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John 17:6-19

As we remain in the True Vine and grow in our likeness to Christ, we will become like transplants from a foreign land. While Jesus lived on earth He protected His followers with His physical presence. As He prepared to send His followers into the world, He asked the Father to protect them from the evil one. We can live with the full joy that we are one with Jesus and the Father.

We Lift Our Hearts In Worship

[Pre-service options include videos (countdowns, worship music, welcomes), worship music CD, or live music by worship band.]

Time of Praise and Worship

Happy Day

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Day After Day

Come Thou Fount, Come Thou King

[Traditional Options]

I Know That My Redeemer Lives

BH 75 436; HFG 295; ELW 619; HFG 295; HLC 166; LBW 352; LSB 461; LW 264; RS 582; STTL 524; WC 239; WAR 414

Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee

BH 75 31; BH 91 7; CH 90.271; CHH 2; EH 376; ELW 836; HWC 1; HPW 10; HFG 377; HLC 25; HGP 14; LBW 551; LSB 803; NCH 4; PH 464; RH 4; RS 669; STTL 174; WC 20; UMH 89; WAR 59; WHM 36; WIS 2

Come Thou Fount of Ev’ry Blessing

BH75 12,13; BH 91 15, 18; CH 11; CHH 16; EH 686; ELW 807; HS98 876; HWC 2; HPW 4; HFG 318; HLC 28; HGP 9; HSP 16; LBW 499; LWB 686; NCH 459; PH 356; RH 11; STTL 51; WC 45; UMH 400; WAR 68; WHM 30; WIS 62

Invocation and Introduction of Today’s Theme

Pastor: We, being grafted to the Vine, with the work of the Vinedresser, come to worship the source of our life, our love and our purpose:

ALL: We come into the presence of our Triune God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. And it is in His Name we make our beginning.

AMEN.

OPENING PRAYER: [This prayer is offered as an idea] — Our Dear Father, God, inhabit the praises of Your people, as You promised in days gone by, that we may bring honor and glory to Your Name this day. In the power of the Holy Spirit, may it be so. AMEN.

Time of Greeting: Please greet someone that you have not yet spoken to this morning. Select somebody on the other side of the aisle; OR, if you are in the back, please greet someone in the front, or in the front in the back, etc. Ask them, “Are you ready for full SON?”.

Time of Confession and Forgiveness

[Alternate location: following Message]

Pastor: [Ask the people to kneel, if possible, or sit, if not, and to spend quiet time listening to the music and focusing on their personal state of growth in their spiritual lives…]

Then say, “Hear our confession, Dear Lord,

ALL: Pastor: If this is the true confession of your hearts, I can assure you that your heavenly Father has heard your repentance and forgives you; not because of any merit on your part, but because of the death and resurrection of His Son, Our Lord Jesus Christ. I announce that forgiveness to You in His Name. AMEN.

We Hear God’s Word

[Read aloud both the introduction and Scripture]

FIRST READING: Acts 1: 12-26

The replacement of Judas, the traitor, was guided by the prayers of the faithful to the Lord, asking Him to show them which of them God has chosen to be an apostle with them.

¹² Then they returned to Jerusalem from the hill called the Mount of Olives, a Sabbath day’s walk from the city. ¹³ When they arrived, they went upstairs to the room where they were staying. Those present were Peter, John, James and Andrew; Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew; James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James. ¹⁴ They all joined together constantly in prayer, along with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers. ¹⁵ In those days Peter stood up among the believer (a group numbering about a hundred and twenty) ¹⁶ and said, “Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled which the Holy Spirit spoke long ago through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who served as guide for those who arrested Jesus— ¹⁷ he was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” ¹⁸ (With the reward he got for his wickedness, Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong, his body burst open and all his intestines spilled out. ¹⁹ Everyone in Jerusalem heard about this, so they called that field in their language Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood.) ²⁰ “For,” said Peter, “it is written in the book of Psalms, “‘May his place be deserted; let there be no one to dwell in it, and, “May another take his place of leadership. ²¹ Therefore it is necessary to choose one of the men who have been with us the whole time the Lord Jesus went in and out among us, ²² beginning from John’s baptism to the time when Jesus was taken up from us. For one of these must become a witness with us of his resurrection.” ²³ So they proposed two men: Joseph called Barsabbas (also known as Justus) and Matthias. ²⁴ Then they prayed, “Lord, you know everyone’s heart. Show us which of these two you have chosen ²⁵ to take over this apostolic ministry, which Judas left to go where he belongs.” ²⁶ Then they cast lots, and the lot fell to Matthias; so he was added to the eleven apostles.

Additional information

Chapter	17:6-19
Church Year	Year B
Lectionary	LCMS Readings
Scripture	John
Season	Easter
Sunday	7th Sunday of Easter

Caring for Transplants: Full Son, Protect from Heat-Seventh Sunday of Easter-LCMS Readings