Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church. This Week at Grace. Ninth Sunday after Trinity August 17, Affiliation: Church of the Lutheran Confession

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1 Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church Affiliation: Church of the Lutheran Confession 710 4th Ave SW Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Pastor Nathanael Mayhew - Phone On the Web at: Organist: Lane Fischer Ushers for August: David Theneman, Joe Hurias, Marlin Huiras, Kyle Nason, Jon Riederer, Charles Romberg Welcome to all those who have come to worship with us this morning! We pray that you will receive God s announcement to you that your sins have been forgiven through Jesus, who is The Way, the Truth, and the Life the ONLY Savior from sin and eternal death. Visitors, please sign our guest register at the back of the church and come and worship with us again. You are always welcome at Grace! This Week at Grace Today: 8/17-9:00 A.M. Worship at Grace 10:00 A.M. Grace worship on TV channel 8 10:45 A.M. Worship at Faith, New Ulm Wed. 8/20-7:00 P.M. Grace worship on TV channel 8 7:30 P.M. Women of Grace (Kayla Nason serving) Thurs. 8/21-7:00 P.M. Sunday School Teachers Meeting Sunday: 8/24-9:00 A.M. Worship at Grace 10:00 A.M. Grace worship on TV channel 8 10:45 A.M. Worship at Faith, New Ulm Ninth Sunday after Trinity August 17, 2014 Serving Us This Coming Week: August Ushers: David Theneman, Joe Hurias, Marlin Huiras, Kyle Nason, Jon Riederer, Charles Romberg. Organist: Laura Heinze. Church Cleaning: Nason. August Tellers: Mike Christensen, John Maas. 2

2 Pre-Service Devotion: 2 Corinthians 5:20 (NKJV) Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ's behalf, be reconciled to God. The Order of Worship Bells Opening Prayer Hymn Oh, for a Thousand Tongues to Sing Pastor: We begin our service in the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. People: Amen. Confession and Absolution Pastor: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart, and confess our sins unto God, our Father, imploring Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. Our help is in the name of the Lord! People: Who made heaven and earth. Pastor: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord. People: And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Pastor: Almighty God, our Maker and Redeemer, we poor sinners confess unto Thee that we are by nature sinful and unclean and that we have sinned against Thee by thought, word, and deed. Therefore we flee for refuge to Thine infinite mercy, seeking and imploring Thy grace for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ. All: O most merciful God, who hast given Thine only-begotten Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of Thee and of Thy will, and true obedience to Thy Word, to the end that, by Thy grace, we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen. 3 Pastor: The Almighty God, our Heavenly Father, has had mercy upon us and has given His only Son to die for us and for His sake forgives us all our sins. To them that believe on His name He gives power to become the sons of God and has promised them His Holy Spirit. He that believes and is baptized shall be saved. Grant this, Lord, unto us all. People: Amen. Pastor: The Lord be with you. People: And with thy spirit. Pastor: Prayer for the Day People: Amen. 1st Scripture Reading Proverbs 3:1-7 1 My son, do not forget my law, But let your heart keep my commands; 2 For length of days and long life And peace they will add to you. 3 Let not mercy and truth forsake you; Bind them around your neck, Write them on the tablet of your heart, 4 And so find favor and high esteem In the sight of God and man. 5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, And lean not on your own understanding; 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, And He shall direct your paths. 7 Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear the LORD and depart from evil. Pastor: Alleluia, alleluia! The word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him. (Psalm 18:30) Alleluia! People: Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! 2nd Scripture Reading Luke 22:24-30 People: Glory be to Thee, O Lord! 24 Now there was also a dispute among them, as to which of them should be considered the greatest. 25 And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them, and those who exercise authority over them are called benefactors. 26 But not so 4

3 among you; on the contrary, he who is greatest among you, let him be as the younger, and he who governs as he who serves. 27 For who is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? Yet I am among you as the One who serves. 28 But you are those who have continued with Me in My trials. 29 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, 30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel." Pastor: Here ends our 2nd Scripture reading. People: Praise be to Thee, O Christ! The Apostles Creed -- Hymnal, pg. 12 Hymn Jesus, My Truth, My Way The Sermon 2 Corinthians 4:5-7 5 For we do not preach ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord, and ourselves your bondservants for Jesus' sake. 6 For it is the God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellence of the power may be of God and not of us. Theme: We preach Christ Jesus the Lord! I. In Earthen Vessels II. We do not preach ourselves We are servants (of Christ and one another) We have this treasure Conversion - a miracle worked by God The power is from God 5 The Offertory Create in me a clean heart, O God, And renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Thy presence, And take not Thy Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Thy salvation, And uphold me with Thy free spirit. Amen. Hymn Lift High the Cross The Offering and Hymn We, Lord, would lay, at Your request, The costliest off rings on Your shrine, But when we give and give our best, We but return Your gifts divine. O Father, whence all blessings come, O Son, Dispenser of God s store, O Spirit, bear our off rings home Lord, make them Yours forevermore! Prayer + The Lord's Prayer + The Benediction All: Amen, amen, amen! Hymn Praise to Thee and Adoration Silent Prayer Announcements Thank you from the Mayhews! - We are settling in and getting familiar with the members of the congregation and the Sleepy Eye area. Thank you to all those who have stopped by and continue to welcome us to the area! 6

4 Pastor Mayhew s Contact Information - You can contact Pastor Mayhew by calling the office/parsonage at (507) or on his cell phone at (404) You may also reach him by at ndmayhew@juno.com. You are also welcome to stop by and visit him at the parsonage office. Armin Wotschke - Armin Wotschke was hospitalized on Thursday afternoon after falling and sustaining injuries to his arm and head. He was transferred to Rochester but should be back when he recovers. Please remember Armin and his family in your prayers in the coming days. May the Lord grant him a rapid recovery, that he may return home soon. Member visitations - Pastor Mayhew has been working to make visitations to all the members of Grace in the last week. Please get in touch with him to let him know when would be a convenient time for him to stop by and get to know you and your family. Grace Corn Days Float - Yesterday we entered a float in the Corn Days Parade. It was a very exciting opportunity to inform the people of our community of our church and the programs that we offer. Flyers were handed out to people on the street inviting them to church and explaining the Christian Education programs we offer. You can find a few samples of the flyer on the table in the Narthex. Thanks to everyone who helped to put this together! 7 Fall Church Cleaning List - Our summer cleaning schedule will conclude with the end of August. A new church cleaning schedule will be put together this week. If you would like to have your name included or removed for the fall schedule beginning in September, please speak to Pastor Mayhew. Women of Grace Meeting Minutes - The July meeting of the Women of Grace opened with the singing of hymns 464 and 558. There were 14 ladies present plus Pastor Libby. We concluded our bible study of Revelation. The minutes of the June meeting were read and approved. The treasurer s report was read with a balance of $ Free will offering was $95.00, card sales were $29.25 and $100 was received from Allen and LaFaye Wellmann as a donation for the kitchen use for their 50th wedding anniversary celebration. One bill was presented by Lisa Romberg for $55.89 for reimbursement. A Thank You note was read from the traveling vacation bible school for our donation. Visiting reports were given by Joleen Huiras and Kayla Nason. Lois Maas and Jo Jensen volunteered for next month. Lisa Romberg and Joleen Huiras are our new leaders for July-December. Tabled was a draft to change our meeting times to 7:00pm instead of 7:30pm. Church cleaning is half done. Sign up when you are able to come clean. There is a pantry list on the tables to leave items for our new pastor s family. Leave items in the kitchen for their arrival. Most of the cleaning is done in the parsonage. Shari Christensen gave a report of what needs to still be done.tile, carpets, painting, etc. Kayla will be painting this Saturday for those who want to join her. Installation for our new pastor is scheduled for August 10th with a meal to follow. We have a few kitchen items that are no longer useful. Anyone can take them or they will be discarded. Next meeting is August 20th with Kayla Nason serving. Serving tonight was Jo Jensen. We closed with prayer. Rita Geiger - Treasurer/Secretary 8

5 The Women of Grace will be meeting this Wednesday night at 7:30pm here at church. Any women of the congregation are invited to attend. There will be a devotion by the pastor, as well as discussion for upcoming opportunities to serve. Please join us! l laf 9 10

6 Schedule - In September we will be resuming our fall schedule. Bible Class and Sunday School will th begin on Sunday, September 7 at 8:00am. Please plan to join us for Bible Class and Sunday School this fall! We will also be starting up our Wednesday After School Bible Study rd for Kids (Wednesdays at 3:00pm beginning, September 3 ) and Youth Confirmation classes. Please speak to Pastor Mayhew if you have any questions. Bible Class Topics - If you have any topics you would like to see studied and discussed in Bible Class this year, please let Pastor Mayhew know. A suggestion sheet has been printed up and placed on the table in the narthex. You may write your Bible Class topic suggestion there, or speak with Pastor Mayhew. CLC Call News - St. Paul Lutheran, Lakewood Colorado, has called Pastor Andrew Schaller of Trinity Lutheran, Watertown, and Zion Lutheran, Hidewood Twp. South Dakota. Living Word Lutheran, Blue Springs Missouri, has called Pastor Timothy Wheaton of Mt. Olive Lutheran, Lamar Colorado. Pastor Delwyn Maas has accepted the call to Gift of God Lutheran, Mapleton North Dakota. Pastor Joel Fleischer of Calvary Lutheran (Marquette, Michigan) has accepted the call to Berea Lutheran, Sioux Falls South Dakota. Messiah Lutheran, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has called Pastor Luke Bernthal of Grace/Peace/St. Paul's Lutheran, Valentine Nebraska/Mission/ White River South Dakota, to be its third pastor. Zion Lutheran, Lawrenceville Georgia has called Pastor John Hein of Grace Lutheran, Fridley Minnesota. CLC News - St. Paul congregation of Bismarck plans to celebrate its th th 25 Anniversary on Sunday, September 7, beginning with a 10:00 a.m. service, with a meal and program to follow. 11 Responding to God s Grace at Grace: Attendance: 191 Envelope Offerings... $6, Plate Offerings... $ CLC Mission Dev. Fund... $ 1, ILC Improvement Fund... $ Grace Building Fund... $ 1, Total... $ 9, MEMORIAL(S) A contribution for the Grace Memorial Fund was recently received from Allen and LaFaye Wellmann in memory of Donald Steinhaus. 12