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A member of The Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Receiving and giving the love and hope of Christ
Worship Schedule
Sa turda y: 5:00 pm tra di ti ona l • Sunda y: 8:00 a m tra di ti ona l
Sunda y: 10:30 a m contempora ry
Speci a l s ervi ces duri ng Advent, Lent & Summer
210 E. Pleasant St., Oconomowoc, WI 53066 | 262-567-5001 | www.splco.org
Welcome to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, School
& Early Childhood Center
Rev. Lance Armstrong O’Donnell, Senior Pastor John Kelling, Pastor Emeritus
Allison Mackie, Director of Parish Music ŚƌŝƐƟŶĞ&ůŽƌĞƐ͕ Director
Jill George, Principal Adrianna Lubner, Middle School YouthDirector
Volume 26 Office Hours: 7:00 am – 3:30 pm Number 21
Please fill out an attendance card As the prelude begins, worshipers are
and place it in the offering plate. ĞŶĐŽƵƌĂŐĞĚƚŽĐŽŶĐůƵĚĞĐŽŶǀ ĞƌƐĂƟŽŶ
and quietly prepare for worship.
GUEST INFORMATION
Wel come! If you a re a guest, the following MAY 30, 2021
i nformation may help you:
If you ha ve questions, or would like more HOLY TRINITY
i nformation about St. Pa ul’s, a n usher will be
Pastor Emeritus: John Kelling
ha ppy to help you.
Pl ease fill out a n a ttendance ca rd, l ocated on Theme: h ŶƟůt ĞD ĞĞƚ ŐĂŝŶ
the pew in front of you, a nd place it i n the
offeri ng plate. dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůt ŽƌƐŚŝƉ
If you ha ve small children, there a re activity LSB, Divine Service 2, pg. 167
ba gs l ocated behind the back pews that might
be helpful for your child. Contemporary Worship
Special Order
HOLY COMMUNION
Pl ease read our confession found on page 329-330 of the Lutheran Servi ce Book a nd i ndicate
your a greement with our beliefs by checking the box next to the names of those communing.
Thos e who share in our confession of faith of the Lord’s Supper are welcome to receive.
If you hol d a confession differing from this congregation, please s peak with a pastor or elder.
Non-communing, baptized children a re welcome to come to the table for a blessing.
If you a re physically unable to come to the table, please let a n usher know a nd the pastor will
come to you a nd give you communion.
Communion Wine
The wi ne glasses i n the center of each tra y contain one drop of communion wine. The glasses
tha t contain more wine a re rose in color.
2LAST WEEK’S ATTENDANCE Sca n the QR code a nd give
5:00 pm – 54 Total: 284 el ectronically. This i s a safe and
8:00 a m – 145 ea sy wa y to offer your gifts to
10:30 a m – 85 God.
THIS WEEKEND
5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Music Leaders Allison Mackie Allison Mackie Praise Team
Acolytes TBD TBD TBD
Altar Guild Mi chel l e Wi l s on Mega n Mi l l er Sa ra h Neff
Elders Mi ke Tes ch Arno Ki rchenwi tz Jon Schmel i ng
Pa t Ga rtzke (church)
Greeters Ri ck Za s trow John Mel vi n
Ga ry Pri bnow (s chool )
Power Point N/A N/A Lea h Johns on
Radio N/A Cheryl Tes ch N/A
Ushers Ga ry Fl a na ga n Bob Bra tz Truma n Sei fert
SPONSORS
Radio Broadcast: In l ovi ng memory of Wa l do & Is i e Hol tzhueter by thei r fa mi l y
Altar Flowers: Todd & Col l een Leonha rdt i n l ovi ng memory of Todd’s fa ther,
Edwa rd, who woul d ha ve been 85 yea rs -ol d on Ma y 30th
Our 8:00 am Worship Service is Families with small children:
broadcast live on WTKM 104.9 dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĂĐƟǀ ŝƚLJďĂŐƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞ
and at available at back of the church that might be helpful
www.splco.org. for your child.
3Summer office hours
Our summer office hours will be 8am to 2pm, effective June 1 st through August 24th. Please make a
note of it.
Summer lakeside worship services
Our Lakeside Summer worship services will begin on June 2 nd and run through August 25 th at 6:30 pm
in our backyard by Fowler Lake. Please bring a chair! The sermon will be that of the weekend prior. If
there is inclement weather, the worship service will be moved to the church nave.
St. Paul’s Ladies Aid
Let’s get a head start on enjoying those “Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer” at our June meeting on
Thursday, June 3 rd, at 5:30 pm, in the Fellowship Hall.
Please bring an appetizer to pass AND your ideas on how we can celebrate the 135th anniversary of
Ladies Aid at St. Paul’s. We hope to celebrate this momentous occasion sometime in September. So
please join us as we jump into the summer of 2021!
LWML
We will meet for our last meeting of the season on Tuesday, June 1 st, at 6:00 pm at Rosati’s. Rev.
Shauen and Krista Trump and family will be joining us for dinner and fellowship. Remember your mites
and grant votes for the convention. Please give Kathy Mueller a call if you plan to attend at 262-468-
6926.
Dear St. Paul’s,
Given our location downtown and my years-long desire to be involved in a community organization,
I’m happy to announce that I—and we at St. Paul’s—have become members of the Downtown
Oconomowoc Business Association (DOBA). During our 150th anniversary, St. Paul’s committed to our
historic downtown location. Being involved in DOBA is a great opportunity for us to serve our
community.
Looking ahead, DOBA is asking St. Paul's if we’re willing to help create a special kids area for Fall Fest
on September 11 th. This summer they’re looking for volunteer help at the Village Green Beer Gardens
from 4:30-9pm on FRIDAY, JULY 16 TH. Please let me (podonnell@splco.org, 262-567-5001) or Amy
Hackbarth (amy@splco.org, 262-567-5001) know if you’re able to volunteer.
Rev. Lance Armstrong O'Donnell, Senior Pastor
4Voters’ Meeting
June 6, 2021
11:45 am in the Church
AGENDA
St. Paul's Mission: "Receivingand giving the love and hope of Christ"
A. Call to Order
B. Opening Devotion
C. Approval of Agenda/Minutes from Previous Voters’
Meetings
D. Old Business
E. New Business
1. Presentation of slate of candidates for approval
2. Presentation of 2021 – 2022 Fiscal Budget
3. Divine Call to Adrianna Lubner
F. Committee Reports
1. Board of Elders Report
a. Pastor’s Par ish report
2. New Member committee report
3. Marketing/Publicity committee report
4. Mission Outreach committee
5. Education committee report
a. School Principal report
6. Operations committee report
G. Adjournment
I. Closing Prayer
72021-2022 LEADERSHIP POSITIONS
POSITION CURRENT Term Ends CANDIDATE Term ends
President Jerry DeWi tz 2021 D ĂƩ ŝŶŶĂƵĞƌ 2023
Vi ce President #1 Erik Benes 2022
Vi ce President #2 Cheryl Tesch 2022
Treasurer Jerry DeWitz 2023
ĚƵ ĐĂƟŽ ŶŽ ŵŵŝƩ ĞĞ͕ ŝƌĞĐƚŽ ƌ Da rren Ra tzow 2021 ???
K ƉĞƌĂƟŽŶƐŽŵ ŵŝƩ ĞĞ͕ ŝƌĞĐƚŽ ƌ Glenn Leidel 2022
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1 Ri ck Zas trow, Di r 2021 Rick Zastrow 2023
2 Jim Juneau 2021 Jim Juneau, Dir 2023
3 D ĂƩ ŝŶŶĂƵĞƌ 2021 Dave Meyer 2023
4 Chuck Laabs 2022 Dan Eifert 2023
Boa rd of Elders 5 Arno Ki rchenwi tz 2022
6 OPEN 2021 Mike Stollenwerk 2023
7 Tom Showen 2022
8 Cha d Eberha rdt 2021 Chad Eberhardt 2023
9 OPEN D ĂƩ ^ĐŚĞĚůĞƌ 2023Congregation at Prayer
A Gui de for Da i l y Medi ta ti on a nd Pra yer
Hol y Tri ni ty: Until We Meet Again
Ma y 30 – June 6, 2021
h ŶƟůt ĞD ĞĞƚŐĂŝŶ
When Isaiah “ƐĂǁ ƚŚ Ğ>Ž ƌĚƐŝƫ ŶŐƵ ƉŽ ŶĂƚŚ ƌŽ ŶĞ͕ Ś ŝŐŚĂŶĚůŝŌĞĚƵ Ɖ͕ ” he cri ed out and
confessed that he was “a man of unclean lips.” If even the holy a ngels cover their faces i n
the presence of “the Ki ng, the LORD of hosts,” how can sinful humans stand before Him (Is.
6:1–5)? Yet, the gl ory of the Lord is saving grace, a nd with “a burning coal” from the altar
the a ngel touched Isaiah’s lips, removing his guilt (Is. 6:6–7). Li kewise, from the altar of
Chri s t’s cross, by the ministry of the Gospel, “the whole earth is full of his glory” (Is. 6:3). For
He wa s crucified, died and buried, “according to the definite plan and foreknowledge of
God,” a nd God “ra ised him up, l oosing the pangs of death” (Acts 2:23–24). He “received
from the Fa ther the promise of the Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:33), a nd He raises up the fallen world
by pouri ng out His l ife-giving Spirit upon sinners through His earthly Means of Grace. To give
ƚŚ ŝƐƐĂǀ ŝŶŐŐŝŌ͕ ' Ž ĚƐĞŶƚ, ŝƐ^ŽŶŝŶƚŽ ƚŚ Ğǁ ŽƌůĚ͕ “that whoever believes i n him should not
peri sh but have eternal l ife” (John 3:16–17).
The Order of Meditation and Prayer
Pray and confess out loud as much from the order of meditation and prayer as you are able, or as
your family size and ages dictate. Learn by heart the verse, catechism, and hymn of the week.
Invocation
In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.Amen.
Apostles’ Creed
Verse: John 3:15-16 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit,he
ca nnot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born
of the Spirit is spirit.
Psalm: Ps alm 119: Aleph and Beth and/or the appointed daily psalms for General Psalms in
Ps a lm Schedule LSB, p. 304
Sun. Mon. Tue. Wed. Thur. Fri. Sat. Sun.
Daily
Psalms
Morning 19 136 123 15 36 130 56 67
Evening 81, 113 97, 112 30, 86 48, 4 80, 27 32, 139 100, 62 46, 93
5Sacrament of Holy Baptism—What is Baptism? Which is that Word of God? What benefits
does baptism give? Which are these words and promises of God?
What is Baptis m?
3rd Grade +
Baptism is not just plain water;
but it is the water
inc luded in G od’s c ommand
and c ombined with G od’s Word
Which is that word of God?
1st Grade +
C hrist our L ord s ays in the last chapter of M atthew:
Theref ore go and make disciples of all nations, Kindergarten +
baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Spirit .
What benefits does baptism give? 3rd Grade +
I t works forgiveness of s ins,
res c ues from death and the devil,
and gives eternal s alvation to all who believe this,
as the words and promises of G od declare .
Which are thes e words and promis es of God?
2nd Grade +
C hrist our L ord s ays in the last chapter of M ark;
Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved,
but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
Holy Trinity: Until We Meet Again
Day Bible Stories for the Family & School Daily prayer readings from LSB, p. 299
Sun. Jesus Appears to Nicodemus—John 3:1-17 Num. 35:9-30 Luke 24:28-53
Mon. The Life of the Church—Acts 2:37-47 Eccl. 8:1-17 John 9:1-23
Tue. Peter and John Heal the Lame Man—Acts 3:1-10 Eccl. 9:1-17 John 9:24-41
Wed. Peter Preaches in the Temple—Acts 3:11—4:4 Eccl. 10:1-20 John 10:1-21
Thur. Peter and John Are Arrested—Acts 4:5-22 Eccl. 11:1-10 John 10:22-42
Peter and John Give Thanks for Being
Fri. Eccl. 12:1-14 John 11:1-16
Persecuted—Acts 4:23-31
Prayers: Collects for the Week, Daily Themes for Prayer, In Our Prayers at St. Paul’s
ůŵ ŝŐŚƚLJĂŶĚĞǀ ĞƌůĂƐƟŶŐ' ŽĚ͕ zŽƵ have given us grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal
Trinity by the confession of a true faith and to worship the Unity in the power of the Divine Majesty.Daily Themes for Prayer
Sunday: Pray for the joy of the resurrection among us; for the fruit of faith nourished by the
Word and Sacraments.
Monday: Pray for faith to live in the promises of Holy Baptism; for one’s calling and daily work;
for the unemployed; for the salvation and well-being of our neighbors; for schools,
colleges, and seminaries; for good government and for peace.
Tuesday: Pray for deliverance against temptation and evil; for the addicted and despairing, the
tortured and oppressed; for those struggling with besetting sins.
Wednesday: Pray for marriage and family, that husbands and wives, parents and children live in
ordered harmony according to the Word of God; for parents who must raise children
alone; for our communities and neighborhoods.
Thursday: Pray for the Church and her pastors; for teachers, deacons, deaconesses, and other
church workers; for missionaries and for all who serve the Church; for fruitful and
salutary use of the blessed sacrament of Christ’s body and blood.
Friday: Pray for the preaching of the holycross of our Lord Jesus Christ and for the spread of His
knowledge throughout the whole world; for the persecuted and oppressed; for the sick
and dying.
Saturday: Pray for faithfulness to the end; for the renewal of those who are withering in the faith
or have fallen away; for receptive hearts and minds to God’s Word on the Lord’s Day;
for pastors and people as they prepare to administer and receive Christ’s holy gifts.
In Our Prayers this Week
Those sick or hospitalized: MEMBERS – Ann Duggan–swollen foot; Louise Stenson; Florence
Za strow–Shorehaven; Ma rilyn Runyard; Richard Schultz; :ĞĂŶĞƩ Ğ>ĞŽŶŚĂƌĚƚ͖ Vernon Schilling–
ca ncer; Ma rcus Pa nkow–cancer; Li nda Leidel–ĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĚŚ ĞĂůŝŶŐ; George Na gel–Shorehaven;
Bernice Jorgenson–cancer; David Mueller–healing; Chad Eberhardt; Wilbur Pieper; Barb Pieper;
Ca rolyn Pankow–Shorehaven; Peggy Lauber–liver and bone cancer; Laura Gruen–recovering from
bra in surgery; Lucille Campbell–cancer treatment; Mary Buss–ĐĂŶĐĞƌ͖ (broken neck); Jennifer (Diana Ra dtke’s ni ece)–healing from a neurysm; Ken Na s h; John
Hi ldebrandt; Fred Storm (Lynda Ra des’s brother); Fred Storm (Lynda Rades’s fa ther); Yvonne
(Sheila Rams’ sister)–stroke; Merita Dinnauer; Sue Jansen; Armin Tessmann– strength in walking,
ƌŝŐŚ ƚĂƌŵĂŶĚŚ ĂŶĚ͖ ŽƵŐʹ >͖ Ăƌď;Ăǀ Ğ^ĐŚůŽŵĞƌ͛ ƐŵŽŵ ͿͶ ƐĞǀ ĞƌĞŚ ĞĂĚĂĐŚĞƐ͖ ^ĐŽƩ ŽŽŬŝŶŐĨŽƌǁ ĂƌĚƚŽƚŚĞ^ĞĐŽŶĚ^ƵŶĚĂLJĂŌĞƌWĞŶƚĞĐŽƐƚ:ƵŶĞϲ͕ ϮϬϮϭ
Hymns: 645, 668 (795, 528, 526) 578
Reverse the Curse (Pastor O’Donnell)
dŚ ĞĚĞǀ ŝůĚĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĚƵƐ͕ ĞŶƟĐŝŶŐƵƐƚŽ ĚŝƐƌĞŐĂƌĚĂŶĚĚŝƐŽ ďĞLJƚŚ Ğt ŽƌĚŽ Ĩ' Ž ĚĂŶĚĚƌŝǀ ŝŶŐƵƐ
to hi de “from the face of the Lord God.” But the Lord, i n His mercy, promised a Savior, who
woul d s et Himself a gainst the devil on our behalf (Gen. 3:8–15). The Son of Man came, the
i nca rnate Son of God, conceived a nd born of the woman. Though He appears to be “out of
hi s mind” (Ma rk 3:21), He fulfills the will of God and makes of us His own brothers a nd
s i sters. He “firs t binds the s trong man,” Satan, by atoning for the sins of the world, thereby
ƌĞŵ Ž ǀ ŝŶŐƚŚ ĞĐŽ ŶĚĞŵŶĂƟŽ ŶŽ ĨƚŚ Ğ>Ăǁ ĂŶĚƚŚ ĞĨĞĂƌŽ ĨĚĞĂƚŚ ;D ĂƌŬϯ ͗ Ϯϳ Ϳ͘ dŚ ĞƌĞĨŽ ƌĞ͕ ͞ ǁ Ğ
do not l ose heart,” despite the s uffering, sin a nd death that we experience in this fallen
worl d, “for God, who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has s hone in our hearts to give
the l i ght of the knowledge of the glory of God in the fa ce of Jesus Chri st.” (2 Corinthians
4:6, ESV).
10Life Thoughts in the Church Year
Almighty God makes Himself known to us as Father, Son, and Spirit (Isaiah 6:3, 8). He delights in
nothing more than bringing forth children (Psalm 29:9; John 3:3-5). Childbearing means more than
ũƵƐƚƉŽůŝƟĐĂůĐŽŶƚƌŽǀ ĞƌƐLJŽƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĂůĐŚŽŝĐĞ͘ /ƚďĞůŽŶŐƐƚŽƚŚĞ' ŽƐƉĞů͛ƐĞƐƐĞŶĐĞƚŽĐŚĞƌŝƐŚĂůůƚŚĞůŝƩ ůĞ
ones. Whom shall He send to celebrate it? Here we are—send us!
Stewardship
John 3:6 – “That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.” In Holy
ĂƉƟƐŵ ͕ ǁ ĞƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞĂŶĞǁ ďŝƌƚŚ͗ ƐƉŝƌŝƚĨƌŽŵ ^Ɖŝƌŝƚ͘ t ŝƚŚƚŚĂƚƌĞďŝƌƚŚǁ ĞƌĞĐĞŝǀ ĞŶĞǁ ĚĞƐŝƌĞƐ͕ ŶĞǁ ůŝǀ ĞƐ͕
ĂŶĚŶĞǁ ƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͘ dŽƚŚĞ;ŇĞƐŚůLJͿǁ ŽƌůĚ͕ ŚƌŝƐƟĂŶŐĞŶĞƌŽƐŝƚLJŵ ĂŬĞƐŶŽƐĞŶƐĞ͘ dŚĞƚŽƚĂůŵ ŝŶƵƐĂ
ƉĞƌĐĞŶƚĂŐĞŝƐůĞƐƐƚŚĂŶƚŚĞŽƌŝŐŝŶĂůƚŽƚĂů͘Ƶƚ^ƉŝƌŝƚͲƌĞďŽƌŶŚƌŝƐƟĂŶƐŬŶŽǁ ƚŚĂƚ' ŽĚ͛ Ɛŵ ĂƚŚǁ ŽƌŬƐ
differently – as we might expect from the Trinity! A blessing received from God becomes more of a
blessing when it is used in generosity to bless others.
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15WEEK AT A GLANCE
MONDAY OFFICE CLOSED
May 31
TUESDAY LWML Ros a ti ’s 6:00 pm
June 1
WEDNESDAY La kes i de Wors hi p Ba ckya rd 6:30 pm
June 2
THURSDAY La di es Ai d Fellowship Ha l l 5:30 pm
June 3 Pra i s e dĞĂŵ WƌĂĐƟĐĞ Church 7:00 pm
Journeymen Fellowship Ha l l 7:30 a m
SATURDAY Tra di ti ona l Wors hi p Church 5:00 pm
June 5
AA Meeti ng Fellowship Ha l l 8:30 pm
Tra di ti ona l Wors hi p Church 8:00 a m
Bl ood Pres s ure Screeni ng Church Offi ce 9:15 a m
SUNDAY Adul t Bi bl e Study Fellowship Ha l l 9:15 a m
June 6
Contempora ry Wors hi p Church 10:30 a m
Regul a r Voters ’ Meeti ng Church 11:45 a m
BIBLE STUDIES
Sunday Adult Bible Study
Sunday: 9:15 am - Fellowship Hall
262-567-5001
Women of Joy J ourneymen
Saturday (1 st & 3 rd) - 8:00 am Saturday (2nd & 4th) - 7:30 am
Whelan’s Fellowship Hall
The June/July Epistle is online at www.splco.org
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16NEXT WEEKEND
5:00 PM 8:00 AM 10:30 AM
Readings Genes i s 3:8-15 2 Cor. 4:13-5:1 Ma rk 3:20-35
Acolytes TBD TBD TBD
Altar Guild Ba rb Hentz Ja cki e Meyer Ba rb Sta r
Elders Chuck La a bs Ri ck Za s trow Eri k Benes
Ji m & Judy Bra a tz (church)
Greeters John Mel vi n Anne Fa i t
Ji m & Ma rlene Steinberg (s chool )
PowerPoint N/A N/A Lea h Johns on
Radio N/A Chuck Muecke N/A
Ushers Bob Bra tz Ri ck Za s trow Eri k Benes
JUNE 6, 2021
THE SECOND SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST
Pastor: Lance Armstrong O’Donnell
Theme: Reverse the Curse
dƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůt ŽƌƐŚŝƉ
LSB, Divine Service 3, pg. 184
Contemporary Worship
Special Order
13THE HOLY TRINITY
Isaiah 6:1-8
I n the year that King U zziah died I s aw the L ord s itting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train
of his robe filled the temple. Above him s tood the s eraphim. E ach had s ix wings: with two he c overed
his fac e, and with two he c overed his feet, and with two he flew. A nd one c alled to another and s aid:
“H oly, holy, holy is the LO RD of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory!” A nd the foundations of the
thres holds s hook at the voice of him who c alled, and the house was filled with s moke. A nd I s aid: “Woe
is me! For I am lost; for I am a man of unc lean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean
lips ; for my eyes have s een the King, the L O RD of hos ts!” T hen one of the s eraphim flew to me, having
in his hand a burning c oal that he had taken with tongs from the altar. And he touched my mouth and
s aid: “Behold, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away, and your s in atoned for.” A nd I
heard the voice of the L ord s aying, “Whom s hall I send, and who will go for us ? ” T hen I said, “H ere am
I ! Send me.”
Acts 2:14a, 22-36
P eter, s tanding with the eleven, lifted up his voice and addressed them, . . .“M en of I s rael, hear these
words : J esus of N azareth, a man attested to you by G od with mighty works and wonders and s igns that
G od did through him in your midst, as you yourselves know— this J esus, delivered up according to the
definite plan and foreknowledge of G od, you c rucified and killed by the hands of lawless men. G od
rais ed him up, loosing the pangs of death, because it was not possible for him to be held by it. For
D avid s ays c oncerning him, “‘I s aw the L ord always before me, for he is at my right hand that I may
not be s haken; therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced; my flesh also will dwell in hope.
For you will not abandon my s oul to H ades, or let your H oly O ne s ee c orruption. Y ou have made known
to me the paths of life; you will make me full of gladness with your presence.’ “Brothers, I may s ay to
you with c onfidence about the patriarch David that he both died and was buried, and his tomb is with
us to this day. Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that G od had sworn with an oath to him that he
would s et one of his descendants on his throne, he fores aw and s poke about the resurrection of the
C hrist, that he was not abandoned to H ades, nor did his flesh s ee corruption. T his J esus G od raised up,
and of that we all are witnesses. Being therefore exalted at the right hand of G od, and having received
from the Father the promise of the H oly Spirit, he has poured out this that you yourselves are s eeing
and hearing. For D avid did not ascend into the heavens, but he himself s ays, “‘T he L ord s aid to my
L ord, Sit at my right hand, until I make your enemies your footstool.’ L et all the house of I srael
therefore know for c ertain that G od has made him both L ord and Christ, this J esus whom you
c ruc ified.”
St. John 13:1-17
N ow there was a man of the P harisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the J ews. T his man c ame to J esus
by night and s aid to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher c ome from G od, for no one c an do
thes e s igns that you do unless G od is with him.” J esus answered him, “T ruly, truly, I s ay to you, unless
one is born again he cannot s ee the kingdom of G od.” N icodemus s aid to him, “H ow c an a man be born
when he is old? C an he enter a s econd time into his mother’s womb and be born?” J esus answered,
“T ruly, truly, I s ay to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he c annot enter the kingdom of
G od. T hat which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that whic h is born of the Spirit is spirit. D o not marvel
that I s aid to you, ‘Y ou must be born again.’ T he wind blows where it wis hes, and you hear its sound,
but you do not know where it c omes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the
Spirit.” N icodemus s aid to him, “H ow c an these things be?” J esus answered him, “A re you the teacher
of I s rael and yet you do not understand these things? T ruly, truly, I s ay to you, we s peak of what we
know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. I f I have told you
earthly things and you do not believe, how c an you believe if I tell you heavenly things? N o one has
as c ended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of M an. A nd as Moses lifted up
the s erpent in the wilderness, s o mus t the Son of M an be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may
have eternal life.“For G od so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him
s hould not perish but have eternal life. For G od did not send his Son into the world to c ondemn the
world, but in order that the world might be s aved through him.”
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