F E B 3-4 2018 Vol. 81 No. 6 IMMANUEL LUTHERAN Fifth Sunday after Epiphany Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven Pastor Joe Naumann Deacon Nick Stelter Organist Colleen Matzke Sound Nathan Clobes Video Tony Harris Screen Rachael Hanel Head Usher Karl Friedrichs Assistant Usher Kyle Hulke Welcome to everyone who has come to share the Good News of the Gospel with us today! We ask our guests to please sign our register, and invite you to join us regularly for worship. For more information about our church, please contact Pastor Naumann 920.266.5386. 421 North Second Street Mankato, MN 56001 507.345.3027 www.immanuelmankato.org
Pre-Service Meditation Colossians 3:1-4 If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. 2 Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. 3 For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4 When Christ who is our life appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. ORDER OF WORSHIP WE PREPARE TO MEET OUR LORD OPENING HYMN How Lovely Shines the Morning Star {tlh 546:1,2,5} INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Congregation: Amen. OUR CONFESSION OF SINS 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. 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. All: O almighty God, merciful Father, I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You. I justly deserve Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for my sins and sincerely repent of them. I pray that You would of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being. P: Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office as a called 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. 1
PSALM OF THE DAY psalm 17:8-10,13 WE PRAISE OUR LORD P: Keep me as the apple of Your eye; C: Hide me under the shadow of Your wings, P: From the wicked who oppress me, C: From my deadly enemies who surround me. P: They have closed up their fat hearts; C: With their mouths they speak proudly. P: Arise, O LORD, Confront him, cast him down; C: Deliver my life from the wicked with Your sword. P: Glory be to God! C: GLORIA PATRI Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. KYRIE Lord, have mercy upon us. Christ, have mercy upon us. Lord, have mercy upon us. LUTHER S SANCTUS HYMN Isaiah, mighty seer in days of old, The Lord of all in spirit did behold High on a lofty throne, in splendor bright, With robes that filled the temple courts with light. Above the throne were flaming seraphim; Six wings had they, these messengers of Him. With two they veiled their faces as was right, With two they humbly hid their feet from sight, And with the other two aloft they soared; One to the other called and praised the Lord: Holy is God, the Lord of heav nly hosts! Holy is God, the Lord of heav nly hosts! Holy is God, the Lord of heav nly hosts! His glory fills the heavens and the earth! 2
The beams and lintels trembled at the cry, And clouds of smoke enwrapped the throne on high. P: Let us pray. C: Amen OUR LORD SPEAKS TO US OLD TESTAMENT READING malachi 3:13-18 Your words have been harsh against Me, Says the LORD, Yet you say, What have we spoken against You? 14 You have said, It is useless to serve God; What profit is it that we have kept His ordinance, And that we have walked as mourners Before the LORD of hosts? 15 So now we call the proud blessed, For those who do wickedness are raised up; They even tempt God and go free. 16 Then those who feared the LORD spoke to one another, And the LORD listened and heard them; So a book of remembrance was written before Him For those who fear the LORD And who meditate on His name. 17 They shall be Mine, says the LORD of hosts, On the day that I make them My jewels. And I will spare them As a man spares his own son who serves him. 18 Then you shall again discern Between the righteous and the wicked, Between one who serves God And one who does not serve Him. C: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! EPISTLE READING ii corinthians 13:5-14 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? unless indeed you are disqualified. 6 But I trust that you will know that we are not disqualified. 7 Now I pray to God that you do no evil, not that we should appear approved, but that you should do what is honorable, though we may seem disqualified. 8 For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth. 9 For we are glad when we are weak and you are strong. And this also we pray, that you may be made complete. 10 Therefore I write these things being absent, lest being present I should use sharpness, according to the authority which the Lord has given me for edification and not for destruction. 11 Finally, brethren, farewell. Become complete. Be of good comfort, be of one mind, live in peace; and the God of love and peace will be with you. 12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All the saints greet you. 14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. Amen. C: Praise be to You, O Christ 3
OUR CONFESSION OF FAITH IN THE NICENE CREED 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. HYMN In Thee, Lord, have I Put My Trust {tlh 524:1-5} SERMON TEXT luke 6:20-27 Pastor Bruce Naumann Then He lifted up His eyes toward His disciples, and said: Blessed are you poor, For yours is the kingdom of God. 21 Blessed are you who hunger now, For you shall be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, For you shall laugh. 22 Blessed are you when men hate you, And when they exclude you, And revile you, and cast out your name as evil, For the Son of Man s sake. 23 Rejoice in that day and leap for joy! For indeed your reward is great in heaven, For in like manner their fathers did to the prophets. 24 But woe to you who are rich, For you have received your consolation. 25 Woe to you who are full, For you shall hunger. Woe to you who laugh now, For you shall mourn and weep. 26 Woe to you when all men speak well of you, For so did their fathers to the false prophets. 27 But I say to you who hear: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, and pray for those who spitefully use you. 4
The Real Christian s SECRET IDENTITY I. Because You Belong to Christ, You ll Be the World s Doormat II. Because You Belong to Christ, You are the LORD'S Delight WE OFFER OURSELVES TO OUR LORD OFFERTORY Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence, and take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of Your salvation; and uphold me with Your free Spirit. Amen. OFFERING OF THANKFUL HEARTS PRAYERS OUR LORD GIVES HIMSELF TO US COMMUNION LITURGY P: The Lord be with you. C: And with your spirit. P: Lift up your hearts. C: We lift them up unto the Lord P: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. C: It is meet and right so to do P: It is truly fitting, right, and beneficial that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, O Lord, holy Father, almighty, everlasting God. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: C: Holy, holy, holy, Lord God of Sabaoth; heav n and earth are full of Your glory; Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He, Blessed is He, Blessed is He that comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, Hosanna, Hosanna in the highest! 5
P: The Lord s Prayer C: For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever and ever. Amen. WORDS OF INSTITUTION P: The peace of the Lord be with you alway! C: Amen. O Christ, the Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, the Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world, have mercy upon us. O Christ, the Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world, grant us Your peace. Amen. DISTRIBUTION Our Practice of Close Communion We believe that God desires unity of faith and confession among all who commune together. All communicant members of Immanuel and of our sister congregations in the Church of the Lutheran Confession are welcome at the Lord s Table. If there are visitors present who wish to commune with us in the future, you are invited to speak with Pastor after the service. Please register for Communion at either binder in the front or rear of church. Members who have difficulty at the kneeling rail may sit in the front pew on either side. The pastors will bring communion to you. Communicants sitting in the balcony should come down to the narthex for direction to the table. If you desire the bread in your hand, simply extend your hand to the Pastor as he approaches you with the bread. COMMUNION HYMNS O Lord, We Praise Thee {tlh 313 (tune lsb 617)} Jesus Christ, Our Blessed Savior {tlh 311} LORD, NOW LET US DEPART C: Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace according to Your word. For my eyes have seen Your salvation, which You have prepared before the face of all people. A light to lighten the Gentiles, and the glory of Your people Israel. Glory be to the Father and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost. As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, forevermore. Amen. OUR LORD BLESSES US BENEDICTION C: Amen. Amen. Amen. 6
CLOSING HYMN (sunday verse 1 solo by kathryn matzke) In Peace and Joy I Now Depart {tlh 137} Luther s Sanctus Hymn cf. Isaiah 6:1ff CW 267. Text Translation Copyright 1941 Concordia Publishing House. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A-710933 Liturgy from The Lutheran Hymnal 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission. License #000013595. Scripture taken from the New King James Version. Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted service elements are in public domain. NEXT SUNDAY: Deacon Ted Schreyer Organist Grace Schreyer Sound Joshua Clobes Video Paul & Diane Bode Screen Russell Schmitt Ushers Second Sunday of the Month: Head Usher Paul Bade Assistant Usher Justin Mueller: Todd Kruse, David Lueck, Bennett Olmanson, Daniel Pfeiffer, Daryl Pischner, Mike Schweim, Dale Spear, Philip Stelter CLC Call News Luther Memorial, Fond du Lac WI, has called the Rev. Caleb Schaller, associate pastor of Messiah Lutheran, Eau Claire WI, as pastor. Recessed Voters' Meeting Monday (Feb 5) evening at 7:00pm in the church basement. Agenda: Finish Annual Business Approve Annual Reports Establish 2018 Budget Establish 2018 CLC Cooperative Budget Projection Church Council Reorganization Meeting has been rescheduled for Monday (Feb 5) at 6:00pm. Communion Registry A reminder to please register for communion. There are binders in the narthex and back of the church the week before and the week of communion. Please place a check by your name if you are planning to commune. Thank you. Lego Robotics Spring Challenge Interested in Legos and robots? 4-8th-grade students of the CLC are invited to enter the 2018 CLC Lego Robotics Spring Challenge. The Challenge will be held at ILC March 9-10 th 2018, during the Spring CLC Basketball Tournaments. High school or adult teams may be allowed to participate by special request. Registration deadline for the Challenge is Feb 4 th. To help, we are hosting a Robotics Invitational Workshop on February 17 th at Berea, IGH. It will teach all the skills needed to build and run a robot in the CLC LR Spring Challenge. The workshop would run from 8:30am to 3pm with a lunch provided. For the workshop, please register by Feb 10 th to Lawrence Bade at lmsbade@gmail.com. See the brochure on the Spring Challenge in the entry or get information from your Pastor or Lawrence Bade, at Lmsbade@gmail.com. CLC Tournament Band The 15 th Annual Tournament Band will be performing at the CLC Grade School Basketball Tournament in Eau Claire, WI on Saturday, March 10. Any CLC band student in grades 5-8 is invited to play with us. You do not have to be playing on a basketball team to play with the group. NEW this year--register and print music for six songs online at http://clclutheran.net/ tourney Click on Band information. Exact rehearsal and performance times for March 10, will be announced by mid-february. If you have any questions, please contact Laurie Lau, Eau Claire at music@thelaus.com. 7
Nominations for ILC President The Board of Regents announces the following nominations for the office of President of Immanuel Lutheran High School, College, and Seminary: Paul Naumann and Steven Sippert. The term of this call is for two years, extending to the end of Academic Year 2020. All comments from members of CLC congregations regarding these candidates are to be received by March 15, 2018 (postmarked by March 1), to: Dr. Daniel Schierenbeck; 23 SE 240 Rd.; Warrensburg, MO 64093; email: danschierenbeck@gmail.com. Tax Statements are available for pick up on the tables at the entrance to church. They are grouped alphabetically. There is a statement for each member who contributed. We do keep records for visitors as we are able. We, by regulation, send statements to visitors who contribute more than $250. Perhaps you have relatives or friends who are not members but visit and contribute to Immanuel who would like to receive a contribution statement; we can do that. We would need name, address and some idea of the time. If you have questions about contribution statements, contact David Lueck at financial.secretary@immanuelmankato.org or by phone at 507.995.0772. Lenten Cross Display If you have a cross (necklace, hanging cross, artwork, etc.), we would like to create a display of crosses on the sanctuary windowsills. The display dates are Ash Wednesday (February 14) to Easter, Sunday (April 1). If you are interested in sharing, please contact Lane Fischer 507.345.3028 ext. 228 or lane.fischer@immanuelmankato.org). The Midwest Christian Women s Retreat, sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church, Mankato, MN, will be held April 20-22, 2018, at the Riverport Inn & Suites, Winona, MN. This year s theme is: That Your Joy may be Full! Our Joy is Full: When the Gospel is preached and we are in fellowship with God When the Gospel is preached and we are in fellowship with each other Even in the midst of tribulation When we show joy in our service When we rejoice in Jesus With the certainty of eternity Registration is open 2/1/18 3/23/18. The retreat fee is $75. All the hotel costs and reservation information, as well as retreat registration information can be found at www.ladiesretreat.clclutheran.net. Altar Flower Volunteers Needed More volunteers are needed to help with altar flowers. To sign up, see the sheet on the bulletin board in the narthex or contact the church secretary at 507.345.3027 ext. 223 or church@immanuelmankato.org. Questions, please contact Kristen Friedrichs 507.382.5257. 8
Your Support for CLC Missions through Visiting Missionary Todd Ohlmann We all have the commission from our Lord Jesus to "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to every creature, Mark 16:15. It isn t possible for any one of us to do this ourselves. We can, though, share the work by sending willing workers to proclaim Christ on our behalf, and to train others to do so. One of the ways we do this is through our full-time missionary in India, Peter Evensen. Another way is through our full-time visiting Missionary, Todd Ohlmann. Missionary Ohlmann spends half of each year traveling to the various church bodies with which we are in fellowship, to assist them in outreach and in the training of local men for the Gospel ministry. Much of the remaining 6 months is spent in mission endeavors here in the U.S. He recently shared his upcoming itinerary for the next 7 months: Tanzania January 8-24 o Traveling with Pastor Nathanael Mayhew o We ll visit three districts of the CLC-Tanzania o Pastoral Conference in Moshi, Tanzania o Discussion of options to start training pastors again Home January 25-February 1 India February 2-18 o Attend the Joint Asia Pastoral Conference o Meet with chairmen of the BELC (India) o Visit the CLCI (India) and teach in the seminary Myanmar February 19-March 1 o Traveling with David Koenig o Two (3-day) seminars in Yangon and Kalaymyo o Inspect the new multi-purpose building funded by the MDF Nepal March 2-21 o Teaching in the Himalayan Bible Institute o Teaching at the monthly pastoral training seminar April June o CLC Mission Board Meetings, Eau Claire o Haiti Visitation o DR Congo Visitation o CLC Convention o CLC guest preaching and missions presentations o Family vacation, time at home in the St. Louis area July Mission Helper Trip to East Africa See Missionary Ohlmann s prayer list on his blog: www.missionaryohlmann.blogspot.com
These maps will give you an idea of the extent of our combined efforts to bring the light of God s forgiving grace in Christ to build up our fellow believers, and to shed this light on those who do not yet know Him: Your stewardship of God s material blessings to you are being put to work for the Lord s kingdom, through your congregation s contributions to the CLC General Fund (CBP), the Mission Development Fund (MDF), and project KINSHIP. Please also remember to pray for the pastors and people of our foreign affiliates, and for the safety and success of our missionaries in the Lord s service! "You shall be witnesses to Me... to the end of the earth." (Acts 1:8) Note: contacts also in Mexico & Haiti
Monday, February 5 Pastoral Club (Fridley, MN) 6:00pm - Church Council Reorganization Meeting 7:00pm - Recessed Voters' Meeting Tuesday, February 6 3:00-5:00pm - Pastor s Office Hours 7:00pm - ERC Meeting THIS WEEK AT IMMANUEL Wednesday, February 7 12:45pm - Worship Service: Charter # 181 or Consolidated Communications # 7 5:30pm - Public School Confirmation Class Thursday, February 8 12:45pm - NPSL Worship 5:45pm - Worship Service: Charter # 181 or Consolidated Communications # 7 6:00pm - Church Choir Friday, February 9 6:30am - Men s Breakfast Bible Study 8:00-10:00am - Pastor's Office Hours Saturday, February 10 6:00pm - Worship Service 7:00pm - Bible Study and Sunday School Sunday, February 11 8:15am - Immanuel Meditations KTOE 1420am or 102.7fm 9:00am - Bible Study and Sunday School 10:00am - Worship Service LAST WEEK S ATTENDANCE SATURDAY: 70 + SUNDAY: 279 = 349 Saturday Bible Class: 18 Sunday Bible Class: 33 Sunday School: 40 Ambassadors: 12 LAST WEEK S FRUITS OF FAITH IMMANUEL CLC MISSIONS $757 $1,094 Received Needed $7,982 $11,557 Endowment - $55 Land Purchase - $15 Immanuel Student Aid - $185 Tuition Aid - $50 Major Improvement - $235 Mission Development - $120 Undesignated Memorial - $20 Benevolent -$35 Food Shelf - $5 Memorial - $313 In Memory of Ken Matthews ILS - $213 Study Guild -$100 Memorial - $20