EmmanuelLutheran Church

Second Sunday in LentMarch 17, 2019 8:00 a.m.

BUILDERS

Emmanuel Lutheran Church4865 Wilmington Pike; Kettering OH 45440

(937) 434-1798; www.emmanuellc.org

Classic Grace CommunionSecond Sunday in Lent

Thank you for honoring God with your presence this morning. Please be sure to complete a registration card and then place it in the offering plate mid-way in the service. Visitors: We are especially delighted that you are here today and we hope that your worship with us will be a blessing to you. A Note about Communion: We believe that in Holy Communion when we receive the bread and wine we actually receive the Lord’s Body and Blood for the forgiveness of sins and strength to serve God. If you are a baptized and repentant Christian who desires to commune with us, we believe that by communing you are publicly declaring you share in our understanding of Holy Communion. In addition you are expressing your oneness in faith with us in Close Communion at Emmanuel as part of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod. Only those who have been instructed in Holy Communion should commune. If you have any questions, speak with the pastor or a lay minister. An usher will gladly direct you. If you desire to commune regularly with the congregation please make an appointment with the Pastor.

PRELUDE “Give Me Jesus" St. Paul’s Singing Saints ChoirBy Fernando Ortega Jerrode Marsh, Director

WELCOME

GREETING ONE ANOTHER

OPENING HYMN “In The Cross Of Christ I Glory” (LSB # 427 vv. 1-3)

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INVOCATION, CONFESSION, AND ABSOLUTION LSB 151

The sign of the cross may be made by all in remembrance of their Baptism.

P In the Name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen. Matthew 28:19b [18:20]P If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

C But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 1 John 1:8-9

Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.

P Let us then confess our sins to God our Father.

C Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy Name. Amen.

P Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the Name of the Father and of the † Son and of the Holy Spirit.

C Amen. John 1:12; Philippians 1:6

KYRIE LSB 152Mark 10:47

P In peace let us pray to the Lord.

P For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.

P For the peace of the whole world, for the well-being of the Church of God, and for the unity of all let us pray to the Lord.

P For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord.

P Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

P O God, You see that of ourselves we have no strength. By Your mighty power defend us from all adversities that may happen to the body and from all evil thoughts that may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

OLD TESTAMENT Jeremiah 26:8–15 ESV

When Jeremiah had finished speaking all that the LORD had commanded him to speak to all the people, then the priests and the prophets and all the people laid hold of him, saying, “You shall die! Why have you prophesied in the name of the LORD, saying, ‘This house shall be like Shiloh, and this city shall be desolate, without inhabitant’?” And all the people gathered around Jeremiah in the house of the LORD. When the officials of Judah heard these things, they came up from the king’s house to the house of the LORD and took their seat in the entry of the New Gate of the house of the LORD. Then the priests and the prophets said to the officials and to all the people, “This man deserves the sentence of death, because he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears.” Then Jeremiah spoke to all the officials and all the people, saying, “The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and this city all the words you have heard. Now therefore mend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God, and the LORD will relent of the disaster that he has pronounced against you. But as for me, behold, I am in your hands.

Do with me as seems good and right to you. Only know for certain that if you put me to death, you will bring innocent blood upon yourselves and upon this city and its inhabitants, for in truth the LORD sent me to you to speak all these words in your ears.”

R This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

SPECIAL MUSIC “Ancient Words” St. Paul’s Singing Saints ChoirBy Lynn Deshazo Jerrode Marsh, Director

EPISTLE Philippians 3:17—4:1 ESV

Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. Therefore, my brothers, whom I love and long for, my joy and crown, stand firm thus in the Lord, my beloved.

A This is the Word of the Lord.C Thanks be to God.

CHILDREN’S HYMN “Children Of The Heavenly Father” (LSB # 725 vs. 1)

(The stanza is sung as children age 3 to grade 5 move to the altar area.)

CHILDREN'S MESSAGE “Jesus Clears the Temple” Lisa Sauer

CHILDREN’S HYMN “Children Of The Heavenly Father” (LSB # 725 vs. 2)

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Please Stand

HOLY GOSPEL Luke 13:22-30 ESV

L The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the thirteenth chapter.C Glory to You, O Lord.

[Jesus] went on his way through towns and villages, teaching and journeying toward Jerusalem. And someone said to him, “Lord, will those who are saved be few?” And he said to them, “Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, ‘Lord, open to us,’ then he will answer you, ‘I do not know where you come from.’ Then you will begin to say, ‘We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.’ But he will say, ‘I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!’ In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out. And people will come from east and west, and from north and south, and recline at table in the kingdom of God. And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.”

L This is the Gospel of the Lord.C Praise to You, O Christ.

THE APOSTLES’ CREED

I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth. And 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 sits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence 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!

Please Be Seated

SPECIAL MUSIC “How Can I Keep From Singing” St. Paul’s Singing Saints ChoirBy Chris Tomlin Jerrode Marsh, Director

SERMON “Kingdom Builders: Parable of the Narrow Door” Vicar Steve HoltmanLuke 13:22-30

PRAYERS

(See your bulletin insert for the prayers.)

OFFERING “I Will Arise And Go To Jesus” Priscilla Acuff, Organist Arr. Don Hustad

Please stand.

OFFERTORY LSB 159Psalm 116:12-13; 17-19

PREFACE LSB 160

P The Lord be with you. 2 Timothy 4:22

P Lift up your hearts. Colossians 3:1

P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. Psalm 136

P It is truly good, right, and salutary . . . evermore praising You and saying:

SANCTUS LSB 161Isaiah 6:3; Matthew 21:9

PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

P Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross. Gathered in the Name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C Amen.

THE WORDS OF OUR LORD LSB 162Matthew 26:26-28; Mark 14:22-24;

Luke 22:19-20; 1 Corinthians 11:23-25P Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when He was betrayed, took bread, and when He had

given thanks, He broke it and gave it to the disciples and said: “Take, eat; this is My † body, which is given for you. This do in remembrance of Me.”In the same way also He took the cup after supper, and when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying: “Drink of it, all of you; this cup is the new testament in My † blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

P As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.

C Amen. Come, Lord Jesus.P O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to

drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed

death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray:

THE LORD'S PRAYER LSB 162Matthew 6:9-13

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.

AGNUS DEI LSB 163 John 1:29

DISTRIBUTION

SPECIAL MUSIC ”Here I Am To Worship” Strings Of Worship

COMMUNION HYMNS “I Am Trusting Thee, Lord Jesus” (LSB # 729, vv. 1-6)

5 I am trusting Thee for power; Thine can never fail. Words which Thou Thyself shalt give me

Must prevail.

6 I am trusting Thee, Lord Jesus;Never let me fall.I am trusting Thee foreverAnd for all.

Public domain “The King Of Love My Shepherd Is” (LSB # 793 vv. 1-6)

5 Thou spreadst a table in my sight;    Thine unction grace bestoweth;And, oh, what transport of delight    From Thy pure chalice floweth!

6 And so through all the length of days    Thy goodness faileth never;

Good Shepherd, may I sing Thy praise    Within Thy house forever!

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POST COMMUNION PRAYER

BENEDICTION Numbers 6:24-26P 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.

CLOSING HYMN “If Thou But Trust In God To Guide Thee” (LSB # 750 vv. 1, 4, 7)

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CONNECTING AND CELEBRATING AT ELC

DISMISSAL

P We hide God's Word in our hearts,

C that we might hold out the Word of Life.A Matthew 4:19, Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you fishers of

men." Matthew 4:19.P God with us, with one another and with our neighbors

C to reach all with the Gospel!

POSTLUDE “Rigaudon” Priscilla Acuff, OrganistBy Andre Campra

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Emmanuel Lutheran Church4865 Wilmington Pike; Kettering, OH 45440

937-434-1798; www.emmanuellc.orgEmmanuel is a member of the Lutheran Church/Missouri Synod