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Opening Prayers for the Fourth Sunday of Easter Year C (May 11 2025)

These opening prayers for Sunday worship take their inspiration from the Scripture readings of the Revised Common Lectionary. Worship leaders are welcome to use them for worship, but if you print or display any part of them, please credit the author. Comments welcome. The following prayers are for based on the readings for the Fourth Sunday of Easter.

Call to Worship

“Salvation belongs to our God who is seated on the throne

and to the Lamb!”

Revelation 7.9

Let us worship God.

Prayer of Approach and Confession

Let us pray.

God our good shepherd,

as we come to worship you

we acknowledge your presence with us.

Yet you, creator God,

have been with us all the days of our lives.

You are the source of all our blessings.

You give us all that we need

for your power, and love, and care

always surround us.

Even if we have walked

through death’s dark vale,

you have been with us,

your rod and staff

have guided and comforted us.

And now we to come to your house;

you welcome and bless us

and your love for us overflows

and you invite us to dwell with you forever.

God our good shepherd,

you alone are worthy of our praise and worship.

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Restore our souls

God of grace;

for we have failed too often

to be true disciples of Jesus.

We have followed the voice of others

in our journey through life

and failed to find the green pastures you promise your people.

Forgive us our sins

and for the sake of Christ,

the Lamb who died for our sins.

silence

Christ the Good Shepherd

will lead us to the springs of the water of life

where God will wipe the tears from our eyes.

Know that in Christ you are forgiven.

Collect

Lord Jesus Christ

like a caring shepherd you call us

to follow your voice.

Grant that we would truly know you and follow you

by obeying your command of love in all things.

And so may we be counted among your people

so that we may know eternal life in you.

Doxology

Blessing and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving

and honour and power and might

be to our God forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 7.12

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This week’s Lectionary is on Genesis 9:8-17. Watch YDS Profs. Joel Baden and John Collins as they discuss the flood at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/genesis/lessons/the-flood-video/

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The Gospel reading this week is on Mark 9:2-9.

Watch the Rev. Dr. Allen Hilton and YDS Prof. David Barlett as they discuss Who is He? Who are We? at Mark 9:2-9 at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/the-gospel-of-mark/lessons/who-is-he-who-are-we-video/

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YDS Prof. Joel Baden & Berkeley Dean Andrew McGowan discuss wordplay, prophecy, and numinous experience in 1 Samuel 3:1-10 in this week’s Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast.

Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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This week’s episode of Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast features YDS Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discussing baptism, division, and the Holy Spirit in Acts 19:1-7. Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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YDS Brandon Nappi and Ned Parker discuss wilderness, resistance, and prophecy in John 1:6-8, 19-28 in this week’s Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast. Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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YDS Volker Leppin and Vasileios Marinis discuss apocalypse, prophecy, and difficult interpretation in Mark 13:24-37 in this week’s Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast. Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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This week’s episode of Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast features YDS Profs. Joel Baden and Andrew McGowan discuss sheep, shepherds, and the use of political metaphor in Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24. Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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The Thanksgiving Day Lectionary is on Deuteronomy 8:7-18. Watch YDS Prof. Joel Baden talks about the wilderness experience from the Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy Bible Study at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWJxi2SJDqY

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This week’s Lectionary is on Judges 4:1-7. Watch YDS Profs. Joel Baden and John Collins as they discuss Jael and Deborah at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/joshua-and-judges/lessons/jael-and-deborah-video/

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The Lectionary for the second reading is on Thessalonians 4:13-18. Watch YDS Profs. Harold Attridge and David Bartlett as they discuss introductions to Christian life at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/1-and-2-thessalonians/lessons/instructions-of-christian-life-video/

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Praying through the #psalter and the #lectionary as part of the #DailyOffice with #coffee and Kletus this morning.

St Paul reminds us that "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone." (1 Cor 12:4-6)

I think on this concept a lot as I determine my path forward with the Lord. Am I called to lead in the laity? In the clergy? Is my work outside the church walls done in service to the Lord? We only have so many hours on this Earth, how am I called to spend them? How are you called?

#Christian #Anglican

In this week’s episode of the Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast, YDS Profs. Bill Goettler and Joanne Jennings discuss applying the parable of the sower to our own dynamic lives of faith in Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23. Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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This week’s Lectionary is on Genesis 22:1-14. Watch YDS Profs. Joel Baden and John Collins as they discuss Abraham and Issac at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/genesis/lessons/abraham-and-isaac-video/

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YDS Prof. Almeda Wright and Kate Ott discuss suffering, meaning, and unjust power structures in 1 Peter 3:13-22 in this week’s Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast.

Listen at yalebiblestudy.org/podcast

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This week’s Lectionary is on Acts 17:22-31. Watch YDS Profs. Harold Attridge and David Bartlett as they discuss “apologetic” ministry at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/acts-of-the-apostles/lessons/apologetic-ministry-video/

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This week’s Lectionary features Acts 7:55-60. Watch YDS Profs. Harold Attridge and David Bartlett as they discuss community and mission in the Acts of the Apostles at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/acts-of-the-apostles/lessons/deepening-community-growing-mission-video/

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As the Lectionary continues in Acts, we suggest you take the Acts of the Apostles Bible Study. This Bible Study continues with the story of Jesus’ followers, including the challenges they experienced immediately following Jesus’ death at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/acts-of-the-apostles/

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Why not preach this week on Psalms 23? Watch YDS Profs. Joel Baden and John Collins as they discuss Psalms 23 at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/psalms/lessons/psalms-of-poetry-video/

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This week on the Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast features Profs. Jacqueline Vayntrub and Christian Wiman, who discuss paradox, poetry, and life beyond death in Psalm 23. Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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In this week’s episode of the Chapter, Verse, and Season podcast, Joanne Jennings and Bill Goettler discuss divine encounter and human conversation in Luke 24:13-35.

Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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Watch YDS Profs. Harold Attridge and David Bartlett as they discuss the Resurrection in John 20:19-31, which is this week’s Gospel Lectionary at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/the-gospel-of-john/lessons/resurrection-video/

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The #Easter #Lectionary reading is on Acts 10:34-43. Watch YDS Profs. Harold Attridge and David Bartlett as they discuss the #Gentiles joining the movement
https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/acts-of-the-apostles/lessons/gentiles-join-the-movement-video/

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For Maundy Thursday’s Lectionary on Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14, watch YDS Profs. Joel Baden and John Collins as they discuss Passover at https://yalebiblestudy.org/courses/exodus/lessons/passover-video/

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YDS Profs. Volker Leppin and Vasileios Marinis discuss crucifixion, suffering, obedience, and solidarity in Philippians 2:5-11 in this week’s episode of Chapter, Verse, and Season.

Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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#Lectionary Post: For the first Sunday in Lent, the #WomensLectionary goes in a somewhat different direction than the #RCL in a way that has me going "hmm..." Though I didn't really have the brain space to do much more than notice the difference.

https://lectionaryoutloud.wordpress.com/2023/02/25/drink/

#Lectionary post: https://lectionaryoutloud.wordpress.com/2023/02/18/transformation/

It's Transfiguration Sunday, which means we've come to the end of Epiphany. I'm stepping back and playing with some big picture thoughts about the differences between the #WomensLectionary I've been following and the more common #RCL

YDS Profs. Justin Crisp and Abdul-Rehman Malik discuss blessedness, poverty, consolation, and the dangers of transactional theology in Matthew 5:1-12 in this week’s Chapter, Verse, and Season.

Listen at https://yalebiblestudy.org/podcast/

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#Lectionary post: This was half a shower thought and I'm not sure I went the right way with it, but whatever. I almost didn't write this week so you get what you get. Thoughts on the New Year's texts from the #RCL and the proper time for sorting.
https://lectionaryoutloud.wordpress.com/2022/12/30/time/