September 29th Bulletin - Christ's Love Our Calling - Love Speaks Week Six

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As He did at Pentecost, we ask the Holy Spirit to continue to infuse the hearts of His faith-ful people with a fiery zeal to share the life-giving Gospel with a dying world. The Liturgi-cal color is red. It is the color of fire, fervor, blood, martyrdom, and the shining truth of the

Christian faith based on the blood of Christ.

September 29th, 2013CLOC: Love Speaks Week Six

Welcome in the Name of Christ!We pray that you enjoy your time with us and that your spirit is enriched as we together sit

at the feet of our Savior. Gods richest blessings be on you!

Bathrooms are located in the north and south side of the entryway as you go down into thebasement. The mens is on the north side and the womens on the south side.

A small Nursery with a changing table and rocking chair is in the back of church on thesouth side; a carpeted play area is found in the basement; and black activity bags are available

in the entryway.

If you would like talk to Pastor about anything, catch him after worship or give him a call at507-648-3601 (Cell: 507-276-5225).

Order of Service The Service of the Word on Page 38Sermon Text II Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18

Sermon Theme Love Speaks with UrgencyHymns 779, 225, 735, 578, 570Psalm 90 on Page 99

Service NotesNormally, green banners and paraments would adorn our Sanctuary this time of year. Thered color helps us set off these weeks as being part of our special worship focus.

Hymns 779 and 735 are both from Christian worship Supplement and are printed on thegoldenrod inserts.

Hymn 225, This Is the Day the Lord Has Made, will be sung in place ofOh, Taste and Seeon page 39.

The Lords Supper at ZionThe Lords Supper is truly a most high and intimate expression of unity. Paul writesin I Corinthians 10:16-17: Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we give thanks a

participation in the Blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participationin the Body of Christ? Because there is one loaf, we, who are many, are one body, forwe all partake of the one loaf. Those who celebrate the Sacrament together are ex-pressing unity with both each another and Christ Jesus their Savior. When the faith

publically confessed by the participants is unified, what God gives us in the Sacramentis pure Gospel and a truly a blessed communion and union with one another and ourGod. But if there is disagreement concerning Gods Word underlying a celebration ofthe Sacrament, its intended purpose is spoiled and those involved are improperly de-

claring unity where unity does not fully exist.

Our practice as it involves the Lords Supper is based on a deep reverence for God andHis Word; it is based on our profound respect for the purpose of the Sacrament; andit is based on a deep desire to in every way honestly, accurately, and clearly confess allof Gods Word to the world. Therefore, those who are not yet fully united to us arecordially invited and encouraged to speak with Pastor or an Elder so that we may

work together for the truth (III John 8); for when spiritual unity is achieved on thebasis of Gods Word, outward unity can and will be joyfully celebrated. Those who

have declared their unity with us, either by their membership here or by their member-ship in another congregation with which we are unified, are cordially invited to express

that unity at the Lords Table.


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First Lesson: Deuteronomy 10:12-22 And now, O Israel, whatdoes the Lord your God ask of you but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, tolove him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, and to observethe Lords commands and decrees that I am giving you today for your own good? To the Lordyour God belong the heavens, even the highest heavens, the earth and everything in it. Yet theLord set his affection on your forefathers and loved them, and he chose you, their descendants,above all the nations, as it is today. Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and do not be stiff-neckedany longer. For the Lord your God is God of gods and Lord of lords, the great God, mighty andawesome, who shows no partiality and accepts no bribes. He defends the cause of the fatherless

and the widow, and loves the alien, giving him food and clothing. And you are to love those whoare aliens, for you yourselves were aliens in Egypt. Fear the Lord your God and serve him. Holdfast to him and take your oaths in his name. He is your praise; he is your God, who performedfor you those great and awesome wonders you saw with your own eyes. Your forefathers whowent down into Egypt were seventy in all, and now the Lord your God has made you as numer-ous as the stars in the sky.

Second Lesson: II Timothy 4:6-8, 16-18 For I am already beingpoured out like a drink offering, and the time has come for my departure. I have fought the goodfight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown ofrighteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that dayand not onlyto me, but also to all who have longed for his appearingAt my first defense, no one came to

my support, but everyone deserted me. May it not be held against them. But the Lord stood atmy side and gave me strength, so that through me the message might be fully proclaimed and allthe Gentiles might hear it. And I was delivered from the lions mouth. The Lord will rescue mefrom every evil attack and will bring me safely to his heavenly kingdom. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Gospel Lesson: Luke 18:18-27 A certain ruler asked him, Good teach-er, what must I do to inherit eternal life? Why do you call me good? Jesus answered. Noone is goodexcept God alone. You know the commandments: Do not commit adultery, donot murder, do not steal, do not give false testimony, honor your father and mother. All theseI have kept since I was a boy, he said. When Jesus heard this, he said to him, You still lack onething. Sell everything you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven. Then

come, follow me. When he heard this, he became very sad, because he was a man of greatwealth. Jesus looked at him and said, How hard it is for the rich to enter the kingdom of God!Indeed, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter thekingdom of God. Those who heard this asked, Who then can be saved? Jesus replied, Whatis impossible with men is possible with God.

SundaySeptember 29thGreeters Lynn WeberYouth Josh Altermatt8:45 am Morning Bible ClassLove Speaks8:45 am Sunday School in the School Building

10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship ServiceLove Speaks: Week 6

Tuesday10:30 am Worship Service at Cottonwood Ridge in Springfield

Wednesday2:00 pm Ladies Aid Meeting at the Church4:00 pm Televised Worship Service (Springfield Channel 8)6:00 pm Catechism Class in the School Building7:00 pm Regular Midweek Worship Service7:45 pm First Choir Practice for the Fall Season in the SchoolThursday10:00 am Valley View Worship Service in Lamberton4:00 pm Televised Worship ServiceLamberton Channel 6

Friday4:00 pm Televised Worship ServiceSpringfield Channel 8

SundayOctober 6thGreeters Pastor & Becky PrellYouth Erika Rogotzke8:45 am Morning Bible ClassLove Speaks

8:45 am Sunday School in the School Building10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship ServiceLove Speaks: Week 67:00 pm Evening Bible ClassHow Can They Teach That?

Opportunities to Grow and Serve

Altar GuildRoxy Cohrs & LaVonne Reese

Councilman on DutyJim Kosel

UshersNoel Pidde, Curt Schenk, Terry Schenk, Cary Fredrickson, Jim Zim-merman


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Thank You: This past week Adam Kosel spent the better part of two days manning thelift which Buds Nuisance Wildlife Removal used for their work. Thank you Adam foryour time and help!

CIC Meeting Update: A meeting of the Church Improvement Committee was heldThursday, September 19th, at 8:00 pm in the church basement. Those in attendancediscussed both short-term and long-term capital projects and their connections to theministry of this congregation. They will come to the Voters Meeting in October withrecommendations as to projects for both the remainder of 2013 as well as 2014.

New Sunday Evening Bible Class: Beginning October 6th, we will be starting a new se-ries in the Sunday Evening Bible Class. Over a number of weeks we will be covering thefirst eight chapters of St. Pauls letter to the Romans. A unique aspect of this class isthat we will have a guest lecturer of sorts, Pastor Paul Wendland, who currently serves asPresident and classroom teacher at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary. Look for more infor-mation on this in an upcoming mailing!

Catechism: Catechism has begun for the 2013-2014. It will meet most Wednesdaysbeginning at 6:00 pm. Confirmation students and their families are encouraged to at-tend the Wednesday evening service beginning at 7:00 pm if they will be unable to at-tend worship the upcoming Sunday.

DVD Presentation and Invitation: On the Wednesdays of October 9th and 23rd ourCatechism students will view of the DVD God of Wonders. This DVD defends theCreation account as contained in Scripture and lays out evidence for the historicity ofGenesis. The parents of our confirmation students and any other interested individualsare cordially invited to come watch this movie at the church. Both Wednesday eveningswe will begin at 6:00 pm and go until 6:45 pm. The Regular Midweek Service (whicheveryone is invited to stay for) will begin at 7:00 pm.

2013 Fall Choir Season: The first practice of our choir will be on Wednesday, October2nd. Our first singing date will be on Reformation Sunday, November 3rd. All past

Announcements

Weekly Attendance in WorshipWednesday 7:00 pm on September 11th: 20 Sunday 10:00 am on September 15th: 64

Wednesday 7:00 pm on September 18th: 15 Sunday 10:00 am on September 22nd: 67

Let us not give up meeting together, as some are in the habit of doing, but let us encourageone another. Hebrews 10:25

I rejoiced with those who said to me, Let us go to the house of the LORD. Psalm 122:1

members of the choir are cordially invited to attend as well as all members of the con-gregation. For those planning on singing or who are interested in singing Pastor is look-ing for one piece of feedback: in years past choir practices have been held either late inthe afternoon or early in the evening, specifically 5:00-6:00 pm or 7:30-8:30 pm. Dueto the Wednesday Evening Worship Service a later start time would need to be pushedback to approximately 7:45 pm. What Pastor is looking for is which practice timewould work best for the most people; please give him your feedback over the next cou-

ple of weeks.

Special Voters Meeting Update: At the special Voters Meeting held two weeks ago itwas decided to go with the bid from Bud's Nuisance Wildlife Removal from New Ulm,Minnesota. He will be out the end of the month to remove any bats that may be in thebuilding and to seal up the building to prevent their return. The work comes with acomplete three year warranty and he should be here on or around the 24th of thismonth.

Sunday School: September 8th we began Sunday School for the 2013-2014 school year.Start time will be 8:45 am on Sunday mornings and there are two singing dates sched-

uled so far for the kids: Christmas Eve and Palm Sunday.

Offering Envelope Update: A letter from Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church inMilford was published in this last months Newsletter; it informed us that they had de-cided to close their doors effective the end of September. This means that at the end ofSeptember we will be discontinuing our monthly pledge. Members are also asked at thattime to no longer earmark offerings for that box on your envelope since there will nolonger be a congregation to send them to. Please keep the souls in Milford in your pray-ers and thanks for your assistance in this matter. The Offering Envelopes will be updat-ed for the coming year.

Hospital Visits: If you or a loved one is going to be in the hospital for surgery, tests,etc., please call Pastor Prell and let him know. He will add you to the Prayer Chain (ifyou wish) so that others can join in prayers for you. This also helps Pastor know whohe needs to visit; due to health care regulations concerning privacy, hospitals no longerpublish who is in the hospital. Thanks in advance for your help!

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helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?This appliesto how we deal with strangers, with prisoners, with money, even withour own spouse.

Week 3Love Speaks Sacrificially: Everything Paul had heconsidered loss for the sake of knowing Christ. Like Abraham in theOld Testament and like all who would follow Christ, we consider the

resurrection worth the cross. Focusing on the cross Christ suffered,we willingly count and pay the cost of discipleship and sharing ourfaith. Love speaks sacrificially because it is worth the cost.

Week 4Love Speaks Passionately: The emphasis in theGospel on the passion felt by the shepherd, the rejoicing in heaven,and the celebration of the woman with the found coin is our passionas our love speaks the rescuing message of salvation that Paul consid-ered his undeserved privilege to share. Love speaks passionately be-cause it values the lost.

Week 5Love Speaks with Focused Heart: Love speakswith focused heart because Christs love has set our priorities right.The shrewd manager was a secular example of someone focused onthe long term. In the sermon text God is glorified as we focus not onearthly riches, but the glory of God.

Week 6Love Speaks with Urgency: Love puts God firstin its speaking. In Pauls second letter to Timothy, seeing his end insight, Paul expends everything for the gospel. Time is limited foreach of us as well as for the ones we are called to love. With the Lordat our side we can speak with the urgency of heart that an apprecia-tion for human frailty brings us, knowing that God will bring in hiselect, and He uses us to do that as the time grows short.Week 7Love Speaks Unconditionally: Micah wondersat this God that loves the sinner, Luke records Jesus love of the sin-ner Zacchaeus, and our epistle text celebrates the reconciliation won

while we were still sinners. Love speaks unconditionally becausethat is the kind of love weve been shown.

Christs Love, Our Calling (CLOC) has been the theme for our syn-ods four-part stewardship program. Each year focuses on a differentarea of stewardship. Year One focused on our use of time. Year Twofocused on our use of spiritual gifts. Year Three focused on our useof our treasures. Our focus for the fourth and final year of this seriesis our use of Gods truth.

The title for this years emphasis is Love Speaks. Our goal is to en-

courage Gods people to respond to the love of Christ by boldly andcourageously speaking Gods truth and witnessing their faith. Thisseries is based on Pauls words in II Corinthians 4:13: It is written: Ibelieved; therefore I have spoken. With that same spirit of faith wealso believe and therefore speak.

All of the sermons and services, lessons and Bible studies will helpencourage people in their sharing of Gods Word in their everydaylives. The Seven Week Bible Class and Worship Emphasis beginsSunday, August 25th and concludes Sunday, October 6th.Week 1Love Speaks Precisely: Some will be saved andsome will be damned. As the love of Christ flows out of us andspeaks, we are compelled to speak precisely about our salvationthrough Christ since the door to heaven is narrow.

Week 2Love Speaks Confidently: Todays texts stress thehumility that we have in our own importance and position. Yet lovespeaks confidently because it isnt our own agenda or message that we

speak. Love speaks confidently because we have Gods promise thathe will never leave us. We say with confidence, The Lord is my

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September 29th Bulletin - Christ's Love Our Calling - Love Speaks Week Six