Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere) March 17, 2019

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1 Second Sunday in Lent (Reminiscere) March 17, 2019 IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH (Missouri Synod) 24 West 34 th Place, Steger, IL (Office Hours: 9 AM-12PM, Monday-Friday) Church Office: (708) Website: 1

2 PASTOR Rev. Craig A. Meissner ORGANIST Mrs. Rebekah Meissner CHAIRMAN OF THE CONGREGATION Tom Roberts TO Our Guests Welcome! We re glad you re here. If this is your first visit, please sign our Guest Book by the front door. To ensure pastoral care, we also invite you to fill out an attendance slip each time you are with us. Special aids, such as large print copies of the Order of Service and personal PA s are available. Please ask an usher for any of these. Restrooms are in the southeast corner of the basement. Before Partaking in the Sacrament of the Altar Again, we welcome you to this Divine Service, however, because of the sad divisions in Christendom we cannot extend to non-members a general invitation to receive the Lord s Supper. Our church body, the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, in accord with the historic and Biblical Christian practice, confesses that the Lord s Supper gives testimony to oneness in faith, love and worship. Those who come to receive come in repentance of their sins, which implies the desire to turn from all contrary beliefs and allegiances, and trusting Christ and His work for our salvation alone. Though we certainly pray for union in faith and doctrine, reception of the Lord s Supper by one who is not fully united with us would proclaim a false Communion. Visitors who have never received the Lord s Supper with Rev. Meissner are kindly asked to speak with him before approaching the altar. *Please ask an usher for direction. Please kneel for Holy Communion as you are able, but know this is not an obligation. To indicate to the assistant that you wish to partake of the blood of the Lord from the chalice, please fold your hands until the pastor approaches. When partaking from the chalice, you may assist the pastor by tipping its base. 2

3 **In addition to Sundays 8:15-8:40, Pastor Meissner is available throughout the week for private Confession and Absolution. Please phone him either at his home or the church office to make arrangements. PRAYER UPON ENTERING WORSHIP Lord God, heavenly Father, grant us, we beseech Thee, by Thy Holy Spirit, that He may strengthen our hearts and confirm our faith and hope in Thy grace and mercy, so that, although we have reason to fear because of our conscience, our sin, and our unworthiness, we may nevertheless, with the woman of Canaan, hold fast to Thy grace, and in every trial and temptation find Thee a very present help and refuge, through Thy beloved Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, one true God, world without end. Amen. PRELUDE: I Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me Jesus Refuge of the Weary Please stand and face the procession Confession and Absolution J. S. Bach J. G. Walther H. Klotz Jesus, Refuge of the Weary LSB Jesus, refuge of the weary, Blest Redeemer, whom we love, Fountain in life s desert dreary, Savior from the world above: Often have Your eyes, offended, Gazed upon the sinner s fall; Yet upon the cross extended, You have borne the pain of all. 2 Do we pass that cross unheeding, Breathing no repentant vow, Though we see You wounded, bleeding, 3

4 See Your thorn-encircled brow? Yet Your sinless death has brought us Life eternal, peace, and rest; Only what Your grace has taught us Calms the sinner s deep distress. 3 Jesus, may our hearts be burning With more fervent love for You; May our eyes be ever turning To behold Your cross anew Till in glory, parted never From the blessèd Savior s side, Graven in our hearts forever, Dwell the cross, the Crucified. The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism. P In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen. P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P Our help is in the name of the Lord, C who made heaven and earth. P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Silence for reflection on God s Word and for self-examination. P Almighty God, our maker and redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto You that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against You by thought, word, and deed. Wherefore we flee for refuge to Your infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Your grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. C O most merciful God, who has given Your only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Your Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of You and of Your will and true obedience to Your Word, to the end that by Your grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. P Almighty God, our heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us 4

5 and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To those who believe on His name He gives power to become the children of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. C Amen. Service of the Word Introit Ps. 25:1 2a, 7 8, 11; antiphon: Ps. 25:6, 2b, 22 Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love,* for they have been from of old. Let not my enemies exult over me.* Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. To you, O LORD, I lift up my soul.* O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame. Remember not the sins of my youth or my trans- gressions;* according to your steadfast love remember me, for the sake of your goodness, O LORD! Good and upright is the LORD;* therefore he instructs sinners in the way. For your name s sake, O LORD,* pardon my guilt, for it is great. Glory be to the Father and to the Son* and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the be- ginning,* is now, and will be forever. Amen. Remember your mercy, O LORD, and your steadfast love,* for they have been from of old. Let not my enemies exult over me.* Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. Kyrie LSB 186 C Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. 5

6 Salutation and Collect of the Day P The Lord be with you. C And with thy spirit. P Let us pray. O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength. By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. Sit Old Testament Reading Genesis 32: The same night he arose and took his two wives, his two female servants, and his eleven children, and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. 23 He took them and sent them across the stream, and everything else that he had. 24 And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day. 25 When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he touched his hip socket, and Jacob s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. 26 Then he said, Let me go, for the day has broken. But Jacob said, I will not let you go unless you bless me. 27 And he said to him, What is your name? And he said, Jacob. 28 Then he said, Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel, for you have striven with God and with men, and have prevailed. 29 Then Jacob asked him, Please tell me your name. But he said, Why is it that you ask my name? And there he blessed him. 30 So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel, saying, For I have seen God face to face, and yet my life has been delivered. 31 The sun rose upon him as he passed Penuel, limping because of his hip. 32 Therefore to this day the people of Israel do not eat the sinew of the thigh that is on the hip socket, because he touched the socket of Jacob s hip on the sinew of the thigh. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Gradual Ps. 25:17 18 The troubles of my heart are enlarged;* bring me out of my dis- tresses. Consider my affliction and my trouble,* and forgive all my sins. Epistle 1 Thessalonians 4:1 7 1 Finally, then, brothers, we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received from us how you ought to live and to please God, just as you are doing, that you do so more and more. 2 For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus. 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that 6

7 you abstain from sexual immorality; 4 that each one of you know how to control his own body in holiness and honor, 5 not in the passion of lust like the Gentiles who do not know God; 6 that no one transgress and wrong his brother in this matter, because the Lord is an avenger in all these things, as we told youbeforehand and solemnly warned you. 7 For God has not called us for impurity, but in holiness. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Stand Tract Ps. 106:1 4 Oh give thanks to the LORD, for he is good,* for his steadfast love endures for- ever! Who can utter the mighty deeds of the LORD,* or declare all his praise? Blessèd are they who observe justice,* who do righteousness at all times! Remember me, O LORD, when you show favor to your people;* help me when you save them. Holy Gospel Matthew 15:21 28 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the fifteenth chapter. C Glory be to Thee, O Lord. 21 Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed by a demon. 23 But he did not answer her a word. And his disciples came and begged him, saying, Send her away, for she is crying out after us. 24 He answered, I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel. 25 But she came and knelt before him, saying, Lord, help me. 26 And he answered, It is not right to take the children s bread and throw it to the dogs. 27 She said, Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters table. 28 Then Jesus answered her, O woman, great is your faith! Be it done for you as you desire. And her daughter was healed instantly. P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise be to Thee, O Christ. 7

8 Nicene Creed C I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life T of the world to come. Amen. Sit When in the Hour of Deepest Need (Men only st.2; women only st.3) LSB When in the hour of deepest need We know not where to look for aid; When days and nights of anxious thought No help or counsel yet have brought, 2 Then is our comfort this alone That we may meet before Your throne; To You, O faithful God, we cry For rescue in our misery. 8

9 3 For You have promised, Lord, to heed Your children s cries in time of need Through Him whose name alone is great, Our Savior and our advocate. 4 And so we come, O God, today And all our woes before You lay; For sorely tried, cast down, we stand, Perplexed by fears on ev ry hand. 5 O from our sins, Lord, turn Your face; Absolve us through Your boundless grace. Be with us in our anguish still; Free us at last from ev ry ill. 6 So we with all our hearts each day To You our glad thanksgiving pay, Then walk obedient to Your Word, And now and ever praise You, Lord. Sermon Offering Stand Create in Me (Create in Me) LSB 956 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence; and take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation; and uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen. Prayer of the Church Service of the Sacrament 9

10 Preface LSB 194 P The Lord be with you. C And with thy spirit. P Lift up your hearts. C We lift them up unto the Lord. P Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God. C It is meet and right so to do. P It is truly meet, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who overcame the assaults of the devil and gave His life as a ransom for many that with cleansed hearts we might be prepared joyfully to celebrate the paschal feast in sincerity and truth. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: Sanctus LSB 195 C Holy, holy, holy Lord God of Sabaoth; heav n and earth are full of Thy glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He, blessed is He, blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Lord s Prayer LSB 196 The Words of Our Lord LSB 197 P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: Take, eat; this is My T body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me. In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. Pax Domini LSB 197 P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C Amen. Agnus Dei LSB 198 C O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have 10

11 mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, Thou Lamb of God, that takest away the sin of the world, grant us Thy peace. Amen. Sit Distribution The pastor and those who assist him receive the body and blood of Christ first and then distribute them to those who come to receive, saying: Take, eat; this is the true body of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, given into death for your sins. Amen. Take, drink; this is the true blood of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, shed for the forgiveness of your sins. Amen. In dismissing the communicants, the following is said: P The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen and preserve you in body and soul to life everlasting. Depart T in peace. C Amen. Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me LSB Why should cross and trial grieve me? Christ is near With His cheer; Never will He leave me. Who can rob me of the heaven That God s Son For me won When His life was given? 2 When life s troubles rise to meet me, Though their weight May be great, They will not defeat me. 11

12 God, my loving Savior, sends them; He who knows All my woes Knows how best to end them. 3 God gives me my days of gladness, And I will Trust Him still When He sends me sadness. God is good; His love attends me Day by day, Come what may, Guides me and defends me. 4 From God s joy can nothing sever, For I am His dear lamb, He, my Shepherd ever. I am His because He gave me His own blood For my good, By His death to save me. 5 Now in Christ, death cannot slay me, Though it might, Day and night, Trouble and dismay me. Christ has made my death a portal From the strife Of this life To His joy immortal! 12

13 Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart LSB Lord, Thee I love with all my heart; I pray Thee, ne er from me depart, With tender mercy cheer me. Earth has no pleasure I would share. Yea, heav n itself were void and bare If Thou, Lord, wert not near me. And should my heart for sorrow break, My trust in Thee can nothing shake. Thou art the portion I have sought; Thy precious blood my soul has bought. Lord Jesus Christ, my God and Lord, my God and Lord, Forsake me not! I trust Thy Word. 2 Yea, Lord, twas Thy rich bounty gave My body, soul, and all I have In this poor life of labor. Lord, grant that I in ev ry place May glorify Thy lavish grace And help and serve my neighbor. Let no false doctrine me beguile; Let Satan not my soul defile. Give strength and patience unto me To bear my cross and follow Thee. Lord Jesus Christ, my God and Lord, my God and Lord, In death Thy comfort still afford. 13

14 3 Lord, let at last Thine angels come, To Abr ham s bosom bear me home, That I may die unfearing; And in its narrow chamber keep My body safe in peaceful sleep Until Thy reappearing. And then from death awaken me, That these mine eyes with joy may see, O Son of God, Thy glorious face, My Savior and my fount of grace. Lord Jesus Christ, my prayer attend, my prayer attend, And I will praise Thee without end. Trust, O Lord, Your Holy Name LSB I trust, O Lord, Your holy name; O let me not be put to shame Nor let me be confounded. My faith, O Lord, Be in Your Word Forever firmly grounded. 2 Bow down Your gracious ear to me And hear my cry, my prayer, my plea; Make haste for my protection, For woes and fear Surround me here. Help me in my affliction. 3 You are my strength, my shield, my rock, My fortress that withstands each shock, 14

15 My help, my life, my tower, My battle sword, Almighty Lord Who can resist Your power? 4 With You, O Lord, I cast my lot; O faithful God, forsake me not, To You my soul commending. Lord, be my stay, And lead the way Now and when life is ending. 5 All honor, praise, and majesty To Father, Son, and Spirit be, Our God forever glorious, In whose rich grace We run our race Till we depart victorious. Stand Nunc Dimittis LSB 199 C Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace according to Thy word,for mine eyes have seen Thy salvation, which Thou hast prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of Thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Thanksgiving LSB 200 A O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, C and His mercy endureth forever. A Let us pray. O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving-kindness sent Your onlybegotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our hearts and minds 15

16 by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. P The Lord be with you. C And with thy spirit. Benedicamus LSB 202 A Bless we the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Benediction LSB 202 P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace. C Amen, amen, amen. Please face the procession O Love, How Deep LSB O love, how deep, how broad, how high, Beyond all thought and fantasy, That God, the Son of God, should take Our mortal form for mortals sake! 2 He sent no angel to our race, Of higher or of lower place, But wore the robe of human frame, And to this world Himself He came. 3 For us baptized, for us He bore His holy fast and hungered sore; For us temptation sharp He knew; For us the tempter overthrew. 4 For us He prayed; for us He taught; 16

17 For us His daily works He wrought, By words and signs and actions thus Still seeking not Himself but us. 5 For us by wickedness betrayed, For us, in crown of thorns arrayed, He bore the shameful cross and death; For us He gave His dying breath. 6 For us He rose from death again; For us He went on high to reign; For us He sent His Spirit here To guide, to strengthen, and to cheer. 7 All glory to our Lord and God For love so deep, so high, so broad; The Trinity whom we adore Forever and forevermore. POSTLUDE: Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart J. L. Krebs ALTAR FLOWERS Flowers on the altar are in memory of nephew and God son, Steven Hansen, from Auntie Barbara Coy. Also, to Jim s beloved brother, Gale, from Jim and Rochelle Walters. CHANCEL CANDLES for the month of MARCH are from Erwin Hanck in memory of parents, Charlotte and Erwin Hanck Sr. 17

18 SERVING THIS MONTH ELDERS/USHER Marty Boudreau/Tom Metzger and Volunteer ALTAR GUILD Barbara Coy and Candy Pfeifer Supplication and Thanksgiving Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer; and attend to the voice of my supplications. (Psalm 86:1) O Lord, look down from heaven, behold, visit and relieve Your servants for whom we offer our supplications: (Rev.) Matthew Harrison; President, LC-MS (The Rev.) Alan Buss, President, Northern Illinois District (The Rev.) Craig Meissner, our Pastor Cody Baine, Travis Baine, Rebecca Burkhart, Stephanie Burns, Fred Burt (brother of Susan Paul), Juanita Cristelli, Bonnie & Joe Escoe, Carolynn Fields, Nancy Hanck, Don Judd, Evelyn Martinez, Elva Mednansky, Kim Merrell, Iola Middleton, Evelyn Miller, Henri Miller, Amber Oakes, Michelle Oakes, Christopher Oldendorf, Kathy Peternell, Loretta Rach, Carol Risley, Melanie Shannon, John & Mary Stachulak, Andrew Stone, Gertrude Themer, Jim & Rochelle Walters, Brittney Wolff, Carrie Woodruff, Terri Yoder, our shut-ins & caregivers. SPECIAL PRAYERS Beverly Bloom, Sheree Mata, Caroline Pfeifer, Dennis Rhodes, Tommy Roberts, Jim and Rochelle Walters, Cal Yoder. Christians in Syria and Iraq. 18

19 Those serving in the Armed Forces: Nathon Capps, Tyler Coy, Scott Dickover, Steven Dickover. Immanuel Congregation: Her members, officers, boards, volunteers, and Her Pastor. The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod: The congregations, schools, seminaries, missionaries, officers, service organizations. The Northern Illinois District, the pastors & congregations of our circuit. The United States of America: Her President, Vice President, Congress, Legislature, Armed Forces, and all in authority. Look upon them with the eyes of Your mercy; give them comfort and sure confidence in You, defend them from the danger of the enemy, and keep them in perpetual peace and safety; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen But certainly God has heard me; He has attended to the voice of my prayer. Blessed be God who has not turned away my prayer, nor His mercy from me! (Psalm 66:19-20) LIFE QUOTE: To be pro-life is to show that all life is precious, that the community of faith is there to support and help with every child. To be pro-life is to visit the elderly in the nursing home, to give them the dignity that they have as children of God. To be pro-life is to love the mothers, to love these women who are caught by circumstances, to help them with physical as well as spiritual needs. Rev. Christopher Maronde, pastor of Saint John Lutheran Church, Decatur, Indiana A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life STEWARDSHIP SENTENCE: Matthew 15:27 Yes, Lord, yet even the dogs eat the crumbs that fall from their masters table. Faith receives what God gives, because faith knows that God only gives good things. Indeed, God has given us so much more than just the crumbs that fall from the table. He has 19

20 given us life, salvation, body and soul, eyes and ears, possessions and income. That s where our stewardship starts: with faith in the God who is the greatest Giver. IMMANUEL SUNDAY SCHOOL: We will continue to collect food items on the first Sunday of each month through May. But we will gladly accept donations given on any Sunday of the month! IMMANUEL-Richton Park is hosting their Spring Chicken & Waffle Dinner Saturday, March 30 th from 3-7 PM. Cost is $12/adults, children ages 5-10 $6/under 4 FREE. You can order tickets by calling the church office at (708) This event is helping support Immanuel s Food Pantry. DON T FORGET: VOTER S ASSEMBLY Next Sunday, March 24 th. DAILY SCRIPTURE READING FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 17, 2019 Sun: Gen. 16:1-9, 15-17:22, Mark 6:1-13, Mon: Gen. 18:1-15, Mark 5:14-34, Tues: Gen. 21:1-21, Mark 6:35-56, Wed: Gen. 22:1-19, Mark 7:1-23, Thur: Gen. 24:1-31, Mark 7:24-37, Fri: Gen. 24:32-52, 61-67, Mark 8:1-21, Sat: Gen. 27:1-29, Mark 8:22-38, Sun: Gen. 27:30-45; 28:10-22, Mark 9:

21 SCHEDULE FOR WEEK OF March 17, 2019 SUNDAY: MONDAY: TUESDAY: 8:10-8:40 AM PC & A 8:45 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:00 AM BIBLE CLASS 10:00 AM DIVINE SERVICE 8:15 AM MATINS 9:30 AM BIBLE CLASS 7:00 PM PLANNING & COORDINATING 8:15 AM MATINS WEDNESDAY: 8:15 AM MATINS THURSDAY: SATURDAY: SUNDAY: 7:00 PM LENTEN EVENING PRAYER (Altar Guild serves) 8:00 PM BOARD OF ELDERS 8:15 AM MATINS 10:00 AM ALTAR GUILD 8:15 AM MATINS 8:10-8:40 AM PC & A 8:45 AM SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:00 AM BIBLE CLASS 10:00 AM DIVINE SERVICE VOTER S ASSEMBLY 21

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