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Glimpses of Glendale Glendale Lutheran Church Newsletter   April 3, 2025 The Sound of Silence - article by Joel Hempel   There have been times in my life when the silence has been deafening. What am I talking about? God’s silence!   I can’t imagine there is a person reading this article who has not had their faith challenged by God’s silence and his apparent lack of response to our prayers.   A friend once told me, “I pray a lot. But it is a one-sided conversation.”   One of the reasons I think it can be so frustrating to hear nothing from God is because, in Old and New Testament times, he communicated directly or indirectly to Adam and Eve, Abraham and Sarah, the prophets, and to his people through the prophets. He spoke to Mary, Elizabeth, and Joseph. And, of course, through Jesus, God spoke face-to-face to the multitudes. And then, after his encounter with Saul of Tarsus on the road to Damascus, and however he inspired the authors of Scripture, silence!   I know that someone will remind me that God surely inspired Martin Luther and other reformers in some Spirit-guided way. And, of course, there are those select times when God decides to grace a person or a people with a nudge, an insight, or a vision. And lest we forget, there is His Word in print, in song, and embedded in the hearts and minds of believers.   Hmm!   Alright, God has not given up speaking to us. But it still doesn’t feel good. No, it’s stronger than that; it is pain reaching the depth of one’s soul when God chooses not to answer when we need it the most.   Silence! Agonizing spiritual silence!   If you research this topic, you will find multiple reasons why God does not or does not seem to answer: God may be responding, but we are not listening. God’s Word is rich in wisdom. We would be wise to search the Scriptures for guidance and understanding. We may not be hearing from God because – like with St Paul’s thorn in the flesh1 -- it is God’s will that we bear the cross we are carrying. But with the cross, he promises the grace, strength, and courage to carry it.2 God may be waiting for us to repent of some sin interfering with the Christian way of life and thus distracting us from hearing God. We can easily forget that God is omniscient and sovereign. He has no obligation to give us what we want. He wants us to trust what he knows and that he is attending to us, even though it may seem otherwise. God’s silence is considered part of his hiddenness. That is, There is much about God we don’t know. But what he has revealed through His Son tells us God is close to the brokenhearted.   Although these are all theologically sound explanations for why we may feel God’s silence, they don’t take away from the pain of not receiving what we need. So, we are left with this: God’s LOVE. He asks us to trust him – the God of our salvation, the God who gave his Son for us on the cross, the God who has repeatedly promised not to abandon us.3 He appeals to us not to give up on him. He wants us to trust him and his desire for our well-being.   The bottom line, keep talking to God. And more importantly, listen, be open, and seek His will. 1.       2 Corinthians 12:7-9 2.       Matthew 11:28-30; Psalm 46:1-3,7; Philippians 4:13 3.       Matthew 28:20b; Hebrews 13:5; John 14:15-17  Lenten Worship & Potluck Schedule   Join us April 9 for the final Lenten Potluck dinner at 5:30 followed by worship at 6:30. Please bring a dish to share! Palm Sunday Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt   We are once again planning our annual Palm Sunday Breakfast & Easter Egg Hunt to take place during the Bible Study hour on April 13. Please see the kiosk for what is still needed and sign up. Finance Update Next Sunday's Bible Readings Deuteronomy 32:36-39; Philippians 2:5-11; Luke 22:1—23:56 Worship Leaders This Sunday - 4/6 Lector: Ann Jonas Children's Message: Jon Chapa Communion: Steve Phelps & Sem Student Greeters: Bob & Debbie Jacobson Sound/Video: Terry Young Ushers: Terry Buchholz, Ken Clark, John Steele, Rodger Lubben Next Sunday - 4/13 Lector: Tim Cosby Children's Message: Stephanie Chapa Communion: Mike Toney & Sem Student Greeters: Ken & Jeanne Clark Sound/Video: Paul Barbercheck Ushers: Sandy Barbercheck, Judy George, Ron Froesel, Tony Petzoldt The Word Within the Word Online Calendar Glendale Lutheran Church Monday-Thursday 8:00 am-4:30 pm (314) 966-3220 glendalelutheranchurch@gmail.com Connect With Us:

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Welcome to Glendale Lutheran! Palm Sunday Breakfast – We are once again planning our annual Palm Sunday Breakfast to take place during the Bible Study hour on April 13. Please see the kiosk for what is still needed and sign up. Thank you! Midweek Potlucks are back for Lent! Join us for dinner at 5:30 followed by the midweek Lenten worship at 6:30. Please bring a dish to share! Deacon List…If you need to talk to a fellow believer, email or call Pastor Scott or one of our deacons: Joel Hempel (jhempel411@gmail.com), Bob Jacobson (rjacobson@hy-c.com), Tony Petzoldt (tonypetzoldt@sbcglobal.net), or Becci Lauber Sasser (beccijlauber@yahoo.com).  The Fifth Sunday in Lent April 6, 2025 9:15am Divine Service I Prelude  Greeting and Welcome Lighting of the Candles Hymn of Invocation – His Mercy is More What love could remember no wrongs we have done Omniscient, all knowing, He counts not their sum Thrown into a sea without bottom or shore Our sins they are many, His mercy is more What patience would wait as we constantly roam What Father, so tender, is calling us home He welcomes the weakest, the vilest, the poor Our sins they are many, His mercy is more Praise the Lord, His mercy is more Stronger than darkness, new every morn Our sins they are many, His mercy is more Praise the Lord, His mercy is more Stronger than darkness, new every morn Our sins they are many, His mercy is more What riches of kindness He lavished on us His blood was the payment, His life was the cost We stood 'neath a debt we could never afford Our sins they are many, His mercy is more Praise the Lord, His mercy is more Stronger than darkness, new every morn Our sins they are many, His mercy is more Praise the Lord, His mercy is more Stronger than darkness, new every morn Our sins they are many, His mercy is more Our sins they are many, His mercy is mоre + Preparation + Invocation P: In the name of the Father and of the + Son and of the Holy Spirit C: Amen. Confession and Absolution P: If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. C: But if we confess our sins, God, who is faithful and just, will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Silence for reflection on God's Word and for self-examination. P: Let us then confess our sins to God our Father. C: Most merciful God, we confess that we are by nature sinful and unclean. We have sinned against You in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We justly deserve Your present and eternal punishment. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us. Forgive us, renew us, and lead us, so that we may delight in Your will and walk in Your ways to the glory of Your holy name. Amen. P: Almighty God in His mercy has given His Son to die for you and for His sake forgives you all your sins. As a called and ordained servant of Christ, and by His authority, 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 + Introit  P: Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! C: But you, O Lord, are a shield about me, my glory, and the lifter of my head. P: I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. C: I lay down and slept; I woke again, for the Lord sustained me. P: I will not be afraid of many thousands of people who have set themselves against me all around. All: 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 P: Salvation belongs to the Lord; your blessing be on your people! 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.  P: For this holy house and for all who offer here their worship and praise let us pray to the Lord. C: Lord, have mercy.  P: Help, save, comfort, and defend us, gracious Lord. C: Amen.  Salutation and Collect of the Day P: The Lord be with you.  C: And also with you.  P: Let us pray. Almighty God, by Your great goodness mercifully look upon Your people that we may be governed and preserved evermore in body and soul; 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 Reading – Isaiah 43:16–21 Thus says the Lord, who makes a way in the sea, a path in the mighty waters, who brings forth chariot and horse, army and warrior; they lie down, they cannot rise, they are extinguished, quenched like a wick: “Remember not the former things, nor consider the things of old. Behold, I am doing a new thing; now it springs forth, do you not perceive it? I will make a way in the wilderness and rivers in the desert. The wild beasts will honor me, the jackals and the ostriches, for I give water in the wilderness, rivers in the desert, to give drink to my chosen people, the people whom I formed for myself that they might declare my praise. P: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Epistle – Philippians 3:8-14 Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.  P: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Holy Gospel – Mark 13:1-2 P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark, the thirteenth chapter. C: Glory to You, O Lord.  As [Jesus] came out of the temple, one of his disciples said to him, “Look, Teacher, what wonderful stones and what wonderful buildings!”  And Jesus said to him, “Do you see these great buildings? There will not be left here one stone upon another that will not be thrown down.” P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise to You, O Christ.  Children’s Hymn – He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands (AGPS 117) He’s got the whole world in His hands, He’s got the whole wide world in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands. He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands, He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands, He’s got the wind and the rain in His hands, He’s got the whole world in His hands. Children’s Sermon – Jon Chapa Hymn of the Day – My Faith Looks Up to Thee (LSB 702) My faith looks up to Thee, Thou Lamb of Calvary,  Savior divine. Now hear me while I pray; Take all my guilt away; O let me from this day be wholly Thine! May Thy rich grace impart Strength to my fainting heart;  My zeal inspire! As Thou hast died for me, Oh, may my love to Thee Pure, warm, and changeless be, a living fire! While life’s dark maze I tread And griefs around me spread,  Be Thou my guide; Bid darkness turn to day, Wipe sorrow’s tears away, Nor let me ever stray from Thee aside. When ends life’s transient dream, When death’s cold, sullen stream  Shall o’er me roll, Blest Savior, then, in love, Fear and distrust remove; O bear me safe above, a ransomed soul! Sermon  Apostles' Creed 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. Prayers + Celebrating birthdays this week: 6 – Theodore Auble; 8 – Gail Metzler, Amy Ryan, John Auble; 9 – Cathie Albers; 11 – John Brugere, Marcia Hempel + Wedding anniversaries: 10 – Ken & Rosemary Orloff; 11 – Ken & Jeanne Clark Special Celebrations and Needs: + Church family members: Ron Froesel and family, upon Carol’s death; Sylvia Bach, suffering from vertigo; Jack Bentzinger, recovering from a fall; Cathie Albers, recovering from hip surgery; Paul Schultz, in hospice + Friends of our congregation: John, son of Mary Guion, who is now cancer free; the Schneider family, friends of the Phelps, upon the death of their 17 year old son; Karen, extended family member of the Wehmuellers, with cancer; Larry Duncan, extended family of the Wehmuellers, in the hospital with heart issues + Those who are homebound or in nursing facilities: Jules Bush, Frank & Sharon Gaal, Mary Guion, Jane Keathley, Vicki Lucas, Cindy Smith, Shirley Williams Offering Offertory What shall I render to the Lord for all His benefits to me? I will offer the sacrifice of thanksgiving and will call on the name of the Lord. I will take the cup of salvation and will call on the name of the Lord. I will pay my vows to the Lord now in the presence of all His people, in the courts of the Lord's house, in the midst of you, O Jerusalem.     + Sacrament + Preface P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you.  P: Lift up your hearts.  C: We lift them to the Lord.  P: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. C: It is right to give Him thanks and praise. P: It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God. And most especially are we bound to praise You on this day for the glorious resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ, the very Paschal Lamb, who was sacrificed for us and bore the sins of the world. By His dying He has destroyed death, and by His rising again He has restored to us everlasting life. Therefore with Mary Magdalene, Peter and John, and with all the witnesses of the resurrection, with angels and archangels, and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying: Sanctus Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of pow'r and might: Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Hosanna, Hosanna. Hosanna in the highest. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest.    Prayer of Thanksgiving P: Blessed are You, Lord of heaven and earth, for You have had mercy on those whom You created and sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh to bear our sin and be our Savior. With repentant joy we receive the salvation accomplished for us by the all-availing sacrifice of His body and His blood on the cross.     Gathered in the name and the remembrance of Jesus, we beg You, O Lord, to forgive, renew, and strengthen us with Your Word and Spirit. Grant us faithfully to eat His body and drink His blood as He bids us do in His own testament. Gather us together, we pray, from the ends of the earth to celebrate with all the faithful the marriage feast of the Lamb in His kingdom, which has no end. Graciously receive our prayers; deliver and preserve us. To You alone, O Father, be all glory, honor, and worship, with the Son and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: 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 + 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.” Proclamation of Christ P: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes. C: Amen. Come, Lord Jesus. P: O Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, in giving us Your body and blood to eat and to drink, You lead us to remember and confess Your holy cross and passion, Your blessed death, Your rest in the tomb, Your resurrection from the dead, Your ascension into heaven, and Your coming for the final judgment. So remember us in Your kingdom and teach us to pray: Lord’s Prayer 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. Pax Domini  P: The peace of the Lord be with you always. C: Amen.  Agnus Dei Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.    Distribution  Distribution Hymn – At the Lamb’s High Feast We Sing (LSB 633) At the Lamb’s high feast we sing Praise to our victorious King, Who has washed us in the tide Flowing from His piercèd side. Alleluia! Praise we Him, whose love divine Gives His sacred blood for wine, Gives His body for the feast— Christ the victim, Christ the priest. Alleluia! Where the paschal blood is poured, Death’s dread angel sheathes the sword; Israel’s hosts triumphant go Through the wave that drowns the foe. Alleluia! Praise we Christ, whose blood was shed, Paschal victim, paschal bread; With sincerity and love Eat we manna from above. Alleluia! Mighty Victim from the sky, Hell’s fierce pow’rs beneath You lie; You have conquered in the fight, You have brought us life and light. Alleluia! Blessing Thank the Lord Thank the Lord and sing His praise; tell ev'ryone what He has done. Let all who seek the Lord rejoice and proudly bear His name. He recalls His promises and leads His people forth in joy with shouts of thanksgiving. Alleluia, alleluia.    Post-Communion Collect P: 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 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.   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 – Christ Be My Leader (LSB 861) Christ be my Leader by night as by day; Safe through the darkness, for He is the way. Gladly I follow, my future His care, Darkness is daylight when Jesus is there. Christ be my Teacher in age as in youth, Drifting or doubting, for He is the truth. Grant me to trust Him; though shifting as sand, Doubt cannot daunt me; in Jesus I stand. Christ be my Savior in calm as in strife; Death cannot hold me, for He is the life. Nor darkness nor doubting nor sin and its stain Can touch my salvation: with Jesus I reign. Postlude  + WORSHIP LEADERS + Preacher/Liturgist/Celebrant – Pastor Scott Jonas Organist/Pianist – Seth Carruthers Communion Steve Phelps & Seminary Student Lector – Ann Jonas Sound/Video – Terry Young Ushers – Terry Buchholz, Ken Clark, John Steele, Rodger Lubben Greeters – Bob & Debbie Jacobson 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.

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Worship Bulletin - Wednesday March 12

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Welcome to Glendale Lutheran! Midweek Lenten Worship April 2, 2025 6:30pm Greeting and Welcome Prelude  Lighting of the Candles Hymn – Lord, Whose Love through Humble Service (LSB 848, verses 1, 3) Lord, whose love through humble service Bore the weight of human need, Who upon the cross, forsaken, Offered mercy’s perfect deed, We, Your servants, bring the worship Not of voice alone, but heart, Consecrating to Your purpose Ev’ry gift that You impart. As we worship, grand us vision, Till Your love’s revealing light In its height and depth and greatness, Dawns upon our quickened sight, Making known the needs and burdens Your compassion bids us bear, Stirring us to tireless striving, Your abundant life to share. Invocation P: In the name of the Father and the + Son and the Holy Spirit. C: Amen. Psalm 32 P: What bliss belongs to the one whose rebellion has been forgiven C: Those whose sins are covered by blood. P: What bliss belongs to those who have confessed their corruption to God! C: For he wipes their slates clean and removes hypocrisy from their hearts. P: Before I confessed my sins, I kept it all inside; my dishonesty devastated by inner life, causing my life to be filled with frustration, irrepressible anguish, and misery. The pain never let up, for your hand of conviction was heavy upon my heart. My strength was sapped, my inner life dried up like a spiritual drought within my soul. Pause in his presence P: Then I finally admitted to you all my sins, refusing to hide them any longer. C: I said, “My life-giving God, I will openly acknowledge my evil actions.” And you forgave me! All at once the guilt of my sin was washed away and all my pain disappeared! Pause in his presence P: All believers should confess their sins to God; do it every time God has uncovered you in the time of exposing. For if you do this, when sudden storms of life overwhelm, you’ll be kept safe. C: Lord, you are my secret hiding place, protecting me from these troubles, surrounding me with songs of gladness! Your joyous shouts of rescue release my breakthrough. P: So celebrate the goodness of God! He shows this kindness to everyone who is his. C: Go ahead – shout for joy, all you upright ones who want to please Him! Salutation P: The Lord be with you. C: And also with you. P: Let us pray. Heavenly Father, by the death, and resurrection of Your only Son, You have shown us forgiveness. With joy we come to you, giving thanks that you are our secret place where we find gladness. Therefore, we offer our lives to you as living sacrifices to Him who gave His life for us – Jesus Christ who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. C: Amen. Hymn – There Is a Redeemer (LSB 971) There is a Redeemer— Jesus, God’s own Son; Precious Lamb of God, Messiah,  Holy One. Refrain Refrain: Thank You, O my Father, For giving us Your Son, And leaving Your Spirit Till the work on earth is done. Jesus, my Redeemer, Name above all names; Precious Lamb of God, Messiah, Hope for sinners slain. Refrain When I stand in glory, I will see His face; There I’ll serve my King forever In that holy place. Refrain Old Testament – Numbers 21:4-9 From Mount Hor they set out by the way to the Red Sea, to go around the land of Edom. And the people became impatient on the way. And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died. And the people came to Moses and said, “We have sinned, for we have spoken against the Lord and against you. Pray to the Lord, that he take away the serpents from us.” So Moses prayed for the people. And the Lord said to Moses, “Make a fiery serpent and set it on a pole, and everyone who is bitten, when he sees it, shall live.” So Moses made a bronze serpent and set it on a pole. And if a serpent bit anyone, he would look at the bronze serpent and live. Choir – Give Me Jesus/Steal Away to Jesus (Lyrics for reflection) In the morning when I rise,  In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, Give me Jesus. Give me Jesus, give me Jesus! You can have all this world. But I will steal away to Jesus. Steal away, steal away home. I ain’t got long to stay here. In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, In the morning when I rise, Give me Jesus. Give me Jesus, give me Jesus! You can have all this world. Give me Jesus. Epistle – Philippians 3:1-11 Finally, my brothers, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you is no trouble to me and is safe for you. Look out for the dogs, look out for the evildoers, look out for those who mutilate the flesh. For we are the real circumcision, who worship by the Spirit of God and glory in Christ Jesus and put no confidence in the flesh—though I myself have reason for confidence in the flesh also. If anyone else thinks he has reason for confidence in the flesh, I have more: circumcised on the eighth day, of the people of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to the law, a Pharisee; as to zeal, a persecutor of the church; as to righteousness, under the law blameless. But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which comes through faith in Christ, the righteousness from God that depends on faith—that I may know him and the power of his resurrection, and may share his sufferings, becoming like him in his death, that by any means possible I may attain the resurrection from the dead. Choir – More About Jesus (Lyrics for reflection) More about Jesus would I know, more of His grace to others show; more of His saving fullness see, more of His love who died for me. More about Jesus let me learn, more of His holy will discern; Spirit of God, my teacher be,  showing the things of Christ to me. More, more about Jesus, more, more about Jesus, more of His saving fullness see, more of His love, who died for me. More about Jesus in His Word, holding communion with my Lord; hearing His voice in every line, making each faithful saying mine. More about Jesus on His throne, riches in glory all His own; more of His Kingdom’s sure increase, more of His coming, Prince of Peace. More, more about Jesus, more, more about Jesus, more of His saving fullness see, more of His love, who died for me. More about love, More about grace, More, more about Jesus. Holy Gospel – John 3:1-17 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you do not receive our testimony. If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life. [Jesus said:] “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.  Choir – Jesus Loves Me (Lyrics for reflection) Jesus loves me, and this I know. Jesus loves me for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong, They are weak but He is so strong. Yes, Jesus loves me; Yes, Jesus loves me; Yes, Jesus loves me: The Bible tells me so. Jesus loves me, Alleluia, Jesus loves me, Alleluia, Allelu. Alleluia, Alleluia. Alleluia Alleluia. Yes, Jesus loves me; Yes, Jesus loves me; Yes, Jesus loves me: The Bible tells me so. Hymn of the Day – O Christ, You Walked the Road (LSB 424) O Christ, You walked the road Our wand’ring feet must go. You faced with us temptation’s pow’r And fought our ancient foe. No bread of earth alone Can fill our hung’ring hearts. Lord, help us seek Your living Word, The food Your grace imparts. No blinding sign we ask, No wonder from above. Lord, help us place our trust alone In Your unswerving love. When lures of easy gain With promise brightly shine, Lord, help us seek Your kingdom first; Our wills with Yours align. O Christ, You walked the road Our wand’ring feet must go. Stay with us through temptation’s hour To fight our ancient foe. Apostles' Creed 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. Prayers Benediction Closing Hymn – Lord, Whose Love through Humble Service (LSB 848, v4) Called by worship to Your service Forth in Your dear name we go, To the child, the youth, the aged, Love in living deeds to show; Hope and health, goodwill and comfort, Counsel, aid, and peace we give, That Your servants, Lord, in freedom, May Your mercy know and live. Postlude + WORSHIP LEADERS + Liturgist – Pastor Scott Jonas Organist/Pianist – Seth Carruthers Sound/Video – Mike Toney 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.

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