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Exalt the LORD our God,and worship at his holy mountain;

for the LORD our God is holy!

Hosanna!Blessed is he who comesin the name of the Lord,even the King of Israel!

Psalm 99:9; John 12:13

Call to Worship

Rise, O church and lift your voices,Christ has conquered death and hell.

Sing as all the earth rejoices;resurrection anthems swell.

Text: Jack W. Hayford • Music: Henry T. Smart

Worship Christ, The Risen King

Come and worship,come and worship,

worship Christ, the risen King!

See the tomb where death has laid him,empty now, its mouth declares:

“Death and I could not contain him,for the throne of life he shares.”

Come and worship,come and worship,

worship Christ, the risen King!

Hear the earth protest and tremble,see the stone removed with pow’r;all hell’s minions may assemble,but cannot withstand his hour.

He has conquered,he has conquered,

Christ the Lord, the risen King!

Doubt may lift its head to murmur,scoffers mock and sinners jeer;but the truth proclaims a wonder

thoughtful hearts receive with cheer.

He is risen,he is risen,

now receive the risen King!

We acclaim your life, O Jesus,now we sing your victory;

sin or hell may seek to seize us,but your conquest keeps us free.

“Worship Christ, The Risen King” • Text: Jack W. Hayford • Music: Henry T. Smart

1986 Annamarie Music / Rocksmith Music • CCLI License #11109756

Stand in triumph,stand in triumph,

worship Christ, the risen King!

Prayer of Invocation

In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”

Matthew 3:1-2

Call to Confession of Sin

Jesus, forgive my sins.Forgive the sins that I remember,

and the sins I have forgotten.Forgive my many failuresin the face of temptation,

and those times when I have beenstubborn in the face of correction…

Confession of Sin

Forgive the times I have been proudof my own achievements,

and those when I have failedto boast in your works.

Forgive the harsh judgmentsI have made of others,

and the leniencyI have shown myself…

Forgive the lies I have told to others,and the truths I have avoided.

Forgive me the painI have caused others,

and the indulgenceI have shown myself.

Jesus, have mercy on meand make me whole.

Amen.

(Silent confession)

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!”

John 1:29

Assurance of Forgiveness

May the peace of Christ be with you.And also with you.

“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.”

Matthew 6:19-21

Offering

Ave Verum(Jesu, Word of God Incarnate)

by W. A. Mozart

Choral Offertory

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;Praise him, all creatures here below;Praise him above, ye heav’nly host;Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

Amen.

Text: Thomas Ken (1674)

Music: “Old 100th” / Genevan Psalter / Louis Bourgeois (1551)

The Doxology

Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

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The Word of the Lord.Thanks be to God!

Exodus 4:27 – 5:9

Old Testament Reading

The Lord be with you.And also with you.

Let us pray…

Prayers of the People

Our Father,you rule over the nations of the earth

in justice and mercy.

Give wisdom to our Presidentand representatives in Congress.

Bring peace betweenthe nations of the world.We plead for your mercy

on our nation.

Holy Spirit,you are the Lord and giver of life.

 Protect and defend Ascension Church

and our sister congregationsin and around Portland.

Spread your gospel in this place.We ask for protection and prosperity

for our city.

Jesus, you are full of compassion.

Relieve the suffering of the poorand oppressed in our city.

Bring healing and joyto those who are ill

or facing imminent death,and to those who care for them.

Our Father, you have set us hereto cultivate and develop

your creation.

Please give us delightand diligence in our callings.

Provide for those seeking work.Make us a blessing to our city

through our work.

And teach us to prayas you taught your disciples,

saying:

Our Father, who art in heaven,hallowed be Thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be doneon earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,And forgive us our debts

as we forgive our debtors.And lead us not into temptation

but deliver us from evil.For Thine is the kingdom and the power

and the glory forever. Amen.

O Lamb of God, still keep menear thy wounded side;’tis only there in safetyand peace I can abide.

Text: James George Deck • Music: Benjamin Wilkinson

O Lamb Of God, Still Keep Me

What foes and snares surround me!What lusts and fears within!

The grace that sought and found mealone can keep me clean.

’Tis only in thee hidingI feel myself secure;

’tis only in thee abidingthe conflict can endure.

Thine arm the victory gainetho’er every hateful foe;

thy love my heart sustainethin all its cares and woes.

Soon shall my eyes behold theewith rapture, face to face;

one half hath not been told meof all thy pow’r and grace.

Thy beauty, Lord, and glory,the wonders of thy love,

shall be the endless storyof all the saints above.

“O Lamb Of God, Still Keep Me” • Text: James George Deck

Music: Benjamin Wilkinson • Public Domain • CCLI License #11109756

Jesus lives, and so shall I.Death! thy sting is gone forever!He who deigned for me to die

lives, the bands of death to sever.

Text: Christian Gellert • Music: Matthew Curl

Jesus Lives And So Shall I

He shall raise me from the dust:Jesus is my hope and trust!

He lives! He lives!Jesus lives!

He lives! He lives!and so shall I!

Jesus lives, and reigns supreme,and, his kingdom still remaining,

I shall also be with him,ever living, ever reigning.

God has promised, be it must:Jesus is my hope and trust!

He lives! He lives!Jesus lives!

He lives! He lives!and so shall I!

Jesus lives, and by his grace,vict’ry o’er my passions giving,

I will cleanse my heart and ways,ever to his glory living.

Me he raises from the dust:Jesus is my hope and trust!

He lives! He lives!Jesus lives!

He lives! He lives!and so shall I!

Jesus lives, I know full well,naught from him my heart can sever,

life nor death, nor pow’rs of hell,joy nor grief, henceforth forever.

None of all his saints is lost:Jesus is my hope and trust!

He lives! He lives!Jesus lives!

He lives! He lives!and so shall I!

Jesus lives, and death is nowbut my entrance into glory.

Courage, then, my soul, for thouhast a crown of life before thee;

thou shalt find thy hopes were just:Jesus is my hope and trust!

“Jesus Lives And So Shall I” • Text: Christian Gellert

Music: Matthew Curl • CCLI License #11109756

He lives! He lives!Jesus lives!

He lives! He lives!and so shall I!

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The Gospel of Jesus Christ.Praise be to you, O Christ!

Luke 13:18-21

Gospel Reading

What do you believeabout Jesus Christ?

He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.

Colossians 1:15-20

Confession of Faith

For by him all things were created,in heaven and on earth,

visible and invisible,whether thrones or dominions

or rulers or authorities—

all things were createdthrough him and for him.He is before all things,

and in him all things hold together.

He is the head of the body,the church.

He is the beginning,the firstborn from the dead,

that in everythinghe might be preeminent.

For in him all the fullness of Godwas pleased to dwell,

and through himto reconcile to himself all things,whether on earth or in heaven,

making peaceby the blood of his cross.

Amen.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts,to which indeed you were called in one body.

And be thankful.

(Greet one another with the words,“The peace of Christ be with you.”)

Colossians 3:15

Passing of the Peace

Institution of the Lord’s Table

Let us proclaim the mystery of faith.Christ has died.Christ is risen.

Christ will come again!

Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us.Therefore let us keep the feast.

The gifts of God for the people of God.

(The Mystery of Faith)

Mysterium Fidei

Out of my bondage,sorrow and night,

Jesus, I come;Jesus, I come.

Text: William Sleeper • Music: Greg Thompson

Jesus, I Come

Into thy freedom,gladness and light,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of my sicknessinto thy health,

out of my wantingand into thy wealth,

out of my sinand into thy self,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of my shamefulfailure and loss,Jesus, I come;Jesus, I come.

Into the gloriousgain of thy cross,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of earth’s sorrowsinto thy balm,

out of life’s stormsand into thy calm,

out of distressinto jubilant psalm,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of unrestand arrogant pride,

Jesus, I come;Jesus, I come.

Into thy blessedwill to abide,

Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of myselfto dwell in thy love,

out of despairinto raptures above,

upward foreveron wings like a dove,Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of the fearand dread of the tomb,

Jesus, I come;Jesus, I come.

Into the joyand light of thy home,Jesus, I come to thee.

Out of the depthsof ruin untold,into the peace

of thy sheltering fold,

ever thy gloriousface to behold,

Jesus, I come to thee.

“Jesus, I Come” • Text: William Sleeper

Music: Greg Thompson • © 2000 Greg Thompson • CCLI License #11109756

He will clothe the poor with crownsin the kingdom he calls theirs.

Text & Music: Wesley Randolph Eader

Victory In The Lamb

He will raise themto the halls of heaven

and release their earthly cares.

And the hard times, they will come,and the black clouds, they will break.

But his riches comewith the morning sun

and they grow green fields of grace.

So let all condemnation cease!Let guilt have no more claim!

Let the devil lose all dominion!

For the Lamb of God he came!And the Lamb of God was slain!

And the Lamb of God was raised!

We will fix our wandering eyeson the wonders of our Lord.

By his sacred stripeswe have been healed,

through his wounds our joys supplied.

So let all condemnation cease!Let guilt have no more claim!

Let the devil lose all dominion!

For the Lamb of God he came!And the Lamb of God was slain!

And the Lamb of God was raised!

Now the strong ones and the weakare the same under his blood.

For empty-handedall must come

to receive his endless love.

So let all condemnation cease!Let guilt have no more claim!

Let the devil lose all dominion!

For the Lamb of God he came!And the Lamb of God was slain!

And the Lamb of God was raised!

So let all condemnation cease!Let guilt have no more claim!

Let the devil lose all dominion!

For the Lamb of God he came!And the Lamb of God was slain!

And the Lamb of God was raised!

“Victory In The Lamb”

Text & Music: Wesley Randolph Eader • © 2014 Door of Hope • CCLI License #11109756

John 14:27

Benediction