April 27, 2025 | 2nd Sunday of Easter
PRELUDE
Call to Worship From Rev 20 & Acts 4
Pastor: Blessed and holy is the
one who shares in
the first resurrection!
People: Over such, the second
death has no power!
Pastor: But they will be priests
of God and of Christ,
and they will reign
with him for a
thousand years.
People: All praise and glory to
Him!
Pastor: For with great power
the apostles were
giving their testimony
to the resurrection
of the Lord Jesus
Christ,
All: And great grace was
upon them all!
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Acts 4:12
SONG of ADORATION “My Worth Is Not in What I Own”
My worth is not in what I own
Not in the strength of flesh and bone
But in the costly wounds of love, at the cross
My worth is not in skill or name
In win or lose, in pride or shame
But in the blood of Christ that flowed, at the cross
I rejoice in my Redeemer
Greatest treasure, wellspring of my soul
I will trust in Him, no other
My soul is satisfied in Him alone
As summer flowers, we fade and die
Fame, youth, and beauty hurry by
But life eternal calls to us, at the cross
I will not boast in wealth or might
Or human wisdom's fleeting light
But I will boast in knowing Christ, at the cross
I rejoice in my Redeemer
Greatest treasure, wellspring of my soul
I will trust in Him, no other
My soul is satisfied in Him alone
Two wonders here that I confess
My worth and my unworthiness
My value fixed, my ransom paid
At the cross
Gettty/Kendrick © Make Way Music, Getty Music Publishing CCLI #3071858
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from Exodus 20:1–17
And God spoke all these words, saying, “I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and made it holy. Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you.
You shall not murder.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not steal.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION M. Luther
Pastor: O Lord, we do not
deserve a glimpse of
heaven, and we are
unable with our
works to redeem
ourselves from sin,
death, the devil, and
hell.
People: Nevertheless, You
have given us your
Son Jesus Christ,
who is far more
precious and dear
than heaven, and
much stronger than
sin, death, the
devil, and hell.
Pastor: For this we rejoice,
praise, and thank
You, O God.
People: Without cost and out
of pure grace you
have given us this
boundless blessing
in your dear Son.
All: Through him you
take sin, death, and
hell from us, and do
grant us all that
belongs to Him.
Amen. ◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON
Psalm 145:8-9, Isaiah 53:4–6
Receive these words of comfort from God:
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all; His mercy is over all that he has made.
Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned—every one—to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all.
If the Son has set you free, then you are free indeed. If he has paid for your sins on his cross, then be assured that all of your sins are forgiven, and you stand before our holy God clothed in the righteousness of Christ. Amen. ◆
SONG “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” CH #151
Life of Worship
MOMENT for MISSIONS
PROFESSION of FAITH
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,
who 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 into hell.
On the third day he rose again from the dead.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From there shall he come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Church universal,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting.
Amen. ◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY CH#815
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S CATECHISM
PASSING of the PEACE
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
and the glory, forever. Amen. ◆
Ministry of the Word
SONG “Come Thou Fount” 21C #166
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION BoCP, 1662
Blessed Lord, who caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant us so to hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life, which you have given us in our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. ◆
SCRIPTURE READING John 3:1-16
SERMON “So Loved”
SONG of DEPARTURE “My Friends, May You Grow in Grace”
My friends, may you grow in grace,
And in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior.
My friends, may you grow in grace,
And in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
To God be the glory, now and forever!
Now and forever, Amen! (Repeat)
Meaney / Demey / Kett © 2000 Timothy James CCLI #3071858
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
Scripture quotations are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), © 2001 by Crossway. Used by permission.
