Sunday April 17, 2022 - Easter - Lutheran Church of the Redeemer Atlanta GA USA

THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD

“The Victorious Lamb” Great Redemption Window – Altar

LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER 731 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30308

FESTIVAL WORSHIP AND HOLY COMMUNION EASTER 2022 Welcome to worship at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer! We hope the service uplifts your spirit and inspires you to share the love of Christ in your community this week.

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John Morrison, trumpet Aaron Norlund, trumpet Phil Truex, trombone

Musicians

Erin Cundiff, trombone Scott Pollard, timpani

Bulletin Cover

The bulletin cover is the Victorious Lamb of God, a symbol of the risen Christ, from the center of the rose window in the upper portion of the Great Redemption window above the Redeemer altar.

THE RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD April 17, 2022 ~ The Order of Worship at 7:00, 8:30 and 11:30 AM PRELUDE

This Joyful Eastertide Brass quartet Heut’ triumphiret Gottes Sohn, BWV 630 Organ Marche triomphale Organ, brass, and timpani

EASTER PROCLAMATION Alleluia! Christ is risen. | Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

Standing HYMN 365

Jesus Christ Is Risen Today

arr. Charles Evans J. S. Bach Théodore Dubois arr. Carsten Klomp

GREETING Alleluia! Christ is risen. | Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia!

In the waters of baptism, we have passed over from death to life with Jesus Christ, and we are a new creation.

For this saving mystery, and for this water, let us bless God, who was, who is, and who is to come.

We thank you, God, for your river of life, flowing freely from your throne: through the earth, through the city, through every living thing.

You rescued Noah and his family from the flood; You opened wide the sea for the Israelites.

Now in these waters you flood us with mercy, and our sin is drowned forever.

You open the gate of righteousness and we pass safely through.

In Jesus Christ, you calm and trouble the waters.

You nourish us and enclose us in safety. You call us forth and send us out. In lush and barren places, you are with us.

You have become our salvation. Now breathe upon this water and awaken your church once more.

Claim us again as your beloved and holy people. Quench our thirst; cleanse our hearts; wipe away every tear.

To you, our Beginning and our End, our Shepherd and Lamb, be honor, glory, praise, and thanksgiving, now and forever. | Amen.

The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. | And also with you.

KYRIE

HYMN OF PRAISE

SALUTATION The Lord be with you. | And also with you.

PRAYER OF THE DAY O God, you gave your only Son to suffer death on the cross for our redemption, and by his glorious resurrection you delivered us from the power of death. Make us die every day to sin, so that we may live with him forever in the joy of the resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.| Amen.

Seated CHILDREN’S SERMON THE LESSON Acts 10:34-43 Lectors: 7:00 am Jay Lutz, 8:30 David Ott and 11:30 am Jonne Walter Peter’s sermon, delivered at the home of Cornelius, a Roman army officer, sums up the essential message of Christianity. Everyone who believes in Jesus, whose life, death, and resurrection fulfilled the words of the prophets, receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

Peter began to speak to [the people]: “I truly understand that God shows no partiality, but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. You know the message he sent to the people of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ—he is Lord of all. That message spread throughout Judea, beginning in Galilee after the baptism that John announced: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. We are witnesses to all that he did both in Judea and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree; but God raised him on the third day and allowed him to appear, not to all the people but to us who were chosen by God as witnesses, and who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. He commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one ordained by God as judge of the living and the dead. All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.”

Word of God, word of life. | Thanks be to God. Standing GOSPEL PROCESSION Please turn to face the Bible as it is carried in procession into the midst of the people.

Text © 1952, ren. 1980 Hymns Ancient & Modern (admin. Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188).

All rights reserved. Used by permission.

GOSPEL Luke 24:1-12 Evidently expecting to find Jesus’ corpse, some of his women followers go to the tomb with embalming spices. After a perplexing encounter with the empty tomb and angelic visitors, the women become the first to proclaim the amazing news of resurrection.

The holy gospel according... | Glory to you, O Lord.

On the first day of the week, at early dawn, [the women] came to the tomb, taking the spices that they had prepared. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they went in, they did not find the body. While they were perplexed about this, suddenly two men in dazzling clothes stood beside them. The women were terrified and bowed their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here, but has risen. Remember how he told you, while he was still in Galilee, that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners, and be crucified, and on the third day rise again.” Then they remembered his words, and returning from the tomb, they told all this to the eleven and to all the rest. Now it was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the other women with them who told this to the apostles. But these words seemed to them an idle tale, and they did not believe them. But Peter got up and ran to the tomb; stooping and looking in, he saw the linen cloths by themselves; then he went home, amazed at what had happened.

The gospel of the Lord. | Praise to you, O Christ.

SERMON Standing HYMN 367

Pastor Mark H. Larson Now All the Vault of Heaven Resounds

Text © 1958 Service Book and Hymnal. admin. Augsburg Fortress

Standing NICENE CREED We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one Being with the Father; through him all things were made.

For us and for our salvation he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary and became truly human.

For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried.

On the third day he rose again in accordance with the scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father.

He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified, who has spoken through the prophets.

We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic church.

We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Kneeling or seated PRAYERS OF INTERCESSION On this day of resurrection joy, let us offer our prayers for ourselves, our neighbors, and our world.

Renewing God, the good news of your resurrection changed the world. Give church leaders and all the baptized the same excitement as the women at the tomb, and inspire us to share your abundant life.

Merciful God, | receive our prayer.

Sustaining God, your creation abounds with signs of new life in budding trees and newborn creatures. Provide fertile soil, ample sunlight, and nourishing rain for the growth of plants, and provide farmers with a plentiful harvest.

Merciful God, | receive our prayer.

Sheltering God, strengthen and sustain all who support vulnerable people across the world. Empower government agencies and international organizations that provide for refugees and migrants forced to leave their homelands.

Merciful God, | receive our prayer.

Encouraging God, you do a new thing among us. We pray for those gripped by fear and anxiety or who suffer in any way, especially…

Send us as your healing presence to places of hunger, pain, illness, or overwhelming sorrow.

Merciful God, | receive our prayer.

Resurrecting God, you make us alive in Christ. Thank you for blessing us with faithful witnesses who now rest in you. We especially pray for…

Merciful God, | receive our prayer.

We offer to you these petitions and those we carry in our hearts, trusting in your abundant and ever-present mercy. | Amen.

Standing PEACE The peace of Christ be with you always. | And also with you.

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ANTHEM

Hallelujah from Messiah The Redeemer Choir

G.F. Handel

Standing OFFERTORY

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Risen our victorious head!

Sing his praises! Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Gratefully our hearts adore him as his light once more appears; Bowing down in joy before him, rising up from griefs and tears.

Christ is risen! Alleluia! Risen our victorious head!

Sing his praises! Alleluia! Christ is risen from the dead!

Let us pray. | Living God, you gather the wolf and the lamb to feed together in your peaceable reign, and you welcome us all at your table. Reach out to us through this meal, and show us your wounded and risen body, that we may be nourished and believe in Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen.

GREAT THANKSGIVING

It is indeed right, our duty and our joy, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks and praise to you, almighty and merciful God, for the glorious resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ, the true Paschal Lamb who gave himself to take away our sin; who in dying has destroyed death, and in rising has brought us to eternal life. And so, with Mary Magdalene and Peter and all the witnesses of the resurrection, with earth and sea and all their creatures, and with angels and archangels, cherubim and seraphim, we praise your name and join their unending hymn:

Blessed are you, O God of the universe. Your mercy is everlasting and your faithfulness endures from age to age.

Praise to you for creating the heavens and the earth. Praise to you for saving the earth from the waters of the flood. Praise to you for bringing the Israelites safely through the sea. Praise to you for leading your people through the wilderness to the land of milk and honey. Praise to you for the words and deeds of Jesus, your anointed one.

Praise to you for the death and resurrection of Christ, breaking the chains of death, washing away sin, and rescuing us from evil. Praise to you for your Spirit of peace poured out on all nations.

In the night in which he was betrayed, our Lord Jesus took bread, and gave thanks; broke it, and gave it to his disciples, saying: Take and eat; this is my body, given for you. Do this for the remembrance of me.

Again, after supper, he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it for all to drink, saying: This cup is the new covenant in my blood, shed for you and for all people for the forgiveness of sin. Do this for the remembrance of me.

O God of resurrection and new life: Pour out your Holy Spirit on us and on these gifts of bread and wine. Bless this feast. Grace our table with your presence. Reveal yourself to us in the breaking of the bread. Raise us up as the body of Christ for the world. Breathe new life into us. Send us forth, burning with justice, peace, and love.

With your holy ones of all times and places, with the earth and all its creatures, with sun and moon and stars, we praise you, O God, blessed and holy trinity, now and forever. | Amen.

LORD'S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION The risen Christ dwells with us here. All who are hungry, all who are thirsty, come.

All who seek to meet the Risen Christ in the bread and wine are welcome to the feast.

Those who are worshiping online can join the pastors on Zoom for communion following the postlude. Link

HYMNS DURING COMMUNION Seated

HYMN 362

At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing

1

At the Lamb's high feast we sing 5 praise to our victorious king, who has washed us in the tide flowing from his wounded side.

Alleluia!

2

Praise we Christ, whose love divine gives his sacred blood for wine, gives his body for the feast— Christ the victim, Christ the priest.

Alleluia!

3

Where the paschal blood is poured 7 death's dread angel sheathes the sword; Israel's hosts triumphant go through the wave that drowns the foe.

Alleluia!

8 Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed, paschal victim, paschal bread; with sincerity and love eat we manna from above. Alleluia!

4

HYMN 388

HYMN 373

6

Mighty victim from the sky, hell's fierce pow'rs beneath you lie; you have conquered in the fight, you have brought us life and light.

Alleluia!

Now no more can death appall, now no more the grave enthrall; you have opened paradise, and your saints in you shall rise.

Alleluia!

Easter triumph, Easter joy, this alone can sin destroy!

From sin's pow'r, Lord, set us free, newborn souls in you to be. Alleluia!

Father, who the crown shall give, Savior, by whose death we live, Spirit, guide through all our days: Three in One, your name we praise.

Alleluia!

Be Not Afraid Be not afraid, sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Be not afraid, sing out for joy! Christ is risen, alleluia!

Christ the Lord is Risen Today!

1

"Christ the Lord is ris'n today!"

All on earth with angels say; raise your joys and triumphs high; sing, ye heav'ns; and earth, reply.

4

Lives again our glorious king!

Where, O death, is now thy sting?

Once he died our souls to save; where thy victory, O grave?

2

Love's redeeming work is done, fought the fight, the battle won.

Lo! The sun's eclipse is o'er.

Lo! He sets in blood no more.

5

Hail the Lord of earth and heav'n!

Praise to thee by both be giv'n.

Thee we greet triumphant now; hail, the resurrection, thou!

3

Vain the stone, the watch, the seal; Christ has burst the gates of hell.

Death in vain forbids his rise; Christ has opened paradise.

6

King of glory, soul of bliss, everlasting life is this: thee to know, thy pow'r to prove, thus to sing, and thus to love!

Standing The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. | Amen.

Let us pray. | We give you thanks, generous God, for in this bread and cup we have tasted the new heaven and earth where hunger and thirst are no more.

Send us from this table as witnesses to the resurrection, that through our lives, all may know life in Jesus’ name. Amen.

BLESSING God, the Author of life, Christ, the living Cornerstone, and the life-giving Spirit of adoption, ☩ bless you now and forever. | Amen.

HYMN 376

Thine is the Glory

SENDING Alleluia! Christ is risen! | Christ is risen indeed, Alleluia!

Go in peace. Tell what God has done. | Thanks be to God. POSTLUDE

Toccata from Symphony no. 5

Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)

The liturgy is based on the service of Holy Communion (Setting Four) in Evangelical Lutheran Worship copyright © 2006.

Unless otherwise noted, all musical and text materials are from that source and are reprinted here by permission of Augsburg Fortress.

The Atrium flowers are given to the glory of God and in memory of Pastor Robert Sims by his family.

C H A N C E L

D E C O R A T I O N S

The flowers as well as today’s special musicians have been presented to the glory of God in memory or in honor of loved ones by members and friends of the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer whose names are listed on the following pages. The flowers will remain in the Chancel and may be picked up following the 11:30 am service.

E A S T E R

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Flowers and Special Music are given in Memory of:

Given by:

Our parents ............................................................................................. Dr. & Mrs. Bert Westbrook My parents: Sam & June Brown and My sister: Sylvia Brown Franklin ........................ Mary Brown Beth ............................................................................................................................................... Jim Sophie Wichtendahl and Lyle & Lorraine Andersen ............................................... (name not given) John & Irmgard Bishop.....................................................................................Pat & Susan Shannon Elizabeth E. Howard .................................................................................................. Karis Ostrander Peyton ........................................................................................................................................Gayle Our parents ......................................................................................................... Lew & Susan Engle My mother: Jean, my infant daughter: Vicky, and my granddaughter: Kathryn .......... Ellen Lawson Pastor Robert Sims ....................................................................................................... Ellen Lawson Naomi & Bob Gibeling, Sr. and Jack Strouss .......................................................... Bob Gibeling, Jr. Parents and sister ..................................................................................................... Dorothy Beasley Our mothers: Treva Poinsett, and Belle Noland ............................................... Don & Cindy Noland My wife: LaVerne Nienow ........................................................................................ Ronald Nienow Our parents ................................................................................................ Brenda & Dewey Ingham Bud & Joyce Besherse, Linda Besherse, Grandma Anderton, Roddy Pearce, and Joel Turner .......... ................................................................................................................................... David Besherse John Dilg, Madeline & Herb Studley, Clarence & Bertha Studley.................................. Len Studley Margaret Slocum and Renate Seybold ..................................................................... Jeanne P. Merritt

C. E. & Blanche Barker and D.E. and Callie Burr ................................................. Pete & Anne Burr My loving and devoted husband: Doug Glenn ............................................................. Shirley Glenn Martin & Elise Monson ........................................................................................................... Family Dan Dumont ........................................................................................Lindsey and William Dumont Mother: Elyse, and grandparents ........................................................................... Radu & Ikke Ziub Russell Kautz ................................................................................................ Carol Kautz, and family Thelma & John Slater ................................................................................................. Niall W. Slater John Taylor ..................................................................................................................... Darla Taylor Helene ........................................................................................................................ Tom Bohannon My aunts: Teddie Reasor Arnold, and Charlotte Reasor Waters ...................................... Dan Marks Mother, and aunt Marie ................................................................................................John Garrigan Hilton Austin ................................................................................................................. Pattie Austin Mr. & Mrs. H.W. Schultz ............................................................... Charissa, Stephanie, and Tiffany Our parents .......................................................................................................... Ivar & Jean Iverson Our parents: Arthur & Leonora Peterson, and Selmer & Gertie Roiland ........................................... ........................................................................................................... Pastor Darrel & Mary Peterson Our parents, and grandparents .............................................................................. The Zenoni family Our parents: Jacqueline & Paul Hermann, and Joe & Adell Butterworth .... Paul & Sharon Hermann Erna Hauser ................................................................................................. Paul & Sharon Hermann Pastor Sims .................................................................................................. Paul & Sharon Hermann My beloved husband: Ken ........................................................................................ Kaye McKneely Pastor Robert E. Lee .......................................................................................................... Linda Lael Dr. Raymond Martin .......................................................................................................... Linda Lael Our parents: Bob & Hazel, and David & Ida .............................................. Robert & Elizabeth Boyd Robert Sims ............................................................................................. Gayle & Harvey Etheredge Chris Davis ................................................................................................................... Linda Criblez John and LaVeta Scofield ....................................................................... Michael & Dawn Adamson Our parents ........................................................................................................... Julia & Allen Gary Louise Werner ...................................................................................................... Julia & Allen Gary DeDe ......................................................................................................................... Julia and Ursula Grace, Bob, Ruth, Carole, Joyce, and Merrill .......................................................................... Arlene Dad, Jon, Celia, Terry, and Betty.................................................................................. Marie Petway Our beloved friend: Dr. Gwyn Spell ..................................................................... Mike & Carol Bell All lost family members ................................................................................... Angeline Yeah-Perry Dean Spady ............................................................................................................. The Spady family Pastor Robert F. Sims ................................................................................................... Suzanne Sims Charles Klotz and Ken Breck ........................................................................................ Sheila Brock Bill West .................................................................................................................. Kris & Phil West Millie & Dan Hamernik ........................................................................................... Kris & Phil West Bob ........................................................................................................................ The Chunn family Pastor Ficken ......................................................................................................... The Chunn family Grandmother and Our great-grandparents ......................................... Savannah, Tanner, and Cooper Myrtis Carroll ................................................................................................... Steve & Cathy Vogel Gilda Jones ....................................................................................................... Steve & Cathy Vogel John Veasey ........................................................................................................................ Ed Kuehn The Rev. Dr. Robert F. Sims .........................................................................His children and family

Flowers and Special Music are given in Honor of:

Given by:

Nicholas, Wesley, Greg, James, Emery, Colin, Lydia, and Elyse ....................Pat & Susan Shannon David P. McGahan..................................................................................................... Karis Ostrander “the grands”: Bob, Lillie, and Bo...............................................................................................Gayle Our family and friends ..................................................................................... Kevin & Nikki Chunn To the glory of God ................................................................................................... Mark Andersen To the glory of God .................................................................................................. Pam Amy-Cupp To the glory of God .................................................................................................. Jacquelyne Carr Irene Keller ............................................................................. Jonathan Keller and Terry Longstreth Austin Burkhardt & Ada Burkhardt....................................Frank & Donna Burkhardt (Pop & Oma) My family: Tony, Susannah, Reed, and Mary Clara...................................................... Janet Preston My parents: Don & Shirley Eifert.................................................................................. Janet Preston

With gratitude: Linda, Peg, and Amy ...................................................................... Jeanne P. Merritt Diana Hodnett ............................................................................................................... Suzanne Sims Cammie & Randy, and Scottie ..................................................................................... Suzanne Sims My children and grandchildren ..................................................................................... Suzanne Sims Children, Grandchildren, and Great-grandchildren ............................................... Pete & Anne Burr Barbara J. Howard .............................................................................................. Karis Lee Ostrander Gratefulness for God’s presence always ........................................................... Angeline Yeah-Perry Our parents ..................................................................................................... Tom & Julie Delbrook Our boys: Nick, and Justin.............................................................................. Tom & Julie Delbrook My children: Brooke, Bruce, and Matthew................................................................ Tom Bohannon My parents: Henry & Shirley Marks ................................................................................ Dan Marks Henry & Shirley Marks.................................................................................................John Garrigan Our children ......................................................................................................... Ivar & Jean Iverson Heather, John, and Max ................................................................................................... Susan Croft Marie....................................................................................................................................... Mother My mother: Arlene Herbert .......................................................................................................Marie

THE EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF THE REDEEMER 731 Peachtree Street, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30308 www.redeemer.org | 404.874.8664 | Emergency Line: 404.874.9759 The Rev. Mark H. Larson ..................................................................................... Senior Pastor, ext. 201 The Rev. Ronald Bonner .................................................. Pastor for Community Engagement, ext. 203 The Rev. Jonathan Trapp .................................................................Pastor for Faith Formation, ext. 233 The Rev. Jenny McLellan ........................................................ Pastor for Congregational Care, ext. 224 STAFF Bob Boyd .......................................................................... Director of Operations and Finance, ext. 232 Kofi Broadnax ....................................................................................... Property Administrator, ext. 210 Seth Brown .................................................................................. Facilities and Media Director, ext. 218 Michael Clarke .............................................................................. LCFM Chef, mclarke@redeemer.org Robin Durdin ........................................................................... Office Administration Director, ext. 204 Kate Elkins ................................................................................................... Preschool Director, ext. 252 David Hansen .......................................................................................... Adult Choral Director, ext. 236 Sarah Hawbecker .......................................................... Organist & Children’s Music Director, ext. 206 Deacon Mary Houck .................................................... Children & Family Ministries Director, ext. 227 Jennifer Isaacson ....................................................................... Financial Information Director, ext. 237 Sam Long ....................................................................................... Organ Scholar, slong@redeemer.org Hillary Nelson ........................................................................... Youth Director, hnelson@redeemer.org Tawanda Searcy ............................................................... Receptionist and Wedding Director, ext. 200 Stacey Williams ............................................................................................................. Head of Security