1. Christ is our Cornerstone The Only Way to Salvation Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday, May 22

2. Welcome to Redeemer!.

3. For Our Guests If you have questions, let us try to help. Speak with an usher, greeter, or the person next to you. If you’d like to learn more about Redeemer and its ministry, please talk to Pastor Wolfe or a church member after the service.

4. Children’s Message Each week, our younger worshipers are invited to the front of church before the sermon hymn to hear a special message for them from Pastor Wolfe.

5. Need to Know what’s going on? Check the church calendar, Get access to sermons, and more. www.redeemermandan.com Our church website has the info you need right at your fingertips

6. Prayer before Worship Lord

7. Please be courteous and silence all pagers and cell phones. Thank You

8. Mission of the Month Martin Luther College

9. 2011 VBS Aug 8 th -12 th Bible Stories Crafts Games Snacks Cinema Are you interested in sharing God’s word with children? Sunday, May 22 nd After service Informational meeting for all ages

10. Bible Basics Study Starting in June Faith Builders Study Covers the basic truths of the Christian faith. For Redeemer members & nonmemebers.

11. Christ is our Cornerstone The Only Way to Salvation Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday, May 22

12. I Know that My Redeemer Lives CW #152 Verses 1-8 Text: Samuel Medley, 1738-99 Setting: DUKE STREET Tune: attr. John C. Hatten, c. 1710-93 Opening Hymn

13. Verse 1: I know that my Redeemer lives; What comfort this sweet sentence gives! He lives, he lives, who once was dead; He lives, my everliving Head!

14. Verse 2: He lives triumphant from the grave; He lives eternally to save. He lives all glorious in the sky; He lives exalted there on high.

15. Verse 3: He lives to bless me with his love; He lives to plead for me above. He lives, my hungry soul to feed; He lives to help in time of need.

16. Verse 4: He lives to grant me rich supply; He lives to guide me with his eye. He lives to comfort me when faint; He lives to hear my soul's complaint.

17. Verse 5: He lives to silence all my fears; He lives to wipe away my tears. He lives to calm my troubled heart; He lives all blessings to impart.

18. Verse 6: He lives my kind, wise, heav'nly friend; He lives and loves me to the end. He lives, and while he lives I'll sing; He lives, my Prophet, Priest, and King

19. Verse 7: He lives and grants me daily bread; He lives, and I shall conquer death. He lives my mansion to prepare. He lives to bring me safely there.

20. Verse 8: He lives, all glory to his name; He lives, my Jesus, still the same. Oh, the sweet joy this sentence gives; "I know that my Redeemer lives!"

21. Invocation Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.

22. Confession of Sin Pastor: Beloved in the Lord; let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forginess.

23. Confession of Sin All: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words, and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good. For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity.

24. Confession of Sin All: But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, I pray; Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.

25. Lord, Have Mercy (Kyrie) ♫ All: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us. Amen.

26. (Pastor announces our forgiveness) All: Amen.

27. Pastor: In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord. Prayer and Praise

28. Glory to God ♫ All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you thanks, we praise you for your glory! Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.

29. Glory to God ♫ All: Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world; have mercy on us. You are seated at the right hand of the Father; receive our prayer, receive our prayer.

30. Glory to God ♫ All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit in the glory of God the Father.

31. Glory to God ♫ All: Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth. Glory to God, glory to God!

32. Prayer of the Day Pastor: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Pastor: Let us pray. (The pastor says the Prayer of the Day.) All: Amen.

33. God’s Word to His People 1 Kings 18: 21-45 There is only one true God

34. Psalm #33 All: The earth is full of the goodness of God, The Goodness of our God.

35. Pastor: Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; All: it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Pastor: For the Word of the LORD is right and true; All: he is faithful in all he does.

36. Pastor: Sing joyfully to the LORD, you righteous; All: it is fitting for the upright to praise him. Pastor: For the Word of the LORD is right and true; All: he is faithful in all he does.

37. Pastor: By the word of the LORD were the heavens made, All: their starry host by the breath of his mouth. Pastor: For he spoke, and it came to be; All: he commanded, and it stood firm.

38. All: The earth is full of the goodness of God, The Goodness of our God.

39. Pastor: The LORD foils the plans of the nations; All: he thwarts the purposes of the peoples. Pastor: But the plans of the LORD stand firm forever, All: the purposes of his heart through all generations.

40. Pastor: The LORD loves righteousness and justice; All: the earth is full of his unfailing love.

41. All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

42. All: The earth is full of the goodness of God, The Goodness of our God.

43. God’s Word to His People 1 Peter 2: 4-10 Christ is our cornerstone

44. Pastor: Alleluia, Alleluia. Christ is risen! He is risen indeed! Alleluia. I am the way, the truth, and the life, Says the Lord. Alleluia. Verse of the Day (Please stand)

45. Pastor: (Announces the Gospel reading) ♫ All: Glory be to you, O Lord! Gospel

46. God’s Word to His People John 14: 1-12 Jesus is the only Way

47. ♫ All: Praise be to you, O Christ! Gospel

48. Apostles’ Creed All: I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

49. Apostles’ Creed All: I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried.

50. Apostles’ Creed All: He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead.

51. Apostles’ Creed All: I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church. the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

52. Children’s Message

53. You Are the Way; Through You Alone CW #356 Verses 1-4 Text: George W. Doane, 1799-1859 Setting: DUNDEE Tune: The CL Psalms of David, Edinburgh, 1615

54. Verse 1: You are the way; through you alone Can we the Father find; In you, O Christ, has God revealed His heart and will and mind.

55. Verse 2: You are the truth; you Word alone True wisdom can impart. You only can inform the mind And purify the heart.

56. Verse 3: You are the life; the empty tomb Proclaims your conqu'ring arm, And those who put their trust in you Not death nor hell shall harm.

57. Verse 4: You are the way, the truth, the life; Grant us that way to know, That truth to keep, that life to win Whose joys eternal flow.

58. Sermon “The One and Only Way is Jesus”

59. Create in Me ♫ All: Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold, uphold me with your free Spirit.

60. In thankfulness for our salvation, we support God’s work with our offerings.

61. Prayer of the Church

62. Lord’s Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.

63. Lord’s Prayer All: Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

64. Lord’s Prayer All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen

65. Christ is the World's Light CW #343 Verses 1-4 Text: Fred P. Green, 1903-2000 Setting: CHRISTE SANCTORUM Tune: Antiphoner, Paris, 1681

66. Verse 1: Christ is the world’s light, Christ and none other; Born in our darkness, he became our brother. If we have seen him, we have seen the Father: Glory to God on high!

67. Verse 2: Christ is the world’s peace, Christ and none other; No one can serve him and despise another. Who else unites us, one with God the Father? Glory to God on high!

68. Verse 3: Christ is the world's life, Christ and none other; Sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother. He who redeemed us reigns with God the Father: Glory to God on high!

69. Verse 4: Give God the glory, God and none other; Give God the glory, Spirit, Son, and Father; Give God the glory, God with us, my brother: Glory to God on high!

70. Pastor: Blessed Lord, you have given us your Holy Scriptures for our learning. May we so hear them, read, learn, and take them to heart, that being strengthened and comforted by your Holy Word, we may cling to the blessed hope of everlasting life, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All: Amen.

71. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. All: Amen The Blessing

72. In Christ Alone CWS #752 Verses 1-4 Text: Keith Getty, b. 1974 and Stuart Townend, b. 1963 Setting: IN CHRIST ALONE Tune: Keith Getty, b. 1974 and Stuart Townend, b. 1963

73. Verse 1: In Christ alone my hope is found. He is my light, my strength, my song; This cornerstone, this solid ground, Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.

74. Verse 1: What heights of love, what depths of peace, When fears are stilled, when strivings cease! My Comforter, my all in all, Here in the love of Christ I stand.

75. Verse 2: In Christ alone—who took on flesh, Fullness of God in helpless babe. This gift of love and righteousness, Scorned by the ones he came to save.

76. Verse 2: Till on that cross, as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied; For ev’ry sin on him was laid. Here in the death of Christ I live.

77. Verse 3: There in the ground his body lay, Light of the world by darkness slain. Then bursting forth in glorious day Up from the grave he rose again!

78. Verse 3: And as he stands in victory, Sin’s curse has lost its grip on me. For I am his and he is mine— Bought with the precious blood of Christ.

79. Verse 4: No guilt in life, no fear in death, This is the pow’r of Christ in me; From life’s first cry to final breath, Jesus commands my destiny.

80. Verse 4: No pow’r of hell, no scheme of man Can ever pluck me from his hand; Till he returns or calls me home, Here in the pow’r of Christ I’ll stand.

81. Silent Prayer