Sample of Traditional Service II LSB
Sample of Traditional Service II LSB
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - B
Good Shepherd Sunday
Welcome to Lutheran Church! We thank God that you are here, and pray that God's Word will speak to your heart today. Visitors, we hope you will join us often as we gather around the Word. We want to know how we may serve you, so please introduce yourselves to those around you and to the Pastor. May God – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – bless our time with him and with one another here in this House dedicated to his saving Name.
Pastor: The Lord is risen!
ALL: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
THE PRELUDE –
PASTORAL GREETING
Theme of Our Worship: Sheep in the Good Shepherd's Flock
OPENING HYMN – Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds – LSB, #465
Now all the vault of heav'n resounds In praise of love that still abounds:
"Christ has triumphed! He is living!"
Sing, choirs of angels loud and clear! Repeat their song of glory here!
"Christ has triumphed! He is living!" Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Eternal is the gift he brings, Therefore our heart with rapture sings:
"Christ has triumphed! He is living!"
Now still he comes to give us life And by his presence stills all strife.
Christ has triumphed! He is living! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Oh, fill us, Lord, with dauntless love; Set heart and will on things above
That we conquer through Your triumph.
Grant grace sufficient for life's day That by our lives we truly say:
"Christ has triumphed! He is living! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!"
Adoring praises now we bring And with the heav'nly blessed sing:
"Christ has triumphed! Alleluia!"
Be to the Father and our Lord, To Spirit blest, most holy God,
All the glory, Never ending! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!
Pastor: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
ALL: Amen! Our risen Lord has made him known to us.
(Confession and Absolution formatted as you will receive the Services:)
A SONG OF PRAISE – This is the Feast of Victory – LSB, page 155
ALL: This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Women: Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain, whose blood set us free to be people of God.
ALL: This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Men: Power, riches, wisdom and strength, and honor, blessing, and glory are his.
ALL: This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Women: Sing with all the people of God, and join in the hymn of all creation: Blessing, honor, glory, and might be to God and the Lamb forever. Amen.
ALL: This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Men: For the Lamb who was slain has begun his reign. Alleluia!
ALL: This is the feast of victory for our God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: Almighty and ever-living God, in Your mercy You have assured us of our full and free redemption through the resurrection of our Lord Jesus! Give us the will to show in our lives what we profess with our lips: that Jesus is alive, that we have new life in him, and that he reaches out in love to our world as we serve in his Name. We come to You in the Name of him through whom You have come to us, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
THE FIRST LESSON: Acts 4:1-12
Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
THE EPISTLE FOR THE DAY: 1 John 3:16-24
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
THE ALLELUIA VERSE – LSB, Page 156
Alleluia! Lord to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life! Alleluia! Alleluia!
THE HOLY GOSPEL: John 10:11-18
Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord!
ALL: Praise to You, O Christ, Shepherd of God's Flock!
(We Respond to the Word formatted as you will receive the Services:)
HYMN OF THE DAY – The King of Love My Shepherd Is – LSB, #709
The King of Love my shepherd is, Whose goodness faileth never;
I nothing lack if I am His And He is mine forever.
Where streams of living water flow, My ransomed soul He leadeth,
And, where the verdant pastures grow, With food celestial feedeth.
Perverse and foolish oft I strayed, But yet in love He sought me
And on His shoulders gently laid And home rejoicing brought me.
In death's dark vale I fear no ill With Thee, dear Lord, beside me;
Thy rod and staff my comfort still, Thy cross before to guide me.
Thou spreadst a table in my sight; Thine unction grace bestoweth;
And, oh, what transport of delight From Thy pure chalice floweth.
And so through all the length of days Thy goodness faileth never.
Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise Within Thy house forever.
THE SERMON:
[If Holy Communion is not being celebrated, continue with THE APOSTLES CREED and the order of service that follows it. It is detailed at the end of this service.]
THE NICENE CREED
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 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.
(The Prayer of the Church formatted as you will receive the Services:)
PRAYER FOR OUR NATION – God Bless America
God bless America, Land that I love;
Stand beside her, and guide her, Through the night with the light from above.
From the mountains To the prairies To the oceans White with foam,
God bless America, My home sweet home.
From the mountains To the prairies To the oceans White with foam,
God bless America, My home sweet home.
God bless America, My home sweet home.
THE VOLUNTARY –
AN OFFERTORY – Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful – LSB, #955
Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord, and fill to the brim our cup of blessing. Gather a harvest from the seeds that were sown, that we may be fed with the Bread of Life. Gather the hopes and dreams of all; unite them with the prayers we offer now. Grace our Table with Your presence, and give us a foretaste of the feast to come.
REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION. Members of sister Lutheran congregations are, of course, invited to join us at the Lord's Table. Others are requested to consult with the Pastor before communing with us the first time. In this way you will help us be responsible in our administration of the Sacrament – and you, in turn, will be blessed as you commune with us.
NOTE: In the center of each communion tray are a few glasses with grape juice wine for those who are on alcohol restrictive medications or wish to abstain from alcohol for personal reasons.
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Pastor: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We lift them to the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
ALL: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Pastor: We do lift our hearts to You in thanks and praise, O Lord, as we come to our Holy Communion in Your Body and Blood. With grateful hearts we pray together the Church's Table Prayer, in the words You taught:
ALL: 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 for ever and ever. Amen.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
ALL: And also with you.
BEFORE WE COMMUNE – The Agnus Dei – LSB, Page 163
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.
THE HOLY COMMUNION
HYMN – Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior – LSB, #627
Jesus Christ, our blessed Savior, Turned away God's wrath forever.
By His bitter grief and woe He saved us from the evil foe.
As His pledge of love undying, He, this precious food supplying,
Gives His body with the bread, And with the wine the blood He shed.
(Women) Praise the Father, who from heaven To His own this food has given,
Who, to mend what we have done, Gave into death His only Son.
Agony and bitter labor Were the cost of God's high favor.
Do not come if you suppose You need not Him who died and rose.
(Men) If your heart this truth professes, And your mouth your sin confesses,
You will be your Savior's guest, and by His Banquet truly blest.
Let this food your faith so nourish That by love its fruit may flourish
And your neighbor learn from you How much God's wondrous love can do.
HYMN – The Lord My Shepherd Is – Tune: LSB, #863
The Lord my Shepherd is! I shall be unafraid;
He makes me down to lie In pastures green and shade.
He leads me by the waters still According to his gracious will,
His ev'ry promise to fulfill.
The Lord my Shepherd is! And though through death's dark vale
I may be made to walk, His mercies shall not fail.
Though days be filled with man-y'a tear His rod and staff are ever near,
They comfort me; I have no fear.
The Lord my Shepherd is! He spreads for me his feast,
Anoints my head with oil, Though of his fold I'm least.
Goodness and mercy follow me; His loving kindness here I see
And in his house I'll ever be.
The Lord my Shepherd is! To God all glory be:
To Father and to Son And Spirit, One-in-Three.
To him I'll sing my songs of praise; To him thanksgiving ever raise;
The Lord my Shepherd is always.
Text by William J. Schmelder
A SONG OF THANKSGIVING – Thank the Lord – LSB, page 164
Thank the Lord and sing his praise; tell everyone what he has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear his name. He recalls his promises and leads his people forth in joy With shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, Alleluia!
Pastor: Blessed Lord, Your Son, our Good Shepherd, has made us sheep in his flock, and thus has called us into Your family as Your children. As a result, we live day by day under Your forgiving love.
ALL: Grant that the same love may be the hallmark of our families in our homes, so parents and children may live together in harmony. As we live in Christ, may we enjoy a relationship with one another that will bless us and glorify him. We pray in the Name of him who is our Brother and our Savior, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor, and give you peace.
ALL: Amen! His blessing will accompany us in the days ahead.
CLOSING HYMN – Now May He Who from the Dead – (Tune: LSB, #469)
Now may he who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep,
Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety keep!
May he teach us to fulfill What is pleasing in his sing,
Perfect us in all his will, And preserve us day and night!
To that dear Redeemer's praise, Who the cov'nant sealed with blood,
Let our hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings to our God.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS
Pastor: The Lord is risen!
ALL: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord
ALL: Thanks be to God!
THE POSTLUDE –
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[When the service does not include Holy Communion, the Kyrie and/or an Entrance Reading may be inserted after the Confession and Absolution at the beginning of the service.]
THE KYRIE (Sung) – LSB, page 152
Pastor: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
Pastor: For the peace from above and for our salvation, let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
Pastor: For the peace of the whole world, for the wellbeing of the Church of God, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
Pastor: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise, let us pray to the Lord.
ALL: Lord, have mercy.
Pastor: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
ALL: Amen.
[After the Sermon continue the service with THE APOSTLES CREED and use this form to the end.]
THE APOSTLES 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 there 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 PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
Pastor: Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.
Father in heaven, we again praise You for the assurance that is ours because we are able to hear and to say the Good News: The Good Shepherd laid down his life for us!
ALL: We truly want nothing more than to walk through life with him beside us, guiding us along the Way that will be a blessing to us and to all around us.
Pastor: Because the Good Shepherd laid down his life for us, we know we ought to lay down our lives for one another.
ALL: Through Your Holy Spirit, help us to see that we, as affluent American Christians, have more than enough of the world's goods, so we will be ready to open our hearts and our hands to brothers and sister in need.
Pastor: We come to You with some of them in mind. We ask Your healing and help for those in time of illness or distress. And we praise You with those who are celebrating good gifts from Your hand of love. We name before You . . . . In our hearts we commend to Your care also these who are near and dear to each of us . . . . Hold all for whom we pray in Your hand of love care.
ALL: We live day by day under Your blessing, Father. We are sheep in the Good Shepherd's flock.
Pastor: We join with Christians everywhere on this Lord's Day in the words Jesus taught us to pray:
ALL: 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.
PRAYER FOR OUR NATION – God Bless America
God bless America, Land that I love;
Stand beside her, and guide her, Through the night with the light from above.
From the mountains To the prairies To the oceans White with foam,
God bless America, My home sweet home.
From the mountains To the prairies To the oceans White with foam,
God bless America, My home sweet home.
God bless America, My home sweet home.
THE OFFERING
THE VOLUNTARY –
AN OFFERTORY – Create in Me – LW, Page 175
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, and uphold me with Your free Spirit.
HYMN – The Lord My Shepherd Is – Tune: LSB, #863
The Lord my Shepherd is! I shall be unafraid;
He makes me down to lie In pastures green and shade.
He leads me by the waters still According to his gracious will,
His ev'ry promise to fulfill.
The Lord my Shepherd is! And though through death's dark vale
I may be made to walk, His mercies shall not fail.
Though days be filled with man-y'a tear His rod and staff are ever near,
They comfort me; I have no fear.
The Lord my Shepherd is! He spreads for me his feast,
Anoints my head with oil, Though of his fold I'm least.
Goodness and mercy follow me; His loving kindness here I see
And in his house I'll ever be.
The Lord my Shepherd is! To God all glory be:
To Father and to Son And Spirit, One-in-Three.
To him I'll sing my songs of praise; To him thanksgiving ever raise;
The Lord my Shepherd is always.
Text by William J. Schmelder
Pastor: Blessed Lord, Your Son, our Good Shepherd, has made us sheep in his flock, and thus has called us into Your family as Your children. As a result, we live day by day under Your forgiving love.
ALL: Grant that the same love may be the hallmark of our families in our homes, so parents and children may live together in harmony. As we live in Christ, may we enjoy a relationship with one another that will bless us and glorify him. We pray in the Name of him who is our Brother and our Savior, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor, and give you peace.
ALL: Amen! His blessing will accompany us in the days ahead.
CLOSING HYMN – Now May He Who from the Dead – (Tune: LSB, #469)
Now may he who from the dead Brought the Shepherd of the sheep,
Jesus Christ, our King and Head, All our souls in safety keep!
May he teach us to fulfill What is pleasing in his sing,
Perfect us in all his will, And preserve us day and night!
To that dear Redeemer's praise, Who the cov'nant sealed with blood,
Let our hearts and voices raise Loud thanksgivings to our God.
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS
Pastor: The Lord is risen!
ALL: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!
Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
THE POSTLUDE –
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