Our
Rev. Troy Slater, Pastor
www.ourredeemerherington.org
The Ninth Sunday after
Pentecost
Welcome!
We
extend a warm welcome to all who
worship here today! Whether you are a
member or a visitor, we pray your time with us this morning is a blessing.
About This Morning’s Scripture Readings:
(The Prayer of the Church Is the Voice of Faith)
Jesus catechizes His disciples in
the way of faith by teaching them how to pray.
He promises us: “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will
find; knock and the door will be opened to you” (Luke 11:9). If earthly fathers know how to give good gifts
to their children, “how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy
Spirit to those who ask Him” (Luke 11:13).
Thus, father Abraham was bold in
his prayer because he believed the gracious promise of the Lord, that he would
“surely become a great and mighty nation . . .” (Gen. 18:18). When we pray in Jesus' name, we also hold fast “with
the Head” (Col. 2:19), “rooted and built up
in Him and strengthened in the faith” (Col. 2:6–7).
The Order of Matins
Lutheran Service Book p. 219
† In
Nomine Jesu †
Organ Prelude; Lighting of the candles;
Ringing of the Chimes
Opening Hymn: LSB #793 - “Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven”
The congregation is invited to please stand as able.
The Versicles:
LSB p. 219
The Psalmody:
Common Antiphon: LSB p. 220
The Venite: LSB p. 220-221
Common Antiphon: LSB p. 221
The Psalmody:
Psalm 50:15; 119:145-149 (NIV)
P: [God says,] “Call upon Me in the day of
trouble; I will deliver you, and you will honor Me.”
C: I call with all my heart; answer me, O LORD, and I will obey Your decrees.
P: I call out to You; save me and I will keep
Your statutes.
C: I rise before dawn and cry for help; I have
put my hope in Your word.
P: My eyes stay open through the
watches of the night, that I may meditate on Your promises.
C: Hear my voice in accordance with Your love;
preserve my life, O LORD, according to Your
laws.
A: 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.
The congregation may be seated.
Catechism Reading
P: As the head of the family should
teach it in a simple way to his household: How can water do such great things?
C: Certainly not just water, but the
word of God in and with the water does these things, along with the faith which
trusts this word of God in the water.
For without God’s word the water is plain water and no Baptism. But with the word of God it is a Baptism, that is a life-giving water, rich in grace, and a
washing of the new birth in the Holy Spirit, as St. Paul says in Titus chapter
three: “He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy
Spirit, Whom He poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, so
that, having been justified by His grace, we might become heirs having the hope
of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying.” [Titus 3:5b-8a]
Old Testament
Reading: Genesis 18:20-33 (NIV)
Then the LORD said, "The
outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is so great and their sin so grievous that I
will go down and see if what they have done is as bad as the outcry that has
reached me. If not, I will know."
The men turned away and went toward Sodom, but
Abraham remained standing before the LORD. Then Abraham approached him and
said: "Will you sweep away the righteous with the wicked? What if there are fifty righteous people in
the city? Will you really sweep it away and not spare the place for the sake of
the fifty righteous people in it? Far be
it from you to do such a thing—to
kill the righteous with the wicked, treating the righteous and the wicked
alike. Far be it from you! Will not the
Judge of all the earth do right?"
The LORD
said, "If I find fifty righteous people in the city of Sodom, I will spare
the whole place for their sake."
Then Abraham spoke up again: "Now that I have
been so bold as to speak to the Lord, though I am nothing but dust and ashes,
what if the number of the righteous is five less than fifty? Will you destroy the whole city because of
five people?"
"If I find forty-five there," he said,
"I will not destroy it."
Once again
he spoke to him, "What if only forty are found
there?"
He said, "For the sake of forty, I will not
do it."
Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but
let me speak. What if only thirty can be found there?"
He answered, "I will not do it if I find
thirty there."
Abraham said, "Now that I have been so bold
as to speak to the Lord, what if only twenty can be found there?"
He said, "For the sake of twenty, I will not
destroy it."
Then he said, "May the Lord not be angry, but
let me speak just once more. What if only ten can be found there?"
He answered, "For the sake of ten, I will not
destroy it."
When the LORD had finished speaking with Abraham, he left, and Abraham returned home.
P: O Lord, have mercy on us.
C: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading:
Colossians 2:6-19 (NIV)
So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live in
him, rooted and built up in him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught,
and overflowing with thankfulness.
See to it that no one takes you captive through
hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the basic
principles of this world rather than on Christ.
For in
Christ all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily
form, and you have been given fullness in
Christ, who is the head over every power and authority. In him you were also circumcised, in the
putting off of the sinful nature, not with a circumcision done by the hands of
men but with the circumcision done by Christ, having been buried with him in
baptism and raised with him through your faith in the power of God, who raised
him from the dead.
When you were dead in your sins and in the
uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, having canceled
the written code, with its regulations, that was against us and that stood
opposed to us; he took it away, nailing it to the cross. And having disarmed the powers and
authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the
cross.
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you
eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or
a Sabbath day. These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality,
however, is found in Christ. Do not let
anyone who delights in false humility
and the worship of angels disqualify you for the prize. Such a person goes into great detail about
what he has seen, and his unspiritual mind puffs him up with idle notions. He has lost connection with the Head, from
whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews,
grows as God causes it to grow.
P: O Lord, have mercy on us.
C: Thanks be to God.
The congregation is invited to please stand as able.
The Holy Gospel:
Luke 11:1-13 (NIV)
P: The Holy Gospel is written in the
eleventh chapter of St. Luke, beginning with the first verse.
One day Jesus was praying in a certain place. When he finished, one of his
disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, just as John taught his
disciples."
He said to them, "When you pray, say: "
'Father, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come. Give us each day our daily bread. Forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone
who sins against us. And lead us not into
temptation.' "
Then he said to them, "Suppose one of you has
a friend, and he goes to him at midnight and says, 'Friend, lend me three
loaves of bread, because a friend of mine on a journey has come to me, and I
have nothing to set before him.'
"Then the one inside answers, 'Don't bother
me. The door is already locked, and my children are with me in bed. I can't get
up and give you anything.' I tell you,
though he will not get up and give him the bread because he is his friend, yet
because of the man's boldness he will get up and give him as much as he needs.
"So I say to you: Ask and it will be given to
you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks
finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
"Which of you fathers, if your son asks for a
fish, will give him a snake instead? Or
if he asks for an egg, will give him a scorpion? If you then, though you are evil, know how to
give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give
the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!"
P: O Lord, have mercy on us.
C: Thanks be to God.
Responsory: LSB p. 221
The congregation may be seated.
Hymn of the Day: LSB #668 - “Rise! To Arms! With
Prayer Employ You”
The Sermon
The Canticle: LSB #940 - “Holy
God, We Praise Thy Name”
Our
Tithes and Offerings Are Received (To
help us minister to your needs, please fill out an attendance card from the pew
rack and pass it to the center aisle where the ushers will collect them.)
The congregation is invited to please stand as able.
The Prayers:
The Kyrie: LSB p.
227
The Lord’s Prayer: LSB p.
227
(spoken together by all)
The Salutation: LSB
p. 227 (spoken)
The Collect for the Day
P: Let Your merciful ears, O Lord,
be attentive to the prayers of Your servants, and by Your Word and Spirit teach
us how to pray that our petitions may be pleasing before You; Lord, in your
mercy ...
C: Hear our prayer.
Additional Collects
After each Collect or “Prayer” the congregation responds
with: “Hear our Prayer”
The Collect for Grace: LSB
p. 228 (spoken)
The Benedicamus:
LSB p. 228 (spoken)
The Benediction:
LSB p. 228 (spoken)
The congregation may be seated.
Closing Hymn: LSB #725 - “Children of the Heavenly
Father”
Announcements
Organ Postlude
† Soli Deo Gloria †
Stewardship of Our Talents
We give Thanks to God for those who serve as we worship:
Pastor....................................................................... Rev.
Troy Slater
Elder for the
Month:...................................................... Mr.
Don Kohl
Organist:......................................................... Mrs.
Lori Moldenhauer
Acolytes:............................................................. The
Board of Elders
Acolytes next
Sunday:.............................. Nate
Backhus and Matt Roe
Greeters:....................................... Marcella
Hermstein and Don Kohls
Greeters next
Sunday:............................. Metta
Rae Biehler and family
Stewardship of Our Time
Worship attendance last Sunday:..................................................... 63
Communion
attendance last Sunday................................................. 44
Stewardship of Our Treasures
We gave thanks to God
with our offerings received last Sunday:
Home.................................................................................. $874.00
Missions................................................................................ $72.00
Together-In-Mission (Heiney)................................................ $65.00
Building Fund........................................................................ $22.00
Preschool.............................................................................. $10.00
Other income received
last Sunday:
Preschool
registration fee..................................................... $25.00
Lutheran
Witness subscriptions............................................. $43.50
We include in our daily prayers:
Members
who are home bound or in an extended care facility:
Larry Brockmeier; Helene Brunner; Velma Denver; Louise Gehrke; Bert Wendlandt; Lorene Will
Those with
special needs:
Verda Fleming; Cecil Rock; Shirley and Jerry Vinyard; Ed Riffel
Those
military members & relatives serving in foreign lands:
the brother of Mitch Lyons (deployed to Iraq)
Our
members celebrating Birthdays this week:
Cathy Martin, 7/26; Judy Frisbie,
7/28; Michelle Whitehead, 7/30; Georgia Rucker, 7/31
Our
members celebrating Baptismal Anniversaries this week:
Ayden Lawrenz - 7/27; Anthony
Paige - 7/29; Chloe Biehler - 7/30; Elsie Riffel - 7/30; Anna Mae Stika - 7/30;
Donna Staatz - 7/31
Our members celebrating Wedding Anniversaries this week:
Kenny & Tammie Roe, 7/25 (18 years)
Jeff & Amy Mortensen,
7/29 (10 years)
Doc & Cladine Hartke,
7/31 (64 years)
This Week at Our
Redeemer (God Willing):
Sunday, July 25: The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
10:30 am Matins Service
11:30
am Second Quarter Voters’ Assembly
meeting
Sunday evening, July 25th, through
Thursday evening, July 29th
Vacation Bible School:
5:30 pm: Dinner for the whole family
6:00-8:00 pm: Crafts, Music, Lesson
Thursday, July 29:
10:45 am Medicalodges
Service w/Holy Communion
Sunday, August 1: The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
10:30 am Divine Service
10:30 am The Lutheran Hour on KJRL-FM (105.7)
News & Notes
KJIL-FM (105.7) - Hear Lutheran Hour speaker Rev. Ken
Klaus’ message next week entitled, “Fools” based on Luke 12:19-21. Why would God call anyone a fool? God’s Word gives us the answer: “The fool
says in his heart, ‘There is no God.’”
Listen to “The Lutheran Hour” every Sunday morning at 10:30 am on
KJRL-FM (105.7). This good news
broadcast is sponsored in part by Our Redeemer. The Lutheran Hour also airs on
XM Radio 170 every Sunday at noon or anytime on the web at
www.lutheranhour.org.
Life Quote. “Along with the facts about abstinence, parenting, adoption, and abortion,
it is important for parents to talk with their teens before a crisis. Teens need to know there is nothing they
could ever do that could not be handled with God’s help.” Grace Kern, director of Word of Hope (888-217-8679). This ‘Life Quote’ is from Lutherans For Life-www.lutheransforlife.org/1-888-364-
EQUIPPING
THE PRIESTHOOD OF
Lutheran
Witness Renewal for 2010-2011. For those who wish to renew their
subscription to the Lutheran Witness or start a new one, please fill out an
offering envelope from the table in the narthex, enclose your check for $14.50
and place it in the offering plate no later
than August 8th. Questions??? Please call the church office at 258-3122.
Second
Quarter Voters’ Meeting. Immediately following this morning’s
service, we will hold our second quarter Voter’s Assembly meeting. Reports from Pastor, our officers and boards
will be presented. All are invited and
encouraged to attend the Voter’s Assembly meeting.
Vacation
Bible School begins this evening at 5:30 pm with a supper for the whole family and then
crafts, singing and learning about Jesus until 8:00 pm. Vacation Bible School will continue through
Thursday evening. Registration forms are available on the table in the
narthex. Also, if you have a neighbor or
relative who you think might like to come, grab an information sheet from the
table and invite them!
Attention
Thrivent Financial Members. Over the next week or two you may be
receiving a letter from Thrivent Financial indicating you have some funds
available through Thrivent to distribute to a Lutheran charity of your
choice. Both Our Redeemer church and the
Preschool are registered as qualifying organizations to which you may direct
your funds if you so choose (there are also many other worthy organizations
that are registered). If you have any
questions on this Thrivent program or need any help, please feel free to contact
Pastor Slater.