5th Sunday of Easter May 19, 2019

Liturgical Color: White

Psalter Psalm 148
Epistle Revelations 21:1-6
Gospel Lesson: John 13:31-35
Sermon: Rev. Susan Culler

Psalm 148 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

LEADER: 1Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD from the heavens; praise the Lord, in
the heights!
ALL: 2 Praise the Lord, all his angels; praise the Lord, all his hosts!

LEADER: 3Praise the Lord, sun and moon; praise the Lord, all shining stars!
ALL: 4 Praise the Lord, highest heavens, and all waters above the

heavens!

Let them praise the name of the LORD, who commanded and they were
LEADER: 5

created.
ALL: 6 Who established them for ever and ever, and fixed their bounds,
which cannot be passed.
LEADER: 7
Praise the LORD from the earth, sea monsters and all deeps,
ALL: 8 fire and hail, snow and smoke, stormy wind fulfilling God’s

command!
LEADER: 9 Mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars!
ALL: 10 Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!
LEADER: 11 Kings of the earth and all peoples, princes and all rulers of the earth!
ALL: 12 Young men and maidens together, old men and children!

Let them praise the name of the LORD, whose name alone is exalted;
LEADER: 13

whose glory is above earth and heaven.

God has raised up a horn for his people, praise for all his faithful
ALL: 14

ones, for the people of Israel who are near their God.

Praise the LORD!

Revelation 21:1-6 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
21 Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the
first earth had passed away, and the sea was no more. 2 And I saw the holy
city, the new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as
a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice from the throne
saying,

“See, the home[a] of God is among mortals. He will dwell[b] with them;
they will be his peoples,[c]and God himself will be with them;[d]
4 he will wipe every tear from their eyes. Death will be no more;

mourning and crying and pain will be no more, for the first things have
passed away.”
5And the one who was seated on the throne said, “See, I am making all
things new.” Also he said, “Write this, for these words are trustworthy and
true.” 6 Then he said to me, “It is done! I am the Alpha and the Omega, the
beginning and the end. To the thirsty I will give water as a gift from the
spring of the water of life.

John 13:31-35 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man has been glorified,
31

and God has been glorified in him. 32 If God has been glorified in him,[a] God
will also glorify him in himself and will glorify him at once. 33 Little children, I
am with you only a little longer. You will look for me; and as I said to the
Jews so now I say to you, ‘Where I am going, you cannot come.’ 34 I give you
a new commandment, that you love one another. Just as I have loved you,
you also should love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are
my disciples, if you have love for one another.”

May 19, 2019 Hymns:

Processional Hymn: “All Creatures of Our God and King” UMH 62
Hymn of Praise: “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” UMH 384
Hymn of Dedication: “In Christ There Is No East or West” UMH 548
Recessional Hymn: “They’ll Know We Are Christians by Our Love” TFWS 2223