St. Paul Lutheran WacoTx. Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday School & Bible Class 9:15am Church office Church Fax

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1 Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:30am Sunday School & Bible Class 9:15am Church office Church Fax On the Web Senior Pastor Rev. Larry Krueger Associate Pastor Rev. Matthew Hardaway Pastor Emeritus Rev. Walter F. Albers Deaconess Dcs. Suzanne Krahn Organist/Music Dir. Steve Randolph Administrative Asst. Cindy Byrd St. Paul Lutheran WacoTx

2 Welcome to St. Paul Lutheran Church The Church on the Highway Where Life and Jesus Intersect Fourth Sunday in Lent March 11, 2018 Be thoughtful - be silent - be reverent; for this is the house of the Lord. Before the service, speak to the Lord; During the service, let the Lord speak to you; After the service, speak to one another. ANNOUNCEMENTS REGISTRATION CARDS: Welcome! We worship in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. May God bless you as we gather before the throne of heaven. Members, please remember to fill out a White Registration Card so we can have a proper soul-accounting, and Guests, please sign the guest book and complete a Yellow Visitor Card located in the hymnal rack. Please place your completed card in the card collection slot at the end of each pew (center aisle side). LIVE STREAMING OF WORSHIP SERVICES: Our 10:30am Sunday worship service is streamed live on the Internet. To view the service, go to the church Web site at click on the link LIVE STREAM & ARCHIVES on the home page. This will take you to a new Web page and you can then select which service to view. (CCLI#CSPL071009) REMEMBER OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN PRAYER: Please contact the church office for a complete list of prayer needs. FLOWERS were placed on our altar today to the glory of God by Jason & Wendy (Guenat) Ehlers in celebration of their marriage on March 10; and in thankfulness for God s many blessings in their life. Page - 1 -

3 PRAYER BEFORE DIVINE WORSHIP Blessed Lord, You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning. Grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn and inwardly digest them that, by patience and comfort of Your Holy Word, we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP (Please silence your cell phones and mobile devices during our worship time. Our 10:30am worship service is live-streamed on the World Wide Web. Therefore, we consider your child/ren coming forward for the Children s Message as parental permission to publicly share their image.) Pre-service Music Welcome and Announcements Opening Hymn: Your Love Never Fails (One Thing Remains) Higher than the mountains that I face; Stronger than the power of the grave Constant in the trial and the change; One thing remains, One thing remains Chorus: Your love, Your love On and on and on and on it goes It overwhelms and satisfies my soul And I never ever have to be afraid One thing remains, One thing remains Chorus Bridge: In death, In life, I'm confident and Covered by the power of Your great love My debt is paid, there's nothing that Can separate my heart from Your great love Chorus/Ending: Your love, Your love Your love, Your love Words by Brian Johnson, Christa Black Gifford, Jeremy Riddle; 2010 ChristaJoy Music Publishing (Admin. by Bethel Music Publishing); CCLI License # Page - 2 -

4 Invocation Pastor: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Response: Amen. Confession and Absolution (based on Psalm 107:1-9, ESV) Pastor: Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, Response: For his steadfast love endures forever! Pastor: Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble and gathered in from the lands, Response: From the east and from the west, from the north and from the south. Pastor: Some wandered in desert wastes, finding no way to a city to dwell in; Response: Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted within them. Pastor: Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, Response: And he delivered them from their distress. Pastor: We are a wandering people. We have wandered down the path of sin and have found ourselves on the road to trouble and distress. So, we cry out to the Lord to deliver us from our sin through his abundant mercy and grace and to set our feet on the path of righteousness. Most merciful God: Response: We confess that we are lost without you. We are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. 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. For the sake of your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy upon us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in your will and walk in your righteous ways, to the glory of your holy name. Amen. Pastor: In the mercy of almighty God, Jesus Christ was given to die for us, and for his sake God forgives us all our sins. As a called and ordained servant of the Word, by Christ s authority and command, I therefore forgive you all your sins, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Response: Amen. Litany Response (based on Psalm 107, ESV) Pastor: [The Lord] led them by a straight way till they reached a city to dwell in. Response: Let them thank the Lord for his steadfast love, for his wondrous works to the children of man! Pastor: For he satisfies the longing soul, Response: And the hungry soul he fills with good things. Pastor: Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, Response: For his steadfast love endures forever! Page - 3 -

5 Song of Response: How Great Is Our God The splendor of the King, Clothed in majesty, Let all the earth rejoice; All the earth rejoice. He wraps himself in Light, And darkness tries to hide, And trembles at His voice; Trembles at His voice. How great is our God, Sing with me, How great is our God, And all will see how great, how great is our God. Age to age He stands And time is in His hands, Beginning and the end; Beginning and the end. The Godhead Three in One, Father, Spirit, Son, The Lion and the Lamb, Lion and the Lamb. How great is our God, Sing with me, how great is our God, And all will see how great, how great is our God. How great is our God, Sing with me, how great is our God, And all will see how great, how great is our God. Songwriters: Christopher Tomlin; Jesse Pryor Reeves; Edmond Martin Cash; 2004 Six Step Records; CCLI License # Prayer of the Day Old Testament Reading: Numbers 21:4-9 Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. Epistle Reading: Ephesians 2:1-10 Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord. Response: Thanks be to God. Gospel Reading: John 3:14-21 Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord. Response: Praise to you, O Christ! Page - 4 -

6 Apostles Creed (found inside the back cover of the hymnal) Children s Message Offering Hymn of the Day, 571: God Loved the World So That He Gave vv. 1-4 Sermon: For God So Loved the World..John 3:14 21 Pastor Krueger Prayer of the Church The Lord s Prayer (found inside the back cover of the hymnal) Benediction Pastor: Response: Amen. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon you and be gracious to you. The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. Closing Hymn: Shout to the Lord My Jesus, My Savior, Lord, there is none like You; All of my days I want to praise The wonders of Your mighty love. My Comfort, My Shelter, Tower of refuge and strength; Let ev ry breath, All that I am, Never cease to worship You. Shout to the Lord, All the earth let us sing Power and majesty, praise to the King; Mountains bow down and the seas will roar At the sound of Your Name. I sing for joy at the work of Your hands, Forever I ll love You, Forever I ll stand, Nothing compares to the promise I have... in You. {Repeat All} Words by Darlene Zschech; 1993 Hillsong Australia, Integrity s Hosana! Music; CCLI License # Post-service Music Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Liturgy (or the appropriate portion thereof) from Lutheran Service Book 2001 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. License # Page - 5 -

7 MEETING AND ACTIVITY NOTICES FOR THE WEEK OF MARCH 11-18, 2018 SUNDAY, MARCH 11 Place Easter Lily Orders in the Foyer 11:45 a.m.: Health Care Ministry Meeting (Parish Hall) 5:30 p.m.: 2nd Sunday Home Bible Study Group MONDAY, MARCH 12 10:00 a.m.: Ol Sew n Sow Quilting Group (Parish Hall) 6:00 p.m.: Young Adults Bible Study (Klassy Glass) 6:30 p.m.: Men s Club/Bass Club Meeting (Parish Hall) TUESDAY, MARCH 13 6:30 a.m.: Men s Bible Study Group (Parish Hall) 10:00 a.m.: Tri-Cities Ministries 7:00 p.m.: College Student Bible Study (BU Campus, Draper Hall, Room 245) WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14 12:00 p.m.: Lent Worship 12:45 p.m.: Seniors Fellowship Luncheon (Family Center) 6:00 p.m.: Tone Chimes 6:30 p.m.: Lent Worship Confirmation Classes following evening worship 7:15 p.m.: Adult Choir Rehearsal 8:00 p.m.: Instrumentalist Rehearsal THURSDAY, MARCH 15 7:00 a.m.: Lawn/Building Maintenance (anyone is welcome to join) 9:00 a.m.: Circuit Winkel Pastor Conference (Trinity Lutheran, Woodway) 6:30 p.m.: New Member Class (Conference Room) FRIDAY, MARCH 16 SATURDAY, MARCH 17 9:30 a.m.: Confirmation Class Service Project (Journey to the Streets) SUNDAY, MARCH 18 Deadline to sign-up for Youth Summer Mission Trip SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK: Sunday: Leviticus Monday: Leviticus Tuesday: Mark 1-3 Wednesday: Mark 4-6 Thursday: Mark 7-10 Friday: Mark Saturday: Psalms Page - 6 -