WATCH AND PRAY MATTHEW 26:35-41 PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH 2090 COMMERCE DRIVE NORTH MANKATO, MN 56003
CHURCH STAFF Pastor Hartwig: 507-382-6826 Email: pastorhartwig@gmail.com Pastor Moldstad: 507-382-0045 Email: pastormoldstad@gmail.com Church Office: 507-385-1386 MARCH 27, 2019 PEACE LUTHERAN CHURCH Evangelical Lutheran Synod NOW THANK WE ALL OUR GOD Divine Service Wednesday 6:30 PM 2 JESUS LAMBS AT PEACE PRESCHOOL Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad Phone: 507-385-7752 Email: joslynmoldstad@gmail.com Church website: Peacemankato.com Email: karen@peacemankato.com FOURTH WEDNESDAY IN LENT WELCOME TO PEACE! The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone. PARENT S ROOM A room is available if your little one needs a moment. It is the first room on the right as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service. Changing tables are in both restrooms. FACILITIES Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side. An induction loop is provided for the benefit of hearing aid users. To use, please switch your hearing aid to T. BEFORE WORSHIP As you prepare to worship your Lord today, spend a few quiet minutes in prayer before the service. Review the lessons, the service notes, and pray this prayer: PRAYER OF THE DAY Lord God, heavenly Father, You have sent Your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ, to take upon Himself our flesh, that He might overcome the devil, and defend us poor sinners against the adversary: We give thanks to You for Your merciful help, and we beseech You to attend us with Your grace in all temptations, to preserve us from carnal security, and by Your Holy Spirit to keep us in Your Word in Your fear, that we may be delivered from the enemy, and obtain eternal salvation; through the same, Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. Amen.
THE DIVINE SERVICE Vespers, p. 120 THE CONFESSION OF SIN P: Dearly beloved! We have come together in the presence of God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hand, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His holy Word, and to ask for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and salvation. O come, let us worship Him! Let us kneel and bow down before Him. Let us confess our sins with penitent hearts, and obtain forgiveness by His infinite grace and mercy. C: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed the devices and desires of our hearts. We have offended against Your holy law. We have done those things which we should not have done, and we have not done those things which we should have done. Have mercy on us, O Lord! Spare us and restore us, according to the promises You have declared to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. For His sake grant that we may live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Your holy name. P: The almighty and merciful Lord has granted us pardon and forgiveness of all our sins, grace for true repentance and amendment of life, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. HYMN #284 GO TO DARK GETHSEMANE THE VERSICLES P: O Lord, open my lips. 3
P: Make haste, O God, to deliver me. 4
THE PSALMODY PSALM 6, (SUNG IN UNISON) Verses from Psalm 6; From Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal 1993. Reprinted under One License #A-721927 5
THE PASSION HISTORY OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST A RESPONSORY P: O Lord, have mercy upon us. THE SERMON HYMN #295:1-5 OVER KEDRON JESUS TREADETH THE SERMON MATTHEW 26:35-41 WATCH AND PRAY 35 Peter said to him, Even if I have to die with you, I will never deny you. And all the disciples said the same. 36 Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane. He told his disciples, Sit here, while I go over there and pray. 37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and he began to be sorrowful and distressed. 38 Then he said to them, My soul is very sorrowful, even to the point of death. Stay here, and keep watch with me. 39 He went a little farther, fell on his face, and prayed. He said, My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from me. Yet not as I will, but as you will. 40 He came to the disciples and found them sleeping. He said to Peter, So, were you not able to stay awake with me for one hour? 41 Watch and pray, so that you do not enter into temptation. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak. PRAYER OF THE CHURCH THE OFFERING The members of Peace Lutheran Congregation have joined together to do the Lord s work in this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry. Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. II Corinthians 9:7 PLEASE FILL OUT THE FRIENDSHIP REGISTER 6
HYMN #282 ALAS! AND DID MY SAVIOR BLEED (ALTERNATE SETTING) THE VERSICLE P: Let my prayers rise before You as incense: THE PRAYERS, BEGINNING WITH THE KYRIE THE LORD S PRAYER 7
THE COLLECT P: Abide with us, Lord, for it is toward evening and the day is far spent. Abide with us and with Your whole Church. Abide with us in the end of the day, in the end of our life, and in the end of the world. Abide with us with Your grace and goodness, with 8
Your holy Word and Sacrament, with Your strength and blessing. Abide with us when the night of affliction and temptation comes upon us, the night of fear and despair when death shall come. Abide with us and with all the faithful through time and eternity. THE BENEDICAMUS P: Let us bless the Lord. THE BENEDICTION P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. HYMN #283 GLORY BE TO JESUS 9
Thank you to those who served in our service today: Guest Preacher: Rev. Dan Witte; Ushers: Dave Kammerer, Nate Kammerer; Pianist: Brittany Moldstad. To God be the Glory! The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version (EHV ) copyright 2017 The Wartburg Project. All rights reserved. www.wartburgproject.org 10
Midweek Lenten Services Lent is a special time in the church year when the church focuses on Jesus Passion and on our own sins which brought him to the cross. The Lutheran Church has traditionally offered special midweek Lenten Services during this season. Join us for this special opportunity to once again follow Jesus on the road to the cross and to consider all he endured for us. Peace offers the following midweek services: Join Us For Supper! Lenten suppers will be served from 5:15-6:15PM every Wednesday during the Lenten season. We have awesome cooks in our congregation come and enjoy the food and fellowship! Midweek Lenten services are held Wednesdays at 6:30pm. The theme is Three Words of Truth March 27 April 3 April 10 Watch and Pray What is Truth? Take Him Away! 11
4/14 PALM SUNDAY 8:30AM Divine Service with Holy Communion 10:45AM Divine Service with Holy Communion 4/18 MAUNDY THURSDAY 6:30PM Divine Service with Holy Communion 4/19 GOOD FRIDAY 6:30PM Service of Darkness - Tenebrae 4/21 EASTER SUNDAY 6:30AM 7:30AM 9:00AM 10:00AM Sunrise Service Easter Breakfast Festival Service Easter Egg Hunt 12