Acts 1:1-11; Psalm 1; John 17:6-19 | Forty days after the resurrection of Jesus, the church celebrates the ascension of our Lord. Though the ascension is often perceived as Jesus “leaving us,” quite the opposite is transpiring in this event. Jesus, in his ascension, is passing off the baton to us, as his disciples, to continue his work within the world. So how do we continue Christ’s work? Even as we await the energy of the Spirit, sending us forth? Join us for worship this weekend as we hear from Scripture what it means to carry forth the baton of Jesus, confident that Jesus, our Lord, reigns over all things.
Sunday, May 12, 2024, Seventh Sunday of Easter Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Prelude: Immortal, Invisible God Only Wise. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2006 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Gathering Song: A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing!. Text: Bede, 673-735;tr. Lutheran Book of Worship. Music: Geistliche Kirchengesäge, Köln, 1623. Text: © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: They’ll Know We Are Christians By Our Love. Text and Music: Peter Scholtes. Text and Music: © 1966 F. E. L. Publications, assigned 1991 to The Lorenz Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Offering Song: Jesus Loves the Little Children. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2016 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: What a Friend We Have In Jesus. Text and Music: Mark Hayes. Text and Music: © 2011 The Lorenz Publishing Corporation. Covered under One License subscription. Sending Song: Crown Him With Many Crowns. Text: Matthew Bridges, 1800-1894, sts. 1-3, 5; Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903, st. 4. Music: George J. Elvey 1816-1893. Text and Music: Public Domain.