Sunday 5-2

This order of service is based on Matins which you can follow along with on page 219 if you happen to have a hymnal available. Otherwise, please work through the different elements of the service one after the other. . -Pastor Gray

If you would like to send in an offering, as the church continues to do her work during this time, their are a couple of options. You can mail an offering into the church and you can also use the Paypal donate button that we have set up as well. If you use this option the money comes right to the account for the church.

Opening Hymn: Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me
LSB #756

Text and Tune to sing along with here.

O Lord, open Thou my lips.
And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.
Make haste, O God, to deliver me.
Make hast to help me, O Lord.
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.

Venite

Antiphon:
Make a joyful shout to God, all the earth! Alle- | luia.*
     Sing out the honor of His name; make His praise glorious. Alle- | luia. (Psalm 66:1-2)

Psalm:
Say to God, How awesome | are Your works!*
     Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit them- | selves to You.
Come and see the | works of God;*
     He is awesome in His doing toward the | sons of men.
Oh, bless our God, you | peoples!*
     And make the voice of His praise | to be heard,
He keeps our soul among the | living,*
     and does not allow our feet | to be moved. (Psalm 66:3, 5, 8-9)

Psalm 147:1–11
[1] Praise the LORD!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
[2] The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
[3] He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
[4] He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
[5] Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
[6] The LORD lifts up the humble;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
[7] Sing to the LORD with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!
[8] He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
[9] He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
[10] His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
[11] but the LORD takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love. (ESV)

Office Hymn: Rejoice, My Hear, Be Glad and Sing LSB #737

Readings
First Reading: Isaiah 40:25-31
Second Reading: 1 Peter 2:11-20
Third Reading: John 16:16-22

Sermon

Te Deum

The Apostle's Creed

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And 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 thence He will 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.

The Kyrie

Lord, have mercy upon us.
Christ, have mercy upon us.
Lord, have mercy upon us.

The Lord’s Prayer.

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.

The Collect of the Day
O God, through the humiliation of Your Son You raised up the fallen world. Grant to Your faithful people, rescued from the peril of everlasting death, perpetual gladness and eternal joys; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Litany (a pamphlet version can be found here) It can also be found on page 288 of the Lutheran Service Book

The Prayer of the Church

The Collect for Peace.

Almighty God, You show those in error the light of Your truth so that they may return to the way of righteousness. Grant faithfulness to all who are admitted into the fellowship of Christ's Church that they may avoid whatever is contrary to their confession and follow all such things as are pleasing to You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.

The Benedicamus.
Bless we the Lord.
Thanks be to God.

The Benediction.
The grace of the Lord ✠ Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with us all.
℟: Amen.

Closing Hymn: Sing Praise to God, the Highest Good LSB 819