A ransom for our souls hath found, Before Thy throne we sinners bend; To us Thy pardoning love extend.

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1 PRINCE OF PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Serving us today : Pastor Nathan J. Pfeiffer home/office (605) cell - (605) Organists Cindy Odenbach Ushers Mick Odenbach and Steve Hansen Sunday School Superintendent Scott Hansen Sunday School Teachers Larry and Steve Hansen (7 th ) Tamar Pfeiffer (5 th & 3 rd ) Debra Payne (1 st & Pre-School) Trinity Sunday May 30, 2010 Pre-service Meditation Psalm 96 p144 - THE INTRODUCTION - An introduction to the thought for the Sunday, focusing on the sermon text for today Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen - TODAY S MESSAGE FROM OUR GOD - Theme: Rejoice Greatly in the Triune God! 1 Peter 1:1-9 Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To the pilgrims of the Dispersion in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, 2 elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied. 3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to His abundant mercy has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, 4 to an inheritance incorruptible and undefiled and that does not fade away, reserved in heaven for you, 5 who are kept by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. 6 In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved by various trials, 7 that the genuineness of your faith, being much more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire, may be found to praise, honor, and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ, 8 whom having not seen you love. Though now you do not see Him, yet believing, you rejoice with joy inexpressible and full of glory, 9 receiving the end of your faith -- the salvation of your souls. - PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP - P: Thus says the Lord: The heart is more deceitful than all else and is desperately sick; who can understand it? I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind, even to give to each man according to his ways, according to the results of his deeds. (Jer. 17:9-10) C: Who may ascend into the hill of the Lord? And who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up His soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully. (Ps. 24:3,4) + Father of heaven, whose love profound A ransom for our souls hath found, To us Thy pardoning love extend. P: O Father, we enter Your holy place to worship You. However, we are sinners. How then will You accept our worship and bless us for the coming week? It is an act of grace that we seek from You. Cleanse us from our sins for Jesus sake, so that with pure hearts and clean lips we can sing Your praises. + Almighty Son, Incarnate Word, Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord, To us Thy saving grace extend. ALL: O Lord, You have searched me and known me. Even before there is a word on my tongue, behold, O Lord, You know it all. You have seen the evil that I have done and the good that I left undone. Clinging to the cross of Jesus Christ, I appeal to You for mercy. Cleanse me in Jesus blood. Purify my mind from every evil thought, my lips from every evil word, my hands from every evil deed. º

2 Renew my heart by the working of Your Holy Spirit so that I may present my body as a living and holy sacrifice, acceptable to You, which is my spiritual service of worship. + Eternal Spirit, by whose breath The soul is raised from sin and death, To us Thy quickening power extend. P: Be of good cheer, children of God, for our Father is forever merciful. The blood of Jesus Christ, His Son, cleanses us from all our sins, for Christ loves us and gave Himself up for us, that He might sanctify and cleanse us. We are now holy and blameless before God and our worship is pleasing to Him. + Thrice holy! Father, Spirit, Son, Mysterious Godhead, Three in One, Grace, pardon, life, to us extend. Amen (TLH 242) Opening Hymn Come, Thou Almighty King - OUR DIRECTION FROM GOD - (A petition to God for help followed by the Scripture readings.) P: Let us pray - Almighty and everlasting God, since You have given us, Your servants, grace to acknowledge the glory of the eternal Trinity by the confession of true faith, and to worship the true Unity in the power of Your divine majesty, keep us also steadfast in this true faith and worship, and defend us ever from all our adversaries; for You, O Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, live and reign, one God, now and forever ALL: + "A- - - men" P: Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the undivided Unity C: Let us give glory to Him because He has shown His mercy to us. P: Give unto the LORD, O you mighty ones, C: Give unto the LORD glory and strength. P: Give unto the LORD the glory due to His name; C: Worship the LORD in the beauty of holiness. P: The voice of the LORD is powerful; C: The voice of the LORD is full of majesty. P: Blessed be the Holy Trinity and the undivided Unity C: Let us give glory to Him because He has shown His mercy to us. ~ OUR CONFESSION OF FAITH ~ The Athanasian Creed (One of the three ancient creeds of the Christian Church [along with Apostles and Nicene]. Note: catholic in this creed means universal ) Whosoever will be saved, before all things it is necessary that he hold the catholic faith. Which faith except every one do keep whole and undefiled, without doubt he shall perish everlastingly. And the catholic faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost is all one: the glory equal, the majesty coeternal. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Ghost. The Father uncreate, the Son uncreate, and the Holy Ghost uncreate. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Ghost incomprehensible. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Ghost eternal

3 And yet they are not three Eternals, but one Eternal. As there are not three Uncreated nor three Incomprehensibles, but one Uncreated and one Incomprehensible. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Ghost almighty. And yet they are not three Almighties, but one Almighty. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God. So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Ghost Lord. And yet not three Lords, but one Lord. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by Himself to be God and Lord, So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say, There be three Gods, or three Lords. Scripture Readings These are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in His name. - John 20:31 Old Testament Lesson ~ Numbers 6:22-27 And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying, 23 Speak unto Aaron and unto his sons, saying, On this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel, saying unto them, 24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: 25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: 26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. 27 And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. P: Alleluia, Alleluia. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of His glory. Alleluia! (Is. 6:3b) ALL: + Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Athanasian Creed, cont. - The Father is made of none: neither created nor begotten. The Son is of the Father alone; not made, nor created, but begotten. The Holy Ghost is of the Father and of the Son: neither made, nor created, nor begotten, but proceeding. So there is one Father, not three Fathers; one Son, not three Sons; one Holy Ghost, not three Holy Ghosts. And in this Trinity none is before or after other; none is greater or less than another; But the whole three Persons are coeternal together, and coequal: so that in all things, as is aforesaid, the Unity in Trinity and the Trinity in Unity is to be worshiped. He, therefore, that will be saved must thus think of the Trinity. Gospel Lesson ~ Matthew 28:16-20 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. 17 And when they saw him, they worshipped him: but some doubted. 18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. 19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: 20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. Athanasian Creed, conclusion - Furthermore, it is necessary to everlasting salvation that he also believe faithfully the incarnation of our Lord Jesus Christ. For the right faith is, that we believe and confess that our Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is God and Man; God of the Substance of the Father, begotten before the worlds; and Man of the substance of His mother, born in the world; Perfect God and perfect Man, of a reasonable soul and human flesh subsisting

4 Equal to the Father as touching His Godhead, and inferior to the Father as touching His manhood; Who, although He be God and Man, yet He is not two, but one Christ: One, not by conversion of the Godhead into flesh, but by taking the manhood into God; One altogether; not by confusion of Substance, but by unity of Person. For as the reasonable soul and flesh is one man, so God and Man is one Christ; Who suffered for our salvation; descended into hell, rose again the third day from the dead; He ascended into heaven; He sitteth on the right hand of the Father, God Almighty; from whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead. At whose coming all men shall rise again with their bodies, and shall give an account of their own works. And they that have done good shall go into life everlasting; and they that have done evil, into everlasting fire. This is the catholic faith; which except a man believe faithfully and firmly, he cannot be saved. ~ The Offertory ~ + Let men with their united voice Adore the eternal God And spread His honors and their joys Through nations far abroad. Let faith and love and duty join One grateful song to raise; Let saints in earth and heaven combine In harmony and praise. Amen. (TLH 248:4-5) Hymn 243 Oh, that I Had a Thousand Voices ~ Offering of Thankful Hearts ~ ~ Prayers and Lord s Prayer ~ ~ The Benediction ~ Closing Hymn 250:4 Holy God, We Praise Thy Name Hymn 246 Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty 1 Peter 1:1-9 REJOICE GREATLY IN THE TRIUNE GOD! - He has chosen you - He has begotten you - He keeps you WELCOME TO YOU ALL! We rejoice at the opportunity to share with you the hope that is within us. We pray that you might ever desire to learn more about the Light of the world, Jesus Christ. If you are visiting and would like to learn more about our church, our teachings, or today's service please speak with the pastor. We hope you may be able to join us again! We ask that our visitors record their visit by signing our guest register. VOTERS MEETING Following our service this morning there will be a Voter s meeting to address the following matters: Purchase of 706 Pine St property (West side of church) for $4,000 Inviting Missionary Koenig to speak here at the end of July Discussing a volunteer day at ILC

5 THANK YOU! With this morning s Sunday School, we conclude another year of teaching our children in the Word. We want to thank our teachers and staff for giving of their time to help bring up these young souls in the nurture and admonition of the Lord! Please take the time this morning to thank Scott, Larry, Steve, Tamar, Debra, and Deszirae for their service to the Lord! WEDNESDAY BIBLE STUDY Do you know who The Angel of the LORD is? The Old Testament frequently speaks of this angel. This Wednesday at 7:30 we plan to continue our study of Angels and Demons by examining the Old Testament usage of the phrase The Angel of the LORD. We hope your schedule will allow you to join us! VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL A week from Tuesday (June 8) we will be offering a three day VBS for family and friends of the congregation. This year s theme will be Missionaries of Christ taking a look at the various men and women God used to spread the kingdom of Christ. One thing we would like to encourage this year is visitors. If your kids have friends they would like to include in our Vacation Bible School program PLEASE invite and encourage them to join us. Especially if they do not have a church home! Sessions will be Tuesday, June 8 - Thursday, June 10 from 3 to 8. The children will then be singing their VBS song Shine, Jesus, Shine on Sunday, June 13. We are looking for VOLUNTEERS to help out with our VBS. If you think the Lord has given you the gifts to teach, lead crafts, or generally help out (teaching and/or recess) please speak with Pastor. If you want to help, we can find a way to make use of your talents! CLC NEWS Pastor David Naumann (Luther Memorial, Fond du Lac, WI) has ACCEPTED the calls extended from St. John s Ev. Clarkston, WA and Peace, Orifino, ID. ` Holy Cross, Phoenix, AZ has called it s assistant pastor, Michael Gurath, to serve as a Missionary to East Africa for a period of six to thirteen months. As agreed to with the CLC Board of Missions, Michael Gurath would be going as part of the Mission Helper Program. His base of operation is to be Moi's Bridge, Kenya. Nearby is a village, Emmaus Milimani, where a group of people desires to establish a church and school affiliated with the CLC, and Pastor Gurath is to help in this effort. (Currently 100+ adults assemble for worship on Sundays. They listen to worship services from Holy Cross. 150 children attend Sunday School.) He will also be available to travel to and serve at other CLC affiliated congregations and schools in East Africa as well. The overall funding for the trip, especially for the work in Emmaus Milimani, will be provided by Holy Cross. The expense of travel to other locales will be covered by the MDF. Pastor Michael Gurath has ACCEPTED this call. ` Pastor Luke Bernthal (Bethel, Spring/Houston, TX) continues to consider the calls from Valentine, Mission, and White River. ` Pastor Terrel Kesterson (Trinity, Spokane, WA) continues to consider the call to Our Redeemer s, Red Wing, MN. STORM DAMAGE IN BOWDLE As many of you may have heard, last Saturday night a large tornado touched down a mile north of Bowdle. Amongst the few farms damaged were two farms belonging to members of our sister congregation, Redeemer in Bowdle. The following is from Pastor Mark Gullerud: Brethren, This past weekend our small town of Bowdle made it on national news. This, however, is not what our small community would consider welcome news. A number of strong, destructive tornadoes twisted their way through our area. One of the tornadoes struck two farms of Redeemer members. The one farm is located about 1 1/2 miles north of Bowdle. One family farm was hit far worse than the other. The one farm, which received the least amount of damage, belongs to Gaylon and Connie Goetz. The tornado completely removed 5 grain bins, tore off the shingles from their home, and did some damage to a machine shed. Thankfully, the house is still inhabitable. The other family farm was devastated. This is Loel and Mary Rieger's farm. The machine sheds, barns, and other out buildings - a total of 5 were completely blown away and scattered all over the surrounding fields. Much of the machinery sustained heavy damage or complete loss. Their home, which was recently remodeled, was torn up so badly that it is uninhabitable. One of their sons had a rather new pickup and a new trailer attached to it containing all of his belongings. They are a total loss. The family was able to salvage some of their household furnishings and belongings. Thankfully, they have a vacant house of Loel's parents nearby which they can move into with what they have left from the storm. That farm also sustained damage from the storm. The families have insurance on some, but not everything that was lost. But how good the insurance is only time will tell when the families hear how much the insurance is willing to pay out. There was an amazing turn out from people in the community who came to both farms in order to help pick up debris from the fields, cut down trees, move belongings to the other house, etc. The local fire department served lunches at both places. Loel said there were about 120 people at his place who were served lunch. Both families appear to be in good spirits. Thankfully, no one was hurt. We are thankful to the Lord for keeping the families safe in this very dangerous situation. In Christ, Pastor Mark Gullerud Redeemer Lutheran Church, Bowdle, SD

6 SUMMER SOFTBALL The Church Softball League in Aberdeen begins one week from Monday (June 7) with a 7:30 game. The team fee is $250 this year to be split up amongst the players. If you would like to play full time or on a limited basis, please speak with Pastor. Games are on Monday nights on the south fields in Aberdeen. If you are in Aberdeen Monday nights and can t play, we could still use you to cheer us on to another championship year! In addition, if you would like to purchase the yellow Prince of Peace team shirts, please speak with Rachel HOME VISITS As June begins and field work begins to slow down, please consider whether you and your family would have time for Pastor to stop by for a devotion and visit. As usual, the only request is that the whole family be present as we discuss your journey of faith in Christ. Please let Pastor know what day and time might work for you! This week at Prince of Peace... Today 10:15 Voters Meeting 10:25 Bible Class / Sunday School (NT 27 - The Prodigal Son) Wednesday 7:30 Bible Study (Angels and Demons) Sunday, June 6-1st Sunday after Trinity 9:00 Worship Service with Holy Communion 10:15 Bible Class / Sunday School Video Monday, June 7 7:30 Softball in Aberdeen Tuesday, June 8 - Thursday, June Vacation Bible School Serving in June: Usher: Steve Cleaners: Odenbachs The Bread of Life Daily Bible readings for home devotions. Monday, May 31 Tuesday, June 1 Wednesday, June 2 Thursday, June 3 Friday, June 4 Saturday, June 5 Jer 31: This message is awesome even today. (Hymn 546) Ez 36: God has resources to bring sinners around. (Hymn 227) John 15:1-7 - Pruning prepares for productive growth. (Hymn 342) John 15: The new branch blossoms and bears fruit. (Hymn 37) Acts 19:1-8 - Instructed hearts become fruit-bearers. (Hymn 404) Eph 2: Reconciled to God and to one another. (Hymn 467) -11- Trinity Sunday Prince of Peace Lutheran Church Hwy 37 Hecla, SD www. hecla lutheran.com Prince of Peace is a member congregation of the Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) Visit www. clclutheran.org for more information