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Fourth Sunday of EasterMay 8, 2022 8:30 a.m.GatheringWelcome and Community LifeThe congregation may stand.Entrance Hymn 385Good Christian Friends, Rejoice and Sing!GELOBT SEI GOTTGreetingAlleluia! Christ is risen.Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.And also with you.Thanksgiving for BaptismBlessed be the holy Trinity, one God, the fountain of living water, the rock who gave us birth, our light and oursalvation.Amen.Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are clothed with God's mercy and forgiveness. Let us give thanks for thegift of baptism.We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning your Spirit moved over the waters and by your Word youcreated the world, calling forth life in which you took delight.Through the waters of the flood you delivered Noah and his family. Through the sea you led your people Israel fromslavery into freedom. At the river your Son was baptized by John and anointed with the Holy Spirit.By water and your Word you claim us as daughters and sons, making us heirs of your promise andservants of all. We praise you for the gift of water that sustains life, and above all we praise you for the giftof new life in Jesus Christ. Shower us with your Spirit, and renew our lives with your forgiveness, grace,and love.

To you be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever.Amen.Hymn of PraisePrayer of the DayLet us pray: O God of peace, you brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus Christ, the great shepherd of the sheep.By the blood of your eternal covenant, make us complete in everything good that we may do your will, and workamong us all that is well-pleasing in your sight, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns withyou and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.Amen.The congregation may be seated.Psalm read responsivelyPsalm 23The LORD is my shepherd,I shall not want.2He makes me lie down in green pastures;he leads me beside still waters;3he restores my soul.He leads me in right paths for his name's sake.4Even though I walk through the darkest valley,I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff — they comfort me.5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies;you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.12

6Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life,and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD my whole life long.The Lesson pew Bible p. 999Revelation 7:9-179After this I looked, and there was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples andlanguages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, robed in white, with palm branches in their hands. 10They cried out ina loud voice, saying, “Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne, and to the Lamb!” 11And all the angels stoodaround the throne and around the elders and the four living creatures, and they fell on their faces before the throne and worshipedGod, 12singing, “Amen! Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving and honor and power and might be to our God foreverand ever! Amen.” 13Then one of the elders addressed me, saying, “Who are these, robed in white, and where have they comefrom?” 14I said to him, “Sir, you are the one that knows.” Then he said to me, “These are they who have come out of the greatordeal; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. 15For this reason they are before the throneof God, and worship him day and night within his temple, and the one who is seated on the throne will shelter them. 16They willhunger no more, and thirst no more; the sun will not strike them, nor any scorching heat; 17for the Lamb at the center of the thronewill be their shepherd, and he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.”Word of God, word of life.Thanks be to God.The congregation may stand.Gospel AcclamationGospel pew Bible p. 873John 10:22-30The holy gospel according to John, tenth chapter.Glory to you, O Lord.22At that time the festival of the Dedication took place in Jerusalem. It was winter, 23and Jesus was walking in the temple, in theportico of Solomon. 24So the Jews gathered around him and said to him, “How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are theMessiah, tell us plainly.” 25Jesus answered, “I have told you, and you do not believe. The works that I do in my Father’s nametestify to me; 26but you do not believe, because you do not belong to my sheep. 27My sheep hear my voice. I know them, and theyfollow me. 28I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one will snatch them out of my hand. 29What my Father hasgiven me is greater than all else, and no one can snatch it out of the Father’s hand. 30The Father and I are one.”The gospel of the Lord.Praise to you, O Christ.The congregation may be seated.SermonPastor Kenny DicksonThe congregation may stand.3

Hymn of the Day ACS 954You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and ShepherdPICARDYThe Apostles’ CreedI believe in God, the Father Almighty, Creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son,our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, wascrucified, died, and was buried; He descended to the dead. On the third day He rose again; He ascended intoheaven, He is seated at the right hand of the Father, and He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believein the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection ofthe body, and the life everlasting. Amen.Prayers Lord, in Your mercy,receive our prayer.Receive these prayers, O God, and those in our hearts known only to you, through Jesus Christ our Lord.Amen.Prayer for a New PastorGracious God, give us the wisdom to trust in you to lead a new pastor to shepherd us. We pray that our newpastor’s heart will now be stirred, feeling the Holy Spirit’s call to King of Glory to love and care for us, andchallenge us with the Gospel. Anoint the Call Committee with perception, imagination and discernment,trusting in you to be our guide. Amen.4

PeaceThe peace of the Lord be with you all.And also with you.The congregation may be seated.MealOfferingFaithful Ones offering received during the month of May will support Upbring, which provides nurturing and support for children and familiesin need throughout our community. Upbring delivers services that produce measurable progress toward five key markers of every child's wellbeing - safety, life-skills, education, health and vocation. King of Glory's support for Upbring includes Easter baskets, Thanksgiving meals forthe Upbring Foster families and sponsoring the Angel Tree, which helps families have Christmas gifts. If you wish to offer additional funds forthis ministry, please use an envelope found in the pew rack or the Narthex. Checks should be made out to King of Glory with “Faithful Ones” inthe memo.We will now present our offerings. You can share your gifts online at koggives.com orvia Venmo @kingofglory. You may also place your offering in the offering plate.The congregation may stand.PrayerLet us pray: Living God,you gather the wolf and the lamb to feed together in your peaceable reign, and you welcome us all at yourtable. Reach out to us through this meal, and show us your wounded and risen body, that we may benourished and believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.Great ThanksgivingThe Lord be with you.And also with you.Lift up your hearts.We lift them to the Lord.Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.It is right to give our thanks and praise.PrefaceIt is indeed right, our duty and our joy, . we praise your name and join their unending hymn:5

Sanctus, Holy, holy, holyWords of InstitutionBlessed are you, O God of the universe. Your mercy is everlasting With this bread and cup we rememberour Lord’s passover from death to life as we proclaim the mystery of faith:Christ has died. Christ is risen. Christ will come again.O God of resurrection and new life: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine.Bless this feast. Grace our table with your presence.Come, Holy Spirit.Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the bread. Raise us up as the body of Christ for the world. Breathenew life into us. Send us forth, burning with justice, peace, and love.Come, Holy Spirit.With your holy ones of all times and places, with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and moon and stars,we praise you, O God, blessed and holy Trinity, now and forever.Amen.Lord’s PrayerOur Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it isin heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespassagainst us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and thepower, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.The congregation may be seated.Celebrating CommunionAt King of Glory we welcome all who believe Jesus Christ is present for and with us in the bread and wine.If you choose to share in our table of communion while at home during these physically distant times, consider that your table is part ofours, and your bread and wine is the body and blood of Christ we all share. Please only use bread and wine (or grape juice) as we remainfaithful to our Lord’s command.If you are worshipping with us in-person, we will consume the wafer together in our seats. Please wait for an usher to bring you forward tothe communion rail, where you will receive a cup of wine. Place your cup in the basket on your way back to your seat.Agnus Dei, Lamb of God6

You are invited to share the bread and wine now as you hear the Pastor say:“This is the body of Christ, given for you.”“This is the blood of Christ, shed for you.”Communion Hymn 826Thine the AmenTHINEThe communion table is cleared.The congregation may stand.BlessingThe body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in His grace.Amen.Prayer after CommunionWe give you thanks, generous God, for in this bread and cup we have tasted the new heaven and earth wherehunger and thirst are no more. Send us from this table as witnesses to the resurrection, that through our lives, allmay know life in Jesus’ name.Amen.SendingBenedictionJust as we began, we end worship in the Name of the Triune God.God, the Author of life, Christ, the living Cornerstone, and the life-giving Spirit of adoption, bless you now andforever.Amen.7