Our
Rev. Troy Slater, Pastor
www.ourredeemerherington.org
The Fourteenth Sunday after
Pentecost
About This Morning’s Scripture Readings:
(We Are Humbled and Exalted by the Cross of Christ)
“Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,” Jesus proclaims, but
“he who humbles himself will be exalted” (Luke 14:11). For your hope is in the name of the Lord, who
humbled Himself unto death on the cross and was exalted in His
resurrection. So are you humbled by His
cross, and “at the resurrection of the righteous,” He will say to you, “Friend,
move up to a better place” (Luke 14:10; 13–14). By His grace, the King will honor you “in
the place of great men,” where your eyes will gaze upon the Prince, His
dearly-beloved Son (Prov. 25:7).
Therefore, humble yourself and exalt your neighbor.
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.
The Order of the Holy Communion
† In
Nomine Jesu †
Organ Prelude; Lighting of the candles; Ringing of
the Chimes
† THE
PREPARATION †
The Opening Hymn: LSB
#605 - “Father Welcomes”
The congregation is invited to please stand as able.
The Invocation
P: In the name of the Father and of
the Son and of the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 28:19-20)
C: Amen.
The Confession
of Sins
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. (Adapted from Hebrews 10:22)
P: Our help is in the name of the Lord.
C: Who made heaven and earth. (Psalm 124:8)
P: I said, I will confess my transgressions unto
the Lord.
C: And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. (Psalm 32:5b)
P: O almighty God, merciful Father, ...
A: … 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 + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
(John
20:19-23)
C: Amen.
† THE SERVICE OF
THE WORD †
The Introit: Psalm
34:11; 25:1, 4-9 (NIV)
P: Come, O children, listen to me; I
will teach you the fear of the LORD.
C: O my people, hear my teaching; listen to the
words of my mouth.
P: I will open my mouth in parables, I will
utter hidden things, things from of old; what we have heard and known, what our
fathers have told us.
C: We will not hide them from their children; we
will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, His power, and the wonders He has done.
P: He decreed statutes for Jacob and established
the law in Israel, which He commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and
they in turn would tell their children.
C: Then they would put their trust in God and
would not forget His deeds but would keep His commands.
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 Kyrie:
P: In peace let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord, have mercy.
P: For the peace from above and for our salvation let us pray to the Lord.
C: Lord,
have mercy.
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.
C: Lord,
have mercy.
For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let
us pray to the Lord.
Lord, have mercy.
P: Help,
save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord.
C: Amen.
Hymn of Praise:
“This is the Feast” (see back page of bulletin)
The Salutation and
Collect for the Day
P: The Lord be with you. (Adapted from 2 Timothy 4:22)
C: And with your spirit.
P: Let us pray …
O Lord of grace and mercy, teach us by
Your
Holy Spirit to follow the example of
Your Son in true humility, that we may withstand the temptations of the
devil
and with pure hearts and minds avoid ungodly pride; through the same
Jesus
Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit,
one
God, now and forever.
C: 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:
What is the benefit of this eating and drinking?
C: These
words, “Given and shed for you for the forgiveness of sins,” show us
that in the Sacrament forgiveness of sins, life, and salvation are given us
through these words. For where there is
forgiveness of sins, there is also life and salvation.
P: How can bodily eating and drinking do such
great things?
C: Certainly not just eating and drinking do
these things, but the words written here: “Given and shed for you for the
forgiveness of sins.” These words,
along with the bodily eating and drinking, are the main thing in the Sacrament.
Whoever believes these words has exactly what they say: “forgiveness of
sins.”
Old Testament
Reading: Proverbs 25:2-10 (NIV)
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to
search out a matter is the glory of kings.
As the heavens are high and the earth is deep, so the hearts of kings
are unsearchable. Remove the dross from
the silver, and out comes material for the silversmith; remove the wicked from the king's presence, and his throne will be established through righteousness. Do not exalt yourself in the king’s presence,
and do not claim a place among great men; it is better for him to say to you,
“Come up here,” than for him to humiliate you before a nobleman. What you have
seen with your eyes do not bring hastily to court, for what will you do in the
end if your neighbor puts you to shame? If you argue your case with a neighbor, do not
betray another man’s confidence, or he who hears it may shame you and you will never lose
your bad reputation.
P: This is the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading: 2
Timothy 1:1-14 (NIV)
Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of
God, according to the promise of life that is in Christ Jesus,
To
Timothy, my dear son:
Grace, mercy and peace from God the Father and
Christ Jesus our Lord.
I thank God, whom I serve, as my forefathers did,
with a clear conscience, as night and day I constantly remember you in my
prayers. Recalling your tears, I long to
see you, so that I may be filled with joy.
I have been reminded of your sincere faith, which first lived in your
grandmother Lois and in your mother Eunice and, I am persuaded, now lives in
you also. For this reason I remind you
to fan into flame the gift of God, which is in you through the laying on of my
hands. For God did not give us a spirit
of timidity, but a spirit of power, love, and self-discipline.
So do not be ashamed to testify about our Lord, or
ashamed of me his prisoner. But join
with me in suffering for the gospel, by the power of God, who has saved us and
called us to a holy life—not because of anything we have done but because of
his own purpose and grace. This grace
was given us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, but it has now been
revealed through the appearing of our Savior, Christ Jesus, who has destroyed
death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel. And of this gospel I was appointed a herald
and an apostle and a teacher. That is
why I am suffering as I am. Yet I am not ashamed, because I know whom I have
believed, and am convinced that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to
him for that day.
What you heard from me, keep as the
pattern of sound teaching, with faith and love in Christ Jesus. Guard the good deposit that was entrusted to
you—guard it with the help of the Holy Spirit who lives in us.
P: This is
the Word of the Lord.
C: Thanks be to God.
The congregation is invited to please stand as
able.
The Alleluia Verse: Luke 14:11 (NIV)
P: Alleluia. Everyone who exalts himself will be humbled,
and he who humbles himself will be exalted.
Alleluia.
C: (Sung) Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
The Holy Gospel: Luke 14:1-14 (NIV)
P: The Holy
Gospel is written in the fourteenth chapter
of St. Luke, beginning with the fourteenth verse.
C: (Sung) Glory be to Thee, O Lord!
One Sabbath, when Jesus went to eat in the house
of a prominent Pharisee, he was being carefully watched. There in front of him was a man suffering
from dropsy. Jesus asked the Pharisees
and experts in the law, “Is it lawful to heal on the Sabbath or not?” But they remained silent. So taking hold of the man, he healed him and
sent him away.
Then he asked them, “If one of you has a
son or an ox that falls into a well on the Sabbath day, will you not
immediately pull him out?” And they had
nothing to say.
When he noticed how the guests picked the
places of honor at the table, he told them this parable: “When someone invites
you to a wedding feast, do not take the place of honor, for a person more
distinguished than you may have been invited.
If so, the host who invited both of you will come and say to you, ‘Give
this man your seat.’ Then, humiliated,
you will have to take the least important place. But when you are invited, take the lowest
place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up to a
better place.’ Then you will be honored
in the presence of all your fellow guests.
For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles
himself will be exalted.”
Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a
luncheon or dinner, do not invite your friends, your brothers or relatives, or
your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be
repaid. But when you give a banquet,
invite the poor, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be
blessed. Although they cannot repay you,
you will be repaid at the resurrection of the righteous.”
P: Here ends the Gospel.
C: (Sung) Praise be to Thee, O Christ!
The Nicene Creed
C:
I believe in one God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth and
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God, begotten of
His Father before all worlds, God of God, Light of Light, very God of very God,
begotten, not made, being of one substance with the Father, by whom all things
were made; who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven and was
incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the virgin Mary and was made man; and was
crucified also for us under Pontius Pilate.
He suffered and was buried. And
the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures and ascended into
heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He will come again with glory to judge
both the living and the dead, whose kingdom will have no end.
And I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and giver of life, who
proceeds from the Father and the Son, who with the Father and the Son together
is worshiped and glorified, who spoke by the prophets. And I believe in one holy Christian and
apostolic Church, I acknowledge one Baptism for the remission of sins, and I
look for the resurrection of the dead and the life… of the
world to come. Amen.
The congregation
may be seated.
Hymn of the Day: LSB
#865 - “Shepherd of Tender Youth”
The Sermon
Our Tithes and Offerings Are Received (To
help us minister to your needs, please complete an attendance card from the pew
rack and pass it to the center aisle where the ushers will collect them.)
Presentation of
Bibles and Catechisms to Our Third Graders
A Hymn: LSB
#865 - “Lord, Help Us Ever to Retain”
The congregation is invited to please stand as able.
The General Prayer:
Pastor will conclude each petition of the General Prayer
with the words, “Lord, in Your mercy”
The congregation is invited to respond with: “Hear our prayer.”
† THE SERVICE OF HOLY COMMUNION
†
To Our Guests
We welcome you to this worship service! It is a sad consequence of the division in
Christianity that we cannot extend to all a general invitation to receive the
Lord’s Supper. Lutherans believe,
because the Bible declares, that in the Lord’s Supper we are given the very
Body and Blood of the Lord Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins and that we
are bound together as the body of Christ in the confession of the one faith
this congregation confesses at the Lord’s Table. Reception of Holy Communion at this time by
Christians who are not one in faith with us would imply a oneness which does
not exist and for which we must all pray.
Therefore, because the Bible declares it is
important for all to know what the Lord gives us in His Supper and that we be
one in faith at the table of our Lord, we kindly ask guests who are not members
of another Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod (LCMS) congregation to please
abstain from receiving Holy Communion this morning. Instead, during Holy Communion, you are
invited to join the congregation in meditating on God’s Word and singing the
hymns.
If you wish, Pastor Slater will be pleased to speak
with you about our LCMS communion practice and about preparing for a future,
informed participation in the blessings and fellowship of the Sacrament with
us.
Again,
we welcome you and look forward to seeing you again!
The Preface and Proper Preface: LSB p. 194
The Sanctus:
LSB p. 195
The Lord’s Prayer: LSB
p. 196
The Words of
Institution and Pax Domini: LSB p. 197
The Agnus Dei:
LSB p. 198
The congregation may be seated.
The Distribution
Distribution Hymns:
LSB #623, #761, #588, #662
The congregation is invited to please stand as able.
The Nunc
Dimittis: LSB pp. 199-200
The Thanksgiving: LSB
pp. 200-201
The Salutation
and the Benedicamus: LSB pp. 201-202
The Benediction:
LSB p. 202
The congregation may be seated.
Closing Hymn: LSB
#922 - “Go, My Children, with My Blessing”
Announcements
†
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.
Gene Kickhaefer
Organist:......................................................... Mrs.
Lori Moldenhauer
Acolytes:........................................ Presley
Idleman and Kaylee Slater
Acolytes next
Sunday:.............................. Nate
Backhus and Matt Roe
Greeters:.................................. Rosemary
Deines and Helen Sorenson
Greeters next
Sunday:................................... Gene
& Ruth Kickhaefer
Stewardship of Our Time
Worship attendance last Sunday: 78
Stewardship of Our Treasures
We gave thanks to God
with our offerings received last Sunday:
Home............................................................................... $1,137.05
Missions................................................................................ $82.00
Together-In-Mission (Heiney)................................................ $35.00
Building Fund........................................................................ $26.00
Other income received
last Sunday:
Lutheran Witness renewals.................................................... $14.50
Where does my “Mission
Offering” go?
For each dollar that is given this quarter (July - September) as a
designated “Mission” offering, the following is the approximate manner it will
be divided (per our 2010 congregational budget):
18 cents - Tuition assistance for a Seminary
student
18 cents - Children’s Christian
Concern Society
15 cents - Kansas District
Mission Commitment
12 cents - Herington Elementary
School
6 cents - Fort Wayne Seminary
student food bank
31 cents - TBD by Evangelism and
Mission boards
Thank you for your continued support of our
congregation’s mission budget!
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; Shirley and Jerry Vinyard; Ed Riffel; Howard
Klein; Kenny Pigorsch; the family of Cecil Rock
Military members, relatives & friends serving
in foreign lands:
the brother of Mitch Lyons (deployed to Iraq)
Our
members celebrating Birthdays this week:
Helen Sorenson,
8/30; Glen Brockmeier, 9/2; Jane Pigorsch, 9/2; Alexa Ammann, 9/4
Our members celebrating Baptismal Anniversaries this week:
Alexa Ammann, 8/29; Ruth Bond, 9/2; Louise Gehrke, 9/2
This
Week at Our Redeemer (God Willing):
Sunday, August 29: Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost / Rally Sunday
9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:30 am Rally Sunday singing, craft, balloon
launch
10:30 am Divine Service
12:20 pm Chapman
Valley Nursing Home service
4:00 pm Ice Cream
Social
Thursday, September 2:
10:45 am Medicalodges
Service w/Holy Communion
Saturday, September 4:
5:00 pm—10:00 pm
Fellowship/Cookout/Fireworks at the Kansas District Retreat Center at
Herington Lake
Sunday, September 5: The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
9:15 am Sunday
School for All Ages
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, “Choose
Life” based on Deuteronomy 30:15-20.
Many today believe we live in a world were nothing is absolutely wrong
or right all of the time. But why do
they only feel that way about spiritual and moral values? 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. “So great is my veneration for the Bible, and so strong my belief, that
when duly read and meditated on, it is of all books in the world, that which
contributes most to make men good, wise, and happy—that the earlier my children
begin to read it … the more lively and confident will be my hopes that they
will prove useful citizens of their country.”
John Quincy Adams,
former president of the United States.
This ‘Life Quote’ is
from Lutherans For Life-www.lutheransforlife.org/1-888-364-
Annual Cook
Out - Ice Cream Social. Our Annual Cook Out/Ice Cream Social is
this afternoon, starting at 4:00 pm. Hot
dogs, hamburgers, chips, drinks, homemade ice cream and pie will be
served. This will be a fundraiser that
will benefit our Preschool. If you would
like to help, it’s not too late! Thank
you in advance for your support.
Franklyn
and Ruth Kandt, two
of our former member, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on
September 3rd. If you would like to send
a card, you may do so by sending it to Franklyn and Ruth at 3434 Anderson Ave.,
Manhattan, KS 66503.
Cookout/Fireworks
at the District Retreat Center. This coming Saturday evening, September
4th, beginning at 5:00 pm, Our Redeemer has reserved the Kansas District
Retreat Center at Herington Lake! That
evening the city will be having the fireworks display that was rescheduled from
July 4th and the Retreat Center will be the perfect place from which to watch
the fireworks. Bring your favorite lawn
chair and a salad or dessert to share.
Hamburgers/hotdogs and drinks will be provided. You can stay indoors or enjoy the evening
from the spacious deck. Hope to see you
there!
Our Regular
Sunday School resumes next Sunday with classes starting at 9:15 am for children
through adults. The adult class will be
taking a look at the next week’s Scripture readings for the day.
Thrivent
Chapter Annual Picnic. Saturday, September 11th at 5:00 pm at the
Kansas District Retreat Center at Herington Lake will be the location for the
annual chapter picnic for our local Thrivent chapter. All Thrivent members and their families are
encouraged and invited to come. Please
RSVP to Thrivent chapter president Helen Mitchell at 258-3185 if you will be
attending. If you are not a Thrivent
member but would like to learn more about it, please contact Helen or Pastor
Slater.