Grace Lutheran ChurchNorfolk, Nebraska

Ray S. Wilke, PastorChris Asbury, Associate Pastor

October 11, 2020 10 Sunday after Pentecostth

FROM THE RECORDS OF LAST SUNDAY

Attendance

Saturday. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Sunday.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Total Attendance. . . . . . . . . . . . 208

Communed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151

Offerings

Operating Fund. . . . . . . $10,824.34

Missions & Synod. . . . . . . . 845.00

Total towards Budget. . . 11,669.34

Needed to Meet Budget.. 11,096.00

Building Fund. . . . . . . . . . . 595.00

SERVING IN GOD’S HOUSE

Saturday Sunday

Organist: Emily Carlson Emily Carlson

Elders: Brian Boning Jake Dinkel

Ushers: Josh Freudenburg, Jim Schaefer Mike Sullivan, Brandon Timmerman

Video Operator: Phil Zastrow

Altar Guild: Paul & Dorla Warneke

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THE CHURCH CALENDAR

Sunday: Isaiah 25:6-9; Matthew 22:1-14

Monday: Nehemiah 5:1-19; Galatians 1:1-24

Quilting 1:00 p.m.

Tuesday: Nehemiah 6:1-19; Galatians 2:1-21

Men’s Breakfast Study 7:00 a.m.

Church Council 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday: Nehemiah 8:1-18; Galatians 3:1-29

Ladies’ Bible Class 10:00 a.m.

5th-8th Catechism 3:45 p.m.

Jubilee Ringers 5:00 p.m.

Ding-A-Lingers 5:30 p.m.

Shekinah 6:00 p.m.

Adult Choir 7:00 p.m.

Thursday: Nehemiah 9:1-21; Galatians 4:1-31

Moms & Tots 9:30 a.m.

Sunday Service on channel 12, 10:30 a.m.

Friday: Nehemiah 9:22-37; Galatians 5:1-26

Family of God Night 5:30 p.m.

Saturday: Nehemiah 13:15-31; Galatians 6:1-18

Communion Service 5:30 p.m.

Next Sunday: Isaiah 45:1-7; Matthew 22:15-22

Communion Service 10:00 a.m.

Graceland & Catechism Class 8:30 a.m.

Building Faithful Families 8:30 a.m.

Adult Bible Class 8:30 a.m.

Coffee/Fellowship Time 9:30 a.m.

October 11, 2020 19 Sunday after Pentecostth

5:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:00 a.m. Sunday

Opening Hymn: “Great Is Thy Faithfulness” LSB 809

Opening VersiclesP: This is the day which the Lord has made;C: let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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P: From the rising of the sun to its setting,C: the name of the Lord is to be praised.P: Better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere;C: I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than

dwell in the tents of the wicked.P: Make me to know Your ways, O Lord.C: Teach me Your paths.P: Sanctify us in Your truth.C: Your Word is truth.P: From the rising of the sun to its setting,C: the name of the Lord is to be praised.All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

Hymn of Praise: “We Praise You and Acknowledge You, O God”LSB 941

Collect of the DayP: Let us pray. Almighty God, You invite us to trust in You for our

salvation. Deal with us not in the severity of Your judgment butby the greatness of Your mercy; through Jesus Christ, Your Son,our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, oneGod, now and forever.

C: Amen.

Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 25:6–9 (The Lord will bring salvation to His people.)

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

Psalm 23P: The Lord is my shepherd;C: I shall not want.P: He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:C: He leadeth me beside the still waters.P: He restoreth my soul:C: He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s

sake.P: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I

will fear no evil: for Thou art with me;C: Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me.

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P: Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mineenemies:

C: Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.P: Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my

life:C: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Epistle: Philippians 4:4–13(Encouragement for joyful Christian living)

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

“Savior Like a Shepherd Lead Us” Adult Choir

Holy Gospel: Matthew 22:1–14(The parable about the wedding feast)

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the twenty-secondchapter.

C: Glory to You, O Lord.

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

ResponsoryP. Forever, O Lord, Your Word is firmly set in the heavens.C. Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place

where Your glory dwells.P. Blessed are those who hear the Word of God and keep it.C. Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place

where Your glory dwells.P: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.C. Lord, I love the habitation of Your house and the place

where Your glory dwells.

Catechism: Ten CommandmentsC. You shall have no other gods.

You shall not misuse the name of the Lord your God.Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.Honor your father and your mother.You shall not murder.You shall not commit adultery.You shall not steal.You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.You shall not covet your neighbor’s house.You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Apostles’ CreedI 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, sufferedunder Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. Hedescended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God theFather Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the livingand the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Holy Christian Church, thecommunion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection ofthe body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

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Sermon Hymn: “Lift Every Voice and Sing” LSB 964

Sermon

Offertory: “God Bless Our Native Land” LSB 965

PrayersP: Hear my prayer, O Lord;C: let my cry come to You.P: In the day of my trouble I call upon You,C: for you answer me.P: Hide Your face from my sins,C: and blot out all my iniquities.P: Create in me a clean heart, O God.C: and renew a right spirit within me.P: Cast me not away from Your presence,C: and take not Your Holy Spirit from me.P: Restore to me the joy of Your salvation,C: and uphold me with a willing spirit.P: Because Your steadfast love is better than life,C: my lips will praise You.P: For You have been my help,C: and in the shadow of Your wings I will sing for joy.P: Teach me Your way, O Lord, that I may walk in Your truth;C: unite my heart to fear Your name.P: I give thanks to You, O Lord my God, with my whole heart,C: and I will glorify Your name forever.P: May all who seek You rejoice and be glad in You.C: May those who love Your salvation say evermore, “God is

great!”

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P: Save Your people and bless Your heritage!C: Be their shepherd and carry them forever.P: Give ear, O Lord, to my prayer;C: listen to my plea for grace.(Additional Prayer requests for specific petitions)

Evening Prayer (Saturday Only)C: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ,

Your dear Son, that You have graciously kept me this day;and I pray that You would forgive me all my sins where Ihave done wrong; and graciously keep me this night. Forinto Your hands I commend myself, my body and soul, andall things. Let Your holy angel be with me, that the evil foemay have no power over me. Amen.

Morning Prayer (Sunday Only)C: I thank You, my heavenly Father, through Jesus Christ,

Your dear Son, that You have kept me this night from allharm and danger; and I pray that You would keep me thisday also from sin and every evil, that all my doings and lifemay please You. For into Your hands I commend myself,my body and soul, and all things. Let Your holy angel bewith me, that the evil foe may have no power over me. Amen.

The Lord’s PrayerC: 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 ourtrespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us; andlead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. ForThine is the kingdom and the power and the glory foreverand ever. Amen.

Benedicamus and BlessingP: Let us bless the Lord.C: Thanks be to God.

P: The Lord bless us, defend us from all evil, and bring us toeverlasting life.

C: Amen.

Closing Hymn: “Before You, Lord, We Bow” LSB 966

5. And when in pow’r He comes, Oh, may our native landFrom all its rending tombs Send forth a glorious band,A countless throng, With joy to singTo heav’n’s high King Salvation’s song!

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NOTES AND NEWS

We welcome you and pray that you will be strengthened in your faithin our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in our worship today. Pleasesign the Welcome Book in the pew.

The Lutheran Hour: “Unscaled Heights of Empathy” A king’sdream, a mysterious statue with feet of clay, an unearthly rock thatgrows to fill all the earth, and God’s empathy for a weeping world,embodied in Christ-it’s all part of Dr. Michael Zeigler’s message, thisweek (Daniel 2). Hear the message Sunday on WJAG at 7:30 a.m.and 12:30 p.m.

Life Thoughts in the Church Year: Jesus Christ has alreadyswallowed up death forever. It belongs to Him and Him alone. Hereserves the right to provide life to us on His terms and decide in Histime when we die. His death and resurrection have freed us fromneeding to seek it for ourselves or for anybody else. His peace andpresence, promises and power pass us not only into death’s shadowbut through it–without ever setting up residence.

Stewardship Corner: As God’s stewards, we are to devote our livesand gifts to fulfill His purpose. However, our human nature seeks thepossession of things, wants to be important, and desires to be incontrol. With the help of the Holy Spirit, we understand that God isin control and that He owns everything. “The earth is the Lord’s andthe fullness thereof…” (Psalm 24:1). With transformed hearts, wecan be God’s stewards who express our faith in the way we live ourlives. Through faith, God provides motivation and power to live theChristian life in a growing awareness of God’s redeeming grace. Godcalls and chooses us to be His stewards, and He acts in and throughus. We are God’s hands, feet, and mouth to the world.

It has pleased Almighty God, in His wise providence, to summon outof this life the soul of Bill Reikofski. Funeral services will be heldMonday, October 12 at 10:30 a.m. May the Lord comfort the survi-vors with the hope of reunion with their loved one in heaven.

Join us this Sunday, October 11, for our Tuition Assistance Dinnerimmediately following the church service. The menu will be Smokedbrisket sandwiches, Coleslaw, Baked Beans, and a variety of desserts. All proceeds go towards the line item budget for Christ Lutheran andLutheran High Northeast.

ENDURING FAITH SUNDAY SCHOOL CONNECTIONSThis week we learned how God provided “A Merciful Substitute.” God had blessed Abraham with the son he had waited for his entirelife; yet now God asks the seemingly impossible–sacrifice your sonto Me. By faith, Abraham takes Isaac to the mountain, trusting God,who was able to raise his son from the dead. Abraham completes thetest, and God provides the sacrifice.

Building Faithful Families: Next Sunday, October 18, we will betalking about Parenting with Love and Logic. This is helpful forparents and grandparents.

On September 26th, our congregation turned 101! Thank you foryour continued prayers and support of our pastors and volunteers. Apicture book from the celebration weekend has been developed. Acopy can be yours in return of a $40 donation to Grace. The 100Years of Grace book is also available. The book includes a history ofthe congregation, explanations of the windows and other architecturaldetails along with memories and an explanation of the liturgy andseasons of the church. A copy of this book can be yours in return ofa $10 donation to Grace. Please contact Vicki at the church office(402-371-1044) if you wish to have either book.

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Hospitalized? Want a Pastor to visit? Please call the church or thepastors directly. Otherwise it is possible the hospital will not notifyus.

St. John’s Lutheran Church and School, rural Columbus, willcelebrate their Oktoberfest Sunday and German Dinner on Sunday,October 18, 2020. Serving times are 11:00 am until 1:30 pm. Adulttickets are $12.00, Children 5-10 $5.00, and children 4 and underKiddie Meal $2.00. Located 31 miles south of Norfolk on Highway81; at the Tarnov corner (385 Street), go 4 miles east and ½ mileth

north or 6 ½ miles south of Creston from the corner of Hwy 91 and205 Avenue. 39452 205th Avenue, Columbus, NE 68601. Ticketsth

are available at the door. For more information call 402-910-1653.

Prayer Works! We at Grace believe in the power of God to answerprayers. The Lord Himself encourages us to call upon Him. May wedo this on your behalf? Please fill out a yellow Prayer Request Cardand place it in our Prayer Request Box in the Narthex.

The Mission Statement of Grace Lutheran ChurchFounded and established in Grace, the people in this congregationseek to:_ Provide a place to worship and to teach the Word of God in its

truth and purity._ Administer the sacraments that the spiritual, physical, and

emotional needs of all members may be fulfilled._ Serve the unchurched and those in need with spiritual and

physical provision that they may come to know our Savior, JesusChrist, Who died on the cross for all.

The Vision Statement of Grace Lutheran ChurchEnhance Grace Lutheran as an outreaching, unified, and friendlycongregation; support the area Lutheran high school; continuesupport of worldwide missions and in particular the Orphan GrainTrain; and be receptive to change for a stronger ministry, withemphasis on youth.

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