THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST. Seek His Kingdom

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1 THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Seek His Kingdom Our Savior Lutheran Church Newton, Iowa August 7, 2016

2 OUR SAVIOR LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod Office Phone: Reverend John M. Moore, Pastor Cell Phone: Rev. James & Angela Sharp Our Missionaries, Uruguay Rev. Carl & Chen Hsi Li Hanson Our Missionaries, Hong Kong, China The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost August 7, 2016 We have a hearing assistance system. Contact an usher if you would like to use a personal receiver. Welcome to Our Savior Lutheran Church! We thank God you are here and pray that God s Word will speak to you today. Guests, we hope you will join us often as we gather around the Word. We want to know how we may serve you, so please sign the guest book. Also, please introduce yourself to those around you and to the Pastor. Those desiring to receive the Body and Blood of Christ in the Sacrament at the Altar, please review both sides of the Communion Registration Card in the pew before. If you are in agreement you may hand it to our usher as you come for communion. Those Serving This Week Celebrant: Elder: Organist: Pianist: Choir Director: Media Team Lay Readers: Ushers: Greeters: Altar Guild: Bulletin Assembler: Pastor John M. Moore Joe Hernandez Joy McGinley Miranda Ervin Julie Dlouhy Kailey/Doug/Julie/Rachelle/Deanna Julie Dlouhy Ron Dlouhy and Bob Doerring Bob & Marsha Berndt Carole Zimmermann JoAnn Bringolf Attendance 7/31 76 Elders at Our Savior Chairman Bob Bringolf Secretary Doug DeJong Charities Joe Hernandez Lay Readers/Greeters Roger Breckenridge Ushers/Altar Guild Les Tepe 2

3 THE TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Seek His Kingdom August 7, 2016 Get to KNOW The God who KNOWs NEWton Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, But seek first the Kingdom of God. (Matt 6:24,32 ESV) WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION P In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. 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. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C Amen 3

4 ENTRANCE HYMN Amazing Grace LSB 744 Stz. 1-5 PSALM Psalm 33:12-22 Blessèd is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen as his heritage! The Lord looks down from heaven; he sees all the children of man; from where he sits enthroned he looks out on all the inhabitants of the earth, he who fashions the hearts of them all and observes all their deeds. The king is not saved by his great army; a warrior is not delivered by his great strength. The war horse is a false hope for salvation, and by its great might it cannot rescue. Behold, the eye of the Lord is on those who fear him, on those who hope in his steadfast love, that he may deliver their soul from death and keep them alive in famine. Our soul waits for the Lord; he is our help and our shield. For our heart is glad in him, because we trust in his holy name. Let your steadfast love, O Lord, be upon us, even as we hope in you. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. SALUTATION AND COLLECT OF THE DAY P The Lord be with you. C And also with you. P Let us pray. Almighty and merciful God, it is by Your grace that we live as Your people who offer acceptable service. C Grant that we may walk by faith, and not by sight, in the way that leads to eternal life; P through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, C one God, now and forever. Amen 4

5 OLD TESTAMENT READING Genesis 15:1 6 Then After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: Fear not, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great. But Abram said, O Lord God, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus? And Abram said, Behold, you have given me no offspring, and a member of my household will be my heir. And behold, the word of the Lord came to him: This man shall not be your heir; your very own son shall be your heir. And he brought him outside and said, Look toward heaven, and number the stars, if you are able to number them. Then he said to him, So shall your offspring be. And he believed the Lord, and he counted it to him as righteousness. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. EPISTLE READING Hebrews 11:1 16 Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. For by it the people of old received their commendation. By faith we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not made out of things that are visible. By faith Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which he was commended as righteous, God commending him by accepting his gifts. And through his faith, though he died, he still speaks. By faith Enoch was taken up so that he should not see death, and he was not found, because God had taken him. Now before he was taken he was commended as having pleased God. And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. By faith Noah, being warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, in reverent fear constructed an ark for the saving of his household. By this he condemned the world and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith. By faith Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place that he was to receive as an inheritance. And he went out, not knowing where he was going. By faith he went to live in the land of promise, as in a foreign land, living in tents with Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city that has foundations, whose designer and 5

6 builder is God. By faith Sarah herself received power to conceive, even when she was past the age, since she considered him faithful who had promised. Therefore from one man, and him as good as dead, were born descendants as many as the stars of heaven and as many as the innumerable grains of sand by the seashore. These all died in faith, not having received the things promised, but having seen them and greeted them from afar, and having acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth. For people who speak thus make it clear that they are seeking a homeland. If they had been thinking of that land from which they had gone out, they would have had opportunity to return. But as it is, they desire a better country, that is, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for he has prepared for them a city. A This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. ALLELUIA AND VERSE P Fear not, little flock, C for it is your Father s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Alleluia. HOLY GOSPEL Luke 12:22 34 P The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the tenth chapter. C Glory to You, O Lord. [Jesus] said to his disciples, Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat, nor about your body, what you will put on. For life is more than food, and the body more than clothing. Consider the ravens: they neither sow nor reap, they have neither storehouse nor barn, and yet God feeds them. Of how much more value are you than the birds! And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? If then you are not able to do as small a thing as that, why are you anxious about the rest? Consider the lilies, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. But if God so clothes the grass, which is alive in the field today, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, how much more will he clothe you, O you of little faith! And do not seek what you are to eat and what you are to drink, nor be worried. For all the nations of the world seek after 6

7 these things, and your Father knows that you need them. Instead, seek his kingdom, and these things will be added to you. Fear not, little flock, for it is your Father s good pleasure to give you the kingdom. Sell your possessions, and give to the needy. Provide yourselves with moneybags that do not grow old, with a treasure in the heavens that does not fail, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. P This is the Gospel of the Lord. C Praise to You, O Christ. HYMN Draw Us to Thee LSB 701 SERMON by Pastor John M. Moore Seek His Kingdom CONFESSION OF FAITH Nicene Creed OFFERING THE CELEBRATION OF HOLY COMMUNION P The bread that we break and the wine that we bless, is it not the body and blood poured out for us through the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ? C Yes, it is the gift He gave on the night in which He was betrayed. We being many are made one in the body of Christ. Prepare us Lord, to receive You as we come to Your table and receive your gifts of body and blood. Lord, teach us to pray LORD S PRAYER (LSB pp 162,163) WORDS OF INSTITUTION P Christ invites us to join Him in this feast, the table is prepared, come and be united into His fellowship. Amen. DISTRIBUTION How Firm a Foundation LSB 728 Great Is Thy Faithfulness LSB 809 Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness LSB 636 7

8 PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH BENEDICTION CLOSING HYMN Have No Fear, Little Flock LSB 735 Acknowledgments Divine Service, Setting One from Lutheran Service Book 2006 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted with permission. Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder 2006 Concordia Publishing House. 8

9 Lord, Teach us to Pray Remember in your prayers... U For Healing, Wholeness and Shalom U Pastor & Karen Moore, as they consider God s calling to become Missionaries to Houston. U Mary Ervin, recovering from kneee replacement surgery. U Leola Benac, recovering at home. U Tammy Hernandez, ongoing health concerns. U Robert Wolfe, Bills Jenkins nephew U Tiffiny Dlouhy, for healing and peace. U Pam Lundin, Stephanie Welliks mother, who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. U James Weddell, Michaels brother, for Shalom. U Cindy Coopman, daughter of Marion Benac, for healing and peace. U Winsome Lenfert, Felicia Krizmans sister, for healing and peace. U The Ministry of The Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa. U Michael McGinley, Kelsy & Katka, as Michael continues to prepare for the Pastoral Ministry. U James and Angela Sharp, Our Missionaries to Uruguay. Carl & Chen Hsi Li Hanson, Our Missionaries to Hong Kong, China. J.P. & Aimee Cima, working in Vietnam. Jesse Narit & Naomi Phan, Stronghold, Cambodia. U The Malaria Initiative and the end of Malaria deaths in the world. 9

10 This Week at Our Savior... Sunday (7) :00am Worship :30am Sunday School & Adult Bible Study Mitebox Sunday Monday (8) :55am Bridgehouse 6: :30pm Elder s Meeting Tuesday (9) :55am Bridgehouse 6: Bulletin Deadline Wednesday (10) :55am Bridgehouse 6: :30pm Youth Group Thursday (11) :55am Bridgehouse 6:55 Friday (12) :30am Bible Midtown Sunday (14) :00am Worship - Guest Preacher Seminarian Michael McGinley :30am Sunday School & Adult Bible Study Pastor - Vacation - August 11th-16th Happy Birthday August 7th Virginia Tull August 8th Bradon Schakel August 9th Carla Erpelding Taylor Hernandez August 10th Alicia Dlouhy August 11th Caylin Maddison August 13th Jan Tolson August 7th Cameron & Tiffiny Dlouhy August 8th Scott & Jan Van Waardhuizen 10

11 Announcements BUILDING HEALTHY FAMILIES The first week in August is National Simplify Your Life Week. Its proponents suggest that you do something each day this week to reduce stress and start enjoying life more. Books are written that tell us how to de-stress, get organized and create margin in our lives. While these offer some excellent ideas, there is one activity that has lasting impact. Our Father encourages us to find refreshment and rest in Him. Find some time this week to take Him up on His invitation. Lutheran Family Service of Iowa Aurora Ave., Suite 401W, Urbandale, IA ( ) LIFE QUOTES Will you, experienced believer in Christ, who have passed through a world of tribulation, lie down in despair, or give up your profession because you are at the present moment passing through some light affliction? Let your past preservation inspire you with courage, and constrain you to brave all storms for Jesus sake. Courage for the present is strengthened by the memory of past deliverances. C. H. Spurgeon, 19th century English preacher - A Life Quote from Lutherans For Life - REACH OUT SUNDAY As noted in your July Voters Packet, Sunday, July 25th, is REACH OUT SUNDAY. Last year members served those in the community and members of our congregation in various ways like cleaning gutters, lawn care, painting, moving items, changing light bulbs and in other ways. So keep your eyes open to the needs you may see as you are out and about in the community, that they may experience God s love in tangible ways. Ask Jesus where He is sending us? SUNDAY SCHOOL Feeling a call to volunteer in the church? Have a passion for seeing our youth learn more about Christ? Then please see Rachelle Tipton about helping with Sunday School starting this September! ST. PAUL LUTHERAN CHURCH ANNUAL PICNIC is TODAY!! Stands open at 3:00pm. Homemade ice cream & pie, fried chicken, beef burgers and more! Kids games and Adult games. Entertainment Featuring: Al Butler & Family from 5:00-6:30pm. BRIDGEHOUSE 6:55AM PLEASE JOIN US in reading through the Bible & listening to what God has to say to you & to me today. We are gathering at Bridgehouse Coffee Co at 6:55am, Monday thru Thursday every week. We will follow the readings as laid out in the Moravian text (see Friends are welcome. See you there! 11

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