Fifth Sunday of Easter

Order of Worship

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

Lord Jesus, receive the prayers of your church on earth suffering from hatred and violence. Open the hearts and the ears of all who oppress your people to hear the gospel that they might believe and be brought out of the darkness and into the light of your salvation. Make your church on earth strong in endurance, patient in persecution, and faithful in witness to your word. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Eternal Father, we pray for all who are homebound, hospitalized, or in nursing homes and all those who weigh heavily on our hearts and minds. Grant your people an abiding faith that we would praise you in times of good health and in our frailty, that we would place our trust in you alone, Lord, as long as we live. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Lord Jesus, we pray for all workers and missionaries of your word throughout the world. Especially, we pray for Lutheran Military Veterans and Families, that they be blessed in the work you have called them to and that they bring the light of your gospel to those veterans and families who feel far off, rejected, or lost. Help Chaplain Haines and team serve those who have served us with their lives. Bless them in that in all you call them to do, that many hearts would not be troubled as they rest in the promise that you are the way and the truth and the life. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Merciful Father, you have brought your church together as one people. We give thanks for all who have done good works here in this church and in your holy Christian church on earth, and for all who serve their neighbors through their vocations. We pray for all those in leadership that they would be guided by your wisdom to work for the common good of your church. We pray that you would fill us with your word of life and with your mercy that we would steer away from the darkness and remain in your marvelous light. Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Into your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in your mercy; through your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen

Teaching

Open or download this week's preview of the lessons. We send this to our homebound with a bulletin each week and thought you might like to have a copy as well. You may read it online or print it out. It includes prayers, brief teaching on each of the four lessons for Sunday, an overview, and an additional Word Search based on the Gospel Lesson. 

Vespers

Join us for Vespers this evening in the parsonage (across the street from the church) at 6:00. We will be eating and laughing, singing and praying, and reading and discussing the readings for the Fifth Sunday of Easter: Leviticus 8:1–13, 30–36; Hebrews 12:1–14; Luke 4:16–30. These readings are also found on page 1176 in For All the Saints, volume III.