A Prayer Upon Entering Church O Lord, of all blessedness, you have so graciously marked me as your own, a child of your kingdom and inheritor of your glory. By your Holy Spirit guide me to what marks you Son as my own.; that in his hands I might see the holes of my heart, filled with your forgive-ness, and know that by His resurrec-tion, your mercy so en-dures forever.

The Third Sunday of Easter May 5, 2019 + 9:00 A.M. Welcome to the Lord’s Day. So how does this resurrection thing work anyhow? These are some questions we, like the disciples, might be facing after the glory of Easter morn. Our Lord, of course, provides an answer that the world would least expect. He says “Peace be with you,” to those who betrayed Him, revealing in His wounds that His mercy remains upon them. He provides them with this life of mercy, affectionally calling them children, and feeding them with a smorgasbord of fresh fish. His hands continue to get dirty with sand, coal and food, and so will yours through mercy.

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Sharing God’s Blessings Today Sunday’s Radio Broadcast is sponsored by Larry and Marilyn Schubring in

thankfulness for their wonderful family, and in honor of Marilyn’s birthday on May 4.

The flowers at the altar are sponsored in loving memory of Emi’s mother, Hide Oshima, who would have been 79 years old today, by Tom and Emi Oshima Tranetzki.

The sponsor charts for 2019 for Broadcasts and Flowers are available for you to sign up. The charts are by the stairs by the northwest entry.

A Welcome for Those With Young Children This house is your children’s home, too. Relax and enjoy your time here:

Jesus knows that children tend to wiggle and squawk, so please don’t feel embarrassed by it. Your children are welcome at Zion.

To make it a bit easier on your family, please consider sitting towards the front where your children can easily see the worship leaders, hear the words, note the colors, wonder about some of the images up there, and em-brace the action at the altar.

As we go along, softly explain the liturgy to your children, encouraging them to chime in with their parts: Amen! Lord have mercy! And also with

you! I believe! Our Father! All of that belongs to them, too. Be sure to sing and pray your parts as you stand and kneel and sit. Your

children learn by following your lead. If you and your child must leave, please hurry back. There is a nursery

downstairs for those who would like to use it, but like Jesus, we want your children in the liturgy, not out. Let the little children come unto me. (Luke 18:16).

If you need help, just ask. There are lots of folks here who will lend a hand.

Announcements Parish announcements may be found in the weekly newsletter, For You, provided by the ushers after worship.

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PRELUDE Partita on “This Joyful Eastertide” … Paul Bouman

RINGING OF THE BELLS

Please stand and turn toward the cross as it is carried into the sanctuary.

PROCESSIONAL HYMN “Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds” green hymnal #143

GREETING P: Alleluia! Christ is risen!

C: The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! Alleluia!

P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the

communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.

C: And also with you.

KYRIE P: In peace, let us pray to the Lord.

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P: For the peace from above, and for our salvation, let us pray to

the Lord.

P: For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the holy

Church, and for the unity of all, let us pray to the Lord.

P: For this holy house, and for all who offer here their worship

and praise, let us pray to the Lord.

P: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.

HYMN OF PRAISE

Although the winds be mighty, and high waves in the sea, yet Wisdom is the pilot the powerful Lord is he; despite trans-gression’s deluge, cor-ruptions foul and dark, we’ll yet es-cape the drowning because God is our ark. ~ Ann Grif-

fiths. Eight-eenth Cen-tury

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SALUTATION AND PRAYER OF THE DAY P: The Lord be with you.

Rise, there-fore, beloved in Christ, be like the dove that makes its nest in the heights in the mouth of the cleft. There, like a sparrow that fins a home, do not cease to keep watch; there, like the tur-tledove, hide the offsprings of you chaste love. There, apply your mouth to draw water form the Sav-ior’s foun-tains for this is the river arising from the midst of paradise which, di-vided into four branches and flowing into devout hearts, waters and makes fertile the whole earth. ~ Bonaven-

ture, 1254

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P: Let us pray . . . O God, through the humiliation of your Son

you raised up the fallen world. Grant to your faithful people,

rescued from the peril of everlasting death, perpetual gladness

and eternal joys; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and

reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen

Please be seated.

FIRST LESSON Acts of the Apostles 9:1-22 1Meanwhile, Saul was still breathing out murderous threats against the Lord’s disciples. He went to the high priest 2and asked him for

letters to the synagogues in Damascus, so that if he found any there who belonged to the Way, whether men or women, he might take them as prisoners to Jerusalem. 3As he neared Damascus on his jour-ney, suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?” 5“Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked. “I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.” 7The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his

eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damas-cus. 9For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. 10In Damascus there was a disciple named Ananias. The Lord called to him in a vision, “Ananias!” “Yes, Lord,” he answered. 11The Lord told him, “Go to the house of Judas on Straight Street and ask for a man from Tarsus named Saul, for he is praying. 12In a vision he has seen a man named Ananias come and place his hands on him to re-store his sight.” 13“Lord,” Ananias answered, “I have heard many reports about this man and all the harm he has done to your holy people in Jerusalem. 14And he has come here with authority from the

chief priests to arrest all who call on your name.” 15But the Lord said to Ananias, “Go! This man is my chosen instrument to proclaim my name to the Gentiles and their kings and to the people of Israel. 16I will show him how much he must suffer for my name.” 17Then

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Ananias went to the house and entered it. Placing his hands on Saul, he said, “Brother Saul, the Lord—Jesus, who appeared to you on the road as you were coming here—has sent me so that you may see again and be filled with the Holy Spirit.” 18Immediately, something like scales fell from Saul’s eyes, and he could see again. He got up and was baptized, 19and after taking some food, he regained his

strength. Saul spent several days with the disciples in Damascus. 20At once he began to preach in the synagogues that Jesus is the Son of God. 21All those who heard him were astonished and asked, “Isn’t he the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And hasn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?” 22Yet Saul grew more and more powerful and baffled the Jews living in Damascus by proving that Jesus is the Messiah.

L: The Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

PSALM 30 L: I will exalt you O LORD, because you have lift′ed me up* and have not let my enemies triumph ′over me. C: O LORD my God, I cried ′out to you,* and you restored ′me to health. L: You brought me up O LORD ′from the dead;* you restored my life as I was going down ′to the grave. C: Sing to the LORD you ser′vants of his;* give thanks for the remembrance ′of his holiness. L: For his wrath endures but the twinkling ′of an eye,* his favor ′for a lifetime. C: Weeping may ′spend the night,* but joy comes ′in the morning.

Although I am an un-worthy and condemned man, my God has given me in Christ all the riches of righteousness and salvation without any merit on my part, out of pure, free mercy, so that from now on I need nothing except faith which believ-ers that this is true…I will therefore give myself as a Christ to my neighbor…since through faith I have and abun-dance of all good things in Christ….

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L: While I felt secure I said, “I shall never ′be disturbed.* You LORD with your favor, made me as strong ′as the moun-

tains.” C: Then you ′hid your face,* and I was ′filled with fear. L: I cried to ′you O LORD;* I pleaded with ′the Lord saying, C: “What profit is there in my blood if I go down ′to the pit?* Will the dust praise you or de′clare your faithfulness? L: Hear O LORD, and have mer′cy upon me;* O LORD ′be my helper.” C: You have turned my wailing ′into dancing;* you have put off my sackcloth and clothed ′me with joy. L: Therefore my heart sings to you ′without ceasing;* O LORD my God, I will give you ′thanks forever.

All: Glory to the Father and ′to the Son,*

and to the ′Holy Spirit;

as it was in ′the beginning,*

is now, and will be forever. ′Amen

SECOND LESSON Revelation 5:8-14 8And when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each holding a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. 9And they sang a new song, saying, “Worthy are you to take the scroll and to open its seals, for you were slain, and by your blood you ransomed people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation, 10and you have made them a kingdom and priests to our God, and they shall reign on the earth.” 11Then I looked, and I heard around the throne and the living creatures and

….hearts filled by the Holy Spirit with love, makes us free, joyful, al-mighty work-ers and con-querors over all tribula-tions, ser-vants of our neighbors and yet lords of all…Each one should be-come as it were a Christ to the other that we may be Christs to one another and Christ may be the same in all, that is, that we may be truly Chris-tian. ~ Martin Lu-ther, 1521 A.D,

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the elders the voice of many angels, numbering myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands, 12saying with a loud voice, “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor and glory and blessing!” 13And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying, “To him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and glory and might forever and ever!” 14And the four living creatures said, “Amen!” and the elders fell down and worshiped.

L: The Word of the Lord.

C: Thanks be to God.

Please stand.

VERSE

GOSPEL P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the 21st chapter.

1After this Jesus revealed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of Tiberias, and he revealed himself in this way. 2Simon Peter, Tho-mas (called the Twin), Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, the sons of Ze-bedee, and two others of his disciples were together. 3Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go

I’m lost in her there holding that pink rod and reel. She’s doin’ almost everything but sittin’ still; talking ‘bout her bal-let shoes, and training wheels, and her kit-tens….and she thinks we’re just fishin’ I say “Daddy loves you baby” one more time. She says, “I know. I think I got a bite!” And all this laughin’, cryin’ , smil-ing’, dyin’ here inside’s what I call livin’...

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with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. 4Just as day was breaking, Jesus stood on the shore; yet the disciples did not know that it was Jesus. 5Jesus said to them, “Children, do you have any fish?” They answered him, “No.” 6He said to them, “Cast the net on the right side of the boat, and you will find some.” So they cast it, and now they were not able to haul it in, because of the quantity of fish. 7That disciple whom Jesus loved therefore said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on his outer garment, for he was stripped for work, and threw himself into the sea. 8The other disci-ples came in the boat, dragging the net full of fish, for they were not far from the land, but about a hundred yards off. 9When they got out on land, they saw a charcoal fire in place, with fish laid out on it, and bread. 10Jesus said to them, “Bring some of the fish that you have just caught.” 11So Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full of large fish, 153 of them. And although there were so many, the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, “Come and have breakfast.” Now none of the disciples dared ask him, “Who are you?” They knew it was the Lord. 13Jesus came and took the bread and gave it to them, and so with the fish. 14This was now the third time that Jesus was revealed to the disciples after he was raised from the dead.

P: The Gospel of the Lord.

NICENE CREED P: Let us confess the faith with one heart:

C: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of

heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God,

eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from

Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Be-

And she thinks we’re just fishin’ on the riverside, throwin’ back what we could fry; drownin’ worms and killin’ time, nothin’ too ambitious… She ain’t even thinkin’ bout what’s really goin’ on right now but I guarantee this mem-ory’s a big’in… And she thinks we’re just fishin’. ~ Trace At-

kins, Just Fishin’ Lyr-ics.

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ing with the Father. Through him all things were made. For

us and for our salvation he came down from heaven; by the

power of the Holy Spirit he became incarnate from the virgin

Mary, and was made man. For our sake he was crucified un-

der Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the

third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he

ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the

Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and

the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who

proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and

the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken

through the prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and ap-

ostolic Church. We acknowledge one Baptism for the forgive-

ness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead and

the life of the world to come. Amen

Please be seated.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

During the singing of the hymn, children of preschool age through grade 4

may leave for Sunday School classes downstairs in the church hall. Please

reclaim your children at 10:25 a.m. after their music time in the balcony.

HYMN OF THE DAY “With High Delight Let Us Unite” green hymnal #140

SERMON

“Being the Hands”

Please stand. We do not kneel for prayer during the Easter season.

Feed “my “ sheep; He did not say “yours,” did He? Feed, good servant, the Lord’s sheep that bear the Lord’s brand. After all. Was Paul crucified for you, or were you bap-tized in the name of Peter and Paul? So feed His sheep, washed in His bap-tism, sealed in His name, redeemed with His blood. “Feed,” He says, “my sheep.” ~ St.

Augustine, 421 A.D.

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PRAYER OF THE CHURCH P: Standing in the glorious light of the resurrection, let us pray.

P: . . . O Lord of life,

C: hear our prayer.

P: Hear our prayers for the sake of Jesus Christ, our crucified and

risen Savior.

C: Amen

Please be seated.

OFFERING While the offerings are received, please pass in your row the Friendship

Register, and add your name(s). If you are a guest or visitor, please in-

clude your address.

VOLUNTARY “With High Delight, Let Us Unite” … Michael D. Costello

Please stand.

OFFERTORY “He Is Arisen! Glorious Word!”

Yea, Truth and Justice then will down return to men, Orb’d in a rainbow; and like glories war-ing Merucy will sit between, thron’d in celes-tial sheen, with radiant feet tis-sue’s clouds down steering; and heav’n as at some festival will open wide the gates of her high palace hall. ~ John Milton,

Seventeenth Century.

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OFFERTORY PRAYER P: Let us pray . . . Living God,

C: in Christ you will raise us up from death to eternal life. Send

your Holy Spirit into our hearts, that we may receive our

Lord with a living faith as he comes to us in His body and

blood. Amen

THE GREAT THANKSGIVING P: The Lord be with you.

P: Lift up your hearts.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.

Mystically, the broiled fish is Christ who suffered. And He is the bread that came down from heaven. The church is united in His body in order to participate in everlasting blessedness. This is why he says, “Bring us the fish that you have now caught,” in order to sig-nify that all of us who have this hope and are in that number seven of disciples, which repre-sents the uni-versal church here, partake of this great sacrament and are ad-mitted to this bliss. ~ St.

Augustine, 426 A.D.

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P: It is indeed right and salutary . . . we praise your name and join

their unending hymn:

SANCTUS (“Holy”)

WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: 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 the 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 of it, in remembrance of me.

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THE LORD’S PRAYER P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom, and teach us to pray:

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 tres-

passes, 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

ACCLAMATION P: This is the feast of victory for our God.

C: Alleluia!

SEQUENCE HYMN “Christ Is Arisen”

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Please be seated.

The congregation is ushered forward for Communion. If you cannot use

the steps to the altar, you may either ask an usher to have Communion

brought to you, or you may go to the altar in the side (west) chapel. Those

not communing may cross their arms over their chest for a blessing.

Holy Communion is the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ which

He joyfully gives to His Church to eat and to drink. This gift bestows tre-

mendous benefits. His body and blood forgives ours sins, strengthens our

faith, binds us to the Lord, and unites us with each other. In this is life

and salvation.

The Lord therefore invites to His altar baptized Christians who trust that

they will receive in Holy Communion all that He promises there: His body

and blood, the forgiveness of sins, union with Christ and His Church, life,

and salvation. Know that He gives it to you with great joy.

Then, when you were stripped, you were anointed with exercised oil, from the very hairs of your head to your fee t, and were made partakers of the good olive tree, Jesus Christ. ~ Cyril of Jeru-

salem, Fourth Century

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COMMUNION HYMNS “Crown Him with Many Crowns” green hymnal #170

“Thine the Amen, Thine the Praise” blue hymnal #801

Please stand after all have received the sacrament.

POST-COMMUNION PRAYER P: We give you thanks, almighty God, that you have refreshed us

through the healing power of this gift of life; and we pray that

in your mercy you would strengthen us, through this gift, in

faith toward you and in fervent love toward one another; for

the sake of Jesus Christ our Lord.

C: Amen

BENEDICTION 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.

DISMISSAL P: Go in peace. Alleluia!

C: Christ is risen. Alleluia!

Please turn toward the cross as it is carried out of the sanctuary.

RECESSIONAL HYMN “This Joyful Eastertide” blue hymnal #676

A Prayer as You Go My Lord Jesus, in your Risen body you have re-vealed that the prom-ise carried in your word truly abides for-ever. Raise me up in these promises, that my flesh might also sing forth the praises of my Spirit. May your works of mercy so speak through my whole being that on the last day, I too might take the form of your glory, Amen.

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SILENT PRAYER

POSTLUDE “This Joyful Eastertide” … John A. Behnke

+ Soli Deo Gloria + To God alone be glory

Serving at Worship Preaching: Vicar Joseph Pinzl

Presiding Pastor: The Rev. Dr. Steven K. Gjerde

Assisting Pastor: The Rev. Christopher Johnson

Organist: Kantor Irene Beethe

Soloist: Steve Zeinemann

Lector: Jewell Charbarneau

Radio Announcer: Dick Ames

Acolytes: Michael Cornell; Ella Johnson; Asa Rich

Elder: Ken Rodemeier

Ushers: Adele Blair; Donald Budnik; Fred Fenhaus; Robb Halverson Communion Assistant: Bill Metter

Altar Guild: Sally Christoffersen; Bonnie Waack

Acknowledgements The liturgy is reprinted from the Lutheran Book of Worship, © 1978.

Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress license #13202-L. Scripture

quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version © 2001 by

Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. All rights reserved.

Used by permission.

“He Is Arisen! Glorious Word!” Text and Tune: Public Domain.

“Christ Is Arisen” © 1969 Concordia Publishing House. Used by per-

mission: LSB HymnLicense.net #100013767.

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Church Telephone: 715-848-7286 Senior Pastor Steven K. Gjerde Associate Pastor Christopher S. Johnson Pastoral Assistant Joseph C. Pinzl Kantor Irene Beethe Children’s Catechist Ivan Beethe Office Manager Pam Gabriel Secretary Anna Mae Zeinemann Custodian Michael Renken

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Zion Lutheran Church Sixth and Grant Streets, Wausau, Wisconsin 54403

Those who trust in the Lord shall be like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever. (Psalm 125:1)