Worship the Father in Spirit and Truth Peace Lutheran Church 2090 Commerce Drive North Mankato, MN 56003
Peace Lutheran Church Evangelical Lutheran Synod Serving Christ with united hearts and hands and voices Pastor Timothy Hartwig Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool Church Office: 507-385-1386 Teacher/Director: Joslyn Moldstad Cell Phone: 507-382-6826 Phone: 507-385-7752 Email: pastorhartwig@gmail.com Divine Service Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 AM March 16, 2014 Second Sunday in Lent Welcome to Peace! The purpose of our congregation is to worship God, who gives life through Word and Sacrament; to serve one another in love and fellowship; and to proclaim forgiveness and salvation to all through Jesus Christ alone. Before Worship As you prepare to worship your Lord today, spend a few quiet minutes in prayer before the service. Review the lessons, the service notes, and pray this prayer: Prayer of the Day Almighty God, you see that we have no power to defend ourselves. Guard and keep us both outwardly and inwardly from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen. For the Children A Cry-Room is available if your little ones need a moment. It is the first room on the left as you walk into the church building. Sound and video are piped into the room to enable you to hear and see the service. Facilities Restrooms are located down the hall and on the right side. 2
The Divine Service Matins, p. 109 The Confession of Sin P: Dearly beloved! We have come together in the presence of God our heavenly Father, to render thanks for the great benefits that we have received at His hand, to set forth His most worthy praise, to hear His holy Word, and to ask for ourselves and on behalf of others, those things that are necessary for our life and salvation. O come, let us worship Him! Let us kneel and bow down before Him. Let us confess our sins with penitent hearts, and obtain forgiveness by His infinite grace and mercy. C: Almighty and most merciful Father, we have strayed from Your ways like lost sheep. We have followed the devices and desires of our hearts. We have offended against Your holy law. We have done those things which we should not have done, and we have not done those things which we should have done. Have mercy on us, O Lord! Spare us and restore us, according to the promises You have declared to us in Jesus Christ, our Lord. For His sake grant that we may live a godly, righteous, and sober life, to the glory of Your holy name. P: The almighty and merciful Lord has granted us pardon and forgiveness of all our sins, grace for true repentance and amendment of life, and the comfort of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Hymn: #25, O Holy Spirit, Grant Us Grace Choir Ensemble: Make Haste, O God, to Deliver Me The Invitatory P: O come, let us worship the Lord. 3
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The Lesson Genesis 12:1-8 1 The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. 2 "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. 3 I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." 4 So Abram left, as the LORD had told him; and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he set out from Haran. 5 He took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, all the possessions they had accumulated and the people they had acquired in Haran, and they set out for the land of Canaan, and they arrived there. 6 Abram traveled through the land as far as the site of the great tree of Moreh at Shechem. At that time the Canaanites were in the land. 7 The LORD appeared to Abram and said, "To your offspring I will give this land." So he built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. 8 From there he went on toward the hills east of Bethel and pitched his tent, with Bethel on the west and Ai on the east. There he built an altar to the LORD and called on the name of the LORD. Women s Ensemble: I Lift Up My Eyes to the Hills The Epistle Romans 4:1-5,13-17 1 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in this matter? 2 If, in fact, Abraham was justified by works, he had something to boast about-- but not before God. 3 What does the Scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." 4 Now when a man works, his wages are not credited to him as a gift, but as an obligation. 5 However, to the man who does not work but trusts God who justifies the wicked, his faith is credited as righteousness. 13 It was not through law that Abraham and his offspring received the promise that he would be heir of the world, but through the righteousness that comes by faith. 14 For if those who live by law are heirs, faith has no value and the promise is 5
worthless, 15 because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. 16 Therefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may be by grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham's offspring-- not only to those who are of the law but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all. 17 As it is written: "I have made you a father of many nations." He is our father in the sight of God, in whom he believed-- the God who gives life to the dead and calls things that are not as though they were. The Holy Gospel John 4:5-26 5 So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. 6 Jacob's well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about the sixth hour. 7 When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, "Will you give me a drink?" 8 (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.) 9 The Samaritan woman said to him, "You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?") (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans. 10 Jesus answered her, "If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water." 11 "Sir," the woman said, "you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his flocks and herds?" 13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14 but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life." 15 The woman said to him, "Sir, give me this water so that I won't get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water." 16 He told her, "Go, call your husband and come back." 17 "I have no husband," she replied. Jesus said to her, "You are right when you say you have no husband. 18 The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true." 19 "Sir," the woman said, "I can see that you are a prophet. 20 Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem." 6
21 Jesus declared, "Believe me, woman, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. 22 You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. 23 Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. 24 God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in spirit and in truth." 25 The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us." 26 Then Jesus declared, "I who speak to you am he." A Responsory P: O Lord, have mercy upon us. Hymn: #403:1-4, God Loved the World So that He Gave Sermon: John 4:5-26 Worship the Father in Spirit and Truth The Offering The members of Peace Lutheran Congregation have joined together to do the Lord s work in this community and around the world. Visitors need not feel obligated to participate in this offering which supports our ministry. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. (Luke 6:38 NIV) Please fill out the Friendship Register. Reception of New Members 7
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The Prayers, beginning with The Kyrie The Lord s Prayer 9
The Collect P: Let us pray: O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, having safely brought us to the beginning of this day, defend us in the same with Your mighty power and grant that this day we fall into no sin, neither run into any kind of danger, but that all our doing, being ordered by Your governance, may be righteous in Your sight; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one true God, now and forever. 10
The Benedicamus P: Let us bless the Lord. The Benediction P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. The Closing Hymn: #406, Lord, Thee I Love with All My Heart Thank you to those who served in our service today: Choir Ensemble: Eric Harstad, Laura Harstad, Susan Harstad, Katie Hartwig, Ted Manthe, Todd Olsen, Eric Woller; Organist: Katie Hartwig; The ushers; Cover artwork: Don Moldstad. To God be the Glory! 11
Announcements Reception of new members will be at both services today. We are happy to welcome Mark and Donna Hensel; April Hensel; Lisa Nicholson; Scott and Charlie Trautman; Greg and Missy Vandermause, Vera and Brevinn. Please introduce yourself to them. A printed survey form is available in the narthex by the bulletin board for those members who do not have email or computer access, or those who didn t fill out the computer version. Please take a minute and fill one out; you may leave it on the office desk when you are done. Completing this survey will help us as we plan for our future building needs. YOUR input is vital! Thank you. Adult Bible Study topic: Love & Respect, will be on Sunday mornings at 9:45am; if you miss Sunday, it will be repeated on Thursday evening at 6:30PM. CROSSED Youth Group will meet tonight from 6:15-8:30 PM. All youth in grades 7-12 are invited to come for fun and fellowship. Contact Josh Mayer (Joshua.mayer@blc.edu) with any questions. Solid Grounds Bible Study meets on Tuesdays, at 9:00 AM. Everyone is invited to attend! The Lenten season has begun. Supper is served from 5:15-6:15 PM each Wednesday during Lent, with the Lenten Worship service at 6:30 PM. Easter Services promotion (door hangers) is planned for Saturday, April 5 th. Plan to meet at church at 8:30 AM to get the supplies and map. Lunch will be provided at Peace afterward. Sign-up sheet is in the narthex. Please help us to reach out to North Mankato. Jesus Lambs at Peace Preschool s annual Open House will be Tuesday, April 8, 6-8 PM. Please bring your child to play, enjoy crafts, games, facepainting, entertainment and fun. This is a great way to familiarize your child with our Christ-centered preschool. Siblings are welcome too! We prepare children for Kindergarten with God s word at the center of all we do. You may register your child that evening! Please call Joslyn at 385-7752 for more information. SUNDAY SCHOOL SINGING DATE Sunday School families are reminded that the children will be singing for the 10:45 AM service on Palm Sunday, April 13. More detailed information has been emailed to parents as well as sent home in a note with the children, so please check it out. If you have questions, contact music coordinator Susan Lepak: 386-0853 or salepak@hotmail.com. 12
Last week at Peace: Sunday Worship 162 Wednesday 148 Join Us For Supper! Lenten suppers will be served from 5:15-6:15PM every Wednesday during the Lenten season. We have awesome cooks in our congregation come and enjoy the food and fellowship. Midweek Lenten services are held Wednesdays at 6:30pm. Lenten Services will be a rotation with ELS/WELS pastors. The theme is From Garden to Glory March 19 March 26 April 2 April 9 The Garden of Proclamation The Garden of Repentance The Garden of Passion The Garden of Peace Bethany Events Monday, March 17, 7:00 p.m. in Trinity Chapel - The Bethany Concert Band directed by Adrian Lo and Jazz Band directed by Erik Hermanson perform their homecoming concert after returning from a tour to Washington State. Free. March 20-22 - Bethany's 2nd annual Speechless Film Festival, a celebration of visual storytelling, takes place at the downtown Mankato Place Theater. The festival includes over sixty films from all over the world. Special events include a speaker series, and live music. All-access passes are available for purchase at the door or at both Mankato HyVee locations with discounts for students. Monday, March 24, 7:00 p.m. in Silber Recital Hall in the YFAC, Dennis Marzolf presents a free lecture titled "Christianopolis". Prof. Marzolf describes his talk this way: "You are shipwrecked on an island. But you are not alone. As you recover your senses you realize that you have landed at the Lutheran Atlantis, a utopia governed by the Augsburg Confession. Johann Valentin Andreae wrote this spiritual fantasy at the beginning of the 17th century. In it he identifies the challenges facing the church in a time in which knowledge is expanding at an astonishing pace, and he offers correctives and encouragement to the Lutherans of his day." Wednesday, March 26, 7:00 p.m. in Trinity Chapel - A guest artist concert will be performed by Thomas Schönberg on cello and David Jenkins on harpsichord. Free. 13