WELCOME TO WORSHIP! June 19, 2016 Father s Day 10:45am Contemporary Worship A Minister of Christ Prays for the Family of God!

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1 WELCOME TO WORSHIP! June 19, 2016 Father s Day 10:45am Contemporary Worship A Minister of Christ Prays for the Family of God! We are grateful God led you to join us today! We pray that you are blessed, strengthened, and uplifted by your time of worship with us. Grace and peace be yours n abundance through the knowledge of God and of Jesus out Lord. ~ 2 Peter 1:2 For information in nursery, cry room and other needs during worship, please see the back of the worship bulletin. May God renew and lift you up as you worship today! Greeting & Announcements: - Greeting - Saying good morning to one another - A few announcements before we get going: o Retirement Meal (June 26). Please bring a salad or side to share and mark bowls and lids. o Pastor Belter Returned Call Next call meeting probably not until July 17. o Coming in July Counterfeit Gods a series that will allow God to work on our hearts to weed out other loyalties and replace it with a deeper love and appreciation for him as the TRUE GOD who fills all the needs we inadvertently ask other gods in our lives to fill. o OTHER: o OTHER: WE GATHER TO WORSHIP GOD [SLIDE: HELLO] WL: Happy Father s Day! Being a Dad is a wonderful calling and privilege. To be entrusted with young lives to influence is both a privilege and a tremendous responsibility. We all have different experiences with our earthly dads. We all have different experiences as we carry out the role of dad. I know one of the things that is on my mind often is praying for my girls. I pray for their hearts to remain close to Jesus. I pray that I am a blessing to them and don t mess things up. I pray for their future spouses that God is raising them in a Christian home today. In our denomination we don t call church leaders Father but in many regards our pastors serve as Dad to the congregation. They are called to watch over the family and guide it, influence it for the Lord Jesus. Many tasks fill their time, but one that is critical is praying for the family God calls them to serve. Pastor Dave last week mentioned in the video that when he came to Good Shepherd he saw it as a teenage congregation. We know teens need lots of prayers! I know Pastor Dave has carried this congregation on his heart for 40 years in the times of joy and the times of challenge committing all things to the Lord in prayer. As he finishes his ministry among us, he today continues that theme as a minister who has and will 1

2 pray for this congregation and for us as a congregation to continue to pray for him and Jane as them move to a new season of life as well that God would continue to hold and guide us deeper into his word of Truth and living out the same. Enjoy today the blessing of worship as once again we gather in the name of Jesus, our God, our Rock, our King forever. SONG: Only King Forever Our God and firm foundation Our Rock the only solid ground The nations rise and fall Kingdoms once strong now shaken We trust forever in Your name The name of Jesus We trust the name of Jesus You are the only King forever Almighty God we lift You higher You are the only King forever Forevermore You are victorious (REPEAT) Unmatched in all Your wisdom In love and justice You will reign And ev'ry knee will bow We bring our expectations Our hope is anchored in Your name The name of Jesus We trust the name of Jesus You are the only King forever Almighty God we lift You higher You are the only King forever Forevermore You are victorious (REPEAT) We lift our banner high We lift the name of Jesus From age to age You reign Your kingdom has no end (REPEAT) 2

3 You are the only King forever Almighty God we lift You higher You are the only King forever Forevermore You are victorious (REPEAT) CCLI Song # Chris Brown Mack Brock Steven Furtick Wade Joye 2013 Be Essential Songs / Elevation Worship Publishing (Admin. by Essential Music Publishing LLC) [SLIDE: Baptism] Transition: (WL) Trusting in and relying on the name of Jesus is not something we come up with on our own. We don t become children of the promise on our own. These things are gifts of God s love to us. He knew we could reject them. He knew we could ignore him, but compelled by his great love for us he reaches down to bring us into his family of faith. This morning God s love and forgiveness is going to be given to Haddie Dose and bring her into his family through the gift of faith given in baptism. She too will have the privilege to call God her Father. As we anticipate celebrating the baptism of Haddie, let s take a moment to be reminded of the wonderful gift of baptism and its significance in our lives, not just years ago, but today. M: As Jesus was finishing his time on earth, he commanded Baptism when he said to his followers: Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Jesus knew that all of us are born into this world with a deep need for Baptism. From our parents we inherit a sinful nature; we are without true fear of God and true faith in God and are condemned to eternal death. He knew that no matter how many things we did for him, we could never do enough to pay for our sins. But Jesus in his love took a huge risk for us by giving his life on the cross to take away our sins. At our baptisms he cleans us from all our sins, covers us with the robe of his righteousness and begins in us a new life of faith. As a result, we have power over our sinful nature and we do not have to give in to sin any longer. However, we know that we as children and adult still sin daily. We need the power and promise of baptism every day. We need the power of baptism every day to say no to sin, turn from our sin and receive God s forgiveness. We need the promise of baptism to daily live as God s child, reflecting his purity and his rightness always. M: Haddie is very little and will need her mom and dad Craig and Dana to explain and teach her about her baptism. We perhaps have forgotten our baptism and the significance of it. The waters of baptism drown our sinful nature. So before we baptize Haddie, I invite the congregation to reflect, with me, on how our sinful nature has shown up this week. How has it affected my thoughts toward sin anger hatred mean thoughts doubts losing focus on God. How has my sinful nature affected my words? not loving, sarcastic, judgmental, cutting, sharp? How has my sinful nature affected my actions? Were they self-centered? Dishonest? Mean? Less than your best? As you realize the impact of your sinful nature, it s no wonder we 3

4 need baptism to drown the sin, the guilt and the condemnation. We deserve God s punishment, but trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ, we pray, Lord have mercy on me a sinner. Let s say that together: [SLIDE] C: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner. [SLIDE: Baptism] M: The power and promise of baptism are amazing. Even though we will not baptize everyone again this morning, God, our heavenly Father, promises you that because he gave you Jesus and connected you to him through baptism, your sins are paid for. The waters of baptism have washed them away. Therefore, as a called servant of Christ and by his authority, I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, the same Father, Son and Holy Spirit who claimed you as his dear child at your own at baptism. The Rite of Baptism continues at the font. SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM M: Now it s Haddie s turn for God to adopt her into his family through the amazing power of the name of the Triune God, and promise through a little waters. In obedience to the command of our Lord and trusting in his promise, you have brought this child to be baptized. Jesus told us: Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. You trust that in Baptism that God grants the new life of forgiveness, joy, and peace to little children. By the power of God s Word, this gracious water of life washes away sin, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe. M: Haddie Marion Dose, Receive the sign of the cross on the head and heart to mark you as a redeemed child of Christ. The minister applies water to each of those present for Baptism as he says: Haddie Marion Dose, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. The Almighty God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit has forgiven all your sins. By your baptism, you are born again and made a dear child of your Father in heaven. Welcome to God s Family, Haddie! May God strengthen you to live in your baptismal grace all the days of your life. Peace be with you. EXHORTATION M: Brothers and sisters in Christ, staying connected to Jesus all our lives is a daily challenges. Therefore God puts around us Christian parents, sponsors and a Christian congregation to assist in encouraging Haddie in her new faith and teaching her all the things Jesus taught. Christian love therefore urges all of us, especially parents and sponsors, to assist in whatever manner possible so that Haddie may remain a child of God until her death. If you are willing to carry out this responsibility, then answer: Yes, as God gives me strength. 4

5 [SLIDE] C: Yes, as God gives me strength. [SLIDE: Baptism] M: Let us pray. Merciful Father in heaven, we thank you for loving us and connecting us to the blessing of Baptism by which you offer and grant the forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation. Help us to regard our baptisms as the robe of righteousness we are to wear all the days of our lives. Look with special favor on Haddie and grant her a rich measure of your Spirit that she may grow in faith and godly living. Make us willing to carry out our responsibilities to those who have been baptized, so that all of us may finally come to the blessed joys of heaven, through Jesus our Lord. And all God s Children said, Amen. TRANSITION: Baptism is a gift that brings new life and salvation to our lives. It is a starting point of faith which establishes us on Christ, our Savior, our Solid Rock. As we sing this next song let it be a reminder to all of us to build our hope, our lives on nothing less than Jesus blood and righteousness! SONG: Solid Rock My hope is built on nothing less Than Jesus' blood and righteousness I dare not trust the sweetest frame But wholly lean on Jesus' name On Christ the solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand All other ground is sinking sand On Christ the solid Rock I stand When darkness seems to hide His face I rest on His unchanging grace In ev ry high and stormy gale My anchor holds within the veil On Christ the solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand All other ground is sinking sand On Christ the solid Rock I stand 5

6 When He shall come with trumpet sound O may I then in Him be found Dressed in His righteousness alone Faultless to stand before the throne On Christ the solid Rock I stand All other ground is sinking sand All other ground is sinking sand On Christ the solid Rock I stand CCLI Song # Edward Mote Words: Public Domain WE LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD TRANSITION (WL): As we transition in ministry, God puts before us a wonderful promise he knows the plans for us. What comfort personally and as a congregation! First Lesson: Jeremiah 29: For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. 12 Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. 13 You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. 14 I will be found by you, declares the LORD, and will bring you back from captivity. I will gather you from all the nations and places where I have banished you, declares the LORD, and will bring you back to the place from which I carried you into exile. TRANSITION (WL): What a promise connected with prayer done in Jesus name God hears and answers. Second Lesson: John 16:23b Very truly I tell you, my Father will give you whatever you ask in my name. 24 Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive, and your joy will be complete. 25 Though I have been speaking figuratively, a time is coming when I will no longer use this kind of language but will tell you plainly about my Father. 26 In that day you will ask in my name. I am not saying that I will ask the Father on your behalf. 27 No, the Father himself loves you because you have loved me and have believed that I came from God. 28 I came from the Father and entered the world; now I am leaving the world and going back to the Father. 29 Then Jesus disciples said, Now you are speaking clearly and without figures of speech. 30 Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God. 6

7 TRANSITION (WL): One thing we continue to ask in Jesus name is that he would continue to use us as part of his work to build his kingdom. SONG: Build Your Kingdom Come set Your rule and reign In our hearts again Increase in us we pray Unveil why we're made Come set our hearts ablaze with hope Like wildfire in our very souls Holy Spirit come invade us now We are Your church We need Your pow'r in us We seek Your kingdom first We hunger and we thirst Refuse to waste our lives For You're our joy and prize To see the captives' hearts released The hurt the sick the poor at peace We lay down our lives for heaven's cause We are Your church We pray revive this earth Build Your kingdom here Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand Heal our streets and land Set Your church on fire Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build Your kingdom here we pray 7

8 Unleash Your kingdom's pow'r Reaching the near and far No force of hell can stop Your beauty changing hearts You made us for much more than this Awake the kingdom seed in us Fill us with the strength and love of Christ We are Your church We are the hope on earth Build Your kingdom here Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand Heal our streets and land Set Your church on fire Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build Your kingdom here we pray Build Your kingdom here Let the darkness fear Show Your mighty hand Heal our streets and land Set Your church on fire Win this nation back Change the atmosphere Build Your kingdom here we pray CCLI Song # Rend Collective 2011 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) MESSAGE: A Minister of Christ Prays for the Family of God! Pastor David Tiarks, preaching Sermon Text: Ephesians 3: For this reason I kneel before the Father, 15 from whom every family in heaven and on earth derives its name. 16 I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to 8

9 him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. WE RESPOND TO THE WORD OF GOD Thank-offering Our financial offerings are another part of our worship life and a heartfelt expression of gratitude to the Lord who is the giver of all we have. If giving online is preferable, please use the yellow Give a Gift pew card to quickly navigate to our giving website. Welcome Guest Cards & Friendship Register Guests, please use the green Welcome Guests pew card to indicate how we may best serve you! Visitors and members, please take a moment to fill out the friendship register so that we have a record of your visit with us today. Prayer Cards Visitors and members, please feel free to use the blue Prayer pew card to share prayers on your heart. You may request to keep them private, or to have them shared with the congregation for encouragement. Adult Confirmation & New Member reception of: Nathan & Heidi Jones and Sarah Henry P: Brothers and sisters in Christ, our Lord Jesus said to his disciples: All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore, go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age. In obedience to the Lord s command, you have been baptized in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. You have been taught the precious truths of the Christian faith as confessed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church. You know what God has given you by his grace and what he expects of you as his dear child. You now have the privilege of receiving the Lord s body and blood in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. You are here to make a public profession of your Christian faith. The apostle Paul, writing to the Romans, said: If you confess with your mouth, Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 9

10 Therefore, lift up your hearts to the God of all grace and joyfully answer these questions. P: Do you this day, in the presence of God and of this congregation, acknowledge that in Baptism, God gave you forgiveness of sins, life and salvation? C: I do. P: Do you reject the devil along with all his lies and empty promises? C: I do. P: Do you believe in God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit? All: I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day he rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty. From there he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. P: Do you believe all the books of the Bible to be the inspired Word of God? C: I do. P: Do you believe that the teaching of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, as you have learned to know it from Luther s Small Catechism, is faithful and true to the Word of God? C: I do. P: Do you intend to continue steadfast in this teaching and to endure all things, even death, rather than fall away from it? 10

11 C: I do, and I ask God to help me. P: Do you intend faithfully to conform all your life to the teachings of God s Word, to be faithful in the use of the Word and sacrament, and in faith and action remain true to God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as long as you live? C: I do, and I ask God to help me. P: Since it is God alone who enables us both to will and to do his good pleasure, it is right for us, dear friends in Christ, to call on him for this confirmand, that he would graciously complete the good work which he has begun in him. Let us, therefore, bow our heads and pray. Prayer P: Lord God, heavenly Father, we thank and praise you for your great goodness in bringing this son of yours to the knowledge of your Son, Jesus Christ, and in giving him both a heart to believe and a mouth to confess his saving name. Enable him to bring forth the fruits of faith and to continue steadfast and victorious until the day comes when all who have fought the good fight of faith shall receive the crown of righteousness, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. Confirmand and New Members (and family) come forward to receive the confirmation certificate and to receive the right hand of fellowship from the Pastor. P: Brother in Christ, your church now invites you to receive the Sacrament of the Lord s body and blood. Accept this invitation with deep reverence and holy joy. Regard your communing at the Lord s Table as a precious privilege given you by God through his Church; receive this Sacrament thankfully and often. The almighty and most merciful God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit bless and keep you. TRANSITION: As we welcome new individuals to our Good Shepherd family, one of the blessings we share as we profess a common faith is to join together in receiving the blessing of the Lord s Supper as a family of believers. As we celebrate the Lord s Supper, we remember our deep need for forgiveness. We rejoice that Jesus is present in his body and blood and his promise is sure that he gave his body and shed his blood so we might have full certainty our sins are forgiven. Jesus is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world 11

12 WE CELEBRATE AT THE TABLE OF GOD Words of Institution (WL): Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night he was betrayed, took bread; and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, Take and eat; this is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Then he took the cup, gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you; this is my blood of the new covenant, which is poured out for you for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me. The peace of the Lord be with you always. DISTRIBUTION BY CONTINUOUS FLOW SONG: Behold the Lamb Behold the Lamb who bears our sins away Slain for us and we remember The promise made that all who come in faith Find forgiveness at the cross So we share in this Bread of Life And we drink of His sacrifice As a sign of our bonds of peace Around the table of the King The body of our Savior Jesus Christ Torn for you eat and remember The wounds that heal the death that brings us life Paid the price to make us one So we share in this Bread of Life And we drink of His sacrifice As a sign of our bonds of love Around the table of the King The blood that cleanses every stain of sin Shed for you drink and remember He drained death's cup that all may enter in To receive the life of God So we share in this Bread of Life And we drink of His sacrifice As a sign of our bonds of grace Around the table of the King 12

13 And so with thankfulness and faith we rise To respond and to remember Our call to follow in the steps of Christ As His body here on earth As we share in His suffering We proclaim Christ will come again And we'll join in the feast of heaven Around the table of the King CCLI Song # Keith Getty Kristyn Getty Stuart Townend 2007 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) Dismissal (WL): May this true body and blood received together with the bread and wine strengthen and preserve you in the one true faith until life everlasting. Go knowing with full certainty that your sins are forgiven. Go in peace. WE DEPART TO SERVE GOD Sending (WL): As Pastor Dave shared in his message, we close our worship with the prayer Paul had for the Ephesians and God s Spirit preserved for us to use today: I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, 17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, 18 may have power, together with all the Lord s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, 19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God. 20 Now to him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, 21 to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen. May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with each of you; Amen. TRANSITION (WL): As we finish today s worship we have many things to give praise for the blessing of baptism given to Haddie, the welcome of new members, the forgiveness given in the Lord s Supper and a 40 year ministry of Pastor Dave where he has and has led us to do the same: Give will you stand and glorify God for all these gifts! 13

14 Song: Forever Before the world was made Before You spoke it to be You were the King of kings Yeah You were yeah You were And now You're reigning still Enthroned above all things Angels and saints cry out We join them as we sing (We sing) forever forever Creator God You gave me breath So I could praise Your great and matchless name All my days all my days So let my whole life be A blazing offering A life that shouts and sings The greatness of our King forever forever Take my life and let it be All for You and for Your glory Take my life and let it be Yours Take my life and let it be All for You and for Your glory Take my life and let it be Yours 14

15 forever forever CCLI Song # Steve Fee Vicky Beeching Sixsteps Songs / Thankyou Music / Worship Together Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing) We thank you for worshiping with us today! We look forward to seeing you again soon! Helping us today as we worship God: Pastor David Tiarks, preacher & worship leader Praise Team: Acclamation Organist: Mary Huismann All songs used in accordance with CCLI License /OneLicense A COMING UP! MESSAGE: Give Thanks unto the Lord! Thursday Midweek Worship - June 23 rd 6:30pm (Summer Evening Service) Sunday Morning Worship - June 26 th Retirement Celebration for Pastor Dave & Jane Tiarks 8:00am & 10:45am (Traditional Worship Services) 15