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2 IMMANUEL EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH 421 North Second Street, Mankato, Minnesota FESTIVAL OF THANKSGIVING November 25 & 26, 2015 Volume 78, Number 60 Serving Us Today Pastor: Paul D. Nolting; Deacon: Nick Stelter/Charles Olmanson Organists: Karla Olmanson/Bonnie Cornish & Susan Nelson; Sound: Craig Stelter/Andrew Stelter Screen: Rachael Hanel/Clifford Kuehne; Head Usher: Joseph Friedrichs; Asst. Usher: Kevin Moeri Pre-Service Devotion: Psalm 103 (p.145, red hymnal) Pre-Service Prayer: O Lord God, You are the Giver of every good gift! Cause my heart to overflow always with prayers and praises of thanksgiving, so that I might thereby bless Your holy name. Help me never to forget that You are so very good and gracious, filling my life with blessings both large and small. Forgive my tendency to worry and complain and replace all such thoughts with a deep sense of well-being and gratitude. May I be strengthened by the message I will hear this day and then go forward with joy to serve You with ever greater faithfulness. In Jesus name I pray. Amen. 2

3 ORDER OF SERVICE Opening Hymn of Praise: 792 Let All Things Now Living Welcome and Invocation: Congregation (sings): Amen. Service Theme: GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART! Responsive Reading: Psalm 103:1-4, 13-14, P: Bless the LORD, O my soul; and all that is within me, bless His holy name! C: Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all His benefits! P: Who forgives all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases: C: Who redeems your life from destruction, Who crowns you with lovingkindness and tender mercies. P: As a father pities his children, so the LORD pities those who fear Him. C: For He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust. P: But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children s children. C: To such as keep His covenant, and to those who remember His commandments to do them. Hymn: 793 Sing to the LORD of Harvest 1st Meditation: Deuteronomy 8:11-18 GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART IN GOOD TIMES! Hymn: 571 What Our Father Does Is Well 2 nd Meditation: Habakkuk 3:17-18 GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART IN BAD TIMES! (Wednesday) Hymn: 570:1,3,6-8 Praise, Oh, Praise, Our God and King 3

4 (Thursday) Church Choir Anthem: Give Thanks to God Church Choir: 1. Give thanks to God, the mighty to save. His mercy endureth forever. He unto men salvation gave; His goodness to us faileth never. I called upon Him in distress; He looked upon my helplessness. Trust in the Lord, then, forever; He will forsake thee never. Congregation sings stanza 2 with choir: 4

5 Church Choir: 3. Sing praise to God who reigneth on high; His mercy endureth forever. Sing, all ye lands, ye heavens reply; His goodness to us faileth never. Princes and kings, praise ye His name; With one accord, His power proclaim. Trust in the Lord, then, forever; He will forsake us never. Praise ye the Lord, with one accord. Praise ye Him! Praise ye Him! Praise ye, praise ye the Lord! Praise the Lord! Old Psalm Tune: Psalm 118 Text: W. B. Olds; Music: J. Worp Public Domain. 3 rd Meditation: 1 Corinthians 15:56-57 GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART FOR BIG THINGS! Hymn: 36 Now Thank We All Our God 4 th Meditation: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 GIVE THANKS WITH A GRATEFUL HEART FOR SMALL THINGS! Offertory: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence. Take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation. Uphold with Your Spirit free. Offering of Thankful Hearts 5

6 Prayer and Lord s Prayer: Congregation sings the Lord s Prayer. Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. Benediction: Congregation (sings): Amen. Closing Hymn of Praise: (Wednesday) 558 All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night (Thursday) We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer, Creator We praise You, O God, our Redeemer, Creator! In grateful devotion our tribute we bring; We lay it before You, we kneel and adore You, We bless Your holy name, glad praises we sing. We worship You, God of our fathers, we bless You; Through trial and tempest our Guide You have been; When perils o'ertake us, You will not forsake us, And with Your help, O Lord, our struggles we win. With voices united our praises we offer, And gladly our songs of thanksgiving we raise. With You, Lord, beside us, Your strong arm will guide us. To You, our great Redeemer, forever be praise! Amen. LSB #785 6

7 Church Decorating Saturday, November 28 A time of fellowship, music, and fun while decorating God s House for celebrating the birth of His Son! Decorating Begins 9:00 a.m. (coffee/juice provided; feel free to bring a breakfast item to share!) Families are welcome! 7

8 Worship Our Coming Savior! Midweek Advent Worship: Wednesday, December 2: 1:00 p.m. Worship with Youth Choir 7:00 p.m. Worship with Church Choir Wednesday, December 9: 1:00 p.m. Worship with Youth Choir 7:00 p.m. Worship with Church Choir Wednesday, December 16: 1:00 p.m. Worship with Youth Choir 7:00 p.m. Worship with Church Choir THEME: Prepare the Way of the LORD with repentance... with humility... with joy Isaiah 40:3-4 3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the LORD; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be exalted and every mountain and hill brought low; the crooked places shall be made straight and the rough places smooth. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted, the text, tune, and/or setting of service elements are in public domain. 8