Easter 6 Year 1

Color: White
Closest RCL Sunday(s): Lent 3A
Readings: God’s Love Poured Out Sermon text Romans [3:28-30] 5:1-11 – Companion text – Matthew 11:28-30
Prayer of the Day (WorkingPreacher): Gracious God, you have welcomed all people into your kingdom. Remove from us the barriers that we build to keep people from you, so that all might live in your grace and peace. We pray these things in the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

Suggested hymns based on the Sermon text:

ELW #337. Alas! And Did My Savior Bleed
ELW #779. Amazing Grace, How Sweet the Sound
ELW #804. Come Down, O Love Divine
ELW #855. Crown Him with Many Crowns
ELW #594. Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
ELW #856. How Great Thou Art
ELW #450. I Bind unto Myself Today
ELW #324. In the Cross of Christ I Glory
ELW #674. Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ
ELW #407. O Living Breath of God
ELW #631. Love Divine, All Loves Excelling
ELW #759. My Faith Looks Up to Thee
ELW #596/7. My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less
ELW #343. My Song Is Love Unknown
ELW #322. Oh, Love How Deep
ELW #651. Oh, Praise the Gracious Power
ELW #623. Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
ELW #590. Salvation unto Us Has Come
ELW #351/2. O Sacred Head, Now Wounded
ELW #800. Spirit of God, Descend upon My Heart
ELW #511. Thy Strong Word Did Cleave the Darkness
ELW #666. What Wondrous Love Is This
ELW #785. When Peace like a River (It Is Well with My Soul)
Various Hymnals Because He Died and Is Risen (1980) by Michael Baughen
Various Hymnals My heart looks in faith to the Lamb divine () by Zhao Zichen
Various Hymnals Peace, perfect peace, in this dark world of sin? () by Edward Bickersteth
(ELW=Evangelical Lutheran Worship; LBW=Lutheran Book of Worship; WOV=With One Voice)

Suggested hymns based on the companion text(s):

ELW #254. Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus
ELW #332. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
ELW #611. I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say
ELW #434. Jesus Shall Reign
ELW #592. Just As I Am, without One Plea
ELW #599. Lord Jesus, Think on Me
ELW #765. Lord of All Hopefulness
ELW #608. Softly and Tenderly Jesus Is Calling
ELW #742. What a Friend We Have in Jesus
Various Hymnals Come to Me, O Weary Traveler (1991) by Sylvia G. Dunstan
Various Hymnals Come to the Water (1978) by John B. Foley
Various Hymnals Jesus Is Calling () by Fanny Crosby
(ELW=Evangelical Lutheran Worship; LBW=Lutheran Book of Worship; WOV=With One Voice)

Other (mostly contemporary) options based on both:

“Come Let Us Worship” By Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves.
“Mighty to Save” By Ben Fielding, Reuben Morgan.
“More Than Conquerors”
“My Lighthouse” As performed by Rend collective
“Our God” By Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, et al.
More contemporary suggestions here.

Prayers of Intercession:

(Introduction and Conclusion from Revised Common Lectionary Prayers, copyright © 2002)

Let us pray for the needs of the church and the world to God who raised Jesus to new life.

A brief silence.

Pour your love on the church, O God; and make us bold in our proclamation of reconciliation found in the blood of Christ. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Pour your love on fields and streams, oceans and mountains, O God; and move us to work for the healing of all creation. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Pour your love on the nations, O God; and bring your love to bear on our systems of justice and government that all might know peace and prosperity. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Pour your love on those who are despairing, O God; and show us how best to offer comfort and hope. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Pour your love on the sick, O God (especially,…); and bring peace and comfort to the dying. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Pour your love on this assembly, O God; and deepen our faith and trust in your eternal promises of life and salvation. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Here other intercessions may be offered.

Pour your love on all the saints, O God; and keep us on the path they have trod, the path that leads to light eternal with them and with you. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.

Through the resurrection of your son, O God, you destroy the power of death and remove your people’s shame. By the power of the Spirit, raise us from sin and seat us at the paschal feast, that we may rejoice in the gift of salvation Jesus has won for us. Amen.