING SENTENCES Psalm 146:1–2, 5, 10

P: Praise the Lord!

C: Praise the Lord, O my soul!

P: I will praise the Lord as long as I live;

C: I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.

P: Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob,

C: whose hope is in the Lord his God.

P: The Lord will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations.

C: Praise the Lord!

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

P: As penitent people, we ask God for His grace and mercy. P: Let us now confess our sin to God, our merciful Father.

C: Gracious God, in heartfelt repentance we admit and

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Grant us forgiveness of all our sins, and by the power of the Holy Spirit at work within our hearts and lives, lead us into ways that reflect Your goodness and love.

P: God is loving and merciful. He sees us with loving eyes and graciously hears our supplications. By the command of our Lord and as His called and ordained servant, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen.

WORD

PSALM Psalm 98

C: Oh sing to the lord a new song, for He has done marvelous things! His right hand and His holy arm have worked salvation for Him.

Women: The Lord has made known His salvation;

He has revealed His righteousness in the sight of the nations. Men: He has remembered His steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of

Israel. All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

C: Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth; break forth into joyous song and sing praises!

Women: Sing praises to the Lord with the lyre, with the lyre and the sound of melody! Men: With trumpets and the sound of the horn

make a joyful noise before the King, the Lord!

C: Let the sea roar, and all that fills it; the world and those who dwell in it!

Women: Let the rivers clap their hands;

let the hills sing for joy together before the Lord, for He comes to judge the earth.

Men: He will judge the world with righteousness, and the peoples with equity.

C: 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.

HYMN OF PRAISE “Chain Breaker”

Verse 1 If you've been walking the same old road For miles and miles

If you've been hearing the same old voice Tell the same old lies

If you're trying to fill the same old holes inside There's a better life

There's a better life

Verse 2 To reveal the kingdom coming And to reconcile the lost To redeem the whole creation You did not despise the cross For even in Your suffering You saw to the other side Knowing this was our salvation Jesus for our sake You died Chorus Praise the Father Praise the Son

Praise the Spirit three in one God of Glory

Majesty

Praise forever to the King of kings Verse 3 And the morning that You rose All of heaven held its breath Till that stone was moved for good For the Lamb had conquered death And the dead rose from their tombs And the angels stood in awe For the souls of all who'd come To the Father are restored Verse 4 And the Church of Christ was born Then the Spirit lit the flame Now this Gospel truth of old Shall not kneel shall not faint By His blood and in His Name In His freedom I am free For the love of Jesus Christ Who has resurrected me Chorus Praise the Father Praise the Son

Majesty

Praise forever to the King of kings Praise forever to the King of kings

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16_{You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you that} you should go and bear fruit and that your fruit should abide, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name, he may give it to you. 17_{These things I command you, so that you will love one another.”} P: This is the Gospel of the Lord.

C: Praise to You, O Christ.

CATECHISM The Third Article

P: We learn from our First Reading today that the gift of the Holy Spirit was given to Gentiles as well as to Jews, which includes all the peoples of the world. Let us speak together the words of the Apostles’ Creed regarding the Third Person of the Holy Trinity.

C: 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.

P: What does this mean?

C: I believe that I cannot by my own reason or strength believe

in Jesus Christ, my Lord, or come to Him; but the Holy Spirit has called me by the Gospel, enlightened me with His gifts, sanctified and kept me in the true faith.

In the same way He calls, gathers, enlightens, and sanctifies the whole Christian Church on earth, and keeps it with Jesus Christ in the one true faith.

In this Christian Church He daily and richly forgives all my sins and the sins of all believers.

On the Last Day He will raise me and all the dead, and give eternal life to me and all believers in Christ.

This is most certainly true.

HYMN OF THE DAY “King Of Kings"

Verse 1 In the darkness we were waiting Without hope without light Till from Heaven You came running There was mercy in Your eyes To fulfil the law and prophets To a virgin came the Word From a throne of endless glory To a cradle in the dirt

Chorus Praise the Father Praise the Son

Majesty

Praise forever to the King of kings

Chorus If you've got pain He's a pain taker If you feel lost He's a way maker If you need freedom or saving He's a prison shaking Savior

If you got chains He's a chain breaker Verse 2 We've all searched for the light of day

In the dead of night

We've all found ourselves worn out From the same old fight

We've all run to things we know just ain't right When there's a better life

There's a better life

If you got chains He's a chain breaker Bridge If you believe it

If you receive it If you can feel it Somebody testify If you believe it If you receive it If you can feel it

Somebody testify testify If you believe it

If you receive it If you can feel it Somebody testify

If you got chains He's a chain breaker Oh if you need freedom or saving He's a prison shaking Savior

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SALUTATION

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

P: Let us pray.

Risen and ascended Lord, while we were still in our sins, You chose us, laid down Your life for us, and called us friends. By Your great love for us, inspire us to love one another and to go out into the world to bear fruit according to Your promise; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

FIRST READING Acts 10:34–48

(People from every nation are accepted by God.)

34_{Peter opened his mouth and said: “Truly I understand that God shows} no partiality, 35_{but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what} is right is acceptable to him. 36_{As for the word that he sent to Israel,} preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), 37_{you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning} from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed: 38_{how God}

anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39_{And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the} country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40_{but God raised him on the third day and made him to} appear, 41_{not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God} as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42_{And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he} is the one appointed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. 43_{To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in} him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

44_{While Peter was still saying these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who} heard the word. 45_{And the believers from among the circumcised who} had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. 46_{For they were hearing them} speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then Peter declared, 47_“Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have?” 48_{And he commanded them to be} baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain for some days.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

EPISTLE 1 John 5:1–8

(The victory of Christ overcomes the world.)

1_{Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of} God, and everyone who loves the Father loves whoever has been born of him. 2_{By this we know that we love the children of} God, when we love God and obey his commandments. 3_{For this} is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. 4_{For everyone who has} been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. 5_{Who is it that} overcomes the world except the one who believes that Jesus is the Son of God?

6_{This is he who came by water and blood—Jesus Christ; not by} the water only but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. 7_{For there} are three that testify: 8_{the Spirit and the water and the blood;} and these three agree.

P: This is the Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

VERSE Romans 6:9; John 16:33b

C: Alleluia. We know that Christ being raised from the dead will never die again; death no longer has dominion over Him. Alleluia. In the world you will have tribulation.

But take heart; I have overcome the world. Alleluia.

HOLY GOSPEL John 15:9–17

(Obeying Christ’s commands and remaining in His love)

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the fifteenth chapter.

C: Glory to You, O Lord.

9_{[Jesus said:] “As the Father has loved me, so have I loved you.} Abide in my love. 10_{If you keep my commandments, you will abide} in my love, just as I have kept my Father’s commandments and abide in his love. 11_{These things I have spoken to you, that my joy} may be in you, and that your joy may be full.