Immanuel Lutheran Church Love Live Give. it s all about the relationships

Immanuel Lutheran Church Love Live Give it s all about the relationships

Warm Christian greetings to all who chose to worship together today. May the Lord accept our worship. May each of us find our burdens lighter, our hearts uplifted, and our faith enriched.

Holy Communion is open to all who confess Jesus as Lord and believe that Jesus is present in the Bread and Wine. If you desire gluten-free wafers, let the pastor know at the time of distribution. Glasses of white grape juice are available in each tray for those who do not wish to receive wine.

Immanuel Lutheran Church is collecting shoes! Shoes will be shipped to Belize and distributed by our Mission Team in June of 2019. Shoes must be solid and in good shape. Gently used and new shoes, size toddler 10 through adult 10, are needed. Closed-toe shoes preferred. Drop off shoes at Immanuel (512 5 th St NE) or Fabulous Fridays THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT & DONATIONS!

Immanuel Lutheran Wee Care Preschool Registration 2018-2019 School Year Immanuel Lutheran Church 512 5 th St. NE Independence 319-334-2511 weecare@immanuelindee.com 3-Year-Olds Classes offered Monday, Wednesday, Friday 2 sections: 8:25-11:25 AM & 12:10-3:10 PM Children must be 3 by September 15, 2018 $100 Monthly Tuition (Scholarships Available) *$25 Registration Fee for each child* 4-Year-Olds Classes offered Tuesday - Friday 2 sections: 8:15-11:15 AM & 12:00-3:00 PM Children must be 4 by September 15, 2018 Free Tuition

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Boots for Kids Shalom Circle is collecting new or used boots in good and clean condition for children who have a need of them at the elementary schools. A box is located in the entry for your donation. Thank you!

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Bible Basics Did You Know? What is a Book or listing of scripture readings appointed for Sundays and church festivals called? A) Lectionary B) Litany C) Liturgy

Prelude A time to prepare your hearts and minds for worship

WELCOME & ANNOUNCEMENTS

CALL TO WORSHIP P: All God s people girls and boys, men and women C: Come and worship! P: Shepherds, wise ones, saints, and angels C: Come and worship! Come and worship! P: All who need the Savior; all who long for comfort C: Come and worship! Come and worship Christ, the newborn King!

Angels, from the Realms of Glory ELW 275 Angels, from the realms of glory, wing your flight o'er all the earth; once you sang creation's story, now proclaim Messiah's birth: Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn king.

Shepherds, in the fields abiding, watching o'er your flocks by night, God with us is now residing, yonder shines the infant light. Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn king.

Sages, leave your contemplations, brighter visions beam afar; seek the great desire of nations, you have seen his natal star. Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn king.

All creation, join in praising God, the Father, Spirit, Son, evermore your voices raising to the eternal Three in One. Come and worship, come and worship, worship Christ, the newborn king. Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854, alt., sts. 1-3; Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857, st. 4

The story behind Angels from the Realms of Glory

PRAYER OF THE DAY P: Lord, C: You blessed all the generations of the earth with the gift of your son. Teach us to honor him and respect our own place within your family of believers. In Jesus holy name we pray. Amen.

CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS L: We confess our sins before God and one another. Pause for silence and reflection. L: Incarnate God, C: You have given us the most precious gift of all: yourself. And yet we live as if there is nothing extraordinary about being your children. We forget, ignore, or devalue your blessings of grace and forgiveness. We undermine ourselves and others, and refuse to seek help when it is available.

Show us your mercy and forgive our stubborn ways, for the sake of Jesus. Amen. L: Emmanuel is here. Fear has been banished. Hear the words of your redemption in the angels chorus and see your salvation in the real person of Christ on earth. We are forgiven, and we are never alone. Amen.

THE LORD S PRAYER 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.

INVITATION TO COMMUNION P: Come to the table where none are strangers. Come to the table where the host invites everyone and shares himself in body and blood. Come to the table with no restriction, and no requirement but that you receive what has been freely offered. Come! All is ready.

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POST-COMMUNION BLESSING P: The body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ strengthen you and keep you in his grace. C: Amen.

PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION P: It is only through Your grace, O Lord, that we are able to approach Your table, C: and it is only through Your Son s mercy that we are forgiven. Empower us to share that same grace and mercy with all of creation. Amen.

MATTHEW 1:18-25 18 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19 Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20 But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.

21 She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins. 22 All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23 Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means, God is with us. 24 When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, 25 but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus.

The story behind Good Christian Friends, Rejoice

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice ELW No. 288 Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; give ye heed to what we say; Jesus Christ is born today;

Ox and ass before him bow, and he is in the manger now. Christ is born today! Christ is born today!

Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; now ye hear of endless bliss: Jesus Christ was born for this!

He has opened heaven s door, and we are blest forevermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!

Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice; now ye need not fear the grave; Jesus Christ was born to save!

Calls you one and calls you all to gain the everlasting hall Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!

LUKE 2:1-7 2 In those days a decree went out from Emperor Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns to be registered. 4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, because he was descended from the house and family of David. 5 He went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child.

6 While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. 7 And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.

The story behind Away in a Manger

Away in a Manger ELW No. 277 Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head;

the stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay; the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

The cattle are lowing; the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes.

I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky and stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask you to stay close by me forever and love me, I pray.

Bless all the dear children in your tender care and fit us for heaven, to live with you there.

LUKE 2:8-14 8 In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid; for see I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: 11 to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.

12 This will be a sign for you: you will find a child wrapped in bands of cloth and lying in a manger. 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, 14 Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!

The story behind It Came Upon a Midnight Clear

It Came Upon The Midnight Clear ELW No. 282 It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold:

"Peace on the earth, good will to all, from heav'n's all-gracious king. The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.

Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful wings unfurled, and still their heav'nly music floats o'er all the weary world.

Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hov'ring wing, and ever o'er its babel sounds the blessed angels sing.

And you, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are bending low, who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and slow:

look now, for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the wing; oh, rest beside the weary road and hear the angels sing!

For lo! The days are hast'ning on, by prophets seen of old, when with the ever-circling years shall come the time foretold,

when peace shall over all the earth its ancient splendors fling, and all the world give back the song which now the angels sing.

LUKE 2:15-20 15 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let us go now to Bethlehem and see this thing that has taken place, which the Lord has made known to us. 16 So they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child lying in the manger. 17 When they saw this, they made known what had been told them about this child; 18 and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds told them.

19 But Mary treasured all these words and pondered them in her heart. 20 The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen, as it had been told them.

The story behind Go Tell it on the Mountain

Go Tell It on the Mountain ELW No. 290 Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!

While shepherds kept their watching O er silent flocks by night, Behold, throughout the heavens There shone a holy light.

Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!

The shepherds feared and trembled When, lo, above the earth Rang out the angel chorus That hailed our Savior s birth.

Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born!

Down in a lonely manger The humble Christ was born; And God sent us salvation That blessed Christmas morn.

Go tell it on the mountain, Over the hills and ev rywhere; Go tell it on the mountain That Jesus Christ is born! Text: African American spiritual, refrain; John W. Work Jr., 1872-1925, stanzas, alt.

MATTHEW 2:1-12 2 In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, wise men from the East came to Jerusalem, 2 asking, Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage. 3 When King Herod heard this, he was frightened, and all Jerusalem with him; 4 and calling together all the chief priests and scribes of the people, he inquired of them where the Messiah was to be born.

5 They told him, In Bethlehem of Judea; for so it has been written by the prophet: 6 And you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who is to shepherd my people Israel. 7 Then Herod secretly called for the wise men and learned from them the exact time when the star had appeared. 8 Then he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, Go and search diligently for the child; and when you have found him, bring me word so that I may also go and pay him homage.

9 When they had heard the king, they set out; and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen at its rising, until it stopped over the place where the child was. 10 When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. 11 On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh. 12 And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they left for their own country by another road.

The story behind We Three Kings

We Three Kings We three kings of Orient are; bearing gifts we traverse afar, field and fountain, moor and mountain, following yonder star.