May 15, 2016 LAKE OCONEE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pentecost A Stephen Ministry Congregation

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1 May 15, 2016 LAKE OCONEE LUTHERAN CHURCH Pentecost A Stephen Ministry Congregation Our vision is to be an expanding community of faith, growing in the Holy Spirit, and practicing before the world a Christ-centered life. Missionaries: All the people of God Pastor: Rev. Andrew L. Schroeder Organist: Dave Heimer Church Secretary: Deb Krahling Church Office: Pastor s Cell: Lake Oconee Parkway Eatonton, GA lolcsec@plantationcable.net Aids for hearing, children s activity bulletins, and large print bulletins are available from the ushers

2 WE OFFER NURSERY & CHILDCARE If you need childcare, please see one of the ushers and we will happily accommodate you. In Preparation of Holy Communion We invite to the Lord s Supper all Christians who are baptized, who have communed in a Christian church, and who share our Lutheran understanding that, along with the bread and wine, we receive the body and blood of our living Lord Jesus for the strengthening of our faith and witness. The glasses in the very center of each tray contain grape juice for those who are not able to drink wine. Communicants may choose to receive the wine in an individual cup, from the Chalice or by immersing the wafer in the Chalice (intinction). It is very helpful to keep your empty glass visible so the Common Cup will not be offered. Children who do not commune are invited to come for a blessing. Pastor asks that they fold their hands to show that they are not communing. Ushers: Tom Mathson and Jack Carson Greeters: Karen Brown and Barbara Smolinski Communion Assistants: Peggy Uehlin and Ken Piepenbrink Altar Care: Sandy Mathson The Piepenbrink family and Evelyn Crockett invite you for coffee after the service 2

3 Pre-Service Music: This is time to turn our hearts & minds toward God in preparation of worship. Welcome: Birthdays, Anniversaries, Welcome visitors. The Peace P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: And also with you. (You are invited to wish those around you God s peace. Remain standing for the invocation.) Invocation P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Confession and Absolution P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination. P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. 3

4 Hymn: (To sing harmony, turn to page 503 in the Lutheran Service Book) O Day Full of Grace 5 When we on that final journey go That Christ is for us preparing, We ll gather in song, our hearts aglow, All joy of the heavens sharing, And walk in the light of God s own place, With angels His name adoring Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License.NET, no Public domain Prayer of the Day P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. 4

5 P: Let us pray. O God, on this day You once taught the hearts of Your faithful people by sending them the light of Your Holy Spirit. Grant us in our day by the same Spirit to have a right understanding in all things and evermore to rejoice in His holy consolation; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. First Lesson Genesis 11:1 9 Reader: Tom Mathson Psalm 143 P: 1 Hear my prayer, O Lord; give ear to my pleas for mercy! C: In your faithfulness answer me, in your righteousness! P: 2 Enter not into judgment with your servant, C: for no one living is righteous before you. P: 3 For the enemy has pursued my soul; he has crushed my life to the ground; C: he has made me sit in darkness like those long dead. P: 4 Therefore my spirit faints within me; C: my heart within me is appalled. P: 5 I remember the days of old; I meditate on all that you have done; C: I ponder the work of your hands. P: 6 I stretch out my hands to you; C: my soul thirsts for you like a parched land. P: 7 Answer me quickly, O Lord! C: My spirit fails! P: Hide not your face from me, C: lest I be like those who go down to the pit. 5

6 P: 8 Let me hear in the morning of your steadfast love, C: for in you I trust. P: Make me know the way I should go, C: for to you I lift up my soul. P: 9 Deliver me from my enemies, O Lord! C: I have fled to you for refuge! P: 10 Teach me to do your will, C: for you are my God! P: Let your good Spirit lead me C: on level ground! P: 11 For your name s sake, O Lord, preserve my life! C: In your righteousness bring my soul out of trouble! P: 12 And in your steadfast love you will cut off my enemies, and you will destroy all the adversaries of my soul, C: for I am your servant. Second Lesson: Acts 2:1 21 Reader: Sandy Mathson Please Stand Alleluia and Verse 6

7 Holy Gospel: John 14:23 31 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the fourteenth chapter. C: Glory to you, O Lord. 23 Jesus answered him, If anyone loves me, he will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our home with him. 24 Whoever does not love me does not keep my words. And the word that you hear is not mine but the Father s who sent me. 25 These things I have spoken to you while I am still with you. 26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. 27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid. 28 You heard me say to you, I am going away, and I will come to you. If you loved me, you would have rejoiced, because I am going to the Father, for the Father is greater than I. 29 And now I have told you before it takes place, so that when it does take place you may believe. 30 I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming. He has no claim on me, 31 but I do as the Father has commanded me, so that the world may know that I love the Father. Rise, let us go from here. P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ. Choir Sermon Pastor Andrew Schroeder 7

8 Hymn: (To sing harmony, turn to page 498 in the Lutheran Service Book) Come, Holy Ghost, Creator Blest 6 Teach us to know the Father, Son, And You, from both, as Three in One That we Your name may ever bless And in our lives the truth confess. 7 Praise we the Father and the Son And Holy Spirit, with them One, And may the Son on us bestow The gifts that from the Spirit flow! Amen. Public domain Please Stand 8

9 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. The Offering Please stand as the offering is brought to the altar. Offertory Prayer P: Let us pray C: Holy God, gracious and merciful, you bring forth food from the earth, and nourish your whole creation. Turn our hearts toward those who hunger in any way, that all may know your care; and prepare us now to feast on the bread of life, Jesus Christ our Saviour. Amen. 9

10 * Prayer Of The Church (After the pastor ends each petition with, Lord in Your Mercy, the congregation responds with, Hear our prayer. ) The Sacrament of 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, who ascended above the heavens and, sitting at Your right hand, poured out on this day the promised Holy Spirit on His chosen disciples. For all this the whole earth rejoices with exceeding joy. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: Sanctus C: Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow'r and might: Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna. Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest. 10

11 Prayer of Thanksgiving P: Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross. Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. The Words of Our Lord P: Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: Take, eat; this is My body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me. P: In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me. Proclamation of Christ P: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord's death until He comes. 11

12 C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. P: O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray: Lord's Prayer C: 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. Pax Domini P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: Amen. The Distribution Post-Communion Prayer 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. 12

13 The Benediction Announcements P: Almighty God, Father, Son T, and Holy Spirit bless you now and forever. C: Amen. 13

14 Hymn: (To sing harmony, turn to page 913 in the Lutheran Service Book.) O Holy Spirit, Enter In Public domain The Dismissal P: Go in Peace, Serve the Lord! C: Thanks be to God 14

15 + Post-service Music + MEMORIAL ENVELOPES are available to memorialize loved ones through a financial contribution. The envelopes are on the foyer table. Mention their name and designate either the General Fund or Debt Reduction to which you wish to contribute, and place in the collection plate. GOD S BLESSINGS to all those celebrating birthdays or an anniversary this week. On Thursday, Evelyn Crockett and Lucie McNeil share their special day. Monday, Dick and Marilyn Schneider celebrate their anniversary. Best wishes to all! are given today by the Brauns. LET US PRAY FOR THE FAMILY OF THE WEEK: Joan Lucas NEEDED: NURSERY VOLUNTEERS. Our littlest members need your help! Sign up now on the round table. CALL FOR USHERS: We need 2 people to sign up to usher for June and July. Your service is very important to the worship service and congregation. There is a signup sheet on the round table. CALL FOR ALTAR CARE: We need volunteers for the following dates: June This is vital ministry which focuses on the care of the communion vessels. There is a signup sheet on the round table. FAVORITE HYMN? Is there a hymn that you love, that fills your heart and soul? During the summer, we will be collecting your favorite hymns (1 or 2) and sharing it in the worship service. There is small survey ballot that you can complete and place in a box on the ushers table. 15

16 NEW BIBLE STUDY OPPORTUNITIES Sunday School at 9:00 AM Sunday School for Children Adult Sunday School: with Roger Martinson Studying the appointed lessons for that Sunday Pastor Andy Study: book of the Prophet Micah Come and join us! Come to Pastor s Bible Study on The Prophet Micah! Find out: what and where Morosheth of Gath is Find out: How to pronounce them! Find out: Did Micah prophesy about Jesus? Find out: Who wins the Lawsuit.?! Bible Study begins at 9:00 am on Sundays Come one and all. Thursday Bible Study at 10:00 AM and 6:00 PM (note the change in time) letter to the Galatians. We will be Studying Paul s 16

17 WEEKLY CALENDAR Tuesday Women s Bible Study 10:00 a.m. Lake Oconee Quilters Guild Meeting 1:00 p.m. Wednesday Lake Oconee Nursing Home visit 1:15 p.m. Thursday Pastor Bible Studies cancelled Saturday ECR Bible Study 4:15 p.m. ECR Service 5:30 p.m. Sunday Adult Sunday School 9:00 a.m. Choir Practice 9:30 a.m. Worship Service 10:30 a.m. Fellowship Meeting after worship BACK to SCHOOL Project -Board of Christian Outreach (BOCO) is sponsoring a collection of WalMart gift cards and backpacks for foster families in Putnam Co. This will greatly help to equip foster children with supplies they need for back to school in July. The county director is sending us a list of M/F and ages of kids to help us select backpacks. The idea of gift cards would be a huge help for foster families trying to cover costs of back-to-school necessities. Each of you please consider which way you could help out with this. Cut-off will be June 26 for this project. Thank you in advance. 17

18 Prayer Requests Richard Beard & family (Virginia Daley s brother-in-law) Sally Beard Dick Braun Barbara Crawford Carol Dunn Martha Glenn Marion & Patsy Mahs Joan Mulford Jean Vincent John Zawislak Cathy Chambers (sister of Rosemary Bonnough) Margie Howell (long-time friend of the Andersons) Nadine Haydon (friend of the Uehlins) Peggy & Dan Huck (friends of Linda Horst) Jimmy Johnson (cousin of Rosalyn Carson) Dick Lowry (father of Deb Krahling) William Mickler (brother in law of Susan Krause) Susie Moore (friend of the Hardesty family) Mrs. Hoke Pollack (member of the Proper family) Steven Strickland (son of Rosemary Bonnough) Eddy Ray Tyler (father of Karen Brown) Larry Wells (neighbor of the Riesmeyers) 18

19 OUR VALUES AS A CONGREGATION Word and Sacrament believing in and making faithful and frequent use of the Bible, Baptism, and the Lord s Supper as the means by which God gives and sustains faith and empowers and strengthens us for Christian living. Christian Education providing quality, Bible based instruction to foster greater understanding of God s Word and to better equip members for their discipleship. Evangelism reaching out to others by word and deed to join in the sharing of God s blessings and grace, which is free to all believers. Stewardship utilizing fully our time, talents, and resources to serve and love the Lord, furthering our commission of discipleship. Fellowship caring for and sharing with our church family; fostering greater love, understanding, and concern for the physical and spiritual well-being of all brothers and sisters in Jesus Christ. The window behind the altar is our EASTER SUNRISE WINDOW. The cross hanging in front of the window is an empty cross, reminding us that Jesus rose from the dead and is alive now to be with us here and always. Every Sunday is a celebration of Easter. The symbol on the front of the ALTAR is a combination of two Greek letters: the chi, which looks like our English x, and the rho, which looks like our p. In the Greek, these letters are the first two of Christ. Combined as they are, they suggest the cross. Superimposed on the cross is a heart, the reminder that God s love for us is the reason Jesus died on the cross. God s love for us empowers us to share his love with others. 19