Trinity Lutheran Church January 28, 2018 8:00 & 10:30 am 2163 Mayhew Lake Rd. NE Sauk Rapids, MN 56379
Those Serving Today Officiating Today 8:00am 10:30am Rev. David Hinz Pianist 8:00am & 10:30am Gayle Gunnerson Screen Team 8:00am Mark Woitalla 10:30am Eric Hansen Lector 8:00am Jan Sorell 10:30am Joanne Walen Acolyte 8:00am Riley Prow, Daniel Dusing 10:30am Sydney Morin, Chloe Molitor Visuals 8:00am Daniel Reineke Altar Guild Information Desk 8:00am Zone 3 Craig Cooper 10:30am Zone 4 Sandy Austin Connie Mooney, Donna Esselman Greeters 8:00am Zone 3 Shirley Skuza, Lori Zipp Ushers 8:00am Zone 3 10:30am Zone 4 Karen Petron Broda 10:30am Zone 4 Lay Minister 8:00am Kyle Dusing Wayne Smolnik, Loren Tvrdik, Fred Joesting, John Heintze, Jon Roesch, Mark Thompson Marvin Neubert, Karen Petron- Broda, Wayne & Sue Kulzer, Janet Renn, Josh Morey, Russ Hackett 10:30am Jon Roesch, Bob Terpstra Cover Artwork is provided by a student of Prince of Peace Lutheran School. Trinity is a member of the Prince of Peace Lutheran School Association and the Good Shepherd Community. 1
The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany January 28, 2018 8:00am & 10:30 a.m. AS WE GATHER God s Word regarding salvation is clear and sure. He spoke through Moses and the prophets who followed him. And finally, He spoke most clearly in His Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. But false prophets and unclean spirits can seem convincing and powerful. So, in today s Epistle, Paul urges us to be concerned for the brother for whom Christ died. Jesus once-for-all sacrifice gives us freedom. But it also calls us to sacrifice our rights for the sake of others in the weakness of their faith or conscience. WELCOME AND ANNOUNCEMENTS OPENING HYMN: O God of God, O Light of Light LSB 810 INVOCATION The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism. P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. P: Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness. P: Our help is in the name of the Lord, C: who made heaven and earth. P: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord, C: and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination. P: O almighty God, merciful Father, C: I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being. 2
P: Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. INTROIT P: Many are the sorrows of the wicked, C: but steadfast love surrounds the one who trust in the Lord. P: Blessèd is the one whose transgression is forgiven, C: whose sin is covered. P: Blessèd is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, C: and in whose spirit there is no deceit. P: I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity; C: I said, I will confess my transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the iniquity of my sin. P: Therefore let everyone who is godly offer prayer to you at a time when you may be found; C: surely in the rush of great waters, they shall not reach him. P: You are a hiding place for me; you preserve me from trouble; C: you surround me with shouts of deliverance. ALL: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. P: Many are the sorrows of the wicked, C: but steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord. SALUTATION AND PRAYER OF THE DAY P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Let us pray Almighty God, You know we live in the midst of so many dangers that in our frailty we cannot stand upright. Grant strength and protection to support us in all dangers and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. Sit 3
OLD TESTAMENT LESSON: Deuteronomy 18:15-20 15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your brothers it is to him you shall listen 16 just as you desired of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die. 17 And the Lord said to me, They are right in what they have spoken. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. And I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I command him. 19 And whoever will not listen to my words that he shall speak in my name, I myself will require it of him. 20 But the prophet who presumes to speak a word in my name that I have not commanded him to speak, or who speaks in the name of other gods, that same prophet shall die. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. HYMN: (8:00am only) God Has Spoken by His Prophets LSB 583 EPISTLE: 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Now concerning food offered to idols: we know that all of us possess knowledge. This knowledge puffs up, but love builds up. 2 If anyone imagines that he knows something, he does not yet know as he ought to know. 3 But if anyone loves God, he is known by God. 4 Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that an idol has no real existence, and that there is no God but one. 5 For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth as indeed there are many gods and many lords 6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist. 7 However, not all possess this knowledge. But some, through former association with idols, eat food as really offered to an idol, and their conscience, being weak, is defiled. 8 Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. 9 But take care that this right of yours does not somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. 10 For if anyone sees you who have knowledge eating in an idol's temple, will he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? 11 And so by your knowledge this weak person is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. 12 Thus, sinning against your brothers and wounding their 4
conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. 13 Therefore, if food makes my brother stumble, I will never eat meat, lest I make my brother stumble. L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Stand HOLY GOSPEL: Mark 1:21-28 L: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the first chapter. C: Glory to You, O Lord. 21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit. And he cried out, 24 What have you to do with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have you come to destroy us? I know who you are the Holy One of God. 25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, Be silent, and come out of him! 26 And the unclean spirit, convulsing him and crying out with a loud voice, came out of him. 27 And they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, What is this? A new teaching with authority! He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey him. 28 And at once his fame spread everywhere throughout all the surrounding region of Galilee. L: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ. Sit CHILDREN S MESSAGE (8:00am only) Stand 5
NICENE CREED C: I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of his Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God, begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate. He suffered and was buried. And the third day he rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And he will come again with glory to judge both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end. And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen. Sit SERMON HYMN: May We Thy Precepts, Lord, Fulfill LSB 698 THE MESSAGE (1 Corinthians 8:1-13) OFFERING (Please sign and date the Rite of Friendship pad located in the pew. The children are invited to bring their offerings to the front at this time.) Stand PRAYERS 6
LORD S PRAYER ALL: 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. (8:00am continues on page 9; 10:30am continues here) Holy Communion P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them to the Lord. P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give Him thanks and praise. P: It is truly good, right and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord for what had been hidden from before the foundation of the world You have made known to the nations in Your son. In Him, being found in the substance of our mortal nature, You have manifested the fullness of Your glory. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name. C: Holy Lord God, heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna in the highest. P: Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord. C: Hosanna in the highest. WORDS OF OUR LORD PROCLAMATION OF CHRIST P: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. Revelation 22:20 7
THE PEACE OF THE LORD P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: Amen. Sit About Holy Communion The Lord s Supper is celebrated here in the belief and glad confidence that our Lord gives us as He says, not only bread and wine, but His very body and blood to eat and to drink for the forgiveness of sins and to strengthen our union with Him and with one another. Our Lord invites to His table those who trust His words, repent of all sin, and forgive and love as He forgives and loves us. If this is your belief, we welcome you to join us at the Lord s table. Because we are called to examine ourselves before receiving the Lord s Supper (I Corinthians 11:28-29), we encourage you to consider the questions on p. 329-330 in the front of the hymnal. If you are communing with us for the first time, or if you would like a fuller understanding of what we as Lutherans believe about the Lord s Supper, please pick up a copy of What is the Lord s Supper? at the Information table in the entryway. Please reserve the white grape juice cups in the center of the communion trays for those who for health reasons are unable to drink wine. If your health requires glutenfree wafers, they are available upon request. Speak to the pastor prior to the service. Our pastors are happy to speak to you further if you have any questions. DISTRIBUTION HYMNS: Jesus Comes Today With Healing LSB 620 God Has Spoken by His Prophets LSB 583 Stand THE DISMISSAL P: O Give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good, C: His mercy endureth forever. P: Let us pray O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in loving kindness sent Your only-begotten Son into the flesh, we thank You that for His sake You have given us pardon and peace in this Sacrament, and we ask You not to forsake Your children but always to rule our Hearts and minds by Your Holy Spirit that we may be enabled constantly to serve You. Through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. 8
P: The Lord be with you. C: And with thy spirit. P: Bless we the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. (8:00am continues here) BENEDICTION P: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace. C: Amen. CLOSING HYMN: Son of God, Eternal Savior LSB 842 Church of the Week (COTW) February 12-18 This annual community outreach provides overnight shelter and meals for the homeless. In addition to providing overnight shelter in our Fellowship Hall for 25-35 people each night, we will be preparing and serving a community meal for 100 people at Place of Hope every night at 5:00pm. Many volunteers are needed, to drive the bus, prepare & serve meals and snacks. Also, overnight volunteers (hosts/hostesses) are needed to serve 5 hour shifts for overnight security (Married couples, 2 men or 2 women). On Sunday January 21 st many of you, with the gift of Giving, contributed to our door offering of $842. Thank-you for your generous response! In 1 Peter 4:10a it says that, Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others. Have you found ways to respond to God s gift of salvation that He has given to you in Christ? We are still in need of overnight volunteers. Overnight volunteers sacrifice some sleep to serve the homeless with a ministry of their presence. Please consider the gifts God has given you. Could you use them to serve others as an overnight volunteer? The King will reply, I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. (Matthew 25:40). Please call me with any questions, Craig Cooper, DCO, 237-5507. Scholarship LCEF is offering a $1000 scholarship to a qualifying individual. Deadline is Jan. 31 st. Check the kiosk for more information or go online to http://lcefuppermidwest.org/scholarships God s Grub: Mac N Cheese with Chicken Nuggets 9
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany 8:00am Worship Z3 9:15am Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15am New Member Class 10:30am Worship Z4 (HC) 12:00pm Anyuak Worship MONDAY 9:30am Parish Workers NL TUESDAY 7:00pm Friends in Harmony WEDNESDAY 7:00am Men s Bible Study@GS 5:00pm God s Grub 6:00pm Confirmation Classes 6:00pm Adult Choir THURSDAY 9:00am Sewing and Crafts 6:00pm Worship Team Rehearsal FRIDAY 9:00am Parish Workers 6:00pm Narcotics Anon. SATURDAY 9:00am Altar Guild 6:45pm Traditional Worship Practice Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany 8:00am Worship Z5 (HC) 9:15am Sunday School & Bible Classes 9:15am New Member Class 10:30am Worship Z1 12:00pm Anyuak Worship WEEK OF TIME ATTENDANCE 1/21/2018 8:00am 129 1/21/2018 10:30am 188 Total 317 OFFERINGS General Fund Offerings $6,516.37 Building Debt Offerings $531.00 Total $7,047.37 Weekly Need: $11,745.05 Missions $493.00 Rec d to-date $1,204.00 Annual Funds Promised $23,000.00 Readings for next Sunday: Isaiah 40:21-31 1 Cor. 9:16-27 Mark 1:29-39 Let s Be in the Word! Therefore, use your freedom to care for your brothers and sisters The door offering for Church of the Week was $842. Thank You! Church Office Hours: M-F 8:30am-2:30pm Open during the noon hour. Church Office Phone 252-3670 10
Our Lord Jesus Christ, True God in the Flesh, Cleanses Our Consciences from Sin As He promised, the Lord our God has raised up a prophet like Moses, namely Jesus, our brother in the flesh. To him you shall listen, because the Word of the Lord is in his mouth (Deut. 18:15 18). Indeed, He is more than a prophet and more than a scribe of the Scriptures; He is the incarnate Word, and He speaks a new teaching with authority (Mark 1:22, 27). He enters the synagogue of His Church and provides true Sabbath rest, using His authority to silence and cast out even the unclean spirits (Mark 1:21 27). By His Word of the cross, He removes the accusations of the Law and of the devil, and He cleanses our consciences before God the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist. Hence, we are now set free from bondage and commended to God by the one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist (1 Cor. 8:6). Therefore, use your freedom to care for your brothers and sisters, neither causing them to stumble nor wounding their consciences (1 Cor. 8:9 12), but cleansing and strengthening them with the Gospel. Today s Radio Broadcast is sponsored by Gayleen Dierks in honor of her grandmother, Dora Hardekopf, on the occasion of her birthday on Jan. 31st. We thank her for her generosity. We have openings in March and April. If you would like to sponsor a broadcast please complete a form and turn it in. Forms are available in the church office. The radio transmission enables our shut-ins, as well as others in our community to hear and participate in our worship. The service airs on WVAL 800 on the AM dial, at 8:00am, and live on the internet at www.800wval.com. Sunday Morning Fellowship In February our hosts are Helen and Carl Oltz. Members who have last names beginning with the letters C & D are asked to bring treats for our fellowship time. If you can help, please sign up on the bulletin board. Please inform the church office if you have had a change in your contact information cell phone, land line, etc. Or if you are hospitalized for any reason. We want to stay in touch with you! 252-3670 Baby Bottle Boomerang is Back! The Baby Bottle Boomerang is a meaningful way for each of us to participate with the Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) in their life-giving mission. Pick up your bottle today and please return it by Sunday, February 18th. Your financial help will minimize replacement expenses for these mothers. Thank you! 11
Please remember in your prayers this week: Pastor Harvey Ehlers, Betty Winczewski, Pam Hadley, Elaine Poepping, Rick Iees (son of Shirley) & Darlene Gronau undergoing medical care. Jim Bump, Sandy Duffy and Sandra VanVickle as they continue their cancer treatment and care. Prince of Peace News: We will begin the re-enrollment process for our current students in February and begin taking new enrollments for new students to Prince of Peace starting March 1 st. Shine Like Stars! is the theme for the Prince of Peace Lutheran School annual Legacy Dinner and Auction which will be held Sunday, April 22 nd at the school. Mark your calendar now and save the date to come out and provide support for our school. Tickets will again be $14 to cover the cost of the catered noon meal look for them to be available in March. February 1 st, at POP, Feb. 5 th at Trinity, and Feb. 6 th at Holy Cross, are the evenings to check out the Prince of Peace Preschools!! From 6:30 to 7:30pm you can meet the teachers and see the classrooms. Plan now to attend. LUTHERAN HOUR MINISTRIES is a Christian outreach ministry affiliated with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Lutheran Church-Canada and Lutheran Women in Mission. It s mission is Bringing Christ to the Nations-and the Nations to the church. The Lutheran Hour Radio broadcast is on WJON AM1240 at 6:15am Sunday mornings. Lenten Soup Suppers will begin Wednesday, February 14th, served from 4:45 to 5:45pm. Volunteers needed for set-up, serving, clean-up or to make soup. Sign-up sheet to bring desserts will be on the kitchen door. To volunteer, talk to Sue Bragelman at 252-9618 or Joann Kath at 251-0405. Come to enjoy great soup and fellowship before the 6pm Lenten worship. Heartland Hospice in Sauk Rapids is looking for a clerical volunteer to assist with office duties. Clerical volunteers would perform the following tasks: Filing, answering phones, assembling packets and binders, faxing and stuffing envelopes for mass mailings. In office volunteer trainings are available to fit each person s schedule. Please call Keshia Kettler at Heartland Hospice at (320-654-1136) for further information. 12
WE WELCOME FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN We are glad you are here! If there is a time during the Worship Service that you feel your child (or you) needs a time out, please feel free to leave the service. If you leave the service, you can go to the lobby or use the large conference room across from the church office. The conference room has speakers and one-way glass so you can still participate in Worship. During the Sunday school hour, (9:15am 10:15am) and during the 10:30am worship service the nursery is staffed for children 0-3 years old. The nursery is in the preschool on the north end of the building. It is the first classroom on the left as you enter the preschool parent lounge area. There are also speakers in the nursery so you can listen to the service. Activity bags for young children to use are in the plastic tub outside the church office. CONTACT US: Church Office: 252-3670 E-mail & Website: office@trinitysr.org Pastor David Hinz: 320-815-2779 Director of Christian Outreach Craig Cooper: 237-5507 Pastor John Bakou: 249-1691 Administrative Assistant- Judy Rehwaldt: 252-3670 Traditional Music Director Daniel Reineke: 656-0963 Contemporary Music Director Ruth Immerfall: 291-9293 Prince of Peace Preschool: 230-3047 Playhouse ChildCare: 230-9116 Parish Nurse Jennifer Machula: 267-1587 Prayer Chain Delores Volkers: 252-2101 FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE, WE OFFER THESE AND OTHER SERVICES: Large Print Editions of our bulletins are available from our ushers by request. If you need further information, ask any usher or church member. Also be sure to stop by the Information Desk in the lobby. Your needs are important to us! Bible Study for Adults on Sundays: we start at 9:15am in the fellowship hall. Coffee & Fellowship after the 8:00am service, come by the kitchen, have a cookie, coffee and time for fellowship. Come and meet old friends and make new friends! 13