Sixth Sunday of Easter 9 May 2021 Anno Domini

Welcome! COVID-Response Plan Update – A copy of our Covid-Response Plan is available on our website and in the Narthex. • Sunday 8:15am Divine Service MASK-REQUIRED • Sun. 10:45am Divine Service MASK-RECOMMENDED • Sun School & Class 9:35am MASK-REQUIRED unless eating or drinking • Wednesday Service will return in the Fall! • Pews are taped to better accommodate social distancing. You may sit anywhere in the Sanctuary NOT marked with blue tape and 6’ from other individuals or households. In addition, we ask that you do not gather in the narthex or elsewhere before or after the service. • For those who continue to shelter in place, the early service will be streamed on our YouTube channel.

• To view the service or Bible Study online, visit our homepage at www.adventlutheran.org and click on the YouTube link. Videos “We should get really well acquainted with this Christ-King, and place all our hope are streamed “live” or you may watch them at any time. boldly in the life which is to come, where we • If you watch the service online, please print this bulletin will be forever happy, free of all sin and (includes the entire service - hymns, propers, prayers, etc.) infirmity. It’s for that reason that Christ came, and was crucified, died, rose from the dead, • If you do not have a hymnal at home, feel free to retrieve yours and ascended into heaven to occupy his from your member mailbox, or we can drop one off for you. kingdom. That’s how he overcame sin, death, and the devil for us, and by his blood and • If you desire to receive the Sacrament, call the directly, Holy Spirit swept us clean of all filth, so that call the office, or make an appointment online by visiting our all who believe in him are righteous and website. Follow the link on our homepage to a sign-up where you blessed, and will someday pass through may choose a 15min time to meet a privately here at Church. temporal death into his eternal, heavenly kingdom. That’s why all of us should truly • Communication updates are posted on the website. Check welcome this Christ-King, recognizing him as there weekly for bulletins and prayer sheets, etc. Copies of the latest our righteous helper, and by the power of the updates will also be available in the narthex. Word, Sacraments, and faith, enjoy him now and forever!” - from ’s House Postil, a Visitors & Guests on John 12:12-19

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Rev. James Grady, Asst. Pastor [email protected] 317.733-5307

The Sacrament of the In-person Sunday School & Bible Class have Advent Evangelical Lutheran Church teaches and resumed! believes that through the body and blood of Jesus To participate in Sunday School online, please contact Christ, offered under bread and wine in the Lord’s Sarah Becker at [email protected] Bible Study will be streamed on our YouTube channel. Supper, God gives to His children the forgiveness of sins. Since this is a sacred meal, Advent Please see an Usher for help locating: distributes the Lord’s Supper to communicants who • Hearing assistive devices for use during worship have been prepared to receive it. are available in the Narthex. • Wheelchairs are available upon request. • If you are a member at an LCMS parish, • Restrooms are located to the left of the Narthex as please speak with one of our pastors you enter the church. beforehand so that they may greet you and • The Nursery and Cry Room provide quiet places inform you accordingly regarding our practice. for active or crying children and are equipped to • If you are a visitor and have not been con- broadcast our services. firmed or hold to a confession of faith that differs from Advent and the Lutheran Church To receive Advent Announcements via email every – Missouri Synod, please refrain from receiving Friday, sign up on the website’s ‘Contact Us’ page or the Lord’s Supper until you have spoken with contact the office at 317.873.6318 or email our pastor. If communing, please prepare with [email protected] prayers in hymnal on pages 308, 329-330. • Distribution - If communing, at the PENTECOST MISSION FESTIVAL appropriate time in the Divine Service, please MAY 23rd approach the altar via the center aisle. When directed to a position at the rail, bow and kneel Come celebrate with us as we gather to focus on without waiting (you may also stand as needed). the work of the in the Russian language. After you receive the sacrament, please stand, Guest preacher: Rev. Dr. John Fiene with a bow and return to your pew via the side aisle. special presentation by the Siberian Lutheran The final blessing will be made at the end of the Mission Society during Bible Class. distribution and the covering of the elements. Later in the day, we will gather with many other Indianapolis area LCMS members for Worship Broadcasts Sunday services are livestreamed on our You Tube A PARTY WITH LUTHERANS AT THE channel. Weekly service bulletins are available on BARN AT KENNEDY FARM 4-7 P.M. – 525 N. State Street, Lizton, IN our website at www.adventlutheran.org. Come enjoy this afternoon event with family, The Congregation at Prayer friends, fellow Lutherans, LIVE MUSIC, The Guide for Daily Meditation and Prayer is now complimentary food and beverage, including beer included in this bulletin and may be found on the and wine on the Kennedy farmstead! last pages.

Altar Flowers - Thank you to Ron & Brenda Wilson, in celebration of their 25th wedding anniversary.

8:15 a.m. Service 10:45 a.m. Service Marc Mackay Acolyte OPEN Altar Guild Jennifer Dorantes, Judy Dorantes Altar Guild Janet Johnson, Jen Siukola Micah Mackay Crucifer OPEN Elders Mark Harris, Matt Comer Elders Andy Fordice, Pete Miller

Sixth Sunday of Easter – Rogate Today’s Readings Numbers 21:4-9 1 Timothy 2:1-6 John 16:23-30 The Father Answers Our Prayers Because of Jesus “Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you” (John 16:23). To pray in Jesus’ name is to pray as one who has been baptized. For it is in the water that He put His name upon you, claiming you as His own, making you a son of God with access to the Father. By His incarnation and crucifixion, our Lord Jesus broke through the barrier of sin which separated us from God, opening a portal to the Father. To pray in Jesus’ name is to pray with faith in Him as the one Mediator between God and men, who gave Himself a ransom for all (1 Tim. 2:1–6). Like Moses in the wilderness, Jesus is our go-between and intercessor before the throne of heaven. He was lifted up for us on the cross that we might be saved and restored to fellowship with the Father (Num. 21:4–9). Looking into this perfect teaching of liberty (James 1:22–27) we pray with boldness and confidence as dear children of God.

Exploring the - Our Father Who From Heaven Above Martin Luther (1483–1546) wrote “Our Father, Who from Heaven Above” to help us understand the Lord’s Prayer. He also wrote hymns to teach other parts of the catechism: the Commandments (LSB 581), the Creed (LSB 954), Baptism (LSB 406) and the Sacrament of the Altar (LSB 617). Stanzas 2–8 of “Our Father” each explain the meaning of a different petition of the Lord’s Prayer. So, singing this hymn is like singing the catechism! Luther and the reformers often used hymns to help plant the truths of Scripture into the hearts of the people.

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In His Service Today: P Rev. Jim Grady, Asst. Pastor A Rev. Marcus Mackay, Sr. Pastor Deb Trewartha, Director of Choirs; Preschool Director Phil Lehman, Kantor & Organist Ryan Scrogham & Matthias Mackay, Audio/Visual

Divine Service - Setting One Prelude & Ringing of Bells Easter Acclamation

P ! Christ is risen! C He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

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Processional Hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus’ Name LSB 549

5 Sinners, whose love can ne’er forget 6 Let ev’ry kindred, ev’ry tribe, The wormwood and the gall, On this terrestrial ball Go, spread your trophies at His feet To Him all majesty ascribe And crown Him Lord of all. And crown Him Lord of all. Go, spread your trophies at His feet To Him all majesty ascribe And crown Him Lord of all. And crown Him Lord of all.

7 Oh, that with yonder sacred throng We at His feet may fall! We’ll join the everlasting song And crown Him Lord of all. We’ll join the everlasting song And crown Him Lord of all.

Confession and Absolution 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 T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.

P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Silence for reflection on God’s Word and for self-examination.

P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen.

P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen.

Service of the Word

Introit Psalm 66:1–2a, 17, 19–20; antiphon: Isaiah 48:20b

A [With a voice of singing,] declare this with a shout of joy to the end of the earth. Alle- | luia.* The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob! Alle- | luia. C Shout for joy to God, | all the earth;* sing the glory | of his name. A I cried to him | with my mouth,* and high praise was | on my tongue. C But truly God has | listened;* he has attended to the voice | of my prayer. A Blessèd | be God,* because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his steadfast | love from me! C 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 forever. | Amen. A [With a voice of singing,] declare this with a shout of joy to the end of the earth. Alle- | luia.* The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob! Alle- | luia.

Kyrie p. 152

Hymn of Praise This Is the Feast LSB 155

Salutation and of the Day

P Let us pray.

O God, the giver of all that is good, by Your holy inspiration grant that we may think those things that are right and by Your merciful guiding accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Old Testament Reading Numbers 21:4-9 4From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” 6Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” 9So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

Choir Anthem With a Voice of Singing Martin Shaw, G. Shirmer 1923

With a voice of singing declare ye this, and let it be heard, Alleluia. Utter it even unto the ends of the earth. The Lord hath delivered His people, Alleluia. O be joyful in God all ye lands, O sing praises to the honor of His name, Make His praise to be glorious. With a voice of singing declare ye this, and let it be heard, Alleluia!

Epistle James 1:22-27 22But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. 23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. 26If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God.

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Alleluia and Verse LSB 156

Holy Gospel John 16:23-30 P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the sixteenth chapter.

23[Jesus said:] “In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full. 25“I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” 29His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30Now we know that you know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”

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 T of the world to come. Amen.

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Hymn of the Day Our Father, Who From Heaven Above LSB 766

Stz 1 – Choir

Stz 2 – Congregation Stz 3 – Men

Stz 4 – Women

Stz 5-7 – Congregation

Stz 8 – Choir

Stz 9 – Congregation

5 Give us this day our daily bread, 7 Lead not into temptation, Lord, And let us all be clothed and fed. Where our grim foe and all his horde Save us from hardship, war, and strife; Would vex our souls on ev’ry hand. In plague and famine, spare our life, Help us resist, help us to stand That we in honest peace may live, Firm in the faith, a mighty host, To care and greed no entrance give. Through comfort of the Holy Ghost.

6 Forgive our sins, Lord, we implore, 8 From evil, Lord, deliver us; That they may trouble us no more; The times and days are perilous. We, too, will gladly those forgive Redeem us from eternal death, Who hurt us by the way they live. And, when we yield our dying breath, Help us in our community Console us, grant us calm release, To serve each other willingly. And take our souls to You in peace.

9 Amen, that is, so shall it be. Make strong our faith in You, that we May doubt not but with trust believe That what we ask we shall receive. Thus in Your name and at Your Word We say, “Amen, O hear us, Lord!”

Sermon

Offertory LSB 159

Prayer of the Church Service of the Sacrament LSB 160

P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Sanctus LSB 161

Lord’s Prayer 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.

The Words of Our Lord P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”

In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Pax Domini LSB 163

Agnus Dei LSB 163

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Distribution Please wait patiently in your pew until an or Usher motions to you. You and/or your household should come down the Center Aisle, maintaining appropriate distance between other Individuals and/or Households that will be in front and behind you. You may kneel or stand at the Communion Rail. Please maintain appropriate distance from other parishioners. If you are wearing a mask, please remove it and hold out your hand to receive our Lord’s Body, the Common and/or Individual Chalice. After communion, please exit to the side aisle, placing the individual carefully in the bowl provided. Then return to your seats, maintaining appropriate distance from the other communicants.

The pastor and those who assist him receive the body and blood of Christ first and then distribute them to those who come to receive, saying:

Take, eat; this is the true body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, given into death for your sins. Amen.

Take, drink; this is the true blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, shed for the forgiveness of your sins. Amen.

Distribution Hymn O Living Bread from Heaven LSB 642

Distribution Hymn In Holy Conversation LSB 772

Distribution Hymn Rise, My Soul, to Watch and Pray LSB 663

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In dismissing the communicants, the following is said:

P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart T in peace and with great joy, your sins are forgiven. C Amen.

Post-Communion Canticle Thank the Lord LSB 164

Post-Communion Collect LSB 166 A Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Benediction LSB 166

Recessional Hymn Guide Me, O, Thou Great Redeemer LSB 918

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Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from . Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2021 Concordia Publishing House. One License #1-735768. All rights reserved. Additional artwork by Ed Riojas, used by permission.

THIS WEEK AT ADVENT

5/9 - SUNDAY 8:15 am Divine Service - MASK REQUIRED 10:45 am Divine Service - MASK RECOMMENDED 9:30 am Sunday School & Bible Study 5/11 - TUESDAY 6:45 pm Choir Practice 5/12 - WEDNESDAY 9:30 am Adult Bible Study

Congregation at Prayer A Guide for Daily Meditation and Prayer Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 9, 2021

Review or learn by heart from Luther’s Small Catechism: Table of Duties—To Workers of All Kinds: Ephesians 6:5-8

Verse of the week: Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast.

Daily Prayer LSB pp 294-298 Pray and confess out loud Daily Prayer – For Individuals and Families as you are able, or as your family size and ages dictate. Use the one appropriate for the time of day your devotion takes place. Include the Apostles Creed before The Lord’s Prayer if the setting you regularly use does not include it so as to confess it daily. Learn by heart the catechism, and hymn of the week.

Readings for the week…

Bible Narrative Second Reading Sunday Whatever You Ask the Father in My Name – John 16:23-33 Monday David Is Anointed King—1 Samuel 16:1-13 1 John 2:15-27 Tuesday David Plays the Harp for Saul—1 Samuel 16:14-23 1 John 2:28—3:9 Wednesday The Great Commission—Matthew 28:16-20 Daniel 7:9-14 Thursday The Command to Preach the Gospel—Mark 16:9-20 Joshua 1:1-9 Friday Jesus Opens the Scriptures to the Disciples—Luke 24:44-53 Genesis 22:1-19 Saturday The Nations Will Know the Lord—Ezekiel 36:22-28 1 Peter 4:7-14 Sundays Numbers 21:4-9 – Psalm 107:1-9 – 1 Timothy 2:1-6 or James 1:22- Lectionary 27 – John 16:23-33 Readings

Psalm 107:1-9 O Lord, do not let us be overwhelmed by the confusion around us. Remind us of Your steadfast love that delivers us. Thank You, Jesus. Amen. (Prayer from The Lutheran Study Bible)

Daily Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Morning 131,132 135 137,138 140,141 144 147 148 Evening 133, 134 136 139 142,143 145 146 149,150

Hymn of the Week: LSB 766 – Our Father, Who from Heaven Above (Text & Tune – Martin Luther) The tune can be found on the web. Search “VATER UNSER”

Weekly Collect - O God, the giver of all that is good, by Your holy inspiration grant that we may think those things that are right and by Your merciful guiding accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Daily Themes for Prayer:

Sunday: Pray for the joy of the resurrection among us; for true and godly worship throughout the world; and for the faithful preaching and hearing of God’s Word.

Monday: Pray for faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; for your calling and daily work; for the unemployed; for the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for government; and for peace.

Tuesday: Pray for deliverance against temptation; for the addicted and the despairing; for the tortured and oppressed; and for those struggling with besetting sins.

Wednesday: Pray for marriage and family, that all may live together under the grace of Christ according to the Word of God; for parents who must rear their children alone; and for godly school, our church schools, and seminaries.

Thursday: Pray for the Church and her pastors; for missionaries; and for fruitful and salutary use of the blessed sacrament of the Lord’s body and blood.

Friday: Pray for the preaching of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ and for its spread throughout the whole world, especially in our community; and for the persecuted.

Saturday: Pray for faithfulness to the end; for the sick and dying; for the revival for those who are withering in the faith or have fallen away; and for receptive hearts for worship and study on the Lord’s Day.

Specific prayer requests may now be found in the announcements that are emailed weekly to all members.

Looking forward to The Seventh Sunday of Easter – May 16, 2021 Hymns Next Week: Texts:

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