Order of Worship Fourth Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 14, 2021 – 10:15 A.M

Order of Worship Fourth Sunday in Lent Sunday, March 14, 2021 – 10:15 a.m.

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OOOPENING SSSONG “Rock Of Ages You Will Stand” On Christ, the solid Rock, I stand; All other ground is sinking sand; Great is Your faithfulness, great is Your love, oh God; My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus’ blood and righteousness; Great is Your faithfulness, great is Your love, oh God. Rock of ages, You will stand, our foundation ‘til the end; Never failing, God unchanging, Rock of ages, You will stand.

When darkness seems to hide Your face, I rest on Your unchanging grace; Great is Your faithfulness, great is Your love, oh God; In ev’ry high and stormy gale, My anchor holds within the veil; Great is Your faithfulness, great is Your love, oh God. Rock of ages, You will stand, our foundation ‘til the end; Never failing, God unchanging, Rock of ages, You will stand.

Words & Music by Paul Baloche & Brenton Brown © 2007 Thankyou Music │Integrity’s Hosanna! Music │Leadworship Songs For use solely with the SongSelect®. Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Song #4972851 CCLI License #520682

IIINVOCATION Pastor: In the Name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: AAAmen. Amen.

CCCONFESSION AND AAABSOLUTION Pastor: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. All: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful anandd just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Pastor: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. Most merciful God, All: we confess that we are by nature sinful and uncleanunclean.. 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 willwil l and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. Pastor: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained servant of the Word, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

TTTHE OOOLD TTTESTAMENT RRREADING NNNUMBERS 21:421:4----9999 4 From 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. 5 And 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.” 6 Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7 And 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. 8 And 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.” 9 So 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.

TTTHE EEEPISTLE RRREADING EEEPHESIANS 2:12:12:1-2:1 ---10101010 1 And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with him and seated us with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages he might show the immeasurable riches of his grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, 9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.

Please stand for the reading of the Holy Gospel.

TTTHE HHHOLY GGGOSPEL JJJOHN 3:143:14----21212121 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. 16 [Jesus said:] “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God.” CCCHILDREN ’’’S MMMESSAGE

SSSONG “Revelation Song” Worthy is the Lamb who was slain. Holy, Holy, is He. Sing a new song to Him who sits on Heaven’s Mercy Seat.

Chorus: Holy, Holy, Holy Is the Lord God Almighty Who was and is and is to come. With all creation I sing Praise to the King of kings. You are my everything And I will adore You.

Clothed in rainbows of living color. Flashes of lightning, rolls of thunder. Blessing and honor, strength and Glory and power be To You the Only Wise King. Chorus

Filled with wonder, Awestruck wonder At the mention of Your Name. Jesus, Your Name is Power Breath, and Living Water Such a marvelous mystery. Chorus Twice

TTTHE SSSERMON RRR EVEVEV ... GGGLENN LLLUCAS “Salvation“““Salvation Only Through The LightLight”””” John 3:14-21

AAAPOPOPOSTLESPO STLES CCCREED 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.

MMMUSICAL OOOFFERING AAABIDING PPPRAISE “Revelation“““Revelation SongSong””””

OOOFFERING At this time, you may give your offering electronically. www.abidingsavior.com/church/give

You may also mail your offering to: Abiding Savior Lutheran Church 23262 El Toro Rd. Lake Forest, CA 92630

Drop your offering off at the above address, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m.

PPPRAYERS OOOF TTTHE CCCHURCH

TTTHE LLLORD ’’’S PPPRAYER 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. All: Amen.

WWWORDS OOOF IIINSTITUTION Pastor: 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 † 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 is My † blood of the new testament, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.

TTTHE PPPEACE Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you. People: And also with you.

DDDISISISTRIBUTIONIS TRIBUTION SSSONGS

“Come as You Are” Come out of sadness from wherever you've been. Come broken-hearted, let rescue begin. Come find your mercy. O sinner come kneel; Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can't heal, Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can't heal.

Lay down your burdens, lay down your shame. All who are broken lift up your face. O wanderer, come home; You're not too far. So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart, Come as you are.

There's hope for the hopeless and all those who've strayed: Come sit at the table, come taste the grace. There's rest for the weary, rest that endures. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can't cure.

So, lay down your burdens, lay down your shame. All who are broken, lift up your face. O wanderer, come home; You're not too far. So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart: Come as you are. Come as you are. Fall in His arms. Come as you are.

There's joy for the morning, O sinner be still. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can't heal. Earth has no sorrow that Heaven can't heal.

So, lay down your burdens, lay down your shame. All who are broken, lift up your face. O wanderer, come home; You're not too far. So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart, come as you are.

Come as you are. Come as you are. Come as you are.

Words & Music by David Crowder. Matt Maher & Ben Glover © 2014 Ariose Music │Thankyou Music │Valley Of Songs Music │worshiptogether.com songs For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Song #7017790 CCLI License #520682

“10,000 Reasons” Chorus: Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul; Worship His holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul; I’ll worship Your holy name.

The sun comes up, it’s a new day dawning, It’s time to sing Your song again. Whatever may pass and whatever lies before me, Let me be singing when the evening comes. Chorus

You’re rich in love and You’re slow to anger. Your name is great and Your heart is kind. For all Your goodness I will keep on singing; Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find. Chorus

And on that day when my strength is failing, The end draws near and my time has come; Still my soul will sing Your praise unending Ten thousand years, and then forevermore!

Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul; Worship His holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul; I’ll worship Your holy name,

Bless the Lord O my soul, O my soul; Worship His holy name. Sing like never before, O my soul; I’ll worship Your holy name, I’ll worship Your holy name, I’ll worship Your holy name.

Words & Music by Jonas Myrin & Matt Redman © 2011 Atlas Mountain Songs │sixsteps Music │Thankyou Music │worshiptogether.com songs For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All Rights Reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Song #6016351 CCLI License #520682

TTTHE DDDISMISSAL

TTTHE BBBENEDICTION Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord look upon you with favor and † give you peace. All: Amen.

CCCLLLOSINGLOSING SSSONG “Marvelous Light” Chorus: Into marvelous light I’m running, out of darkness, out of shame. By the cross You are the truth, You are the life, You are the way.

My dead heart now is beating, my deepest stains now clean. Your breath fills up my lungs. Now I’m free, now I’m free!

Sin has lost its power, death has lost its sting. From the grave You’ve risen Victoriously! Chorus Twice

Words & Music by Charlie Hall © 2005 sixsteps Music │worshiptogether.com songs For use solely with the SongSelect®. Terms of Use. All rights reserved. www.ccli.com CCLI Song #4491002 CCLI License #520682

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We Pray For This Week Jan Froelich, George & Ellen Geisler, Bob Gibbins, Kris & Lisa Gilman & Family, Bill & Carol Giovinazzo & Family, Mike & Marlayne Giron & Family, Ruben & Michelle Gonzalez & Family, Judy Gorrell, Jerry & Patricia Gossett, Ken & Nicole Graves

Keep in Your Prayers Prayers for strength and healing, guidance and blessing for: Brian Adams Patricia Howard Brad Morton Terri Green Jeanne Kelly Jan Morton Alexander Hernandez