Verse God s Word Is Our Great Heritage LBW 239. Apostle s Creed

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1 Prelude Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness 10:00 WORSHIP TRANSFIGURATION SUNDAY February 26, 2017 Opening Hymn We Give Thee But Thine Own RED 435 Greeting and Response: P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. P: Holy is the Lord, the Almighty. C: He was, he is, and he is to come. P: He is worthy of glory and honor and power. C: He created all things. By his will they came to be. P: Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slain; C: worthy to take the scroll and break its seals. P: By his blood he purchased for God C: people of every race and tongue, of every folk and nation. P: Christ made of them a kingdom C: and priests to serve our God. P: And they shall reign on earth forever. C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Prayer of the Day Lord God, heavenly Father, you taught us not to put our trust in ourselves. Grant that trusting you we may be defended against all adversity; through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. Hymn of Praise Open The Eyes of My Heart Lord Insert First Reading: Exodus 24:8-18 And Moses took the blood and threw it on the people and said, Behold the blood of the covenant that the LORD has made with you in accordance with all these words. Then Moses and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel went up, and they saw the God of Israel. There was under his feet as it were a pavement of sapphire stone, like the very heaven for clearness. And he did not lay his hand on the chief men of the people of Israel; they beheld God, and ate and drank. The LORD said to Moses, Come up to me on the mountain and wait there, that I may give you the tablets of stone, with the law and the commandment, which I have written for their instruction. So Moses rose with his assistant Joshua, and Moses went up into the mountain of God. And he said to the elders, Wait here for us until we return to you. And behold, Aaron and Hur are with you. Whoever has a dispute, let him go to them. Then Moses went up on the mountain, and the cloud covered the mountain. The glory of the LORD dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. Now the appearance of the glory of the LORD was like a devouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses was on the mountain forty days and forty nights. Second Reading: 2 Peter 1:16-21 For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. For when he received honor and glory from God the Father, and the voice was borne to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, we ourselves heard this very voice borne from heaven, for we were with him on the holy mountain. And we have the prophetic word more fully confirmed, to which you will do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts, knowing this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture comes from someone's own interpretation. For no prophecy was ever produced by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. Verse God s Word Is Our Great Heritage LBW 239 Gospel: Matthew 17:1-9 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And Peter said to Jesus, Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him. When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. But Jesus came and touched them, saying, Rise, and have no fear. And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead. Apostle s Creed Sermon Pastor Steve Bruer Sermon Hymn/Offering Be Thou My Vision RED 378 Offertory Give Thanks Prayers of the Church and Lord's Prayer

2 Announcements Benediction Closing Hymn Shine, Jesus, Shine Insert Pianist Nanci Van Peursem Lector Marcia Heinje Thank you to Pastor Steve Bruer for leading worship today. Prayers for Marvel Black, Ken Kunde, Joy Berry, Pastor Jim Hulberg, Marlene Storm, Lil Colberg, Sheila Schulte, Connie Garrison, Sandy Wood, Chris Nelson, Merry Lemke (Hope Pekelder s aunt), Mandy Terry (John Gustafson s granddaughter), Norman Barlund, Bob Crist, Pastor Jean Marc, Berdette Bryngelson. Men, Do you have a black leather coat. If so, please check to make sure it is yours. We have a couple of guys that have black leather coats that aren't theirs. Candidate Pastor Steve Bruer will be here and will conduct the service on Sunday Feb 26. Please plan to meet and welcome Pastor Steve and his wife Jane at coffee hour on Sunday Feb 26. Living Word Lutheran Church is scheduled to deliver Meals on Wheels during the month of April. If you are able to help, please sign up on the tab le in the fellowship hall. It's time to register for Summer Bible Camp at NeSoDak. Information with the various camps, grades, dates and pricing is available on the table in the foyer. Early bird discount deadline is February 15th. For more information talk to Mary Kinder or register online at losd.org and click on "NeSoDak" under "summer camp". Schedule for Pastors that will be preaching during March March 1st Ash Wednesday Pastor Jon Lindekugel March 5th Pastor Jon Lindekugel, Hutchinson March 12th Pastor John Hostettler, Milbank March 19th Pastor Bill Nelson-Loefke, Yankton March 26th Pastor DeVern Schwenn, Milbank Prayerfully consider sponsoring a Radio Broadcast of our church service on KMSD. The service is broadcast on KMSD at 8:00 AM on Sunday mornings. The cost is $ Sign up sheet to sponsor Radio and/or provide flowers is on the table in the fellowship hall. Visitors please sign our Guest Book located in the fellowship hall. Thank you for worshipping with us at Living Word Lutheran Church. We hope your worship experience is a blessing. "May the Lord bless you and keep you." Numbers 6:24 PO Box 301 Milbank, SD Church address: livingword@itcmilbank.com

3 TODAY 8:45 Sunday School 9:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:00 Worship TUESDAY 9:00 Quilting WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday 9:00 Searcher s Bible study 3:30 7th & 8th Grade Confirmation 6:30 Worship/Communion THURSDAY 9:00 Community Coffee Fellowship - Open to the public SUNDAY 8:45 Sunday School 9:00 Coffee Fellowship 10:00 Worship/Communion Prayerfully consider sponsoring a Radio Broadcast of our church service on KMSD. The service is broadcast on KMSD at 8:00 AM on Sunday mornings. The cost is $ Sign up sheet to sponsor Radio and/or provide flowers is on the table in the fellowship hall. Abbey of the Hills would like to invite all men to rediscover peace and holiness by attending a Men s Lenten Retreat on March Starts at &;00 Friday and ends at 11:00 on Sunday. For more information go to Abbeyofthe hills.org or call Living Word Lutheran Church Shut ins would welcome a visit or phone call. Clara Pederson 520 Friendship Circle #A3 St. William s Care Center: Lois Helm - 204, Phyllis Murphy Golden Living Care Center: Marvel Black, Marlene Storm, Evy Berg - 106, Norman Barlund - 505, Mary Brown - 511, Clarice Durbin Park Place: Sheila Schulte, Frank Brown - 206,, Curt & Elaine Hallberg - 310, Chris Nelson, Janice Johnson - 313, and Luvilla Weber 324 Joyce Strube 709 S 5 th St turn east on 8 th Ave (use side door by the ramp) Pat Johnson 204 S 4 th St #105 Betty Nordquist rd Ave SW, Willow Creek #9, Watertown, SD Ken and Kay Strandvold Washington Drive

4 Participants of "The Broken Way" Wednesday evening Bible Study would like to extend a challenge to the Living Word congregation. The words of Christ from the book of Luke 14:12-14 "...When you give a dinner or a supper, do not ask your friends, your brothers, your relatives, nor rich neighbors, lest they also invite you back, and you be repaid. But when you give a feast, invite the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind. And you will be blessed, because they cannot repay you; for you shall be repaid at the resurrection of the just." We are asking members of Living Word to pick up (located at the back of the church) an invitation in a ziplock bag with a paper plate in it. Then fill the plate with cookies or bars/treats and invite an unchurched neighbor or acquaintance to the Lenten Services which begin March 1st on Ash Wednesday. The invitation includes a list of dates and times including supper. Remember to pray for those you give an invitation to. Please plan to take part in this important outreach to the unchurched in our communities. April Servant Team will meet on Sunday, March 19th during Coffee Fellowship at 9:00. Servant teams help with ushering, greeting, furnish and/or serve treats for coffee fellowship, help with weddings if scheduled during the month and help and/or furnish for funerals that maybe during the month. If every member, who is able, volunteers for at least one area of service during their month, the work of the church will easily be accomplished throughout the year. Your help is greatly appreciated. Please prayerfully consider being co-chairman for your Servant team. When a person trusts Jesus Christ for salvation, he or she is made a member of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:27) Co-chairman: Bob and Pam Nelson Bob and Sue Capp Brenda & Collis Dahle Elaine Ebsen Roger & Steph Hansen Gary & Janeen Ingber Pat Johnson Ed & Betty Kloster Bruce & Linda Larson Chuck & Ann Liebe Mark & Darla Loeschke Gary & Marsha Meister Rosella Naeve Sue Pauli Dennis & Joanne Schmig Dave & Linda Wagner

5 Living Word Women s organization has chosen as one of their Mission Projects during January through April, the St. Francis House in Sioux Falls. We will be collecting needed items and delivering them to St. Francis House. All members of the congregation are invited to help by donating much needed items. Donations may be placed in the baskets in the Fellowship Hall. St. Francis House is an ecumenical emergency shelter and transitional housing program for the homeless offering hospitality, fellowship and support to those in need. They require all guests to follow strict guidelines including a zero tolerance policy on drugs and alcohol. Guests must attend two self-improvement classes each week, hold or apply for a job, attend all evening meals, uphold household chores and place money into savings. Their program focuses on a hand-up rather than a hand-out approach and serves people of all ages from infants to the elderly. They serve tired travelers as well as those coming from hospitals, treatment centers and prisons and anyone looking for a chance to start over. St. Francis House depends entirely on private donations and grants for its operating funds and their Mission Statement is An Ecumenical Ministry, Moving People from Homelessness to Hope! HELPFUL DONATIONS Ketchup Ranch dressing Coffee creamer Peanut butter Shampoo Can openers Canned tuna/chicken Conditioner Office supplies Instant potatoes Hair ties Postage stamps Mayonnaise Headbands Diapers-size 1 Sugar Toilet paper Black pants Canned vegetables Paper towels Ladies sizes Cooking spray Bottled water 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Dishwasher tabs Coffee filters Ladies underwear Paper lunch sacks Sizes 6, 7 & 8 Industrial sized aluminum foil Industrial sized Saran wrap

6 LIVING WORD CHURCH FAMILY Women and Men are invited to a Soup Luncheon Tuesday, March 7 th at 11:30 AM Following the lunch will be a Program with guest speaker Julie Becker from St. Francis House in Sioux Falls to tell us more about the ministry of St. Francis House. Living Word Women s General Meeting will follow the Program Everyone is welcome to join us for lunch even if you need to leave early to return to work Please note a change: There will be no Aprons program as previously indicated. Save your aprons for another time.

7 LWLC Committee Contacts 2017 Council Members: President: Dave Hepper, Vice President/Youth & Education: Brad Olson, , Youth & Education: Mary Kinder, Secretary/Worship & Evangelism: Roslyn Reich roslynreich@gmail.com Worship & Evangelism: Roger Christensen, rcchristensen1958@gmail.com Treasurer/Finance: Larry Olson olsonlaa@tnics.com Property & Management: Brad Leonard, pudge.lfg@live.com Howard Heinje, mhheinje@tnics.com Adult Sunday School: Deb Buttke, , mdbuttke@itcmilbank.com Newsletter: Nancy Kruger, , nmfdesign@tnics.com Living Word Lutheran Women Officers: Coordinator: Joanne Schmig, Vice-coordinator: Shirley Zahn, Secretary: Marcia Heinje, Treasurer: Annette Redepenning, Mission Action: Gloria Cooley, Karen Keifer, Mission Growth: Karen McCrea, Mission Community: Carol Grimley, Quilting: Carol Forster, Servant Teams: Pam Nelson, livingword@itcmilbank.com Thrift Store Volunteers: Annette Redepenning, , redpenny@wat.midco.net

8 Lent and Easter schedule Wednesday, March 1 Ash Wednesday Confession/Imposition of Ashes/ Communion Wednesday, March 8 Supper 5:00 PM Beef Sandwiches Wednesday, March 15 Supper 5:00 PM Ham Sandwiches Wednesday, March 22 Supper 5:00 PM BBQ Sandwiches Wednesday, March 29 Supper 5:00 PM Pork Sandwiches Wednesday, April 5 Supper 5:00 PM Beef Sandwiches Thursday, April 13 Maundy Thursday Absolution/First Communion Friday, April 14 Good Friday Sunday, April 16 Easter No Sunday School Worship/communion 10:00 AM

9 Open the Eyes of My Heart Open the eyes of my heart, Lord Open the eyes of my heart I want to see You, I want to see You. Open the eyes of my heart, Lord Open the eyes of my heart I want to see You, I want to see You. To see You high and lifted up Shining in the light of your glory Pour out your power and love As we sing holy, holy, holy Holy, holy, holy Holy, holy, holy Holy, holy, holy Shine, Jesus, Shine Refrain Shine, Jesus, shine, full this land with the Father s glory; blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire. Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with love and mercy; send forth your Word, Lord, and let there be light! Verse 1 Lord, the light of your love is shining, in the midst of the darkness shining; Jesus, light of the world, shine upon us set us free by the truth you now bring us. Shine on me, shine on me: Refrain Shine, Jesus, shine, full this land with the Father s glory; blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire. Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with love and mercy; send forth your Word, Lord, and let there be light! Verse 2 As we gaze on your kingly brightness, so our faces display your likeness, ever, changing from glory to glory, mirrored here, may our lives tell your story. Shine on me, shine on me: Refrain Shine, Jesus, shine, full this land with the Father s glory; blaze, Spirit, blaze, set our hearts on fire. Flow, river, flow, flood the nations with love and mercy; send forth your Word, Lord, and let there be light! CCLI License #