The Christian Faith, One Word at a Time Atonement 8:30 AM

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1 The Christian Faith, One Word at a Time Atonement 8:30 AM Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive North Mankato, MN 56003

2 Peace Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Synod Proclaim the wonders God has done! Church Staff Pastor Hartwig: Pastor Moldstad: Church Office: Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad Phone: Website: Peacemankato.com Divine Service Sunday 8:30 & 10:00 AM & Wednesday 6:30 PM June 18, 2017 Second Sunday after Pentecost Welcome to Peace! The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone. Before Worship As you prepare to worship your Lord today, spend a few quiet minutes in prayer before the service. Review the lessons, the service notes, and pray this prayer: Prayer of the Day O God, You rule over all things in wisdom and kindness. Take away everything that may be harmful and give us whatever is good; through Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. For the Children A Cry-Room is available if your little ones need a moment. It is the first room on the left as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service. Facilities Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side. 2

3 The Divine Service Matins, p. 109 The Confession of Sin P: Dearly beloved! We have come together in the presence of God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hand, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His holy Word, and to ask for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and salvation. O come, let us worship Him! Let us kneel and bow down before Him. Let us confess our sins with penitent hearts, and obtain forgiveness by His infinite grace and mercy. C: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed the devices and desires of our hearts. We have offended against Your holy law. We have done those things which we should not have done, and we have not done those things which we should have done. Have mercy on us, O Lord! Spare us and restore us, according to the promises You have declared to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. For His sake grant that we may live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Your holy name. P: The almighty and merciful Lord has granted us pardon and forgiveness of all our sins, grace for true repentance and amendment of life, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymn: #54, Beautiful Savior The Versicles P: O Lord, open my lips. 3

4 P: Make haste, O God, to deliver me. The Invitatory P: O come, let us worship the Lord. 4

5 The Venite exultemus 5

6 The Lesson Deuteronomy 11:18-21, Fix these words of mine in your hearts and minds; tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 19 Teach them to your children, talking about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 20 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates, 21 so that your days and the days of your children may be many in the land that the LORD swore to give your forefathers, as many as the days that the heavens are above the earth. 26 See, I am setting before you today a blessing and a curse 27 the blessing if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today; 28 the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. The Epistle Romans 3:21-25a, But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24 and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. 25 God presented him as a sacrifice of atonement, through faith in his blood. 27 Where, then, is boasting? It is excluded. On what principle? On that of observing the law? No, but on that of faith. 28 For we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from observing the law. The Holy Gospel Matthew 7: "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves. 16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? 17 Likewise every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire. 20 Thus, by their fruit you will recognize them. 21 "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. 22 Many will say to me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and in your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?' 23 Then I will tell them plainly, 'I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!' 6

7 24"Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. 25The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock. 26But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash." 28When Jesus had finished saying these things, the crowds were amazed at his teaching, taught as one who had authority, and not as their teachers of the law. 29because he A Responsory P: O Lord, have mercy upon us. Hymn: #374, If Thy Beloved Son, O God Sermon: Romans 3:21-28 The Christian Faith, One Word at a Time Atonement The Offering The members of Peace Lutheran Congregation have joined together to do the Lord s work in this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry. And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. (II Corinthians 9:8) Please fill out the Friendship Register. The Canticle Hymn, #42, God, We Praise You 7

8 The Prayers, beginning with The Kyrie The Lord s Prayer 8

9 The Collect P: Let us pray: O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, having safely brought us to the beginning of this day, defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doing, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. 9

10 The Benedicamus P: Let us bless the Lord. The Benediction P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The Closing Hymn: #595, Peace to Soothe Our Bitter Woes Thank you to those who served in our service today: Harpist: Hannah Spivey; The ushers; Cover artwork: Don Moldstad. To God be the Glory! 10

11 Announcements This week at Peace: Sunday: 8:30 AM Divine Service 10:00 AM Divine Service Tuesday: NO Solid Grounds Bible Study Wednesday: 6:30 PM NO Divine Service at Peace 7:30 PM Communion Service (Trinity Chapel, Bethany College) Sunday: 8:30 AM Divine Service with Holy Communion 10:00 AM Divine Service with Holy Communion Important upcoming events: June Group 2 Refreshments, Group 6 Greeters June 18 th 22 nd Synod Convention at Bethany College Now September 3 rd Summer Sunday worship 8:30 & 10:00 AM No Sunday School or Adult Bible Class Now September 6 th Wednesday evening worship services Baptism at the 10:00 service this morning for Charlotte Joy, daughter of Tim and Katie Hartwig. May God strengthen Charlotte to live in her baptismal grace all the days of her life. Don t know what to do with the kids during the summer? Bring them to the park! The Moms On a Mission (M.O.M.s) group has set up park playdates on Wednesday mornings for the summer months. All are welcome (even dads). Join us Wednesdays, starting June 7, from 9:30am-noon, bring a picnic lunch if you like. Come and go as you please. We will be rotating a different park each month. June is Alexander Park, July is Spring Lake Park, and August is Sibley Park. If weather is rainy, playdate is cancelled. Come when you can! Questions? Contact Heidi Graham at heidijennifergraham@gmail.com. Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschoolers thankfully announces our 14 th year as a preschool. With Peace members and the Builders For Christ busily working on our new addition, it is fitting that our theme for this year is based upon Matthew 7:24-25 which speaks of the wise and foolish builders. With God s help, we build our lives upon the true Rock, Jesus our God and Savior. When troubles come in this world, our faith cannot be shaken. Jesus has mercifully paid for our sins on the cross and through Him alone we have eternal life. This Jesus, the true Rock, is what our preschool is built upon. We ask Him to forgive our sins and to bless our preschool daily. If you desire a Christ-centered preschool, please contact Joslyn at We confidently trust Jesus to bless your child and help him to learn everything he needs to enter Kindergarten. 11

12 ELS Lutheran Youth Association Convention, Saved through Water, is in Cincinnati, OH, from July Register at els.org/lya17. Last week at Peace: Sunday 297 Wednesday 251 To watch our service live, go to: or to our Facebook page. The service will start automatically when it is live (8:30 AM - Sundays, 6:30 PM - Wednesdays during Lent). For recorded services, go to and you can choose which service you want to watch. We are currently only streaming and recording during the 8:30 service on Sundays. Bethany Lutheran College welcomes applications for a part time Coordinator of International Students. A complete position description and application instructions can be found at and posted on the bulletin board. Reformation Hymn Festival - Calling all singers! We will rehearse for the hymn festival in the S.C. Ylvisaker Fine Arts Center, Room 101, on Sunday, June 18 from 12:30 to 2:45 (then we'll all sing some of the festival music for Synod Sunday Service at 3), and on Tuesday, June 20 at 6:00 p.m. The Hymn Festival is at 7:30. Mr. Jacob Weber has presented us with a rich banquet of music for the evening! It will be inspiring and great fun. Contact Dennis Marzolf (dennis.marzolf@blc.edu) if you have any questions. Synod Week Activities Sunday, June 18 3:00 P.M. Festival Service (in Trinity Chapel) 4:30 P.M. Dinner (free will donation) 6:00 P.M. ELS Historical Society Annual Meeting and Program Monday, June 19 1:30-3:30 P.M. The Bethany Women s Auxiliary of Mankato will host a tea reception at 1117 Lori Lane. 7:00 P.M. - Mission Presentation Cross-stitch cordially invites you to their program in the YFAC Theater Bethany Lutheran College. Program: Tim and Ellen Erickson, 25 Years The Mission in Chile Devotion: Seminarian Jacob Kempfert; Piano: Paul Gullixson; Cross-stitch Updates A special offering will be taken to reopen the LMSI Seminary. Refreshments to follow. Tuesday, June 20 7:30 P.M. Reformation Anniversary Hymn Festival (in Trinity Chapel) Wednesday, June 21 7:30 P.M. Communion Service (in Trinity Chapel) 12

13 Volunteer to help with construction or be a go-fer for a day! Do you have extensive construction experience? Do you have no construction experience? Can you hold a hammer and follow directions? Do you have no interest in construction but have a valid driver's license and can transport odds and end materials (nails, bottled waters, etc.) to the job site? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, we need YOU! Workdays are Tuesday Saturday, June 6 th August 26 th, and start with a devotion at 6:45am. (This start time is earlier than previously advertised due to the heat wave we have experienced.) Please sign up on the sheet located in the narthex near the "Feed the Builders" sign up. If you are available short notice, please just show up at church. All volunteers please be sure to sign in and out at the job site. Any questions about volunteering for construction can be directed to Brittany Otto, (507) or brittany.otto@outlook.com. Feeding the Builders Please consider signing up w/several members to provide a noon meal for the builders. The sign-up sheets are in the narthex. A good website for crowd feeding is: ( Select your recipe and in the area that tells you "serving size" you can click the number and adjust it to the desired amount. All the amounts on the ingredient list will change to the new serving size. New 2 You Annual Meeting/Volunteer Appreciation - Please join us for sweets and fellowship at the Annual Meeting/Volunteer Appreciation on Wednesday, July 12. It will be held at St. Paul's Lutheran, North Mankato in the Fireside Room from 6:30-8:00 PM. We want to thank all who volunteer, support or donate to New 2 You! We would not be able to continue our support of Christian Education without you! Backyard & Beyond Calling all girls who will be going into Kindergarten-3rd grade. On June 23, we have a fun day of exciting events planned for you at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter, MN at 427 W Mulberry St. Come and learn all about the amazing world God has created for each of us. There will be crafts, lessons, music, and of course snacks. Lunch is also included in the $10 fee. Registration forms are located on the bulletin board. This is a fun filled day full of activities catered to YOU! If you have any questions or want to know more about this great event, please ask Denice Woller at dwoller@blc.edu or (507) Or, if you happened to miss the deadline and still would like to attend, please let her know! 13