Word of God Lutheran Church Transfiguration Sunday February 11, 2018
ORDER OF SERVICE February 11, 2018 Transfiguration Sunday Advent C Christmas C Epiphany C Lent C Easter C Pentecost ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Prelude Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 56 * Entrance Hymn All Hail the Power of Jesus Name... LBW 328 * 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... 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 50:1-6 Second Reading... 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 * Alleluia Verse... page 62 * Gospel... Mark 9:2-9 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day Arise, Your Light Has Come!... screen * 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 Songs of Thankfulness and Praise... LBW 90 * 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: Page numbers are in the front of the hymnal, followed by the Hymn numbers. LBW is the green Lutheran Book of Worship. All music and words printed with permission CCLI #11046540
Devotion Booklet - February 11, 2018 Prayer List John Holbrook - Please pray for quick healing from kidney surgery; Judi & Wes Holbrook. (2/5) Praise! Gwyn s pulmonary issues have improved; Mike Wilson. (2/4) Praise!, Lauren s sister, Katherine, had clear scans revealing no cancer; Lauren Simmonds. (2/4) Cooper - Please pray. He was diagnosed with Myasthenia gravis; Nancy & Matt Ruck (2/4) Praise! Corkey s grandson, Benjamin Smith, had his third surgery and all went well; Corkey Reel. (1/28) Praise! Sandy and Ted s grandson s heart procedure was successful; Sandy & Ted Thomas. (1/28) Betty Jo Crider - Please pray for a quick recovery from surgery; Gwyn & Mike Wilson. (1/28) Myrna - Please continue to pray for her recovery; Al Baird. (1/21) Family of Robert Farms - Please pray for comfort and peace for the family as they mourn their loss of Robert, Alan s cousin; Ruth & Alan Farms. (1/21) June s children - Please pray for Shannon, Jeff, Zoe, Ayston & Tom as they mourn their loss of June; Susan Crawford. (1/21) Angela Lewis - Please pray for Angela, Linda's cousin. She is a young mother of four and was just diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma; Linda Williams. (1/21) Rhonda Williams - Please continue to pray for healing. Rhonda has liver cancer; Linda Williams. (1/21) Jenn - Please pray for healing for Linda s daughter as she battles a third bout of flu; Linda Williams. (1/21) Family of Charlie Brown - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn their loss; Sandy & Ted Thomas. (1/21) Please pray for families struggling with divorce; Amy Doil. (1/21) Family of Kim Burroughs - Please pray for Kim and her children. Kim has lung cancer; John Daly. (1/21) Praise! Jim McLaughlin, Mary s dad, is improving and may be eligible to move to assisted living soon; Prather family. (1/21) Family of Vern Beckman - Carolyn s brother-in-law has entered the Church Triumphant. Please pray for peace for the family as they mourn their loss of Vern; Carolyn Lystig. (1/20) Praise! Tammy Pakulski has one month of radiation to complete her cancer treatment; Carole & Russ Pakulski. (1/19) Geary Kent - Please pray for healing from his hip replacement; Mike Wilson. (1/14) Robert Raymond - Please continue to pray for his recovery from West Nile Disease; Andi & Bert Laaker. (1/14) Family of Lori Nelson - Please pray for peace as they mourn their loss of Lori; Andi & Bert Laaker. (1/14) David Bennett - Please pray for his recovery from a tear in his heart; Andi & Bert Laaker. (1/14). Charlotte - Please pray for healing from a broken arm; Margie & Danny Bell. (1/14)
2 Kings 2:1-12 2 Now when the Lord was about to take Elijah up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha were on their way from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah said to Elisha, Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me as far as Bethel. But Elisha said, As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you. So they went down to Bethel. 3 And the sons of the prophets who were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you? And he said, Yes, I know it; keep quiet. 4 Elijah said to him, Elisha, please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to Jericho. But he said, As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you. So they came to Jericho. 5 The sons of the prophets who were at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him, Do you know that today the Lord will take away your master from over you? And he answered, Yes, I know it; keep quiet. 6 Then Elijah said to him, Please stay here, for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan. But he said, As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live, I will not leave you. So the two of them went on. 7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance from them, as they both were standing by the Jordan. 8 Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled it up and struck the water, and the water was parted to the one side and to the other, till the two of them could go over on dry ground. 9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, Ask what I shall do for you, before I am taken from you. And Elisha said, Please let there be a double portion of your spirit on me. 10 And he said, You have asked a hard thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken from you, it shall be so for you, but if you do not see me, it shall not be so. 11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots of fire and horses of fire separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, My father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its horsemen! And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them in two pieces. Psalm 50:1-6 50 The Mighty One, God the Lord, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to its setting. 2 Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth. 3 Our God comes; he does not keep silence; before him is a devouring fire, around him a mighty tempest. 4 He calls to the heavens above and to the earth, that he may judge his people: 5 Gather to me my faithful ones, who made a covenant with me by sacrifice! 6 The heavens declare his righteousness, for God himself is judge!
2 Corinthians 4:3-6 3 And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled to those who are perishing. 4 In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ who is the image of God. 5 For what we proclaim is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. 6 For God, who said, Let light shine out of darkness, has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. Mark 9:2-9 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah. 6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; listen to him. 8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only. 9 And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
Prayer List (continued) Family of Al Breidegam - Please pray for comfort for the family as they mourn their loss of Al; Judy Helvig. (1/14) Family of John Salzer - Please pray for comfort for the family as they mourn the passing of John; Prather family. (1/7) Family of Tom Gilbert - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn their loss of Tom, Glenn s father; Fred Gleason. (12/31) Jodie Muller - Please pray that I find employment soon; Jodie Muller. (12/31) Family and friends of Russell Hudson - Please pray for peace as they mourn their loss of Russell, a former member of Christ Our Shepherd; Judy Helvig. (12/31) Sermon Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS The next Lay Leadership meeting is Sunday, February 18, at 1:00 pm in the annex. Please sign up on the bulletin tear-off or contact Linda Lake at lllake@bellsouth.net. Mid-week Lenten services, Put on the Full Armor of God, will be held in the sanctuary at 7:00 pm beginning Wednesday, February 21. Men s Movie and a Message will meet on Thursday, February 22, in the sanctuary from 6:30 PM to 9 PM. Deadline to RSVP is Friday, February 16. Please contact Vince Compagno at vcompagno@gmail.com or sign-up on the bulletin tear-off. Pizza and snacks will be served. DNOW Weekend is March 2-4, 2018, at New Hope Baptist Church. We need your input concerning anything in need of volunteer hands, host families, meals, group leaders, and transportation. Contact Danny Bell for more information or sign up on the bulletin tear-off. The Discipleship team is looking for a volunteer to coordinate this year s Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 31, at the Drury Farm. Please contact Lynn Fletcher at lynnfletcher205@gmail.com or Andi Laaker at laakerroom@att.net. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, February 14, at 9:00 am, and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, February 15, at 9:00 am. Please sign up on the bulletin tear-off or contact wogadmin@woglutheran.org. The next Midwest Food Bank distribution will be Tuesday, February 20 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, February 21 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, February 22 (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, March 27. 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.org. December 2017 Report All donations will be applied to the General, Building, or Scholarship funds. Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 118 Monthly Giving: $32,150 Monthly Benevolence: $3,537 Building for Our Future Giving to Date: $661,733 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
Upcoming Events Please Mark Your Calendars! Monday, February 12 - Gentle Yoga Class, 1:30 PM - Worship & Music Team Meeting, 6:30 PM Tuesday, February 13 - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM Wednesday, February 14 - ASH WEDNESDAY - RLC Warehouse Senior Box Dist., 9:00 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM - Holden Evening Service, 7:00 PM Thursday, February 15 Friday, February 16 Sunday, February 18 - RLC Mobile Food Pantry, 9:00 AM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Fish Stix Rehearsal, 6:00 PM - Service Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM - Midwest Food Bank Pre-pack, 8:00 AM - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - Adult Catechism led by Pastor Greene, 2:00 PM Monday, February 19 - Faithful Hands Ministry, 10:00 AM - Gentle Yoga Class, 1:30 PM Tuesday, February 20 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 6:00 PM Wednesday, February 21 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM - Mid-week Lenten Service, 7:00 PM Thursday, February 22 Sunday, February 25 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Men s Movie and a Message, 6:30 PM - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - Adult Catechism led by Pastor Greene, 2:00 PM Monday, February 26 - Gentle Yoga Class, 1:30 PM Tuesday, February 27 - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM 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