Sixth Sunday of EasterSunday, May 17, 2020

Divine Service 5, Page 213

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Divine Shepherd Lutheran Church & School7308 Wedgewood DriveBlack Hawk, SD 57718

“We are baptized children of God, forgiven and redeemed by Jesus. We are His family, called together to receive His gifts and serve others.”

Pastor Randy SturzenbecherOffice 787-6438, Cell 391-0428, ECC 791-1131

Email: DSLCPastor@divineshep.orgDSLCSecretary@divineshep.org

Greetings to all in the Name of the Risen Lord!May our worship celebrate the joy and hope, peace and presence, of our Lord Jesus Christ, raised to life for us. We welcome all, especially our guests. If you do not have a church home, please consider Divine Shepherd. We would love to have you as part of our family. Please take a minute and sign our guest book.

A prayer before WorshipThis is the day you have made, O Lord Jesus, a day of new life and eternal celebration! The stone is moved; death is defeated; heaven is open. As Your disciples first saw and believed Your victory over the tomb, so give us joy in the promise You made and keep for us: because You live, we live also! Amen.

The Lord’s SupperThe Lord’s Supper is celebrated in the confession and gladness that, as our Lord says, He gives into our mouth not only bread and wine but His very body and blood to eat and drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord Jesus invites to His table those who trust His Words, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as He forgives and loves us, that they may show forth His death until He comes.

Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the blood of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. (1 Cor 11:28 ESV) Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar.  Any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or hold a confession differing from that of the Holy Scriptures, this congregation, and the Lutheran Church~Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the sacrament, are asked to speak with Pastor Sturzenbecher.

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918 Guide Me, O Thou Great Redeemer

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Invocation & Exhortation

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P In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen.P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart

and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

P Our help is in the name of the Lord,C who made heaven and earth.P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

Confession of SinsP O almighty God, merciful Father,C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my

sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.

AbsolutionP Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a

called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Introit4

[With a voice of singing,] declare this with a shout of joy to the end of the earth. Alle- | luia.*

The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob! Alle- | luia.Shout for joy to God, | all the earth;*sing the glory | of his name.

I cried to him | with my mouth,*and high praise was | on my tongue.

But truly God has | listened;*he has attended to the voice | of my prayer.

Blessèd | be God,*because he has not rejected my prayer or removed his

steadfast | love from me!Glory be to the Father and | to the Son*and to the Holy | Spirit;

as it was in the be- | ginning,*is now, and will be forever. | Amen.

[With a voice of singing,] declare this with a shout of joy to the end of the earth. Alle- | luia.*

The LORD has redeemed his servant Jacob! Alle- | luia.

Kyrie ♪ LSB 617 vs 1

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Tune: Public domainText: © 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110004822

Gloria In Excelsis LSB 822 vs 4

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Salutation and Collect of the DayP The Lord be with you.C And also with you.P Let us pray.

O God, the giver of all that is good, by Your holy inspiration grant that we may think those things that are right and by Your merciful guiding accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.Old Testament Reading Numbers 21:4–9

4From 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. 5And the people spoke against God

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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.” 6Then the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7And 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. 8And 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.” 9So 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.A This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

Catechetical ReviewConfessionHow Christians should be taught to confess. What is confession?Confession has two parts. First, that we confess our sins, and second, that we receive absolution, that is, forgiveness, from the pastor as from God Himself, not doubting, but firmly believing that by it our sins are forgiven before God in heaven. What sins should we confess? Before God we should plead guilty of all sins, even those we are not aware of, as we do in the Lord's Prayer; but before the pastor we should confess only those sins which we know and feel in our hearts. Which are these? Consider your place in life according to the Ten Commandments: Are you a father, mother, son, daughter, husband, wife, or 8

worker? Have you been disobedient, unfaithful, or lazy? Have you been hot-tempered, rude, or quarrelsome? Have you hurt someone by your words or deeds? Have you stolen, been negligent, wasted anything, or done any harm?

482 This Joyful Eastertide sts. 1, ref

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Epistle James 1:22–2722But be doers of the word, and not hearers only,

deceiving yourselves. 23For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24For he looks at himself and goes

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away and at once forgets what he was like. 25But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. 26If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless. 27Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. A This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

482 This Joyful Eastertide sts. ref, 2

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702 My Faith Looks Up to Thee

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Holy Gospel John 16:23–33P The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the sixteenth

chapter.C Glory to You, O Lord. 

23[Jesus said:] “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. 24Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.

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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. 26In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”

29His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30Now 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.” 31Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32Behold, 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. 33I 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.” P This is the Gospel of the Lord.C Praise to You, O Christ.

Verse John 16:28 Alleluia. Christ, who has redeemed us with his blood, is risen and has appeared unto us. Alleluia. I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father. Alleluia.

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482 This Joyful Eastertide sts. ref, 3

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Nicene CreedC I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker

of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made

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man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life + of the world to come. Amen.

Children’s SermonSermon

Prayer of the Church “Hear Our Prayer“

OfferingDennis & Joni Mercer “Be Still My Soul”

PrefaceP The Lord be with you.C And also with you.P Lift up your hearts.C We lift them to the Lord.14

P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.C It is right to give Him thanks and praise.P It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all

times and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord our God, king of all creation, for You have had mercy on us and given Your only-begotten Son that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have eternal life. Grant us Your Spirit, gracious Father, that we may give heed to the testament of Your Son in true faith and, above all, firmly take to heart the words with which Christ gives to us His body and blood for our forgiveness. By Your grace, lead us to remember and give thanks for the boundless love which He manifested to us when, by pouring out His precious blood, He saved us from Your righteous wrath and from sin, death, and hell. Grant that we may receive the bread and wine, that is, His body and blood, as a gift, guarantee, and pledge of His salvation. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.Lord’s Prayer

C 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.

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For Thine is the kingdom     and the power and the glory     forever and ever. Amen.

The Words of Our Lord LSB 217P 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 cup is the new testament in My + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Sanctus LSB 507 vs 1&3

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Pax DominiP The peace of the Lord be with you always.C Amen.

Agnus Dei ♪ LSB 528 vs 6&7

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461 I Know That My Redeemer Lives

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5 He lives to silence all my fears;He lives to wipe away my tears;He lives to calm my troubled heart;He lives all blessings to impart.

6 He lives, my kind, wise, heav’nly friend;He lives and loves me to the end;He lives, and while He lives, I’ll sing;He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King.

7 He lives and grants me daily breath;He lives, and I shall conquer death;He lives my mansion to prepare;He lives to bring me safely there.

8 He lives, all glory to His name!He lives, my Jesus, still the same;Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives:I know that my Redeemer lives!

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636 Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness

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5 Jesus, source of lasting pleasure,Truest friend, and dearest treasure,    Peace beyond all understanding,    Joy into all life expanding:Humbly now, I bow before You;Love incarnate, I adore You;    Worthily let me receive You    And, so favored, never leave You.

6 Jesus, sun of life, my splendor,Jesus, friend of friends, most tender,    Jesus, joy of my desiring,    Fount of life, my soul inspiring:At Your feet I cry, my maker,Let me be a fit partaker    Of this blessèd food from heaven,    For our good, Your glory, given.

7 Lord, by love and mercy driven,You once left Your throne in heaven    On the cross for me to languish    And to die in bitter anguish,To forego all joy and gladnessAnd to shed Your blood in sadness.    By this blood redeemed and living,    Lord, I praise You with thanksgiving.

8 Jesus, bread of life, I pray You,Let me gladly here obey You.    By Your love I am invited,    Be Your love with love requited;

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By this Supper let me measure,Lord, how vast and deep love’s treasure.    Through the gift of grace You give me    As Your guest in heav’n receive me.

Tune and text: Public domainText (sts. 1, 4–5): © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110004822

Post-Communion Collect We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your Mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Benedicamus & BenedictionA Let us bless the Lord.C Thanks be to God.P The Lord bless you and keep you.

The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.

C Amen.

490 Jesus Lives! The Victory’s Won

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Reminder: We have officially changed the mailboxes to a numbering system. There are two lists hanging from the mailboxes with your new numbers on them.

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