April 19, 2026 | Third Sunday of Easter
Gathering
PRELUDE
CALL to WORSHIP From Psalm 2; 115
Pastor: Serve the Lord with
fear, rejoice and come
before Him with
trembling.
People: Kiss the Son, lest he
be angry,
and you perish in the
way.
Pastor: Blessed are those who
take refuge in Him. Let
us bless the Lord,
People: From this time forth
and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!
Pastor: Come let us go up to
the mountain of the
Lord, to the house of
the God of Jacob,
All: That He may teach us
His ways and that we
may walk in His
paths. ◆
PRAYER of INVOCATION from Psalm11:7
SONG of ADORATION “Praise to the Lord the Almighty” #27
Confession and Assurance
READING of GOD’S LAW
Hear God’s Law, His Will for Your Life, from 1 Cor 10:1-14
For I do not want you to be unaware, brothers, that our fathers were all under the cloud, and all passed through the sea, and all were baptized into Moses in the cloud and in the sea, and all ate the same spiritual food, and all drank the same spiritual drink. For they drank from the spiritual Rock that followed them, and the Rock was Christ. Nevertheless, with most of them God was not pleased, for they were over-thrown in the wilderness.
Now these things took place as examples for us, that we might not desire evil as they did. Do not be idolaters as some of them were; as it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.” We must not indulge in sexual immorality as some of them did, and 23,000 fell in a single day. We must not put Christ to the test, as some of them did and were destroyed by serpents, nor grumble, as some of them did and were destroyed by the Destroyer.
Now these things happened to them as an example, but they were written down for our instruction, on whom the end of the ages has come. Therefore let anyone who thinks that he stands take heed lest he fall. No temptation has overtaken you that is not common to man. God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation he will also provide the way of escape, that you may be able to endure it. Therefore, my beloved, flee from idolatry.
This is the Word of the Lord.
Thanks be to God.
PRAYER of CONFESSION Martin Luther
Lord, I am a vessel, empty of my own righteousness.
My Lord, fill me with the righteousness of Christ.
I am weak in the faith; strengthen me.
I am cold in love; warm me and make me fervent, that my
love may go out to my neighbor.
I do not have a strong and firm faith; at times I doubt and
am unable to trust You altogether.
O Lord, help me. Strengthen my faith and trust in You.
In You I have sealed the treasure of all I have.
I am poor; You are rich, and came to be merciful to the poor.
I am a sinner; You are upright.
With me, there is an abundance of sin; in You is the fullness
of righteousness.
Therefore, I will remain in You, from whom I can receive,
but to whom I may not give. Amen.◆
ASSURANCE of PARDON From Rom 4, Col 1
Receive these words of comfort from God:
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
He will not always chide, nor will he keep his anger forever.
He does not deal with us according to our sins,
Nor repay us according to our iniquities.
For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
So great is his steadfast love toward those who fear him;
As far as the east is from the west,
So far does he remove our transgressions from us.
Amen. ◆
SONG of RESPONSE “Christus Victor“ #224
Life of Worship
PROFESSION of FAITH
The Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, of all that exists—seen and unseen.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father before all worlds; Light of Light, True God of 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.
By the power of the Holy Spirit, he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and was made man.
For our sake, He was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suf-fered death and was buried.
On the third day he rose again, in accordance with the Scriptures, and ascended into heaven, where he sits 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 Ghost, the Lord, the Giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and from the Son. With the Father and the Son He is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one holy, universal, and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism unto the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
Amen.◆
OFFERING
DOXOLOGY CH#815
PRAYER of DEDICATION
CHILDREN’S CATECHISM
Q. 11. Is our God
sovereign?
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Yes, our God is
sovereign and all that He wills
comes to pass.
(Eph. 1:11; Rom. 11:36; Dan. 4:35)
PASSING of the PEACE
(Children age 3 through grade 5 may go to Judson Kids.)
PRAYER OF INTERCESSION
THE LORD’S PRAYER
Our Father which art in heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done in 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. ◆
Ministry of the Word
SONG “How Sweet & Aweful Is This Place” #164
PRAYER for ILLUMINATION
SCRIPTURE READING John 7:37-39
On the last day of the feast, the great day, Jesus stood up and cried out, “If anyone thirsts, let him come to me and drink. Whoever believes in me, as the Scripture has said ‘Out of his heart will flow rivers of living water.’” Now this he said about the Spirit, whom those who believed in him were to receive, for as yet the Spirit had not been given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.
SERMON “Streams of Living Water”
SONG of DEPARTURE “My Friends, May You Grow in Grace”
My friends, may you grow in grace,
And in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior.
My friends, may you grow in grace,
And in the knowledge of Jesus Christ.
To God be the glory, now and forever!
Now and forever, Amen! (Repeat)
Meaney / Demey / Kett © 2000 Timothy James CCLI #3071858
BENEDICTION
POSTLUDE
