Word of God Lutheran Church Ascension Sunday May 8, 2016
ORDER OF SERVICE May 8, 2016 Ascension Sunday ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 56 * Entrance Hymn God Himself Is Present... LBW 249 * 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...Acts 16:16-34 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 97 Second Reading... Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 * Alleluia Verse... page 62 * Gospel... John 17:20-26 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day Abide with Me... LBW 272 * 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 Soon and Very Soon... on screen * 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 - May 8, 2016 Prayer List Missy Lennon - Continued prayers for healing as she recovers from back surgery; Meagan Lennon. (5/5) Janet Howard - Please pray for healing for Alan s sister, she is recovering from heart surgery after a heart attack; Ruth & Alan Farms. (5/3) Praise! Jesus is enough; Michael Crofton. (5/1) Students - Please pray for all students as they prepare for year-end exams. (5/1) Family of Osiris - Osiris lost her battle with cancer, please pray for her family as they grieve her loss; Margie & Danny Bell. (5/1) Family of George Kedel - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn his loss; Ruth & Alan Farms. (5/1) Linda - Please pray for God s guidance for Ruth & Alan s daughter as she searches for a new job; Ruth & Alan Farms. (5/1) Francis Johnson - Please pray for Gail s mother who is at Piedmont Newnan Hospital after a fall. Pray that the family finds the right home health care for her; Gail Cummins. (4/25) Helen & Norman Sampson - Helen had a heart attack. Please pray for both of them as she recovers; Myrna & Al Baird. (4/24) Ingrid - Please pray for Eddie s friend as she recovers from surgery; Griffin family. (4/24) Rick Ferguson - Please pray for Rick, his son Sebastian, and his parents. Rick is currently in Piedmont Fayette Hospital and has begun kidney dialysis; Carolyn Lystig. (4/21) Family of Stephen Els - Please pray for the Els family as they mourn the loss of Stephen, who passed away while visiting family in South Africa. The Els are friends of Adrienne & Michael Lordo; Roy Eveland. (4/20) Priscilla Light - Priscilla had a mini stroke April 13. She is now at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehab - Lafayette for physical therapy. She appreciates our prayers; Carolyn Lystig. (4/19) Linda Lake - Please pray for Linda who is home recovering from knee surgery (torn meniscus); Missy Lennon. (4/19) Susan & Roger Crawford - Please pray for continued healing for Roger after his heart surgery and strength for Susan to help Roger; Kerry Batchelder. (4/17) Praise! Thank you my Lord Jesus you are the light of the world because you are my Lord to me; Michael Crofton. (4/17) Randy Miller - Please pray, he had surgery for tongue cancer; Margie & Danny Bell. (4/17) Catherine Manthey - Please pray that Linda s niece has a healthy and uneventful second pregnancy; Linda Williams. (4/17) Rhonda Williams - Please pray for Linda s daughter-in-law as she faces suspicious lymph node biopsies; Linda Williams. (4/17) Mary Carol Horsch - Please pray for her comfort following the sudden death of her husband; Cheryl & Bill Drury. (4/17) Lee Heaberlin - Please pray for this young man and his family as he undergoes intensive chemotherapy; Dyann & Jerry Roberts. (4/17) Family of Ruby Breidegam - Please pray for peace and comfort. Ruby passed away last week; Judy Helvig. (4/17)
Acts 16:16-34 16 As we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl who had a spirit of divination and brought her owners much gain by fortune-telling. 17 She followed Paul and us, crying out, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim to you the way of salvation. 18 And this she kept doing for many days. Paul, having become greatly annoyed, turned and said to the spirit, I command you in the name of Jesus Christ to come out of her. And it came out that very hour. 19 But when her owners saw that their hope of gain was gone, they seized Paul and Silas and dragged them into the marketplace before the rulers. 20 And when they had brought them to the magistrates, they said, These men are Jews, and they are disturbing our city. 21 They advocate customs that are not lawful for us as Romans to accept or practice. 22 The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates tore the garments off them and gave orders to beat them with rods. 23 And when they had inflicted many blows upon them, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safely. 24 Having received this order, he put them into the inner prison and fastened their feet in the stocks. 25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them, 26 and suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken. And immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone's bonds were unfastened. 27 When the jailer woke and saw that the prison doors were open, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself, supposing that the prisoners had escaped. 28 But Paul cried with a loud voice, Do not harm yourself, for we are all here. 29 And the jailer called for lights and rushed in, and trembling with fear he fell down before Paul and Silas. 30 Then he brought them out and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31 And they said, Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your household. 32 And they spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. 33 And he took them the same hour of the night and washed their wounds; and he was baptized at once, he and all his family. 34 Then he brought them up into his house and set food before them. And he rejoiced along with his entire household that he had believed in God. Psalm 97 97 The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the many coastlands be glad! 2 Clouds and thick darkness are all around him; righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. 3 Fire goes before him and burns up his adversaries all around. 4 His lightnings light up the world; the earth sees and trembles. 5 The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth. 6 The heavens proclaim his righteousness, and all the peoples see his glory. 7 All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship him, all you gods! 8 Zion hears and is glad, and the daughters of Judah rejoice, because of your judgments, O Lord.
Psalm 97 (continued) 9 For you, O Lord, are most high over all the earth; you are exalted far above all gods. 10 O you who love the Lord, hate evil! He preserves the lives of his saints; he delivers them from the hand of the wicked. 11 Light is sown for the righteous, and joy for the upright in heart. 12 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous, and give thanks to his holy name! Revelation 22:12-14, 16-17, 20-21 12 Behold, I am coming soon, bringing my recompense with me, to repay each one for what he has done. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end. 14 Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates. 16 I, Jesus, have sent my angel to testify to you about these things for the churches. I am the root and the descendant of David, the bright morning star. 17 The Spirit and the Bride say, Come. And let the one who hears say, Come. And let the one who is thirsty come; let the one who desires take the water of life without price. 20 He who testifies to these things says, Surely I am coming soon. Amen. Come, Lord Jesus! 21 The grace of the Lord Jesus be with all. Amen ~~~~~ John 17:20-26 20 I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, 21 that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. 22 The glory that you have given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one, 23 I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one, so that the world may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me. 24 Father, I desire that they also, whom you have given me, may be with me where I am, to see my glory that you have given me because you loved me before the foundation of the world. 25 O righteous Father, even though the world does not know you, I know you, and these know that you have sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and I will continue to make it known, that the love with which you have loved me may be in them, and I in them.
Prayer List (continued) Ann - Please pray for her and her family. Ann was recently diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer; Missy Lennon. (4/13) Praise! Our son-in-law received good results from his liver biopsy; Russ & Carole Pakulski. (4/12) Gary Hetrick - Gary has lung cancer and is home from Piedmont Newnan. The doctor did not recommend a 2nd round of chemo. He is now on hospice. He enjoys visitors. Prayers appreciated; Carolyn Lystig. (4/11) Garrick Larson - Please pray for a clear diagnosis and resolution to his stomach pain. (4/7) Jarren - Please pray for him and his family, scans revealed cancer in his lungs; Karen Krause. (4/3) Evan Connely - Please pray for Kim s cousin and his family, Kristi, Dennis, Noah, and Kaden. Evan is a 12-year-old fighting cancer; Kim Ruck. (4/3) Norman Sampson Please pray for him, he has suffered a severe stroke; Myrna & Al Baird. (4/3) Kimberly Jones Please pray for Sonya s cousin as she grieves the loss of her brother; Sonya & Terry Murphy. (4/3) Tom Gilbert - Please pray for successful radiation treatment beginning March 30 to treat cancerous mass behind sinus cavity; Glenn Gilbert. (3/29) Sermon Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS A volunteer is needed to organize WoG's participation in the Action Ministries Summer Lunch Program. The one day a w eek commitment is for the months of June and July and includes organizing volunteers to prepare and deliver 60 lunches. Please sign up on bulletin tear off, or contact Lauren Simmonds at dlctt@bellsouth.net. May 15 is Recognition Sunday, where we recognize any member who is graduating or who has graduated this year, received an award/honor, commission, or any type of major accomplishment. Please contact Andi Laaker at laakerroom@att.net for more info. YOUTH Connect w ill have their last w eekly meeting May 18 and begin meeting every other week in the summer after the mission trip in June (June 12-17). WoGL will have their annual business meeting June 12. If you are interested in representing WoGL at the upcoming NALC or LCMC annual meetings, please sign the Worship Registry or contact a Service Committee member. Real Life Center has added a federally funded program enabling them to distribute food boxes to seniors. We need volunteers to assist the seniors with their boxes. Upcoming dates are May 11 and June 15. Please see Pam Davis for more info. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, May 11 at 9:30 am and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, April 28 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, May 17 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, May 18 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, May 19 (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 Tuesday, May 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. March 2016 Report Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 153 Monthly Giving: $26,036 Monthly Benevolence: $2,864 Property Fund Giving to Date: $281,215 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
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