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FOURTH SUNDAY  AFTER EASTER              

                                                      May 22,  2011  – 9:00 a.m.

              The Choir:  “O Savior,Let Me Walk With Thee” (Gladden/Smith)

                       O Savior, let me walk with Thee in lowly paths of service free. 

                        Tell me Thy secret, help me bear the strain of toil, the fret of care.

 

                  Help me the slow of heart to move by some clear, winning word of love. 

               Teach me the wayward feet to stay and guide them in the homeward way.

 

                        Teach me Thy patience still with Thee in closer, dearer company.

             In work that keeps faith sweet and strong, in trust that triumphs over wrong.

                    In hope that sends shining ray far down the future’s broadening way.

                                    In peace that only Thou can give, O Savior, let me live.

                                                           O Savior, let me walk with Thee.

                 The Opening Hymn 11 – “Safely Through Another Week”

            P: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

          C: Amen.                                  

           P:  God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.

          C: If we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship  

          with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son                        

          cleanses  us from all sin.

          P: If we way we have no sin,we deceive  ourselves and the truth is not in us.

          C: If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our

          sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

 

          P: Let us pray.

          C: Almighty God, merciful Father, we are sinful by nature, and

          have sinned against You in our thoughts words and actions. But

          we are sorry for our transgressions and pray You, of Your boun-

          tiful mercy to be gracious and merciful unto us. Forgive us for  

          Jesus’ sake, renew us by Your Spirit, and lead us in the way   

          everlasting. Amen.

          P:  Jesus Christ is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not for ours only,

          but also for the sins of the whole world. We are forgiven. With boldness

          and  confidence we may approach the throne to find grace to help in time

          of need. In the peace of forgiveness, let us praise the Lord.

The Order Of Matins (Hymnal, Page 32)

          P:  O Lord, open Thou my lips,

          C: And my mouth shall forth Thy praise.

          P: Make haste, O God to deliver  me.

          C: Make haste to help me, O Lord.  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: world without end. Amen. Hallelujah!

                        The  Scripture Reading – Galatians 4: 1-7 ; 3: 26-29

           Though natural-born slaves to sin and outside the family of God, God through

           His own Son in love adopted us as His dear children by faith and made us full-

            fledged members of His spiritual family – no matter what our earthly status or  

           standing may be. As children of our heavenly Father, we  receive wonderful

           spiritual blessings in our hearts and lives and become heirs of all God promises

            us in eternity. 

                                                                                        The Apostles Creed

               I believe  in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth; And

in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, Who was conceived by the Holy

Ghost, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was cruci-

fied, dead and buried. He descended into hell; The third day He rose again from the dead; He ascended into heaven and sitteth on the right hand of

God the Father almighty; From thence He shall come to judge the quick

          and the dead. I believe in the Holy Ghost, the holy Christian Church, the  

          communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body

          and the life everlasting. Amen.

                           Hymn 459  - “Come, My Soul, Thy Suit Prepare”

          The Sermon ………………………………………………………………  Luke 11 : 2

                                                                  

                    OUR  FATHER  WHO  ART  IN  HEAVEN

          Hymn:“Lord Teach Us How To Pray Aright” (James Montgomery)

               1. Lord, teach us how to pray aright,  With rev’rence and with fear.    

                 Though dust and ashes in Your sight,  We may, we must draw near.

                       2. Give deep humility;  The sense  of godly sorrow give;

                    A strong desire with confidence,  To hear Your voice and live.

                         3. Faith in the only sacrifice  That can for sin atone,

                   To cast our hopes, to fix our eyes   On Christ and Christ alone.       

       4. Give these & then Your will be done;  Thus strengthened with Your might

                We, through Your Spirit and Your Son,  Shall pray and pray aright.

             The Offering, Lord’s Prayer, Benediction and Children’s Message

                   The Closing Hymn 391 - “Blessed Are The Sons Of God”

 

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Second Sunday After Epiphany                           

                                       January 16, 2011- 9:00 a.m.

                                    Pre-Service: Reading – Psalm 104, P 146

                            Choir: “All Things Bright And Beautiful” (John Rutter)

                     (Director: Cathy Augustin; Piano: Heather Schierenbeck)

                                                                                                      Refrain

           All things bright and beautiful, all creatures great and small, all things wise and wonderful,

                                                       the Lord God made them all.

              Each little flower that opens, each little bird that sings, He made them glowing colors,

                                                  He made their tiny wings. (Refrain)

         The purple-headed mountain, the river running by, the sunset and the morning that brightens

              up the sky; The cold wind in the winter, the pleasant summer sun, the ripe fruits in the

                                            garden – He made them everyone. (Refrain)

                 He gave us eyes to see them, and lips that we might tell how great is God almighty,

                                               Who has made all things well. (Refrain)

            The Opening Hymn 43 -“We Sing The Mighty Power Of God”   

       The Invocation & Responsive Reading Of Psalm & Creation Passages       

        P: Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You formed the   

           earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, You are

            God. (90:2)

        C: By the Word of the Lord were the heavens made, their starry

         host by the breath of His mouth (33:6).

        P:The heavens declare the glory of God;The skies show His handiwork;  

        C: Day after day they utter speech; Night after night they show   

         wisdom (19: 1-2).

        P: There is no speech or language where their voice is not heard;

        C: Their voice and words go out to the ends of the earth (19:3-4).

P: In the heavens he has pitched a tent for the sun, which is like a

            champion rejoicing to run its course;

       C: It rises at one end of the heavens and makes its circuit to the   

        other; Nothing is hidden from its heat (19:5-6).

       P: Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting

           God, the Creator of the ends of the earth (Isaiah 40:28).

       C: Bring everyone who is called by My Name, whom I created for

        My glory, whom I formed and made (Isaiah 43:7).

       P: For by Him all things were created; things in heaven and on earth,

           visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or auth-

           orities; All things were created by Him. He is before all things and

           in Him all things hold together (Colossians 1: 16-17).

       C: For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities –His

        eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being   

        understood from what has been made, so that men are without  

        excuse (Romans 1:20)

                                                 Psalm 36: 5-7

        Your love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, Your faithfulness to the

        skies. Your righteousness is like the mighty mountains, Your judgments

        like the great deep.  O Lord, You preserve man and beast. How price-

        less is Your unfailing love! Therefore the children of men take refuge

        in the shadow of Your wings.”

                                    THE LORD OUR PROVIDER

                         Hymn 17 (V 1,3-5) – “O Worship The King”

                                  THE LORD OUR PROTECTOR

                   Hymn 433 (V 3-6) - “Thou Seest My Feebleness”

                                  THE LORD OUR PRESERVER

             Hymn 19 (V 1-3) - “All Praise To God Who Reigns Above”

                                The Offering Of Thankful Hearts

                   A  Responsive First Article Profession And Prayer

        P: I believe in God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth.

        C: I believe that God has made me and every creature, and that

      He gave me my body and soul, eyes, ear and all my members,my

      mind and all my abilities.

P: You are our Creator, our Maker, to Whom we owe all things, and to   

        Whom we must give account. Forgive us,then,Lord, for our sometimes    

        waywardness, our selfishness, our coldness toward You and toward

        one another

       C: What amazing wonders You work in our creation,Lord,Fearfully

and wonderfully made, we were created to serve and glorify You

     with our mind, our talents,our strength and our substance.Forgive

     us when our hearts have failed to do so and when our mind and   

     members have gone astray. Cleanse our hearts with the atoning

     blood of our Savior and strengthen us to praise and honor you

     with our whole being.

       P: The same mighty Word that created all things is the very power of

       God unto salvation for everyone who believes. Through the merits of   

       Christ, our guilt has been pardoned and victory over sin, death and

       Satan assured. All praise & glory to You, Father,Son and Holy Spirit.

        C: We thank You, Lord, for Your bountiful goodness in all areas

      of our lives. And I believe that God still preserves me by richly

      and daily providing clothing and shoes, food and drink,house and   
      home,wife and children, land, cattle and all that I own, and all

      that I need to keep my body and life, and by defending me

      against all danger and guarding and protecting me from all evil.

       P: We thank You, Lord, for Your providing, protecting and preserving

       hand in our lives. On countless occasions, You have helped us and

       delivered us. Help us to recognize our complete dependency upon you

       for every blessing of soul and body. Fill our hearts with a deep sense

       of our own unworthiness and an appreciative spirit of thanksgiving

      and praise.

        C: All this God does only because He is my good and merciful

     Father in heaven, and not because I have earned or deserved it.

     For all this I ought to thank and praise, to serve and obey him.

     This is most certainly true.

                                The Lord’s Prayer And Benediction

                           The Children’s Message – “God Made Me!”

           The Closing Hymn 54 - “Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah”

                                       Silent Prayer And Announcements

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PENTECOST SUNDAY

Sunday, May 23, 2010-9:00 a.m.

Pre-Service Reading: Psalm 48, Page 134 (Front Of Hymnal)

 The Choir: “Hail, Thee, Festival Day”

 (Arranged & Directed: Cathy Augustin; Accompanist: Heather Schierenbeck)

Refrain

 Hail thee, Festival day! Blest day to be hallowed forever,

Day when the Holy Ghost shone in the world with His grace.

 

 1. Lo, in the likeness of fire, on those who await His appearing

He Whom the Lord had foretold suddenly, swiftly descends. (Refrain)

 

  Continue reading THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT (1 Corinthians 12: 3)