Word of God Lutheran Church Fifth Sunday after Pentecost July 9, 2017
ORDER OF SERVICE July 9, 2017 Fifth Sunday after Pentecost ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Prelude Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 10 * Entrance Hymn Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God... WOV 783 * Greeting and Kyrie... page 28 * Hymn of Praise... page 29 * The Lord be with you... page 30 * Prayer of the Day PROCLAIMING THE WORD First Reading... Jeremiah 28:5-9 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 119:153-160 Second Reading... Romans 7:15-25a * Alleluia Verse... page 31 * Gospel... Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day Listen, God Is Calling... WOV 712 * Apostles Creed... page 33 * Prayers... page 34 * Share the Peace... page 34 SHARING OF THE SACRAMENTAL MEAL Offering * Offertory... page 35 * Offertory Prayer... page 35 * Great Thanksgiving... page 36 * The Lord's Prayer... page 39 Lamb of God... page 39 Communion * Blessing... page 40 * Canticle... page 40 * Prayer, Benediction, and Dismissal... page 41 * Closing Hymn For the Fruit of All Creation... WOV 760 * 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. WOV is the blue With One Voice Hymnal. All music and words printed with permission CCLI #11046540
Devotion Booklet - July 9, 2017 Prayer List Patty & Bob Lambert - Please pray for safe travels as they travel to WA to assist Bob s mother, Joan, in selling her house and help with decisions for her future; Patty & Bob Lambert. (7/2) Diana - Please pray for Corkey s Visiting Angel; Corkey Reel. (7/2) Jim Burke - Please pray for a successful surgery and quick recovery from cancer; Sue & Randy Burnett. (7/2) Tammy Pakulski - Please continue to pray for healing and comfort from breast cancer; Carole & Russ Pakulski. (6/29) Jenn and Ryan - Please pray for safe travels for Linda s daughter and son-in-law as they travel to their new home in Nevada; Linda Williams. (6/25) Dick Beaupre - Please pray for salvation and resolution to his health issues for Corkey s brother-in-law; Corkey Reel. (6/25) Jeanne Schum - Please pray for Dolores youngest sister who was diagnosed with cancer in both lungs, liver, and lymph system during her annual check-up. Jeanne also suffers from cystic fibrosis and has had a double lung transplant; Stony Lohr. (6/25) Kaylee Poff - Please pray that her diabetes which was recently diagnosed is quickly regulated so she will feel better; Lynda Wojcik. (9/24) Remter family - Please pray for comfort and peace for Tata s family as they mourn the death of her father, Roger; Lynda Wojcik. (9/24) Wilma and Al Kuehl s sister - Please pray for their 80-year-old sister who has depression; Wilma & Al Kuehl. (6/18) Wilma and Al Kuehl s niece - Please pray for healing for the Kuehl s niece who has cancer; Wilma & Al Kuehl. (6/18) Family of Kevin Parise - Please pray for comfort for the Farms nephew s family as they mourn their loss of Kevin; Ruth & Alan Farms. (6/18) Jeff - Please continue to pray for good health and steady work for Kerry s son; Kerry Batchelder. (6/18) Chris Watson - Please pray for a successful recovery from brain surgery; Jodie Muller and Kaitlin Muller. (6/18) Justin - Please pray that our Lord will sustain him with strength and good health while he oversees a work project in south Florida; Linda Lake. (6/18) Praise! Courtney and her nursing class returned safely after a wonderful study experience in the Philippines; Tina Petersen. (6/18) Family of Joel Doby - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn their loss of Joel; Gwyn & Mike Wilson. (6/11) Diane - Please pray for peace for the family of Mandy Flurey s mom, she is currently at home with hospice care; Gwyn & Mike Wilson. (6/11) Family of Bonnie Holberg - Please pray for comfort as they mourn the loss of Bonnie s husband, Frank; Gywn & Mike Wilson. (6/11) Family of Paul Englund - Please pray for comfort and peace as we mourn the loss of our brother-in-law, the husband of Pastor Larry s sister, Cynthia; Carolyn & Larry Lystig. (6/11) Family of Brenna Chastain - Please pray for peace and comfort as they mourn the sudden loss of Brenna; Lauren & Darrin Simmonds. (6/11)
Jeremiah 28:5-9 5 Then the prophet Jeremiah spoke to Hananiah the prophet 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 make the words that you have prophesied come true, and bring back to this place from Babylon the vessels of the house of the Lord, and all the exiles. 7 Yet hear now 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 to pass, then it will be known that the Lord has truly sent the prophet. Psalm 119:153-160 153 Look on my affliction and deliver me, for I do not forget your law. 154 Plead my cause and redeem me; give me life according to your promise! 155 Salvation is far from the wicked, for they do not seek your statutes. 156 Great is your mercy, O Lord; give me life according to your rules. 157 Many are my persecutors and my adversaries, but I do not swerve from your testimonies. 158 I look at the faithless with disgust, because they do not keep your commands. 159 Consider how I love your precepts! Give me life according to your steadfast love. 160 The sum of your word is truth, and every one of your righteous rules endures forever.
Romans 7:15-25a 15 For I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. 16 Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with the law, that it is good. 17 So now it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 18 For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. 20 Now if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. 21 So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand. 22 For I delight in the law of God, in my inner being, 23 but I see in my members another law waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members. 24 Wretched man that I am! Who will deliver me from this body of death? 25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! ~~~~~ Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 16 But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, 17 We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon. 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds. 25 At that time Jesus declared, I thank you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that you have hidden these things from the wise and understanding and revealed them to little children; 26 yes, Father, for such was your gracious will. 27 All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Prayer List (continued) Paul Farms - Please pray for Alan s brother, Paul, who has congestive heart failure; Ruth & Alan Farms. (6/11) Birdsong and Holbrook families - Please pray for comfort and peace as we mourn the loss of our sweet friend, Gloria; Judi Holbrook. (6/9). Roger Remter - Please pray for Tata s father, Roger, who is being moved to a larger facility in Lincoln, Nebraska due to a stroke; Tata Pike. (6/8) Jane Baron and family - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn the loss of Jane s son, Scott; Martha Ann & Jack Elrod. (6/2) Family of Ted Connell - Please pray for comfort as they mourn their loss of Laura Williams father-in-law; Corkey Reel. (5/30) Sermon Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS The Summer Lunch Program is off and running. Volunteers meet in the annex on Fridays at 10:00 am. Please contact Christina at 404-429-3370, stina0702@gmail.com, or sign up on the bulletin tear-off. WoG s 3rd annual VBS, Faith in the Fiery Furnace, is July 11 13, from 6 pm - 8:30 pm. Volunteers are needed and greatly appreciated! Please sign up on bulletin tear-off, or contact Andi Laaker at laakerroom@att.net. The Stewardship Team is looking for service project suggestions to complete in the month of October. If you have a project suggestion, please complete a Stewardship Project Request form by Saturday, August 26. The forms can be found on the WoG website and in the Sanctuary. Did you participate in a stewardship act this past week? Don t forget to complete a Service Project Offering slip. The slips will be collected during the offering until the end of October. Dollar Tree is partnering with Operation Homefront s annual Back-to- School Brigade and will set out collection barrels in their stores July 5 through August 11. Operation Homefront distributes backpacks filled with school supplies to military kids across the country. Sonya Murphy is a volunteer at the Dollar Tree in Braelinn Village. For more info, please visit Operation Homefront s website at www.facebook.com/operationhomefront. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, July 12, at 9:00 am and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, August 17, at 9:00 am. Please sign up on the bulletin tear-off or contact Lynda Wojcik at lwojcik456@gmail.com. The next Midwest Food Bank distribution will be Tuesday, July 25 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, July 26 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, July 27 (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, July 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. Free to be a Steward this week 44 hours 30 minutes May 2017 Report Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 131 Monthly Giving: $23,261 Monthly Benevolence: $2,572 Building for Our Future Giving to Date: $565,400 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
Tuesday, July 11 Wednesday, July 12 Thursday, July 13 Friday, July 14 Upcoming Events Please Mark Your Calendars! - VBS Faith in the Fiery Furnace, 6:00 PM - RLC Warehouse, Senior Box Distribution, 9:00 AM - VBS Faith in the Fiery Furnace, 6:00 PM - VBS Faith in the Fiery Furnace, 6:00 PM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 AM Sunday, July 16 - Worship Service, 10:15 AM Tuesday, June 18 Thursday, July 20 Friday, July 21 - Finance Team Meeting, 7:00 PM - Service Committee Meeting, 7:00 PM - Midwest Food Bank Pre-pack, 8:00 AM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 AM Sunday, July 23 - Worship Service, 10:15 AM Tuesday, July 25 Wednesday, July 26 Thursday, July 27 Friday, July 28 Saturday, July 29 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 6:00 PM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Summer Lunch Program, 10:00 AM - Discipleship Team Meeting, 9:00 AM Sunday, July 30 - Worship Service, 10:15 AM Monday, July 31 - Redeemer Soup Kitchen 8:30 AM Tuesday, August 2 - ROMEO s Monthly Luncheon, 11:30 PM Thursday, August 3 Sunday, August 6 Thursday, August 10 - ML/SC Meeting, 7:00 PM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 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