Word of God Lutheran Church Twenty-Fourth Sunday after Pentecost November 19, 2017
ORDER OF SERVICE November 19, 2017 Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Prelude Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 56 * Entrance Hymn Faith of Our Fathers... LBW 500 * Greeting and Kyrie... page 57 * Hymn of Praise This is the Feast... page 60 * The Lord be with you... page 62 * Prayer of the Day PROCLAIMING THE WORD First Reading... Judges 4:1-7 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 123 Second Reading... 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 * Alleluia Verse... page 62 * Gospel... Matthew 25:14-30 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day My Faith Looks Up to Thee... LBW 479 * Apostles Creed... page 65 * Prayers... page 65 * Share the Peace... page 66 SHARING OF THE SACRAMENTAL MEAL Offering Offertory... page 66 * Offertory Prayer... page 67 * Great Thanksgiving... page 68 * The Lord's Prayer... page 71 Lamb of God... page 72 Communion * Blessing... page 72 * Canticle Thank the Lord... page 72 * Prayer, Benediction, and Dismissal... page 74 * Closing Hymn Take My Life, that I May Be... LBW 406 * Please stand as able All who are baptized and believe that Jesus is truly present in the bread and wine are invited to receive communion and assurance of God s forgiveness. Children who have not been instructed in the sacrament should fold their hands to receive a blessing. NOTE: Page numbers are in the front of the hymnal, follow ed by the Hymn numbers. LBW is the green Lutheran Book of Worship. All music and words printed with permission CCLI #11046540
Devotion Booklet - November 19, 2017 Prayer List Muller family - Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers as they mourn their loss of Henry Muller, Scott s dad; Jodie Muller. (11/12) Caleb Treadway and friend - Please pray for recovery and healing for Dyann s nephew and his friend who were in a serious car accident; Dyann Roberts. (11/12) Cordle family - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn the untimely death of Clay; Melinda Poff. (11/12) Scott - Please pray for guidance for the doctors treating the Wilson s son-in-law, he is suffering from a neck injury; Gwyn & Mike Wilson. (11/12) Bob Raymond and family - Please pray for them, Bob s fight with West Nile Disease has changed his life forever; Bert Laaker. (11/12) Michael Rosecky - Please pray for the Farms grandson who is scheduled for surgery due to appendicitis; Ruth & Alan Farms. (11/12) Praise! Jenn s ankle has healed quicker than predicted all due to prayer; Linda Williams. (11/12) Joanne Schum - Please pray for Stony s sister-in-law, she has stage 4 cancer; Stony Lohr. (11/12) Joan Secor - Please pray for her, she is at Brightmoor Nursing Center, Room 111B; Carolyn Lystig. (11/9) Praise! Jack s knee replacement surgery was successful, please continue to pray for a quick recovery; Marth Ann Elrod. (11/8) Greene - Please pray for them as they mourn their loss of Pastor Greene s father, Bill (Wilfred, Martin). (11/7) Justin Lake - Please pray that God will grant him hope and some measure of recovery to his pain and paralysis as he participates in an FDA trial for spinal cord injury over the holidays; Linda Lake. (11/5) Roger Crawford - Please pray for his health to improve; Kerry Batchelder. (11/5) Sheri Winn - Please pray for her, she is in constant, chronic pain; Kerry Batchelder. (11/5) Shannon Batchelder - Please pray for relief from dizziness; Kerry Batchelder. (11/5) Praise! Joan Lambert, Bob s mother, has turned a corner and is now accepting her living arrangements. Thank you for your prayers; Patty & Bob Lambert. (11/5) Praise and gratitude for this year s Reformation celebration; Corkey Reel. (11/5) Family of Tripp Way - Please pray for comfort for the family as they mourn their loss of Tripp, Ron Wise's nephew and Ashley s cousin; Ashley Helvig. (11/5). Family of Nellie May Eveland - Please pray for comfort for the family as they mourn their loss of Nellie, Roy s mother. (10/30) Family of Karen Safranek - Please pray for comfort and peace for the family as they mourn their loss of Karen, Carolyn s cousin; Carolyn Lystig. (10/23) Praise! Zachery s surgery for Crohn s disease was successful. Please continue to pray for his recovery; JoAnn Nieves. (10/23) Praise! Lindsey s surgery was successful. Please continue to pray for a quick recovery; Melinda Poff. (10/22) Pat - Please pray for resolutions of health issues and anxiety; Vija Cole. (10/22) Tom Kelley - Please pray for peace with outcome of his health concerns; Missy Lennon. (10/22)
Judges 4:1-7 4 And the people of Israel again did what was evil in the sight of the Lord after Ehud died. 2 And the Lord sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, who reigned in Hazor. The commander of his army was Sisera, who lived in Harosheth-hagoyim. 3 Then the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, for he had 900 chariots of iron and he oppressed the people of Israel cruelly for twenty years. 4 Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time. 5 She used to sit under the palm of Deborah between Ramah and Bethel in the hill country of Ephraim, and the people of Israel came up to her for judgment. 6 She sent and summoned Barak the son of Abinoam from Kedesh-naphtali and said to him, Has not the Lord, the God of Israel, commanded you, Go, gather your men at Mount Tabor, taking 10,000 from the people of Naphtali and the people of Zebulun. 7 And I will draw out Sisera, the general of Jabin's army, to meet you by the river Kishon with his chariots and his troops, and I will give him into your hand? Psalm 123 123 To you I lift up my eyes, O you who are enthroned in the heavens! 2 Behold, as the eyes of servants look to the hand of their master, as the eyes of a maidservant to the hand of her mistress, so our eyes look to the Lord our God, till he has mercy upon us. 3 Have mercy upon us, O Lord, have mercy upon us, for we have had more than enough of contempt. 4 Our soul has had more than enough of the scorn of those who are at ease, of the contempt of the proud.
1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 5 Now concerning the times and the seasons, brothers [and sisters],* you have no need to have anything written to you. 2 For you yourselves are fully aware that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, There is peace and security, then sudden destruction will come upon them as labor pains come upon a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But you are not in darkness, brothers, for that day to surprise you like a thief. 5 For you are all children of light, children of the day. We are not of the night or of the darkness. 6 So then let us not sleep, as others do, but let us keep awake and be sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, are drunk at night. 8 But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hope of salvation. 9 For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ, 10 who died for us so that whether we are awake or asleep we might live with him. 11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing. *variance ESV Matthew 25:14-30 14 For it will be like a man going on a journey, who called his servants and entrusted to them his property. 15 To one he gave five talents, to another two, to another one, to each according to his ability. Then he went away. 16 He who had received the five talents went at once and traded with them, and he made five talents more. 17 So also he who had the two talents made two talents more. 18 But he who had received the one talent went and dug in the ground and hid his master's money. 19 Now after a long time the master of those servants came and settled accounts with them. 20 And he who had received the five talents came forward, bringing five talents more, saying, Master, you delivered to me five talents; here, I have made five talents more. 21 His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. 22 And he also who had the two talents came forward, saying, Master, you delivered to me two talents; here, I have made two talents more. 23 His master said to him, Well done, good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a little; I will set you over much. Enter into the joy of your master. 24 He also who had received the one talent came forward, saying, Master, I knew you to be a hard man, reaping where you did not sow, and gathering where you scattered no seed, 25 so I was afraid, and I went and hid your talent in the ground. Here, you have what is yours. 26 But his master answered him, You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed? 27 Then you ought to have invested my money with the bankers, and at my coming I should have received what was my own with interest. 28 So take the talent from him and give it to him who has the ten talents. 29 For to everyone who has will more be given, and he will have an abundance. But from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. 30 And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Prayer List (continued) Nikki Hamilton - Please pray for Morgan s riding instructor who needs a kidney transplant; Alison Stephens. (10/15) Praise! Christine s husband Calix, received his visa allowing him to visit the U.S.; Margie & Danny Bell. (10/15) Denise - Please pray for guidance in making critical decisions concerning her future; Doris Dahlke. (10/15) Beaupre family - Please pray for peace for the family of Corkey s brother-in-law, Dick, who is in hospice; Corkey Reel. (10/15) Praise! Jennifer s father is healing well after a rattlesnake bite; Jennifer Griffin. (10/8) Kari King - Please continue to pray for healing after brain surgery; Judi & Wes Holbrook. (10/8) Sermon Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS The yellow rose on the altar is in honor of Haines Russell Crawford grandson of Donna and Russ Crawford. He was born November 7, 2017. Please return your poinsettia form by Sunday, November 26. The cost is $11.50 and your plant will need to be picked-up after the last service on Christmas Eve or Christmas day. RLC Christmas Dinners will be assembled in the Annex immediately following service on Sunday, December 3. Advent mid-week services begin Wednesday, December 6, at 7:00 pm. Fellowship team will host meals on Dec 6, and Dec 13 at 6:15 pm. Cost is $6.00 per person, cash or check, payable at the door. Ages three and under are free. Please make check payable to WoG. The Angel Tree for Southland Health and Rehab Center is returning this year. Please be an angel and take an angel. The deadline to return the wrapped item(s) is Sunday, December 10. For more information, please contact Debbie LaMorder at deborahlamorder@yahoo.com or Shelagh Kuhr at shelagh.kuhr@delta.com. Service Committee Nominations are now open for 2 members. The congregation will vote at the January congregational meeting. Please place your nominations in the box located at the back of the sanctuary. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, December 13, at 9:00 am and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, December 14, at 9:00 am. Please sign up on the bulletin tear-off or contact wogadmin@woglutheran.org. The next Midwest Food Bank distribution will be Tuesday, December 19 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, December 20 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, December 21 (8 am - 12 pm). Lunch is provided each day to all volunteers. Contact Joe Bowler at ltcbowler@gmail.com, or sign up on the bulletin tear-off. The Redeemer Soup Kitchen serving at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Atlanta will be Monday, January 29, and Tuesday, January 30. Meet in WoG parking lot at 8:30 am and carpool up to Redeemer, returning about 12:30 pm. Contact Cathy Moore at mooreteam5@gmail.com for more info. Unless otherwise indicated, the announcement submission deadline for the Sunday bulletin is the previous Monday at 11:00 AM. Please send all announcements to wogadmin@woglutheran.com. October 2017 Report All donations will be applied to the General, Building, or Scholarship funds. Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 117 Monthly Giving: $25,490 Monthly Benevolence: $2,804 Building for Our Future Giving to Date: $610,764 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
Monday, November 20 Tuesday, November 21 Wednesday, November 22 Upcoming Events Please Mark Your Calendars! - Faithful Hands Ministry, 10:00 AM - Finance Team Meeting, 7:00 PM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM Thursday, November 23 - Thanksgiving Day (office will be closed) Sunday, November 26 Tuesday, November 28 Wednesday, November 29 - Intergenerational Event, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - Adult Catechism led by Pastor Greene, 2:00 PM - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM Thursday, November 30 - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM Sunday, December 3 - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - RLC Christmas Dinner Bags Assembled - Adult Catechism led by Pastor Greene, 2:00 PM Monday, December 4 - Faithful Hands Ministry, 10:00 AM Tuesday, December 5 - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - ROMEO s Monthly Luncheon, 11:30 AM Wednesday, December 6 - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM Thursday, December 7 Friday, December 8 - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - ML/SC Meeting, 7:00 PM - YOUTH Lock-In - Youth OCC Warehouse Suwanee, 7:00 PM Sunday, December 10 - Angel Tree Presents Due - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - Adult Catechism led by Pastor Greene, 2:00 PM Tuesday, December 12 - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM Sanctuary Space 303 Kelly Drive, Suite 10 Peachtree City, GA 30269 Church Phone 770-897-4508 Mailing Address 401 Dividend Drive, Suite 7 Peachtree City, GA 30269 Pastor Jeffray Greene Phone 770-897-4508 Email prgreene@woglutheran.org Colleen Oakes, Administrative Assistant Email wogadmin@woglutheran.org www.facebook.com/woglutheran Visit us online at www.woglutheran.org Members should sign up for their own password