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A member of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Receiving and giving the love and hope of Christ
Worship Schedule
Sa turda y: 5:00 pm tra di ti ona l • Sunda y: 8:00 a m tra di ti ona l
Sunda y: 10:30 a m contempora ry
Speci a l s ervi ces duri ng Advent, Lent & Summer
210 E. Pleasant St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066 | 262-567-5001 | www.splco.org
Welcome to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, School
& Early Childhood Center
Rev. Lance Armstrong O’Donnell, Senior Pastor Rev. Steve Scharnell, Associate Pastor
Jill George, Principal Allison Mackie, Director of Parish Music
ŚƌŝƐƟŶĞ&ůŽƌĞƐ͕ Director
Volume 25 Office Hours: 8:00 am – 2:00 pm Number 19
Please fill out an attendance card As the prelude begins, worshipers are
and place it in the offering plate.
ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĐŽŶǀĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ
GUEST INFORMATION and quietly prepare for worship.
Wel come! If you a re a guest, the following May 17, 2020
i nformation may help you:
If you ha ve questions, or would like more THE SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
i nformation about St. Pa ul’s, a n usher will be
ha ppy to help you.
Pastor: Lance O’Donnell
Pl ease fill out a n a ttendance ca rd, l ocated on the
pew i n front of you, a nd place it i n the offering Theme: The True Helper
pl a te.
If you ha ve small children, there a re activity ba gs TƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůtŽƌƐŚŝƉ
l oca ted behind the back pews that might be
hel pful for your child. LSB, Divine Service 2, pg. 167
HOLY COMMUNION
Pl ease read our confession found on page 329-330 of the Lutheran Servi ce Book a nd i ndicate
your a greement with our beliefs by checking the box next to the names of those communing.
Thos e who share in our confession of faith of the Lord’s Supper are welcome to receive.
If you hol d a confession differing from this congregation, please s peak with a pastor or elder.
Non-communing, baptized children a re welcome to come to the table for a blessing.
If you a re physically unable to come to the table, please let a n usher know a nd the pastor will
come to you a nd give you communion.
Communion Wine
The wi ne glasses i n the center of each tra y contain one drop of communion wine. The glasses
tha t contain more wine a re rose in color.
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Sca n the QR code and give
Our 8:00 am Worship Service is el ectronically. This is a safe
broadcast live on WTKM 104.9 a nd easy wa y to offer your
and at available at www.splco.org. gi fts to God.
SPONSORS
Radio Broadcast: Bob & Agnes Thurow’s 63 rd wedding anniversary on May 26 th and in
loving memory of Doris and Asher Moore
Sunday Adult Bible Study
Pastor Scharnell will be leading our Adult Bible Study virtually. This Bible Study is a six part series on
witnessing the Good News of Jesus Christ. It will take us through the end of May. In our current
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website on Saturdays at 5pm.
Thoughts on Stewardship:
As we enter another week of uncharted territory with the COVID-19 crisis, I am hopeful that everyone
is staying safe, healthy and at home. If the Lord has blessed you and your family with the income to do
so, please consider giving to the Lord’s work here at St Paul’s.
to those who have income coming in, in the midst of our country’s current situation, we greatly
appreciate your willingness to give
to those who have been affected financially by our country's current situation, please be sure
to care for your family; it's important to give something, but if that has to be reduced because
of your situation, do so in God's peace.
you can contribute in the following ways:
1. mail your offering to the church.
2. Online. Go to splco.org, click in the upper right corner on orange offerings/donate button
to set up an account
3. On your smartphone via the GivePlus app. Search your phone’s app store for “GivePlus
Church” to download and give through the app.
Mike Tesch
Stewardship Chairman
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Streamed Ascension Worship Service
St. Paul’s and St. John’s, North Prairie will be teaming up to bring you a streamed Ascension worship
service on Thursday, May 21st at 7:00 pm. The link for St. John’s Lutheran Church’s YouTube streaming
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ŽĨƐĞƌǀŝĐĞŽŶ^ƚ͘:ŽŚŶ͛ƐǁĞďƐŝƚĞĂƚƐƚũŽŚŶƐŶƉ͘ŽƌŐ͘dŚŝƐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶǁŝůůĂůƐŽďĞƐĞŶƚŽƵƚŝŶĂŶĞŵĂŝůƚŚŝƐ
coming week and will be posted on our website and Facebook pages.
^ǁĂĚĚůŝŶŐůŽƚŚĞƐ ĚŽŶĂƟŽŶƐ ŶĞĞĚĞĚ
dŚĞŵŝƐƐŝŽŶŽĨ^ǁĂĚĚůŝŶŐůŽƚŚĞƐŝƐƚŽƐŚĂƌĞƚŚĞŵĞƌĐLJŽĨŚƌŝƐƚǁŝƚŚŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƚŚĞŐŝŌƐŽĨ
clothing, food, friendship, and the forgiving Word of God. We are currently in need of the following
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Pull Ups (4T, 5T, 6T)
Size 5 diapers
PediaSure
Baby wipes
Gerber Good Start formula (orange can)
ŽŵŵƵŶŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ WůĂŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ Ks/ͲϭϵYƵĂƌĂŶƟŶĞ͗
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ĐŽŶŐƌĞŐĂƟŽŶ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞůĂƚĞƐƚŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ƉůĞĂƐĞƐĞĞŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ;ǁǁǁ͘ƐƉůĐŽ͘ŽƌŐͿŽƌĐĂůůƚŚĞŽĸĐĞϮϲϮͲ
567-5001. The office is open from 8am-2pm, Monday through Friday.
Lutherans for Life: Life Thoughts in the Church Year
tŚĂƚďĞƐƚƉƌĞƉĂƌĞƐƵƐƚŽĚĞĨĞŶĚƚŚĞƐĂŶĐƟƚLJŽĨůŝĨĞ͍WŽůŝƟĐĂůƐƚƌĂƚĞŐLJ͍'ƌĂƉŚŝĐŝŵĂŐĞƌLJ͍ZŚĞƚŽƌŝĐĂů
ĨŽƌŵƵůĂƐ͍^ĐŝĞŶƟĮĐĐŝƚĂƟŽŶƐ͍,ŽǁĂďŽƵƚƚŚĞŚŽƉĞǁĞŚĂǀĞŝŶŚƌŝƐƚŽƵƌ,ŽůLJKŶĞ;ϭWĞƚĞƌϯ͗ϭϱͿͶƚŚĂƚ
our Lord is at work in every circumstance, even those life-and-death moments that seem most dark
ĂŶĚĚĞƐƉĞƌĂƚĞ͕ďƌŝŶŐŝŶŐĂďŽƵƚŶŽƚũƵƐƚƐƵƌǀŝǀĂůďƵƚĞǀĞƌůĂƐƟŶŐƐĂůǀĂƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚĂůǁĂLJƐǁŝƚŚ,ŝƐƐŝŐŶĂƚƵƌĞ
gentleness?
James 1:22 – “But be doers of the word, and not hearers only,
deceiving yourselves.” The Word of God is not merely to be heard, but
to be received and believed. Our faith is implanted and strengthened by
ƚŚĞtŽƌĚŽĨ'ŽĚ͘ŶĚĂƐ>ƵƚŚĞƌƐĂŝĚ͕͞KŚ͕ŝƚŝƐĂůŝǀŝŶŐ͕ďƵƐLJ͕ĂĐƟǀĞ͕
mighty thing, this faith. And so, it is impossible for it not to do good works incessantly.” James reminds
us of this – and encourages us to examine our lives and come to repentance where we can see that we
are not living out our faith in sincerity.
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The Congregation at Prayer
A Gui de for Da i l y Medi ta ti on a nd Pra yer
The Si xth Sunda y of Ea s ter: The True Helper
Ma y 17-24, 2020
The True Helper (Pastor O’Donnell)
KŌĞŶ͕ǁŚĞŶƚŚŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĚŝĸĐƵůƚŽƌŶĞĞĚƐĂƌŝƐĞ͕ƉĞŽƉůĞƚƌLJƚŽŚĞůƉ͘^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐƚŚĂƚ help is very
ǁĞů ĐŽŵĞ͖Ɛ ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŝ ƚ’s misplaced. Even the best friend, neighbor, or fa mily member is an
i mperfect helper. However, when we’ƌĞďĂƉƟnjĞĚ“in the name of the Father, and of the + Son,
a nd of the Holy Spirit” we receive The True “Helper.”(John 14.16) The LORD, as it were, breathes
the “breath of truth” (John 14.17) i nto us by whi ch we receive the forgiveness of sins, the
ri ghteousness of God, eternal life, and a good conscience. (1 Pet 3.18-22). Thus, we rejoice to
“keep his commandments,” (John 14.15) and “declare the hope that is in us,” (1 Pet 3.15) saying,
“Come and hear, all you who fear God,and I will tell what he has done for my soul.” (Psalm 66:16,
ESV).
The Order of Meditation and Prayer
Pray and confess out loud as much from the order of meditation and prayer as you are able, or as your
family size and ages dictate. Learn by heart the verse, catechism, and hymn of the week.
Invocation
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
Apostles’ Creed
Christ-Centered Theme: The Holy Spirit brings Christ to our every need.
Verse: John 14:2-3 In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I
go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you
to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
Psalm: Psalm 80 and/or the appointed daily psalms for General Psalms in Psalm Schedule LSB, p. 304
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Daily Psalms
Morning 93 97 98 99 47 96 92 93
Evening 136, 117 124, 115 66, 116 8, 118 68, 113 50, 138 23, 114 136.117
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The Catechism: Ten Commandments—1-10 (Primary Texts); Table of Duties—To Employers
and Supervisors: Ephesians 6:9; To Youth: 1 Peter 5:5-6
Ten Commandments – 1-10 (Primary Texts) Pre+
1 . Y ou s hall have no other gods.
2 . Y ou s hall not misuse the name of the L ord your G od.
3 . Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.
4. Honor your father and your mother.
5. You shall not murder.
6. You shall not commit adultery.
7. You shall no steal.
ϴ͘zŽƵƐŚĂůůŶŽƚŐŝǀĞĨĂůƐĞƚĞƐƟŵŽŶLJĂŐĂŝŶƐƚLJŽƵƌŶĞŝŐŚďŽƌ͘
9. You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.
10. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife,
or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey,
or anything that belongs to your neighbor.
Masters, treat your slaves in the same way 3 rd Grade +
do not threaten them,
since you know
that he who is both their Master and yours is in heaven,
and there is no favoritism with Him.
Ephesians 6:9
Young men, in the same way be submissive to those who are older. 1 st Grade +
All of you, clothes yourselves with humility toward one another,
because, “God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.” 2 nd Grade +
Humble yourselves, therefore under God’s mighty hand,
that He may lift you up in due time.
1 Peter 5:5-6
The Sixth Sunday of Easter: The True Helper
Day Bible Stories for the Family & School Daily prayer readings from LSB, p. 299
Easter 6: “Whatever you ask in My name…”— Num. 3:1-16, 39-48 Luke 14:25-15:10
Sun.
John 16:23-33
dŚĞŽŵŵŝƐƐŝŽŶƚŽĂƉƟnjĞĂŶĚdĞĂĐŚůů Num. 8:5-26 Luke 15:11-32
Mon.
EĂƟŽŶƐ—Mt. 28:16-20
Mark Records the Command to Preach the Num. 9:1-23 Luke 16:1-18
Tue.
Gospel—Mark 16:9-20
Jesus Opens the Scriptures to the Disciples— Num. 10:11-36 Luke 16:19-31
Wed.
Luke 24:44-53
Thur. Ascension of Our Lord: Acts 1:1-14 Num. 11:1-23, 31-35 Luke 17:1-19
Fri. DĂƩŚŝĂƐ/ƐŚŽƐĞŶƚŽ&ŝůů:ƵĚĂƐ’s Office—Acts Num. 11:24-29; 12:1-16 Luke 17:20-37
1:12-26
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SERMON OUTLINE
Resurrection of the Body VII:
The True Helper
by Rev. Lance Armstrong O’Donnell, Senior Pastor
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
The 6th Sunday of Easter
17 May, A.D. 2020
Ps 66.8-20; 1 Pet 3.13-22; Jn 14.15-21
Introduction
A. When Help is Welcome
Kids/adults can you think of a time when you were helped at just the
right time in just the right way?
B. When Help is Misplaced
Can you think of time when you received “help” that—while it might have
been well-intended—was not really helpful?
C. The True Helper
CCT: The Holy Spirit brings ___________ to our every need.
I. Jesus’ Teaching on The Holy Spirit
A. Context of John 14...
7B. “Keep” My Commandments
John 14:15 (ESV)
15 “If you love me, you will k eep m y commandments.”
Matthew 28:19–20 (ESV)
19Go the re fore and m ake disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Fathe r and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 te aching them to observe all that I have
com m anded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”
C The “Helper”
John 14:16 (ESV)
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever.
PAR AKLĒTOS (n. fr. (para, beside + kaleō, to call), lit., called to one’s side, i.e., to one’s
aid, . . . suggests the capability or adaptability for giving aid. It was used in a court of
justice to denote a legal assistant, counsel for the defence, an advocate; then, generally,
one who pleads another’s cause, an intercessor, advocate, as in 1 John 2:1, of the Lord
Je sus. In the widest sense, it signifies a succourer, comforter. C hrist was this to His
disciples, by the implication of His word “another (allos, another of the same sort, not
heteros, diffe rent) Comforter,” whe n speaking of the Holy Spirit, John 14:16. In 14:26;
15:26; 16:7 He calls Him “the Comforter.¶” . . . (W.E. Vine and F.F. Bruce, Vine’s Expository
Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words (Old Tappan NJ: Revell, 1981), 208.)
D. The “Spirit of Truth”
John 14:16–17 (ESV)
16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
17 e ve n the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot re ceive, because it neither sees him
nor k nows him. You know him, for he dwe lls with you and will be in you.
Pneuma= ____________/Spirit
8Genesis 2:7 (ESV)
7the n the L ORD God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his
nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living cre ature.
“Spirit of truth” // “breath of truth” = sense of giving spiritual ________
E. The Work of the Son
John 14:18–19 (ESV)
18 “I will not le ave you as orphans; I will com e to you. 19 Yet a little while and the world
will se e me no more , but you will se e me. Because I live, you also will live .
II. You Also Will Live
1 Peter 3:18–22 (ESV)
18For C hrist also suffere d once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might
bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which
he we nt and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, 20 because they formerly did not obey,
whe n God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in
which a fe w, that is, eight persons, we re brought safely through water. 21 Baptism,
which corre sponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as
an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the re surrection of Jesus C hrist, 22 who
has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and
powe rs having been subje cted to him.
To be baptized in the Name of the Father and of the + Son and the Holy
Spirit is to be taken into the ______________ of God.
9III. Life in God: Coming Alongside to Help with Public Worship
A. Summary
B. Re-opening Worship
We’ve been good citizens
Commandments 4-5
Commandments 1-3
If we can have 300 people in Wal-mart, etc. then…
There is no “________” for corona-virus yet.
We have to exercise __________.
CCT: The Holy Spirit brings _________________ to our every need.
As we prepare to re-open public worship, this will mean:
Limit number of _______________
Safety practices
______________ distribution of The Lord’s Supper
Clean surfaces (need ________________)
Conclusion
10Prayers: Collects for the Week, Daily Themes for Prayer, In Our Prayers at St. Paul’s
K'ŽĚ͕ƚŚĞŐŝǀĞƌŽĨĂůůƚŚĂƚŝƐŐŽŽĚ͕ďLJzŽƵƌŚŽůLJŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶŐƌĂŶƚƚŚĂƚǁĞŵĂLJƚŚŝŶŬƚŚŽƐĞƚŚŝŶŐƐƚŚĂƚ
are right and by Your merciful guiding accomplish them; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who
lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen
Daily Themes for Prayer
Sunday: Pray for the joy of the resurrection among us; for the fruit of faith nourished bythe Word
and Sacraments.
Monday: Pray for faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; for one’s calling and daily work; for
the unemployed; for the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for schools, colleges,
and seminaries; for good government and for peace.
Tuesday: Pray for deliverance against temptation and evil; for the addicted and despairing, the
tortured and oppressed; for those struggling with besetting sins.
Wednesday: Pray for marriage and family, that husbands and wives, parents and children live in
ordered harmony according to the Word of God; for parents who must raise children
alone; for our communities and neighborhoods.
Thursday: Prayfor theChurch and her pastors;for teachers, deacons, deaconesses, and other church
workers; for missionaries and for all who serve the Church; for fruitful and salutary use of
the blessed sacrament of Christ’s body and blood.
Friday: Pray for the preaching of the holy cross of our Lord Jesus Christ and for the spread of His
knowledge throughout the whole world; for the persecuted and oppressed; for the sick
and dying.
Saturday: Pray for faithfulness to the end; for the renewal of those who are withering in the faithor
have fallen away; for receptive hearts and minds to God’s Word on the Lord’s Day; for
pastors and people as they prepare to administer and receive Christ’s holy gifts.
In Our Prayers this Week
Those sick or hospitalized: MEMBERS – Kei th Pa genkopf–recovering from colon cancer s urgery;
Ga ry Fl anagan–health issues; Sandy Reddelien–recovering from knee s urgery; Vernon Schilling–
ca ncer; Marcus Pankow–cancer; Jean Anderson–recovering from surgery; Todd Gartzke–shoulder
replacement surgery; Pat Tesch–recovering from surgery; Linda Leidel–ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŚĞĂůŝŶŐ; George
Na gel–Shorehaven; Bernice Jorgenson–cancer; David Mueller–healing; Chad Eberhardt; Wilbur
Pi eper; Ba rb Pi eper; Ca rolyn Pa nkow–Shorehaven; Peggy La uber–liver a nd bone ca ncer; Laura
Gruen–brain tumor; Lucille Campbell–cancer treatment; Mary Buss–ĐĂŶĐĞƌ͖Lymphoma; Mary Sprague—breast cancer; Sandy–kidney cancer; Debra Thurow (Dona’s daughter); Ka thy Berkbigler (Pat Borgman’s cousin)–breast cancer; Karen Peskie (Mike & Cheryl Reiner’s sister- i n-l a w)–Lymphoma ; Ron Ra fa l s ki –throa t ca ncer; Na ncy–brea s t ca ncer Other: Joy Ga lavis (Pastor Scharnell’s cousin); 24 year-old who contracted COVID-19 and is on a res pirator: Kelly Young; Bev Ma i (broken neck); Ka ren Nicholson–hospice a t Heritage Living– Ha rtland, WI; Jennifer (Diana Radtke’s niece)–healing from aneurysm; Agnes Thurow–hospice; Chris Gi ebel–MS with s erious brain vi rus; Ken Nash; Jessi (Ni cholson) Oa tes; Denise Horst (Mabel &ƌĞĚƌŝĐŬ͛ƐŶŝĞĐĞͿ͖ƐŚůĞLJʹďƌĞĂƐƚůƵŵƉͬůĞƐŝŽŶ͖ĂŶĂ;>ŝŶĚĂ,ĞƌƚŶĞŬLJ͛ƐƵŶĐůĞͿʹĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŚĞĂůŝŶŐ͖dŽŵ ^ĐŚƌĂ ĚĞƌʹƐƵƌŐĞƌLJ ĐŽŵƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ ;ŶĞƌǀĞ ĚĂŵĂŐĞͿ͖ :ŽŚŶ ,ŝůĚĞďƌĂŶĚƚ͖ &ƌĞĚ ^ƚŽƌŵ ;>LJŶĚĂ ZĂĚĞƐ͛Ɛ brother); Fred Storm (Lynda Rades’s fa ther); Audrey (Sheila Ra ms’ s ister)–Alzheimer’s; Yvonne ;^ŚĞŝůĂ ZĂŵƐ͛ ƐŝƐƚĞƌͿʹƐƚƌŽŬĞ͖ 'ƌĂĐŝĞ ƌĞŚŵ͖ ^ŚĂƌŽŶʹĐŝƌĐƵůĂƟŽŶ ƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͖ ZĞǀ͘ tŝůůŝĂŵ DĞLJĞƌ͖ Meri ta Dinnauer; Sue Ja nsen; Anna Ma e (George Urban’s mother)–hospice; Jeffery Ba rney; Gail Al bright; Dan; Armin Tessmann– strength in walking, right a rm and hand; Doug–CCL; Barb (Dave ^ĐŚů ŽŵĞƌ͛ƐŵŽŵͿͶƐĞǀĞƌĞŚĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ͖^ĐŽƩ
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WEEK AT A GLANCE
MONDAY
Lord’s Cupboa rd Food Pa ntry Dri ve-thru 5:30 pm
May 18
WEDNESDAY Congrega ti ona l Zoom Meeti ng
Zoom.us 5:00 pm
May 20 (wa tch for ema i l )
SATURDAY
Sa turda y Wors hi p www.s pl co.org 5:00 pm
May 21
SUNDAY Sunda y Wors hi p www.s pl co.org 8:00 a m
May 22 Adul t Bi bl e Study www.s pl co.org 9:15 a m
MAY 24, 2020
THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
Pastor: Lance Armstrong O’Donnell
Theme: Glorious Members; Glorious Body
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LSB, Divine Service 2, pg. 167
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Old Testament Reading: Psalm 66:8–20
Ble ss our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard, who has k ept our soul
am ong the living and has not le t our fe et slip. For you, O God, have tested us; you have
trie d us as silver is tried. You brought us into the net; you laid a crushing burden on our
back s; you let men ride over our heads; we we nt through fire and through water; ye t you
have brought us out to a place of abundance. I will com e into your house with burnt
offe rings; I will pe rform my vows to you, that which m y lips uttered and m y mouth
prom ised whe n I was in trouble. I will offer to you burnt offerings of fattened animals, with
the sm oke of the sacrifice of rams; I will m ake an offering of bulls and goats. Come and
he ar, all you who fear God, and I will te ll what he has done for m y soul. I crie d to him with
m y m outh, and high praise was on my tongue. If I had cherished iniquity in my heart, the
Lord would not have listened. But truly God has listened; he has attended to the voice of
m y praye r. Ble ssed be God, because he has not re jected my prayer or removed his
ste adfast love from m e!
Epistle: 1 Peter 3:13–22
Now who is the re to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? But even if you should
suffe r for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled,
but in your hearts re gard Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a
de fe nse to anyone who asks you for a re ason for the hope that is in you; ye t do it with
ge ntleness and re spect, having a good conscience, so that, whe n you are slandered, those
who re vile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. For it is better to suffer for
doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil. For C hrist also suffere d once
for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he m ight bring us to God, being put to
de ath in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he we nt and proclaimed to the
spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, whe n God’s patience waited in the
days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons,
we re brought safely through wate r. Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you,
not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience ,
through the re surrection of Jesus C hrist, who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand
of God, with angels, authorities, and powe rs having been subjected to him.
Holy Gospel: John 14:15-21
[Je sus said:] “If you love m e, you will k eep my commandments. And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom
the world cannot rece ive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he
dwe lls with you and will be in you. “I will not le ave you as orphans; I will com e to you. Yet
a little while and the world will see m e no more, but you will see me. Because I live, you
also will live . In that day you will k now that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in
you. W hoever has my commandments and k eeps them, he it is who loves me. And he who
love s me will be loved by my Father, and I will love him and manifest myself to him.”
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