Peace to you, siblings in Christ.
We are making an effort in these coming weeks to include some new faces in the leadership of our weekly worship. Thank you to those who have agreed to help so far. Below is the order of worship. please feel free to pause the recording and turn to the appropriate hymn number if you wish. Please, sing along!
Peace,Pastor Chris Lee
Order of Worship for May 3, 2020
Opening Hymn: ELW 778- “The Lord’s My Shepherd”- vs. 1,3,5 . Kristin Stambaugh, violin; Miriam Anderson and Brittany Anderson, vocalists; and Pam Edwards, pianist.
Readings- Alexey Knudsen
First Reading:Acts 2:42-47
Today’s reading is a description of life in the community following Peter’s sermon on the day of Pentecost, when the Spirit was poured out on God’s people. The new community is sustained in worship and fellowship, shares what they have, and ensures that everyone has enough.
42[The baptized] devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.
43Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. 44All who believed were together and had all things in common; 45they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as any had need. 46Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, 47praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. And day by day the Lord added to their number those who were being saved.
Psalm 23
1The Lord is my shepherd;
I shall not be in want.
2The Lord makes me lie down in green pastures
and leads me beside still waters.
3You restore my soul, O Lord,
and guide me along right pathways for your name’s sake.
4Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil;
for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil, and my cup is running over.
6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,
and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
John 10:1-10
[Jesussaid:] 1“Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. 2The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. 3The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep hear his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. 4When he has brought out all his own, he goes ahead of them, and the sheep follow him because they know his voice. 5They will not follow a stranger, but they will run from him because they do not know the voice of strangers.” 6Jesus used this figure of speech with them, but they did not understand what he was saying to them.
7So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, I AM the gate for the sheep. 8All who came before me are thieves and bandits; but the sheep did not listen to them. 9I AM the gate.Whoever enters by me will be saved, and will come in and go out and find pasture. 10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy.I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly.”
Sermon
Hymn of the Day- ELW 780-“Shepherd Me, O God”- all 5 verses. Miriam Anderson and Brittany Anderson, vocalists; Pam Edwards, pianist.
Prayers of Intercession- Mike McCalester
Lord’s Prayer Malotte; G. Schirmer Vocalist: Miriam Anderson Pianist: Pam Edwards
Sending Hymn- ELW 883- “All People That on Earth Do Dwell”- vs. 1, 4, 5. Miriam Anderson and Brittany Anderson, vocalists Pam Edwards, organist
Image credits: Turn Back to God: free image (Jesus and sheep); Pexels free image (lamb); Therese Guise (church and flowering tree).
Music credits:
“The Lord’s My Shepherd.” Text: The Psalms of David in Meeter, Edinburgh, 1650. Music: James L. Macbeth Bain; arr. Gordon Jacob, 1895 – 1984. Arr. copyright Oxford University Press. Public domain; CCLI song number 7040382. CCLI license #11114590.
“Shepherd Me, O God.” Text: Marty Haugen, b. 1950, based on Psalm 23. Music: Marty Haugen. Text and music copyright 1986 GIA Publications, Inc. All rights reserved. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from One License with license #A-704843.
“The Lord’s Prayer.” Albert Hay Malotte; Catalogs: G. Schirmer, Inc. Song number: 1534. Copyright 1935. All rights reserved. Permission to podcast/stream the music in this service obtained from CCLI with license #11114590.
“All People That On Earth Do Dwell.” Text: William Kethe, d.c. 1594. Music: Louis Bourgeois, 1510 – 1561. Public domain.
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