Personal Prayers to use before worship may be found on pages 255-258.
Personal preparation for Holy Communion is found on page 295-296.
 

 
Opening Hymn: 551, Jesus, Shepherd of the Sheep
                                          https://hymnary.org/hymn/CWH2021/551
 
Order of Service: Service Setting Two (Hymnal page 172)
 
Prayer of the Day:

 O Lord Jesus Christ, you are the Good Shepherd who laid down your life for the sheep. Lead us now to the still waters of your life-giving Word that we may abide in your Father’s house forevermore; for you live and reign with him and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

 First Lesson: Acts 20:28-32*

²⁸ “Always keep watch over yourselves and over the whole flock in which the Holy Spirit has placed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which he purchased with his own blood. ²⁹ I know that after my departure savage wolves, who will not spare the flock, will come in among you. ³⁰ Even from your own group men will rise up, twisting the truth in order to draw away disciples after them. ³¹ Therefore be always on the alert! Remember that for three years, night and day, I never stopped warning each one of you with tears.
 
³² “And now I entrust you to God and to the word of his grace, which has power to build you up and to give you an inheritance among all those who are sanctified.

 
Psalm of the Day: 23F in CW Psalter (grey book page 110)
 
Second Lesson: 1 John 4:1-6*

Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. ² This is how you can recognize the Spirit of God: Every spirit who confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, ³ and every spirit who does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the Antichrist, which you have heard is coming and is already in the world. ⁴ You are from God, dear children, and you have overcome the false prophets, because the one in you is greater than the one in the world. ⁵ They are from the world. That is why they speak from a worldly perspective and the world listens to them. ⁶ We are from God. The one who knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not listen to us. That is how we can distinguish between the spirit of truth and the spirit of error.

 
Gospel Lesson:  John 10:11-18*

¹¹“I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. ¹²The hired man, who is not a shepherd, does not own the sheep. He sees the wolf coming, leaves the sheep, and runs away. Then the wolf attacks the sheep and scatters them. ¹³Because he works for money, he does not care about the sheep.
 
¹⁴“I am the Good Shepherd. I know my sheep and my sheep know me ¹⁵(just as the Father knows me and I know the Father). And I lay down my life for the sheep. ¹⁶I also have other sheep that are not of this sheep pen. I must bring them also, and they will listen to my voice. Then there will be one flock and one shepherd. ¹⁷This is why the Father loves me, because I lay down my life so that I may take it up again. ¹⁸No one takes it from me, but I lay it down on my own. I have the authority to lay it down, and I have the authority to take it up again. This is the commission I received from my Father.”

 Gospel Acclamation            John 10:14

 


 

 

 

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Hymn of the Day: 641, Lord Jesus Christ, with Us Abide
                                            https://hymnary.org/hymn/CWH2021/641
 
Sermon Text: John 10:11-18
           Theme: “Our Good Shepherd Lives On”
 
Nicene Creed: (Hymnal page 180)
 
Offering, Prayer of the Church (page 182)  
 
The Sacrament: (page 183)

(Close Communion: Christians understand Holy Communion as, among other things, a statement of agreement with all the Bible’s teachings. Members of Beautiful Savior or any WELS or ELS congregation are invited. Others are asked to wait to commune with us until after you have had a chance to compare your beliefs with what the Bible teaches. Please speak to the Pastor to set up an appointment.)

 Distribution Hymns: 659, Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior
                                                     https://hymnary.org/hymn/CWH2021/659
                                            671, Your Body, Given for Me, O Savior
                                                   Lyrics are not available; they are under copyright.
 
Prayer (page 171)  
 
Closing Hymn: 804, I Am Jesus' Little Lamb
                                           https://hymnary.org/hymn/CWH2021/804
 

*The Scripture readings are from The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version^® (EHV^®) copyright © 2019 The Wartburg Project. All rights reserved. www.wartburgproject.org
 

 Gladly serving the Lord
Please find a replacement if you cannot serve your assignment.
Opportunity      Today                            Next Sunday
Ushers                 Martin Rech                    Harold Henriksen
                                Pat Lyons                         Richard Greenwald
                                Joe Romportl                  Jim Herbst
Organist              Charlie Faught
Cleaning             Sexton/Blatterman
 
Attendance Last Week
Worship: 54; Bible Class: 18; Caring/Compassion: 4; Men’s: 9; Women’s: 5; Thursday:12           
 
Weekly Offering
Goal: $3,073.00; Received: $1,526.00; Mission: $255.00 

Every Member Visits: Visits begin this week. There is a sign-up sheet for doing this. If you would like a daytime visit instead of evening, please speak with Pastor.
 
LWMS Spring Rally:  The LWMS Spring Rally is this Saturday, April 27 at St. Matthew in Spring Valley. The rally begins with breakfast at 8:30 with the presentation and business part beginning at 9:30 AM.
 
Caring/Compassion: This group has adjusted when they meet. It will be the second Tuesday of the month at 3 PM. Our new meeting day is May 14 at 3 PM.
 
New Bible Study: When was the last time you opened your Catechism? Today we begin our next Bible study, a Basic Bible information class. Come join us in reviewing the basics and see what anyone who desires to join our church studies.
 
Voter’s Meeting/Ladies Meeting: Next Sunday in the Bible study hour we will have our quarterly meetings for both the voter’s assembly and the Ladies group.
 
Elders: The Elders meet Tuesday at 12 PM.
 
Forward in Christ: The May issue of Forward is available for you in your mailboxes.
 
Hearing Assistance: If anyone is in need of being able to hear the service better, there are assistance devices available for use. See Pastor, Andy Olslen, or an usher for help in using one.
 
AED: A defibrillator unit is available in a health emergency. It is located in the Pastor’s office.

Welcome!  To the new friends among us, we bid you welcome! To the friends who know us, we renew our welcome. If you are seeking to know Jesus Christ better, we invite you to keep studying God’s inspired, inerrant Word with us. Classes giving Bible information which you will appreciate are offered regularly. Beautiful Savior became a congregation in 1991, and today proclaims the same message of salvation through Jesus Christ alone.

This Week With Our Savior
April 14 - 21, 2024