WORSHIP SERVICE 10:15 AM JULY 2, 2017 TIME AFTER PENTECOST FOR FREEDOM CHRIST HAS SET US FREE (GAL 5:1). WE THANK GOD FOR THE FREEDOM OF SALVATION AS WELL AS FOR THE FREEDOM OF WORSHIP IN THIS LAND. WELCOME! ORGANIST: Linell Hertenstein ALTAR FLOWERS: Shirley Ann Engel ACOLYTE: Dallas Smith LAY LEADERS: Bonnie Greve, Jerry Sawmiller
Welcome & Announcements Prelude What a Friend We Have in Jesus Charles C. Converse Opening Hymn God of Our Fathers 1 God of our fathers, whose almighty hand leads forth in beauty all the starry band of shining worlds in splendor through the skies: our grateful songs before your throne arise. 2 Your love divine has led us in the past; in this free land by you our lot is cast; oh, be our ruler, guardian, guide, and stay; your word our law, your paths our chosen way. 3 From war s alarms, from deadly pestilence, make your strong arm our ever sure defense. Your true religion in our hearts increase; your bounteous goodness nourish us in peace. 4 Refresh your people on their toilsome way; lead us from night to never-ending day; fill all our lives with heav n-born love and grace until at last we meet before your face. Text: Daniel C. Roberts, 1841-1907, alt. Gathering to worship God Greeting Let us worship God: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Amen. The Lord be with you and also with you. This is the day which the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Lift up our hearts to worship you in spirit and in truth. Amen. Prayer of the Day Let us pray. O God, you direct our lives by your grace, and your words of justice and mercy reshape the world. Mold us into a people who welcome your word and serve one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen
Saying Sorry to God God our Father, we come to you in sorrow for our sins. For turning away from you, and ignoring your will for our lives; Father, forgive us: save us and help us. For behaving just as we wish, without thinking of you; Father, forgive us: save us and help us. For failing you by what we do, and think and say; Father, forgive us: save us and help us. For letting ourselves be drawn away from you by temptations in the world about us; Father, forgive us: save us and help us. For living as if we were ashamed to belong to your Son; Father, forgive us: save us and help us. Praise Blessed is the Lord, for he has heard the voice of our prayer; Therefore shall our hearts dance for joy and in our song will we praise our God. God has blessed us mightily! Remember all the blessings God has poured into your life! We are so thankful for everything God continues to do in our lives. Sing your praise to God, even in the midst of troubles. We sing our Praise in the midst of fear and despair, for God is with us! Prayers to God God of freedom and miracles, we wait for your voice and direction this morning. Help us find your love for us and for all people, even with busyness of the upcoming holiday celebrations and gatherings. Hear our cries, O Lord. Open our hearts this day. As our forefathers brought forth a new nation, may we become people who bring forth peace and hope. Amen
Hearing and responding to the Word of God First Reading Jeremiah 28:5-9 Through a symbolic action, Jeremiah insisted that Judah and all the surrounding nations should submit to the king of Babylon. Hananiah contradicted Jeremiah, who in reply insisted that Hananiah s rosy prediction should not be believed until it came true. God confirmed the word of Jeremiah and sentenced the false prophet Hananiah to death (vv. 16-17). 5 The prophet Jeremiah spoke to the prophet Hananiah in the presence of the priests and all the people who were standing in the house of the LORD; 6 and the prophet Jeremiah said, Amen! May the LORD do so; may the LORD fulfill the words that you have prophesied, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the LORD, and all the exiles. 7 But listen now to this word that I speak in your hearing and in the hearing of all the people. 8 The prophets who preceded you and me from ancient times prophesied war, famine, and pestilence against many countries and great kingdoms. 9 As for the prophet who prophesies peace, when the word of that prophet comes true, then it will be known that the LORD has truly sent the prophet. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Responsive Reading Psalm 89:1-4, 15-18 1 Your love, O LORD, forever will I sing; from age to age my mouth will proclaim your faithfulness. 2 For I am persuaded that your steadfast love is established forever; you have set your faithfulness firmly in the heavens. 3 I have made a covenant with my chosen one; I have sworn an oath to David my servant: 4 I will establish your line forever, and preserve your throne for all generations. 15 Happy are the people who know the festal shout! They walk, O LORD, in the light of your presence. 16 They rejoice daily in your name; they are jubilant in your righteousness. 17 For you are the glory of their strength, and by your favor our might is exalted.
18 Truly, our shield belongs to the LORD; our king to the Holy One of Israel. Second Reading Romans 6:12-23 Sin is an enslaving power that motivates us to live self-serving, disobedient lives. Sin s final payoff is death. We, however, have been set free from sin s slavery to live obediently under God s grace, whose end is the free gift of eternal life. 12 Do not let sin exercise dominion in your mortal bodies, to make you obey their passions. 13 No longer present your members to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life, and present your members to God as instruments of righteousness. 14 For sin will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace. 15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under law but under grace? By no means! 16 Do you not know that if you present yourselves to anyone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of the one whom you obey, either of sin, which leads to death, or of obedience, which leads to righteousness? 17 But thanks be to God that you, having once been slaves of sin, have become obedient from the heart to the form of teaching to which you were entrusted, 18 and that you, having been set free from sin, have become slaves of righteousness. 19 I am speaking in human terms because of your natural limitations. For just as you once presented your members as slaves to impurity and to greater and greater iniquity, so now present your members as slaves to righteousness for sanctification. 20 When you were slaves of sin, you were free in regard to righteousness. 21 So what advantage did you then get from the things of which you now are ashamed? The end of those things is death. 22 But now that you have been freed from sin and enslaved to God, the advantage you get is sanctification. The end is eternal life. 23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. This is the word of the Lord. Thanks be to God. Gospel Acclamation
Announcement of the Gospel The Gospel according to Matthew the 10 th chapter. Glory to you, O Lord Gospel Lesson Matthew 10:40-42 When Jesus sends his disciples out as missionaries, he warns them of persecution and hardships they will face. He also promises to reward any who aid his followers and support their ministry. Jesus said to the twelve: 40 Whoever welcomes you welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. 41 Whoever welcomes a prophet in the name of a prophet will receive a prophet s reward; and whoever welcomes a righteous person in the name of a righteous person will receive the reward of the righteous; 42 and whoever gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones in the name of a disciple truly I tell you, none of these will lose their reward. The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ. Hymn Sweet Hour of Prayer 1 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, that calls me from a world of care, and bids me at my Father s throne make all my wants and wishes known. In seasons of distress and grief my soul has often found relief, and oft escaped the tempter s snare by thy return, sweet hour of prayer. 2 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer,
thy wings shall my petition bear to him whose truth and faithfulness engage the waiting soul to bless; and since he bids me seek his face, believe his word and trust his grace, I ll cast on him my ev ry care, and wait for thee, sweet hour of prayer. 3 Sweet hour of prayer, sweet hour of prayer, may I thy consolation share, till from Mount Pisgah s lofty height I view my home and take my flight. With joy I ll hasten to the place where God my Savior shows his face, and gladly take my station there, thy promise gained, sweet hour of prayer. Text: William Walford, 1772-1850, alt. Reflection Apostle s Creed 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 into hell. 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. Prayers of Intercession Hear us, O God. Your mercy is great. Peace The peace of Christ be with you always. And also with you. Giving our Gifts to God
Tithes and Offerings Offertory Prayer Robert Schumann Offertory Response Create in Me Let us pray Oh God of all grace, We thank you for the blessings of liberty, for this generation and for the generations to come. Make us a generous people, a holy nation, a people set aside to love you forever. For the sake of the land of the brave and the free, we ask all this in the wonderful name of Jesus, Who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, One God, now and for all eternity. Amen Lord s Prayer 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; 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. Going out to serve God
Let us bless the Lord: thanks be to God. Blessing, honor and glory be yours, here and everywhere, now and forever. Amen. Go in peace to love and serve the Lord. In the name of Christ. Amen. Sending Song O Beautiful for Spacious Skies # 888 Postlude The Trumpets of Heaven David Paxton Confession (Lament) Mrs B. Perry / Jubilate Hymns (Adapted) From sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright 2017 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. New International Version (NIV) Holy Bible, New International Version, NIV Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. You are invited to sign the register each week. People in each pew nearest the black book are asked to sign it & pass it down the pew. Thank you to Bonnie Greve & Jerry Sawmiller for participating in our Worship this morning. The Altar Flowers this morning are given to the Glory of God by the congregation. Prayer Concerns: Keith Ferrand, Fred Kysenceder (grandfather of Tyler & Devin Kysenceder), Ned Hobler, Diane Thede (friend of Dianne Logan), Dottie Hobler, Jean Sheaks (sister of Mary Howell), Anna Kay Nuesmeyer, Elizabeth Martin (greatgranddaughter of Bill & Marcia Troy), Betty Schwarck, and our shut-ins. {Persons will remain on the Prayer List for 3 weeks unless otherwise requested.} Youth Activity Bags are located in the cry room. These bags include activities for the youth to be used during worship and a snack. Please return the bags at the end of the service. If you are interested in baking bread for communion this summer, please see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board. Vacation Bible School will be July 16-20, 5:30-8:00 pm. Dinner is being provided. Preschoolers will be dismissed at 7:30, but activities will be provided until 8:00. Please pick up a registration flyer in the Narthex. We are also asking for monetary donations to help offset the cost of the meal being served every evening. Thank you for helping in this way. Quarterly Contribution Statements are available in the Narthex. Communion Sundays in July will be on the 9 th and the 16 th.
Birthdays this week: Steve Kysenceder, Ava Mullen, Kenneth Lange, Alyssa Blackburn, Deb Stroh, Marcia Troy, Jaxon Nale June 25, 2017 Attendance 55 Current Offering received: $1,650.22 Budget Needed: $3,213.00 Balance in Current: $45,805.99 Parsonage Fund Balance: $5,525.00 This Week s Schedule Tuesday Independence Day, Office closed Next Sunday 10:15 am Worship 6:00 pm Moulton 4H Next Sunday Kara Lochard, Acolyte Sandra Stolzenburg, Altar Flower Care Kathy Moellenkamp, Lay Reader Deadline for information for the weekly bulletin is Thursday at 11 am. The deadline for the newsletter is the 15 th of each month.
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Response Form Information 1. Our next Movie Night will be Wednesday, July 12, beginning at 6 pm. We will see Facing Giants, an action-packed drama about a Christian high school football coach who uses his undying faith to battle the giants of fear and failure. We will begin at 6 pm with a meal and enjoy it as we begin the movie. Meat will be provided, and you are encouraged to bring a dish to share. Some discussion may take place after the movie.