Fifth S. of Easter (Cantate):

Jesus Promises to Send His Holy Spirit, the HelperIs. 12:1-6; James 1:16-21; John 16:5-15; Psalm 66:1-8

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Memorization Verses: Is. 12:2 for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvationJames 1:18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.John 16:7-8 for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes,

he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment.Psalm 66:1-8 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man

The Helper παράκλητος

It is expedient - It is better for you.

Jesus left so the Spirit could come. •Why?•What is the work of Christ?•The Spirit?•What help will you be needing this week?

Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

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Let us pray to the Lord:Lord, have mercy.

1. With boldness and confidence, let us come before our Father’s throne and offer our prayers for the Church and all people in need through Christ, our Lord.2. For the Church, that God’s Word may be proclaimed boldly and clearly among all nations and that His Sacraments be properly administered and received to the joy of God’s children...3. For pastors, teachers and all God’s people, that the Holy Spirit may be upon them to strengthen them in fear and love of God, to open their lips to confess Christ’s name and His resurrection victory, and to move their hands to works of mercy...

4. For those battling illness or recovering from surgery [especially___________], that the Great Physician may restore them to heath according to His kind will, and that the Holy Spirit, our constant companion, may ease their burdens and fill their hearts with the love of God in Christ...5. For the enemies of Christ’s church, that God provide for their needs of body and soul, that the Holy Spirit may turn them from evil and bring them to faith in Jesus, and that we may be moved to love them in Christ, trusting solely in God’s wisdom and mercy...

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6. For our national, state and local officials, all who work in government, all who serve in our armed forces, and all who contribute to our general welfare, health and safety, that God grant them wisdom and temperance and give them grace to protect all who are placed in harm’s way...7. For artists and musicians and all whose work enriches our lives, advances culture and glorifies our Father in heaven, let us give God thanks and praise and ask that through their work we may experience the beauty of God through many senses and give Him glory...8. For all who commune at

the holy altar this day, that receiving Christ’s body and blood in repentant faith, they would rejoice to join in the Church’s unending hymn of praise...

--OPEN PRAYER--9. Join our prayers and praises with those of Your faithful people of every time and place and unite them in the ceaseless petitions of our great High Priest, Jesus Christ, until He comes in power and great glory as victorious Lord of all. Through Him, with Him and in Him all glory and honor is Yours, almighty Father, with Your Holy Spirit, now and ever and to all ages of ages. Amen.

LSB 556:All1 Dear Christians, one and all, rejoice,With exultation springing,And with united heart and voiceAnd holy rapture singing,Proclaim the wonders God has done,How His right arm the vict'ry won;What price our ransom cost Him!Women:2 Fast bound in Satan's chains I lay;Death brooded darkly o'er me.Sin was my torment night and day;In sin my mother bore me.But daily deeper still I fell;My life became a living hell,So firmly sin possessed me.Men:3 My own good works all came to naught,No grace or merit gaining;Free will against God's jugment fought,Dead to all good remaining.My fears increased till sheer despairLeft only death to be my share;The pangs of hell I suffered.ALL:4 But God had seen my wretched stateBefore the world's foundation,

And mindful of His mercies great,He planned for my salvation.He turned to me a father's heart;He did not choose the easy partBut gave His dearest treasure.Solo:5 God said to His beloved Son:"It's time to have compassion.Then go, bright jewel of My crown,And bring to all salvation.From sin and sorrow set them free;Slay bitter death for them that theyMay live with You forever."Women:6 The Son obeyed His Father's will,Was born of virgin mother;And God's good pleasure to fulfill,He came to be my brother.His royal pow'r disguised He bore;A servant's form, like mine, He woreTo lead the devil captive.

Men:7 To me He said: "Stay close to Me,I am your rock and castle.Your ransom I Myself will be;For you I strive and wrestle.For I am yours, and you are Mine,And where I am you may remain;The foe shall not divide us.

Women:8 "Though he will shed My precious blood,Me of My life bereaving,All this I suffer for your good;Be steadfast and believing.Life will from death the vict'ry win;My innocence shall bear your sin,And you are blest forever.Men:9 "Now to My Father I depart,From earth to heav'n ascending,And, heav'nly wisdom to impart,The Holy Spirit sending;In trouble He will comfort youAnd teach you always to be trueAnd into truth shall guide you.All:10 "What I on earth have done and taught,Guide all your life and teaching;So shall the kingdom's work be wroughtAnd honored in your preaching.But watch lest foes with base alloyThe heav'nly treausre should destroy;This final word I leave you."

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Isaiah 12:1-6The LORD Is My Strength and My Song12 You will say in that day:“I will give thanks to you, O LORD, for though you were angry with me,your anger turned away, that you might comfort me.2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid;for the LORD GOD is my strength and my song, and he has become my salvation.”3 With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation.4 And you will say in that day:“Give thanks to the LORD, call upon his name,make known his deeds among the

peoples, proclaim that his name is exalted.5 “Sing praises to the LORD, for he has done gloriously; let this be made known in all the earth.6 Shout, and sing for joy, O inhabitant of Zion, for great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.”

James 1:16-21Testing of Your Faith16 Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. 18 Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.Hearing and Doing the Word19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

John 16:5-15The Work of the Holy Spirit5 But now I am going to him who sent me, and none of you asks me, ‘Where are you going?’ 6 But because I have said these things to you, sorrow has filled your heart.7 Nevertheless, I tell you the truth: it is to your advantage that I go away, for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you. But if I go, I will send him to you. 8 And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment: 9 concerning sin, because they do not believe in me; 10 concerning righteousness, because I go to the Father, and you will see me no longer;11 concerning judgment,

because the ruler of this world is judged.12 “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. 13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come. 14 He will glorify me, for he will take what is mine and declare it to you. 15 All that the Father has is mine; therefore I said that he will take what is mine and declare it to you.

Psalm 66:1-8How Awesome Are Your DeedsTo the choirmaster. A Song. A Psalm.66 Shout for joy to God, all the earth;2 sing the glory of his name; give to him glorious praise!3 Say to God, “How awesome are your deeds! So great is your power that your enemies come cringing to you.4 All the earth worships you and sings praises to you; they sing praises to your name.” Selah5 Come and see what God has done: he is awesome in his deeds toward the children of man.6 He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the river on

foot.There did we rejoice in him,7 who rules by his might forever,whose eyes keep watch on the nations— let not the rebellious exalt themselves. Selah8 Bless our God, O peoples; let the sound of his praise be heard,

Share Time: FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (Cantate) Isaiah 12:1–6James 1:16–21John 16:5–15 Jesus Promises to Send His Holy Spirit, the Helper Though Jesus has departed from us visibly to the right hand of the Father who sent Him, yet this is to our advantage. For Jesus—who is Lord over all creation, who intercedes for us before the Father, who is preparing a place for us in heaven—has sent the Helper, the Spirit of Truth (John 16:5–15). “Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights” through Jesus Christ (James 1:17). The Holy Spirit helps us by taking what is Christ’s and declaring it to us. In the Word of truth, the Spirit works repentance and delivers to us the forgiveness of sins, the righteousness of Christ, and victory over the devil. For the ruler of this world is judged and defeated by the cross. Through the ministry of the Holy Spirit, we have been brought forth to new life in Him who is the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. Confident of our resurrection with Christ we confess, “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid” (Is. 12:2).

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Sixth S. of Easter (Rogate): The Father Answers Our Prayers Because of Jesus

Num. 21:4-9 The Bronze Serpent

1 Tim. 2:1-6 Pray for All People

or James 1:22-27John 16:23-30 (31-33) I Have

Overcome the WorldPsalm 107:1-9 Let the

Redeemed of the LORD Say So

Next Week…

Num. 21:4-9; 1 Tim. 2:1-6; James 1:22-27; John 16:23-33; Psalm 107:1-9

Numbers 21:4-9The Bronze Serpent4 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. 5 And the peoplespoke against God and against Moses,“Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” 6 Then theLORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. 7 And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD and against you. Pray to the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. 8 And the LORD said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” 9 So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live.1 Timothy 2:1-6Pray for All People2 First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, 2 for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly anddignified in every way. 3 This is good, and it is pleasing in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is

the testimony given at the proper time.James 1:22-2722 But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.23 For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. 24 For he looks at himself and goes away and at once forgets what he was like. 25 But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing.26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. 27 Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneselfunstained from the world.John 16:23-3323 In that day you will ask nothing of me. Truly, truly, I say to you, whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you. 24 Until now you have asked nothing in my name. Ask, and you will receive, that your joy may be full.I Have Overcome the World25 “I have said these things to you in figures of speech. The hour is coming when I will no longer speak to you in figures of speech but will tell you plainly about the Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name, and I do not say to you that I will ask the Father on your behalf; 27 for the Father himself loves you, because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and have come into the world, and now I am leaving the world and going to the Father.”29 His disciples said, “Ah, now you are speaking plainly and not using figurative speech! 30 Now

we know thatyou know all things and do not need anyone to question you; this is why we believe that you came from God.”31 Jesus answered them, “Do you now believe? 32 Behold, the hour is coming, indeed it has come, when you will be scattered, each to his own home, andwill leave me alone. Yet I am not alone, for the Father is with me. 33 I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will havetribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.”Psalm 107:1-9Book FiveLet the Redeemed of the LORD Say So107 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!2 Let the redeemed of the LORD say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble3 and gathered in from the lands, from the east and from the west, from the north and from the south.4 Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in;5 hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them.6 Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.7 He led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in.8 Let them thank the LORD for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man!9 For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.