Sunday Service - 11/28/2021 by St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church

Sunday Service - 11/28/2021 by St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church

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Recorded Sunday, November 28, 2021 at St. Paul's Ev. Lutheran Church in Bangor, Wisconsin. WELCOME TO WORSHIP In the name of our Savior, Jesus Christ, we welcome you to St. Paul’s. We especially welcome our guests who have joined us today. We pray that your soul will be strengthened by the good news of God’s forgiveness through Jesus. PRAYER IN PREPARATION FOR TODAY’S WORSHIP Father, we praise you for your promise of a Savior, and we thank you for your faithfulness in fulfilling that promise. Keep our eyes on the skies as we await his return, and keep our hearts fastened on your Word of grace. Remind us continually of what his return will mean for us: eternal deliverance. We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen. THE COMMON SERVICE The Common Service is a version of the historic liturgy of the Christian church. As with all of our liturgies, its purpose is to focus us on the good news of forgiveness and to build us up in Christ. CHILDREN’S GROUP Seek Ye First OPENING HYMN Prepare the Royal Highway | 702 INVOCATION CONFESSION LORD, HAVE MERCY ABSOLUTION GLORY BE TO GOD PRAYER OF THE DAY The Word FIRST LESSON Genesis 19:15-17, 23-29 PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 25, CW p.74 SECOND LESSON 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 VERSE OF THE DAY Revelation 22:20 GOSPEL Luke 21:25-36 APOSTLES’ CREED CHILDREN’S MESSAGE HYMN OF THE DAY Savior of the Nations, Come | 2 SERMON Genesis 19:15-17, 23-29 Where’s Your Heart Looking? CREATE IN ME OFFERING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH LORD’S PRAYER HYMN Hark the Glad Sound! The Savior Comes | 12 PRAYER BLESSING CLOSING HYMN Come, O Long-Expected Jesus | 6 NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FAITH EDIFYING (BIBLE STUDY) CONTINUES Sunday School and Bible Study: God calls us to serve him. Midweek Bible Study (Tues., 7pm; Wed. 9am): One by One – Evangelism Workshop GIVING TREE There’s a tree set up in the narthex near the church entryway. Feel free to grab something on there that you need or would enjoy. Also feel free to add anything to the tree for someone else to enjoy! Merry Christmas! CONGREGATIONAL SURVEY It’s important for a congregation to have a pulse on the thoughts and desires of its members, and it’s important for members to be able to share their honest input and opinions about their congregation’s ministry. To serve both of those purposes, a congregational survey has been prepared at the link below (hard copies are available for those who cannot use the link). The survey is completely anonymous. Your honest input will be invaluable to the leadership here at St. Paul’s as we move forward in gospel ministry for the sake of Christ’s name. Each member may fill out the survey, but please only submit one survey response per person so we can get an accurate assessment of St. Paul’s ministry. We’ll be collecting responses until the first of the year. Thank you for your input! Survey link (also in email): https://forms.gle/rTzVyDZzpJvRBPRF8 ONE BY ONE We’ve begun a series of evangelism studies during our midweek Bible study time. The workshop is entitled One by One. One by One is a Bible study based on Pastor David Rosenau’s keynote presentation at the WELS National Conference on Lutheran Leadership in January of 2020. Using powerful personal stories and drawing from his wealth of experience both as a detective and a parish pastor, Pastor Rosenau helps Christians understand why it is so important to see every soul as a treasure and why we want to be willing to spend the time and effort necessary to share the gospel with each one. PRINCIPAL CALL EXTENDED The voters have extended a divine call to Mr. Mark Hesse of St. Lucas Lutheran School in Kewaskum, WI, to serve as our principal and grades 7-8 teacher beginning the 2022-2023 school year. Please keep Mr. Hesse in your prayers as he deliberates where he can best glorify God’s kingdom with his gifts. His contact info will be shared with the congregation in the near future. ST. PAUL’S @ THE LIVE NATIVITY The Live Nativity begins this week, and St. Paul’s is scheduled to volunteer on Saturday, December 18, from 5:00-10:00 pm, and Sunday, December 19, from 5:00-9:00 pm. Please visit the following URL to volunteer for a specific role: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aacac2ba3fcc25-december1. If you need help signing up, please contact Pastor Groth at pastor@stpaulsbangor.com. MORNINGS WITH MOMMY We are looking to start a program for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers in the new year! The program would take place on the first and third Tuesdays of each month. We are looking for volunteers that could help organize, set up, prepare materials, and meet and greet! If you are interested in helping with this program in any way, please contact Heather Groth at 608-351-1025 or heather.l.korb@gmail.com.

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