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Behold I am making all things New! 

The Fifth Sunday of Easter, May 18 & 21, 2025

ZION EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH – LCMS

700 Main St.  P.O. Box 220   Clyman, WI  53016  

Rev. Daniel L. Bohn & Church 1(920) 341-2025 –  shepherdatzion@gmail.com

Worship Times: Sundays – 8:30am & Wednesdays – 7:00pm

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Music –  Dee Dee Wille      Elder – Greg Schwartz  / Wed: Ralph Kohlhoff

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Congregation Information: Neal Kohlhoff Email: neal.kohlhoff50@gmail.com

Altar Guild for May:  Connie Kreitzman       Thank you.

 Guests.  Welcome to Zion.  We are happy to have you worship with us.  Please sign our guestbook located in the Narthex.  About Holy Communion:  We welcome to the Lord’s Table all who have repented of their sins and seek to amend their sinful life; all who believe that Jesus is truly present in, with, and under the bread and the wine; and all who believe that through the words “given and shed for you” forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given.  If this is your confession and you are a member of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, then come with a thankful heart and join us.   If you are a visitor and would like to commune, please talk with Pastor Dan before the service.  To help in preparing to receive Holy Communion open the front cover of the Burgundy hymnal or turn to pages 329 & 330.  Gluten free wafers are available, please talk with an Elder or Pastor before the service if you would appreciate them.

AS WE GATHER  The Fifth Sunday of Easter bears the traditional name of Cantate, “Oh sing to the Lord a new song.”  Not only people but all creation is urged to break out in song. Throughout our worship today we will do just that, for the resurrection news cannot be left to quiet contemplation. Though it was difficult for Peter to convince the others, when they realized Gentiles had received the Spirit, they rejoiced.  The vision of heaven in Revelation has no more pain or sorrow; what can be left but joyful singing?  At the end of Jesus’ talk to the disciples, He promises “I will see you again and your hearts will rejoice, and no one will take your joy from you”.  When we are filled with such joy, singing is inevitable.  Much of today’s worship has us singing.  Let us join the joyful multitude in heaven and earth as we sing our praises to our God and Lord!

Ringing of the Bell and Welcome

Hymn “In Christ There is No East or West”     LSB 653

Invocation – In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.      Amen.

Opening Sentences – Oh sing to the Lord a new song, for he has done marvelous things!  His right hand and his holy arm have worked salvation for him.   The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations.  He has remembered his steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel.  All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God.

 Confession and Absolution – All:  We have come together to praise and thank God for His overwhelming grace and mercy. Singing and rejoicing are natural for us, but we cannot come to God with our sins and failures.

Let us therefore confess our sins and ask for mercy for the sake of Christ.

All:  Almighty God, we are sorry for our sins.  Have mercy upon us and for the sake of Your Son our Lord, forgive us our sins, renew our hearts and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.

God has called you to life, He has given His Son to pay for your sins, and He has given you and all believers in Christ the faith to trust in all His promises.  As a called and ordained servant of Christ and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father, and of the X Son, and of the Holy Spirit.    Amen.

Kyrie      LSB 168 –   In peace let us pray to the Lord.    Lord, have mercy.        For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.          Lord, have mercy.       For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.    Lord, have mercy.     For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.   Lord, have mercy.  Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.   Amen.

Hymn of Praise – Gloria in Excelsis – Glory to God in the highest, and peace to His people on earth.   Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, We worship You, we give You thanks, we praise You for Your glory.  Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God; You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.       You are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer.  For You alone are the Holy One, You alone are the Lord, You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit, in the glory of God the Father.  Amen

Salutation – The Lord be with you.      And also with you.

Prayer of the Day – O God, You make the minds of Your faithful to be of one will.  Grant that we may love what You have commanded and desire what You promise, that among the many changes of this world our hearts may be fixed where true joys are found; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.   Amen

Our First Reading  Acts 11:1-8 –   The apostles and the believers throughout Judea heard that the Gentiles also had received the word of God.  So when Peter went up to Jerusalem, the circumcised believers criticized him and said, “You went into the house of uncircumcised men and ate with them.”  Starting from the beginning, Peter told them the whole story:  “I was in the city of Joppa praying, and in a trance I saw a vision.  I saw something like a large sheet being let down from heaven by its four corners, and it came down to where I was.  I looked into it and saw four-footed animals of the earth, wild beasts, reptiles and birds.  Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Get up, Peter.  Kill and eat.’  “I replied, ‘Surely not, Lord! Nothing impure or unclean has ever entered my mouth.’

Our Second Reading  Revelation 21:1-7 –   Then I saw “a new heaven and a new earth,” for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away, and there was no longer any sea.  I saw the Holy City, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a bride beautifully dressed for her husband.  And I heard a loud voice from the throne saying, “Look! God’s dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them.  They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God.  ‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.  There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”  He who was seated on the throne said, “I am making everything new!”  Then he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”  He said to me: “It is done.  I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End.  To the thirsty I will give water without cost from the spring of the water of life.  Those who are victorious will inherit all this, and I will be their God and they will be my children.

Verse – Alleluia.  Christ has risen from the dead.  God the Father has crowned him with glory and honor.  He has given him dominion over the works of his hands; he has put all things under his feet.  Alleluia.

Our Gospel Reading John 16:12-22 – The Holy Gospel according St. John, the Sixteenth chapter.     Glory to You, O Lord.

“I have much more to say to you, more than you can now bear.  But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth.  He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.  He will glorify me because it is from me that he will receive what he will make known to you.  All that belongs to the Father is mine.  That is why I said the Spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you.”  Jesus went on to say, “In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me.”  At this, some of his disciples said to one another, “What does he mean by saying, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me,’ and ‘Because I am going to the Father’?”  They kept asking, “What does he mean by ‘a little while’?  We don’t understand what he is saying.”  Jesus saw that they wanted to ask him about this, so he said to them, “Are you asking one another what I meant when I said, ‘In a little while you will see me no more, and then after a little while you will see me’?  Very truly I tell you, you will weep and mourn while the world rejoices.  You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.  A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy that a child is born into the world.  So with you: Now is your time of grief, but I will see you again and you will rejoice, and no one will take away your joy.    This is the Gospel of the Lord.   Praise to You, O Christ.

Apostles’ 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  “The Gifts Christ Freely Gives”   LSB 602

Sermon

Prayers of the Church

We Gather our Tithes and Offerings

Service of the Sacrament

Preface   2 Timothy 4:22 –   The 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 Him thanks and praise.    Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and singing:

 Sanctus     LSB 178

Prayer of Thanksgiving –    Blessed are You, O Lord our God, for You stopped at nothing to forgive our sins to the point of giving Your own Son for our salvation.  We gather with the faithful here on earth to sing Your praises until You bid us to join all who sit at table with the Lamb in His kingdom.  To You alone, heavenly Father, be all praise and glory, now and forever.   Amen.

The Words of Our Lord – Consecration of the Elements

The Proclamation of Christ –   As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.   Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.

 O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

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.

Pax Domini – The peace of the Lord be with you always.    Amen

Agnus Dei LSB 180

Distribution Hymns:

“I Know that My Redeemer Lives”                                       LSB 461

“Jerusalem My Happy Home”                                              LSB 673

“A Multitude Comes from the East and the West”               LSB 510

Thank the Lord  LSB 181

Post-Communion Thanksgiving – Let us pray.  Heavenly Father, You have given us a foretaste of the feast to come in the Holy Supper of Your Son’s body and blood.   Keep us firm in the true faith that we may join the rest of Your good creation in singing Your praises at the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom which has no end; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.  Amen.

Benediction      Numbers 6:24–26 –    May the Lord, who calls Your name, bless you and keep you.  The Lord, who has bought you at a price, make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord, who has called You to follow Him, look upon you with favor and X give you peace.   Amen.  Speak, O Lord, for Your servant Listens.

Hymn  “Love in Christ is Strong and Living”  LSB 706

MAY BIRTHDAYS:

5/22 Mark Bubolz                  5/24 Wendy Sampson            5/25 Robert Schultz

5/27 Ralph Kohlhoff               5/31 Jim Goehl Jr.

MAY ANNIVERSARIES:  5/17 Warren & Caroline Jeffers