Word of God Lutheran Church Fifth Sunday after Pentecost June 24, 2018
ORDER OF SERVICE June 24, 2018 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Advent C Christmas C Epiphany C Lent C Easter C Pentecost ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 10 * Entrance Hymn Be Thou My Vision... WOV 776 * Greeting and Kyrie... page 28 * Hymn of Praise... page 29 * The Lord be with you... page 30 * Prayer of the Day PROCLAIMING THE WORD First Reading... 1 Samuel 17:1a, 4-11,19-23, 32-49 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 9:9-20 Second Reading... 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 * Alleluia Verse... page 31 * Gospel... Mark 4:35-41 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day Listen, God Is Calling.WOV 712 * Apostles Creed... page 33 * Prayers... page 34 * Share the Peace... page 34 SHARING OF THE SACRAMENTAL MEAL Offering Offertory... page 35 * Offertory Prayer... page 35 * Great Thanksgiving... page 36 * The Lord's Prayer... page 39 Lamb of God... page 39 Communion * Blessing... page 40 * Canticle... page 40 * Prayer, Benediction, and Dismissal... page 41 * Closing Hymn What a Fellowship, What a Joy Divine... WOV 780 * 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, followed by the Hymn numbers. WOV is the blue With One Voice. All music and words printed with permission CCLI #11046540
Devotion Booklet - June 24, 2018 Prayer List Katie Thomas Pelletier - Please pray for a quick recovery from shingles; Sandy & Ted Thomas. (6/17) Praise for the membership book and all who were involved; Corkey Reel. (6/17) Jim Gonzales - Please pray for Jennifer s uncle who is recovering from a head injury; Griffin family. (6/10) John Wedwick - Please pray for Patti s dad who is hospitalized with heart issues; Patti & Bob Lambert. (6/17) Praise! Samantha and Calix are better. Thank you for your prayers; Margie & Danny Bell. (6/17) Joseph - Please pray for a successful surgery and quick recovery; Margie & Danny Bell. (6/17) Jason & Karyn Cummins - Please pray for them. Karyn is recovering from a shoulder injury and Jason is recovering from knee surgery; Shirley & Jim Arnold. (6/10) Ryan Lembke - Please pray for healing for the Pike s nephew who suffers from Crohn s disease; Pike family. (6/10) Diane Swaney - Please pray for a quick recovery from knee replacement surgery; Diane Swaney. (6/10) Kate Poff - Please pray for Melinda s mother-in-law. Kate is hospitalized with heart and intestinal issues; Ginger Charles. (6/10) Kim Parris - Please pray for her. Kim has been diagnosed with late stage ovarian cancer; Cathy & Jim Moore. (6/10) Praise! Thank you for your prayers for Alan. Alan is doing well and healing; Ruth Farms. (6/10) Praise! I am doing great after pacemaker replacement surgery; Susan Crawford. (6/3) Peggy Camper - Please continue to pray. She is in rehab due to a broken hip; Ruth & Alan Farms. (6/3) Praise! There were no complications with the birth of our grandson, Samuel; Margie & Danny Bell. (6/3) Sven and Cat - Please pray for healing and growth in their relationship; Linda Williams. (5/27)
1 Samuel 17:1a, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49 17 Now the Philistines gathered their armies for battle. 4 And there came out from the camp of the Philistines a champion named Goliath of Gath, whose height was six cubits and a span. 5 He had a helmet of bronze on his head, and he was armed with a coat of mail, and the weight of the coat was five thousand shekels of bronze. 6 And he had bronze armor on his legs, and a javelin of bronze slung between his shoulders. 7 The shaft of his spear was like a weaver's beam, and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of iron. And his shield-bearer went before him. 8 He stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, Why have you come out to draw up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. 9 If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us. 10 And the Philistine said, I defy the ranks of Israel this day. Give me a man, that we may fight together. 11 When Saul and all Israel heard these words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid. 19 Now Saul and they and all the men of Israel were in the Valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 20 And David rose early in the morning and left the sheep with a keeper and took the provisions and went, as Jesse had commanded him. And he came to the encampment as the host was going out to the battle line, shouting the war cry. 21 And Israel and the Philistines drew up for battle, army against army. 22 And David left the things in charge of the keeper of the baggage and ran to the ranks and went and greeted his brothers. 23 As he talked with them, behold, the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, came up out of the ranks of the Philistines and spoke the same words as before. And David heard him. 32 And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail because of him. Your servant will go and fight with this Philistine. 33 And Saul said to David, You are not able to go against this Philistine to fight with him, for you are but a youth, and he has been a man of war from his youth. 34 But David said to Saul, Your servant used to keep sheep for his father. And when there came a lion, or a bear, and took a lamb from the flock, 35 I went after him and struck him and delivered it out of his mouth. And if he arose against me, I caught him by his beard and struck him and killed him. 36 Your servant has struck down both lions and bears, and this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, for he has defied the armies of the living God. 37 And David said, The Lord who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. And Saul said to David, Go, and the Lord be with you! 38 Then Saul clothed David with his armor. He put a helmet of bronze on his head and clothed him with a coat of mail, 39 and David strapped his sword over his armor. And he tried in vain to go, for he had not tested them. Then David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I have not tested them. So David put them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand and chose five smooth stones from the brook and put them in his shepherd's pouch. His sling was in his hand, and he approached the Philistine. 41 And the Philistine moved forward and came near to David, with his shield-bearer in front of him. 42 And when the Philistine looked and saw David, he disdained him, for he was for he was but a youth, ruddy and handsome in appearance. 43 And the Philistine said to David, Am I a dog, that you come to me with sticks? And the Philistine cursed David by his gods. 44 The Philistine said to David, Come to me, and I will give your flesh to the birds of the air and to the beasts of the field. 45 Then David said to the Philistine, You come to me with a sword and with a spear and with a javelin, but I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46 This day the Lord will deliver you into my hand, and I will strike you down and cut off your head. And I will give the dead bodies of the host of the Philistines this day to the birds of the air and to the wild beasts of the earth, that all the earth may know that there is a God in Israel, 47 and that all this assembly may know that the Lord saves not with sword and spear. For the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hand. 48 When the
1 Samuel 17:1a, 4-11, 19-23, 32-49 (continued) Philistine arose and came and drew near to meet David, David ran quickly toward the battle line to meet the Philistine. 49 And David put his hand in his bag and took out a stone and slung it and struck the Philistine on his forehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell on his face to the ground. Psalm 9:9-20 9 The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. 10 And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you. 11 Sing praises to the Lord, who sits enthroned in Zion! Tell among the peoples his deeds! 12 For he who avenges blood is mindful of them; he does not forget the cry of the afflicted. 13 Be gracious to me, O Lord! See my affliction from those who hate me, O you who lift me up from the gates of death, 14 that I may recount all your praises, that in the gates of the daughter of Zion I may rejoice in your salvation. 15 The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. 16 The Lord has made himself known; he has executed judgment; the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands. Higgaion. 17 The wicked shall return to Sheol, all the nations that forget God. 18 For the needy shall not always be forgotten, and the hope of the poor shall not perish forever. 19 Arise, O Lord! Let not man prevail; let the nations be judged before you! 20 Put them in fear, O Lord! Let the nations know that they are but men! 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 6 Working together with him, then, we appeal to you not to receive the grace of God in vain. 2 For he says, In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you. Behold, now is the favorable time; behold, now is the day of salvation. 3 We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger; 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; 7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true; 9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always
2 Corinthians 6:1-13 (continued) rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. 11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open. 12 You are not restricted by us, but you are restricted in your own affections. 13 In return (I speak as to children) widen your hearts also. CCCCC Mark 4:35-41 English Standard Version (ESV) 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, Let us go across to the other side. 36 And leaving the crowd, they took him with them in the boat, just as he was. And other boats were with him. 37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling. 38 But he was in the stern, asleep on the cushion. And they woke him and said to him, Teacher, do you not care that we are perishing? 39 And he awoke and rebuked the wind and said to the sea, Peace! Be still! And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm. 40 He said to them, Why are you so afraid? Have you still no faith? 41 And they were filled with great fear and said to one another, Who then is this, that even the wind and the sea obey him? Sermon Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS WoG is looking to fill the position of Adult Choir Director for fall. If you would like to be considered or know of someone who is interested, please submit a resume to a member of the Personnel team. If you have questions, please contact Roy Eveland, John Krause, Jim Moore (leader), Sonya Murphy, or Hal Prather. WoG will be providing lunches for the Action Ministries Summer Lunch Program every Friday in the annex at 10 am until July 27. Volunteers are needed to make and deliver lunches. Please sign up on bulletin tear-off, or contact Christina Gerling at stina0702@gmail.com. Volunteers are needed in the annex on Saturday, June 23, at 9:30 am to help cut fleece for the VBS, Jesus Feeds the 5000, service project. The quilts will be donated to Project Linus, a USA program that provides blankets to hospitals, homeless shelters, and various charitable organizations. Please bring sharp scissors if you have them. WoG s 4th annual VBS, Jesus Feeds the 5000, is July 17 thru 19, from 6 pm- 8:30 pm. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated! Please contact Lynn Fletcher at 770-639-0812, LynnFletcher205@gmail.com, or sign up on bulletin tear-off. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, July 11, at 9:00 am, and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, July 19, 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, July 24 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, July 25 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, July 26 (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, July 30 and Tuesday, July 31. 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.org. May 2018 Report All donations will be applied to the General, Building, or Scholarship funds. Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 127 Monthly Giving: $23,534 Monthly Benevolence: $2,589 Building for Our Future Giving to Date: $700,968 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
Upcoming Events Please Mark Your Calendars! Thursday, June 28 - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM Sunday, July 1 - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - YOUTH Advisory Board, 6:00 PM Tuesday, July 3 - ROMEO s Monthly Luncheon, 11:30 AM Wednesday, July 4 - Independence Day (OFFICE WILL BE CLOSED) Thursday, July 5 Friday, July 6 Sunday, July 8 Wednesday, July 11 Thursday, July 12 Friday, July 13 - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Chapel Chat, 11:30 AM - RLC Senior Box Distribution, 9:00 AM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 AM Sunday, July 15 - Worship Service, 10:15 AM Tuesday, July 17 - VBS, Jesus Feeds the 5000, 6:00 PM Wednesday, July 18 Thursday, July 19 Friday, July 20 - VBS, Jesus Feeds the 5000, 6:00 PM - RLC Mobile Food Pantry, 9:00 AM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - VBS, Jesus Feeds the 5000, 6:00 PM - Service Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM - Midwest Food Bank Pre-pack, 8:00 AM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 AM Sunday, July 22 - Worship Service, 10:15 AM Tuesday, July 24 Wednesday, July 25 Thursday, July 26 Friday, July 27 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 6:00 PM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 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