Welcome to Zion Lutheran Church! 1732 S. Main St. Aberdeen, SD Website:

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1 Welcome to Zion Lutheran Church! 1732 S. Main St. Aberdeen, SD Website: February 21, :45 am 2nd Sunday in Lent Though we sometimes doubt and often resist God s desire to protect and save us, our God persists. In holy baptism, God s people have been called and gathered into a God-initiated relationship that will endure. Lent provides the church with a time and a tradition in which to seek the face of the Lord again. Lent provides another occasion to behold the God of our salvation in the face of the Blessed One who comes in the name of the Lord. GATHERING MUSIC WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS PRAYER OF CONFESSION (please stand) Holy God, we confess that we have followed the ways of the world, worshiped the idols that promise worldly satisfaction, wealth and fame. We have not love those on the margins, and we have failed to work to end oppression and injustice. Forgive our narrow-mindedness, our short-sightedness. Call us back into your ways, looking to Jesus our Savior as our model and example. In Christ s name we pray. Amen. BLESSING & ASSURANCE OF PARDON Opportunities to participate in God s justice abound. Chances to love our neighbor and care for those on the margins are all around. Instances in which we can know we are forgiven are too numerous to count. God s love knows no measure, no bounds. Listen now, you are loved and forgiven. Participate in the world we are in by living in the ways of the heavenly kingdom, caring for all of God s children. Amen. 1 OPENING SONG Cry Of My Heart Terry Butler Teach me Your holy ways, O Lord, So I can walk in Your truth. Teach me Your holy ways, O Lord, And make me wholly devoted to You. Open my eyes so I can see The wonderful things that You do. Open my heart up more and more And make me wholly devoted to You. All of the days of my life. All of the days of my life. PRAYER OF THE DAY God of the covenant, in the mystery of the cross you promise everlasting life to the world. Gather all peoples into your arms, and shelter us with your mercy, that we may rejoice in the life we share in your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. (please be seated) 2

2 A TIME FOR CHILDREN FIRST READING Genesis 15:1-12, Pew Bible OT page 13 PSALMS Psalm 27 Pew Bible OT page 555 SECOND READING Philippians 3:17-4:1 Pew Bible NT page 211 LENTEN VERSE (please stand) Take my voice and let me sing, Always only for my King. Take my lips and let them be Filled with messages from Thee. Take my silver and my gold. Not a mite would I withhold. Take my intellect and use Every power as You choose. Here am I, all of me. Take my life, it's all for Thee Take my will and make it Thine It shall be no longer mine. Take my heart it is Thine own, It shall be Thy royal throne. Take my love, my Lord, I pour At your feet its treasure store. Take myself and I will be Ever only all for thee. Take myself and I will be Ever only all for Thee. Take myself and I will be Ever only all for Thee. APOSTLES CREED (please stand) The holy gospel according to Luke the 13 th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord. HOLY GOSPEL Luke 13:31-35 Pew Bible NT page 78 (please be seated) MESSAGE Pastor Erin SONG OF THE DAY Take My Life Frances Havergal, Chris Tomlin & Louie Giglio Take my life and let it be Consecrated Lord to Thee. Take my moments and my days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Take my hands and let them move, At the impulse of Thy love. Take my feet and let them be Swift and beautiful for Thee. 3 I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. (please be seated) 4

3 OFFERING The children are welcome to come forward and place their offerings in the For Children Everywhere box. OFFERTORY HYMN Draw Me Close Kelly Carpenter Draw me close to You, never let me go. I lay it all down again To hear You say that I m Your friend. You are my desire, no one else will do, Cause nothing else could take Your place; To feel the warmth of Your embrace. Help me find the way, bring me back to You. You re all I want, You re all I ever needed. You re all I want, help me know You are near. You re all I want, You re all I ever needed. You re all I want, help me know You are near. Help me know you are near. OFFERING PRAYER We worship you, O God, through these gifts and our lives. May they be used to nourish lives with grace and mercy. May the fruit of your Spirit be evident in all we do and say as followers of Jesus Christ, in whose name we pray. Amen WORDS OF INSTITUTION (you may be seated following the words of institution) THE LORD S PRAYER sung by Alan LaFave DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUPPER All are welcome at the Lord s table. Please come forward as directed by the ushers. Grape juice and gluten free wafers are available; please indicate to the server by raising your hand. DISTRIBUTION SONGS The Heart of Worship Matt Redman When the music fades, all is stripped away, and I simply come; Longing just to bring something that s of worth that will bless your heart. I ll bring you more than a song, for a song in itself is not what You have required. You search much deeper within through the way things appear; You re looking into my heart. King of endless worth, no one could express how much You deserve. Though I m weak and poor, all I have is Yours, ev ry single breath. I ll bring You more than a song, for a song in itself is not what You have required. You search much deeper within through the way things appear; You re looking into my heart. Jesus, Remember Me Jacques Berthier Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom. 5 6

4 PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (please stand) O God, we thank you for gathering and feeding us as a mother hen embraces her young. Release us now to go on our way in these forty days, ready to see our work as prayer, ready to fast from complacency, and ready to share with those in need; through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. BLESSING Go into this week brimming over with the love God has for you, nourished by the forgiveness of Jesus Christ, empowered with the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Amen SENDING SONG How Great Is Our God Chris Tomlin, Jesse Reeves, Ed Cash 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, and trembles at His voice. And 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, the Lion and the Lamb. 7 Name above all names, worthy of all praise. My heart will sing how great is our God. Name above all names, worthy of all praise. My heart will sing how great is our God. How great, how great is our God. From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2016 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License # New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. CCLI Copyright # LEADING OUR WORSHIP: Preaching: Pastor Erin Heidelberger Presiding: Pastor Marcia Sylvester Deacon: Chastity Madsen\Nancy Schmidt Lector: Judy Albl Acolyte: Paige Madsen Sound System: Mike Brumbaugh Power Point: Morgan Berryman Altar Guild Co-Chairs: Jane Albrecht Carmel Heyd Van Driver: Rick Weber Counters: Lynae Poel Sharon Paranto Jeff\Vicki Carlson Coffee Hosts: Table of Plenty Ushers: Harold Hoffman, Robert Haak, Scott, Dawn, Jordan, Kyle & Logan Allbee Praise Band: Vicki Carlson, Justin Desens, Scott Geffre, Stacy Geffre, Stephanie Hawkinson, Polly Hooks, Alan LaFave, Lynae Poel 8

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