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OPENING HYMN1LSB 712 Seek Ye Firsthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsBpM9IcBts

Text and tune: © 1972 Maranatha! Music, admin. EMI. Used by permission: CCLI no. 1646618

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION………………P. 184L: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy SpiritC: Amen

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L: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. L: Our help is in the name of the Lord,C: who made heaven and earth.

L: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,C: and You forgave the iniquity of my sin.

(Silence for personal confession)

L: Almighty God, our maker and redeemer, we poor sinners confess untoYou that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ.C: O most merciful God, who has given Your only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.

L: Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved.Grant this, Lord, unto us all.

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C: Amen.

INTROIT (Psalm):…………………………………P. 186(1Psalm 95:1-3, 6-7a; antiphon: John 10:14, 15b)

L: I am the good | shepherd.C: I know my own and my own know me, and I lay down my life for the sheep.

L: Oh come, let us sing to the LORD;C: let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our

salvation!

L: Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;C: let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of

praise!

L: For the LORD is a great God,C: and a great King above all gods.

L: Oh come, let us worship and bow down;C: let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker!

L: For he is our God,C: and we are the people of his pasture, and the sheep of his hand.

L: Glory be to the Father and to the SonC: and to the Holy Spirit;

L: as it was in the beginning,C: is now, and will be forever. Amen.

L: Behold, how good and pleasant it isC: when brothers dwell in unity!

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GLORIA PATRI………………………………………P.186

KYRIE…………………………………………………P.186

GLORIA IN EXCELSIS..................................................................................

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SALUTATION AND COLLECT.....................................................................L: The Lord be with YouC: and also with you.

COLLECT OF THE DAYL: Let us pray.Almighty God, merciful Father, since You have wakened from death the Shepherd of Your sheep, grant us Your Holy Spirit that when we hear the voice of our Shepherd 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 and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

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C: Amen.

1FIRST READING Acts 2:42-47

R: They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.

R: This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

SECOND READING Peter 2:19-25

R: For it is commendable if someone bears up under the pain of unjust suffering because they are conscious of God. But how is it to your credit if you receive a beating for doing wrong and endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.

“He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.”

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When they hurled their insults at him, he did not retaliate; when he suffered, he made no threats. Instead, he entrusted himself to him who judges justly. “He himself bore our sins” in his body on the cross, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.” For “you were like sheep going astray,” but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

R: This is the Word of the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

1HOLY GOSPEL John 10:1-10L: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the tenth chapter.C: Glory to You, O Lord.

L: “Very truly I tell you Pharisees, anyone who does not enter the sheep pen by the gate, but climbs in by some other way, is a thief and a robber. The one who enters by the gate is the shepherd of the sheep. The gatekeeper opens the gate for him, and the sheep listen to his voice. He calls his own sheep by name and leads them out. When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice. But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.” Jesus used this figure of speech, but the Pharisees did not understand what he was telling them.

Therefore Jesus said again, “Very truly I tell you, I am the gate for the sheep. All who have come before me are thieves and robbers, but the sheep have not listened to them. I am the gate; whoever enters through

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me will be saved. They will come in and go out, and find pasture. The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.

L: This is the Gospel of the Lord.C: Praise to You, O Christ.

1APOSTLE’S CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth.

And 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 at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.

From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead.

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

HYMN OF THE DAY

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LSB 710 The Lord's My Shepherd, I'll Not Wanthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPS3ewd5HVU

Text and tune: Public domain

SERMON

1OFFERTORY……………………………………………..P. 192

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OFFERING………………………………………………...P. 193

PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH...............................P.193

L: 11Let us pray for the whole people of God in Christ Jesus and for all people according to their needs.

1Silence for reflection

L: 11We pray for the whole Church, that through it the goodness of God be shared and the Good News of salvation joyfully be proclaimed throughout all the world. Lord, in Your mercy,C: hear our prayer.

L: We pray for those who are in need, assured of the Shepherd's care for all of His sheep. Help us to meet the needs of those who travel with us through life as we are led by our Good Shepherd day by day. Lord, in Your mercy,C: hear our prayer.

L: We pray for the nations of the world, asking that still waters of peace flow around the globe and that there be

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goodness and kindness among all peoples. Lord, in Your mercy,C: hear our prayer.

L: We pray for our families and everyone in them. Together help us to follow the Good Shepherd as one flock in which all dwell together in love and unity. Lord, in Your mercy,C: hear our prayer.

L: We pray for those whose tables are set in difficult or challenging places, whose lives know want or discord or sadness or continuing illness. Gently guide them with Your rod and staff, Good Shepherd, and keep them ever with You. Lord, in your mercy,C: hear our prayer.

L: We pray for the members of our church family. This week we pray for: Ryan & Marnie, Isabella Dibisch; Jochen & Elke Schlichte, Ian & Michelle, Ava, Lyla Mayers, Susan Jones; Lord, in Your mercy, C: hear our prayer.

L: Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray, trusting in Your mercy O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.C: Amen.

LORD'S PRAYER…………………………………...P. 196

L: Lord, remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray;

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BENEDICTIONL: The Lord bless us and keep us. The Lord make His face shine upon us and be gracious unto us. The Lord lift up His countenance upon us and give us peace.C: Amen.

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CLOSING HYMNLSB 711 Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Ushttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrxxmObv2-s

Tune and text: Public domain

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