2nd Sunday after Pentecost: Date: June 6, 2021

– THE SERMON: Deuteronomy 5:12-15

Theme: The Blessings Received through Faithful Worship
I. Rest for Your Souls.
II. Commemorating Our Deliverance from Slavery
SERMON TEXT: Deuteronomy 5:12-15
‘Observe the Sabbath day, to keep it holy, as the LORD your God commanded you. 13 Six days you shall labor and do all your work, 14 but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD your God. In it you shall do no work: you, nor your son, nor your daughter, nor your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your ox, nor your donkey, nor any of your cattle, nor your stranger who is within your gates, that your male servant and your female servant may rest as well as you. 15 And remember that you were a slave in the land of Egypt, and the LORD your God brought you out from there by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the LORD your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath day.
(NKJV)
PRAYER; THE LORD’S PRAYER
THE RITE OF CONFIRMATION
Having been thoroughly instructed in the basic truths of God’s Word and having been examined in his knowledge of the truth as it is taught in the Church of the Lutheran Confession, Lawson Schmit will this day publicly profess his faith in Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and be received into communicant membership of St. Paul’s. Ev. Lutheran Church and the Church of Lutheran Confession.
HYMN 338 Thine Forever, God of Love
1 Thine forever, God of Love! Hear us from Thy throne above;
Thine forever may we be Here and in eternity!
2 Thine forever! O how blest They who find in Thee their rest!
Savior, Guardian, heav’nly Friend, Oh, defend us to the end!
3 Thine forever, Lord of Life! Shield us thro’ our earthly strife.
Thou, the Life, the Truth, the Way, Guide us to the realms of day.
4 Thine forever! Shepherd, keep These Thy frail and trembling sheep.
Safe alone beneath Thy care, Let us all Thy goodness share.
5 Thine forever! Thou our Guide, All our wants by Thee supplied,
All our sins by Thee forgiven; Lead us, Lord, from earth to heaven.

BENEDICTION
C: Amen.

HYMN 283 God’ Word Is Our Great Heritage
God’s Word is our great heritage,
And shall be ours forever;
To spread its light from age to age
Shall be our chief endeavor.
Through life it guides our way;
In death it is our stay.
Lord, grant, while worlds endure,
We keep its teachings pure,
Throughout all generations.

( Pastor Theodore Barthels )

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THE ORDER OF SERVICE: (p. 22 Worship Supplement 2000)
THE EPISTLE LESSON: Romans 10:5-13
For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “The man who does those things shall live by them.” 6 But the righteousness of faith speaks in this way, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ down from above) 7 or, ” ‘Who will descend into the abyss?’ ” (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). 8 But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart” (that is, the word of faith which we preach): 9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation. 11 For the Scripture says, “Whoever believes on Him will not be put to shame.” 12 For there is no distinction between Jew and Greek, for the same Lord over all is rich to all who call upon Him. 13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (NKJV)

THE GOSPEL LESSON: John 8:31-36
Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”