The Seventh Sunday of Easter 16 May AD 2021

Welcome in Jesus’ name! We pray God’s richest blessings on your receiving of His Word this holy day in this unusual setting. We look forward to the day when we will be able to gather together with you again in church as one body to be nourished by our heavenly Groom, Christ Jesus! Today’s Readings The Spirit of truth testifies of Jesus, who is the Truth. But the world does not receive the

Truth. It loves its own and hates those who are of the Truth. Just as Jesus was scorned, so is His church. “The time is coming that whoever kills you will think that he offers God service.” (Jn 15:26—16:4) Yet it is by Jesus’ suffering and death that we are saved. Therefore we rejoice to share in His sufferings, that we may also share in His resurrection glory. (1 Pet 4:7–14) Through the ministry of the Spirit of truth, we are cleansed from the deceit of our idols and given a new heart and a new spirit, the heart and Spirit of Christ. (Ezek 36:22–28) He is now at work in us to have fervent, self-giving love for one another, love which covers a multitude of sins, “that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.”

T H E D I V I N E S E R V I C E

S e t t i ng Th re e

Prelude Christ Sits at God’s Right Hand KEVIN SADOWSKI

Hymn 842 Son of God, Eternal Savior

+ Confession and Absolution +

Stand, if you are able, or sit. The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

P In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our

Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

P Our help is in the name of the Lord,

C who made heaven and earth.

P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,

C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Kneel, if you are able, or sit. Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.

P O almighty God, merciful Father,

C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I

have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal

punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I

pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter

sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful

to me, a poor, sinful being.

P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of

the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the

command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father

and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.

Stand, if you are able, or sit.

+ Service of the Word +

Introit Stand (Ps. 27:1, 11a, 12; antiphon: Ps. 27:7a, 8b, 9a) HEALEY WILLAN/TONE I

Hear, O LORD, when I cry with my voice!. Alleluia!

When Thou saidst, “Seek ye My face,” my heart said unto Thee, “Thy face, Lord, will I seek.

Hide not Thou Thy face from me!” Alleluia! Alleluia!

The Lord is my light and my sal- | vation;*

| whom shall I fear?

The Lord is the stronghold of | my life;*

of whom | shall I be afraid?

Teach me your way, O| LORD;*

give me not up to the will of my | adversaries;

for false witnesses have risen a- | gainst me*

and they | breathe out violence.

Glory be to the Father and to| the Son*

and to the | Holy Spirit;

as it was in the be- | ginning,

is now, and will be for- | ever. Amen.

Kyrie LSB 186

Gloria in Excelsis LSB 187

Salutation and Collect

P Let us pray. O King of glory, … one God, now and forever.

Sit

Old Testament Reading ........................................................................... (Pew Bible 724) Ezekiel 36:22–28

From Quasimodo Geniti Sunday through the week following Pentecost,

the Gradual is omitted and the Alleluia Verse is lengthened

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Epistle .................................................................................................................... (Pew Bible 1016) 1 Peter 4:7–11

A This is the Word of the Lord.

C Thanks be to God.

Stand, if you are able, or sit.

Verse Stand (Ps. 47:8; John 14:18a, 28; 16:22b)HEALEY WILLAN

Alleluias, sung by all

God reigneth over the heathen;

God sitteth upon the throne of His holiness.

Alleluias, sung by all

I will not leave you comfortless;

I go, and I will come again unto you, and your heart shall rejoice.

Alleluias, sung by all

Holy Gospel .................................................................................................... (Pew Bible 902) John 15:26—16:4

P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the fifteenth chapter.

P This is the Gospel of the Lord.

Nicene Creed

C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things

visible and invisible.

And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father

before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not

made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made;

who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven

and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary

and was made man;

and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.

He suffered and was buried.

And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures

and ascended into heaven

and sits at the right hand of the Father.

And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead,

whose kingdom will have no end.

And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the

Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and

glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and

apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for

the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Sit

Hymn 564 Christ Sits at God’s Right Hand

All All

Font Pulpit

All 5 Then let us now draw near,

Washed in that precious flood

And enter the Most Holy Place

By Jesus’ blood.

From hearts that are sincere,

Let tongues our hope profess,

And trust anew God’s faithful grace

That we confess.

D All 6 All praise to Christ we bring,

Our Lord who intercedes,

Our great High Priest enthroned

above

Who knows our needs;

And to the Father sing

Our songs of thankful praise,

Who with the Spirit reigns in love

For endless days. Text: © 2002 Stephen P. Starke, admin. Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110002551

Sermon

P The peace of God, which passes all understanding, keep your hearts and minds in Christ

Jesus.

C Amen.

Stand, if you are able, or sit.

Offertory LSB 192

Sit

Voluntary Before the Throne of God Above WILLIAM BATES

Prayers Stand Each Petition Ends: Lord in Your mercy,

Hear our prayer.

Preface LSB 194

P It is truly meet, right, and salutary … evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus LSB 195

Lord’s Prayer LSB 179

P Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

C 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.

Closing Collect

A Let us pray.

Lord Jesus Christ, giver and perfecter of our faith, we thank and praise You for continuing

among us the preaching of Your Gospel for our instruction and edification. Send Your

blessing upon the Word, which has been spoken to us, and by Your Holy Spirit increase our

saving knowledge of You, that day by day we may be strengthened in the divine truth and

remain steadfast in Your grace. Give us strength to fight the good fight and by faith to

overcome all the temptations of Satan, the flesh, and the world so that we may finally receive

the salvation of our souls; for You live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God,

now and forever.

C Amen.

Benediction LSB 183

P 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 favor and T give you peace.

C Amen.

Te Deum LSB 223

Postlude Christ Sits at God’s Right Hand BENJAMIN CULLI

Who receives this Sacrament worthily? Fasting and bodily preparation are certainly fine outward training. But that person is truly worthy and well prepared who has faith in these words: “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins.” But anyone who does not believe these words or doubts them is unworthy and unprepared, for the words “for you” require all hearts to believe.

ESV Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

T H I S W E E K A T O U R S A V I O R C H U R C H

Today 6:00 PM Siberian Lutheran Seminary Mission Festival

Tuesday 1:30 PM Fellowship Hall Rsv’d (Calder Band) 7:00 PM Voters Meeting

Wednesday 6:30 AM Men’s Bible Study 8:30 AM Matins

Thursday 3:30 PM PTL Fun Run 7:00 PM Divine Service

Friday School Kickball Tournament Next Sunday 8:00 AM Divine Service (Livestreamed)

9:30 AM Confirmation reception in fellowship hall 11:00 AM Divine Service with Rite of Confirmation Next Sunday's Readings: The Feast of Pentecost Genesis 11:1-9 Acts 2:1-21 John 14:23-31

Our Savior LUTHERAN CHURCH & SCHOOL A member congregation of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod

616.949.0710 www.oursavior-gr.org

Church: 2900 Burton St SE, School: 1916 Ridgewood Ave SE

Grand Rapids, MI 49546 Grand Rapids, MI 49506

Pr. Jeremy M. Swem, Pastor, Cell 644.8338 Kara Harbaugh, Principal

Pr. David C. Fleming, Assoc. Pastor, Cell 516.2945 Christina Roberts, Kantor

Pr. North P. Sherrill, Assoc. Pastor, Cell: 581.8353

Artwork by Mr. Edward Riojas from Ecclesiastical Art, 2004 Higher Things, Inc. Used by permission.