Welcome to Worship at IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH STORY CITY, IOWA March 10, 2013

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1 Welcome to Worship at IMMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH STORY CITY, IOWA March 10, 2013 Mission Statement Building Strong Relationships in Christ, And Making Him Known to All Ministers All Members Stephen Anenson, Senior Pastor Kurt Jensen, Associate Pastor Michelle Becker, Youth Ministry Team Member The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 10, 2013 We Prepare to Meet God The Prelude The Opening Hymn Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken (vs.1-3) No. 400 The Prayer The Time for Greeting The Announcements The Sending Prayer for Chris Dahl The Anthem March, April, May The Sunday School Choir - Cathy McKim, Director The Children s Message We Witness God s Saving Grace through Holy Baptism The Baptismal Anthem Come, Be Baptized The Senior Choir Susan Amensen, Director The Sacrament of Holy Baptism (see bulletin insert) We Hear God s Word The Scripture Lesson: Joshua 2:1-24 (A Dramatic Reading) 604 Lafayette Avenue Story City, Iowa Website immanuel@iowatelecom.net We Respond to God s Blessings The Offering The Offertory We Are An Offering We lift our voices, we lift our hands, We lift our lives up to You; We are an offering. All that we have, all that we are, All that we hope to be, We give to You, we give to You. Lord, use our voices; Lord, use our hands; Lord, use our lives, they are Yours; We are an offering, we are an offering.

2 We Hear God s Word Proclaimed in Song and Word The Anthem Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho The Senior Choir Susan Amensen, Director The Sermon Rahab s Scarlet Cord Pastor Jensen The Hymn There Is Power in the Blood (vs.1,3,4) No. 329 We Receive God s Promise to Go with us into Daily Life The Prayers of Praise and Intercession The Lord's Prayer The Benediction The Hymn Lead On, O King Eternal No. 724 The Ministry of Prayer The Postlude Organist: Emily Anderson Candlelighter: Caleb Schlatter Nursery Attendants: Tavender Jones, Iva Gejdosova Greeters: Tom & Sandy Hunt Ushers: Steve McCoy, Don Olson, Scott Nibe, John Johnson, Rachel McCoy Readers: Steve Olson, Marian Olive, Pastor Anenson, Rich Olive Sound Engineer: Jim Oberender Visitors: We welcome you to worship today! Please fill out the white card in front of you in the pew rack and place in the offering plate. Baptized today is Evan Dean Baker, son of Jeff & Andrea Baker. Evan s sponsors are Phillip & Laura O Loughlin. Please remember this new child of God and his family in your prayers. Flowers on the piano today are given in honor of Evan Baker s baptism and in memory of his late grandfather, Jerry Severson. If you have a prayer need this morning, you may use the back of the white card in the pew rack and place the request in the Prayer Box in the narthex by the coat rack. Attendance: Last Sunday 279; Last Wednesday 100 Today we will have a time of fellowship and refreshments in the Social Hall following the worship service. Everyone is invited. Today will be our monthly Improvement Fund offering. Please be seated following the closing hymn. The ushers will dismiss you. Please place your offering in the Recessional Offering box on your way out of the sanctuary. This fund is used for capital expenditures to maintain and improve our church buildings. Right now we are in need of extra funds for the electrical upgrade of our sanctuary and social hall wiring. The total cost could be close to $100,000. Thank you for your generosity. RightNow Media. Everyone in our congregation now can have free access to thousands of video Bible studies on any Internet connected device! Check your (even your spam folder) to see if you got s from RightNow Media and the church about this; see the newsletter for more info. Contact the church office if you didn't get it and want to sign up. Adult Class. Today we had representatives from Good News for Israel share at our class in the Social Hall. This fine organization is headquartered in Minneapolis. It seeks to reach out to Jews with the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ as the true Messiah. Next Sunday, in the Social Hall, we will view a dramatic video filmed in the Holy Land entitled, Roll Away the Stone. Once again we will have a display of Easter Lilies for Easter Sunday. You may order lilies in honor or in memory of someone at a cost of $10.00 each. Please complete the form located on the welcome table. The last day to order your Easter Lilies for the display is Wednesday, March 20. Deeper Life Services will be held this week, beginning tonight through Wednesday at Stavanger Free Lutheran Church in Garden City, with guest Pastor Al Monson from Mesa, Arizona. Each evening at 7 P.M. there will be a challenging Bible message, special music, and fellowship time.

3 Reminders Nursery facilities are available across from the restrooms on the main floor of the educational wing. The nursery is staffed each Sunday. The Children's Activity Bulletins are available from the ushers for young children. Tune in to the Immanuel Lutheran Radio Broadcast each Sunday morning at 8 A.M. on KASI Radio (AM 1430). Hearing devices for those who have a difficult time hearing the service can be found on the shelf in the narthex. Please ask an usher to assist you. The Our Daily Bread devotional books for the spring quarter are available on the shelf in the narthex. Large print devotionals are also available. Use these each day to enrich your spiritual life. The Bible will come to life this month with The Bible 30 Day Church Experience, based on the epic TV miniseries, The Bible. This miniseries will be broadcast each Sunday evening in March at 7 P.M. on the History Channel. It will bring to life the stories and characters from throughout the Bible, Genesis through Revelation. The Bible 30-Day Church Experience uses a combination of sermons and stunning video clips from this new miniseries to show the scarlet thread of God s redemption through Jesus in an inspiring and thought provoking way. You won t want to miss any of the worship services this month. Resource materials are available on the table in the narthex. Upcoming Lenten Activities Wednesday Evening Services Theme: Seek and Ye Shall Find Each Wednesday in Lent we are seeing a drama presentation of ordinary Biblical people who tell how Jesus touched their lives. Please join us each Wednesday at 7 P.M. Each service also includes a children s message and special music. Light suppers are held each Wednesday evening at 6 P.M. There is a free will donation basket. Community Midweek Lenten Services Each Wednesday, Roland and Story City churches are hosting an informal worship service at 12:15 P.M., with a light lunch following at 12:45 P.M. The freewill offering will go to the Roland-Story Ministerial Association to be used for their ministries. This Wednesday, Salem Lutheran Church in Roland will be the host church, with Pastor Scott Johnson from St. Petri sharing the message. Take time over your lunch hour to join with your neighbors to worship our Lord during this Holy season. This is sponsored by the Roland-Story Ministerial Association. Pray & Praise Corner As a congregation, let s be in prayer for: Those recovering from hospitalizations including Pat Matheason, Pat McKim, Arlene Toft and Ralph Alvestad. We praise God for: The new life Christ gives to those who experience the waters of Holy Baptism.

4 Youth Activities Mime Youth Mime practice schedule Today, March 10, 1-3 P.M. (Cast) Wed. March 13 during Youth Group (Narrators / Cast) Sunday, March 24, 12 noon 3 P.M. Wednesday, March 27 during Youth Group (Narrators / Music / Cast) Saturday, March Set up and decorating; 12-2 Mime Practice with everyone! High School Youth Group Regular weekly activities Sunday School Sunday mornings at 8:30 A.M. Come read through The Story with us! Community Time Wednesdays at 7:45 P.M. for 10th 12th graders not in confirmation Confirmation Wednesday nights at 7:45 P.M. (following worship) Youth Group/Mime Practice This Wed., March 6 (8:30 P.M.) Youth Group today from 3:30-5 P.M. at the church. Come for cooking projects, giant art, and the body of Christ! Looking ahead Youth Group during spring break!!!!! Wednesday, March 20, 8-9:30 P.M. Capture the flag and Ice Cream (bring $5.00) Middle School Youth Group Regular weekly activities Sunday School Sunday mornings at 8:30 A.M. Trinity & Confirmation - Wednesdays, 7:45 P.M. following worship (Lenten schedule) Mime / Easter Service help. We need your help with the Easter Sunrise Service. Come at 6:20 on March 31 for instructions. Meet in the sanctuary. We need help with facepainting, ushering, and cleaning up. Bring a friend, bring your sister! It s going to be great. March 10 March 17, 2013 Worship & Study Opportunities at Immanuel Sunday, March 10 Daylight Savings Time Begins 8:00 A.M. Radio Broadcast on KASI (1430 AM) 8:30 A.M. Sunday School Classes 9:00 A.M. Coffee Fellowship (Narthex) 9:30 A.M. Worship 10:30 A.M. Coffee Fellowship 1:00 P.M. Mime Practice 3:30 P.M. JH Youth Group Monday, March 11 Tuesday, March 12 9:30 A.M. Staff Meeting Wednesday, March 13 8:30 A.M. Women s Bible Study on 1 & 2 Peter 12:15 P.M. Community Lenten Service & Lunch at Salem 6:00 P.M. Lenten Supper served by Young Adults 7:00 P.M. Lenten Service 7:15 P.M. Junior Choir 7:45 P.M. Trinity & Confirmation Classes 7:45 P.M. HS Community Time (10 th -12 th Grades) 7:45 P.M. Senior Choir 8:30 P.M. HS Youth Group / Mime Practice Thursday, March 14 7:00 P.M. Deacon Board Meeting 7:00 P.M. Trustees Board Meeting 7:00 P.M. Board of Education Meeting 8:15 P.M. Church Council Friday, March 15 Saturday, March 16 8:00 A.M. Men of Immanuel 4:00 P.M. Blair Billings Alica Foss Wedding at St. Petri Sunday, March 17 8:00 A.M. Radio Broadcast on KASI (1430 AM) 8:30 A.M. Sunday School Classes 9:00 A.M. Coffee Fellowship (Narthex) 9:30 A.M. Worship 10:30 A.M. Service of Holy Communion 10:30 A.M. Coffee Fellowship

5 SACRAMENT OF BAPTISM FOR EVAN DEAN BAKER, SON OF JEFF AND ANDREA BAKER Dear Friends in Christ, In Matthew's Gospel, Jesus commands us to make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. In the waters of Baptism, we are joined to the death and resurrection of our Lord and made members of the Body of Christ. Living in fellowship with Him and His people, we grow in faith, love and obedience to the will of God. The Gospel of Mark tells us that once some people brought children to Jesus for Him to touch them, but the disciples scolded those people. When Jesus noticed it, He was angry and said to the disciples, "Let the children come to Me and do not hinder them, for the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the Kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." Then He took the children in his arms, placed His hands on them and blessed them. Jeff and Andrea, you have presented Evan for Holy Baptism. By doing so, you are accepting the responsibility of raising him in the Christian faith. Before God and this congregation I ask you then, do you promise to faithfully bring him to worship, teach him the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord's Prayer, and provide for his instruction in the Christian faith? If so, answer: "We will with the help of God." You who are sponsors of this child are to be witnesses of his baptism. You are also to remember him in your prayers and encourage him as he grows in the Christian faith. If this is your intention, please answer: "We will with the help of God." Dear Congregation, Are you as Christ's community, ready to support these persons in their duties as parents and sponsors and to remember this one to be baptized in your prayers? If so, answer: We are. (Please stand for the confession of faith.) Pastor: I address you now as parents, sponsors, and congregation. Do you renounce all the forces of evil, the devil, and all his empty promises? Congregation: We do. P: Do you believe in God the Father? C: I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God? C: 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. P: Do you believe in God the Holy Spirit? C: 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. Let us pray: O God, the giver of all life, pour out your Holy Spirit upon Evan, wash away his sins, and make him an inheritor of your glorious Kingdom. Look with kindness upon Evan s father and mother. Make them teachers and examples of righteousness for their children. Strengthen them in their own commitment so that they may share the salvation you have given them, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Evan Dean Baker, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Evan, child of God, you have been sealed by the Holy Spirit and marked with the cross of Christ forever. Let your light so shine before others that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in Heaven. Let us pray: God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, we give you thanks for freeing your sons and daughters from the power of sin and for raising them up to a new life through this Holy Sacrament. Pour your Holy Spirit upon them and grant that they may live a life in close union with you. Amen. Pastor: This congregation has a new son in Christ. Congregation: We welcome you into the Lord s family. We receive you as a fellow member of the body of Christ, a child of the same heavenly Father, and a worker with us in the Kingdom of God. Pastor: The blessing of almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit be with you all. Peace be with you. Amen.