Order of Worship: 6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER 05-25-2025 10:00AM “Hybrid” Worship

6TH SUNDAY OF EASTER
05-25-2025 10:00AM “Hybrid” Worship

+ WE ANNOUNCE THE VICTORY +

OPENING SONG: “I Know that My Redeemer Lives” Tan #276
OPENING RITE FOR EASTER 6:
L Alleluia, Jesus is risen, Jesus is Lord!
C Death could not hold him, the Devil could not disrupt him, and this world cannot stop him!
L As we continue to journey this life in faith, Jesus the Living Christ offers us the promise of home…
C HOME with God and with Jesus, HOME with the faithful departed, someday and forever.
L As we continue to journey this life in faith, Jesus the Living Christ offers us a peace that the world cannot give…
C PEACE when our hearts are troubled, PEACE when our minds are worried and our spirits are afraid.
L As we continue to journey this life in faith, Jesus the Living Christ offers us the power of the Holy Spirit, the Advocate…
C POWER to live faithfully, POWER to witness courageously, not counting the cost.
L Therefore, do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
C Christ is alive, and so are his followers!
L Brothers, sisters, even this very moment God in Christ Jesus (+) reaches out to you with an embracing, empowering
love to forgive and to reconcile, to comfort and encourage, to direct and to strengthen us in our journey of Christian
discipleship. As the Body of Christ gathered together by the Spirit in person and online, let us celebrate the assurance of
the peace that passes human understanding and the power that goes beyond human imagination!
SONG OF PRAISE: “Lord, I lift your name on high, Lord, I love to sing your praises.
I’m so glad you’re in my life, I’m so glad you came to save us.
You came from heaven to earth to show the way;
from the earth to the cross, my debt to pay;
from the cross to the grave, from the grave to the sky; Lord, I lift your name on high!”

THE PRAYER OF THE DAY (together) :
Amazing God, your Son Jesus Christ – who willingly died for us and was miraculously raised –
is our peace, only and always.
Even when life is sometimes confusing, challenging, and heartbreaking,
give us your Spirit, grant us a vision, help us to share your dream of a world made new through Jesus,
and enable us to walk in his light and his love. Amen.

+ WE PROCLAIM GOD’S SAVING WORD +

FIRST READING: ACTS 16:9-15
[A vision “nudges” Paul to move his ministry into Greece and a new beginning for the Christian faith.]
SECOND READING: REVELATION 21:10, 22 – 22:5
[In challenging times, John has an uplifting vision of the new and everlasting life that God has promised.]
GOSPEL VERSE: “Oh, how He loves you and me. Oh, how He loves you and me.
He gave His life, what more can He give?
OH, HOW HE LOVES YOU; OH, HOW HE LOVES ME;

OH, HOW HE LOVES YOU AND ME!

Jesus to Calv’ry did go, His love for this world to show.
What He did there brought hope from despair…”
GOSPEL READING: JOHN 14:23-29
[Jesus offers a vision of God’s continued peace, presence, power, and promise.]
SONG SELECTION: ALL SAINTS CHOIR
THE SERMON: Pastor Neil or Pastor Gwen
SONG RESPONSE: “It Is Well” Tan #377

THE PRAYERS… We pray that all people might be transformed by the GOOD NEWS of Easter!
+ WE SHARE GOD’S NOURISHING MEAL +
OFFERING [Let us live lovingly and give generously as genuine believers in Jesus Christ!]
Those in the Sanctuary can put their offering in the offering plate to share their gratitude and their
generosity in response to Christ’s love. Those who are farther away might: mail a check or money
order to St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2169 74th Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
19138… contribute online through bit.ly/stpetersgiving and set up a one-time donation or a
recurring weekly gift to selected categories… or text Give+ at 833-914-0896 and follow the
instructions to register and record your contribution. God has blessed us to be a blessing!
SONG SELECTION: ALL SAINTS CHOIR
THE OFFERTORY SONG: “Get all excited, go tell ev’rybody that Jesus Christ is King!
Get all excited, go tell ev’rybody that Jesus Christ is King!
Get all excited, go tell ev’rybody that Jesus Christ is King!
Jesus Christ is still the King of kings, the King of kings!”
OFFERING PRAYER led by the Communion Assistant:
O God, it is only by your amazing grace that we are Easter-alive today! Now give us the bold confidence
and the passionate love to dry tears, to lift up broken hearts, and to testify with our gifts and our lives that
there is NEW LIFE IN CHRIST. Amen.
THE PREFACE… We prepare to celebrate the LORD’S SUPPER with humble joy!
L The Lord be with you. C And also with you.
L Lift up your hearts! C We lift them up in love for God!
L Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give God our thanks and praise.
L The Lord delivers us from sin and death… C … and grants us salvation and eternal life!
L [continues the Preface]… we praise your name and join their unending hymn:
C [singing…] “Holy, holy, holy, holy,
holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
and we lift our hearts before you as a token of our love,
holy, holy, holy, holy.
Precious Jesus, precious Jesus,
We’re so glad that you redeemed us, precious Jesus…
Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit,
come and fill our hearts anew, O Holy Spirit…”
THE EUCHARISTIC WORDS by the Celebrant, who recalls and re-enacts Jesus’ Holy Meal.
THE LORD’S PRAYER
COMMUNION AND BLESSINGS… All believers in Christ are welcome at the Lord’s Table! We will have “continuous
distribution” with wafers and the option of wine or grape juice. TO GIVE US LIFE, HE WAS WILLING TO DIE!
COMMUNION SONGS: Tan #686 Tan #137
THE COMMUNION BLESSING by the Celebrant after all have communed.
POST-COMMUNION PRAYER by the Communion Assistant.
+ WE ARE SENT TO SHOW AND TELL +

THE BENEDICTION:
L Leave with a message upon your heart, on your lips, revealed through your daily living: I have seen the Lord!
Go in the faith-filled power of the Risen Lord (+) to love God and to serve your neighbor in all that you do!
C (singing…) “A-MEN! A-MEN! A- – – MEN!”
CLOSING SONG: “It’s a Highway to Heaven” Tan #402