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A Praying Church
Carl R. Henkel, pastor
651.631.8625
carl.henkel@juno.com
CHRISTIAN
EDUCATION SUNDAY
March 30, 2008 9:00am
Today’s Altar Flowers are given by Mildred Rilling
in loving memory of her parents and in honor of her 80th birthday
(today, March 30). Happy Birthday,
Mildred! Mildred would also like you to
join her for a piece of birthday cake after this morning’s worship
service. All welcome!
Please Don’t Rush Off After The Worship Service! Stick
around for some birthday cake and a little conversation. Sunday School and
Youth and Adult Education Hour begin at 10:30.
Don’t forget the Potluck Dinner at 11:45! Then at 1:00pm, we begin the running of the
Mt. Olive Minute! We hope you are able
to stay!
John, Susan, & Karl Mueller, greeters
Nicole Burkhardt, organ and Clavinova
Marcia Schuyler, clarinet ~ Julian Plamann,
soloist
Nicole Burkhardt, Josh Metcalfe,
& Susan Mueller, guitars
As we today observe Christian Education Sunday, we are reminded that
whether you are a child or an adult, it is absolutely necessary that if we are
to grow in our faith (which is worth more than gold!), we dare not separate
ourselves from the Word of God. In
Christian Education, the Bible is not a “textbook” but our life source. In the Bible we meet the Living Word, our
Lord Jesus Christ.
FOCUSING
ON OUR WORSHIP OF JESUS “My Jesus, I Love Thee”
My Jesus,
I love Thee, I know Thou art mine;
For Thee all the follies of sin I resign.
My gracious Redeemer, my Savior art Thou;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
I love
Thee because Thou has first loved me,
And purchased my pardon on
I love Thee for wearing the thorns on Thy brow;
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
I’ll love
Thee in life, I will love Thee in death,
And praise Thee as long as Thou lendest me breath;
And say when the death dew lies cold on my brow,
If ever I loved Thee, my Jesus, ’tis now.
FIXING OUR EYES ON JESUS “You Are My All In All”
You are my strength when I am weak,
You are the treasure that I seek,
You are my all in all.
Seeking You as a precious jewel,
Lord to give up I'd be a fool,
You are my all in all.
Jesus, Lamb of God - worthy is Your name.
Jesus, Lamb of God - worthy is Your name.
Taking my sin, my cross, my shame,
Rising again, I bless Your name,
You are my all in all.
When I fall down, You pick me up,
When I am dry You fill my cup,
You are my all in all.
Jesus, Lamb of God - worthy is Your name.
(Repeat seven times.)
INVOCATION
Pastor: In the name of the Father,
People: who loves us with an
unconditional love.
Pastor: In the name of the Son,
People: who gave His life on
the cross and rose again from the dead that we might live.
Pastor: In the name of the Holy Spirit,
People: who brings us to faith
and reveals to us in His Word the riches of Christ.
All: Amen.
ANTHEM page 336, Praise Songbook
“The Word”
Pastor: If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could
stand?
People: But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.
Pastor: Lord, have mercy on us.
People: Christ, have mercy on
us.
Pastor: Lord, have mercy on us,
People: and forgive all our
sins.
Pastor: God has had mercy on us, and for the sake of Jesus Christ, He
has answered our prayer for mercy. At
the command and promise of our Lord Jesus Christ, I, as a called and ordained
servant of the Word forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Thank
You, Lord! Amen.
FIRST LESSON Acts 2:14a, 22-32
Then Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd: "...Men of Israel, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a Man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know. This Man was handed over to you by God's set purpose and foreknowledge; and you, with the help of wicked men, put Him to death by nailing Him to the cross. But God raised Him from the dead, freeing Him from the agony of death, because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on Him. David said about Him: "'I saw the Lord always before Me. Because He is at My right hand, I will not be shaken. Therefore My heart is glad and My tongue rejoices; My body also will live in hope, because You will not abandon Me to the grave, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay. You have made known to Me the paths of life; You will fill Me with joy in Your presence.'
"Brothers, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day. But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that He would place one of his descendants on his throne. Seeing what was ahead, he spoke of the resurrection of the Christ, that He was not abandoned to the grave, nor did His body see decay. God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of the fact.
ANTHEM “Lord
of the Dance”
I danced in the morning when the
world was begun,
And I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,
And I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth,
At Bethlehem I had My birth.
Refrain
Dance,
then, wherever you may be;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
And I’ll lead you all wherever you may be,
And I’ll lead you all in the dance, said He.
I danced for the scribe and the
Pharisee,
But they would not dance and they would not follow Me;
I danced for the fishermen, for James and John;
They came to Me and the dance went on.
Refrain
I danced on the Sabbath when I
cured the lame,
The holy people said it was a shame;
They whipped and they stripped and they hung Me high;
And they left Me there on a cross to die.
Refrain
(solo)
I danced on a Friday and the sky turned black;
It’s hard to dance with the devil on your back;
They buried My body and they thought I’d gone,
But I am the dance and I still go on.
Refrain
(solo)
They cut Me down and I leapt up high,
I am the life that’ll never, never die;
I’ll live in you if you’ll live in Me;
I am the Lord of the Dance, said He.
Refrain
Refrain
EPISTLE LESSON I Peter 1:3-9
Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade-- kept in heaven for you, who through faith are shielded by God's power until the coming of the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of trials. These have come so that your faith-- of greater worth than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire-- may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus Christ is revealed. Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and even though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and are filled with an inexpressible and glorious joy, for you are receiving the goal of your faith, the salvation of your souls.
CHILDREN’S ANTHEM “Come, Holy Spirit, Come!”
GOSPEL LESSON John 20:19-31
On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" After He said this, He showed them His hands and side. The disciples were overjoyed when they saw the Lord.
Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent Me, I am sending you." And with that He breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit. If you forgive anyone his sins, they are forgiven; if you do not forgive them, they are not forgiven."
Now Thomas (called Didymus), one of the Twelve, was not with the disciples when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, "We have seen the Lord!" But he said to them, "Unless I see the nail marks in His hands and put my finger where the nails were, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe it."
A week later His disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" Then He said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe."
Thomas said to Him, "My Lord and my God!"
Then Jesus told him, "Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed."
Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of His disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
ANTHEM pages 12-13, Praise Songbook
“The Angel Rolled the Stone Away”
APOSTLES’ CREED
I believe in God, the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, His only Son,
our Lord,
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary,
suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died and was buried.
He
descended into hell.
The
third day He rose again from the dead.
He
ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.
From
there He will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the holy Christian Church - the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. Amen.
ANTHEM pages 68-69,
Praise Songbook
“Father Welcomes All His
Children”
GATHERING
OF THE OFFERINGS
PRAYER
OF THE CHURCH
Pastor: In peace let us pray to the Lord:
O Lord, we give You
thanks that You have called us to faith in Christ Jesus by the Gospel.
People: Continue to strengthen
our faith by the working of Your Spirit.
Pastor: We confess, Almighty God, that too many times we try to
understand You rather than trust in You. For failing to trust You
completely, we ask Your forgiveness.
People: Help us to trust You with child-like
faith. Help us to remember that You never asked us to understand You, but instead to trust
You in all things.
Pastor: Lord Jesus, You are the only way to the Father. Give us lips and lives that proclaim You as the Way, the Truth, and the Life with others.
People: Use our voices to declare Your
praises, who has called us out of darkness into Your marvelous light.
Pastor: We
pray today for those who are suffering in any way, those who are sick, in
hospitals or nursing homes, and those terminally ill. We ask that You
would care for them as only You can.
People: We don't understand why they are suffering, but instead - trust
them to Your loving care.
Pastor: We pray for our President and all who lead our country, our
state, and our local governments. Grant
them wisdom to lead as You would have them to
lead.
People: Be with them, heavenly
Father, so their decisions might be pleasing in Your
sight.
Pastor: We ask that You would also be with
those who serve in the Armed Forces.
Grant them a special measure of Your protection
today as they defend our nation.
People: We ask that You would be their shield and rear guard this day.
Pastor: We also pray for those who lead our Synod - for President
Schroeder, for our district president, and all who hold a synodical
or district office.
People: Give them Your Spirit
to lead us in faithful and bold ways.
Pastor: On this Christian Education Sunday, we pray that You would continue to bless our families as they eagerly
study and share Your holy Word.
People: Give us all a strong
and courageous faith that boldly proclaims the truth and confidently stands on Your promises.
Pastor: Into Your hands, O Lord, we commend all for whom we pray,
trusting in Your mercy, through Jesus Christ, our
Lord.
People: Amen.
LORD'S PRAYER
ANTHEM pages 34-35, Praise Songbook
CLOSING PRAYER AND BENEDICTION
CLOSING ANTHEM page
213, Praise Songbook
“Now Let the
Heavens Be Joyful”
Earthquake,
angel, rolling stone; Mary
stoops to look and hears
Guards
in terror lying prone, Angels
asking why her tears.
Daybreak, silence,
rays of light; They have whisked my Lord away
Women walking into
sight; Where
to find Him, can you say?”
Sent’nels leaving, have no choice; “Woman,” says a voice
behind,
Brilliant vision,
sudden voice: Sobs
don’t mask what’s on her mind;
“Faithful women, do
not fear, “
He is risen! Look not here! I will fetch
whom you just took!”
See the place He
laid His head, “Mary,”
says the voice softly.
Now He lives, who
once was dead! Quick
she whirls, but can it be?
Tell His men and
Peter, too, Yes, it’s Him, the once dead Lord!
Done is death for
them and you. Thoughts
and arms rush swiftly toward
Go from here to
All will there His
glory see!” Don’t
embrace me. I must go
Heav’nward. Rather, loose your tongue
Tell disciples what God’s done!"
Dr. John Lawrenz,
This Week At
Today:
8:45am Prayer Time
in the Fireside Room – Everyone Invited!
9:00am Family
Worship – Christian Education Sunday
10:00am Refreshments and Social Time
10:30am Education
Hour – Frank Peretti “The Chair”
11:45am Potluck
Dinner – All Welcome!
1:00pm Mt. Olive
Minute Pinewood
2:00pm Mt.
Olive Chinese Church Worship Service
3 & 7pm Lent/Easter Concert at
Monday:
7:00pm “Beautiful
Feet” Bible Study
Wednesday:
5:30pm Confirmation Class
Thursday: 10:00am “Explorers of the Word” Bible Study
12:00pm Women’s Guild
(Noon Meal Provided - Come and Enjoy!)
Friday:
7:00pm Movie Night
Next
Sunday:
9:00am Family Worship with Holy
Communion
1:30pm LWMS Spring Rally/Faith Lutheran,
(See Bulletin Board for Information)
April Senior Luncheon
DATE: Tuesday,
April 8th, 11:30am
WHERE:
MENU: Spring Brunch
COST: Freewill
Offering
Entertainment provided by Lori Ronchak playing the hammered dulcimer & piano.
You Are Invited to
The SCLHS Drama Department presents
Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical