Led by the Spirit into the Truth Who Is Christ PENTECOST

Led by the Spirit into the Truth Who Is Christ PENTECOST May 23 & 24, 2015

Ebenezer Lutheran Church Port Hudson The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod 9100 Highway YY Leslie, Missouri Parsonage 573-459-6432 Church 573-459-6431 Rev. William F. Zastrow, Pastor Mary Sprick, Secretary ebenezerlutheran@hotmail.com ebenezerlutheranchurch.wordpress.com AS WE GATHER: The Scriptures tell us that they testify to Christ. The Spirit of God was sent to reveal this, first to the apostles on whom the Spirit came and to those whom they were sent to with the Good News of Christ. The Spirit s agenda is to make known Jesus Christ just as Jesus agenda is to fulfill the saving purpose of the Father in whose name He has come. We acknowledge the work of the Spirit among us through the Word and Sacraments. We rejoice in the Spirit who teaches our fearful hearts to believe in Jesus Christ and to proclaim His Gospel faithfully to the world. PRAYER BEFORE WORSHIP: Almighty God, You sent forth Your Spirit to teach our hearts to know Jesus Christ, Your Son, by faith. Lead us by the Holy Spirit to faithfully confess Jesus Christ with our words and to endure faithfully to the day of Christ s coming again, when all things will be brought to completion; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. HYMN Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord LW 154 Come, Holy Ghost, God and Lord! Be all Thy graces now out poured On each believer's mind and heart; Thy fervent love to them impart. Lord, by the brightness of Thy light, Thou in the faith dost men unite Of every land and every tongue; 2

This to Thy praise, O Lord, our God, be sung. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Thou holy Light, Guide Divine, Oh, cause the Word of Life to shine! Teach us to know our God aright And call Him Father with delight. From every error keep us free; Let none but Christ our Master be That we in living faith abide, In Him, our Lord, with all our might confide. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Thou holy Fire, Comfort true, Grant us the will Thy work to do And in Thy service to abide; Let trials turn us not aside. Lord, by Thy power prepare each heart And to our weakness strength impart That bravely here we may contend, Through life and death to Thee, our Lord, ascend. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Pastor: People: Pastor: People: O Lord, open Thou my lips. And my mouth shall show forth Thy praise Makes haste O God, to deliver me. Make haste to help me, O God. All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be forever. Amen. Hallelujah! INVITATORY Pastor: O come, let us worship the Lord; 3

People: For He is our Maker THE VINITE (Psalm 95) (sung to FRANCONIA LW 228) Come, sound his praise abroad, and hymns of glory sing: Jehovah is the sovereign God, the universal King. He formed the deeps unknown, he gave the seas their bound; the wat'ry worlds are all his own, and all the solid ground. Come, worship at his throne; come, bow before the Lord: we are his works, and not our own; he formed us by his word. Today attend his voice, nor dare provoke his rod; come, like the people of his choice, and own your gracious God. PSALM 104:24, 27 28, 30; antiphon: Liturgical Text All: Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love. Alleluia. O LORD, how manifold are Your works! In wisdom have You made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. These all look to You, to give them their food in due season. When You give it to them, they gather it up; when You open Your hand, they are filled with good things. 4

When You send forth Your Spirit, they are created, and You renew the face of the ground. 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. Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of the faithful, and kindle in them the fire of Your love. Alleluia. HYMN Come, Gracious Spirit, Heavenly Dove sung to LW 161 Come, gracious Spirit, heav'nly dove, with light and comfort from above. Come, be our guardian, be our guide; o'er ev'ry thought and step preside. The light of truth to us display, and make us know and choose your way; plant holy fear in ev'ry heart, that we from God may ne'er depart. Lead us to Christ, the living way, nor let us from his pastures stray. Lead us to holiness, the road that we must take to dwell with God. Lead us to heav'n, that we may share fullness of joy forever there; lead us to our eternal rest, to be with God forever blest. LECTION Ezekiel 37:1 14 (The valley of the dry bones hears the Word of the Lord.) 5

John 15:26 27; 16:4b 15 ( When the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. ) Pastor: People: But You, O Lord, have mercy upon us. Thanks be to You, O Lord. HYMN Holy, Spirit, Ever Dwelling LW 164 Holy Spirit, ever dwelling In the holiest realms of light; Holy Spirit, ever brooding O'er a world of gloom and night; Holy Spirit, ever raising Those of earth to thrones on high; Living, life-imparting Spirit, You we praise and magnify. Holy Spirit, ever living As the Church's very life; Holy Spirit, ever striving Through us in a ceaseless strife; Holy Spirit, ever forming In the Church the mind of Christ; You we praise with endless worship For your fruits and gifts unpriced. Holy Spirit, ever working Through the Church's ministry; Quick'ning, strength'ning, and absolving, Setting captive sinners free; Holy Spirit, ever binding Age to age and soul to soul In communion never ending, You we worship and extol. SERMON The Ever Dwelling Spirit Acts 2:1 21 6

THE OFFERING HYMN Sing Praise to the God of Israel HS 98 908 PRAYERS KYRIE All: Lord have mercy upon us, Christ have mercy upon us, Lord have mercy upon us. THE LORD S PRAYER All: Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name; Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven; Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory; forever and ever. Amen. THE SALUTATION Pastor: People: The Lord be with you. And with thy spirit SATURDAY EVENING ALL: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day; and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where I have done wrong, and graciously keep me this night. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil 7

foe may have no power over me. Amen. SUNDAY MORNING All: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ, Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from all harm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me this day also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and life may please You. For into Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen. Pastor: People: Bless we the Lord Thanks be to God THE BENEDICTION Pastor: People: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen HYMN Holy Spirit, Light Divine Holy Spirit, light divine, Dawn upon this soul of mine; Let your word dispel the night, Wake my spirit, clear my sight. Holy Spirit, grace divine, Cleanse this sinful heart of mine; In your mercy look on me, From sin s bondage set me free. 8

Holy Spirit, truth divine, Shine upon these eyes of mine; Send your radiance from above, Let me know my Savior s love. Holy Spirit, power divine, Fortify this will of mine; Bend it to your own pure will, All my life with graces fill. Holy Spirit, peace divine, Still this restless heart of mine; Speak to calm the tossing sea, Stayed in your tranquility. Holy Spirit, all divine, Dwell within this self of mine; I your temple pure would be Now and for eternity. Creative Worship for the Lutheran Parish, Series B, Part 2. Copyright 2014 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. Used by permission. OUR MISSION AND MINISTRY IN OUR PRAYERS: Dear Lord, You do not abandon Your people in their hour of need but clothe them with Your peace. Keep us in Christ, especially the sick and those who suffer, especially, Lawrence Pelster, Doris Biermann, Bob Bunge, Robert Bunge, Patti Mathews, Dorris Bade and Donna Kirschenmann. We pray for Noah and Jonah Hilkerbaumer infant twins of Danny and Jolene born on Monday, May 11, who are hospitalized at St. Luke s Hospital at Chesterfield. 9

We pray for Hannah Brune the daughter of Becky and Adam Brune who was born May 9 and is at home and doing well. We also want to remember the many shut-ins and friends of our congregation and community, especially, Adeline Keune, Helen Bode, Hugo Nething, Art Hohlt, Wilma Helling and all those we hold dear in our hearts. We congratulate and remember in our prayers all of our graduates this May, especially: Alyssa Bopp from Washington, High School, Paul Kassebaum from Union High School, Danika Donatti from Owensville High School Travis Gardner from our University at Rolla with an Engineering Degree. We pray for our ministry here at Ebenezer Lutheran Church and the people of this congregation keep us in Christ that we may bear the good fruit of Your kingdom and show forth the good works of Him who called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. We also pray for all the Pastors and Teachers of our Circuit, District and Missouri Synod, that our Lord Jesus would sustain His Church here and around the world with His Word and Sacraments. Keep us in Christ and extend Your protective power over all threatened by injustice and oppression, especially those who suffer for the name of Christ. We especially ask that You keep our Missionary, Robin McCoy and her students safe in Thailand and all Missionaries around the world. Bless the leaders in every nation with wisdom and the desire for peace, freedom and justice. Keep those safe 10

who respond to emergencies of health, fire, flood and who meet the physical needs of those who rely on them. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ To our members and guests who are here with us today. We are very glad you are here for worship services on this Day of Pentecost. May the Lord refresh you with peace and love during our worship services. Please join us here at Ebenezer again soon! Please sign the guest register near the front entrance with your name, address and Church affiliation. Thank you! Please note Thrivent Year to Date income is $4,196.00. Thank you to everyone who directed Choice Dollars to Ebenezer! Picnic information and reminders The picnic is fast approaching (June 14 th ) so all help will be appreciated! Job assignment sheets are on the table near the Church entrance. Please stop b to pick up your assignment sheet. Please consider helping at this important project of our congregation! Thank you to all who have donated to the Silent Auction for the picnic! We have a good variety of fun items. If anyone has an item or two to donate, we would be happy to have it. Just, please, bring it before June 7 th, or if it is a plant or food item, email me at kas2005@sbcglobal.net, call at 636-239-5098, or leave a note with my name on it on one of the tables in the back of Church. Your donations and help in this matter are greatly appreciated. Karen Sprick Auction Sale: The congregation has been asked to serve the lunch 11

at Leola Deppermann s auction on June 6 th. Donations of pies or desserts would be appreciated. They may be taken to the sale at 300 Circle Drive in New Haven or brought to Church by 8:30 AM on Saturday, June 6 th. Please sign the sheet at the back of Church if you can work at the sale and help with the preparation and serving. All proceeds will be divided between Robin McCoy and Lutheran World Relief for the Nepal disaster. Your help is needed and appreciated!!! We will be doing a June Newsletter this next week. Please have items/articles, etc. to Mary by Tuesday, May 26 th! Cookbook Reminder The Committee has just recently found out that if we meet an earlier deadline than previously stated, we will get better deals from the company that is publishing the cookbook (free pictures, etc.) so the new deadline is nearing and is in about 3 weeks week of June 21 st. If you have recipes from Church members who are no longer with us, please submit them along with their picture, if you have one. If you have any old Church related photos (picnics, Ladies Aid, luncheons/dinners, church or buildings etc. and don t mind us possibly using them in the cookbook, please submit them with a note about the photo. If you would like your photo returned, please include your name and address. There are 2 ways to submit recipes/photos, you can put them in the red box on the table at the back of Church or you can email them to pherecipes@gmail.com. If you would be interested in buying a cookbook, please indicate that on one of your recipe submissions. We are trying to get an idea of how may we might need to order. The price will be given at a later date. If you have any questions, please call: Nancy Quinn 573-459-3344 Dana Kasmann 636-583-8516 Mary Wesche 573-459-2046 Julie Crego 636-358-3010 12

Shamrock Days at Camp Trinity, June 5&6 What are Shamrock Days? This will be a celebration at Camp Trinity very much like our past Family Fun Days. In an effort to share our mission we have renamed our annual event. New Haven, MO is well known for its shamrock and Camp Trinity nearly 25 years ago began using it on their cross for the sign of the Trinity as St. Patrick did many years ago. It was in one of his sermons in which he picked up a shamrock and held it before him to illustrate the doctrine begins at 10:00 a.m. of the Trinity, three in one and one in three. Recently one of our local artists, Russell Irwin, added the symbols of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to our Shamrock. What St. Patrick truly had was an undoubting confidence in God s Word. His challenging faith gave him a remarkable ability to recruit devoted men and women who gathered about him to endure every privation for the sake of furthering the good news of the redemption of sinful man. This is also the mission of Camp Trinity, to share this same good news of the Trinity with all who come to Camp Trinity and then go back to their different communities scattered throughout the United States sharing with others. Shamrock Days, as in years past, will be open to the public for all to come and enjoy Camp Trinity both spiritually and physically. We will once again have the 5K Race /Warrior s Challenge & Fishing Derby, both complete with awards and attendance prizes, BBQ, Swimming, Crafts, Bounce House, lots of fun for all. This year we are adding a Poster Contest and archery. Please consider joining Camp Trinity in a fun filled day for people of all ages. There is something for everyone of eve- ry age to enjoy. Friday Night Overnight registrations begin at 6:00 p.m. Evening Activity 7:00 p.m. 13

Saturday 5K Race, 1 mile Fun Run/Walk 8 a.m. Fishing Derby or Sand Castle Competition 9:30 a.m. (Registration for run and derby includes t- shirt and lunch) Devotional and Event Awards @ 11:15 BBQ Meal 12:00 a.m.-2p.m. ($8 adults $4 children (under 10)) Family(5) Rate (Saturday activities & shirts $60) Afternoon Activities Canoeing, Softball, Bounce House, Free Snow Cones, Hiking, Nature Crafts and Ex- ploring for the Children, R est and Relaxation in God s Beautiful Creation Swimming Pool 12p.m. - 4 p.m. Please Check the back table for more information and forms to attend these fun activities at Camp Trinity. Assistance for Earthquake Victims in Nepal (A Request from Rev. Dr. Alan Buckman) As many of us know, on Saturday, April 25, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck 50 miles northwest of Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. As a result, over 6,000 people were killed and many thousands more were left homeless. That was before a second quake, this one of 7.3 magnitude struck earlier this week, somewhat closer to Kathmandu. The death toll from this quake is yet to be determined, but assuredly more have died and many hundreds, perhaps thousands more have been left homeless. During the past few years almost 100 recently arrived Nepali refugees, now living in urban St. Louis, have stepped into the Lutheran community through baptism and confirmation; most 14

of them having left the Hindu religion. Indeed, just this past Thursday, 21 more were baptized and/or confirmed during a special Ascension Day service at Ascension Lutheran Church. Many of these have friends and relatives in Nepal who have been affected by these disasters. Though their resources are rather meager, they have taken up a collection among themselves for the benefit of these numerous friends, relatives, and others as well. Most assuredly, they would feel greatly supported by anyone willing to be part of this effort. Please consider joining them, and others, with a donation. Contributions may be sent to Christian Friends of New Americans at 4019 S. Grand Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63118. Checks should be made payable to CFNA with the notation, Nepali Relief. OR, click HERE to be taken to our page for donating online. Thank you for having given this appeal your prayerful consideration. In Christ, Rev. Allan R. Buckman, D. Miss. Chairman Christian Friends of New Americans 314-249-8340 Those Serving Today Organist Saturday - Laura Nichols Organist Sunday - Ruth Marschel Head Usher Saturday - Tracey Bade Head Usher Sunday - Lee Kassebaum Altar Guild - Judy Hubenthal and Wanda Gilbert Acolytes 7 th Grade Confirmation Class Bell Ringer - Paul Kassebaum 15

Offerings and Attendance Weekly Offerings $1,233.00 Plate 101.00 Sunday School 15.86 Ascension Offering 10.00 Sausage Sales 5.00 Grave Maintenance 50.00 Helling Memorial 20.00 $1,434.86 Collections from the Ascension Day Services and Dinner: Morning Worship Service $60.00 Dinner collection 216.00 Evening Worship Service 308.00 A total of $584.00 was given to the Washington Circuit Student Aid Fund. Attendance: Ascension Worship 74 Saturday Worship 30 Sunday Worship 69 Sunday School: Children 7 Adults 17 16