May 23, 2021 Messiah Lutheran Church
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1 May 23, 2021 Day of Pentecost If you are an online guest today, please leave a record of your visit, below. Thank you! Online Guest Form Messiah Lutheran Church 7740 Hwy 72 West, Madison, AL 35758 (256)721-0041 / www.mlutheran.org 2 SERVICE of WORSHIP Setting 2 from Lutheran Book of Worship THE PRELUDE: Spirit of God, Descend Upon My Heart ANNOUNCEMENTS BRIEF ORDER FOR CONFESSION and FORGIVENESS In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen 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. Amen 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. (silence for reflection and self examination) Most merciful God, 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 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 of the Holy Spirit. Amen
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SER
VIC
E o
f WO
RSH
IP
Setti
ng 2
from
Lut
hera
n Bo
ok o
f Wor
ship
TH
E PR
ELU
DE:
Spi
rit o
f God
, Des
cend
Upo
n M
y H
eart
A
NN
OU
NC
EMEN
TS
BR
IEF
OR
DER
FO
R C
ON
FESS
ION
and
FO
RG
IVEN
ESS
In th
e na
me
of th
e Fa
ther
, and
of t
he S
on, a
nd o
f the
Hol
y Sp
irit.
Am
en
Alm
ight
y G
od, t
o w
hom
all
hear
ts a
re o
pen,
all
desi
res k
now
n, a
nd fr
om
who
m n
o se
cret
s ar
e hi
d: C
lean
se t
he t
houg
hts
of o
ur h
earts
by
the
insp
iratio
n of
you
r H
oly
Spiri
t, th
at w
e m
ay p
erfe
ctly
lov
e yo
u an
d w
orth
ily m
agni
fy y
our h
oly
nam
e, th
roug
h Je
sus C
hris
t our
Lor
d.
Am
en
If w
e sa
y w
e ha
ve n
o si
n, w
e de
ceiv
e ou
rsel
ves,
and
the
trut
h is
not
in
us.
But
if w
e co
nfes
s ou
r si
ns, G
od w
ho is
fai
thfu
l and
jus
t w
ill
forg
ive
our
sins
and
cle
anse
us f
rom
all
unri
ghte
ousn
ess.
(sile
nce
for r
efle
ctio
n an
d se
lf ex
amin
atio
n)
Mos
t mer
cifu
l God
, W
e co
nfes
s tha
t we
are
in b
onda
ge to
sin
and
cann
ot fr
ee o
urse
lves
. W
e ha
ve si
nned
aga
inst
you
in th
ough
t, w
ord,
and
dee
d, b
y w
hat w
e ha
ve d
one
and
by w
hat w
e ha
ve le
ft u
ndon
e. W
e ha
ve n
ot lo
ved
you
with
our
who
le h
eart
; we
have
not
love
d ou
r ne
ighb
ors a
s our
selv
es.
For
the
sake
of y
our
Son,
Jes
us C
hris
t, ha
ve m
ercy
on
us. F
orgi
ve
us, r
enew
us,
and
lead
us,
so th
at w
e m
ay d
elig
ht in
you
r w
ill a
nd
wal
k in
you
r w
ays,
to th
e gl
ory
of y
our
holy
nam
e. A
men
A
lmig
hty
God
, in
his m
ercy
, has
giv
en h
is S
on to
die
for u
s and
, for
his
sa
ke, f
orgi
ves
us a
ll ou
r sin
s. A
s a
calle
d an
d or
dain
ed m
inis
ter o
f the
C
hurc
h of
Chr
ist,
and
by h
is a
utho
rity,
I th
eref
ore
decl
are
to y
ou th
e en
tire
forg
iven
ess o
f all
your
sins
, in
the
nam
e of
the
Fath
er, a
nd o
f the
+
Son,
and
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t. A
men
3 H
YM
N: “
Spiri
t, Sp
irit o
f Gen
tlene
ss”
all
vers
es
4
TH
E G
REE
TIN
G
The
grac
e of
our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hris
t, th
e lo
ve o
f God
, and
the
com
mun
ion
of th
e H
oly
Spiri
t be
with
you
all.
And
als
o w
ith y
ou.
5 TH
E K
YR
IE
6
THE
HY
MN
OF
PRA
ISE
7 TH
E SA
LUTA
TIO
N
TH
E PR
AY
ER O
F TH
E D
AY
Let u
s pra
y…
God
, the
Fat
her o
f our
Lor
d Je
sus C
hris
t, as
you
sent
upo
n th
e di
scip
les
the
prom
ised
gift
of t
he H
oly
Spiri
t, lo
ok u
pon
your
Chu
rch
and
open
ou
r hea
rts to
the
pow
er o
f the
Spi
rit.
Kin
dle
in u
s the
fire
of y
our l
ove,
an
d st
reng
then
our
live
s for
serv
ice
in y
our k
ingd
om; t
hrou
gh y
our S
on,
Jesu
s Chr
ist o
ur L
ord,
who
live
s and
reig
ns w
ith y
ou in
the
unity
of t
he
Hol
y Sp
irit,
one
God
, now
and
fore
ver.
Am
en
NO
TAB
ELLA
: H
e Le
adet
h M
e TH
E FI
RST
LES
SON
A
cts 2
:1-2
1
2 W
hen
the
day
of P
ente
cost
had
com
e, th
ey w
ere
all t
oget
her
in o
ne
plac
e. 2
And
sudd
enly
from
hea
ven
ther
e ca
me
a so
und
like
the
rush
of a
vi
olen
t w
ind,
an
d it
fille
d th
e en
tire
hous
e w
here
th
ey
wer
e si
tting
. 3 D
ivid
ed to
ngue
s, as
of f
ire, a
ppea
red
amon
g th
em, a
nd a
tong
ue
rest
ed o
n ea
ch o
f the
m. 4
All
of th
em w
ere f
illed
with
the H
oly
Spiri
t and
be
gan
to sp
eak
in o
ther
lang
uage
s, as
the
Spiri
t gav
e th
em a
bilit
y.
5 N
ow th
ere
wer
e de
vout
Jew
s fro
m e
very
nat
ion
unde
r hea
ven
livin
g in
Je
rusa
lem
. 6 A
nd a
t thi
s so
und
the
crow
d ga
ther
ed a
nd w
as b
ewild
ered
, be
caus
e ea
ch o
ne h
eard
the
m s
peak
ing
in t
he n
ativ
e la
ngua
ge o
f ea
ch. 7
Am
azed
and
ast
onis
hed,
they
ask
ed, “
Are
not
all
thes
e w
ho a
re
spea
king
Gal
ilean
s? 8
And
how
is it
that
we
hear
, eac
h of
us,
in o
ur o
wn
nativ
e la
ngua
ge?
9 Pa
rthia
ns,
Med
es,
Elam
ites,
and
resi
dent
s of
M
esop
otam
ia, J
udea
and
Cap
pado
cia,
Pon
tus
and
Asi
a, 10
Phry
gia
and
Pam
phyl
ia,
Egyp
t an
d th
e pa
rts o
f Li
bya
belo
ngin
g to
Cyr
ene,
and
vi
sito
rs fr
om R
ome,
bot
h Je
ws a
nd p
rose
lyte
s, 11
Cre
tans
and
Ara
bs—
in
our
own
lang
uage
s w
e he
ar t
hem
spe
akin
g ab
out
God
’s d
eeds
of
pow
er.”
12 A
ll w
ere a
maz
ed an
d pe
rple
xed,
sayi
ng to
one
anot
her,
“Wha
t do
es th
is m
ean?
” 13
But
oth
ers
snee
red
and
said
, “Th
ey a
re f
illed
with
ne
w w
ine.
”
8
14 B
ut P
eter
, sta
ndin
g w
ith th
e el
even
, rai
sed
his
voic
e an
d ad
dres
sed
them
, “M
en o
f Jud
ea a
nd a
ll w
ho li
ve in
Jeru
sale
m, l
et th
is b
e kn
own
to
you,
and
lis
ten
to w
hat
I sa
y. 15
Inde
ed,
thes
e ar
e no
t dr
unk,
as
you
supp
ose,
for
it is
onl
y ni
ne o
’clo
ck in
the
mor
ning
. 16 N
o, th
is is
wha
t w
as sp
oken
thro
ugh
the
prop
het J
oel:
17 ‘I
n th
e la
st d
ays i
t will
be,
God
dec
lare
s, th
at I
will
pou
r out
my
Spiri
t upo
n al
l fle
sh,
a
nd y
our s
ons a
nd y
our d
augh
ters
shal
l pro
phes
y,
and
your
you
ng m
en sh
all s
ee v
isio
ns,
a
nd y
our o
ld m
en sh
all d
ream
dre
ams.
18 Ev
en u
pon
my
slav
es, b
oth
men
and
wom
en,
in
thos
e da
ys I
will
pou
r out
my
Spiri
t;
a
nd th
ey sh
all p
roph
esy.
19
And
I w
ill sh
ow p
orte
nts i
n th
e he
aven
abo
ve
a
nd si
gns o
n th
e ea
rth b
elow
,
b
lood
, and
fire
, and
smok
y m
ist.
20 Th
e su
n sh
all b
e tu
rned
to d
arkn
ess
a
nd th
e m
oon
to b
lood
,
b
efor
e th
e co
min
g of
the
Lord
’s g
reat
and
glo
rious
day
. 21
Then
eve
ryon
e w
ho c
alls
on
the
nam
e of
the
Lord
shal
l be
save
d.’
THE
PSA
LM
Psa
lm 1
04:2
5-35
, 37
25 O
LO
RD
, how
man
ifold
are
you
r wor
ks!
In w
isdo
m y
ou h
ave
mad
e th
em a
ll;
the
earth
is fu
ll of
you
r cre
atur
es.
26 Y
onde
r is
the
grea
t and
wid
e se
a
with
its l
ivin
g th
ings
too
man
y to
num
ber,
cr
eatu
res b
oth
smal
l and
gre
at.
27 Th
ere
mov
e th
e sh
ips,
an
d th
ere
is th
at L
evia
than
,
w
hich
you
hav
e m
ade
for t
he sp
ort o
f it.
28 A
ll of
them
look
to y
ou
to g
ive
them
thei
r fo
od in
due
seas
on.
29 Y
ou g
ive
it to
them
; the
y ga
ther
it;
you
open
you
r han
d,
and
they
are
fille
d w
ith g
ood
thin
gs.
30 Y
ou h
ide
your
face
,
and
they
are
terr
ified
;
yo
u ta
ke a
way
thei
r br
eath
,
an
d th
ey d
ie a
nd r
etur
n to
thei
r du
st.
9
31 Y
ou se
nd fo
rth y
our S
pirit
,
and
they
are
cre
ated
;
an
d so
you
rene
w
the
face
of t
he e
arth
. 32
May
the
glor
y of
the
LO
RD
end
ure
fore
ver;
may
the
LO
RD
rej
oice
in a
ll hi
s wor
ks.
33 H
e lo
oks a
t the
ear
th a
nd it
trem
bles
;
he
touc
hes t
he m
ount
ains
and
they
smok
e.
34 I w
ill si
ng to
the
LO
RD
as l
ong
as I
live;
I w
ill p
rais
e m
y G
od w
hile
I ha
ve m
y be
ing.
35
May
thes
e w
ords
of m
ine
plea
se h
im;
I will
rejo
ice
in th
e LO
RD
. 37
Ble
ss th
e L
OR
D, O
my
soul
, Hal
lelu
jah!
TH
E SE
CO
ND
LES
SON
R
oman
s 8:2
2-27
22 W
e kno
w th
at th
e who
le cr
eatio
n ha
s bee
n gr
oani
ng in
labo
r pai
ns u
ntil
now
; 23 an
d no
t onl
y th
e cr
eatio
n, b
ut w
e ou
rsel
ves,
who
hav
e th
e fir
st
frui
ts o
f th
e Sp
irit,
groa
n in
war
dly
whi
le w
e w
ait
for
adop
tion,
the
re
dem
ptio
n of
our
bod
ies.
24 Fo
r in
hope
we
wer
e sa
ved.
Now
hop
e th
at
is s
een
is n
ot h
ope.
For
who
hop
es fo
r wha
t is
seen
? 25
But
if w
e ho
pe
for w
hat w
e do
not
see,
we
wai
t for
it w
ith p
atie
nce.
26
Like
wis
e th
e Sp
irit h
elps
us i
n ou
r wea
knes
s; fo
r we
do n
ot k
now
how
to
pra
y as
we
ough
t, bu
t tha
t ver
y Sp
irit i
nter
cede
s with
sig
hs to
o de
ep
for w
ords
. 27 A
nd G
od, w
ho s
earc
hes
the
hear
t, kn
ows
wha
t is
the
min
d of
the
Spiri
t, be
caus
e th
e Sp
irit i
nter
cede
s for
the
sain
ts a
ccor
ding
to th
e w
ill o
f God
.
GO
SPEL
AC
CLA
MA
TIO
N: “
Alle
luia
, Lor
d to
Who
m S
hall
We
Go”
10
THE
GO
SPEL
AN
NO
UN
CEM
ENT
The
Hol
y G
ospe
l acc
ordi
ng to
St.
John
, the
15th
and
16th
cha
pter
s.
TH
E G
OSP
EL
J
ohn
15:2
6-27
; 16:
4b-1
5 26
“Whe
n th
e A
dvoc
ate
com
es, w
hom
I w
ill se
nd to
you
from
the
Fath
er,
the
Spiri
t of
trut
h w
ho c
omes
fro
m t
he F
athe
r, he
will
tes
tify
on m
y be
half.
27 Y
ou a
lso
are
to te
stify
bec
ause
you
hav
e be
en w
ith m
e fr
om
the
begi
nnin
g.
“I d
id n
ot sa
y th
ese t
hing
s to
you
from
the b
egin
ning
, bec
ause
I w
as w
ith
you.
5 B
ut n
ow I
am g
oing
to h
im w
ho se
nt m
e; y
et n
one
of y
ou a
sks m
e,
‘Whe
re a
re y
ou g
oing
?’ 6
But
bec
ause
I h
ave
said
thes
e th
ings
to y
ou,
sorr
ow h
as fi
lled
your
hea
rts. 7
Nev
erth
eles
s I t
ell y
ou th
e tru
th: i
t is
to
your
adva
ntag
e tha
t I g
o aw
ay, f
or if
I do
not
go
away
, the
Adv
ocat
e w
ill
not
com
e to
you
; bu
t if
I go
, I w
ill s
end
him
to
you.
8 A
nd w
hen
he
com
es, h
e w
ill p
rove
the
wor
ld w
rong
abo
ut si
n an
d rig
hteo
usne
ss a
nd
judg
men
t: 9 ab
out
sin,
bec
ause
the
y do
not
bel
ieve
in
me;
10 ab
out
right
eous
ness
, bec
ause
I am
goi
ng to
the
Fath
er a
nd y
ou w
ill se
e m
e no
lo
nger
; 11 ab
out
judg
men
t, be
caus
e th
e ru
ler
of t
his
wor
ld h
as b
een
cond
emne
d.
12 “I
stil
l ha
ve m
any
thin
gs t
o sa
y to
you
, but
you
can
not
bear
the
m
now
. 13 W
hen
the
Spiri
t of
truth
com
es, h
e w
ill g
uide
you
into
all
the
truth
; for
he w
ill n
ot sp
eak
on h
is o
wn,
but
will
spea
k w
hate
ver h
e he
ars,
and
he w
ill d
ecla
re to
you
the
thin
gs th
at a
re to
com
e. 14
He
will
glo
rify
me,
bec
ause
he
will
take
wha
t is
min
e an
d de
clar
e it
to y
ou. 15
All
that
th
e Fa
ther
has
is m
ine.
For
this
rea
son
I sa
id th
at h
e w
ill ta
ke w
hat i
s m
ine
and
decl
are
it to
you
. Th
e G
ospe
l of t
he L
ord.
11
HY
MN
: “A
Mig
hty
Fortr
ess I
s Our
God
” a
ll ve
rses
12
THE
SER
MO
N
HY
MN
: “O
Day
Ful
l of G
race
” al
l ver
ses
13
THE
NIC
ENE
CR
EED
We
belie
ve in
one
God
,
the
Fath
er, t
he A
lmig
hty,
mak
er o
f hea
ven
and
eart
h,
of
all
that
is, s
een
and
unse
en.
We
belie
ve in
one
Lor
d, J
esus
Chr
ist,
th
e on
ly S
on o
f God
,
eter
nally
beg
otte
n of
the
Fath
er,
G
od fr
om G
od, L
ight
from
Lig
ht,
tr
ue G
od fr
om tr
ue G
od,
be
gott
en, n
ot m
ade,
of o
ne B
eing
with
the
Fath
er.
T
hrou
gh h
im a
ll th
ings
wer
e m
ade,
For
us a
nd fo
r ou
r sa
lvat
ion
he c
ame
dow
n fr
om h
eave
n;
by th
e po
wer
of t
he H
oly
Spir
it
he b
ecam
e in
carn
ate
from
the
virg
in M
ary,
an
d w
as m
ade
man
.
For
our
sake
he
was
cru
cifie
d un
der
Pont
ius P
ilate
,
he
suff
ered
dea
th a
nd w
as b
urie
d.
On
the
thir
d da
y he
ros
e ag
ain
in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Scri
ptur
es;
he a
scen
ded
into
hea
ven
an
d is
seat
ed a
t the
rig
ht h
and
of th
e Fa
ther
.
He
will
com
e ag
ain
in g
lory
to ju
dge
the
livin
g an
d th
e de
ad,
and
his k
ingd
om w
ill h
ave
no e
nd.
We
belie
ve in
the
Hol
y Sp
irit,
the
Lor
d, th
e gi
ver
of li
fe,
w
ho p
roce
eds f
rom
the
Fath
er a
nd th
e So
n.
W
ith th
e Fa
ther
and
the
Son
he is
wor
ship
ed a
nd g
lori
fied.
He
has s
poke
n th
roug
h th
e pr
ophe
ts.
W
e be
lieve
in o
ne h
oly
cath
olic
and
apo
stol
ic C
hurc
h.
W
e ac
know
ledg
e on
e B
aptis
m fo
r th
e fo
rgiv
enes
s of s
ins.
W
e lo
ok fo
r th
e re
surr
ectio
n of
the
dead
,
an
d th
e lif
e of
the
wor
ld to
com
e. A
men
14
THE
OFF
ERIN
G
THE
OFF
ERTO
RY
: “C
reat
e in
Me”
TH
E SH
AR
ING
OF
THE
PEA
CE
Th
e pe
ace
of th
e Lo
rd b
e w
ith y
ou a
lway
s. A
nd a
lso
with
you
.
15
THE
PRA
YER
OF
THE
CH
UR
CH
Le
t us p
ray
for t
he w
hole
peo
ple
of G
od in
Chr
ist J
esus
, and
for a
ll pe
ople
acc
ordi
ng to
thei
r nee
ds.
Lord
, in
your
mer
cy, h
ear
our
pray
er.
Into
you
r han
ds, O
Lor
d, w
e co
mm
end
all f
or w
hom
we
pray
, tru
stin
g in
you
r mer
cy; t
hrou
gh y
our S
on, J
esus
Chr
ist o
ur L
ord.
Am
en
THE
LOR
D’S
PR
AY
ER
O
ur F
athe
r in
hea
ven,
ha
llow
ed b
e yo
ur n
ame,
yo
ur k
ingd
om c
ome,
yo
ur w
ill b
e do
ne,
on
ear
th a
s in
heav
en.
G
ive
us to
day
our
daily
bre
ad;
Fo
rgiv
e us
our
sins
,
as
we
forg
ive
thos
e
w
ho si
n ag
ains
t us;
Save
us f
rom
the
time
of tr
ial
and
deliv
er u
s fro
m e
vil.
Fo
r th
e ki
ngdo
m, t
he p
ower
,
an
d th
e gl
ory
are
your
s,
no
w a
nd fo
reve
r. A
men
TH
E B
ENED
ICTI
ON
16
HY
MN
: “R
ise,
Shi
ne, Y
ou P
eopl
e!”
all
vers
es
TH
E D
ISM
ISSA
L TH
E PO
STLU
DE:
Ein
Fes
te B
urg
ist U
nser
Got
t
