Word of God Lutheran Church Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost October 1, 2017
ORDER OF SERVICE October 1, 2017 Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost ENTRANCE RITE Announcements Prelude Call to worship chime * Brief Order of Confession and Forgiveness... page 56 * Entrance Hymn Rejoice, the Lord Is King!... LBW 171 * Greeting and Kyrie... page 57 * Hymn of Praise This is the Feast... page 60 * The Lord be with you... page 62 * Prayer of the Day PROCLAIMING THE WORD First Reading... Exodus 17:1-7 Psalm (Read Responsively)... Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 Second Reading... Philippians 2:1-13 * Alleluia Verse... page 62 * Gospel... Matthew 21:23-32 Children s Sermon Sermon * Hymn of the Day Softly and Tenderly... screen * Apostles Creed... page 65 * Prayers... page 65 * Share the Peace... page 66 SHARING OF THE SACRAMENTAL MEAL Offering Offertory... page 66 * Offertory Prayer... page 67 * Great Thanksgiving... page 68 * The Lord's Prayer... page 71 Lamb of God... page 72 Communion * Blessing... page 72 * Canticle Thank the Lord... page 72 * Prayer, Benediction, and Dismissal... page 74 * Closing Hymn Dear Lord and Father of Mankind... LBW 506 * 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. LBW is the green Lutheran Book of Worship. All music and words printed with permission CCLI #11046540
Devotion Booklet - October 1, 2017 Prayer List Kari King - Please pray for God s healing for Wes & Judi s daughter as she undergoes her second brain surgery; Judi & Wes Holbrook. (9/26) Zachery - Please pray for this 13-year-old, currently at CHOA, with Crohn s disease and too weak for surgery; JoAnn Nieves. (9/25) Praise! Don Miller, Kay s brother, is home and doing much better after his valve replacement; Fred Gleason. (9/24) Please pray for God s direction in finding a new home; Kerry Batchelder. (9/24) Debbie Lewin - Please pray for her, she is trying a new chemo treatment for cancer; Kerry Batchelder. (9/24) Tracy Todd and family - Please pray for comfort for Tracy and her family as she is in the final stages of stomach cancer; Gwyn & Mike Wilson. (9/24) Joan - Please pray that Bob s mother will adjust to her new living conditions in an assisted living facility; Patty & Bob Lambert. (9/24) Please pray against the spirit of suicide and depression in our young people; Corkey Reel. (9/24) Please pray for all victims of slave / sex, trafficking across the globe; Linda Williams. (9/24) Keenan - Please pray that he does not experience anxiety while he is away from home for a couple of days; Bert Laaker. (9/24) Bob Rayman - Please pray that they find the cause of his illness and for a quick recovery; Bert Laaker. (9/24) Roger Crawford - Please pray for continued strength and healing for Kerry s dad; Kerry Batchelder. (9/17) Jim McLaughlin - Please pray for peace and comfort for Mary s dad during the aftermath of Hurricane Irma; Prather family. (9/17) Myrna Baird - Please pray for her, they are running tests on a spot in her lungs; Al Baird. (9/17) Thanks for your prayers for the Lake family as they are traveling back and forth to Florida for work; Lake family. (9/17) Family of Jerry Flurry - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn the loss of Jerry; Gwyn & Mike Wilson. (9/17) Jenn - Please pray for guidance and protection; Linda Williams. (9/10) Samantha - Please pray for God s healing; Christine & Calix Maradiaga-Bell. (9/10) Mary - Please pray for comfort from the shots she receives due to macular degeneration; Margie & Danny Bell. (9/10) Tina - Please pray for affirmation as to her living arrangements come December; Margie & Danny Bell. (9/10) Williams family - Please lift up in prayer the family of Winnie Williams whose husband, Howard, passed away last week; Mavis Compagno. (9/10) Please pray for family members, friends, and all others impacted by Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Harvey. (9/10) Kevin O'Neil - Please pray for him as he battles cancer; Michael Crofton. (9/3) Tammy Pakulski - Please continue to pray for her, she is able to return to teaching but is still receiving chemo treatments; Carole & Russ Pakulski. (9/3)
Exodus 17:1-7 17 All the congregation of the people of Israel moved on from the wilderness of Sin by stages, according to the commandment of the Lord, and camped at Rephidim, but there was no water for the people to drink. 2 Therefore the people quarreled with Moses and said, Give us water to drink. And Moses said to them, Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test the Lord? 3 But the people thirsted there for water, and the people grumbled against Moses and said, Why did you bring us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our livestock with thirst? 4 So Moses cried to the Lord, What shall I do with this people? They are almost ready to stone me. 5 And the Lord said to Moses, Pass on before the people, taking with you some of the elders of Israel, and take in your hand the staff with which you struck the Nile, and go. 6 Behold, I will stand before you there on the rock at Horeb, and you shall strike the rock, and water shall come out of it, and the people will drink. And Moses did so, in the sight of the elders of Israel. 7 And he called the name of the place Massah and Meribah, because of the quarreling of the people of Israel, and because they tested the Lord by saying, Is the Lord among us or not? Psalm 78:1-4, 12-16 78 Give ear, O my people, to my teaching; incline your ears to the words of my mouth! 2 I will open my mouth in a parable; I will utter dark sayings from of old, 3 things that we have heard and known, that our fathers have told us. 4 We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done. 12 In the sight of their fathers he performed wonders in the land of Egypt, in the fields of Zoan. 13 He divided the sea and let them pass through it, and made the waters stand like a heap. 14 In the daytime he led them with a cloud, and all the night with a fiery light. 15 He split rocks in the wilderness and gave them drink abundantly as from the deep. 16 He made streams come out of the rock and caused waters to flow down like rivers.
Philippians 2:1-13 2 So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, 2 complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. 3 Do nothing from selfish ambition or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. 4 Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. 5 Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, 6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, 11 and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, so now, not only as in my presence but much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, 13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure. Matthew 21:23-32 23 And when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority? 24 Jesus answered them, I also will ask you one question, and if you tell me the answer, then I also will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 The baptism of John, from where did it come? From heaven or from man? And they discussed it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven, he will say to us, Why then did you not believe him? 26 But if we say, From man, we are afraid of the crowd, for they all hold that John was a prophet. 27 So they answered Jesus, We do not know. And he said to them, Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things. 28 What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, Son, go and work in the vineyard today. 29 And he answered, I will not, but afterward he changed his mind and went. 30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, I go, sir, but did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, The first. Jesus said to them, Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you. 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward change your minds and believe him.
Prayer List (continued) Vija - Please pray for God s healing hand on her; Corkey Reel. (9/3) William Darell Kennedy - Please pray for him, his wife Shirley, and his family. Darell fell and broke the C6 and C7 vertebrae in his neck. He is at Shepherd Spinal Center in Atlanta; Mavis & Vince Compagno. (8/29) Beverly Erickson - Please keep Jodie s mother in your thoughts and prayers as she recovers from a broken femur due to a fall; Jodie Muller. (8/27) John Wedwick - Please pray for Patty s dad who recently had a stent and is scheduled for pacemaker surgery in the next few weeks; Patty Lambert. (8/27) Black family - Please pray for the wife and two boys as they mourn their unexpected loss of husband and father; Karen Krause. (8/27) Katherine Smith - Please pray for wisdom, freedom from anxiety and worry, and the ability to see God when things get dark for Lauren s sister as she evaluates information regarding a cancer diagnosis; Lauren & Darrin Simmonds. (8/27) Shirley Hinshaw and family - Please pray for comfort and peace as they mourn the loss of Kay s sister, Shirley; Fred Gleason. (8/21) Sermon Notes
ANNOUNCEMENTS There will be a joint service commemorating the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation with Prince of Peace, at PoP, on Sunday, October 29, at 10:00 am. Pre-service concert of church music through 500 years will begin at 9:30 am. In recognition of Stewardship Month, we would like the children to participate in the offering by donating 95 coins brought in a baggie. The baggies will be collected during the children s sermon. All monies collected during the joint service will benefit the NALC Hurricane Response fund. Cross Builders Team distributed approximately 1,500 crosses at Heritage Farm Days last weekend. Reformation Sunday and Christmas at Sea are next, the team can always use extra hands. Men s Movie and a Message will meet on Thursday, November 9, at the WOG sanctuary from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Deadline to RSVP is Friday, November 3. Please contact Vince Compagno at vcompagno@gmail.com or sign-up on the bulletin tear-off. Pizza and snacks will be served. The Stewardship Team projects for the month of October are on the website under member resources, church documents, in addition to the back of the sanctuary. Also, don t forget to complete a Service Project Offering slip. The slips will be collected during the offering until the end of October. Our next RLC Warehouse service opportunity is Wednesday, October 11, at 9:00 am and the Real Life Center Mobile Food Pantry will be Thursday, October 19, 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, October 17 (8 am - 12 pm & 6 pm - 8 pm); Wednesday, October 18 (8 am - 1:30 pm); and Thursday, October 19 (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, October 30, and Tuesday, October 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 95 hours 15 minutes August 2017 Report All donations will be applied to the General Fund, Building Fund, or Scholarship Fund Average Weekly Worship Attendance: 122 Monthly Giving: $24,807 Monthly Benevolence: $2,728 Building for Our Future Giving to Date: $596,026 Interested in giving online? Visit http://woglutheran.org/online_giving
Monday, October 2 Tuesday, October 3 Wednesday, October 4 Thursday, October 5 Upcoming Events Please Mark Your Calendars! - Faithful Hands Ministry, 10:00 AM - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - ROMEO s Monthly Luncheon, 11:30 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - ML/SC Meeting, 7:00 PM Sunday, October 8 - Clergy Appreciation Day - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM Tuesday, October 10 - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM Wednesday, October 11 - RLC Warehouse, 9:00 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM Thursday, October 12 - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM Friday, October 13 - Midwest Food Bank Pre-pack, 8:00 AM Sunday, October 15 Monday, October 16 Tuesday, October 17 - Sunday School, 9:00 AM - Worship Service, 10:15 AM - Adult Choir Rehearsal, 11:30 AM - Faithful Hands Ministry, 10:00 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - Tuesdays with God, 9:30 AM - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 6:00 PM - Finance Team Meeting, 7:00 PM Wednesday, October 18 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - YOUTH Connect, 6:30 PM - M.O.M. Team Meeting, 7:00 PM Thursday, October 19 - Midwest Food Bank Distribution, 8:00 AM - RLC Mobile Food Bank, 9:00 AM - Assemble Bulletins, 1:00 PM - Service Committee Team Meeting, 7:00 PM 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