The Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

July 29, 2007 9:00am

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Assisting Us In Worship This Morning

The Tim Pearson family and Mark Sauer, greeters

Tim Wiedmann, head usher

Linda Henkel, keyboard

We Gather To Worship The Lord

Order of Service: Morning Praise, page 45 in front of the hymnal

Hymns: 290 348 355

Message: Luke 10:38-42

“Spending Quality Time With Jesus”

This Week At Mt. Olive

Today: 8:45am Prayer Time in the Fireside Room

9:00am Family Worship

10:00am Farewell for Ryan & Angela Young

Monday: 11:30am Mt. Olive Worship Service on Cable Channel 14

6:30pm Mt. Olive Worship Service on Cable Channel 14

7:00pm “Time of Grace” Bible Study

Next Sunday: 6:30am “Time of Grace” on KMSP, Channel 9

9:00am Family Worship / Holy Communion

The 59^th Biennial Convention of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod is being held this week at Martin Luther College in New Ulm. Pastor Henkel is serving as a delegate to the convention, and his committee begins work already this afternoon at 1:00pm. The convention runs through Friday, August 3^rd. As you know, there are some very heavy issues that must be decided at this convention, and your prayers that God will be glorified in all that is said and done would be greatly appreciated. You may watch the convention online everyday at http://streams.wels.net beginning with the opening worship service at 9:00am this Monday morning. Be sure to tune in!

Copies Of “Movin’ On,” Chris Driesbach’s brand new CD, are available today in the narthex. Chris writes, “I mean for these to be free of charge for folks, but I’ve also enclosed self-addressed envelopes in case anyone would like to make a donation or write to me.” It’s a great CD!

Join Us For Monday Evening Bible Study. Called “Time of Grace,” it begins with a viewing of the weekly “Time of Grace” church service with Pastor Mark Jeske, and continues with a discussion of that week’s text and topic. We meet in the air-conditioned Fireside Room at 7:00pm. All welcome!

THE FIRST LESSON: Genesis 18:1-14

The Lord appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby. When he saw them, he hurried from the entrance of his tent to meet them and bowed low to the ground. He said, "If I have found favor in your eyes, my lord, do not pass your servant by. Let a little water be brought, and then you may all wash your feet and rest under this tree. Let me get you something to eat, so you can be refreshed and then go on your way-- now that you have come to your servant." "Very well," they answered, "do as you say."

So Abraham hurried into the tent to Sarah. "Quick," he said, "get three seahs of fine flour and knead it and bake some bread." Then he ran to the herd and selected a choice, tender calf and gave it to a servant, who hurried to prepare it. He then brought some curds and milk and the calf that had been prepared, and set these before them. While they ate, he stood near them under a tree.

"Where is your wife Sarah?" they asked him. "There, in the tent," he said. Then the Lord said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son." Now Sarah was listening at the entrance to the tent, which was behind him. Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing. So Sarah laughed to herself as she thought, "After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?"

Then the Lord said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh and say, 'Will I really have a child, now that I am old?' Is anything too hard for the Lord? I will return to you at the appointed time next year and Sarah will have a son."

THE SECOND LESSON: Colossians 1:21-29

Once you were alienated from God and were enemies in your minds because of your evil behavior. But now He has reconciled you by Christ's physical body through death to present you holy in His sight, without blemish and free from accusation-- if you continue in your faith, established and firm, not moved from the hope held out in the Gospel. This is the Gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven, and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.

Now I rejoice in what was suffered for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ's afflictions, for the sake of His body, which is the church. I have become its servant by the commission God gave me to present to you the word of God in its fullness-- the mystery that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the saints. To them God has chosen to make known among the Gentiles the glorious riches of this mystery, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.

We proclaim Him, admonishing and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone perfect in Christ. To this end I labor, struggling with all His energy, which so powerfully works in me.

THE GOSPEL LESSON: Luke 10:38-42

As Jesus and His disciples were on their way, He came to a village where a woman named Martha opened her home to Him. She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord's feet listening to what He said.

But Martha was distracted by all the preparations that had to be made. She came to Him and asked, "Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do the work by myself? Tell her to help me!"

"Martha, Martha," the Lord answered, "you are worried and upset about many things, but only one thing is needed. Mary has chosen what is better, and it will not be taken away from her."