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OPENING Song | Open The Eyes Of My Heart

The Invitatory

OPENING SENTENCE OF SCRIPTURE

If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

COLOSSIANS 3:1

CONFESSION OF SIN

Let us humbly confess our sins to Almighty God.

Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from your ways like lost sheep. We have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts. We have offended against your holy laws. We have left undone those things which we ought to have done, and we have done those things which we ought not to have done; and apart from your grace, there is no health in us.

O Lord, have mercy upon us. Spare all those who confess their faults. Restore all those who are penitent, according to your promises declared to all people in Christ Jesus our Lord; And grant, O most merciful Father, for his sake, that we may now live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of your holy Name. Amen.

Grant your faithful people, merciful Lord, pardon and peace; that we may be cleansed from all our sins, and serve you with a quiet mind; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

THE PASSING OF THE PEACE

The peace of the Lord be always with you;
And with your spirit.

Praise the Lord.
The Lord’s name be praised.

Psalm 68:1-20 (New Coverdale)

Let God arise, and let his enemies be scattered;
let those who hate him also flee before him.

As the smoke vanishes, so shall you drive them away;
and as wax melts before the fire,
so let the ungodly perish before the presence of God.

But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God;
let them also be merry and joyful.

O sing unto God, and sing praises unto his Name; magnify him who rides upon the heavens.
The Lord is his Name; rejoice before him.

He is a father of the fatherless and defends the cause of the widows,
God in his holy habitation.

He is the God who gives the solitary a home, and brings the prisoners out of captivity,
but lets the rebellious dwell in a desert land.

O God, when you went forth before the people,
when you went through the wilderness,

The earth shook, and the heavens poured forth rain at the presence of God,
even as Sinai also was moved at the presence of God, who is the God of Israel.

You, O God, sent a gracious rain upon your inheritance
and refreshed the land when it was weary.

Your congregation found a dwelling there,
for you, O God, of your goodness have provided for the poor.

The Lord gave the word;
great was the company of those who proclaimed the tidings.

Kings with their armies fled, they fled,
and the women at home divided the spoil.

Though you have lain among the sheepfolds,
yet shall you be like the wings of a dove that are covered with silver,
and whose feathers shine like gold.

When the Almighty scattered kings,
it was as if it snowed in Zalmon.

As the hill of Bashan, so is God’s hill,
even a high hill, as the hill of Bashan.

Why look with envy, you high hills? This is God’s hill, on which it pleases him to dwell;
surely, the Lord will abide on it for ever.

The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels,
and the Lord has come from Sinai into the holy place.

You have gone up on high; you have led captivity captive, and received gifts from men,
even from your enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.

Praised be the Lord daily,
even the God who helps us and pours his benefits upon us.

He is our God, the God from whom salvation comes;
God is the Lord, by whom we escape death.

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 FIRST LESSON | Acts 1:1-11 (NET)

I wrote the former account, Theophilus, about all that Jesus began to do and teach until the day he was taken up to heaven, after he had given orders by the Holy Spirit to the apostles he had chosen. To the same apostles also, after his suffering, he presented himself alive with many convincing proofs. He was seen by them over a forty-day period and spoke about matters concerning the kingdom of God. While he was with them, he declared, “Do not leave Jerusalem, but wait there for what myFather promised, which you heard about from me. For John baptized with water, but you will be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.”

So when they had gathered together, they began to ask him, “Lord, is this the time when you are restoring the kingdom to Israel?” He told them, “You are not permitted to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the farthest parts of the earth.” After he had said this, while they were watching, he was lifted up and a cloud hid him from their sight. As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them and said, “Men of Galilee, why do you stand here looking up into the sky? This same Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will come back in the same way you saw him go into heaven.”

This is the Word of The Lord.
Thanks be to God.

Canticle | I Love You Lord + We Exalt Thee

Verse 1

I love You, Lord
And I lift my voice
To worship You
O my soul, rejoice
Take joy, my King
In what You hear
Let it be a sweet, sweet sound
In Your ear

Verse 2

We exalt Thee
We exalt Thee
We exalt Thee, Oh Lord

Laurie Klein
© 1978, 1980 House Of Mercy Music (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.)

Pete Sanchez Jr.
© 1977 Sanchez, Pete, Jr. (Admin. by Gabriel Music, Inc.)

CCLI Songs # 25266 + 17803 | License # 3056976

THE SECOND LESSON | 1 John 5:6-15 (NET)

Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood — not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth. For there are three that testify, the Spirit and the water and the blood, and these three are in agreement.

If we accept the testimony of men, the testimony of God is greater, because this is the testimony of God that he has testified concerning his Son. (The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has testified concerning his Son.) And this is the testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. The one who has the Son has this eternal life; the one who does not have the Son of God does not have this eternal life.

I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God so thatyou may know that you have eternal life.

And this is the confidence that we have before him: that whenever we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us in regard to whatever we ask, then we know that we have the requests that we have asked from him.

This is the Word of The Lord.
Thanks be to God.

THE APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy catholic Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.

Amen.

Prayers & Collects

The Lord be with you;
And with your spirit.

THE LORD’S PRAYER

Our Father in heaven,
Hallowed be your Name.
Your kingdom come,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us today our daily bread.
And forgive us our sins,
As we forgive those who sin against us.
Save us from the time of trial,
And deliver us from evil.
For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours,
Now and forever. Amen.

O Lord, show Your mercy upon us;
And grant us Your salvation.
O Lord, guide those who govern us;
And lead us in the way of justice and truth.
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
And make Your chosen people joyful.
O Lord, save Your people;
And bless Your inheritance.
Give peace in our time, O Lord;
And defend us by your mighty power.
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
Nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
And take not your Holy Spirit from us.

THE SUNDAY after the Ascension

O God, the King of glory, you have exalted your only Son Jesus Christ with great triumph to your kingdom in heaven: Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, in glory everlasting. Amen.

THE SECOND COLLECT, FOR PEACE

O God, the source of all holy desires, all good counsels, and all just works: Give to your servants that peace which the world cannot give, that our hearts may be set to obey your commandments, and that we, being defended from the fear of our enemies, may pass our time in rest and quietness, through the merits of Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen.

THE THIRD COLLECT, FOR AID AGAINST ALL PERILS

Lighten our darkness, we beseech you, O Lord; and by your great mercy defend us from all perils and dangers of this night; for the love of your only Son, our Saviour Jesus Christ. Amen.

THE GOSPEL | John 17:11b-19 (NET)

Hear the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ according to John, Chapter 17, beginning at the 11th verse.
Glory to you, O Lord.

Holy Father, keep them safe in your name that you have given me, so that they may be one just as we are one. When I was with them I kept them safe and watched over them in your name that you have given me. Not one of them was lost except the one destined for destruction, so that the scripture could be fulfilled. But now I am coming to you, and I am saying these things in the world, so they may experiencemy joy completed in themselves. I have given them your word, and the world has hated them, because they do not belong to the world, just as I do not belong to the world. I am not asking you to take them out of the world, but that you keep them safe from the evil one. They do not belong to the world just as I do not belong to the world. Set them apart in the truth; your word is truth. Just as you sent me into the world, so I sent them into the world. And I set myself apart on their behalf, so that they too may be truly set apart.

This is the Gospel of Christ.
Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON

Pastor Daniel Endresen

Offerings

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OFFERTORY Hymn | Jesus Messiah

The 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.

PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE

Concluding Prayers

A PRAYER OF GENERAL THANKSGIVING

Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory.

And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives by giving up ourselves to your service, and by walking before you in holiness and righteousness all our days; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honour and glory throughout all ages. Amen.

A PRAYER OF SAINT CHRYSOSTOM

Almighty God, you have given us grace at this time, with one accord to make our common supplications to you; and you have promised through your well beloved Son that when two or three are gathered together in his Name you will grant their requests: Fulfill now, O Lord, our desires and petitions as may be best for us; granting us in this world knowledge of your truth, and in the age to come life everlasting. Amen.

THE GRACE

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God,
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with us all evermore. Amen.

2 CORINTHIANS 13:14

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Closing Hymn | Lord, I Give You My Heart

CCLI Song # 1866132 | License # 3056976

THE DISMISSAL

Now go in peace to love and serve The Lord.
Thanks be to God! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

THE SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION