Welcome! Fourth Sunday of Easter April 17, 2016 Worship Service Sunday mornings at 10:30 Adult Bible Class and Sunday school Sunday mornings at 9:20 St. Paul Sanctuary (Northeast corner of Tipton and Walnut) Peace s Mission: Connecting, celebrating, and serving in Christ. Connecting people to life in Jesus Christ Celebrating our relationship with Christ and the family of faith Serving Christ by sharing His love with others
Peace Lutheran Church Fourth Sunday of Easter April 17, 2016 AS WE GATHER Welcome to Peace Lutheran Church a special welcome to our guests! Please take some time during worship to fill out the attendance/prayer card, located at the end of each pew. If you are a guest, we would love to receive contact information so we can respond to your visit with us today. WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS INVOCATION P: In the name of the Father, and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. PREPARATION GATHERING MUSIC Everlasting God Brenton Brown & Ken Riley Blessed Be Your Name Matt Redman, Beth Redman SHARING of PEACE SONG of PRAISE You Never Let Go Matt Redman, Beth Redman (As we sing the song of praise, please pass your attendance / prayer card to the ushers. If you are a first-time guest, please provide your contact information so that we can respond to your visit this week.) BAPTISM of ELI REID MYERS Gather at the Altar P: Listen to the words of Christ our Lord in the last chapter of Matthew, All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. In the last chapter of Mark our Lord promises, Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved. And the apostle Peter has written, Baptism now saves you. The Word of God also teaches that we are all conceived and born sinful and are under the power of the devil until Christ claims us as His own. 1
P: How are you named? R: Eli Reid Myers P: Eli Reid Myers, receive the sign of the holy cross both upon your + forehead and upon your + heart to mark you as one redeemed by Christ the crucified. P: Let us pray. Almighty and eternal God, according to Your strict judgment You condemned the unbelieving world through the flood, yet according to Your great mercy You saved believing Noah and his family. You drowned hard-hearted Pharaoh and his entire army in the Rea Sea, and led yet Your people Israel through the water on dry ground, foreshadowing this washing of Your Holy Baptism. Through the Baptism in the Jordan River of Your beloved Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, You sanctified and instituted all waters to be a blessed flood and a lavish washing away of sin. We pray that You would watch over Eli according to Your endless mercy and bless him with true faith by the Holy Spirit, that through this saving flood all sin in him, which has been inherited from Adam and which he himself has committed since, would be drowned and die. Grant that he be kept safe and secure in the holy ark of the Christian Church, being separated from the multitude of unbelievers and serving Your name at all times with an eager spirit and a joyful hope, so that, with all believers in Your promise, he would be declared worthy of eternal life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. C: AMEN. P: Hear the Holy Gospel according to St. Mark. People were bringing little children to Jesus to have him touch them, but the disciples rebuked them. When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. I tell you the truth; anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it." And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them and blessed them. P: It is your task as sponsors to confess with the whole Church the faith in our God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in whose name this child is to be baptized. After he has been baptized you are at all times to remember him in your prayers, remind him of his Baptism, and, as much as you can, give your counsel and aid, especially if he should lose his parents, that he is brought up in the true knowledge and worship of God and be taught the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord s Prayer; and that, as he grows in years, you place in his hands the Holy Scriptures, bring him to the services of God s house, and provide him further instruction in the Christian faith, that he comes to the Sacrament of Christ s Body and Blood and thus, abiding in his baptismal grace and in communion with the Church, he may grow up to lead a godly life to the praise and honor of Jesus Christ. P: This, then, you intend gladly and willingly to do? R: Yes. 2
P: God enable you the will to do this faithful and loving work and with his grace fulfill what we are unable to do. P: In order to implore the blessing of our Lord Jesus Christ upon the gathering of this child into the family of our Father, let us with all the family pray the prayer he gave us. C: 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. Move to the font P: The Lord preserve your coming in and your going out from this time forth and even + forevermore. C: Amen. P: Eli do you renounce the devil and all his works and all his ways? R: Yes, I renounce him. P: Do you believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth? R: Yes, I believe. P: Do you believe in Jesus Christ, His 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 into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty: from thence He will come to judge the living and the dead? R: Yes, I believe. P: Do you believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting? R: Yes, I believe. P: Eli Reid Myers, I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. P: The Almighty God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has given you the new birth of water and of the Spirit and has forgiven you all your sins, strengthen you with His grace to life + everlasting. C: Amen. Rep: Receive this white garment to show that you have been clothed with the robe of Christ s righteousness that covers all your sin. 3
Rep: Receive this burning light. Live always by the light of Christ, and be ever watchful for his coming, that you may meet Him with joy and enter with Him into the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which shall have no end. Rep: Through Baptism God has added Eli to his own people to declare the wonderful deeds of our Savior, who has called us out of darkness into His marvelous light. C: We welcome you into the Lord s family. We receive you as a fellow member of the body of Christ, a child of the same heavenly Father, to work with us in His kingdom. Amen. SCRIPTURE READINGS SERVICE OF THE WORD First Reading: Psalm 23 Page 544 (LP: 862) Epistle Reading: Revelation 7:9-17 Page 1220 (LP: 1921) Gospel Reading: John 10:22-30 Page 1062 (LP: 1667) CHILDREN S MESSAGE Debbie Hackman MESSAGE SONG: Cornerstone Eric Liljero, Reuben Morgan & Jonas Myrin and Edward Mote MESSAGE Who Knows You Best SONG of RESPONSE / OFFERING Our God Reigns Leonard E. Smith (In response to His gracious, daily provision, as an act of adoration and praise, we joyfully give back a portion of what our Lord has entrusted to us. If you are a first time guest please do not feel obligated to contribute but you may do so as the Holy Spirit leads. May God bless every sacrifice we bring!) PRAYERS of the CONGREGATION 4
BLESSING & SENDING BLESSING CLOSING SONG Hallelujah (Your Love Is Amazing) Brenton Brown & Brian Doerksen The SENDING of GOD S PEOPLE P: GO IN PEACE Connect, Celebrate, and Serve the Lord! Let all the people say: C: Amen! (Psalm 106:48) Permission for all lyrics used during worship CCLI # 2647991 Copies of song lyrics are available upon request from the church office. Calendar of Upcoming Events Apr 17 after service Youth Planning Meeting Apr 17 6-7 pm Sr. Youth Apr 18 9:30 am Morning Prayer Group Apr 18 7:00 pm Spiritual Care Meeting Apr 22 7:00 pm Roberts Small Group Bible Study Apr 23 9:00 am Men s Bible Study Apr 26 6:00 pm Peace Meal May 14 10-3 Car Show Concessions at SHS (Youth) Notes & News WELCOME TO OUR GUESTS! We are so glad to have you with us for worship this morning. You are welcome to join us anytime. If you have an interest in joining Peace Lutheran Church or have questions about our ministry, please contact Pastor Scott (810-580-1596) or Matt Branham (812-216-3465) any time. Parents and Youth- please join us for a youth planning meeting following worship TODAY, April 17. Get updates, pick dates for upcoming events, share your schedules. 5
Coaches Needed! - The ILS Athletic Department is looking for volunteers to coach for various sports during the 2016-2017 school year. We need coaches for tennis (fall and spring), volleyball, basketball and cheerleading. Please contact Mark Rudzinski, Athletic Director if you are interested in serving in this way. Please call ILS at 522-1301. St. Peter's Child Care Ministry in Brownstown is seeking applications for a full time director's position. The ministry currently has about 40 children enrolled, ranging in age from six weeks through fifth grade. Interested applicants should mail their resume to St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 403 W. Bridge Street, Brownstown, IN 47220 or contact Carol Hayden at (812) 521-3582 for an application. Resume or application must be mailed by April 30 th. A Prayer Group is available immediately following worship at the southeast corner of the sanctuary. If you have anything that you would like to bring forward to cover in prayer or just feel the need to meet with God please come to the corner and pray with friends that want to pray with you. If you would like to help lead prayers please join us as well. And as always we ask that you keep Peace and all its ministries in your prayers! The Trinity FFA Chapter will sell a variety of flowers and vegetable plants on April 25 th 28 th from 4 P.M. to 5:30 P.M. Please stop by Trinity s greenhouse if you are interested. Thank you! BIBLICAL TOUR Following the Apostle Paul October 4-14, 2016 See Corinth, Athens, Philippi, Thessalonica, etc. Includes a 3 Day Cruise of the Greek Islands to Patmos & Ephesus $3854 from New York Includes all the flights, cruise, meals, lodging, guides, tips, entrance fees, etc. Will even make arrangements for the flight to New York from your home! Brochure available Contact Darold Reiner, retired LCMS Pastor & former International LWML Pastoral Counselor 406-890-1149 or imhis38@gmail.com Come share an afternoon with us and support our Trinity Lutheran High School Artists and all student artists in Seymour Schools! Our Annual Art Show is on Saturday, April 23 from 1pm to 5pm and on Sunday, April 24 from 1pm to 3pm. The show will be held at the Shoppes at Seymour (formerly the Tanger Outlets). View work from our Trinity Lutheran High School Art Students, see live student music, and student demonstrations on Saturday. Our normal reception sponsored by Tri Kappa will be held on Sunday where we will have punch and cookies available. Our students are very talented and have worked hard this year to make it a great show! See you there! PCC Impact and Brand Reveal Event - Pregnancy Care Centers will be changing our name to better encompass the scope of our services. Join us April 19 th at The Commons (300 Washington Street, Columbus) for our PCC Impact and Brand Reveal Event. We'll munch and mingle starting at 6:30 p.m. and the program will take place from 7-8 p.m. The program will cover our 2015 annual report, award of our volunteer of the year and reveal our new name. Please note that while our name is changing, our mission, vision and values remain the same. Be a part of learning our new brand story and walk away with some great promo items to help us get the word out to the community. RSVP to Kimmy at 866-510- 5067. ANNOUNCEMENTS Announcements for the bulletin are due to the office by 8:00 A.M. on Thursday mornings. Thanks! PRAYER REQUESTS Please submit requests to Kim Ellerman. Kim may be contacted at 812-530-7599, or at prayers@seymourpeacelutheran.com. Peace Lutheran Church conducts Adult Bible Class and Sunday school on Sunday mornings from 9:20 10:05. 6
SERVING US TODAY (Apr 17th): Preacher: Pastor Scott Roberts Lay Reader: Debbie Hackman Acolyte: Lydia Chandler Greeters: Mona Plumer Tricia Bowers Ushers: Jerry McGinley Craig Allman Ed Bodem Bryan Kothman Sound: Chad Leinart Power Point: Jeremy Wischmeier Children s Message: Debbie Hackman Counting Team: Richard Tormoehlen & Mark Holtman Donut Pick-up: John & Leta Ahlbrand Fellowship Hosts: Lance & Carol Onken SERVING US NEXT SUNDAY (Apr 24th): Preacher: Pastor Scott Roberts Lay Reader: Dennis Bowers Acolyte: Claire Wisler Greeters: Carol Wheeler Darrell Wheeler Ushers: Steve Hackman Debbie Hackman Nancy Stahl Curtis Stahl Sound: Rachel Onken Power Point: Lance Onken Communion Prep: Carol Onken & Debbie Hackman Counting Team: Dawna Rodman & Betty Cooley Donut Pick-up: John & Leta Ahlbrand Fellowship Hosts: Lance & Carol Onken Peace Lutheran Church Pastor Scott Roberts P.O. Box 591 810-580-1596 (cell) 812-523-3838(church/office) Pastor s email:pastorscott@seymourpeacelutheran.com Church email: churchoffice_plc@frontier.com 7 Church Website: www.seymourpeacelutheran.com