Sunday, May 15
Fifth Sunday of Easter
8:30 AM - Livestream Worship (Direct Link)
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Fifth Sunday of Easter
8:30 AM - Livestream Worship (Direct Link)
View the worship service bulletin.
View the weekend announcements.
Welcome
Prelude
(we stand)
Confession and Forgiveness pages 94-96
Hymn 853, When Morning Gilds the Skies, vs. 1-3
(note: we will sing vs. 4-5 as the Gospel Acclamation)
Prayer of the Day
(be seated)
First Reading: Acts 11:1-18
Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles
had also accepted the word of God. 2
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the
circumcised believers criticized him, 3
saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men
and eat with them?”
4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5
“I
was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something
like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners, and it
came close to me. 6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey,
reptiles, and birds of the air. 7
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and
eat.’
8But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing profane or unclean has ever
entered my mouth.’
9But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God
has made clean, you must not call profane.’
10 This happened three times; then
everything was pulled up again to heaven.
11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where
we were. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between
them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s
house. 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send
to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; 14 he will give you a message by which
you and your entire household will be saved.’
15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit
fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
(first reading continued)
16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with
water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 If then God gave them the
same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I
could hinder God?”
18When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised
God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to
life.”
Psalm 148 read responsively (see Hymn 148)
Odd verses: Pulpit side
Even verses: Organ side
Children's Sermon
(we stand)
Gospel Acclamation, Hymn 853, When Morning Gilds the Skies, vs. 4-5
The Holy Gospel according to John 13:31-35
Glory to you, O Lord!
31When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and
God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also
glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you
only a little longer. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you,
‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
34 I give you a new commandment, that you
love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ!
(be seated)
Sermon
(we stand)
Hymn 848, Give to our God Immortal Praise!
Affirmation of Baptism pages 234-237
Prayers of Intercession
4
The Great Thanksgiving page 107
Holy, Holy, Holy page 108
The Lord's Prayer page 112
Doxology Hymn 884, Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
(be seated)
Communion
(we stand)
Blessing & Prayer
Benediction
Hymn 823, Praise the Lord! O Heavens
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Postlude
Prelude
(we stand)
Confession and Forgiveness pages 94-96
Hymn 853, When Morning Gilds the Skies, vs. 1-3
(note: we will sing vs. 4-5 as the Gospel Acclamation)
Prayer of the Day
(be seated)
First Reading: Acts 11:1-18
Now the apostles and the brothers and sisters who were in Judea heard that the gentiles
had also accepted the word of God. 2
So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the
circumcised believers criticized him, 3
saying, “Why did you go to uncircumcised men
and eat with them?”
4 Then Peter began to explain it to them, step by step, saying, 5
“I
was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision. There was something
like a large sheet coming down from heaven, being lowered by its four corners, and it
came close to me. 6 As I looked at it closely I saw four-footed animals, beasts of prey,
reptiles, and birds of the air. 7
I also heard a voice saying to me, ‘Get up, Peter; kill and
eat.’
8But I replied, ‘By no means, Lord, for nothing profane or unclean has ever
entered my mouth.’
9But a second time the voice answered from heaven, ‘What God
has made clean, you must not call profane.’
10 This happened three times; then
everything was pulled up again to heaven.
11 At that very moment three men, sent to me from Caesarea, arrived at the house where
we were. 12 The Spirit told me to go with them and not to make a distinction between
them and us. These six brothers also accompanied me, and we entered the man’s
house. 13 He told us how he had seen the angel standing in his house and saying, ‘Send
to Joppa and bring Simon, who is called Peter; 14 he will give you a message by which
you and your entire household will be saved.’
15 And as I began to speak, the Holy Spirit
fell upon them just as it had upon us at the beginning.
(first reading continued)
16 And I remembered the word of the Lord, how he had said, ‘John baptized with
water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit.’
17 If then God gave them the
same gift that he gave us when we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I that I
could hinder God?”
18When they heard this, they were silenced. And they praised
God, saying, “Then God has given even to the gentiles the repentance that leads to
life.”
Psalm 148 read responsively (see Hymn 148)
Odd verses: Pulpit side
Even verses: Organ side
Children's Sermon
(we stand)
Gospel Acclamation, Hymn 853, When Morning Gilds the Skies, vs. 4-5
The Holy Gospel according to John 13:31-35
Glory to you, O Lord!
31When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified, and
God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him, God will also
glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I am with you
only a little longer. You will look for me, and as I said to the Jews so now I say to you,
‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’
34 I give you a new commandment, that you
love one another. Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another. 35By this
everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
Praise to you, O Christ!
(be seated)
Sermon
(we stand)
Hymn 848, Give to our God Immortal Praise!
Affirmation of Baptism pages 234-237
Prayers of Intercession
4
The Great Thanksgiving page 107
Holy, Holy, Holy page 108
The Lord's Prayer page 112
Doxology Hymn 884, Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow
(be seated)
Communion
(we stand)
Blessing & Prayer
Benediction
Hymn 823, Praise the Lord! O Heavens
Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
Thanks be to God!
Postlude
