1 Grace Lutheran Church Companion Congregation: Msindo Parish in Tanzania Welcome to Worship Ninth Sunday After Pentecost July 22, 2018 9:00 a.m. Liturgical worship with piano Eclectic Setting
OUR STATEMENT OF MISSION Grace Lutheran Church is a community of faith, centered in worship, held in grace, strengthened in love, sent forth in mission, in Jesus name. Welcome! If this is your first time worshipping at Grace, you picked an exciting time to join us! We will be holding worship in Grace Hall while our main entrance, Gathering Hall and Sanctuary are being renovated. Please join us for coffee, tea, and donuts after the service. We apologize for any inconvenience during these renovations. If you are interested in finding out more about membership at Grace, please contact Pastor Mike at Mike@gracedm.org, 515-276-6873. We worship together in many ways: Standing, sitting, singing, speaking, listening. You are invited to worship in as many (or few) ways as you are comfortable and able. When following along in the bulletin, the congregation is invited to read the items in bold (often marked with a C:) aloud. Here at Grace we worship in two alternating styles, organ-led liturgy or piano-led liturgy. The style for today, as well as which liturgical setting is used, is listed on the front cover of your bulletin. Large print bulletins are available from the ushers. Please sign the Attendance Registration sheets which are found in each pew. Children belong and are welcome in worship! Children s bulletins are available from the ushers, and activity bags are available outside the doors to the sanctuary. If your children become restless, the service is broadcast in the Gathering Hall so you may still watch and participate together. The nursery is available for newborns to age 3 and is staffed by Grace Kids Care staff members. Communion We welcome all people to the Lord s table to receive Holy Communion. Children ages 3 and above are welcome at the parents discretion, after meeting for instruction with the pastor. Children not instructed are invited to come forward for a blessing. If you are not able to come forward to take communion, please notify an usher before the service. Then try to sit by the aisle and the pastor will commune you in your pew. 2
Prelude Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise Mark Hayes Welcome Please stand as you are able Confession and Forgiveness P: Blessed be the holy Trinity, one God, full of compassion and mercy, abounding in steadfast love. C: Amen. P: Trusting God s promise of forgiveness, let us confess our sin against God and one another. Pause for silence and reflection. P: Eternal God our creator, C: in you we live and move and have our being. Look upon us, your children, the work of your hands. Forgive us all our offenses, and cleanse us from proud thoughts and empty desires. By your grace draw us near to you, our refuge and our strength; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. P: In the mercy of almighty God... the name of the Father, and of the +Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Gathering Hymn The Lord's My Shepherd #778 Centering Ourselves in Prayer Greeting P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. C: And also with you. Kyrie Opening Hymn We are a singing church, so we follow the advice of the apostle Paul to teach and admonish one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord (Colossians 3:16). Kyrie In Mark 10 we hear of Jesus journey through Jericho to Jerusalem where he encounters Bartimaeus, a blind 3
man, who hears this is Jesus and shouts, Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me. From that time to the present, Jesus followers have prayed that same prayer to God: Kyrie Eleison ( Lord, have mercy ). We are totally dependent upon God, so we pray for mercy in every aspect of life. 4
Canticle of Praise P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. Prayer of the Day P: Let us pray, 5
C: O God, powerful and compassionate, you shepherd your people, faithfully feeding and protecting us. Heal each of us, and make us a whole people, that we may embody the justice and peace of your Son, Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. Amen. Reading Notes Jeremiah prophesied before the exile in 587 bce. In this passage, he uses the metaphor of a shepherd to describe the bad kings who have scattered the flock of Israel. God promises to gather the flock and to raise up a new king from David s line to save Israel and Judah. Please be seated Reading Jeremiah 23:1-6 1 Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! says the Lord. 2 Therefore thus says the Lord, the God of Israel, concerning the shepherds who shepherd my people: It is you who have scattered my flock, and have driven them away, and you have not attended to them. So I will attend to you for your evil doings, says the Lord. 3 Then I myself will gather the remnant of my flock out of all the lands where I have driven them, and I will bring them back to their fold, and they shall be fruitful and multiply. 4 I will raise up shepherds over them who will shepherd them, and they shall not fear any longer, or be dismayed, nor shall any be missing, says the Lord. 5 The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land. 6 In his days Judah will be saved and Israel will live in safety. And this is the name by which he will be called: The Lord is our righteousness. L: The Word of the Lord C: Thanks be to God Psalm 23 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. 2 The Lord makes me lie down in green pastures and leads me be side still waters. 3 You restore my soul, O Lord, and guide me along right pathways for your name s sake. 4 Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil, and my cup is running over. 6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Please stand as you are able 6
Gospel Acclamation Gospel Acclamation P:The Holy Gospel according to Saint Mark the Sixth Chapter. C: Glory to you, O Lord. Gospel Mark 6:30-34, 53-56 30 The apostles gathered around Jesus, and told him all that they had done and taught. 31 He said to them, Come away to a deserted place all by yourselves and rest a while. For many were coming and going, and they had no leisure even to eat. 32 And they went away in the boat to a deserted place by themselves. 33 Now many saw them going and recognized them, and they hurried there on foot from all the towns and arrived ahead of them. 34 As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things. 53 When they had crossed over, they came to land at Gennesaret and moored the boat. 54 When they got out of the boat, people at once recognized him, 55 and rushed about that whole region and began to bring the sick on mats to wherever they heard he was. 56 And wherever he went, into villages or cities or farms, they laid the sick in the marketplaces, and begged him that they might touch even the fringe of his cloak; and all who touched it were healed. Gospel The Gospel Lesson is a selection from the accounts of the life of our Lord recorded by the four evangelists, St. Matthew, St. Mark, St. Luke, and St. John. Because Christ is with us in the Gospel reading, we stand to honor his presence. We also sing short verses before and after the reading of the Gospel. Gospel Notes When Jesus sent his disciples out to teach and heal, they ministered among large numbers of people. Their work was motivated by Christ s desire to be among those in need. P: The Gospel of the Lord C: Praise to you, O Christ Please be seated Sermon Pardon the Interruption Please stand as you are able Hymn of the Day Let Us Talents and Tongues Employ #674 Creed I believe in God, the Father almighty, 7 Creed The Creed is our
response to God's speaking to us. Martyrs and saints have been confessing this creed since 325 A.D. The word "creed" comes from the Latin "credo" which means, "I believe!" 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. Prayers of the People This prayer in the service follows the directive of the Apostle Paul to young Timothy, a pastor: I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and thanksgiving be made for everyone for Kings and all those in authority, that we may live in peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. Prayers of the People P: Lord in your mercy C: hear our prayer. P: Gracious God, we lift to you these prayers and the prayers of our hearts, trusting in your everlasting love and mercy, through Jesus Christ our Lord. C: Amen. All: God of love, have mercy on us. Pour out your Spirit upon us. Center us in worship. Hold us in grace. Strengthen us in love. Send us forth in mission. In Jesus holy name. Amen. Passing of the Peace P: The peace of the Lord be with you all, C: And also with you! Please be seated Announcements The Offering Offertory Seek Ye First Carol Tornquist Please stand as you are able Offering Prayer P: Merciful God, you open wide your hand and satisfy the need of 8
every living thing. You have set this feast before us. Open our hands to receive it. Open our hearts to embrace it. Open our lives to live it. We pray this through Christ our Lord. C: Amen Great Thanksgiving Preface Holy, Holy, Holy 9
Thanksgiving at the Table P: In the night in which he was betrayed P: Lord, remember us in your kingdom and teach us to pray. 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 Invitation to Communion P: Come, let us eat, for now the feast is spread. Please be seated Lamb of God We will receive by intinction this morning: Receive the host (wafer). Dip the host into the chalice (cup) to receive wine (red) or grape juice (clear); depart by the side aisle. Gluten free wafers and a separate glass chalice are available by request. Distribution Hymns 472(3x), 777, 779, 793 Please stand as you are able Prayer after Communion P: Jesus Christ, host of this meal, you have given us not only this bread and cup, but your very self, that we may feast on your great love. Filled again by these signs of your grace, may we hunger for your reign of justice, may we thirst for your way of peace, for you are Lord 10
forevermore. C: Amen Blessing P: The Lord bless you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Sending Hymn You Servants of God #825 Dismissal P: Go in peace. The Spirit sends us forth to serve. C: Thanks be to God. Postlude Nobody Fills My Heart Like Jesus Carol Tornquist Blessing Here as we leave to continue our journey through the wilderness to the Promised Land, God uses the pastor to say words that were said first through Aaron in the wilderness more than 3,000 years ago. 11
Welcome to Grace! Ministers the people of Grace Pastor The Rev. Michael Schmidt... mike@gracedm.org Minister for Worship and Music Emma Stammer... emma@gracedm.org Minister for Youth and Family Ellen Rothweiler... ellen@gracedm.org Organist Rich Snyder... rich@gracedm.org Grace Kids Care Director Brooke Howsare brooke@gracedm.org Minister for Administration Denise Friesth... denise@gracedm.org Minister for Communications Michelle Voelker... michelle@gracedm.org Office Assistant for Worship Jessica Flannery....jessica@gracedm.org Custodian Todd Haugen Ushers Kevin Drury, Kevin Krause, Paul Nelson, Larry Noreen, & Jay Wangerin Acolyte Liturgist Alex Davik Lector Felicia Adams Altar Guild Gail Peterson & Kathy Bowermaster Counters Tom McCleary & Mike Carney Coffee Cathy & Dean Watson Grace Lutheran Church 5201 Urbandale Avenue Des Moines, Iowa 50310 Office hours: Mon-Fri 9 a.m. 3p.m. Pastor Michael Schmidt 515-276-6873 mike@gracedm.org www.gracedm.org 12