Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Messiah Lutheran Church Saturday, June 16, 2018

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1 Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Messiah Lutheran Church Saturday, June 16, 2018 (440) MessiahChurchFairview.org

2 TO OUR GUESTS: WELCOME! We are delighted you have chosen to worship God this night here at Messiah Lutheran Church. The Saturday evening worship experience has been designed to provide a relaxed, casual atmosphere for you as we encounter together the goodness and mercy of the Lord. Everything you need for worship is contained within this bulletin. Restroom facilities are located on the ground floor off the central hallway. May you commune at Messiah? Yes, if you re a baptized communicant elsewhere and are able to respond with joyful confidence when Christ invites you to meet him in the sacrament here. As he says of the bread, This is my body, and of the cup, This is my blood ; and of both he says, given and shed for you. Our communion procedures: the sacrament is distributed at the head of the aisle. Come forward as the usher directs. For receiving the wine, two cups are available, one to drink from and a second to dip the host in. Follow your preference. If you choose not to commune but would like even so to receive a blessing, approach the pastor with your arms crossed. For a gluten-free host, quietly ask the pastor. 2

3 FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST JUNE 16, 5:30 P.M. The congregation is invited to participate at the places marked with bold type WE PREPARE FOR GOD S GIFTS Asking God s Forgiveness In the name of the Father, and of the + Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Joined to Christ Jesus in the waters of baptism, we are clothed with God s promise of mercy and forgiveness. Let us therefore turn to God in trust and hope as we make confession of our sins. Silence is kept for self-examination. Let us pray. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence. And take not your Holy Spirit from me. Give me the joy of your saving help again, And sustain me with your bountiful spirit. (Psalm 51:10-12) Holy God, holy and mighty, holy and immortal: Have mercy and hear us. We humbly confess that we keep sinning against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we do, and by what we leave undone. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, forgive us; by the power of the Holy Spirit, rescue and restore us: that we may come before you in peace, find joy in your goodness, and serve you all our days in faith, hope and love, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. God proves his love for us in this, that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8 As a called and ordained minister of the Church of Christ and by his authority I declare to you the entire forgiveness of all your sins, in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. 3

4 Opening Song My Jesus, my savior, Lord, there is none like you All of my days I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love. My comfort, my shelter, Tower of refuge and strength, Let every breath, all that I am Never cease to worship you. Shout to the Lord Shout to the Lord, All the earth, let us sing Power and majesty, Praise to the King; Mountains bow down And the seas will roar At the sound of Your name I sing for joy At the work of Your hands, Forever I ll love You, Forever I ll stand. Nothing compares To the promise I have in You. CCLI # , Darlene Zschech, 1993 Hillsong Publishing, 2006 Song Select. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Song Select under license # Greeting The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you. GOD S WORD Today s Prayer Let us pray. O God, you are the tree of life, offering shelter to all the world. Graft us into yourself and nurture our growth, that we may bear your truth and love to those in need, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. 4

5 Sit From the Old Testament Ezekiel 17: Thus says the Lord GOD: I myself will take a sprig from the lofty top of a cedar; I will set it out. I will break off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain. 23 On the mountain height of Israel I will plant it, in order that it may produce boughs and bear fruit, and become a noble cedar. Under it every kind of bird will live; in the shade of its branches will nest winged creatures of every kind. 24 All the trees of the field shall know that I am the LORD. I bring low the high tree, I make high the low tree; I dry up the green tree and make the dry tree flourish. I the LORD have spoken; The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. From the Book of Psalms 92:1-2, 5, Cantor sings refrain; all sing refrain Cantor sings verses; all sing refrain Refrain 1 It is good to give thaks to the Lord, to make music to your name, O Most High. 2 To proclaim your love in the morning and your truth in the watches of the night.--refrain 5 O Lord how great are your works! How deep are your designs! 12 Like a palm tree, the just will flourish and grow like a cedar in Lebanon. 13 Planted in the house of the Lord, they will flourish in the courts of our God. --Refrain 5

6 From a New Testament letter 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, So we are always confident; even though we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord 7 for we walk by faith, not by sight. 8 Yes, we do have confidence, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord. 9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to please him. 10 For all of us must appear before the judgment seat of Christ, so that each may receive recompense for what has been done in the body, whether good or evil. 14 For the love of Christ urges us on, because we are convinced that one has died for all; therefore all have died. 15 And he died for all, so that those who live might live no longer for themselves, but for him who died and was raised for them. 16 From now on, therefore, we regard no one from a human point of view; even though we once knew Christ from a human point of view, we know him no longer in that way. 17 So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! The Word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Stand From one of the four Gospels Mark 4:26-34 The Holy Gospel is recorded in the 4 th chapter of St. Mark. Glory to you, O Lord. 26 [Jesus] said, The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, 27 and would sleep and rise night and day, and the seed would sprout and grow, he does not know how. 28 The earth produces of itself, first the stalk, then the head, then the full grain in the head. 29 But 6

7 when the grain is ripe, at once he goes in with his sickle, because the harvest has come. 30 He also said, With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable will we use for it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which, when sown upon the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth; 32 yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes the greatest of all shrubs, and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade. 33 With many such parables he spoke the word to them, as they were able to hear it; 34 he did not speak to them except in parables, but he explained everything in private to his disciples. The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ Sit God s Word for Today Stand Song for Today By faith we see the hand of God In the light of creation's grand design In the lives of those who prove His faithfulness Who walk by faith and not by sight Pr. Bridger By Faith Chorus -- We will stand as children of the promise We will fix our eyes on Him our soul's reward Till the race is finished and the work is done We'll walk by faith and not by sight By faith the prophets saw a day When the longed-for Messiah would appear With the pow'r to break the chains of sin and death And rise triumphant from the grave -- Chorus By faith the mountain shall be moved And the pow'r of the gospel shall prevail For we know in Christ all things are possible For all who call upon His name -- Chorus CCLI Song # Keith Getty Kristyn Getty Stuart Townend 2009 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Getty Music Publishing (Admin. by Music Services, Inc.) For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights reserved. CCLI License #

8 Confessing our Faith I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen Offering our Prayers Lord, in your mercy hear our prayer. After each portion of the prayers: Sharing Christ s peace Sit The peace of the Lord be with you And also with you. Gathering Gifts Greet those around you with these or similar words Holy Spirit, Giver of Life, You bring us from denial to faith, from silence to speech, from idleness to action. With these gifts we offer ourselves to your service, and with the Church through all the ages we give thanks for the saving love of God in Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 8

9 Preparing our hearts The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. CHRIST, OUR FOOD AND DRINK Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise It is indeed right, our duty and our joy....we praise your name and join their unending hymn: Prayer of Consecration Holy God, Breath of life... now and forever. Amen Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil. For the 9

10 kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours, now and forever. Amen Sit To learn how we distribute communion, see the inside cover. Communion Music You Are My King (Amazing Love) I'm forgiven Because You were forsaken I'm accepted You were condemned I'm alive and well Your Spirit is within me Because You died And rose again -- Repeat verse Amazing love How can it be That You my King Would die for me Amazing love I know it's true It's my joy to honor You In all I do I honor You -- Repeat verse 10

11 You are my King You are my King Jesus You are my King Jesus You are my King --Repeat from beginning CCLI Song # Billy J. Foote 1996 worshiptogether.com songs (Admin. by EMI Christian Music Publishing) For use solely with the SongSelect Terms of Use. All rights reserved. CCLI License # Stand Post Communion Prayer A final Word and Promise ON OUR WAY Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit bless you now and forever. Amen. A Song The Trees of the Field You shall go out with joy and be led forth with peace, And the mountains and the hills will break forth before you. There ll be shouts of joy and all the trees of the field Will clap, will clap their hands. And all the trees of the field will clap their hands. The trees of the field will clap their hands. The trees of the field will clap their hands, While you go out with joy. Repeat all From Worship & Praise All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission of Augsburg Fortress under license # A Mission Go in peace. Serve the Lord. Thanks be to God. Music as we leave Liturgy setting reproduced under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License SB131019SB

12 SERVING TODAY Preaching & Presiding Minister Pastor Bridger Assisting Minister Cathie Janke Communion Assistant Rick Kendall Music Chip DiFiore, Jose Haymon, Pam Sugrue, Connie Triplett Deacon John Hayduk Altar Guild: Laura Gaydos, Christa Turnbull Trustee: Rick Kendall 12

13 IN OUR PRAYERS + Our students traveling to the National Youth Gathering this week + The need for peace where conflict rages + Our fathers + The Ill: Justin Fox (nephew of Eileen Spicer), Dottie Juergens, Edna Martin, Sue Nerlinger ALTAR FLOWERS ARE GIVEN To the glory of God and in honor of all our fathers by The Rev. & Mrs. Bruce Hathaway GOD S WORD FOR NEXT WEEK John, the Baptist Malachi 3:1-4; Psalm 141, Acts 13:13-26, Luke 1:57-67 We encourage you to read the lessons as part of your preparation for divine services. 13

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15 Messiah Lutheran Church Lorain Road, Fairview Park, OH (440) Messiah Lutheran School 4401 W. 215 th St., Fairview Park, OH (440) Messiahschoolfairview.org Servants and Missionaries All MLC members Senior Pastor Jerome Burce Associate Pastor Seth Bridger Music Director Connie Triplett Youth Director Kate Ilg Messiah School Principal Helen Casselberry Administrator Darlene Waugh Pierstorf Memorial Fund Director Martin Uhle Drawing in to Christ Building up in Christ... Sending out for Christ... To the glory of God, through the strength of the Spirit. 15