John 5:1-9; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 | Ever helped with a home restoration project? Or, restored an old piece of furniture? Restoring furniture is hard work, but it’s often worth the effort because – by the end – that piece of furniture not only looks better, but functions better. Point being: often we don’t just restore something so it looks better, but so that it can serve its purpose more fully. Which, for ourselves as followers of Jesus, the same is true. We, too – like the man we meet in our Gospel lesson – have been restored through Christ. But now, as people who have experienced Christ’s healing and grace, how are we going forth to live? Do we also have a renewed purpose? And a renewed function? As we continue toward the end of the Easter season, join us for worship as we hear God’s promise to invest in us, and as we are sent to walk according to God’s intentions that’ve been laid since the foundation of the world.
Sunday, May 25, 2025, Sixth Sunday of Easter Bulletin
Copyright acknowledgments: Music covered under Augsburg Fortress License #SB135131, CCLI License #1141706, One License #738128-A. Scripture from New Revised Standard Version Bible, © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. Gathering: Blessing, Honor, and Glory. Text and Music: Geoff Bullock and David Reidy. Text and Music: © 1998 Geoff Bullock Music. Covered under One License subscription. Hymn of the Day: Lift Up Your Heads. Text: Susan R. Briehl, b. 1952. Music: WEST LEESTAD, Zebulon M. Highben, b. 1979. Text: © 2013 Susan R. Briehl, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Music: © 2013 Zebulon M. Highben, admin. Augsburg Fortress. Covered under One License subscription. Offering: Spirit of Gentleness. Text and Music: James K. Manley. Text and Music: © 1978 J. Manley Publishing. Covered under One License subscription. Communion Song: Behold, I Make All Things New. Downloaded from the website. Permission for music copyright 2011 by Esther Mui. Sending Song: River of Glory. Text and Music: Dan Schutte. Text and Music: © 1991 Oregon Catholic Press. Covered under One License subscription.