1 NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Gifts from God August 6, 2017 PASTOR: Greg Volzke CHURCH PHONE: 402-744-4971 HOME PHONE: 402-744-4961 CELL PHONE: 402-984-8981 PRINCIPAL: Doug Eisele SCHOOL PHONE: 402-744-4991 HEAD ELDER: Leland Uden ORGANIST: Sandra Mack HEAD USHER: Brad Uden USHERS: Mariah Uden, Dane Eisele, Drew Katzberg, Nathan Anderson, Elisha Reiners ACOLYTES: Morgan Burr, Elizabeth Anderson, Taten Uden GREETERS: Jerome and Susan Katzberg, Bryce and Becky Katzberg WELCOME: Welcome in our Savior’s name – and thanks for sharing with us today in Christ’s love and peace! We pray that our worship together increases your faith and joy in Christian living. If you are a visitor, please sign the pew cards and place them in the offering plate. If you are not an active member of another Christian church, we encourage you to visit us often and inquire into teachings and practices of our church. We’re glad you are here, and hope you’ll join us again soon! CLOSE COMMUNION: As a member of the Lutheran Church-Mo. Synod, we practice “close communion”. This was the universal practice of the early Christian church, not as a judgment of another’s devotion to Christ, but out of concern that the Lord’s supper not be taken to one’s harm (1 Cor. 11:29). By participating in the sacrament, one testified that he/she believed Christ ’s body and blood are truly present in the Sacrament. Communing together was also a public confession of agreement regarding the teachings of the Scriptures. Therefore, if you are not a member of a Mo. Synod Lutheran congregation, we ask that you speak with Pastor before communing.
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NINTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Gifts from God
August 6, 2017
PASTOR: Greg Volzke CHURCH PHONE: 402-744-4971
HOME PHONE: 402-744-4961 CELL PHONE: 402-984-8981
PRINCIPAL: Doug Eisele SCHOOL PHONE: 402-744-4991
HEAD ELDER: Leland Uden ORGANIST: Sandra Mack
HEAD USHER: Brad Uden
USHERS: Mariah Uden, Dane Eisele, Drew Katzberg,
Nathan Anderson, Elisha Reiners
ACOLYTES: Morgan Burr, Elizabeth Anderson, Taten Uden
GREETERS: Jerome and Susan Katzberg, Bryce and Becky Katzberg
WELCOME: Welcome in our Savior’s name – and thanks for sharing with us today in
Christ’s love and peace! We pray that our worship together increases your
faith and joy in Christian living. If you are a visitor, please sign the pew
cards and place them in the offering plate. If you are not an active member
of another Christian church, we encourage you to visit us often and inquire
into teachings and practices of our church. We’re glad you are here, and hope you’ll join
us again soon!
CLOSE COMMUNION: As a member of the Lutheran Church-Mo. Synod, we
practice “close communion”. This was the universal practice of the early Christian
church, not as a judgment of another’s devotion to Christ, but out of concern that the
Lord’s supper not be taken to one’s harm (1 Cor. 11:29). By participating in the
sacrament, one testified that he/she believed Christ’s body and blood are truly present
in the Sacrament. Communing together was also a public confession of agreement
regarding the teachings of the Scriptures. Therefore, if you are not a member of a
Mo. Synod Lutheran congregation, we ask that you speak with Pastor before
communing.
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Please use the box on the welcome registration to indicate your desire to commune.
PREPARATION FOR COMMUNION
1. I REPENT OF ALL MY SINS AND SINCERELY INTEND BY THE POWER
OF THE HOLY SPIRIT TO HENCEFORTH LEAD A GOD-PLEASING
LIFE, IN LOVE TOWARD GOD AND TOWARD FELLOW MANKIND.
2. I BELIEVE THAT GOD FORGIVES ME MY SINS THROUGH THE BLOOD
ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST ON THE CROSS.
3. I BELIEVE THAT OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST GIVES ME HIS TRUE BODY
AND BLOOD IN THE BREAD AND WINE OF HIS HOLY SUPPER.
4. I BELIEVE THAT, IN THE HOLY SUPPER, OUR RISEN SAVIOR OFFERS
ME FORGIVENESS OF SIN, STRENGTHENING OF FAITH, AND
ETERNAL SALVATION.
AS WE GATHER
We face so many arguments about food these days. Go organic. Go gluten free. Go low
carb. Go vegan. Go GMO free. Our culture is deeply concerned about what sort of food
we put in our bodies, because the old saying “you are what you eat” is fairly accurate.
While what sort of food we put into our bodies is an important concern, Jesus compels
us to make another kind of food an even higher priority than the food we chew and
digest. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth
of God. Jesus feeds five thousand people, thereby revealing that He is the Word of God
Incarnate, the food that feeds more than our stomachs. Jesus feeds our souls. This was
foreseen by the prophet Isaiah who wrote, “Come, everyone who thirsts . . . incline your
ear, and come to Me; hear, that your soul may live.” The food we put into our bodies is
important. Even more important is to gather in church for food that feeds the soul!
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PREPARATION
INVOCATION
Pastor: Remembering that we are the baptized children of God, we begin; In the
name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
People: Amen.
CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION
Isaiah 55:2b
Pastor: Mighty and merciful Lord, with heavy hearts we confess our sin to You.
(A time of silence is observed.)
Pastor: Together we confess:
People: We have sinned against You, mighty God, in thought, word, and
deed.
Pastor: When we have been more concerned with the food that feeds our
stomachs than we are with the food that nurtures our souls,
People: We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed.
Pastor: When we live as if the gifts God provides are less important than some of
the trivialities with which we use up our time,
People: We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed.
Pastor: When we fill our ears with all sorts of things that cannot give us the life
You give, we have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed.
People: Bring us to repentance, Lord. Forgive our sins, those of which we are
aware and those we do unwittingly. Have mercy on us. Seek us, for
You alone can find us and restore us.
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Pastor: “Listen diligently to Me, and eat what is good,” says the Lord, “and
delight yourselves in rich food.” Almighty God in His mercy has given
His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a
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.
People: Amen.
WORD
HYMN OF PRAISE “Bless the Lord”...............by Matt Redman [DVD]
“What A Friend We Have In Jesus”................................#770
SALUTATION
Pastor: The Lord has entered this place.
People: Lord, enter also our hearts.
PRAYER OF THE DAY
Pastor: Let us pray. Lord of creation, You open wide Your hand and satisfy the
needs of every living creature.
People: You feed our souls with the true bread from heaven, Jesus, our
Savior.
Pastor: Help us to receive the Bread of Life with joy,
People: so that we may participate in Your providing bread for the world,
both body and soul;
Pastor: through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You
and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen.
OLD TESTAMENT READING
Isaiah 55:1–5 (Come, eat and drink without cost.)
EPISTLE
Romans 9:1–5 (6–13) (Paul anguishes over the people of Israel.)
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HOLY GOSPEL
Matthew 14:13–21 (The Bread of Life feeds five thousand.)
CREED The First Article
People: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
Pastor: What does this mean?
People: I believe that God has made me and all creatures; that He has given
me my body and soul, eyes, ears, and all my members, my reason and
all my senses, and still takes care of them.
He also gives me clothing and shoes, food and drink, house and
home, wife and children, land, animals, and all I have. He richly and
daily provides me with all that I need to support this body and life.
He defends me against all danger and guards and protects me from
all evil. All this He does only out of fatherly, divine goodness and
mercy, without any merit or worthiness in me. For all this it is my
duty to thank and praise, serve and obey Him. This is most certainly
true.
HYMN OF THE DAY “Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord” ..........#637
SERMON “What Do You Value?” Text: Isa.55:2
1. We might say that Faith and Family are the most important gifts of God; however,
if we examine our daily lives, we will soon discover that we spend more time,
energy and money on other things.
2. How often have we skipped time with the Lord because we had so much to do?
3. If you take a look at your financial transaction, you will see a pattern that points to
what we value most.
4. Listen to the question that Isaiah asks. “Why do you spend your money for that
which is not bread, and your labor for that which does not satisfy?”
5. We demand goods and services that are high quality and settle for a faith walk that
leaves us vulnerable to Satan’s attacks.
6. The disciples worried about not having enough bread and, Jesus, in exasperation
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declares “O you of little faith!”
7. What do we worry about? Jesus asks us the same questions as He did of his
disciples.
8. We worry because we have valued other things more than our relationship with
God.
9. These things we place above him become our gods and when our frail gods are
threatened, of course we will worry!
10. The first commandment says “You shall have no other gods.” We read that and
check it off as done! We don’t understand that every time we sin, we have placed
something above God and that is idolatry.
11. In spite of all the times we have committed idolatry, God still invites us to “Come,
everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and he who has no money, come, buy
and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.”
12. This is His invitation to us today as we come to His table and are assured of His
forgiving love.
13. He seeks to heal the hurts we have inflicted upon ourselves by going our own way.
14. We are to be Gods chosen instrument for drawing others to salvation in Jesus. Why
should they come if we are living like the rest of the people in the world.
15. When their gods are failing, they will see our God giving us peace and joy even in
the midst of the battles of life and they will seek to gain what we have.
16. What do you truly value?
OFFERING
PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
SACRAMENT
PREFACE
Pastor: The Lord be with you. 2 Timothy 4:22
People: And also with you.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts. [Colossians 3:1]
People: We lift them to the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. [Psalm 136]
People: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
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PROPER PREFACE
Pastor: It is truly good, and right, that we should at all times and in all places give thanks
to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who by His death on
the cross and His resurrection from the grave feeds both our bodies and souls with all we
need to live abundant life. Therefore we magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising
You and saying:
SANCTUS Change My Heart O God.......................................P&W #37
Change my heart O God; Make it ever true.
Change my heart O God; may I be like You.
You are the potter, I am the clay.
Mold me and make me; this is what I pray.
Change my heart O God; Make it ever true.
Change my heart O God; may I be like You.
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
Pastor: Thanks and praise to You, O Lord, giver of all good gifts. You created
the heavens and the earth. You provide food for all creatures. In the
garden, Adam and Eve could eat of the fruit of any tree but one. When
they rebelled and ate from the forbidden tree and faced the
consequences of sin, still You blessed them with clothing and food.
To this world, hungering and thirsting for righteousness, You sent Your
Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, the Living Bread from heaven. Fill us by
Your Spirit, so that our hearts overflow with living water, and
guide us to fill the hungry with the good things You have entrusted
to us. All honor, glory, and worship be to You, O God, Father, Son,
and Holy Spirit, now and forever.
People: Amen.
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THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
Matthew 26:26–28; Mark 14:22–24; Luke 22:19–20; 1 Corinthians 11:23–25
LORD’S PRAYER
(Matthew 6:9–13)
PAX DOMINI
Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
People: Amen.
AGNUS DEI Open Our Eyes, Lord” ......................................STTL #213
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus;
To reach out and touch Him and say that we love Him.
Open our ears, Lord, Teach us to listen.
Open our eyes, Lord, we want to see Jesus.
DISTRIBUTION HYMNS
“At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing” ............................#633
“I Come, O Savior, to Thy Table” ................................#618
“Lord I Need You” by Chris Tomlin .............................DVD
“Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me...........................................#760
POST-COMMUNION THANKSGIVING
Pastor: Gracious God, to this world so hungry for what is truly good and what
can truly satisfy our hungry hearts, You send Jesus, the Bread of Life. For
joining us together in the Body of Christ and for forgiving our sins in this
Holy Communion, we give thanks. Give our restless and tired hearts rest
in You; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns
with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
People: Amen
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BENEDICTION
Pastor: Nourished by the Word of Christ and fed by Christ’s body and blood, you
are sent out into the world in the name of Jesus to fill the hungry with
good things.
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
The Lord look upon you with favor and give you peace.