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Bulletin Will Be Forever Happy, Free of All Sin and (Includes the Entire Service - Hymns, Propers, Prayers, Etc.) Infirmity 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 & Bible 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 pastors 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 pastor 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 Martin Luther’s House Postil, a sermon Visitors & Guests on John 12:12-19 • Thank you for attending! Please introduce yourself to one of the Rev. Marcus Mackay, Sr. Pastor [email protected] Pastors or Elders and refer to our Communion Policy on page 2. 317.847.7215 • Please sign our Visitors’ Register in the Narthex. Rev. James Grady, Asst. Pastor [email protected] 317.733-5307 The Sacrament of the Altar 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 Gospel 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 Acolyte Marc Mackay Acolyte OPEN Altar Guild Jennifer Dorantes, Judy Dorantes Altar Guild Janet Johnson, Jen Siukola Crucifer 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 Hymn of the Day - 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. 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 Alleluia! Christ is risen! C He is risen indeed! Alleluia! Stand 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.
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