fourth sunday after the epiphany

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1 ImmanuEL Ev. Lutheran Church 390 County Road 2400E Broadlands, Illinois Phone: January 31, 2016

2 fourth sunday after the epiphany January 31, 2016 *Please stand as you are able Prelude Welcome Pastor Sharp Opening Hymn Shine, Jesus, Shine TFBF 64 *Confession and Absolution LSB p. 151 *Service of the Word LSB p. 152 *Introit see insert *Kyrie LSB p. 152 *Gloria in Excelsis LSB p. 154 *Salutation and Collect of the Day LSB p. 156 Old Testament Reading Jeremiah 1:4-10 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Gradual Ps. 117:1-2a; 96:8 P: Praise the Lord, all nations! C: Extol him, all peoples! P: For great is his steadfast love toward us, C: and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever. P: Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name; C: bring an offering, and come into his courts! Epistle Reading L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. 1 Corinthians 12:31b-13:13

3 * Verse LSB p. 156 *Holy Gospel Luke 4:31-44 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the fourth chapter. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. Children s Message Sermon Hymn O God, Forsake Me Not" LSB 731 Sermon Of Demons, Diseases and the Creation Luke 4:31-44 *Apostles Creed LSB p. 159 *Prayer of the Church P:... Lord, in Your mercy, C: Hear our prayer. P:...Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. C: Amen. The Peace Following the prayers, the people may greet one another in the name of the Lord, saying, Peace be with you, as a sign of reconciliation and of the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace (Matt. 5:22 24; Eph. 4:1 3). Offering *Offertory LSB p. 159 *Lord s Prayer LSB p. 162 *Collect P: Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that, by patience and comfort of Your holy Word, we may embrace

4 and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. C: Amen. *Benediction LSB p. 166 Closing Hymn Love in Christ Is Strong and Living LSB 706 Silent Prayer Announcements Postlude Welcome: The Holy Spirit has called us together for a time away from daily routines, to remember that God is supreme and walks with us in love. Welcome! Guests, Please sign the guest register in the hallway and/or the yellow card found in the pew rack, drop it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher and please come worship with us again. Like us on SERVING IN GOD S HOUSE TODAY Pastor Rev. John Sharp Phone # office; -cell T.I.M. Missionary Deaconess Gail Ludvigson Organist Vicki K. Luth Lector John Naese AV Tracy Hageman Acolytes Jack Benschneider & Jack Humphrey GOD S BLESSING TO THOSE CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK Today, January 31 st Donna Negangard, Paige Dalton, Skylur Orwick; February 3 rd Chris Kirschner; 6 th- Zachary Renfrow, Christian Paul.

5 Prayers for our Sick and Shut-ins Mary Wienke, Don Clem, Dolores Hageman, Anya Knecht, Dennis Freeman, Deanna Dohme, Lizbeth Zumkeller. Last Sunday 180 gathered in God s house. Plate- $235.00; Home- $ ; Cap. Impr.- $50.00; Juanita Schweineke memorial- $ SS attendance/offering- 36/$28.25; ABC attendance/offering- 50/$ THIS WEEK AT IMMANUEL TODAY: MONDAY: WEDNESDAY: SUNDAY: Divine Service w/ Holy Communion... 9:00am SS/Adult/ Young Adult Bible Class... 10:15am Coffee/Donut fellowship... 10:15am Quarterly Voters Assembly and Election... 10:30am Newman Health Care... 2:00pm Sewing day... 9:00am Adult Bible Class... 9:00am 6th grade confirmation... 4:30pm 7th & 8th grade confirmation... 6:00pm Broadlands Community Church... 7:00am Blood Pressure Screening... 8:30 & 10:15am Divine Service... 9:00am SS/Adult/Young Adult Bible Class... 10:15am Coffee/Donut fellowship... 10:15am Flowers gracing the altar this morning are given to the glory of God and in loving memory of the birthday anniversary of Mary V. Rohl (1/15) by Deana Wolf, Mitch Sonsteng and Jay Rohl and their families. Lent is coming soon. Ash Wednesday is February 10th. The Lenten devotionals are on the table in the narthex. The contribution statements are available for pick up on the table in the library. Please pick up yours and a family member that you might see to save the cost of postage and THANKS for giving.

6 Next Sunday, February 7 th, we will hold a special offering for the "Lutheran Hour Ministry". This money is used to support Lutheran Hour Ministry. Put "Lutheran Hour Ministry" in the memo line of your check with your number. LAW AND GOSPEL on your Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO.org. Learn about two completely different Biblical teachings on your Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO.org. Law and Gospel uses the theological distinctions between Law and Gospel not only to apply the Bible, but also to understand our relationship to God s entire plan of salvation in Christ. 9:30am. Archived at KFUO.org. Follow us on Facebook.com/KFUOradio. The new donut sheet for next Sunday until March 27th is on the bulletin board. We realize this is a little out of the way, but need assistance getting them picked up. You can pay and donate or you may charge it to the church account. Thanks for helping us get these. Tracking our Shoeboxes - Operation Christmas Child Thanks to all who donated time, money and prayers. We took 178 boxes to the drop-off location and we have been getting s concerning locations of some of the boxes. So far our boxes are blessing children in Angola, Botswana,Tanzania and Malawi (countries in Africa)! Please remember to save things for shoeboxes throughout the year. You may drop things off in the PreK-Kg. classroom at anytime and we will store it for the boxes in November Also, please make sure you read our article in the February newsletter. We need some help with something extra special for the boxes this year. Thanks so much for sharing Jesus! God bless you!! Bob and Sally Goetting and Annette Gerdes