“In the World You Will Have Tribulation. but Take Heart; I Have Overcome the World.” John 16:33

St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

May 26, 2019 11:00 AM

“In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33

OUR MISSION As a Lutheran community of faith, we continue our history of proclaiming Christ crucified through Word and Sacrament in joyful service to God and our neighbor.

WELCOME TO ST. MATTHEW’S LUTHERAN CHURCH We welcome all who worship with us today. We gather as the Body of Christ to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice of thanksgiving and praise to God. Ushers are available to answer any of your questions. The church is equipped with a hearing impaired system. If you need a listening device, it may be obtained from an usher. In the minutes prior to the beginning of each service, the doors to the nave are closed, and quiet is encouraged. Music is offered which prepares worshipers to receive God’s gifts from His Hand – the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation.

Everyone is asked to sign the Attendance Record found at the end of each pew or row of chairs. Please sign this record and pass it down to those beside you during the announcements. As it is returned, please note who is worshipping with you. The Attendance Record helps worshipers to put names and faces together. We make new friends in this way and grow in care for each other.

Celebrating Holy Communion: We believe, teach, and confess Christ is truly present in the bread and wine. All baptized Christians, who share this belief, are invited to receive Jesus as He comes in the Holy Communion to forgive the sins of the penitent. Children and others who are not yet receiving the sacrament, or who choose not to commune with us, are invited to come forward for a blessing, crossing their arms over their chest. After receiving the host in your outstretched hands, please eat the host if you wish to drink from the first cup, the metal chalice. Please hold the host if you wish to dip your host in the second cup, the ceramic chalice. Those unable to drink wine are urged simply to touch their host to the outside of the cup prior to eating.

The altar flowers are dedicated to the Glory of God, and given by Jack Kuske in loving memory of Harriet, and by Rebecca Seip in loving memory of her son, Benjamin Seip.

CHRIST IS RISEN! HE IS RISEN INDEED! ALLELUIA! We welcome you in Jesus' name to this celebration of the Sixth Sunday of Easter. Our Lord Jesus prepares His disciples for that time when He will no longer walk about with them in His Jewish body. Indeed He will be differently present through the Word and Sacraments after His crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. This Sunday is traditionally called Rogate (Ask) Sunday. At the conclusion of the 11 a.m. Eucharist, we will process with incense, cross, and torches to the entrance of the Memorial Garden, where we will pray God's blessing on the fields and gardens that grow our food and delight our eyes. We will give thanks for the saints who have been laid to rest in sure and certain hope of the resurrection to eternal life. Incense (hypoallergenic, in this case) is a symbol both of our prayers rising to God and of the sweet robe of Christ's righteousness.

I will strive to…Pray daily Worship weekly Read the Bible Serve at and beyond St. Matthew’s Be in Relationship to encourage spiritual growth in others Give of my time, talents and resources

Those Serving in Worship Assisting Minister Communion Assistants Acolyte Joel Peterson Frank and Marti Felter, Harrison Rutland Todd and Melissa Shaver Lector Crucifer Jenny Painter Greeters Ray Shaver

Ushers Judy Daniels, Lynette Farmer Altar Guild Dave Davis, Bill Gourville Beth Hales

 Portions of today’s liturgy and hymns are reprinted from Lutheran Service Book © 2006 Concordia Publishing House, and Lutheran Book of Worship © 1978 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission of Concordia Publishing Liturgy license #000010164, Concordia Publishing Hymn license #100010164, Augsburg Fortress license #9245-L, Augsburg Fortress license #26780, and CCLI license #2014768. Eucharistic Prayer2 and Fraction reprinted by permission from A Little Book

(*Please stand as you are able.)

Silence for Meditation

PRELUDE Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness Paul Bouman

WELCOME

* CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS Pastor: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Congregation: Amen.

Pastor: Almighty God, to whom all hearts are open, all desires known, and from whom 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 Jesus Christ our Lord. Congregation: Amen.

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

Most merciful God, Congregation: we confess that we are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. 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.

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 minister of the Church of Christ, and by his authority, I therefore declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and the Holy Spirit. Congregation: Amen.

* OPENING HYMN Glories of Your Name Are Spoken LBW 358

* THE GREETING Pastor: The Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Congregation: And also with you.

* THE KYRIE

* THE HYMN OF PRAISE (I = Men; II = Women)

* THE SALUTATION

* THE PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: O God, all good things can come from you alone; generously consider then our humble prayers. Inspire us to consider what is true and direct us to accomplish what is right. Through Jesus Christ, your Son our Lord. He lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Congregation: Amen.

THE CHILDREN’S SERMON

FIRST LESSON: Acts 16:9-15 9 And a vision appeared to Paul in the night: a man of Macedonia was standing there, urging him and saying, “Come over to Macedonia and help us.” 10 And when Paul had seen the vision, immediately we sought to go on into Macedonia, concluding that God had called us to preach the gospel to them. 11 So, setting sail from Troas, we made a direct voyage to Samothrace, and the following day to Neapolis, 12 and from there to Philippi, which is a leading city of the district of Macedonia and a Roman colony. We remained in this city some days. 13 And on the Sabbath day we went outside the gate to the riverside, where we supposed there was a place of prayer, and we sat down and spoke to the women who had come together. 14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul. 15 And after she was baptized, and her household as well, she urged us, saying, “If you have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come to my house and stay.” And she prevailed upon us. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

PSALM 67 May God be gracious to / us and bless us * and make his face to shine upon / us, Selah that your way may be / known on earth, * your saving power a- / mong all nations. Let the peoples praise / you, O God; * let all the / peoples praise you! Let the nations be glad and / sing for joy, * for you judge the peoples with equity and guide the nations upon / earth. Selah Let the peoples praise / you, O God; * let all the / peoples praise you! The earth has yield- / ed its increase; * God, our / God, shall bless us. God / shall bless us; * let all the ends of the / earth fear him! Glory to the Father, and / to the Son,* and to the / Holy Spirit; as it was in the begin- / ning, is now,* and will be forev- / er. Amen.

SECOND LESSON: Revelation 21:9-14, 21-27 9 Then came one of the seven angels who had the seven bowls full of the seven last plagues and spoke to me, saying, “Come, I will show you the Bride, the wife of the Lamb.” 10 And he carried me away in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and showed me the holy city Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God, 11 having the glory of God, its radiance like a most rare jewel, like a jasper, clear as crystal. 12 It had a great, high wall, with twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and on the gates the names of the twelve tribes of the sons of Israel were inscribed -- 13 on the east three gates, on the north three gates, on the south three gates, and on the west three gates. 14 And the wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the twelve names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb… 21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls, each of the gates made of a single pearl, and the street of the city was pure gold, like transparent glass. 22 And I saw no temple in the city, for its temple is the Lord God the Almighty and the Lamb. 23 And the city has no need of sun or moon to shine on it, for the glory of God gives it light, and its lamp is the Lamb.24 By its light will the nations walk, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it, 25 and its gates will never be shut by day—and there will be no night there. 26 They will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. 27 But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who does what is detestable or false, but only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life. The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.

THE VERSE

* THE GOSPEL ACCLAMATION Pastor: The HOLY GOSPEL according to St. John, the sixteenth chapter.

HOLY GOSPEL: John 16:23-33 23 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.24 Until 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. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.” 29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30 Now 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.” 31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, and will leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” The Gospel of the Lord.

* THE GOSPEL RESPONSE

* HYMN OF THE DAY Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (vs. 1-3)

THE SERMON “Joyful Service: In the Overcoming” Pastor Zumwalt

* HYMN OF THE DAY Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness (vs. 4-6)

5 When from the dust of death I rise 6 Jesus, be endless praise to Thee, To claim my mansion in the skies, Whose boundless mercy hath for me, This then shall be my only plea: For me, and all Thy hands have made, Jesus hath lived and died for me. An everlasting ransom paid.

Text: Nicolaus Ludwig von Sinzendorf, 1700-60; tr. John B. Wesley, 1703-81, alt. Tune: George J. Elvey, 1816-93; setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941

* 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 worshipped and glorified. He 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 CHURCH Assisting Minister: Lord, in your mercy. Congregation: Hear our prayers.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

* SHARING THE PEACE Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. Congregation: And also with you.

THE OFFERING May God Bestow On Us Grace Miller Adult Choir 8

* THE OFFERTORY RESPONSE

* THE OFFERTORY PRAYER Assisting Minister: Almighty Father Congregation: you wait for our faith as we wait for our daily bread. With these offerings, receive our hopeful prayers that you will bless our farmers and their fields. As our land is greening for another year, help us rejoice in your gift of life. Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

* THE GREAT THANKSGIVING Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. People: We lift them to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. People: It is right to give him thanks and praise. Pastor: It is indeed right and salutary…. we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

* THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER Pastor: You are indeed holy….the mystery of faith: Congregation: Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.

Pastor: We offer to you...the heavens and the earth. Congregation: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

Pastor: As we now gather...salvation and peace. Congregation:

Pastor: Joining with all those who, in every time and place, have turned to you, we pray as Christ himself taught us:

* THE LORD’S PRAYER 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; 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 FRACTION Pastor: Alleluia! Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us. Congregation: Therefore let us keep the feast. Alleluia!

THE DISTRIBUTION (Please be seated. An usher will direct you to the altar rail.)

DISTRIBUTION HYMNS Wash, O God, Our Sons and Daughters

Go, My Children, With My Blessing

5 In this union I have joined you Husband and wife, Now, My children, live together As heirs of life: Each the other’s gladness sharing, Each the other’s burdens bearing, Now, My children, live together As heirs of life.

Text: Jaroslav J. Vajda, 1919-2008 Tune: Welsh, 18th cent.; setting: Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 11

* THE POST-COMMUNION BLESSING Pastor: May this the body and this the blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in His grace. Congregation: Amen.

* THE POST-COMMUNION CANTICLE

* THE POST-COMMUNION PRAYER Assisting Minister: Lord Jesus Christ, you provide for our lonely spirits till your return by comforting us with your presence in this Eucharist. As we experience this sign of your love, encourage us by its power to comfort one another. We bless you now and evermore. Congregation: Amen.

The thurible and incense are brought to the Presiding Minister at the altar to be blessed.

Pastor: Let us go forth in peace. Alleluia! Congregation: IN THE NAME OF CHRIST. AMEN. ALLELUIA!

[ROGATE, the Sixth Sunday of Easter. At the end of the Parish Communion, we process outside, weather permitting. Rogate means pray or ask. For 1600 years since a famine in France, Christians have spent the three days before Ascension Day in penitence, asking God’s blessing on the things we plant.]

AT THE MEMORIAL GARDEN

(The litany is prayed in procession, on the church grounds, if possible. The Pastor is vested in alb, white stole, and white cope.)

A LITANY

Pastor: O God our Creator, Redeemer and Keeper of life, Congregation: HAVE MERCY ON US.

Pastor: For not keeping You first in our lives, For not trusting You above our own ability and strength For not asking for Your help and guidance, For not thanking You for all that is good. Congregation: FORGIVE US, LORD.

Pastor: For Your good earth and soil, sunshine and rain, For the life You give to make things grow and produce, For giving knowledge and understanding, methods and materials, Workers and machines, which increase Your blessings to us, Congregation: WE THANK YOU, LORD. 12

Pastor: For the life we have from You, For all that sustains, nourishes and satisfies life, Congregation: WE THANK YOU, LORD.

Pastor: To use Your gifts of seed and soil, sun and rain wisely, To use new knowledge and insight effectively, To share Your blessings generously, Congregation: GIVE US GRACE, LORD.

Pastor: From drought and flood, storm and blight, fire and pestilence, From accident and illness, corruption and mismanagement, From squander and waste, greed and selfishness, From all that destroys and diminishes Your blessings, From lovelessness and hardness of heart, Congregation: PRESERVE US, GOOD LORD.

Pastor: To bless the earth, and give success to diligent labor, To prosper honest effort and supply needs, To make our sharing a pleasure and Your service our joy, Congregation: WE PRAY YOU, LORD.

Pastor: We look to You for all that is good and depend on You. We offer ourselves and all that we plant, We give You all thanks and praise. Congregation: HEAR US AND HELP US IN JESUS’ NAME. AMEN.

(The procession continues in silence if it has not reached the station at which the prayer blessing is to be said. When the station is reached and all are gathered, the Pastor continues.)

Pastor: The Lord be with you. Congregation: AND ALSO WITH YOU.

Pastor: Let us prayer. O gracious Father, when You open Your hand, You satisfy the desires of every living thing. Bless the land and waters.

(then facing the appropriate geographical direction, the Pastor prays:)

to the North + to the East + to the South + and to the West +

and give the world a plentiful harvest; let Your Spirit go forth to renew the face of the earth. As You show us Your love and kindness in the bounty of the land and sea, save us from selfish use of Your gifts, so that men, women, and children everywhere may give You thanks; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Congregation: AMEN.

Pastor: Let us pray. Pour out Your blessing, Lord, upon our various gardens, lawns, and trees. In the beauty and sustenance of growing things, may we rejoice and give thanks for Your many blessings to us; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Congregation: AMEN.

Pastor: Let us pray. ALMIGHTY God, who by the death of thy Son, Jesus Christ, hast destroyed death, and by his rest in the tomb hast sanctified the graves of thy saints, and by his glorious resurrection hast brought life and immortality to light, so that all who die in him abide in peace and hope: Receive, we beseech thee, our unfeigned thanks for the victory over death and the grave which he hath obtained for us, and for all who sleep in him; and keep us, who are still in the body, in everlasting fellowship with all that wait for thee on earth, and with all around thee in heaven, in union with him who is the Resurrection and the Life, even Jesus Christ our Lord. AMEN.

(The Pastor and people then join in singing the Common Doxology.)

Praise God, from Whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heavenly host; Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

Pastor: The blessing of Almighty God, the Father, the Son + and the Holy Spirit be with you now and forever. Congregation: AMEN.

LESSONS for NEXT WEEK: Acts 1:12-26; Psalm 133; Revelation 22:1-20; John 17:20-26