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Thursday, June 25, 2020

Worship Bulletin - June 28, 2020


Welcome to Glendale Lutheran!

Pastor Scott Jonas would love to talk to you. You can contact him via cell 805-345-6658 or email scottjonas314@gmail.com.

Adult Bible Class will be streamed online beginning after the service. Join us!

For those who would like communion, Pastor Scott is in his office during the week Monday through Thursday 9am-5pm. Text or call his cell at 805-345-6658 to make sure he isn't on a home visit. If you are unable to leave your house and require a visit let him know.

Voters Meeting to approve the budget will be held June 28 in the sanctuary at 10:30.
Fourth Sunday after Pentecost
9:15am
Prelude

Greeting and Welcome

Lighting of the Candles 

Hymn of InvocationBeautiful Savior (LSB 537, v. 1-2)

Beautiful Savior, King of creation,
Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I’d love Thee, truly I’d serve Thee,
Light of my soul, my joy, my crown.

Fair are the meadows, fair are the woodlands,
Robed in flow’rs of blooming spring;
Jesus is fairer, Jesus is purer,
He makes our sorr’wing spirit sing.

+ Preparation +

Invocation
P:  In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C:  Amen.

Confession and Absolution
P:  Our help is in the name of the Lord,
C:  who made heaven and earth.
P:  If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, O Lord, who could stand?
C:  But with You there is forgiveness; therefore You are feared.
P:  Because we cannot free ourselves from our sinful condition and have sinned in thought, word, and deed, let us employ the faith the Holy Spirit has given us and go to our gracious heavenly Father, asking His forgiveness for the sake of His Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord.
C:  Almighty God, have mercy upon us, forgive us our sins, and lead us to everlasting life. Amen.
P: Almighty God has given His only Son to bear the punishment of our sins on the cross so that we might know the peace of His presence now and the joys of heaven hereafter. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, I therefore forgive you all your sins in the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit.
C: Amen.

+ Word +

Salutation and Collect of the Day
P:  The Lord be with you.
C:  And also with you.
P:  Let us pray. Almighty God, by the working of Your Holy Spirit, grant that we may gladly hear Your Word proclaimed among us and follow its directing; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
C:  Amen.

First ReadingActs 13:26-43
 “Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham, and those among you who fear God, to us has been sent the message of this salvation. For those who live in Jerusalem and their rulers, because they did not recognize him nor understand the utterances of the prophets, which are read every Sabbath, fulfilled them by condemning him. And though they found in him no guilt worthy of death, they asked Pilate to have him executed. And when they had carried out all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree and laid him in a tomb. But God raised him from the dead, and for many days he appeared to those who had come up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are now his witnesses to the people. And we bring you the good news that what God promised to the fathers, this he has fulfilled to us their children by raising Jesus, as also it is written in the second Psalm, ‘You are my Son, today I have begotten you.’ And as for the fact that he raised him from the dead, no more to return to corruption, he has spoken in this way, ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings of David.’ Therefore he says also in another psalm, ‘You will not let your Holy One see corruption.’
For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, fell asleep and was laid with his fathers and saw corruption, but he whom God raised up did not see corruption. Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. Beware, therefore, lest what is said in the Prophets should come about: ‘Look, you scoffers, be astounded and perish; for I am doing a work in your days, a work that you will not believe, even if one tells it to you.’”
  As they went out, the people begged that these things might be told them the next Sabbath. And after the meeting of the synagogue broke up, many Jews and devout converts to Judaism followed Paul and Barnabas, who, as they spoke with them, urged them to continue in the grace of God.

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

Epistle - Romans 7:1-13    
Or do you not know, brothers—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law is binding on a person only as long as he lives? For a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if her husband dies she is released from the law of marriage. Accordingly, she will be called an adulteress if she lives with another man while her husband is alive. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law, and if she marries another man she is not an adulteress.
Likewise, my brothers, you also have died to the law through the body of Christ, so that you may belong to another, to him who has been raised from the dead, in order that we may bear fruit for God. For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death. But now we are released from the law, having died to that which held us captive, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit and not in the old way of the written code.
What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.” But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me. For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
Did that which is good, then, bring death to me? By no means! It was sin, producing death in me through what is good, in order that sin might be shown to be sin, and through the commandment might become sinful beyond measure.

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

Holy Gospel – Matthew 10:34–42
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew, the tenth chapter.
C: Glory to You, O Lord.

“Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household. Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
 “Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. The one who receives a prophet because he is a prophet will receive a prophet's reward, and the one who receives a righteous person because he is a righteous person will receive a righteous person's reward. And whoever gives one of these little ones even a cup of cold water because he is a disciple, truly, I say to you, he will by no means lose his reward.”

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

Children’s SongGod Is So Good (AGPS 107, v. 1-2)

God is so good, God is so good,
God is so good, He’s so good to me.

He cares for me, He cares for me,
He cares for me, He’s so good to me.

Children’s Message

Hymn of the Day – In Christ Alone 

In Christ alone my hope is found,
He is my light, my strength, my song;
This Cornerstone, this solid ground,
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.
What heights of love, what depths of peace,
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All,
Here in the love of Christ I stand.

In Christ alone who took on flesh,
Fullness of God in helpless babe!
This gift of love and righteousness,
Scorned by the ones He came to save.
‘Til on that cross as Jesus died,
The wrath of God was satisfied.
For ev’ry sin on Him was laid;
Here in the death of Christ I live.

Sermon 
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 everlasting. Amen.

Prayer of the Church

+ Celebrating birthdays this week: 1 – Beverly Dixson, Molly McClanahan; 4 – Steve Jagels; 5 – Ruth Wussler

Special Celebrations and Needs:
+ Church family members: Rodger Lubben and family upon the death of Rodger’s sister, JoLaine Sass; Rod Nobis and family upon the death of Rod’s brother, Randy Nobis; Frank Gaal, recovering from successful back surgery; Sally Dobrunz, who has pancreatic cancer.

+ Friends of our congregation: Max, 6 year old grandson of Bill & Judy Lubben, injured in a lawnmower accident.

+ Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Mary Guion, Corinne Gutzler, Anne Hammann, Vivian Kattentidt, Lucille Massie, Bettie Welch, Joan Winkler

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.
Offering
We are excited to announce a new option for electronic giving using your mobile device. Please scan the following QR code or visit https://tithe.ly/give?c=815174 to make a donation.
+ Sacrament +

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 + 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 + blood, which is shed for you for the forgiveness of sins. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”

Pax Domini                                                                                                                           
P:  The peace of the Lord be with you always.
C:  Amen.
 
Distribution

Blessing

Benediction
P:  The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and + give you peace.
C:  Amen.
 
Closing Hymn – O God, Our Help in Ages Past (LSB 733, v. 1-2)

O God, our help in ages past,
Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter from the stormy blast,
And our eternal home:

Under the shadow of Thy throne
Thy saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is Thine arm alone,
And our defense is sure.

Postlude

+ + +

+ WORSHIP LEADERS +
Preacher/Liturgist/Celebrant – Pastor Scott Jonas
Pianist - Athena Reinhard
​Communion – Steve Phelps
Sound/Video – Ken Clark
Lector – Cathie Albers
Bible Class Sound/Video – Mike Murphy

+ + +
Acknowledgments
Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Weekly Newsletter

Glimpses of Glendale
Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter
June 25, 2020
Our annual voter’s budget meeting is this Sunday after service in the sanctuary. I’m grateful that our council has put together a solid presentation for you. Budgets are just one way to describe a congregation. This one describes Glendale Lutheran as a church that several years ago struggled financially but now is on good footing. God has motivated his people to be generous. Our debt is getting lower and lower, our Gospel work continues. Another couple of items we will vote on is for new lighting in the sanctuary and the restoration of the stained glass.

Another way to describe what God is doing here is by attendance. We had 70 worshippers last weekend in person and 30 households online. For a church that averaged 100 before COVID that’s very encouraging. I talked recently with the pastors of our circuit. They are averaging less than half their normal attendance. I think part of that is that bigger churches are scarier for those who want to avoid crowds. Our small size is actually an advantage. If you do prefer greater social distancing then I suggest the Saturday service. We average a dozen people and there is plenty of room. Along those lines of wanting to be safe, I wanted you all to know that last week I got tested for COVID and the test results say I do not have it. A member suggested it and I figured if it helps bring anyone back to church then I’m willing to do it.

The best way to describe Glendale Lutheran is not with budget numbers or worship numbers. It is the relationships that we experience. I thank you for sticking with us through this difficult time. I’m very proud how you stuck by one another. We obviously are not through this yet but we know that God is with us and even a pandemic can’t separate us from His love.
Daily Bible Reading
Daily Prayers at Noon
The ladies of the Tuesday Morning Bible Study are pausing each day at noon to pray for our country. We would like to invite anyone in the congregation and any friends to join us. To God be the glory.
Next Sunday's Bible Readings
Zechariah 9:9-12; Romans 7:14-25; Matthew 11:25-30
Financial Update
Worship Leaders 6/28
Lector: Phyllis Phelps
Communion: Mike Toney
S/V: Tony Petzoldt
Bible Class S/V: Tony Petzoldt
Worship Leaders 7/5
Lector: Tracey Ortstadt
Communion: Andy Ortstadt
S/V: Ken Clark
Bible Class S/V: Jerry Nicolaus