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First Lutheran Church 408 9th Street NW
Mandan, ND 58554
Sixth Sunday of Easter
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May 17, 2020 9:30 A.M.
WELCOME TO WORSHIP
ANNOUNCEMENTS
THANKSGIVING FOR BAPTISM
Alleluia! Christ is risen. Christ is risen indeed. Alleluia! Joined to Christ in the waters of baptism, we are raised with him to new life. Let us give thanks for the gift of baptism.
We give you thanks, O God, for in the beginning you created us in your image and planted us in a well-watered garden. In the desert you promised pools of water for the parched, and you gave us water from the rock. When we did not know the way, you sent the Good Shepherd to lead us to still waters. At the cross, you watered us from Jesus’ wounded side, and on this day, you shower us again with the water of life. We praise you for your salvation through water, for the water in this font, and for all water everywhere. Bathe us in your forgiveness, grace, and love. Satisfy the thirsty, and give us the life only you can give. To you be given honor and praise through Jesus Christ our Lord in the unity of the Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
GATHERING HYMN “Children of the Heavenly Father” Page 8
GREETING The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all. And also with you.
Building Faith and Transforming Lives in Christ
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PRAYER OF THE DAY Pastor: Let us pray…. Almighty and ever-living God, you hold together all things in heaven and on earth. In your great mercy receive the prayers of all your children, and give to all the world the Spirit of your truth and peace, through Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
FIRST LESSON: In Athens, Paul faces the challenge of proclaiming the gospel to Greeks who know nothing of either Jewish or Christian tradition. He proclaims that the “unknown god” whom they worship is the true Lord of heaven and earth who will judge the world with justice through Jesus, whom God has raised from the dead.
Acts 17:22-31 22Paul stood in front of the Areopagus and said, “Athenians, I see how extremely religious you are in every way. 23For as I went through the city and looked carefully at the objects of your worship, I found among them an altar with the inscription, ‘To an unknown god.’ What therefore you worship as unknown, this I proclaim to you. 24The God who made the world and everything in it, he who is Lord of heaven and earth, does not live in shrines made by human hands, 25nor is he served by human hands, as though he needed anything, since he himself gives to all mortals life and breath and all things. 26From one ancestor he made all nations to inhabit the whole earth, and he allotted the times of their existence and the boundaries of the places where they would live, 27so that they would search for God and perhaps grope for him and find him—though indeed he is not far from each one of us. 28For ‘In him we live and move and have our being’; as even some of your own poets have said, ‘For we too are his offspring.’ 29Since we are God’s offspring, we ought not to think that the deity is like gold, or silver, or stone, an image formed by the art and imagination of mortals. 30While God has overlooked the times of human ignorance, now he commands all people everywhere to repent, 31because he has fixed a day on which he will have the world judged in righteousness by a man whom he has appointed, and of this he has given assurance to all by raising him from the dead.”
The Word of the Lord. RESPONSE: Thanks be to God.
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PSALM: Psalm 66:8-20
8Bless our God, you peoples; let the sound of praise be heard. 9Our God has kept us among the living and has not allowed our feet to slip. 10For you, O God, have tested us; you have tried us just as silver is tried. 11You brought us into the net; you laid heavy burdens upon our backs. 12You let people ride over our heads; we went through fire and water, but you brought us out into a place of refreshment. 13I will enter your house with burnt offerings and will pay you my vows— 14those that I promised with my lips and spoke with my mouth when I was in trouble. 15I will offer you burnt offerings of fatlings with the smoke of rams; I will give you oxen and goats. 16Come and listen, all you who believe, and I will tell you what God has done for me. 17I called out to God with my mouth, and praised the Lord with my tongue. 18If I had cherished evil in my heart, the Lord would not have heard me; 19but in truth God has heard me and has attended to the sound of my prayer. 20Blessed be God, who has not rejected my prayer, nor withheld unfailing love from me.
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GOSPEL: In final words to his disciples on the night of his arrest, Jesus encourages obedience to his commandments and speaks of the Spirit, who will be with them forever.
John 14:15-21
[Jesus said to the disciples:] 15“If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you forever. 17This is the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, because he abides with you, and he will be in you. 18“I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. 19In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live. 20On that day you will know that I am in my Father, and you in me, and I in you. 21They who have my commandments and keep them are those who love me; and those who love me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
The gospel of the Lord. “Praise to you, O Christ.”
CHILDREN’S MESSAGE
SERMON Pastor Christina Martin
HYMN OF THE DAY “This Is My Father’s World” Page 9
THE ORDER OF BLESSING - SENIOR CLASS OF 2020
APOSTLES’ CREED I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God’s 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 to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
PRAYERS OF THE CHURCH
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WE GIVE OUR TITHES AND OFFERINGS
We have to stay financially strong. The ongoing ministry of our church is dependent on the tithes and offerings of our people. Our giving has to be modified to accommodate the new reality of not gathering in person for a few weeks. Electronic giving is the best way to do this. Many of you are already on our giving platform. If you are not giving electronically, this would be a good time to do that. You can sign up here https://firstlutheranofmandan.com/. Simply click on the button on the right hand side that says “Give Online”. If you prefer to make your gifts by check, you can drop it off at the church or mail it to 408 9th St NW Mandan, ND 58554. Staying strong in worship, caring ministries, and finances is important as we work to love and serve hurting people during this tumultuous time.
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THE LORD’S PRAYER Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen.
BENEDICTION
SENDING HYMN “My God, How Wonderful Thou Art” Page 10
DOXOLOGY
Pastor: Go in peace, serve the Lord! Cong: Thanks be to God! _______________________________________________________________________
A big thank you to the quilters for the beautiful quilts given to the High School graduates today! A lot of work goes into each one of these quilts and we appreciate the wonderful results.
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Attendance last Week: Sunday 8:30 - 10:45 - Wednesday 6:00 -
ON-GOING PRAYER CONCERNS: Noel Albrecht, Shirley Albrecht, Ernie Seeman, Amy McNalley, Darlene Hill, Crystal Halvorson, Brad Schmidt, Jared Barnhart, Joan Hanson, Arlene Dittus, Ron Otto, Elsie Rader, Rodney Olson, Wayne Walker, Edna Klein, Debbie Martineson, Kirby Johnson, Hal Lang, Patrick Lang, Walter Keidel, Jason Bjorgen, Ken Charvat, Karen Rothmann, Dave Thomas, Irene Thomas, Val Olheiser, Milo Miller, Pauline Lentz, Joann Meyer, Preston Joyce, Susan Voigt, Toby Kienzle, Ryan Hilfer, Tom Frank, Pam Weng, Claudette Thompson, Brianna Barth, Kerry Stastny, Sharon Miller, Lois Smith, Barb Carl, Darbie Young, Chris Faller, Jeff MacIver, Wally Joersz First Lutheran Church will be updating the prayer list periodically. If a name is not listed and you would like it re-listed please call the church office at 663-3594. We will re-list names for prayers.
PLEASE KEEP THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN CALLED TO SERVICE FOR OUR
COUNTRY IN YOUR PRAYERS: Todd Bauer, Alex Dove, Jacob Selzler
If you know of anyone who has ties to our congregation and is called to active duty, please contact the church office.
2020 General Fund -YTD Received Budget Difference
2020 Building Fund-YTD Received Budget Difference
____________________________________________________________ Pastor Dan Paulson’s phone number: 701-240-2681
Pastor Christina Martin’s phone number: 219-512-5517 (If you need to reach them please give them a call)
Musician: 9:30 Organ - Loretta White
19 May 10, 2020 $ 188,973.71 $ 196,061.00 $ (7,087.29)
19 May 10, 2020 $ 17,137.00 $ 21,923.15 $ (4,786.15)
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Stewardship Campaign
How are members of your congregation asked to serve? Do you primarily define service as volunteering within the church on boards or committees or other internal opportunities? Or do you provide more service opportunities that connect your members to the local community in ways that help those around you in need? It is easy to over-simplify Christianity into a weekly worship service. We worship God and make sacrifices not out of adoration, but to make God happy so that things will go well for us. This is neither worship nor stewardship. It is selfishness. As Christians, we have been made stewards of God’s name and reputation. How we care for the oppressed, the voiceless, and the weak amongst us impacts how those around us will think about our God. Proper stewardship will always take this into account and will always lead us beyond a tithe of our money, beyond religious practices, and into the humble service of others.
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Electronic Giving is Good for You and the Church Electronic gifts are fast and secure, and they reduce administrative costs, allowing more of every dollar to fund the important work we are called to do.• Give anytime, anywhere to your favorite funds• Schedule and manage recurring donations • Make one-time donations to special appeals • Pay for events, programs and other activities. If you would like to give electronically, visit our website or contact the church office.
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Alexander Allan Jordon Arenz Haley Barnhard Janie Berger Savannah Butler Chasyn Cymbaluk Courtney Entzi Blake Harm Hunter Heinle Liberty Hurley Justin Johnson
Samantha Johnson Garrett Joyce Jacob Lundstrom Boden Olson Bailey Schock Jenna Thompson Morgan Ulrich Danek Vega Dustin Volk Riley Westman Coby Wolf
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WEEK AT A GLANCE
Sunday 26 7:00 Midco Channel 12
9:30 Live Stream Worship
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29 You can watch Sunday service on Face
book or our website
Thursday 30
Friday 1
Saturday 2
Sunday 3 7:00 Midco Channel 12
9:30 Live Stream Worship
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Thank you to everyone that came and cleaned the
church grounds on Friday morning. Your work is
appreciated!
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If you are receiving TEXT MESSAGES from Pastor Dan Paulson for gift cards PLEASE DO NOT reply to them. Pastor Dan will never ask for gift cards. This is a SCAM!!!!! This has now happened using other Pastors names in our area.
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH 408 9
TH Street NW, Mandan, ND Phone: 663-3594 Fax: 663-6217
email: [email protected] www.firstlutheranofmandan.org
