St. Paul Lutheran Church 95 W. State St, Coldwater, MI

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1 the TWENTY FIFTH SUNDAY after PENTECOST November 11, 2018 St. Paul Lutheran Church 95 W. State St, Coldwater, MI WELCOME GUESTS AND VISITORS We re glad you re here! All in attendance are asked to please complete the Connect card located in the pew rack and read the statement concerning the reception of the Lord s Supper found on the Worship card. Feel free to ask an usher for help or directions. Prayer cards and Connect cards will be picked up by the ushers during the sermon hymn. NURSERY Our nursery is located right past the double doors in the preschool wing on the right, which is across the hall from the coat room (to your right as you exit the Sanctuary). The Sanctuary audio is provided in that room, so you won t miss a thing.

2 PRE-SERVICE MUSIC ORDER of WORSHIP Kay Kaepp OPENING HYMN How Great Thou Art LSB 801 OPENING WELCOME and INVOCATION INVOCATION (please stand) The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism. P C In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination. P C P C Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. Almighty God in His mercy...name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. SERVICE of the WORD RESPONSIVE PSALM Psalm 146 P Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul! I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being. C Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. P Blessèd is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the LORD his God, who made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that is in them, who keeps faith forever; who executes justice for the oppressed, who gives food to the hungry. C The LORD sets the prisoners free; the LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the sojourners; he upholds the widow and the fatherless, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin. 1

3 ALL The LORD will reign forever, your God, O Zion, to all generations. Praise the LORD! Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. KYRIE P In peace let us pray to the Lord. C Lord, have mercy. P For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord. C Lord, have mercy. P For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord. C Lord, have mercy. P For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord. C Lord, have mercy. P Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. C Amen 9:00 - Nobody Loves Me Like You 1. Morning I see You in the sunrise every morning It's like a picture that You've painted for me A love letter in the sky 2. Story I could've had a really different story But You came down from Heaven to restore me Forever saved my life Chorus 1 Nobody loves me like You love me Jesus I stand in awe of Your amazing ways I worship You as long as I am breathing God You are faithful and true Nobody loves me like You 3. Mountains You re breaking down The weight of all my mountains Even when it feels like I'm surrounded You never leave my side oh Bridge Oh what a song to sing Oh what a song to sing Oh what a song to sing Oh what a song my heart keeps singing Oh what a song to sing Oh what a song to sing Oh what a song to sing Jesus You love me And I love You God Chorus 2 Nobody loves me like You love me Jesus I stand in awe of Your amazing ways I worship You as long as I am breathing God I worship You Forever worship You Ending Nobody loves me like You love me Jesus I stand in awe of Your amazing ways Nobody loves me like You 2

4 11:30am - Gloria in Excelsis Nobody loves me like You 3

5 SALUTATION and COLLECT OF THE DAY P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Let us pray. P Almighty and ever-living God, You have given exceedingly great and precious promises to those who trust in You. Grant us so firmly to believe in Your Son Jesus that our faith may never be found wanting; through the same Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. OLD TESTAMENT (please be seated) 1 Kings 17:8 16 Then the word of the LORD came to [Elijah], Arise, go to Zarephath, which belongs to Sidon, and dwell there. Behold, I have commanded a widow there to feed you. So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, a widow was there gathering sticks. And he called to her and said, Bring me a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to bring it, he called to her and said, Bring me a morsel of bread in your hand. And she said, As the LORD your God lives, I have nothing baked, only a handful of flour in a jar and a little oil in a that we may eat it and die. And Elijah said to her, Do not fear; go and do as you have said. But first make me a little cake of it and bring it to me, and afterward make something for yourself and your son. For thus says the LORD the God of Israel, The jar of flour shall not be spent, and the jug of oil shall not be empty, until the day that the LORD sends rain upon the earth. And she went and did as Elijah said. And she and he and her household ate for many days. The jar of flour was not spent, neither did the jug of oil become empty, according to the word of the LORD that he spoke by Elijah. jug. And now I am gathering a couple of sticks that A This is the Word of the Lord. I may go in and prepare it for myself and my son, C Thanks be to God. EPISTLE Hebrews 9:24 28 For Christ has entered, not into holy places made with hands, which are copies of the true things, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God on our behalf. Nor was it to offer himself repeatedly, as the high priest enters the holy places every year with blood not his own, for away sin by the sacrifice of himself. And just as it is appointed for man to die once, and after that comes judgment, so Christ, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time, not to deal with sin but to save those who are eagerly waiting for him. then he would have had to suffer repeatedly since A This is the Word of the Lord. the foundation of the world. But as it is, he has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put C Thanks be to God. 9:00am - ALLELUIA (please stand) Alleluia. Alleluia. Allelu, alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Allelu, allelu, alleluia. Spoken Verse: You know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor, so that you by his poverty might become rich. 2 Corinthians 8:9 Alleluia. Alleluia. Allelu, alleluia. Alleluia. Alleluia. Allelu, allelu, alleluia. 4

6 11:30am - COMMON ALLELUIA AND VERSE HOLY GOSPEL Mark 12:38 44 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the twelfth chapter. C Glory to You, O Lord. In his teaching [Jesus] said, Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes and like greetings in the marketplaces and have the best seats in the synagogues and the places of honor at feasts, who devour widows houses and for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation. And he sat down opposite the treasury and watched the people putting money into the offering box. Many rich people put in large sums. APOSTLES CREED found inside the back cover of LSB And a poor widow came and put in two small copper coins, which make a penny. And he called his disciples to him and said to them, Truly, I say to you, this poor widow has put in more than all those who are contributing to the offering box. For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on. P C This is the Gospel of the Lord. Praise to You, O Christ. 9:00am - CHILDREN S MESSAGE (please be seated) During the SERMON HYMN, the ushers will collect the Connect cards and any Prayer cards you desire to include in our prayers for today. Please use this time to complete these if you have not already done so. SERMON HYMN We Give Thee But Thine Own LSB 781 SERMON 9:00am - OFFERING 9:00am - SONG DURING OFFERING We Are An Offering Praise Team 1. We lift our voices, we lift our hands, We lift our lives up to You, we are an offering. Chorus: All that we have, all that we are, all that we hope to be, we give to You, we give to You. We lift our voices, we lift our hands, we lift our lives up to You, we are an offering, we are an offering. 2. Lord, use our voices, Lord use our hands, Lord, use our lives, they are Yours, we are an offering. 5

7 PRAYER OF THE CHURCH (please stand) After each petition of the prayer: P let us pray to the Lord: C Lord, have mercy. The prayers conclude : P All these things and whatever else You know us to need, grant us, kind Father, for the sake of Jesus Christ, Your beloved Son, who lives and reigns with You in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. SERVICE of the SACRAMENT We welcome to the table of the Lord s Supper all those who believe and confess alongside this family the teachings of the Lutheran Church. For more on this, refer to the Worship card, located in each pew rack. PREFACE P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Lift up your hearts. C We lift them to the Lord. P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C It is right to give Him thanks and praise. P It is truly good, right, and salutary... evermore praising You and saying: SANCTUS 6

8 LORD S PRAYER Matthew 6:9-13 C 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 trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; 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. THE WORDS OF OUR LORD THE PEACE OF THE LORD John 20:19 P The peace of the Lord be with you always. C Amen. P The table is prepared. Welcome to the Lord s table. AGNUS DEI John 1:29 9:00am - DISTRIBUTION SONGS (You may be seated, awaiting instruction from the ushers) Take My Life 1. Take my life and let it be consecrated Lord to Thee Take my moments and my days Let them flow in ceaseless praise Take my hands and let them move At the impulse of Thy love Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee 7

9 2. Take my voice and let me sing Always only for my King Take my lips and let them be Filled with messages from Thee Take my silver and my gold Not a mite would I withhold Take my intellect and use Ev'ry power as You choose Chorus Here am I all of me Take my life it's all for Thee 3. Take my will and make it Thine It shall be no longer mine Take my heart it is Thine own It shall be Thy royal throne Take my love my Lord I pour At Your feet its treasure store Take myself and I will be Ever only all for Thee Give Thanks Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks because He s given Jesus Christ, His Son. Give thanks with a grateful heart, give thanks to the Holy One, Give thanks because He s given Jesus Christ, His Son. Chorus And now let the weak say, I am strong, let the poor say I am rich because of what the Lord has done for us. And now let the weak say, I am strong, let the poor say I am rich because of what the Lord has done for us. You Satisfy The Hungry Heart LSB 641 POST-COMMUNION COLLECT P Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C Amen. BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24-26 P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. C Amen. CLOSING HYMN All Depends On Our Possessing LSB 732 8

10 Acknowledgments Unless otherwise indicated, Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version ), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2018 Concordia Publishing House. CCLI # SERVING in the LORD S HOUSE Pastor Rev. Aaron B. Chittick Administrative Assist. Laura Oswood Preschool Teachers Lisa Dove Courtney Eaton Interpreter for the Deaf Mary Smith Open Building Ron Patch Secretary Renee Taden Organist Kay Kaepp Praise Team Lisa Dove Karin Kennedy Altar Guild Barb Tunison Banners Patty Pipe Today - Nov. 11 Next Week - Nov. 18 Sunday School Teachers Acolyte Maddie G, Kaydence Kaydence Scherer 3yr-5th grade Pastor Aaron Assistant Ron Patch Rick Taden 6th-8th grade Chris & Lisa Reader Donna Hines Ed Lake 9th-12th grade Kevin & Eileen Ushers Charlie Hemker Merle Donbrock Paul Meyer Bill Tunison Adult Sunday School Larry Parks Jimmy Powell Greeters Jan Dimmick & John Sennish Ruth Patch Chris & Dusti Donbrock Kindness Changes Everything Lisa Dove (study for adults in a kid-safe environment) Mindy Garn What Child is This? Tim Meyer Cookies Vainner/Parks Scherer Counters Mobley & Donbrock Osborn & Watz Sound Loren Green Loren Green SUNDAY SCHOOL 10:30am Grab a beverage and a cookie, and join us. Kids : meet in the first pew, Pastor will be getting them ready for the Christmas Play on December 16; parents can pick up kids downstairs in the blue room Youth : downstairs to the left: 6-8 grade in classroom #2; 9-12 grade in Youth Room Adults : Kindness in Movement Room; What Child is This? in Fellowship Hall FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are dedicated to the glory of God in honor of all Veterans, especially on this day, the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Praise God for our veterans. Praise God for peace. ABUNDANT BLESSINGS Offerings Sunday 11/4-$3,960 (Includes Direct Payment); Roof-$10; Total-$3,970. Worshippers Sunday 11/4: 9am-102; 11:30am-14. Sunday School: Kids-21; Adults-35. 9

11 IN OUR PRAYERS Cancer patients : Rob Eickmann; Melvin Gallatin; Jackie Harris; Tim Herman; Jake; Ed James; Grace Lindemann; Marialyce; MaryJane; Insa Raymond; Reese; Carol Unroe; Rusty Zimmerman. Family & Friends: Anne; Dee; Karie Foulk; Debbie Jenner; Jennifer Peterson; Doreen Robinson; Blake Schlueter; Vienna. Shut-ins : Carol Heffelfinger; Ed James; Cheryl Rosch; Sally Uhrig; Carol Unroe; Carol Yearling; Evelyn Yearling. Those in military service : Lance Bonkoske; Andrew Hatfield; Jeffrey Kaepp; Tristan Karl; Thomas Lenz; Nickole Loomis; Joe Meyer; Lisa Meyer; Devan Paugh; Ryan Schlueter; Chelsea Seegmiller; Heath Taner. ANNOUNCEMENTS Please have all announcements to the office by 12pm, Wednesdays. Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day. The Armistice of 11 November 1918 ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War I. It came into force at 11 a.m. Paris time on 11 November 1918 ("the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month") and marked a victory for the Allies. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. We remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Thessalonians 1:3 NIV Fall Clean Up will happen on November 10 & 17 at 10:00am. Please join us for one or both days. Bring rakes, tarps, gloves, and a willing spirit. Shoebox Packing Party Join us for a fun time of packing up all of the goodies that have been donated through the year. They will be sent all over the world as Christmas gifts to children. November 10:00am. Welcome Service We will welcome all of our new members during 9:00am worship on Sunday, November 18. Voters Meeting and Potluck Our potluck and regular meeting of the voters will be November 18. Potluck at 12:30pm - please bring a dish to share. Meeting at about 1:15pm - please join us as we discuss the Work Program for 2019, and other important business. Thanksgiving Dinner Potluck Don t forget to sign up for the fun. Let us know how many people and what food you will be bringing. Everyone is welcome! Youth Notice The Skating Party will now be November 25 and we will see a movie on November 11. Time and movie TBD. Talk to Chris and Lisa if you have questions. Fellowship : Information regarding several holiday activities is posted on the bulletin board in the Narthex. Please feel free to share this information and organize your own outing. 10

12 Family Promise We will be serving our neighbors by preparing and serving dinner for the homeless December 12, 13, and 14 at Christ Community Church, 4:45-8:30pm. Please sign up on the bulletin board by December 5. Talk to Alice Conrad if you have questions. Pasties A Plenty St. Paul Centerville LWML is taking orders again for U.P. Pasties. See the flyer in our entryway for complete details. THIS WEEK at ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH Sunday 11/11 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:30am TBD Worship Choir Practice Sunday School for All Ages Worship Youth Movie Monday 11/12 1:00pm 7:00pm Fellowship Team Meeting Council Meeting Tuesday 11/13 Wednesday 11/14 Saturday 11/17 Sunday 11/18 12:00pm LWML Lunch & Meeting 9:30am Staff Meeting 12:15pm Service Team Meeting 1:00pm Quilting 5:30pm Confirmation Class 6:30pm Youth Hangout 9:00am 10:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:30am 11:30am 12:30pm 1:15pm Men s Bible Study Fall Clean Up Shoebox Packing Party Worship Choir Practice Sunday School for All Ages Worship Potluck Voters Meeting 11