The Fourth Sunday of Easter April 25, 2021 Mission Sunday

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Welcome to The Light of Christ Anglican Church (TLC). At TLC, we engage with what it means that God’s Kingdom is not only a future promise but also a present reality within our world even now, ushered in by Christ.

This reality shapes our worship and life together. It speaks into the way we embrace community in our multi-ethnic and multi-generational context as one big family.

Worship is the core that brings all aspects of our identity together. In worship we celebrate the King who loves us and has redeemed us, and who invites us to join in His Redemptive story within the world.

A Note to Our Guests

If you are visiting TLC for the first time, it is our hope that you would feel very welcome. Here are a few thoughts on how to make that happen. ▪ Everything you need to follow the service is in this bulletin. ▪ Are you new to liturgy? Please do not be bothered. We are not about perfection. We are ordinary people gathered to worship. ▪ If you are comfortable doing so, we encourage you to let an usher know it’s your first time. They can help make your experience smoother. For example, you may find it helpful if you sat next to a member who knows their way around here and can answer quick questions for you.

Regular Events

Sundays 9:30 am, Worship Service on Zoom & at TLC

Mondays 9:30 am, & 6:00 pm Women’s Group on Zoom

Tuesdays 7 am, Morning Prayer on Zoom 7 pm, Vestry Meeting (2nd Tuesdays) on Zoom 7 pm, Men’s Bible Study on Zoom

Wednesdays 6:30 pm, Youth Group

Thursdays 7 am, Morning Prayer on Zoom 5 pm, Women’s Bible Journaling on Zoom

Saturdays 9 am, Men’s Bible Study (2nd and 4th Saturdays) on Zoom

The Gathering

Processional (Please stand) O Worship The King (Lyons)

O worship the King all glorious above And gratefully sing His power and His love Our Shield and Defender the Ancient of Days Pavilioned in splendor and girded with praise 2

O tell of His might O sing of His grace Whose robe is the light whose canopy space His chariots of wrath the deep thunderclouds form And dark is His path on the wings of the storm

The earth with its store of wonders untold Almighty Thy power hath founded of old Established it fast by a changeless decree And round it hath cast like a mantle the sea

O measureless might ineffable love While angels delight to worship Thee above The humbler creation though feeble their lays With true adoration shall all sing Thy praise

Celebrant: Alleluia! Christ is risen! People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Celebrant and People: Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that we may perfectly love you, and worthily magnify your holy Name; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Song Build My Life

Worthy of ev'ry song we could ever sing Worthy of all the praise we could ever bring Worthy of ev'ry breath we could ever breathe We live for You

Jesus the name above ev'ry other name Jesus the only one who could ever save Worthy of ev'ry breath we could ever breathe We live for You We live for You

Holy there is no one like You There is none beside You Open up my eyes in wonder and show me who You are And fill me with Your heart And lead me in Your love to those around me 3

I will build my life upon Your love It is a firm foundation I will put my trust in You alone And I will not be shaken

The Gloria

Glory to God in the highest And peace to his people on earth Lord God, heavenly King Almighty God and Father We worship you, we give you thanks We praise you for your Glory Glory to God!

Lord Jesus Christ, only son of the Father Lord God, Lamb of God You take away the sin of the world Have mercy on us You are seated at the right hand of the Father Receive our prayer, receive our prayer

For you alone are the holy one You alone are the Lord You alone are the most high Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit In the glory of God the Father In the glory of God the Father Amen, amen.

The Collect

Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Let us pray.

O God of all the nations of the earth: Remember the multitudes who have been created in your image but have not known the redeeming work of our Savior Jesus Christ; and grant that, by the prayers and labors of your holy Church, they may be 4 brought to know and worship you as you have been revealed in your Son; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

The Word

A reading from Acts. (Acts 17:16-23, 32-34)

16 Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of idols. 17 So he reasoned in the synagogue with the Jews and the devout persons, and in the marketplace every day with those who happened to be there. 18 Some of the Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also conversed with him. And some said, “What does this babbler wish to say?” Others said, “He seems to be a preacher of foreign divinities”— because he was preaching Jesus and the resurrection. 19 And they took him and brought him to the Areopagus, saying, “May we know what this new teaching is that you are presenting? 20 For you bring some strange things to our ears. We wish to know therefore what these things mean.” 21 Now all the Athenians and the foreigners who lived there would spend their time in nothing except telling or hearing something new. 22 So Paul, standing in the midst of the Areopagus, said: “Men of Athens, I perceive that in every way you are very religious. 23 For as I passed along and observed the objects of your worship, I found also an altar with this inscription: ‘To the unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 32 Now when they heard of the resurrection of the dead, some mocked. But others said, “We will hear you again about this.” 33 So Paul went out from their midst. 34 But some men joined him and believed, among whom also were Dionysius the Areopagite and a woman named Damaris and others with them.

Reader: The Word of the Lord. People: Thanks be to God.

A Psalm. (Psalm 99:1-5)

1 The LORD is King; let the people tremble; * he is enthroned upon the cherubim; let the earth shake.

2 The LORD is great in Zion; * he is high above all peoples.

5 3 Let them confess his Name, which is great and awesome; * he is the Holy One.

4 "O mighty King, lover of justice, you have established equity; * you have executed justice and righteousness in Jacob."

5 Proclaim the greatness of the LORD our God and fall down before his footstool; * he is the Holy One.

Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.

The Gospel Anthem (Please stand singing) Wonderful Words of Life

Sing them over again to me Beautiful words wonderful words Wonderful words of life Wonderful words of life Let me more of their beauty see Beautiful words wonderful words Wonderful words of life Wonderful words of life Words of life and beauty Teach me faith and duty

Gospel Reading (Luke 10:1-9)

Deacon: The Holy Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Luke. People: Glory to you, Lord Christ.

1After this the Lord appointed seventy-two others and sent them on ahead of him, two by two, into every town and place where he himself was about to go. 2 And he said to them, “The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few. Therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest. 3 Go your way; behold, I am sending you out as lambs in the midst of wolves. 4 Carry no moneybag, no knapsack, no sandals, and greet no one on the road. 5 Whatever house you enter, first say, ‘Peace be to this house!’ 6 And if a son of peace is there, your peace will rest upon him. But if not, it will return to you. 7 And remain in the same house, eating and drinking what they provide, for the laborer deserves his wages. Do not go from house to house. 8 Whenever you enter a town and they receive you, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick in it and say to them, ‘The kingdom of God has come near to you.’

Deacon: The Gospel of the Lord. People: Praise to you, Lord Christ. 6 Children’s Worship The children proceed to their fellowship following the banner.

Song of Blessing

May God give you eyes to see All that is good, all that is good The courage for anything May you be strong, may you be strong May God give you ears to hear His loving voice, his loving voice Speaking all around you All around and deep inside

Leader: Children of God People: The Lord be with you as you worship. Children: And also with you.

Sermon Rev. Donald Nwankwo

Presentation The Mission Board

The Response

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the third day, he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy

7 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

Leader: Lord God, through your grace we are your people: through your Son you have redeemed us; in your Spirit you have made us your own.

Leader: We pray for your church in the world (especially The Light of Christ Church). May your love for your world be felt in our hearts. May we respond by taking your love to the ends of the earth as those sent by you. Lord, strengthen us for your work. People: and enable us for your mission.

Leader: We pray for the world you loved so much and you gave Your only Son to die for us. We pray especially for those who have not yet experienced the salvation that is in Christ. May the Gospel prosper in all nations, that all peoples come to know you in truth. Lord, strengthen us for your work. People: and enable us for your mission.

Leader: We pray for missionaries and mission organizations, local, national and international (especially remembering those who work in places of high risk). Protect them and their families. Provide for them and make their labor fruitful in the places where they serve. Lord, strengthen us for your work. People: and enable us for your mission.

Leader: We pray for those who persecute your church and mission. Lord, you taught us to pray for those who persecute us. May their eyes be opened to the love, mercy and forgiveness of God displayed through the Cross of Christ. Lord, strengthen us for your work. People: and enable us for your mission.

Leader: We pray for this mission field where you have planted us, Harvey Park and the neighboring communities. May the homes, schools, businesses, and other enterprises receive your blessing and grace. Lord, strengthen us for your work. People: and enable us for your mission.

Leader: We pray for the Mission Board at The Light of Christ Church. Grant wisdom and unity in their meetings, patience in their work, and fruitfulness in their labor. May we as a church support them well as they lead this ministry among us. Lord, strengthen us for your work. People: and enable us for your mission.

8 Clergy: Lord Jesus Christ, you stretched out your arms of love on the hard wood of the cross that everyone might come within the reach of your saving embrace: Clothe us in your Spirit that we, reaching forth our hands in love, may bring those who do not know you to the knowledge and love of you; for the honor of your Name. Amen.

The Confession of Sin

Let us confess our sins against God and our neighbor.

Most merciful God, we confess that 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 are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that we may delight in your will, and walk in your ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.

Almighty God have mercy on you, forgive you all your sins through our Lord Jesus Christ, strengthen you in all goodness, and by the power of the Holy Spirit keep you in eternal life. Amen.

The Peace

Celebrant: The peace of the risen Savior be always with you. People: And also with you.

Announcements

The Offertory

O Come To The Altar

Are you hurting and broken within Overwhelmed by the weight of your sin Jesus is calling Have you come to the end of yourself Do you thirst for a drink from the well Jesus is calling

O come to the altar The Father's arms are open wide Forgiveness was bought with The precious blood of Jesus Christ

9 Leave behind your regrets and mistakes Come today there's no reason to wait Jesus is calling Bring your sorrows and trade them for joy From the ashes a new life is born Jesus is calling

Oh what a Savior Isn't he wonderful Sing alleluia Christ is risen Bow down before him For he is Lord of all Sing alleluia Christ is risen

Bear your cross as you wait for the crown Tell the world of the treasure you've found

Doxology (Please stand)

Praise God from whom all blessings flow Praise Him all creatures here below Praise Him above ye heav'nly hosts Praise Father Son and Holy Ghost

The Eucharist

Celebrant: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Celebrant: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Celebrant: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise.

It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to you, Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth but chiefly are we bound to praise you for the glorious resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ our Lord; for he is the true Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us, and has taken away the sin of the world. By his death he has destroyed death, and by his rising to life again he has won for us everlasting life.

10 Therefore we praise you, joining our voices with Angels and Archangels and with all the company of heaven, who for ever sing this hymn to proclaim the glory of your Name:

Holy, holy Lord God Almighty Worthy is the Lamb who was slain Highest praises, honor and glory Be unto Your name Be unto Your name

Holy and gracious Father: In your infinite love you made us for yourself; and, when we had fallen into sin and become subject to evil and death, you, in your mercy, sent Jesus Christ, your only and eternal Son, to share our human nature, to live and die as one of us, to reconcile us to you, the God and Father of all.

He stretched out his arms upon the cross, and offered himself, in obedience to your will, a perfect sacrifice for the whole world.

On the night he was handed over to suffering and death, our Lord Jesus Christ took bread; and when he had given thanks to you, he broke it, and gave it to his disciples, and said, “Take, eat: This is my Body, which is given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.”

After supper he took the cup of wine; and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, and said, “Drink this, all of you: This is my Blood of the new Covenant, which is shed for you and for many for the forgiveness of sins. Whenever you drink it, do this for the remembrance of me.”

Therefore we proclaim the mystery of faith:

Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

We celebrate the memorial of our redemption, O Father, in this sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving. Recalling his death, resurrection, and ascension, we offer you these gifts.

Sanctify them by your Holy Spirit to be for your people the Body and Blood of your Son, the holy food and drink of new and unending life in him. Sanctify us also that we may faithfully receive this holy Sacrament, and serve you in unity, constancy, and peace; and at the last day bring us with all your saints into the joy of your eternal kingdom.

All this we ask through your Son Jesus Christ. By him, and with him, and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit all honor and glory is yours, Almighty Father, now and for ever. AMEN.

11 And now, as our Savior Christ has taught us, we are bold to say,

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

Breaking of the Bread

Alleluia! Christ our Passover was sacrificed for us; Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!

The Gifts of God for the People of God. Take them in remembrance that Christ died for you, and feed on him in your hearts by faith, with thanksgiving.

(We have gluten-wheat-yeast-dairy-egg-soy-nut-and-corn free communion wafers available for anyone who needs it. Please let the Clergy serving communion know if you would prefer these to the regular wheat wafers.)

(All baptized Christians are welcome to take communion. The ushers will direct the people down the center aisle. After receiving bread, please take a cup from the tray, then dispose of your cup in the basket. Prayer Ministers at TLC are available during communion, look for the prayer ministers in the alcove in the church.)

Communion Songs Great Are You Lord

You give life You are love You bring light to the darkness You give hope You restore ev'ry heart that is broken And great are You Lord

It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise We pour out our praise It's Your breath in our lungs So we pour out our praise to You only

And all the earth will shout Your praise Our hearts will cry these bones will sing Great are You Lord (REPEAT)

12 Come Thou Fount Of Every Blessing

Come Thou fount of ev'ry blessing Tune my heart to sing Thy grace Streams of mercy never ceasing Call for songs of loudest praise Teach me some melodious sonnet Sung by flaming tongues above Praise the mount I'm fixed upon it Mount of Thy redeeming love

Here I find my greatest treasure Hither by Thy help I'm come And I hope by Thy good pleasure Safely to arrive at home Jesus sought me when a stranger Wand'ring from the fold of God He to rescue me from danger Interposed His precious blood

O to grace how great a debtor Daily I'm constrained to be Let Thy grace Lord like a fetter Bind my wand'ring heart to Thee Prone to wander Lord I feel it Prone to leave the God I love Here's my heart Lord take and seal it Seal it for Thy courts above

Who You Say I Am

Who am I that the highest King Would welcome me I was lost but He brought me in Oh His love for me Oh His love for me

Who the Son sets free Oh is free indeed I'm a child of God Yes I am

Free at last He has ransomed me His grace runs deep

13 While I was a slave to sin Jesus died for me Yes He died for me

In my Father's house There's a place for me I'm a child of God Yes I am

I am chosen not forsaken I am who You say I am You are for me not against me I am who You say I am

Post Communion Prayer (Please stand)

Celebrant: Let us pray.

Eternal God, heavenly Father, you have graciously accepted us as living members of your Son our Savior Jesus Christ, and you have fed us with spiritual food in the Sacrament of his Body and Blood. Send us now into the world in peace and grant us strength and courage to love and serve you with gladness and singleness of heart; through Christ our Lord. Amen.

The Sending The Blessing

Celebrant: Alleluia! Christ is risen! People: He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

Celebrant: God the Father, by whose love Christ was raised from the dead, open to you the gates of everlasting life. People: Amen.

Celebrant: God the Son, who in bursting forth from the grave has won a glorious victory, give you joy as you share the Easter faith. People: Amen. Celebrant: God the Holy Spirit, who filled the disciples with the life of the risen Lord, empower you and fill you with Christ’s peace. People: Amen.

Celebrant: And the blessing of God almighty, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, be among you and remain with you always. People: Amen.

14 Recessional This Is Amazing Grace

Who breaks the power of sin and darkness Whose love is mighty and so much stronger The King of Glory the King above all kings

Who shakes the whole earth with holy thunder And leaves us breathless in awe and wonder The King of Glory the King above all kings

This is amazing grace This is unfailing love That You would take my place That You would bear my cross You laid down Your life That I would be set free Oh Jesus I sing for all that You've done for me

Who brings our chaos back into order Who makes the orphan a son and daughter The King of Glory the King of Glory

Who rules the nations with truth and justice Shines like the sun in all of its brilliance The King of Glory the King above all kings

Dismissal

Deacon: Go forth into the world, rejoicing in the power of the Spirit. Alleluia, alleluia. People: Thanks be to God. Alleluia, alleluia.

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Pastoral Staff Dave and Amarah Bailey, Donald Nwankwo, Rector – Youth Pastors [email protected] Steve DeThomas, Building Maint. Jim Nylund, Priest – Karen Fancher, Nursery [email protected] Nathan Heimer, Pastor of Family Peggy Murray, Executive Pastor – & Community Outreach [email protected] Jeanie Hutton, Operations Admin. Toe Ma, Priest Tum Laojun, Youth Asst. & Bldg [email protected] Cleaning Dave Bailey Worship Pastor

Vestry Jacob Blessing Bishop Ken Ross Lorraine Bosworth Donald Nwankwo (Rector) Kay Buturla Pam Munter (Sr. Warden) Ron Slovikoski Kathy MacLeod (Secretary) Steven Soe Michael Padbury (Treasurer) Bobbi Wegener

The Light of Christ Anglican Church 4000 W. Yale Ave., Denver, CO 80219 Office: 303-986-5244 Fax: 303-984-7170 TLC website: www.tlcdenver.org