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“You felt secure in your wickedness. You said, “No one sees me.” Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray. So you said in your heart, “I am the one, and there is not another one beside me.””Isaiah 47:10 EHV
Christ FOR Us Bible Readings Genesis 3:8-15, Romans 5:8-10, John 1:9-14 Worship Folder Pastor Chris Christenson Sermon text: Romans 5:8-10 8 But God shows his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us. 9 Therefore, since we have now been justified by his blood, it is even more certain that we will be saved from God's wrath through him. 10 For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, it is even more certain that, since we have been reconciled, we will be saved by his life. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Take a Moment to recall something from today's message. Ask Jesus to create for you opportunities to use your words, activities and thoughts to glorify Him this week. We value your friendship and the opportunity to share the love of Jesus together with you!
Bible reading from Psalm 120 - 121 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 119:153-176 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 119:129-152 (EHV)
KEY SCRIPTURE2 Corinthians 9:8 EHV“God is able to make all grace OVERFLOW to you, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will OVERFLOW in every good work.” Key #1 - Overflow Begins with What You Already Have2 Kings 4:1-2 NIV“The wife of a man from the company of the prophets cried out to Elisha, ‘Your servant my husband is dead, and you know that he revered the Lord. But now his creditor is coming to take my two boys as his slaves.'Elisha replied to her, ‘How can I help you? Tell me, what do you have in your house?'‘Your servant has nothing there at all,' she said, ‘except a small jar of olive oil.' Key # 2 - Overflow Requires Obedience and Faith2 Kings 4:3-5 NIVElisha said, “Go around and ask all your neighbors for empty jars. Don't ask for just a few. 4 Then go inside and shut the door behind you and your sons. Pour oil into all the jars, and as each is filled, put it to one side.”5 She left him and shut the door behind her and her sons. They brought the jars to her and she kept pouring. Key #3 - Overflow Expands as You Make Room2 Kings 4:6-7 NIV“When all the jars were full, she said to her son, ‘Bring me another one.' But he replied, ‘There is not a jar left.' Then the oil stopped flowing. She went and told the man of God, and he said, ‘Go, sell the oil and pay your debts. You and your sons can live on what is left.'”
Bible reading from Psalm 119:105-128 (EHV)
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings 1 Chronicles 29:1-2,10–18, 2 Thessalonians 1:1–5,11-12, Luke 17:1–10 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon text: 1 Chronicles 29:1-2,10-18 1 King David said this to the whole assembly: My son Solomon, the one God has chosen, is young and inexperienced. The work is great because this citadel is not for a man. It is for the Lord God. 2 According to all my strength, I have provided these things for the house of my God: gold for the gold items, silver for the silver, bronze for the bronze, iron for the iron, wood for the wooden, onyx stones and settings, antimony, stones of many different colors, every kind of precious stone, and alabaster in abundance. 10 David blessed the Lord in the presence of the entire assembly. He said: Blessed are you, Lord, the God of Israel, our father, from eternity to eternity. 11 To you, O Lord, belong greatness, power, glory, victory, and majesty, because everything in the heavens and on the earth belongs to you. You, Lord, are exalted as head above everything. The kingdom belongs to you. 12 Riches and honor come from you. You are ruling over everything. In your hand are power and strength. It is in your power to make anyone great and strong. 13 Now, our God, we are thanking you and praising your glorious name. 14 Who am I? Who are my people that we are able to offer willingly like this? For everything comes from you. What we have given to you came from your hand. 15 We are aliens and temporary residents before you, as were all our fathers. Our days on the earth are like a shadow, and there is no hope of staying. 16 Lord, our God, all this abundance, which we have provided for building a house for you, for your holy name, is from your hand. This abundance belongs to you. 17 I know, my God, that you test the heart, and you take pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things. Now with joy I see your people, who are present here to bring the offering freely to you. 18 Lord, the God of our fathers, Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, preserve forever this purpose and way of thinking in the heart of your people. Direct their heart to you. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Take a Moment to recall something from today's message. Ask Jesus to create for you opportunities to use your words, activities and thoughts to glorify Him this week. We value your friendship and the opportunity to share the love of Jesus together with you!
Bible reading from Psalm 119:81-104 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 119:49-80 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 119:1-24 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalms 117 - 118 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalms 116 (EHV)
Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux was preacher for this service. Luke 10:38-42: As they went on their way, Jesus came into the village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at the Lord's feet and was listening to his Word. But Martha was distracted with all her serving. She came over and said, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me.” The Lord answered and told her, “Martha, Martha, you are worked and upset about many things, but one thing is needed. In fact, Mary has chosen that better part, which will not be taken away from her.” (EHV)
Order of Service: - The Office of Prime (Early Morning) (p. 108) - The Versicles and Gloria Patri (p. 108) - The Confession of Sin (p. 109) - Luke 10:38-42: As they went on their way, Jesus came into the village, and a woman named Martha welcomed him into her home. She had a sister named Mary, who was sitting at the Lord's feet and was listening to his Word. But Martha was distracted with all her serving. She came over and said, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Tell her to help me.” The Lord answered and told her, “Martha, Martha, you are worked and upset about many things, but one thing is needed. In fact, Mary has chosen that better part, which will not be taken away from her.” (EHV) - Devotion - Did You Think to Pray: Ere you left your room this morning, Did you think to pray? In the name of Christ our Savior, Did you sue for loving favor, As a shield today? [Chorus] O how praying rests the weary! Prayer will change the night to day; So when life seems dark and dreary, Don't forget to pray. When your heart was filled with anger, Did you think to pray? Did you plead for grace, my brother, That you might forgive another Who had crossed your way? When sore trials came upon you, Did you think to pray? When your soul was bowed in sorrow, Balm of Gilead did you borrow At the gates of day? - Neil Harmon / M.A. Pepper Kidder - The Collect (p. 108) - The Canticle: p. 108 - Hymn 182 - One Thing Needful! This One Treasure: vv. 6, 8 - Announcement: Welcome to the Bethany Auxiliary - Student Body VP Ellie Sorenson Service Participants: Rev. Prof. Mark DeGarmeaux (Preacher), Micah Smith (Organist), BLC Concert Choir (Choral Group), Prof. David Paulson (Choir Director)
Bible reading from James 2:1-13 (EHV)
Bible reading from James 1:19-27 (EHV)
Bible reading from James 1:1-18 (EHV)
Bible reading from Malachi 3:7 - 4:6 (EHV)
Bible reading from Malachi 2:10 - 3:6 (EHV)
Bible reading from Malachi 1:1 - 2:9 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 14 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 12 - 13 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 11 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 9 - 10 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 8 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 7 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 5 - 6 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 3 - 4 (EHV)
Bible reading from Zechariah 1 - 2 (EHV)
Bible reading from Haggai 2 (EHV)
Bible reading from Haggai 1 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 106:34-48 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 106:1-33 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 104 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 103 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 102 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 101 (EHV)
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings Genesis 15:1-6, Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Worship Folder Pastor John Melke Sermon text: Luke 12:22–34 Do Not Worry 22 Jesus said to his disciples, “For that reason I tell you, stop worrying about your life, about what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. 23 Certainly life is more than food, and the body is more than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap; they have no warehouse or barn; and yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than birds! 25 And who of you by worrying can add a single moment to his lifespan? 26 Since you are not able to do this little thing, why do you worry about the rest? 27 Consider how the wild flowers grow. They do not labor or spin. But I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was dressed like one of these. 28 If this is how God clothes the grass in the field, which is alive today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, how much more will he clothe you, you of little faith? 29 Do not constantly chase after what you will eat or what you will drink. Do not be worried about it. 30 To be sure, the nations of the world chase after all of these things, but your Father knows that you need them. 31 Instead, continue to seek the kingdom of God, and all these things will be added to you. 32 Do not be afraid, little flock, because your Father is pleased to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell your possessions and give to the needy. Provide money bags for yourselves that do not become old, a treasure in the heavens that will not fail, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. 34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Take a Moment to recall something from today's message. Ask Jesus to create for you opportunities to use your words, activities and thoughts to glorify Him this week. We value your friendship and the opportunity to share the love of Jesus together with you!
Bible reading from Psalm 99 - 100 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 97 - 98 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 95 - 96 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 94 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 92 - 93 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 91 (EHV)
Bible reading from Psalm 90 (EHV)
Eighth Sunday after Pentecost Bible Readings Luke 12:13–21, Colossians 3:1–11 Worship Folder Pastor Paul A. Tullberg Sermon text: Ecclesiastes 1:1-2,12–14; 2:18-26 1The words of Ecclesiastes, David's son, king in Jerusalem. 2“Nothing but vapor,” Ecclesiastes said. “Totally vapor. Everything is just vapor that vanishes.” 12 I, Ecclesiastes, have been king over Israel in Jerusalem. 13 I applied my heart to seek out and explore with wisdom everything done under the sky. (What a burdensome task God has given the children of Adam to keep them busy!) 14 I have seen all the actions done under the sun, and, look, it is all nothing but vapor. It is all chasing the wind. 18 I also hated all the results of my hard work, for which I worked so hard under the sun, since I must leave it all to the man who comes after me. 19 And who knows—will he be wise, or a fool? Yet he will have control over all the results of my hard work, for which I worked so hard and so wisely, under the sun. This too is vapor that vanishes.20 So I changed my course, and my heart began to despair over all my hard work at which I worked so hard under the sun. 21 Sure, there may be a man who has worked hard—wisely, aptly, and skillfully. But he must hand over whatever he accumulated by all his hard work to a man who has not worked hard for it. This too is vapor. It's so unfair! 22 For what does a man gain through all his hard work, through all the turmoil in his heart, as he works so hard under the sun? 23 Pain fills all his days. His occupation is frustration. Even at night his heart does not rest. This too is vapor. 24 There is nothing better for a man than to eat and to drink and to find joy in his work. This too, I saw, is from God's hand. 25 For who can eat or enjoy himself apart from Him? 26 Yes, God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to the man whom He considers good, but to the person who goes on sinning God gives the task of gathering and collecting, but only so that he can give it all to a person whom God considers good. This too is vapor, nothing but chasing wind. The Holy Bible, Evangelical Heritage Version®, EHV®, © 2019 Wartburg Project, Inc. All rights reserved. Take a Moment to recall something from today's message. Ask Jesus to create for you opportunities to use your words, activities and thoughts to glorify Him this week.We value your friendship and the opportunity to share the love of Jesus together with you!
Bible reading from Nehemiah 13 (EHV)
Bible reading from Nehemiah 12 (EHV)
Bible reading from Nehemiah 11 (EHV)