Saturday (Contemporary Worship) 5:00p Sunday (Traditional Worship) 8:00a & 10:45a Sunday School and Adult Bible Classes 9:30a The Bridge 11:00a
NINTH SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY March 10, 2019 Theme of the Day: Mary, the Sister of Lazarus and Martha, loves to give. She gives it all. But the disciples? Their chief delight is to get. Who will we follow Mary (give) or the disciples (get)? PRESERVICE 10:45a Part of the Plan ESM Joyful Sounds WELCOME INVOCATION AND CALL TO WORSHIP P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: Amen. P: Let us follow Christ to the places of his passion! C: To see the depths of his love! P: To behold the gift of his forgiveness! C: To gaze upon the heights of his grace! P: To marvel at the magnitude of his mercy! C: Today we follow Christ to Bethany. P: And into the house of Simon the leper. C: Mary prepares Christ for his burial by anointing him with perfume. P: Let us follow Christ to the places of his passion! All: To marvel at the magnitude of his mercy! HYMN My Place is With You (stanzas 1 4) CONFESSION AND FORGIVENESS P: Magnificent and merciful Father, because I travel to dark and dangerous places, hear me as I confess my sins. C: My feet take me to places of compromise and sinful ambition. P: My heart lingers in places of lust and lies. C: My words take me to places of anger, rage and hatred. 1
P: My ears delight in going to places of gossip, deceit and ridicule. C: My mind takes me to places of selfishness and pride. P: My eyes lead me to places of envy and greed. All: Lord, have mercy! Christ, have mercy! Lord, have mercy! Please silently reflect on the fact that though our is great, Christ s love is greater. P: Hear the good news! Jesus went to places of rejection, suffering, torment and death for you. Jesus was determined to go to Gethsemane, Gabbatha and Golgotha for you. Jesus went to hell and back for you. That s why Jesus forgives you completely and loves you eternally. Let us follow Christ to the places of his passion. All: To marvel at the magnitude of his mercy! HYMN My Place is With You (stanza 5) PRAYER OF THE DAY P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Let us pray. Lord God, heavenly Father, we thank you for Mary, the sister of Martha and Lazarus, for through her generosity we catch a glimpse of your joyful and generous kingdom. By your Spirit s power enable us to live like her; through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. All: Amen. CHILDREN S MESSAGE Ode to Joy Lucy Moll SMLC Academy Student CHILDREN S CHURCH 10:45a Led by Melanie North Children are excused following the Children s Message for supervised Children s Church in the Conference Room. They will return during the offering. EIGHTH GRADE CONFIRMATION TESTIMONY 8:00a Eli Bilos, whose confirmation verse is Joshua 1:9. 2
TODAY S SCRIPTURE LESSONS ARE ABOUT JOY IN GIVING OLD TESTAMENT LESSON Exodus 36:1-7 EPISTLE LESSON 2 Corinthians 8:1-5 SONG 8:00a The Bible Tells Me So Adult Choir 10:45a Whom Shall I Fear? ESM Joyful Sounds GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 26:6-13 APOSTLES CREED 8:00a NICENE CREED 10:45a SERMON Please see the insert for the sermon notes. HYMN When Mary Poured a Rich Perfume (to the tune of All Glory, Laud and Honor) OPPORTUNITIES OFFERING OFFERTORY Love Come to Life St. Michael Youth PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH P: Gracious God, give us generous hearts. C: To give without counting the cost. P: To share without expecting anything in return. C: To hold all of our treasures with open hands. P: To have gospel priorities and align our life, our love and our time in their light. C: To know the freedom that comes with generosity. P: To give like the Israelites who continued to bring freewill offerings morning after morning. C: To give like the Macedonians who urgently pleaded for the privilege of sharing. 3
P: To give like Mary, joyfully, exceedingly and lavishly. C: To give like Jesus, lovingly, faithfully and abundantly. + Additional prayers + P: Father, we recall the words of our Savior, I tell you the truth, wherever this gospel is preached throughout the world, what she has done will also be told, in memory of her. And so we pray, C: Take my love, my Lord, I pour. P: At your feet its treasure store. C: Take myself and I will be. P: Ever, only, all for Thee. C: Ever, only, all for Thee. All: Amen. THE LORD S PRAYER The 8:00a service concludes on page 6 with the Benediction. THE CELEBRATION OF THE LORD S SUPPER 10:45a OUR COMMUNION PRACTICE The Lord s Supper is celebrated at this congregation in the confession and glad confidence that, as he says, our Lord gives into our mouths not only bread and wine but his true body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with him and with one another (Matthew 26:26-28). Our Lord invites to his table those who have been baptized, repent of all sin, and set aside any refusal to forgive and love as he forgives and loves us, that they may show forth his death until he comes (1 Corinthians 11:26). Because those who eat and drink our Lord s body and blood unworthily do so to their great harm (1 Corinthians 11:28-30) and because Holy Communion is a confession of the faith which is confessed at this altar, any who are not yet instructed, in doubt, or who hold a confession differing from that of this congregation and The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, and yet desire to receive the sacrament, are asked first to speak with the pastor. 4
PREFACE/PROPER PREFACE P: The Lord be with you, C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give him thanks and praise. SANCTUS (Sung to the tune of Dearest Jesus We Are Here) Holy, holy, holy Lord, Heav n and earth proclaim the story Of your majesty adored Of your kingdom, pow r and glory With hosannas now we meet you With our palms and praises greet you Hail! Hosanna! Blest is he Who in God s own name draws near us! Hail! Hosanna! Blest are we Since we have God s love to cheer us: Blood outpoured and body broken, Of eternal love the token. WORDS OF INSTITUTION THE PEACE OF THE LORD P: The peace of the Lord be with you always, C: And also with you. Amen. AGNUS DEI (Sung to the tune of O Sacred Head, Now Wounded) O Lamb of God, once lifted upon the cursed tree O Lamb of God, once offered in sacrifice for me O Lamb of God, my Savior in my place crucified Your peace and mercy grant me. My Savior will provide. 5
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table 618 Christ, the Life of All the Living 423 In the Cross of Christ I Glory 427 Come to Calvary s Holy Mountain 435 Jesus, I Will Ponder Now 440 POST COMMUNION Sent Forth by God s Blessings 643 (st. 1) BENEDICTION P: Jesus invites us to follow him to the places of his passion. C: To Gethsemane, Gabbatha and Golgotha. P: Places of great suffering. C: And places of great love! P: We will follow all the way C: To the empty tomb All: And resurrection victory! P: Depart in peace. Amen! CLOSING HYMN Take My Life and Let It Be 783 SILENT PRAYER Jesus, take my life and let it be ever, only all for Thee! Amen. St. Michael Lutheran Church (LCMS) St. Michael Preschool Emmanuel-St. Michael Lutheran School Concordia Lutheran High School Reed Lessing, Senior Pastor Shawn Davis, Missional Pastor Tammy Bruns, Executive Director Tina Hoover, Secretary Rhonda Patterson, Communications Director Stephanie Maxson, Music Director Don Sandmann, Assisting Pastor Tommy Moll, Youth Director 6
Ash Wednesday March 6 The City of Jerusalem Matthew 26:1 5 1 st Week of Lent March 9/10 Bethany Matthew 26:6 13 March 13 The Temple in Jerusalem Matthew 26:14 16 2 nd Week of Lent March 16/17 The Mt. of Olives Matthew 26:30 35 March 20 Gethsemane: The Prayer Matthew 26:36 46 3 rd Week of Lent March 23/24 Gethsemane: The Arrest Matthew 26:47 56 March 27 The High Priest s Palace Matthew 26:57 68 4 th Week of Lent March 30/31 The Courtyard Matthew 26:69 75 April 3 The Field of Blood Matthew 27:3 10 5 th Week of Lent April 6/7 Pilate s Judgment Hall Matthew 27:11 23 April 10 Gabbatha Matthew 27:24 31 Palm Sunday April 13/14 Bethphage Matthew 21:1 11 Maundy Thursday April 18 The Upper Room Matthew 26:17 29 Good Friday April 19 Golgotha Matthew 27:45 56 Easter April 21 The Garden Tomb Matthew 28:1 10 7