Word of God Lutheran Church Reformation Sunday October 30, 2016
ORDER OF SERVICE October 30, 2016 Reformation Sunday ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Prelude Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 56 * Entrance Hymn Take My Life, that I May Be... LBW 406 * 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... Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 119:137-144 Second Reading... 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 * Alleluia Verse... page 62 * Gospel... Luke 19:1-10 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day Lord, Keep Us Steadfast in Your Word... LBW 230 * Nicene Creed... page 64 * 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... sing Lamb of God... page 72 Communion * Blessing... page 72 * Canticle Thank the Lord... page 72 * Prayer, Benediction, and Dismissal... page 74 * Closing Hymn A Mighty Fortress Is Our God... LBW 229 * 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: P age 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 - October 30, 2016 Prayer List Janet Howard - Please pray, Alan s sister has now suffered a stroke in addition to having a heart attack and battling cancer; Ruth & Alan Farms. (10/25) Tim Holbrook - Please pray for healing for Wes s brother who has suffered a stroke; Wes Holbrook. 10/21/16 Adelynn - Prayers for her and her Godparents, Allie and Nate, to faithfully live out the promises made at her Baptism; Shirley & James Arnold. (10/16) James Stock - Please pray for Myrna s nephew who is having cancer surgery; Myrna & Al Baird. (10/16) Andrea Morrissy - Please pray for faith in Jesus; Rose Amabile. (10/16) Victoria and family - Please pray for Corkey s granddaughter, her husband, and baby Isaiah, as they return to missionary work in Antigua; Corkey Reel. (10/16) Praise! Chris Jackson, a friend of the Farms, has found employment; Ruth & Alan Farms. (10/16) Marilyn Thorp - Please pray for Marilyn and her family as they deal with the sudden onsert of dementia; Mavis Compagno. (10/16) Diane Durden - Prayers for healing, Diane suffered a bad fall which required surgery on her arm; Linda Lake. (10/11) Please pray for all families affected by hurricane Matthew, especially those in Haiti; Corkey Reel. (10/9) Russ Pakulski - Please pray for him, his heart is in AFib and he will have cardioversion on Oct 14 to restore his heartbeat to a normal rhythm; Carole Pukalski. (10/9) Scott Muller - Please pray for him to heal quickly after sustaining injuries from a fall; Sarah Crawford. (10/9) Praise! Christine Bell delivered a healthy baby girl, Samantha Nicole; Margie & Danny Bell. (10/2) Praise! Both Mary s and Hal s fathers are doing better; Prather family. (10/2) Matt Fletcher - Please pray for him as he begins Army basic training; Lynn Fletcher. (10/2) Praise! Ginger Charles medical tests came back with encouraging results; Melinda Poff. (10/2) Catherine Manthey - Please pray that Linda s niece continues to have a safe pregnancy and to find relief from intense muscle and ligament pain; Linda Williams. (9/25) Corkey Reel - Praise God for prayers of God s healing; Corkey Reel. (9/25)
Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4 1 The oracle that Habakkuk the prophet saw. 2 O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not hear? Or cry to you Violence! and you will not save? 3 Why do you make me see iniquity, and why do you idly look at wrong? Destruction and violence are before me; strife and contention arise. 4 So the law is paralyzed, and justice never goes forth. For the wicked surround the righteous; so justice goes forth perverted. 2 I will take my stand at my watch post and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint. 2 And the Lord answered me: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. 3 For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. 4 Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. Psalm 119:137-144 137 Righteous are you, O Lord, and right are your rules. 138 You have appointed your testimonies in righteousness and in all faithfulness. 139 My zeal consumes me, because my foes forget your words. 140 Your promise is well tried, and your servant loves it. 141 I am small and despised, yet I do not forget your precepts. 142 Your righteousness is righteous forever, and your law is true. 143 Trouble and anguish have found me out, but your commandments are my delight. 144 Your testimonies are righteous forever; give me understanding that I may live.
2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 1 Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, To the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: 2 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 3 We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers, [and sisters]* as is right, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing. 4 Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. 11 To this end we always pray for you, that our God may make you worthy of his calling and may fulfill every resolve for good and every work of faith by his power, 12 so that the name of our Lord Jesus may be glorified in you, and you in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. *variance from ESV ~~~~~ Luke 19:1-10 19 He entered Jericho and was passing through. 2 And behold, there was a man named Zacchaeus. He was a chief tax collector and was rich. 3 And he was seeking to see who Jesus was, but on account of the crowd he could not, because he was small in stature. 4 So he ran on ahead and climbed up into a sycamore tree to see him, for he was about to pass that way. 5 And when Jesus came to the place, he looked up and said to him, Zacchaeus, hurry and come down, for I must stay at your house today. 6 So he hurried and came down and received him joyfully. 7 And when they saw it, they all grumbled, He has gone in to be the guest of a man who is a sinner. 8 And Zacchaeus stood and said to the Lord, Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor. And if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I restore it fourfold. 9 And Jesus said to him, Today salvation has come to this house, since he also is a son of Abraham. 10 For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.
ANNOUNCEMENTS The yellow rose on last week s altar was in honor of Samantha Nicole, born October 1, 2016 in Honduras to Christine Bell Maradiaga and her husband, Orvin. Samantha is Margie and Danny Bell s granddaughter. WoG Youth purchased $200.00 in toys for the nursery at Journey Church on Oct 23. The remaining money will be sent to the church on a Visa gift card. Thanks to all the WoG family for their support. Remember to fall backward one hour on Sunday, November 6, for Daylight Savings Time. The upcoming meeting dates for Club 2.0 are Thursday, November 10, and Friday, November 18, @ 6:00 PM. Volunteers are always welcome! Please contact Andi Laaker at laakerroom@att.net for more info. It s Operation Christmas Child time again! We will be collecting shoeboxes through Nov 13 and will be assisting in the Atlanta OCC Processing Center on select dates. A collection box and OCC signup sheets are located in the sanctuary. For more information contact Jennifer Switzer at jswitzer456@gmail.com. Are you packing an Operation Christmas Child Box? Please be sure to choose a drawstring bag to put in each box you pack. Bags are available in a box in the Sanctuary. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, November 9, at 9:30 am and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, November 17, at 9:00 am. Please sign up on the bulletin tear-off or contact Pam Davis at jpdavis403@yahoo.com. The next Midwest Food Bank distribution will be Tuesday, November 15 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, November 16 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, November 17 (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, October 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.com. September 2016 Report Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 123 Monthly Giving: $23,087 Monthly Benevolence: $2,540 Property Fund Giving to Date: $301,958 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
Monday, October 31 Tuesday, November 1 Wednesday, November 2 Thursday, November 3 Sunday, November 6 Monday, November 7 Tuesday, November 8 Wednesday, November 9 Upcoming Events Please Mark Your Calendars! - Redeemer Soup Kitchen, 8:30 AM - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - ROMEO s Monthly Luncheon, 12:00 PM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - ML/SC Meeting, 7:00 PM - ALL SAINTS DAY - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - Faithful Hands Ministry, 10:00 AM - Bible Study with Pastor Greene, 7:00 PM - Election Day - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - RLC Warehouse, 9:30 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM Thursday, November 10 - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Club 2.0, Bible Study, 6:00 PM Friday, November 11 - Veteran s Day - Midwest Food Bank Pre-pack, 8:00 AM Sunday, November 13 Monday, November 14 Tuesday, November 15 Wednesday, November 16 - Veteran s Day Presentation - OCC shoeboxes due - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Chapel Chat, 11:30 AM - Worship and Music Team Meeting, 6:30 PM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 6:00 PM - Finance Team Meeting, 7:00 PM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM 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