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PENTECOST SUNDAY

June 4, 2017 – 10:30 a.m.

Acolyte – Lanae Caldwell

Lector – Twyla Karkut

†Stand as you are able

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Gathering Song –

Pentecost Steve Beckham

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Welcome and Sharing of Peace

Announcements – Everett Parker (see page 16)

†Confession of Gifts

P: Today we are united by the Living God who creates us, redeems us and enlivens

us. All: Amen.

P: “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your

calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and father of all, and in you all.

But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift.” Let

us bear witness to these words by confessing to God and one another our giftedness.

All: We confess that we were made in the image and likeness of God. Each of us

has been endowed with many unique gifts. These gifts are ours to be used for the

benefit of the kingdom of God and to God’s glory. We are, each of us, amazing.

We are masterpieces of God, beautiful and of great worth. We are of such worth

that the God of the universe became one of us, in order to save all of us.

We are salt and light for the world. We are God’s partners for creating a just

and peaceful world.

P: We live in a world full of enmity and strife. We live in a world with rich and poor;

hungry and overfed. What shall we do with our gifts?

All: We will see all people as gifted. We choose to look for the inherent worth of

every human being. We desire to join with people of all races, classes, and

religions to employ our gifts for the creation of a just planet. Our vision is

nothing less than the promised shalom of God.

P: May God, who has given us the will to do such things, and our wonderfully diverse

gifts, also grant us the diligence and courage to accomplish them. May God lead us by

the power of the Holy Spirit. May God’s love be as real to us as our own heartbeats.

All: Amen! Let it be so! Amen!

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Hymn of Praise

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Prayer of the Day

O God, on this day you open the hearts of your faithful people by sending

into us your Holy Spirit. Breathe new life into us by the breath of your

Spirit. Blow us in new directions. Ignite our hearts with the flame of your

presence and shine through us with the grace and love of Jesus Christ, our

Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one

God, now and forever. Amen.

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First Lesson Acts 2:1-21

When the day of Pentecost had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And

suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it

filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 Divided tongues, as of fire,

appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. 4 All of them were

filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit

gave them ability. 5 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in

Jerusalem. 6 And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because

each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. 7 Amazed and

astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are speaking Galileans? 8 And

how is it that we hear, each of us, in our own native language? 9 Parthians,

Medes, Elamites, and residents of Mesopotamia, Judea and Cappadocia, Pontus

and Asia, 10 Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya belonging to

Cyrene, and visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes, 11 Cretans and

Arabs—in our own languages we hear them speaking about God’s deeds of

power.” 12 All were amazed and perplexed, saying to one another, “What does

this mean?” 13 But others sneered and said, “They are filled with new wine.” 14 But Peter, standing with the eleven, raised his voice and addressed them,

“Men of Judea and all who live in Jerusalem, let this be known to you, and listen

to what I say. 15 Indeed, these are not drunk, as you suppose, for it is only nine

o’clock in the morning. 16 No, this is what was spoken through the prophet

Joel: 17 ‘In the last days it will be, God declares,

that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh,

and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,

and your young men shall see visions,

and your old men shall dream dreams. 18 Even upon my slaves, both men and women,

in those days I will pour out my Spirit;

and they shall prophesy. 19 And I will show portents in the heaven above

and signs on the earth below,

blood, and fire, and smoky mist. 20 The sun shall be turned to darkness

and the moon to blood,

before the coming of the Lord’s great and glorious day. 21 Then everyone who calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.’

L: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

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Second Lesson 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13

No one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit.

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5 and there are varieties

of services, but the same Lord; 6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the

same God who activates all of them in everyone. 7 To each is given the

manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8 To one is given through the

Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge

according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another

gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another the working of miracles, to

another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds

of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 All these are activated by

one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit

chooses.

12 For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of

the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. 13 For in the one Spirit

we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves or free—and we

were all made to drink of one Spirit.

L: The Word of the Lord. All: Thanks be to God.

Gospel Acclamation

Hallelujah! (Alleluia) – Kildare Steve Beckham

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Gospel John 20:19-23

Response after the announcement: (spoken) Glory to you, O Lord.

When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the

house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came

and stood among them and said, “Peace be with you.” 20 After he said this, he

showed them his hands and his side. Then the disciples rejoiced when they saw

the Lord. 21 Jesus said to them again, “Peace be with you. As the Father has sent

me, so I send you.” 22 When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to

them, “Receive the Holy Spirit. 23 If you forgive the sins of any, they are

forgiven them; if you retain the sins of any, they are retained.”

P: The Gospel of the Lord

Response after the conclusion: (spoken) Praise to you, O Christ.

The Message “The Spirit of Pentecost” Pastor Steve Beckham

†Hymn of the Day – O Breathe on Me, O Breath of God

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†Prayers of Intercession (please remain standing)

L: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. L: Let us pray.

Offering

Offertory Prayer

L: Be known to us, O Lord, in the breaking of the bread, as you were made

known to the disciples. Receive these gifts, and the offering of our lives,

that we may be your risen body in the world. All: Amen.

Great Thanksgiving (spoken)

P: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them to the Lord.

P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. All: It is right to give our thanks

and praise.

P: It is indeed right …and join their unending hymn:

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†Words of Institution

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Invitation to Communion – (Follow the ushers’ directions. Please be seated.)

Distribution of Communion

Post Communion Blessing & Benediction … All: Amen.

†The Sending Song – O Holy Spirit, Root of Life No. 399

Dismissal

Reprinted from Sundays and Seasons, copyright 2010 Augsburg Fortress. Used by permission of Augsburg Fortress, Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Setting Four, Holy Communion, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress.

Hymns used under permission of CCLI #519923

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WELCOME. WE’RE GLAD YOU’RE HERE and we trust the Spirit will touch you in

our worship today. Please fill out the worship card and place it in the offering

plate. Thank you. A WELCOME GIFT for first time guests can be found in the

built-in wall rack near the entry doors. CHILD CARE IS AVAILABLE upstairs in the

nursery. A child activity bag for use during worship is available from the ushers.

Greeter is Twyla Karkut. Ushers are Danny Bach and Janet Sims. LARGE PRINT

BULLETINS are available from the ushers.

ALTAR FLOWERS are placed to the Glory of God by Marion Beckman for

Kristen’s birthday, and by Nancy Sansum for Christine’s graduation from SMU.

TODAY – Day of Pentecost. Please join us in the Fellowship Hall following worship

for coffee, juice and conversation. New issue of Glimpses can be found in the narthex.

MONDAY – Church Council meeting, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY – Choir Rehearsal, 7:15 p.m.

NEXT SUNDAY – Holy Trinity. Adult Education (Isaiah) 9 a.m., Worship, 10:30 a.m.

Hunger insert. Prayers for Healing – a brief service following worship. BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK: FRIDAY – Ruth Whallon.

JOYS & CONCERNS – Vicki and Steve Gammer celebrate their 13th wedding

anniversary today, John and Jean Betz celebrate their 66th on Friday, and Laura and

Stuart Subke celebrate their 15th next Sunday. We rejoice with these couples on this

special occasion …Continue to keep each other in your prayers.

Note – There will be no Glorious Dei newsletter sent out for the month of June.

LOOKING AHEAD:

June 11 – Holy Trinity Sunday

June 17 – LRCC Walk – Support Pr. Steve with a donation

June 18 – Father’s Day

June 19-30 – Germany Tour – 500th Anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation

June 25 – Summer Schedule, 10:00 a.m. (No adult education.)

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church is a Reconciling in Christ Congregation

GLORIA DEI LUTHERAN CHURCH

5872 Naples Plaza, Long Beach, CA 90803

Steve Beckham, Pastor 562-438-0929

Richard L. Hoover – Minister of

Music/Organist

www.gdlclb.org