Reaching out with love to create new and abundant lives in Christ One Ministry with Many Ministries Lord of Life Lutheran Church 20844 Bonanza Boulevard, Elkhorn, NE 68022 www.LordofLifeElkhorn.org (402) 289-3437 Pastor David Linkugel [email protected] (402) 960-1386 Pastor Caleb Kruse [email protected] (314) 619-9754 Julie Koenemann, Director of Music and Media [email protected] (402) 536-0114 Denise Kempnich, Lord’s Lambs Child Care [email protected] (402) 289-9291 Tarrin Reed, Ministry Teams Administrative Assistant [email protected] (402) 289-3437 The 6 th Sunday after Pentecost July 12, 2020 8:00 a.m. Divine Service Setting Three p184 Welcome
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Reaching out with love to create new and abundant lives in Christ One Ministry with Many Ministries
Lord of Life Lutheran Church 20844 Bonanza Boulevard, Elkhorn, NE 68022
Julie Koenemann, Director of Music and Media [email protected] (402) 536-0114
Denise Kempnich, Lord’s Lambs Child Care [email protected] (402) 289-9291
Tarrin Reed, Ministry Teams Administrative Assistant [email protected] (402) 289-3437
The 6th Sunday after Pentecost
July 12, 2020 8:00 a.m.
Divine Service Setting Three p184 Welcome
Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty LSB 901
Text and tune: Public domain
Stand
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 T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen.
P Beloved in the Lord! Let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.
P Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C who made heaven and earth.
P I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord,
C and You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination.
P O almighty God, merciful Father,
C I, a poor, miserable sinner, confess unto You all my sins and iniquities with which I have ever offended You and justly deserved Your temporal and eternal punishment. But I am heartily sorry for them and sincerely repent of them, and I pray You of Your boundless mercy and for the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings and death of Your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to be gracious and merciful to me, a poor, sinful being.
P Upon this your confession, I, by virtue of my office, as a called and ordained servant of the Word, announce the grace of God unto all of you, and in the stead and by the command of my Lord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in the name
of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C Amen. Kyrie
Gloria in Excelsis
Salutation and Collect of the Day
P The Lord be with you.
P Let us pray.
C Blessed Lord, since You have caused all Holy Scriptures to be written for our learning, grant that we may so hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them that we may embrace and ever hold fast the blessed hope of everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Sit
Old Testament Reading Isaiah 55:10–13
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, so is My word that goes out from My mouth: It will not return to Me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it. You will go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and hills will burst into song before you, and all the trees of the field will clap their hands. Instead of the thornbush will grow the pine tree, and instead of briers the myrtle will grow. This will be for the LORD's renown, for an everlasting sign, which will not be destroyed."
A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Epistle Romans 8:12–17
Therefore, brothers, we have an obligation — but it is not to the sinful nature, to live according to it. For if you live according to the sinful nature, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live, because those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God. For you did not receive a spirit that makes you a slave again to fear, but you received the Spirit of sonship. And by Him we cry, "Abba, Father." The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are God's children. Now if we are children, then we are heirs—heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, if indeed we share in His sufferings in order that we may also share in His glory. A This is the Word of the Lord.
C Thanks be to God.
Stand
Holy Gospel Matthew 13:1–9, 18–23
P The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the thirteenth chapter.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat by the lake. Such large crowds gathered around Him that He got into a boat and sat in it, while all the people stood on the shore. Then He told them many things in parables, saying: "A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop — a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. He who has ears, let him hear." ….
"Listen then to what the parable of the sower means: When anyone hears the message about the kingdom and does not understand it, the evil one comes and snatches away what was sown in his heart. This is the seed sown along the path. The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who hears the word and at once receives it with joy. But since he has no root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away. The one who received the seed that fell among the thorns is the man who hears the word, but the worries of this life and the deceitfulness of wealth choke it, making it unfruitful. But the one who received the seed that fell on good soil is the man who hears the word and understands it. He produces a crop, yielding a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown." P This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Apostles' Creed
C 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 T
everlasting. Amen.
Sit
Children's Message
Almighty God, Your Word Is Cast LSB 577
Text and tune: Public domain
Sermon Pastor David Linkugel
God, Our Father Romans 8:12-17
The father acknowledges, claims, receives, blesses, and _______________ his son. God is our _______________ and we are his _______________. Paul creates a contrast between _______________ and _______________. Paul turns our attention to a moment of _______________. The one who has been a slave to his _______________ is made, by the _______________ of his Father, into a son. If we live according to the flesh, we will _______________. You can call God your Father and _______________, not even _______________, can take that away from you. Daily we are bombarded by messages that try to take _______________ _______________ from us. Paul focuses upon our _______________ to God rather than _______________ in this world. We have the privilege of being called into God’s _______________.
Prayer of the Church
Preface
P The Lord be with you.
P Lift up your hearts.
P Let us give thanks unto the Lord, our God.
P It is truly meet, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord, who on this day overcame death and the grave and by His glorious resurrection opened to us the way of everlasting life. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:
Sanctus
Lord's Prayer
C 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.
The Words of Our Lord
P 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 T 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 T blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
A Let us pray. We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You have refreshed us through this salutary gift, and we implore You that of Your mercy You would strengthen us through the same in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C Amen.
Salutation
P The Lord be with you.
Benedicamus
A Bless we the Lord.
Benediction
P The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious unto you.
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and T give you peace.
