Third Sunday of Easter

Prelude

Now the Green Blade Rises

Played by Pat Berger

Thanksgiving for Baptism

Old Church Choir

Performed by Cornerstone

There’s revival, and it’s spreading, Like a wildfire in my heart
A Sunday morning, hallelujah, And it’s lasting all week long
Can you hear it, Can you feel it
It’s the rhythm of a gospel song
Oh once you choose it, you can’t lose it
There ain’t nothing, there ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy

I’ve got an old church choir singing in my soul
I’ve got a sweet salvation and it’s beautiful
I’ve got a heart overflowing, ‘Cause I’ve been restored
There ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy
No there ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy

When the valleys that I wander
Turn to mountains that I can’t climb
Oh You are with me You never leave me
Oh cause There ain’t nothing, there ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy

Clap your hands and stomp your feet, ‘Til you find that gos-pel beat
‘Cause He’s all you’ll ever need, All you’ll ever need
Clap your hands and stomp your feet, ‘Til you find that gos-pel beat
‘Cause He’s all you’ll ev-er need, All you’ll ever need

I’ve got an old church choir singing in my soul
I’ve got a sweet salvation and it’s beautiful
I’ve got an old church choir singing in my soul
I’ve got a sweet salvation and it’s beautiful
I’ve got a heart overflowing, ‘Cause I’ve been restored
There ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy
No there ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy
Oh there ain’t nothing gonna steal my joy

Prayer of the Day:

Holy and righteous God, you are the author of life, and you adopt us to be your children. Fill us with your words of life, that we may live as witnesses to the resurrection of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Lessons & Gospel

Today’s Readings	(click each to read in Bible)
1st Lesson	Acts 3:12-19
Psalm	Psalm 4
2nd Lesson	1 John 3:1-7
Gospel	Luke 24:36-48

A Gospel reading from Luke by Pastor John Batterman

Gospel Acclamation:

Alleluia. Our hearts burn within us while you open to us the scriptures. Alleluia.

(Luke 24:32)

Sermon

Pastor Thomas Batterman

We Walk by Faith

Played by Pat Berger

ELW Hymn 636

We walk by faith and not by sight;
with gracious words draw near,
O Christ, who spoke as none e’er spoke:
“My peace be with you here.”

We may not touch your hands and side,
nor follow where you trod;
but in your promise we rejoice,
and cry, “My Lord and God!”

Help then, O Lord, our unbelief;
and may our faith abound
to call on you when you are near
and seek where you are found:

For you, O resurrected Lord,
are found in means divine:
beneath the water and the word,
beneath the bread and wine.

And when our life of faith is done,
in realms of clearer light
may we behold you as you are,
with full and endless sight.

Nicene Creed

Prayers

Prayers of the People

Communion

Optional – See below the video for information on picking up blessed elements from Zion.

The Lord’s Prayer

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 trespasses,
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.

The River

Performed by Cornerstone

I know a place, where we can go
To lay the troubles down eating your soul
I know a place, where mercy flows
Take the stains make you whiter than snow
Like a tide it is ris-ing up deep inside
A current that moves and makes ya come alive
Living water that brings the dead to life
Oh oh oh
We’re goin’ down to the river, Down to the river
Down to the river to pray
Let’s get washed by the water, Washed by the water
And rise up in amazing grace
Let’s go down down down to the river, (You will leave changed)
Let’s go down down down to the river, (Never the same)

I’ve seen it move in my own life
Took me from dusty roads into Par-a-dise
All of my dirt all of my shame
Drowned in the streams that have made me born a-gain
Like a tide it is ris-ing up deep inside
A current that moves and makes ya come alive
Living water that brings the dead to life
Oh oh, oh
We’re goin’ down to the river, Down to the river
Down to the river to pray
Let’s get washed by the water, Washed by the water
And rise up in amazing grace
Let’s go down down down to the river, (You will leave changed)
Let’s go down down down to the river, (Never the same)
Let’s go down,
Oo oo oo Oo oo oo
Let’s go down Oo oo oo Oo oo oo
Let’s go down

We’re go’in down to the river, Down to the river
Down to the river to pray
Let’s get washed by the water, Washed by the water
And rise up in amazing grace
Let’s go down down down to the river, (You will leave changed)
Let’s go down down down to the river, (Never the same)
Let’s go down, Oo oo oo
Gotta go gotta go gotta go down in amazing grace
Let’s go down down down to the river
Gotta go gotta go gotta go down in amazing grace