Worship Order – Service of Holy Communion ~ 10:30am
May 18, 2025 ~ The 5th Sunday of Easter
Prelude
Announcements
Celebration of Christ’s Victory (Easter Dialogue)
P: Let God arise; let His enemies be scattered!
C: Let those who hate Him flee before His face.
P: God shows His love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
C: Even when we were dead in our trespasses, God made us alive together with Christ—by grace we have been saved—and raised us up with Him.
P: Let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God: Let them be jubilant with joy!
C: Sing to God, sing praises to His name!
(Sung Together)
Christ is risen from the dead,
Trampling down death by death,
And upon those in the tombs bestowing life!
P: Christ is risen!
C: He is risen indeed! Amen! Alleluia!
Opening Hymn Beautiful Savior, LBW 518 v. 1-2
Apostolic Greeting
Hymn of Praise Thine is the Glory, LBW 145 v. 1 & 3
Prayer of the Day
Pour into our hearts, O God, your Spirit of truth, that we might live in confidence and peace, secure in the sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life as we await the return of your Son when all our sorrows will be turned to joy in his presence; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Children’s Sermon
1st Scripture Lesson: Revelation 21:1-7
1Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2And I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband. 3And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Behold, the dwelling place of God is with man. He will dwell with them, and they will be his people, and God himself will be with them as their God. 4He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away.” 5And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.” 6And he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give from the spring of the water of life without payment. 7The one who conquers will have this heritage, and I will be his God and he will be my son.”
The Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Acclamation This Joyful Eastertide
This joyful Eastertide, away with sin and sorrow!
My love, the crucified, has sprung to life this morrow.
Had Christ, who once was slain,
not burst his three-day prison,
our faith had been in vain.
But now has Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen, arisen!
Gospel: John 16:12-22
The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 16th Chapter.
C: Glory to you, O Lord.
12{Jesus said to his disciples,} “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 16A little while, and you will see me no longer; and again a little while, and you will see me.” 17So some of his disciples said to one another, “What is this that he says to us, ‘A little while, and you will not see me, and again a little while, and you will see me’; and, ‘because I am going to the Father’?” 18So they were saying, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’? We do not know what he is talking about.” 19Jesus knew that they wanted to ask him, so he said to them, “Is this what you are asking yourselves, what I meant by saying, ‘A little while and you will not see me, and again a little while and you will see me’? 20Truly, truly, I say to you, you will weep and lament, but the world will rejoice. You will be sorrowful, but your sorrow will turn into joy. 21When a woman is giving birth, she has sorrow because her hour has come, but when she has delivered the baby, she no longer remembers the anguish, for joy that a human being has been born into the world. 22So also you have sorrow now, but I will see you again, and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you.”
The Gospel of the Lord.
C: Praise to you, O Christ.
Return Acclamation
But now has Christ arisen,
arisen, arisen, arisen!
Sermon
Hymn of the Day This Joyful Eastertide, WOV 676
Apostles’ Creed
Prayers of God’s People
Offering
Offertory The Doxology 564
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, Ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost