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The Fourth Week of Eastertide Jesus the Good Shepherd April 25, 2021 Artist Unknown | Mural 3rd Century | Catacomb of Callixtus, Rome Congregational portions of the GATHERING IN THE PRESENCE OF THE LORD liturgy are in bold. c SONG How Firm A Foundation Robert Keen, probably // CLI #11069486 c= please stand How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in His excellent Word as you are able. What more can He say than to you He hath said, to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled d =please be seated Fear not, I am with thee; oh be not dismayed, for I am thy God and will still give thee aid EASTERTIDE I’ll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand, upheld by My righteous, omnipotent Eastertide, or the hand Easter Season, is a 50-day celebration of the bodily When through the deep waters I call thee to go, the rivers of sorrow shall not overflow resurrection of For I will be with thee, thy troubles to bless and sanctify to thee thy deepest distress Jesus Christ. Because Jesus was When through fiery trials thy pathways shall lie my grace all sufficient shall be thy supply raised from the The flame shall not hurt thee; I only design thy dross to consume and thy gold to refine dead, when we are united to Christ in faith, we too will The soul that on Jesus has leaned for repose, I will not, I will not desert to its foes be raised from the That soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake I’ll never, no never, no never forsake dead with perfected resurrection THE OPENING ACCLAMATION bodies when Alleluia! Christ is risen! Christ comes again to make all things The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! new. COLLECT FOR PURITY The colors of the Easter season are Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no white or gold. secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your White, the color of Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy resurrection and rebirth; gold, the Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen. color of the kingly reign of Christ over THE SUMMARY OF THE LAW all things. Hear what our Lord Jesus Christ says: “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.” Matthew 22:37-40 2 THE KYRIE Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. SONG 10,000 Reasons Matt Redman / Jonas Myrin // CLI #11069486 Bless the Lord, O my soul, O my soul, worship His holy name! FOOD FOR THOUGHT Sing like never before, 0 my soul. I’ll worship Your holy name. Why does Easter last The sun comes up, it's a new day dawning; 50 days? It seems odd to our modern It's time to sing Your song again. Western mentality to Whatever may pass, and whatever lies before me, keep a celebration Let me be singing when the evening comes. going that long after the important day Chorus has happened. You're rich in love, and You're slow to anger. “ Your name is great, and Your heart is kind. Our culture knows how to anticipate an For all Your goodness, I will keep on singing; event, but we don't Ten thousand reasons for my heart to find. know how to sustain it.” Chorus – Ronald Rolheiser 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! Chorus WHAT’S A COLLECT? THE COLLECT OF THE DAY – The Fourth Sunday of Eastertide A collect (“COL-lect”) is a The Lord be with you. And also with you. Let us pray: specific and carefully O God, whose Son Jesus Christ is the Good Shepherd of your people: Grant that, structured prayer for when we hear his voice, we may know him who calls us each by name, and each Sunday and holy day of the follow where he leads; who, with you and the Holy Spirit, lives and reigns, one church calendar, and God, for ever and ever. Amen. it often syncs up with the season or the biblical event being THE COLLECT FOR CHILDREN celebrated. Almighty God, Heavenly Father, you have blessed our congregation with the joy and care of children: Give us courage, patience, and wisdom as we bring them up in the faith, that they might never know a day apart from you, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 3 THE WORD OF THE LORD d THE LESSONS The Old Testament Lesson Deuteronomy 7:6-9 The whole Bible The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. tells one big story and points to one person, Jesus Acts 4:(23-31)32-37 or Ezek 34:1-10 Christ. The pattern Ps 23 in the Anglican 1 John 3:1-10 Church to read large portions of scripture John 10:11-16 aloud every week. The Psalm Psalm 23 PSALMS 1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. Psalms have been 2 He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. read, chanted, and 3 He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. sung since before the Israelites went 4 Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are into exile in 600 with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. BC. Jesus himself 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with would have sung or recited these oil; my cup overflows. same psalms 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the during worship. house of the LORD forever. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. The New Testament Lesson Ephesians 1:1-5 The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. The word Gospel comes from the Greek word The Gospel John 10:7-16 euangelion, which This is the Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, according to St. John. literally means "good news.” It was Glory to you, Lord Christ! a term used for (after the Gospel is read) messages from the The Gospel of the Lord! Praise to you, Lord Christ! king about the birth of a new heir, or a victory in battle. SERMON Fr. Jay Traylor 4 THE NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, visible and invisible. The Nicene Creed We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, eternally is a statement of what the Christian begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true community God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all believes to be true things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, about God. It was born of rigorous was incarnate from the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man. theological For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was debate, crafted at buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he the city of Nicaea in 325, and ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will refined at come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will Constantinople in have no end. 381. We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE The person appointed leads prayers at this time. CONFESSION AND There is a pause after each petition, and people may add their own prayers, either silently or aloud. ABSOLUTION Each petition ends with “Lord in your mercy, hear our prayer.” If we confess our sins, he [God] is faithful and just to forgive our sins, and to cleanse us from THE CONFESSION OF SINS all unrighteousness. Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word 1 John 1:9 and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not The priest, acting as loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. an ordained We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, representative of Christ’s church, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in pronounces God’s your ways, to the glory of your Name.