Our Redeemer’s Lutheran Church
1024 West 6th Street
Williston, North Dakota 58801
701-572-3724
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
HOLY COMMUNION
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April 21, 2024
9:00 AM
Jesus, the good Shepherd, welcomes you into His flock – and so do we. Thank you for joining us to worship and share in Christian friendship.
PRELUDE Celeste Lundblom
WELCOME/ANNOUNCEMENTS
OPENING HYMN
“Morning Has Broken” HFG 5
Morning has broken like the first morning,
Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.
Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!
Praise for them, springing fresh from the Word!
Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,
Like the first dew-fall on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
Sprung in completeness where His feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning
Born of the one light Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God’s re-creation of the new day!
*INVOCATION
L: In the name of the Father and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
*CONFESSION OF SINS
L: Our help is in the Name of the Lord.
C: Who made heaven and earth.
L: Brothers and sisters in Christ: Scripture clearly reveals that we are all born children of a fallen humanity; Scripture also teaches that if we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.
C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
Silence for reflection and self-examination
L: Heavenly Father,
C: We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart;
we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. 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.
*ABSOLUTION
L: In the Word who has come to dwell with us, God has given us grace upon grace; forgiveness that is stronger than our sins, love that can heal every broken heart. Hear this word of God’s pardon and peace: in the name of Jesus our Savior, you are free from all your sins. Rise, shine, for your light has come.
*INTROIT from Psalm 23
L: The Lord is my shepherd;
C: I shall not want.
L: He makes me lie down in green pastures.
C: He leads me beside still waters.
L: He restores my soul.
C: He leads me in paths of righteousness for His name’s sake.
L: Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for You are with me;
C: Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
L: You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
C: You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
L: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
C: and I shall dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
*GLORIA PATRI (sung by the congregation)
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.
*PRAYER OF THE DAY (in unison)
Almighty God, merciful Father, since You have wakened from death the Shepherd of Your sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit that when we hear the voice of our Shepherd we may know Him who calls us each by name and follow where He leads; through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
SPECIAL MUSIC “In the Cross Alone I Glory” - Choir
THE WORD OF GOD
FIRST LESSON Acts 4:1-12
4 And as they were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them, 2 greatly annoyed because they were teaching the people and proclaiming in Jesus the resurrection from the dead. 3 And they arrested them and put them in custody until the next day, for it was already evening. 4 But many of those who had heard the word believed, and the number of the men came to about five thousand.
5 On the next day their rulers and elders and scribes gathered together in Jerusalem, 6 with Annas the high priest and Caiaphas and John and Alexander, and all who were of the high-priestly family. 7 And when they had set them in the midst, they inquired, “By what power or by what name did you do this?” 8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers of the people and elders, 9 if we are being examined today concerning a good deed done to a crippled man, by what means this man has been healed, 10 let it be known to all of you and to all the people of Israel that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom you crucified, whom God raised from the dead—by him this man is standing before you well. 11 This Jesus is the stone that was rejected by you, the builders, which has become the cornerstone. 12 And there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.”
SECOND LESSON 1 John 3:16-24
16 By this we know love, that he laid down his life for us, and we ought to lay down our lives for the brothers. 17 But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? 18 Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.
19 By this we shall know that we are of the truth and reassure our heart before him; 20 for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence before God; 22 and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him. 23 And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he has commanded us. 24 Whoever keeps his commandments abides in God, and God in him. And by this we know that he abides in us, by the Spirit whom he has given us.
HYMN
“Spirit of the Living God” HFG 155
Spirit of the Living God, Fall afresh on me.
Spirit of the Living God, Fall afresh on me.
Melt me, mold me, Fill me, use me.
Spirit of the Living God, Fall afresh on me.
*HOLY GOSPEL John 10:11-18
11 I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. 12 He who is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolf coming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. 13 He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. 14 I am the good shepherd. I know my own and my own know me, 15 just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. 16 And I have other sheep that are not of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there will be one flock, one shepherd. 17 For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down my life that I may take it up again. 18 No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my own accord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. This charge I have received from my Father.”
MESSAGE
*APOSTLES' CREED
I believe in God the Father, Almighty, maker of heaven and earth;
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, the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven; And sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; From there He shall come to judge the living and the dead.
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.
OFFERTORY HYMN
“Create in Me a Clean Heart”
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“Create in Me a Clean Heart”
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence, O Lord,
and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me.
Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me.
*DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him all
creatures here below; Praise Him above ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Amen.
*PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
*THE WORDS OF INSTITUTION
P: In the night in which He was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to His disciples, saying: “Take and eat; this is My body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of Me.”
Again, after supper, He took the cup, gave thanks and gave it for all to drink, saying: “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, shed for you for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of Me.”
*THE LORD’S PRAYER (In unison)
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.
DISTRIBUTION
THE BENEDICTION
L: The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace.
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.
THREE-FOLD AMEN
CLOSING HYMN
“Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” CW 365
Love divine, all love excelling,
Joy of heav’n to earth come down,
Fix in us Your humble dwelling,
All Your faithful mercies crown.
Jesus, You are all compassion,
Boundless mercy from above.
Visit us with benediction;
Comfort us with heav’nly love.
Take away our love of sinning;
Alpha and Omega be,
End of faith as its beginning,
Set our hearts at liberty.
We would ever seek Your blessing,
Serve You as Your hosts above,
Pray and praise You without ceasing,
Glory in Your perfect love.
Sanctify Your new creation;
Pure and spotless let us be.
Let us trust Your great salvation,
Won for us on Calvary,
Till we lay our crowns before You,
Till in heav’n we take our place,
Till in glory we adore You,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.
POSTLUDE
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TODAY’S RADIO BROADCAST is given in memory of mother, Dee Christopherson, who passed away April 22, 2011, from her family.
BIRTHDAY CAKE is being served today in honor of Jackie Lund’s 85th birthday, April 23rd, provided by her family. Happy birthday, Jackie!