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Welcome to Worship with us

This morning

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

14 th April 20131

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The servicesimplified spoken form

This Service is a revision of the

“Simplified form of the communion service”Released by the LCA

Commission on Worship in 1989.

Opening Sentence

M: Worthy is the Lamb, who was slain Alleluia

C: to receive power and wealth and wisdom and strength

and honour and glory and praise Alleluia!

(Rev 5:12 NIV)

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PREPARATION

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

C: Amen.

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Hymn

We sing:

Love divine, all loves excelling

LHS 164 CAL 293

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Love divine, all loves excelling1. Love divine, all loves excelling,Joy of heaven, to earth come down,Fix in us Your humble dwelling,All Your faithful mercies crown.Jesus, Your are all compassion,Pure unbounded love You are;Visit us with Your salvation,Enter every trembling heart.

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Love divine, all loves excelling2. Come, almighty to deliver,Let us all Your grace receive;Suddenly return, and never,Never more Your temples leave.You we would be always blessing,Serve You as Your hosts above;Pray, and praise You, without

ceasing,Glory in Your perfect Love.

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Love divine, all loves excelling3. Finish then Your new creation,Pure and spotless let us be;Let us see Your great salvation,Perfectly restored in You;Changed from glory into glory,Till in heaven we take our place,Till we cast our crowns before You,Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

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INTRODUCTION TO CONFESSION

M: Friends in Christ: Jesus said to the apostles: 'Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them. If you retain the sins of any, they are retained.'

Therefore, let us confess our sins to God our Father and ask him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to forgive us. 9

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

C: We confess that we are born in bondage to sin

And cannot free ourselves.

We have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,

By what we have done

And by what we have failed to do. »


We have not loved you with our whole heart,

And we have not loved our neighbor as ourselves.

We deserve your eternal punishment. »


For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ,

Have mercy on us.

Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen.


M: As a called and ordained servant of the word, I announce the grace of God to all of you. On behalf of my Lord Jesus Christ, and by his command, I forgive the sins of all of you who repent and believe, in the name of the Father and of the Son † and of the Holy Spirit.

C: Amen

14LITURGY OF THE WORD

GREETING

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

M: Let us pray for the assurance of Christ's presence.

C: Almighty and merciful God,

you made the disciples glad by the sight of the risen Lord.

Remind us that he is always with us, and that we now share in his resurrection. »

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PRAYER OF THE DAY

For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

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The first reading

R: The first reading for the third Sunday of Easter is written in chapter 9 of Acts, beginning at verse 1.

Acts 9:1-20 CEV

The conversion of Saul

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Acts 9:1-20

Saul kept on threatening to kill the LORD'S followers. He even went to the high priest 2and asked for letters to the Jewish leaders in Damascus. He did this because he wanted to arrest and take to Jerusalem any man or woman who had accepted the LORD'S Way.

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Acts 9:1-20

3When Saul had almost reached Damascus, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around him.

4He fell to the ground and heard a voice that said, "Saul! Saul! Why are you so cruel to me?"

"Who are you?" Saul asked. "I am Jesus," the Lord answered. "I am the

one you are so cruel to.20

Acts 9:1-20

6Now get up and go into the city, where you will be told what to do."

7The men with Saul stood there speechless. They had heard the voice, but they had not seen anyone.

8Saul got up from the ground, and when he opened his eyes, he could not see a thing.

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Acts 9:1-20

Someone then led him by the hand to Damascus, 9and for three days he was blind and did not eat or drink.

10A follower named Ananias lived in Damascus, and the Lord spoke to him in a vision.

Ananias answered, "Lord, here I am."

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Acts 9:1-20

11The Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the house of Judas on Straight Street. When you get there, you will find a man named Saul from the city of Tarsus. Saul is praying, 12and he has seen a vision. He saw a man named Ananias coming to him and putting his hands on him, so that he could see again."

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Acts 9:1-20

13Ananias replied, "Lord, a lot of people have told me about the terrible things this man has done to your followers in Jerusalem. 14Now the chief priests have given him the power to come here and arrest anyone who worships in your name.”

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Acts 9:1-20

15The Lord said to Ananias, "Go! I have chosen him to tell foreigners, kings, and the people of Israel about me. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for worshiping in my name."

17Ananias left and went into the house where Saul was staying. Ananias placed his hands on him and said, "Saul, the Lord Jesus has sent me.

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Acts 9:1-20

He is the same one who appeared to you along the road. He wants you to be able to see and to be filled with the Holy Spirit."

18Suddenly something like fish scales fell from Saul's eyes, and he could see. He got up and was baptized. 19Then he ate and felt much better.

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Acts 9:1-20

For several days Saul stayed with the LORD'S followers in Damascus. 20Soon he went to the Jewish meeting places and started telling people that Jesus is the Son of God.

This is the Word of the LordC: Thanks be to God.

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PSALM

A prayer of thanks

You have turned my mourning into dancing.

R: The Psalm is Psalm 30

Psalm 30 CEV

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PSALM 30

R: 1I will praise you, LORD! You saved me from the grave and kept

my enemies from celebrating my death.

C: 2I prayed to you, LORD God, and you healed me, 3saving me from death and the grave.

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PSALM 30

R: 4Your faithful people, LORD, will praise you with songs and honour your holy name.

C: 5Your anger lasts a little while, but your kindness lasts for a lifetime.

At night we may cry, but when morning comes we will celebrate.

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PSALM 30

R: 6I was carefree and thought, "I'll never be shaken!"

C: 7You, LORD, were my friend, and you made me strong as a mighty mountain.

But when you hid your face, I was crushed.

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PSALM 30

R: 8I prayed to you, LORD, and in my prayer I said, 9"What good will it do you if I am in the grave? Once I have turned to dust, how can I praise you or tell how loyal you are?

C: 10Have pity, LORD! Help!”

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PSALM 30

R: 11You have turned my sorrow into joyful dancing. No longer am I sad and wearing sackcloth.

C: 12I thank you from my heart, and I will never stop singing your praises, my LORD and my God. You have turned my mourning into dancing.

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PSALM 30

C: Glory to the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit;

As it was in the beginning is now and will be for ever. Amen.

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The Second Reading

R: The second reading is written in Chapter five beginning at verse eleven.

Revelation 5:11-14 CEV

Worthy is the Lamb that was killed35

Revelation 5:11-14

11As I looked, I heard the voices of a lot of angels around the throne and the voices of the living creatures and of the elders. There were millions and millions of them, 12and they were saying in a loud voice,

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Revelation 5:11-14

"The Lamb who was killed is worthy to receive power, riches, wisdom, strength, honour, glory, and praise." 13Then I heard all beings in heaven and on the earth and under the earth and in the sea offer praise.

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Revelation 5:11-14

Together, all of them were saying, "Praise, honour, glory, and strength forever and ever to the one who sits on the throne and to the Lamb!"

14The four living creatures said "Amen," while the elders knelt down and worshiped.

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The Holy GOSPEL(We stand for the Gospel reading)

M: The holy gospel is written in chapter 21 of the Gospel according to St John, beginning at verse 1.

C: Glory to you, O Lord.

John 21:1-19 CEV

Jesus & the miraculous catch of fish; words to Peter 40

John 21:1-19

Jesus later appeared to his disciples along the shore of Lake Tiberias.

2Simon Peter, Thomas the Twin, Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, and the brothers James and John, were there, together with two other disciples.

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John 21:1-193Simon Peter said, "I'm going fishing!"

The others said, "We will go with you." They went out in their boat. But they didn't catch a thing that night.

4Early the next morning Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize who he was.

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John 21:1-195Jesus shouted, "Friends, have you

caught anything?" "No!" they answered. 6So he told them, "Let your net down

on the right side of your boat, and you will catch some fish." They did, and the net was so full of fish that they could not drag it up into the boat.

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John 21:1-197Jesus' favourite disciple told Peter,

"It's the Lord!“ When Simon heard that it was the

Lord, he put on the clothes that he had taken off while he was working. Then he jumped into the water.

8The boat was only about a hundred yards from shore.

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John 21:1-19

So the other disciples stayed in the boat and dragged in the net full of fish. 9When the disciples got out of the boat, they saw some bread and a charcoal fire with fish on it.

10Jesus told his disciples "Bring some of the fish you just caught."

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John 21:1-1911Simon Peter got back into the boat

and dragged the net to shore. In it were one hundred fifty-three large fish, but still the net did not rip.

12Jesus said, "Come and eat!" But none of the disciples dared ask

who he was. They knew he was the Lord.

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John 21:1-1913Jesus took the bread in his hands

and gave some of it to his disciples. He did the same with the fish.

14This was the third time that Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from death.

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John 21:1-1915When Jesus and his disciples had

finished eating, he asked, "Simon son of John, do you love me more than the others do?"

Simon Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know I do!"

"Then feed my lambs," Jesus said.

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John 21:1-1916Jesus asked a second time, "Simon

son of John, do you love me?" Peter answered, "Yes, Lord, you know

I love you!" "Then take care of my sheep," Jesus

told him.

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John 21:1-1917Jesus asked a third time, "Simon son

of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt because Jesus had

asked him three times if he loved him.

So he told Jesus, "Lord, you know everything. You know I love you."

Jesus replied, "Feed my sheep.

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John 21:1-1918I tell you for certain that when you

were a young man, you dressed yourself and went wherever you wanted to go. But when you are old, you will hold out your hands. Then others will wrap your belt around you and lead you where you don't want to go.”

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John 21:1-1919Jesus said this to tell how Peter

would die and bring honour to God.Then he said to Peter, "Follow me!"This is the Gospel of the LordC: Praise to You O Christ.

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Prayer after the gospel

M: Thank you, Lord Jesus, for appearing to your disciples after you were raised from death. Nourish the new life you have given us.

C: Amen.

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APOSTLE’S CREED

C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

APOSTLE’S CREED

And 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, dead, and buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead.

APOSTLE’S CREED

He ascended into heaven, and sits at the right hand of God, the Father almighty, from thence he will come to judge the living and the dead.

APOSTLE’S 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

*or: original ‘catholic’ which means ‘universal’

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The Strife is o’er

We sing:

The strife is o’er

LHS 97 CAL 293

Finita iam sunt praelia

‘Symphonia Sirenum’ (Cologne), 1695

Tr. Francis Pott, 1859

and ‘Hymns Ancient and Modern’, 1875

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1. The strife is o’er, the battle done;

Now is the Victor’s triumph won;

O let the song of praise be sung.

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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2. Death’s mightiest powers have done their worst,

But Jesus has His foes dispersed;

Let shouts of praise and joy outburst.


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3. On the third morn He rose again

Glorious in majesty to reign;

O let us swell the joyful strain.


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4. He broke the bonds of death and hell;

The bars from heaven’s high portals fell;

Let hymns of joy His triumph tell.


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5. Lord, by the stripes which wounded You,

From death’s dread sting Your servants free,

That we may live, and sing to You.


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Sermon

Today'sMessage

I was made a christian

We sing as our free will offering is received:

I was made a Christian

LHS 829 CAL 293

John Samuel Jones (c. 1880)

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1. I was made a Christian

when my name was given,

one of God’s dear children,

and an heir of heaven.

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2. In the name of Christian

I will glory now,

evermore remember,

my baptismal vow.

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3. I must, like a Christian,

shun all evil ways,

keep my faith in Jesus,

serve him all my days.

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4. Called to be a Christian,

I will praise the Lord,

seek for his assistance

so to keep my word.

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5. All a Christian’s blessings

I will claim for mine:

holy work and worship,

fellowship divine.

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6. Father, Son, and Spirit,

give me grace, that I

still may live a Christian,

and a Christian die.

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OFFERING PRAYER

C: Self-giving God, your Son gave himself as a Lamb to be sacrificed to bring us life.

Take our lives and our gifts and use them for your purposes.

C: Amen.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH

Call to prayer

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ lives and reigns as the victorious Lamb of God. Let us bring him our prayers, so that he may present them before the one who is seated on the throne of heaven.

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Response

M: O Lamb of God,C: have mercy on us.

Concluding prayer

M: Lord Jesus Christ, whenever we are discouraged in our work for the gospel, come to us and renew us again in your service through your promises and your body and blood,

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for you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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Liturgy of the lord’s supper

PREFACE

M: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you.

M: Lift up your hearts.

C: We lift them to the Lord.

M: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

C: It is right to give our thanks and praise.

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PREFACE

M: It is indeed right and good, Lord God, holy Father, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. »

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PREFACE

But most of all we praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son, the true Passover Lamb, who has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising again he has restored life. »

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PREFACE

And so, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven, we adore and praise your glorious name:

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Holy, holy, holy

C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might;

Heaven and earth are full of your glory.

LORD’S PRAYER.

C: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name,your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as in heaven.

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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.For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION.

M: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, and said, Take and eat; this is † my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.

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WORDS OF INSTITUTION.

M: In the same way he took the cup, after the supper, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, Drink of it, all of you; this is † my blood of the new covenant, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me.

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PEACE

M: The peace of the Lord be with you always.

C: Amen.

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COMMUNION INVITATION

M: Jesus says: 'Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.’

C: Thanks be to God.

M: Come, everything is ready.

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DISTRIBUTION

During the Distribution the Minister or his assistant says:

Take and eat, this is the body of Christ, given for you.

Take and drink, this is the blood of Christ, shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.

DISTRIBUTION

M: The body of our Lord Jesus Christ and his precious blood strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life eternal. Go in peace.†

C: Amen.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

M: Let us Pray.C: Almighty and merciful God, you

made the disciples glad by the sight of the risen Lord.

As he has come to us in this meal, remind us that he is always with us, and that we now share in his resurrection. »

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POST-COMMUNION PRAYER

For he lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

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BLESSINGM: The God of peace, who raised from

the dead our Lord Jesus, provide you with every good thing you need in order to do his will;

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 favour, † and give you peace.

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DISMISSAL

M: Go in peace, and follow the Lord.

C: In the name of Christ. Amen.

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Glory be to god in heaven

We Sing our closing hymn:

Glory be to God in Heaven

LHS: 895 CAL: 293

Based on the Gloria in Excelsis

Michael Perry 1942-

glory be to god in heaven

1. Glory be to God in heaven,peace to those who love him well;on the earth let all his peoplespeak his grace, his wonders tell.Lord, we praise you for your glory,mighty Father, heaven’s king;hear our joyful adorationand accept the thanks we bring.

glory be to god in heaven

2. Only Son of God the Father,Lamb who takes our sin away,now with him in triumph seated -for your mercy, Lord, we pray.Jesus Christ, most high and holy,Saviour, you are God alonein the glory of the Fatherwith the Spirit: Three-in-One. †

Go in peace and

follow the Lord.

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