Mt. Olive Ev. Lutheran Church

 

www.mtolive-wels.net

 

1460 Almond Avenue

St. Paul, Minnesota  55108

 

651.645.2575

 

 

A Praying Church

 

Carl R. Henkel, pastor

651.631.8625

carl.henkel@juno.com

 

The 17th Sunday After Pentecost

 

September 23, 2007    9:00am

 

Thank You for sharing this time of worship with us.  We're glad you're here!  Do come again!  If you do not have a local church home, we invite you to make your home with us.  You will find Christian love, opportunities for spiritual growth, warm friendships, and an appreciation of being part of God’s family.

 

Please Don’t Rush Off After The Worship Service.  Stick around for a time of socializing and refreshments.  We hope you are able to stay!  The Education Hour for children and adults begins at 10:30am.  You are welcome!

 

Large Print Hymnals and personal sound devices are available at the usher's station to help make worship more meaningful for those who may appreciate such assistance.  Just ask one of the ushers before the service.

 

 

 

Assisting Us In Worship This Morning

 

Amy, Sydney, and Emma Marshall, greeters

Kevin Marschel, head usher

Nicole Burkhardt, organ and Clavinova

 

 

 

We Gather To Worship The Lord

 

Order of Service:    Service of the Word, page 38 in the front of the hymnal

Hymns:                   191          385          499          240

Message:                I Timothy 1:12-17

                              “I Was Shown Mercy!”

 

 

THE FIRST LESSON:   Exodus 32:7-14

 

Then the Lord said to Moses, "Go down, because your people, whom you brought up out of Egypt, have become corrupt. They have been quick to turn away from what I commanded them and have made themselves an idol cast in the shape of a calf. They have bowed down to it and sacrificed to it and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of Egypt.'

"I have seen these people," the Lord said to Moses, "and they are a stiff-necked people. Now leave Me alone so that My anger may burn against them and that I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."

But Moses sought the favor of the Lord his God. "O Lord," he said, "why should Your anger burn against Your people, whom You brought out of Egypt with great power and a mighty hand? Why should the Egyptians say, 'It was with evil intent that He brought them out, to kill them in the mountains and to wipe them off the face of the earth'? Turn from Your fierce anger; relent and do not bring disaster on Your people. Remember Your servants Abraham, Isaac and Israel, to whom You swore by Your own self: 'I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky and I will give your descendants all this land I promised them, and it will be their inheritance forever.'"

Then the Lord relented and did not bring on His people the disaster He had threatened.

 

 

THE SECOND LESSON:   I Timothy 1:12-17

 

I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me strength, that He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service. Even though I was once a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief. The grace of our Lord was poured out on me abundantly, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners-- of whom I am the worst.

But for that very reason I was shown mercy so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His unlimited patience as an example for those who would believe on Him and receive eternal life.

Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the only God, be honor and glory for ever and ever. Amen.

 

 

THE GOSPEL LESSON:   Luke 15:1-10

 

Now the tax collectors and "sinners" were all gathering around to hear Jesus. But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law muttered, "This man welcomes sinners and eats with them."  Then Jesus told them this parable: "Suppose one of you has a hundred sheep and loses one of them. Does he not leave the ninety-nine in the open country and go after the lost sheep until he finds it?  And when he finds it, he joyfully puts it on his shoulders and goes home. Then he calls his friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost sheep.' I tell you that in the same way there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent.

"Or suppose a woman has ten silver coins and loses one. Does she not light a lamp, sweep the house and search carefully until she finds it? And when she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together and says, 'Rejoice with me; I have found my lost coin.' In the same way, I tell you, there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents."

 

 

 

This Week At Mt. Olive

 

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

                             9:00am        Family Worship Service

                           10:00am        Social Hour

                           10:30am        Sunday School & Adult Bible Class

                             2:00pm        Pie & Ice Cream Social at the Lutheran Home, Belle Plaine

Monday:              9:00am        Pastors’ Circuit Meeting, Crown of Life, West St. Paul

                             4:00pm        “Cross-Eyed Warriors” Bible Study

                             7:00pm        “Beautiful Feet” Bible Study

Tuesday:                                 Newsletter Articles Due

                             7:30pm        SCLHS General Board Meeting

Wednesday:         5:30pm        Confirmation Class

Thursday:          10:00am        “Explorers of the Word” Bible Study

                             7:00pm        “Women in the Word” Bible Study

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

                             9:00am        Family Worship

                           10:30am        Education Hour

 

 

 

A Pie & Ice Cream Social is being held this afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00pm at the Lutheran Home, Belle Plaine.  All are welcome!  (See poster on the narthex bulletin board.)

 

Pastor John Baumann will be installed next Sunday, September 30th at 2:00pm as the new pastor of Mt. Olive Chinese Church.  The service will take place here at Mt. Olive.  You are all cordially invited to attend and show your support for our Chinese brothers and sisters.

 

The Bell Choir from Crown of Life Lutheran Church will be coming to Mt. Olive to help our congregation celebrate the 86th Anniversary of the Women’s Guild on Thursday, October 4th at 6:30pm.  A meal will be served first, and then a devotional service with the Bell Choir.  Please sign up in the narthex. Men, women and children are invited.  We would like to provide a nice audience for the Bell Choir.

 

AA Meetings (The Firing Line) are being held on Sunday evenings here at Mt. Olive from 5:00 to 6:15pm.  Contact Dustin B. at 612.483.3198.