GATHERING WORD. Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong. Forever God is with us, Forever, forever.

Welcome to Zion Lutheran Church! 1732 S. Main St. Aberdeen, SD 57401 605-225-6755 Email: zion@nvc.net Website: www.zionlutheranaberdeen.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Rooted in Faith * Growing in Spirit * Reaching Out to Those in Need ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ June 18, 2017 FAITH ALONE 10:00 am GATHERING MUSIC WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS GATHERING CALL TO WORSHIP (please stand) When we feel at the deepest point of despair, we cry to you, O God praying that you hear our voice. Where would we be if you kept a record of our wrongdoings, but the wonderful truth is that knowing our failings, you still forgive us - in awe we worship you. We await your word to us, O God, and place our trust and hope in you, for blessing our lives with your steadfast love and freeing us from our sins. Let us worship God with praise and thanksgiving in our hearts. GATHERING SONG Forever Give thanks to the Lord our God and King. For He is good, He is above all things. Sing praise, sing praise. With a mighty hand and outstretched arm, For the life that s been reborn, Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. 1 Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong. Forever God is with us, Forever, forever. From the rising to the setting sun And by the grace of God we will carry on. Sing praise, sing praise. Sing praise, sing praise. Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong. Forever God is with us, Forever, forever. Forever God is faithful, Forever God is strong. Forever God is with us, Forever, forever. PRAYER OF THE DAY We acknowledge, O God, the ease with we can be so overwhelmed by life that your presence becomes difficult to discern. So many voices bombard our lives that we fail to recognize your voice amongst them. But when we remember your past dealings with people, we recover our confidence to trust you in the present and the future. Your steadfast love resonates through the witness of lives touched by grace. Love and grace experienced by hearing your word clearly spoken by Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit. We pray that this time of worship may truly reflect our praise and thanksgiving for these undeserved blessings. In Jesus name, we pray. Amen (please be seated) SPECIAL MUSIC Jeremy Shutter A TIME FOR CHILDREN WORD FIRST READING Genesis 15:1-7 Pew Bible OT, pg. 13 2

SECOND READING Romans 1:16-17 Pew Bible NT, pg. 158 ALLELUIA (please stand) The Lord Almighty Reigns Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah the Lord reigns. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah the Lord Almighty reigns. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah the Lord reigns. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah the Lord Almighty reigns. The Holy Gospel according to Mark chapter 5. Glory to you, O Lord. HOLY GOSPEL Mark 5:24b-34 Pew Bible NT, pg. 40 The Gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. (please be seated) SERMON Pastor Erin SONG OF THE DAY Faithful Father Father, I can t explain this kind of love, This kind of grace. I know, I still break Your heart And yet, You run to welcome me. This is my song of praise to You, For who You are and all that You do. From the moment my life began You have been faithful. Father, I love the way You hold me close And say my name. I know, when my life is through My heart will find its home in You. 3 This is my song of praise to You, For who You are and all that You do. From the moment my life began You have been faithful. This is my song of praise to You, For who You are and all that You do. From the moment my life began You have been faithful. APOSTLES CREED (please stand) I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. (please be seated) OFFERING The children are welcome to come forward and place their offerings in the For Children Everywhere box. OFFERTORY Great Is The Lord Great is the Lord, he is holy and just, by his power we trust in his love. Great is the Lord, he is faithful and true, by his mercy he proves he is love. Great is the Lord and worthy of glory. Great is the Lord and worthy of praise. 4

Great is the Lord, now lift up your voice, now lift up your voice: Great is the Lord! Great is the Lord! Great is the Lord, he is holy and just, by his power we trust in his love. Great is the Lord, he is faithful and true, by his mercy he proves he is love. Great is the Lord and worthy of glory. Great is the Lord and worthy of praise. Great is the Lord, now lift up your voice, now lift up your voice: Great is the Lord! Great is the Lord! OFFERING PRAYER (please stand) Receive and bless these gifts and our lives, O God, which we offer in response to your steadfast love revealed so clearly in Jesus. As he transformed people s lives with the healing power of his love, so may lives continue to be transformed through these gifts, our love and our witness. In Jesus name we pray. Amen GREAT THANKSGIVING The Lord be with you. And also with you. Lift up your hearts. We lift them to the Lord. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. It is right to give our thanks and praise. WORDS OF INSTITUTION LORD'S PRAYER MEAL Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; 5 and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen INVITATION TO COMMUNION (please be seated) DISTRIBUTION OF THE SUPPER All are welcome at the Lord s table. Please come forward as directed by the ushers. Grape juice and gluten free wafers are available; please indicate to the server by raising your hand. DISTRIBUTION SONG Great Is Thy Faithfulness Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father. There is no shadow of turning with Thee. Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not; As Thou has been Thou forever will be. Great it Thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand has provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me. Summer and winter and springtime and harvest, Sun, moon and stars in their courses above. Join with all nature in manifold witness. To Thy great faithfulness, mercy and love. Great it Thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand has provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me. Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth, Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide. Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow, Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside. 6

Great it Thy faithfulness, great is thy faithfulness, Morning by morning new mercies I see. All I have needed Thy hand has provided. Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me. PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION (please stand) Holy God, we give you thanks that we have been fed and renewed by Christ s life in us and we go now to touch people s lives with his life. Send us forth equipped with the power of your Spirit to spread the message of his love and compassion to all whom we meet. Amen SENDING BLESSING May God, whose power working in us can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine, grant you the gifts of faith and hope. Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bless you now and forever. Amen. DISMISSAL Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. Thanks be to God. SENDING SONG For the Lord Is Good For the Lord is good, and For the Lord is good, and Great is Your faithfulness O Lord, Your loving kindness fills our hearts to overflowing. Songs of rejoicing and sweet praise. They fill our hearts. They fill our days. For the Lord is good, and For the Lord is good, and The Lord is good. The Lord is good! From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #26593. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. CCLI Copyright #2020073 Great is Your faithfulness O Lord, Your loving kindness fills our hearts to overflowing. Songs of rejoicing and sweet praise. They fill our hearts. They fill our days. 7 8

LEADING OUR WORSHIP: Preaching: Pastor Erin Heidelberger Presiding: Pastor Marcia Sylvester Deacon: Phyllis Gab Monica Tietz Lector: Janel Ellingson Power Point: Morgan Berryman Altar Guild Co-Chairs: Judy Albl Tammy Paulsen Sound System: Gene Reich Van Driver: Bill Arndt Counters: Jim\Norma Miller Sharon Stroschein Nadine Milbrandt Coffee Hosts: Zion Fellowship Committee Ushers: Robert Haak, Bob, Michelle, Jacob & Nickolas Clemens Praise Band: Vicki Carlson, Justin Desens, Mike German, Stacy Geffre, Stephanie Hawkinson, Alan LaFave, Lexi LaFave, Lynae Poel Summer Worship at Zion June 18, 2017 10:00 AM 9 Lutheran Vocabulary

FIRST READING Genesis 15:1-7 After these things the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, "Do not be afraid, Abram, I am your shield; your reward shall be very great." 2 But Abram said, "O Lord GOD, what will you give me, for I continue childless, and the heir of my house is Eliezer of Damascus?" 3 And Abram said, "You have given me no offspring, and so a slave born in my house is to be my heir." 4 But the word of the LORD came to him, "This man shall not be your heir; no one but your very own issue shall be your heir." 5 He brought him outside and said, "Look toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your descendants be." 6 And he believed the LORD; and the LORD reckoned it to him as righteousness. 7 Then he said to him, "I am the LORD who brought you from Ur of the Chaldeans, to give you this land to possess." SECOND READING Romans 1: 16-17 16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to HOLY GOSPEL Mark 5:24b-34 And a large crowd followed him and pressed in on him. 25 Now there was a woman who had been suffering from hemorrhages for twelve years. 26 She had endured much under many physicians, and had spent all that she had; and she was no better, but rather grew worse. 27 She had heard about Jesus, and came up behind him in the crowd and touched his cloak, 28 for she said, "If I but touch his clothes, I will be made well." 29 Immediately her hemorrhage stopped; and she felt in her body that she was healed of her disease. 30 Immediately aware that power had gone forth from him, Jesus turned about in the crowd and said, "Who touched my clothes?" 31 And his disciples said to him, "You see the crowd pressing in on you; how can you say, 'Who touched me?'" 32 He looked all around to see who had done it. 33 But the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came in fear and trembling, fell down before him, and told him the whole truth. 34 He said to her, "Daughter, your faith has made you well; go in peace, and be healed of your disease." everyone who has faith, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 17 For in it the righteousness of God is revealed through faith for faith; as it is written, "The one who is righteous will live by faith."