Fourth Sunday of Easter / St. Mark

April 25, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Faith Lutheran ChurchGreen Bay, Wisconsin

Fourth Sunday of Easter / St. Mark

April 25, 2021, 9:30 a.m.

Prelude 8:00 “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” - arr. Barbara Kinyon

“I Know That My Redeemer Lives” - arr. Sandra Eithun

HYMN: “By All Your Saints in Warfare” - LSB #518 (alternate tune)

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INVOCATION

In the name of the Father and of the ^ Son and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.

EASTER GREETING

Alleluia! Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia!

RITE OF HOLY BAPTISM Lutheran Service Book, p. 268

Baptized today: Owen Sean EnderbyParents: Andreau and Stefanie EnderbySponsors: William Lobner, Katherine Backhaus, and Amanda Seifert

CONFESSION OF SINS

Do you renounce the devil?Yes, I renounce him.

Do you renounce all his works?Yes, I renounce them.

Do you renounce all his ways?Yes, I renounce them.

ABSOLUTION

CONFESSION OF FAITH

Do you believe in God the Father Almighty?Yes, I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

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Do you believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son?Yes, I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits on the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He shall come to judge the living and the dead.

Do you believe in the Holy Spirit?Yes, I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

BAPTISMAL HYMN - “We Know That Christ is Raised” - (LSB #603)

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

COLLECT OF THE DAY

Almighty God, merciful Father, since You have wakened from death theShepherd of Your sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit that when we hear the voice of ourShepherd we may know Him who calls us each by name and follow where He leads;through the same Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You andthe Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Amen.

+ SCRIPTURES FOR THE DAY +

Old Testament Isaiah 52:7-10

How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him who brings good news,who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness, who publishes salvation, who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice; together they sing for joy;for eye to eye they see the return of the Lord to Zion.Break forth together into singing, you waste places of Jerusalem,for the Lord has comforted his people; he has redeemed Jerusalem.The Lord has bared his holy arm before the eyes of all the nations,and all the ends of the earth shall see the salvation of our God.

This is the Word of the LordThanks be to God.

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PSALM 23 “Shepherd Me, O God”

Refrain is sung after introduction by cantor and after each verse.

1. God is my shepherd, so nothing shall I want,I rest in the meadows of faithfulness and love,I walk by the quiet waters of peace. refrain

2. Gently you raise me and heal my weary soul,you lead me by pathways of righteousness and truth,my spirit shall sing the music of your name. refrain

3. Though I should wander the valley of death,I fear no evil, for you are at my side, your rod and your staff,my comfort and my hope. refrain

4. You have set me a banquet of love in the face of hatred,crowning me with love beyond my pow’r to hold. refrain

5. Surely your kindness and mercy follow me all the days of my life;I will dwell in the house of my God forevermore. refrain

Epistle 2 Timothy 4:5-18

As for you, always be sober-minded, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist,fulfill your ministry.

For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departurehas come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, therighteous judge, will award to me on that day, and not only to me but also to all whohave loved his appearing.

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Do your best to come to me soon. For Demas, in love with this present world, hasdeserted me and gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.Luke alone is with me. Get Mark and bring him with you, for he is very useful to mefor ministry. Tychicus I have sent to Ephesus. When you come, bring the cloak that Ileft with Carpus at Troas, also the books, and above all the parchments. Alexander thecoppersmith did me great harm; the Lord will repay him according to his deeds. Beware of him yourself, for he strongly opposed our message. At my first defense noone came to stand by me, but all deserted me. May it not be charged against them! Butthe Lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the message might befully proclaimed and all the Gentiles might hear it. So I was rescued from the lion'smouth. The Lord will rescue me from every evil deed and bring me safely into hisheavenly kingdom. To him be the glory forever and ever. Amen.

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

GOSPEL VERSE

I am *the Good Shepherd. I know my own and my *own know me. John 10:14

The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the tenth chapter.Glory to You, O Lord

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HOLY GOSPEL: John 10:11-18

I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. Hewho is a hired hand and not a shepherd, who does not own the sheep, sees the wolfcoming and leaves the sheep and flees, and the wolf snatches them and scatters them. He flees because he is a hired hand and cares nothing for the sheep. I am the goodshepherd. I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and Iknow the Father; and I lay down my life for the sheep. And I have other sheep that arenot of this fold. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. So there willbe one flock, one shepherd. For this reason the Father loves me, because I lay down mylife that I may take it up again. No one takes it from me, but I lay it down of my ownaccord. I have authority to lay it down, and I have authority to take it up again. Thischarge I have received from my Father."

This is the Gospel of the LordPraise to You O Christ.

THE MESSAGE: Vicar Eric Souer

HYMN OF THE DAY: “I Am Jesus’ Little Lamb” - LSB #740

PRAYERS

+ SACRAMENT +

(adapted from Divine Service, Setting Two in Lutheran Service Book, p. 177)

PREFACE

PROPER PREFACE

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SANCTUS

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; 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 forever and ever. Amen.

WORDS OF INSTITUTION

PAX DOMINI

AGNUS DEI

COMMUNION HYMNS:

Handbells 1 mvt. from “Spring” Concerto - Antonio Vivaldist

- arr. Cheryl Sutton Baker

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“Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us” - LSB #711

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“O Little Flock, Fear Not the Foe” - LSB #666

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVINGAmen.

Let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God.

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BENEDICTION Amen

Alleluia! Christ is Risen!He is Risen indeed! Alleluia!

HYMN: “Scatter the Darkness, Break the Gloom” - LSB #481

Postlude “Christ the Lord is Risen Today” - Flor Peters

Bible readings are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, adivision of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved. Order of service and hymn texts as noted arereprinted from Lutheran Service Book Copyright ©2006, Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted bypermission. “Shepherd Me, O God,” Marty Haugen © 1986 GIA Publications, All rights reserved. Reprintedunder OneLicense.net A-721610.