You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek.

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1 November 15, th Sunday of Trinity/ 24 th in Pentecost We Preach Christ Crucified ~1 Corinthians 1:23 An Affiliate of the Church of the Lutheran Confession 9:00am Sunday School/Bible Class 10:00am Divine Service Visit us at: Church/Office (920) Pastor Neal Radichel Assistant Pastor/Intern Sam Rodebaugh Principal Dave Bernthal Teacher Jenn Ohlmann Altar cloths are green; the color of life in nature signifies our spiritual life in Christ s kingdom. Welcome to all! This week s focus: You are a priest forever, in the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 5:6 Today s service liturgy (how God serves us) and hymns: Tan Supplement p Bulletin Pre-service Psalm 146 (Front, Red Hymnal pg.156) ~ Opening Bells / Prayer Our worship service centers and glorifies our Savior, Jesus Christ. Please turn off your cell phones to avoid distraction.

2 THE INVOCATION THE ORDER OF SERVICE I. WE PREPARE TO MEET OUR LORD We invoke ( call upon ) the name of our Triune God. PASTOR: We begin our Savior s worship service today in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. CONGREGATION: Amen! OPENING HYMN: #736 [Tan Supplement] CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION OF SINS We come before God recognizing that we are sinful and daily need His forgiveness. P: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve Him as His dear children. But we have disobeyed Him and deserve only His wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to Him and plead for His mercy. ALL: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from conception. In countless ways I have sinned against You and do not deserve to be called Your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to Your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt. P: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, He has removed your guilt forever. You are His own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to His will! ALL: (speaks) Amen! LORD, HAVE MERCY II. WE PRAISE OUR LORD KYRIE

3 GLORY TO GOD IN THE HIGHEST GLORIA IN EXCELSIS PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Let us pray... through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Congregation (speaks): Amen. III. OUR LORD SPEAKS TO US 1 ST SCRIPTURE LESSON ~ PSALM 146:2-4; 5-7 WHILE I LIVE ALL: Men:

4 ALL: Women: ALL: ALL: 2 ND SCRIPTURE LESSON ~ HEBREWS 5 1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins; 2 he can deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness; 3 and because of it he is obligated to offer sacrifices for sins, as for the people, so also for himself. 4 And no one takes the honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was. 5 So also Christ did not glorify Himself so as to become a high priest, but He who said to Him, "Thou art My Son, Today I have begotten Thee"; 6 just as He says also in another passage, "Thou art a priest forever According to the order of Melchizedek." 7 In the days of His flesh, He offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His piety. 8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. 9 And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, 10 being

5 designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. 11 Concerning him we have much to say, and it is hard to explain, since you have become dull of hearing. 12 For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you have need again for someone to teach you the elementary principles of the oracles of God, and you have come to need milk and not solid food. 13 For everyone who partakes only of milk is not accustomed to the word of righteousness, for he is a babe. 14 But solid food is for the mature, who because of practice have their senses trained to discern good and evil. P: Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it! Affirmation of Faith/Reception of New LM Members Mr. and Mrs. Verland and Mary Ritterling OUR CONFESSION OF FAITH ~ EXPLANATION TO APOSTLES CREED I believe that Jesus Christ, true God, begotten of the Father from eternity, and also true man, born of the virgin Mary, is my Lord. He has redeemed me, a lost and condemned person, purchased and won me from all sin, from death, and from the power of the devil, not with gold or silver, but with His holy, precious blood and His innocent suffering and death. He did this that I should be His very own, live under Him in His kingdom, and serve Him in eternal righteousness, innocence, and joy; just as He is risen from death, lives and reigns in eternity. This is most certainly true. SERMON HYMN: LSB #564 [As Follows]

6 Text: Stephen P Starke, b Concordia Music: Public Domain (CCLI copyright ) CHILDREN S SERMON But Jesus said, Let the little children come to Me, and do not forbid them; for of such is the kingdom of heaven. " ~Matthew 19:14 AUDIO/VIDEO IN CRYROOM FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN WHO NEED A BRIEF REMINDER

7 SERMON MEDITATION read/watch sermons and services online at Jesus said, " Blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!" ~Luke 11:28 Hebrews 5:12-14 (2 nd Lesson underlined) What Do YOU Need? Milk Immaturity THE OFFERTORY Meat Maturity We Offer God our hearts again, praying for His Spiritual blessings! HYMN OF THE DAY: #220 [Red Hymnal] IV. WE OFFER OURSELVES TO OUR LORD AN OFFERING OF THANKFUL HEARTS TO THE LORD So let each one give as he purposes in his heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. ~ 2 Corinthians 9:7 Before the Throne of God Above/In Christ Alone N. Radichel arrangement Before the throne of God above, I have a strong and perfect plea: A great High Priest, whose name is Love, Who ever lives & pleads for me. For on that cross as Jesus died, The wrath of God was satisfied For every sin on Him was laid, Here in the death of Christ I live. Because the sinless Savior died, My sinful soul is counted free; For God the just is satisfied, To look on Him and pardon me One with Himself I cannot die, My soul is purchased by His blood My life is hid with Christ on high, With Christ, my Savior and my God Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise the One, Risen Son of God! When Satan tempts me to despair, And tells me of the guilt within, Upward I look, and see Christ there, Who made an end to all my sin. Behold Him there, the Risen Lamb, My perfect, spotless righteousness, The great unchangeable I AM, The King of glory and of grace! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Praise the One, Risen Son of God!

8 FOLLOWED BY THE OFFERING HYMN: [Red Hymnal #568:1,3] We praise Thee, O God, our Redeemer, Creator, In grateful devotion our tribute we bring; We lay it before Thee, We kneel and adore Thee, We bless Thy holy name, glad praises we sing. With voices united our praises we offer, To Thee, great Jehovah, glad anthems we raise. Thy strong arm will guide us, Our God is beside us, To Thee, our great Redeemer, fore'er be praise. SPECIAL PRAYERS ~ GENERAL PRAYER ~ LORD S PRAYER V. OUR LORD BLESSES US THE BENEDICTION - The blessing given by God for His people (Numbers 6:24-26). P: The LORD bless you and keep you; The LORD make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you; The LORD lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace. ALL: Amen! CLOSING HYMN: #51 [Red Hymnal] ANNOUNCEMENTS Welcome to all! Guests, please sign our guest book in entryway and we hope you will come and join us again! Questions? (920) THIS WEEK AT A GLANCE: If the LORD wills, we will do this or that. James 4:15 *Online calendar at FDLlutheran.com / or go to facebook.com/fdl.lutheran Council, Ladies, & other minutes are online under Our Church / Documents Nov 15 Sun Usher Team #3: Don E, Reuel D, Dave M, Andrew T, Eric W Organist: Mr. Hay / Counter: Don S 9a Sunday School / Bible Class on Paul s Letter to the Galatians 10a Divine Service /11a Choir /11:15a Public School Catechism Nov 17 Tue LMS Chicago Trip (upper) / Children s Museum Appleton (lower) Nov 18 Wed Pastors Study Club Middleton, WI Nov 22 Sun Usher Team #4: Wayne W, Dave B, Bob C, Ron H, Alan K, Larry S Organist: Mrs. Fillmore / Counter: Don S 9a Sunday School / Bible Class on Paul s Letter to the Galatians 10a Divine Service /11a Choir /11:15a Public School Catechism UPCOMING DATES: Thanksgiving Service, WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 at 6:30pm here at LM Thanksgiving Service, Thursday, Nov. 26 at 10:00am at FAITH, Markesan Advent Services, Wednesdays, Dec. 2, 9, 16 at 10:00am Dec 4 Fri 1:30p 75ers Christmas Party Dec 8 Tue 6p LM Ladies Christmas Party Dec 20 Sun 1:30p Christmas Caroling Christmas Eve, Thursday, Dec. 24 at 6:00pm Christmas Day, Friday, Dec. 25 at 10:00am

9 GET LMNEWS TEXTED TO YOUR PHONE = Just Text LMNEWS to QUARTERLY VOTERS MEETING SUMMARY On November 1st, the 3rd Quarter Voters meeting was held with nineteen voters present. We thank the Lord for all those able to attend. Meeting highlights include: Pastor brought us up to date on membership changes this quarter: there were four new members added, the Burns family, and no removals. Many adult instruction classes have begun or are about to begin. Pastor is in the process of potentially starting services and instruction at Taycheedah Correctional Institution. Catechism classes have begun in school and on Sundays with public school students. There are currently no confirmands for this coming spring. Financial reports show that budgetary offerings received a total of $30,091.15, and disbursements totaled $38, The year to date offerings are about $24,000 behind budget. There were encouragements that typically 4th quarter is a time when we have made up ground on past deficits. We have resumed printing quarterly reports and will continue this practice going forward. Please remember Budgetary offerings as they are the main source of funds that pay for church and school expenses. There will be promotion of the Budgetary needs during the rest of this year. There were several Mission events and efforts this quarter including Fondue Fest, Fall Mission Festival and a presentation about the 2015 CLC Foreign Mission trip. Our Internet presence is a constant area of work and a growing valuable tool. The Mission budget offerings are currently $1,219 under budget. The school year started in August with twenty students under the guidance of Pastor, Mr. Bernthal and Ms. Ohlmann. The first quarter ends on October 30th. Check the website or calendar for school events. A new Child Protection Policy has been developed and approved by the School Committee and reviewed and approved by the Church Council. It will be implemented soon. A copy has been placed up on the bulletin board in the hallway for public viewing. The new chairman of Elders, Bob Chase, informed us of the efficiencies that Pastor has brought to the work of this important committee. Pastor explained that he and Elders continue to reach out to members who have fallen out of touch with us and are in need of spiritual care. Please keep in your prayers our fellow Christians who are struggling with admonition. Recent work completed for the Buildings and Grounds include maintenance of the boiler, exterior lights installed on the north side of the building and a range of tasks completed at the summer work day on August 8th. There remains at least one tree that needs to be removed behind the duplex. We thank again all the volunteers who came to the work day and who have come at any time to assist in the upkeep of the property. There was discussion about the sound system and approval to purchase a new amplifier. The Voters directed the Council to research organ replacement options. The Voters approved a proposal to allow Pastor Radichel and Pastor Ude from Living Hope in Appleton to switch pulpits for the 5th Sunday of any month (about 4 times per year). Pastor also presented information about a potential Pastor that could be shared between Luther Memorial, Hales Corners and Markesan. Currently this is an idea that needs more thought and work from the three congregations, and Voters were asked to give it consideration. No action taken. Next year we need two new members on Council, more individuals for committees and for individual positions. The Council will be developing a needs list shortly. Please consider your strengths and skills for these areas.

10 FRUITS OF FAITH PAST WEEK / FOR THE YEAR Bible Class 24 Worship 121 LUTHER MEMORIAL CHURCH CHURCH OF THE LUTHERAN CONFESSION Budgetary ($3365 budgeted per week) Budgetary ($606 budgeted per week) $2652 LM General Budget $604 CLC General Budget Non-Budgetary Non-Budgetary $50 LM School $ ILC Student Aid Fund $ LM Student Aid Fund $ ILC Building Fund $30 LM Debt Retirement $ ILC Improvement Fund $77 LM Maintenance & Improvements $10 Mission Development-(MDF) $22 LM Local Missions/Outreach $100/78 Project Kinship/Orphanage $ LM Other: Future Fellowship Fund $70 CLC Other: Foreign Memorial gift (Designated): Marie Pflueger Bequest (LM Budgetary: $11,667; LM M&I and Building Fund $34,998; LM School $11,666) We continue to thank the Lord for all the offerings/bequests He moves His people to give. LM Budgetary $175,000 (YTD Jan-Dec 44/52 wks) $117,606 LM Received $151,425 Budget $0 $25,000 $50,000 $75,000 $100,000$125,000$150,000$175,000 CLC Budgetary $31,500 (YTD July-June 18/52 wks) CLC $10,553 Received $10,992 Budget $0 $5,000 $10,000 $15,000 $20,000 $25,000 $30,000 Future Updates & Fellowship Hall Fund - Estimated Project Total: $760,000 FFF $503k Received $760k Budget $k $100k $200k $300k $400k $500k $600k $700k $800k IN OUR PRAYERS If you are hospitalized, please let pastor know if you would like a visit! In the Hospital or on Hospice: Frieda Birkheim is on hospice at Brookdale Shut-ins: Pearl Becker (N6329 Colonial Dr), Frieda Birkheim (Brookdale House), Evelyn Chase (Lutheran Home), Jim Fillmore (363 Taft St), Eileen Gantner (Woodlands), Ed Jacobs (868 W Scott St), Gloria Jacobs (Woodlands), Doris Kaiser (Woodlands), Jeanette Keipe (675 S. Main St.), John Lenburg (769 Mustang Ln), Marion Mach (Lutheran Home), Verdelle Manowske (Lakeshore, Oshkosh), Dorothy Schmolesky (101 Western Ave #311-A), Jim Steffen (N8652 Linden Beach Rd), Leah Wirkus (St. Peter s Place), Ruth Woller (Terrace Place, Seboygan) Witnessing idea for the week: Lord, grant to Your servants that with all boldness we may speak Your word. (Acts 4:29) Share Pastor s Business Card A member of another CLC congregation mentioned recently that he often will share his pastor s business cards with friends, family, or coworkers. In a conversation, he d just pull out of his wallet one of a few he carried with him. Pastor s cards are near the guest book.

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