Current Bulletin - Zion-Friedheim Lutheran Church

Zion Ev. Lutheran Church Friedheim
10653 N 550 W
Decatur, IN 46733
Rev. Daniel F. Dahling
547-4248 (Office)
547-4534 (Parsonage)
Website – www.zionfriedheim.org
Pastor’s E-Mail – pastor@zionfriedheim.org
Secretary’s E-Mail – churchoffice@zionfriedheim.org
Director of Youth’s E-Mail – brianhorning@stjohnbingen.com
Rev. Marvin R. Hinkle, Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Russell Fuhrmann, Pastor Emeritus
Mr. Daniel Bultemeyer, Principal
Wyneken Memorial Lutheran School
Mrs. Jody Paschal, Director of Music
Mrs. Wava Lichtle, Parish Nurse
Mr. Brian Horning, Director of Youth & Family Life
Mrs. Tina Geels, Church & Parish Hall Custodian
God commands us to “remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy” (Exodus 20:8, NIV). This is meant as a
blessing, not a burden. So welcome to worship, to rest and to celebration! O God, your words are more
valuable than gold and sweeter than honey (Psalm 19:10). I open my heart to whatever you tell me today.
If you are visiting us today, we ask that you complete a Visitor Registration slip (yellow form) found at the end
of each pew. You may place the form in the offering plate or give it to Pastor or to one of the Deacons, as you
leave the worship service this morning. Please come back and worship with us again soon.
Lent 3
March 8, 2015
The Order of Service
Matins, Page 229
The Hymns
LSB #593; #824; #971 (insert); #533
The Theme of the Day
Lent is a Time of Cleansing
The Readings
Exodus 20:1-17
1 Corinthians 1:18-31
John 2:13-22
The Sermon
The Acolyte
The Ten Commandments – the purity God expects
Necessary righteousness comes only by faith
Jesus cleanses the temple of commercialism
“A Bold Lenten Cleansing” – John 2:13-22
Jacob Baumann
+ Soli Deo Gloria +
In place of the Te Deum, we will be singing LSB 971, There is a Redeemer. This hymn is printed in the back of
the bulletin.
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We send best wishes and God’s richest blessings to all of our members who are celebrating birthdays this
week—Jeff Bradtmueller, Shirley Witte, Ashlyn Baumann, Chris Putteet, Darin Franz, Amy Arriaga, and Nancy
Kaehr.
May the Great Physician give peace, good health, and strength to all who are in need of His healing
hand. We especially remember Sheila Putteet, Doris Hess (Bonnie Buuck’s sister), Rachel Kinninger
(Sara Rhymer’s niece), Kelly Baumann (Sam & Judy Baumann’s daughter-in-law), Rev. Timothy Carr
(Rev. Otto Brillinger’s son-in-law), Nora Rauner (Michelle Scheumann’s mother), Cathy Terhune
(Sherril Bradtmueller’s daughter), and Leo Feasel.
We remember in our prayers Casey Nidlinger who teaches at Bluffton Middle School, Brian Horning who
teaches 7th grade confirmation at Wyneken, and Stan Stoppenhagen, our 5th & 6th grade Sunday School
teacher. May the Lord bless, guide, and direct them throughout the school year.
We rejoice with Lester & Ruby Werling who are celebrating their 35th wedding anniversary this
Tuesday, March 10. May our Heavenly Father continue to be at the heart of their home,
blessing and guiding them through life’s joys and challenges.
We remember those who are presently serving our country—Jason Putteet, Alan Bergdall, Mike Brandt, Dean
Brandt, Jacob Lee who is deployed to the Middle East, Derek Schultz, Jacob Stoppenhagen, Sam Conrad (South
Korea), Rob Grothaus, Bret Comer, Heidi Clark, and Chad Hall (Doris Conrad’s son-in-law). May the Lord
protect and guide them in their missions.
We welcome into church membership through the Sacrament of Holy Baptism, Hazel Nicole
Gorman, daughter of Joey & Lexi (Cook) Gorman. Audra Koldyke and Emily Minnich are
Hazel’s godmothers. May the Good Shepherd keep an ever-watchful eye on this most
precious of His lambs.
We remember in our prayers Zion, Decatur, as they have issued a call to Rev. James Voorman to serve as their
pastor. Rev. Voorman currently serves the people of God at Trinity Lutheran Church in Toledo, Ohio. We pray
for all those involved as Rev. Voorman contemplates this call.
Listen to the Lutheran Hour, which airs on Sunday on WLW (700) from Cincinnati at 7 a.m. and on Van Wert
stations WERT (1220) and WKSD (99.7 FM) at 10:30 a.m. The program is broadcast on Sundays at 8 a.m. on
WZBD (92.7 FM) and on WFCV (1090 AM) at 3:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The Lutheran Hour can also be heard on
WOWO (1190 AM) on Sunday mornings at 10:30 a.m.
Can’t make it to church? Listen to WZBD (92.7 FM), tuning it at 9:05 a.m. to hear our service live.
You can also listen to the broadcast over the Internet by logging on to our website
(www.zionfriedheim.org) and “Click here to listen to Zion’s worship service on Sundays …”
Do you want to be a greeter? Sharon Franke will coordinate the greeters for March-April. Let her
know if you are willing to help out. Don & Shirley Gehres are greeting this morning. The sign-up
sheet is in the south entranceway.
You will find our weekly “Time in the Word” study guide, Lent is a Time of Believing, in today’s bulletin.
Worship for Shut-Ins is on Sunday mornings at 6:30 a.m. on WPTA-TV Channel 21. The show airs 8 a.m. on
Digital 33.2 & Satellite 252 on Sunday mornings or on Comcast Cable Channel 55 on Sunday and Monday
afternoons at 4 p.m. They also broadcast via DIRECTV Channel 377 on Sundays at 11:30 a.m.
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The Early-bird Bible Class meets on Tuesday mornings at 6 a.m. The Thursday morning LWML Bible Class
meets Thursday, March 12, at the home of Marlene Conrad. (The Busy Women’s Bible Class will meet on the
9th of March. Come to the conference room at the office at Tim & Kris Blomenberg’s to be a part of the class.
Do you have a child getting confirmed this year? If so, it is time to order flowers. Please contact Michelle
Scheumann or Amy Walker as soon as possible. Payment will be needed with your order. Thanks!
Board of Stewardship’s Food for Thought – Many of us can relate to Martha, who, in the process of doing good
things to honor her Lord, found herself too busy to spend time with Him (Luke 10:38-42). Jesus wasn’t happy
about that. Nor is He pleased when we wear ourselves out, even if it’s in service to Him, and too tired for daily
devotions and prayer and sometimes even weekly worship with fellow believers. Jesus Himself, with only
three years to accomplish His mission, took time for rest and relaxation with friends and time for communion
with His Father. He invites us, “Come to Me all who labor and heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew
11:28). Take Him up on His offer!
Leesa Heckman is the coordinator for March for Meals of Grace. If you know of someone who might need this
assistance, please give Leesa a call (724-4340). There is a need for coordinators from May on. If you would be
interested in helping out with this ministry of our church, please contact Kris Blomenberg (547-4673).
This week’s secret code is RMNY69. Go to www.games.childrensbulletins.com, enter the secret
code, and access online games that reinforce the message for the week.
Pastor Dahling continues his Lenten sermon series, The Attitudes of Lent. On the 11th the sermon is based on
Numbers 21:4-9 and is entitled “Saved by Sight.” (Lent is an Attitude of Believing.)
If you would rather not go out at night but would still like to attend mid-week worship services, you are invited
to go to Bingen’s service that begins at 1 p.m. The sermon series is based on the Ten Commandments.
It’s here! Our Soup & Sandwich is at Wyneken with serving from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. today! Mitch
and Angie Baumann and Todd and Kristin Scheumann are co-chairs of this year’s event. Profits from
the luncheon will go towards Debt Reduction. Youth, don’t forget that you are to help serve drinks
at the Soup & Sandwich today. Freshmen and Juniors will work the first shift – 10 a.m. to 11:30
a.m. with the Sophomores and Seniors working the second shift – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thank you
for your help!
Browse and borrow anything that interests you in Roz’s Reading Room and then return the book in
the basket by the smaller shelf. (Place donations there too.)
It’s time to get your orders in for flowers for this year’s Easter garden. An order form was included in your
March newsletter. Orders need to be returned no later than Wednesday, March 18. There are boxes in the
entranceway for you to place your orders.
Just as a reminder, CHOICE DOLLARS earned in 2014 need to be designated by March 31, 2015. If you have
any questions, contact your Thrivent Financial representative. You may designate your dollars on-line or by a
telephone call.
You can put your donations to Pack Away Hunger in the soup pots found in either entranceway of the church.
Remember, every 25¢ means a meal! You might also consider helping with packaging the meals on Saturday,
March 28. There will be two shifts this year – a morning one (9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.) and an afternoon one (1
p.m. – 3:30 p.m.). There is a need for 100 volunteers for each shift. If you can help, please contact Dawn
Buuck at 724-7952 or e-mail her at zionfrdhm.pahunger@gmail.com letting her know how many wish to help
and what shift is preferred.
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The LWML invites you to come to the Parish Hall this Wednesday, March 11, to share
some Christian fellowship and a meal. On the menu—soup and sandwiches and a variety
of salads and desserts, and drinks. (Need to eat gluten free? There will be items for you
as well as a gluten-free and a sugar-free dessert.) A free-will offering will be accepted.
Serving begins at 6 p.m.
Come, be a part of the Seasoned Walther Leaguers! They will be meeting in the Gathering Area on Tuesday,
March 10, at 12:30 p.m. for cards and some Christian fellowship. Please bring a snack to share!
The Seminary Guild will meet in Luther Hall on Tuesday, March 10, at 1 p.m. on the Seminary campus.
Deaconess Patricia Nuffer will give a presentation on Missions to Sudan.
Pick up your Annual Report and 2015 Membership Directory before you leave the worship service today. They
can be found in the Gathering Area as well as in either entranceway of the church. There are also copies of
the 2015 Lenten Devotional in the Gathering Area.
What’s going on with our Oasis youth? The high schoolers have the opportunity to join in a lock-in at
Huntington University’s indoor recreational center on Friday, March 13. They will meet at Wyneken at 9 p.m.
The focus of the night will be Jesus’ words from John 6:35 addressing the issues of spiritual and physical
hunger. The next morning the group will head to Community Harvest Food Bank for a servant event (8:30 a.m.
to noon). The cost to attend is $10 per student.
Don’t forget that the high schoolers meet every Sunday night at the Horning’s at 6:30 p.m. for Bible study and
games. Join in!
Pastor Dahling will be conducting chapel at Woodcrest on Thursday, March 19. If you can help assist residents
to the service, it would be appreciated. You need to arrive at Woodcrest by 1 p.m. Let Pastor know if you are
able to help.
Next Sunday there will be a door collection to benefit International Missions and Worship for Shut Ins.
It’s time to get ready for this summer’s VBS program (Camp Discovery)! This year’s program takes place from
June 21-25 at Wyneken from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Supper will be served for the whole family beginning at 5:15
p.m. On-line registration is available. Help will be needed to make VBS a success. An organizational meeting
takes place on Thursday, March 19, in the 8th grade classroom at Wyneken at 7 p.m. If you can’t make this
meeting, please contact Brian Horning (260-301-1496 or brianhorning@stjohnbingen.com) and let him know
how you would like to help.
“Go Forth in Joy” is the theme of the Indiana District LWML Retreat to be held on Friday and Saturday, April
24 and 25, at Clifty Inn at Clifty Falls State Park in Madison Indiana. Registration is now open. The registration
cost includes the hotel room, Friday night snack, Saturday breakfast and lunch, Bible study, music, surprises,
fun, and fellowship! The cost is $137 (one person in a room), $102 (two to a room), $92 (three people per
room), and $85 (four people per room). If you have questions please contact Mary Gibble, Retreat Chair at
mgibble@giveHCgowHC.org or 317-501-2706.
Have you considered attending the 36th Biennial LWML Convention in Des Moines, Iowa?
“Bountiful! Sow • Nourish • Reap” is the theme for the June 25-28 gathering. The Indiana
District is chartering a bus (only one bus at this time). It is important for you to get your
reservation in as soon as possible—riding the bus will be the first 45 reservations received by
March 15. By completing a reservation form (please see Marlene Conrad) you will not only reserve your spot
on the bus, but also reserve your hotel reservation for the convention. You can also submit your convention
registration form (found in the 2014 Winter Quarterly or online at www.lwml.org). Convention registration
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submitted before March 15 is $175; beginning on March 15 the cost increases to $195 and beginning on May
12, the cost is $220.
Tired of winter weather? Ready for spring? If so, what better way to celebrate than joining the Biblical
counseling ministry of Cross Connections on Thursday, March 19, for their annual "It's a Spring Thing"
fundraiser?! Featuring the comedic talents of national Christian comedian John Branyan, this signature dinner
event helps assist in providing affordable, Christ-centered counseling to Friedheim members. Go to the events
section of www.CrossConnectionsCounseling.com to purchase tickets today because the seats are filling up
quickly!
Cornerstone Youth Center, 19819 Monroeville Road, invites you to their All-You-Can-Eat Fish & Chicken Strip
Dinner on Friday, March 13. Serving will be from 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The cost is $8.50 for adults, $5.50 for
youth (6-10), and free for those five and under. The fish and chicken are being prepared by Burn’s Catering.
Suburban Bethlehem Lutheran Church is hosting a blood drive for the American Red Cross Saturday, March
14, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Please sign up to donate. There is a desperate need for blood in northeast
Indiana. You may schedule your appointment on line at redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor code "sblc" or
call 1-800-red cross to schedule. Thanks!
St. John’s Bingen invites you to their all-you-care-to-eat fish and tenderloin dinner on Sunday, March 15. The
cost is $9 for adults, $5 for children (6-12) and free for those fie and under. Serving will be from 10:30 a.m.
to 1 p.m. with a craft and bake sale. Carry-outs available. Proceeds will be used for Bingen’s Family Assistance
Fund.
St. Joe (Hessen Cassel) invites you to their Fish Fry on Friday, March 20, with serving from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The cost of the meal is $8 and includes fish, wedge potatoes, coleslaw, applesauce, and a roll. It is drivethrough only.
Plan now to attend the annual Lutheran Laymen’s League Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, March 21, at Mount
Calvary Lutheran Church, 1819 Reservation Drive, Ft. Wayne, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The featured speaker will
be the Speaker of The Lutheran Hour, Rev. Gregory Seltz. Tickets are available from Steve Conrad, our
congregational LLL Ambassador, or at the door. The cost is $7 per person or $14 per family for breakfast.
The Lutheran Social Services Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, March 12, at Ceruti’s Reception Bldg.
at 6601 Innovation Dr., Fort Wayne. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. with drinks and light hors d’oeuvres, light buffet
dining at 6 p.m. and a program to follow at 6:30 p.m. Hope to see you there. Please send in your reservation
card or call Dennis Herman (260-426-3347, extension 314 or e-mail him at dherman@lssin.org) for reserved
seating at the meeting.
Concordia Lutheran Church (4245 Lake Avenue) is planning a Military Appreciation Dinner & Celebration on
Saturday, May 30, at 6 p.m. You are invited to join them as thanks is given to our service men and women
and their families. A free meal will be provided for all attendees with entertainment provided by Concordia’s
ROTC Color Guard. Prior to the meal, a special worship service will take place at 5 p.m. Centennial Hall is
handicap accessible.
Wyneken News
Don’t forget to purchase SCRIP for all your needs, especially as you look ahead to spring break. You may get
your SCRIP from Carma Conrad, our SCRIP representative (639-3844 or e-mail her at
Conrad@eawifi.com). SCRIP is available in the school office during school hours as well as online at
www.wynken.org. Just click on “Scrip order form.”
For the remainder of the Lenten season, the Wyneken Chapel will take place at 1 p.m.
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Enrollment forms for the 2015-2016 school year have been mailed and need to be returned by this Friday,
March 13.
Come to our first-time-ever event – Wyneken Family Classic Movie Night! Doors will open at 6
p.m. on Saturday, March 14, with the movie starting promptly at 6:30 p.m. Since the movie
will be shown in the main gym, only blankets and pillows allowed (no chairs). Popcorn will be
provided with each family asked to bring other snacks and beverages. This is a family night out,
so all children must be accompanied by an adult. Reservations would be helpful, but not
necessary. We are offing a choice of four classic movies—The Wizard of Oz, Sound of Music, Chitty Chitty Bang
Bang, or Mary Poppins. One vote per family for which movie to watch by calling (639-6177) or e-mailing
(principal@wyneken.org).
You are invited to the Spring Program, “A Barnyard Moosical,” by our Kindergarten – second graders on
Thursday, March 19. There will be performances at 1 p.m. and 7 p.m.
Spring ISTEP testing continues through March 13 for students in grades 3-8. The second testing is April 27-30.
Please do not schedule appointments or vacations during this time.
Want to be part of Wyneken’s All-School March Madness? On Friday, March 20, it’s story time from 1 p.m. to
2 p.m. We need individuals to come in to read to the students in a round-robin style of 3-20 minute sessions.
If interested, contact the school office.
It’s cookie dough stock up time at Market Day! The April order form is to be returned to school by Friday,
March 27, with internet orders (www.marketday.com) due by 11 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1. Orders will be
ready for pick up on Tuesday, April 8, from 6:50 p.m. to 7:45 p.m. If you can’t make it on the 8th, please have
someone else get your order or make arrangements to pick up your order at a Gordon’s Food Market. Don’t
forget, all orders must be pre-paid.
Wyneken’s spring break will be held from March 30 – April 3 (this coincides with East Allen’s Spring Break).
Sports
Wrestling concludes this week. Wyneken has two meets this week—Tuesday, March 10, and Thursday,
March 12, at 4:15 p.m. On the 10th, the team be at St. John-Emmanuel with Central, and Lutheran South
Unity; on the 12h, Concordia hosts the Warriors, St. John-Emmanuel, and Emmanuel-St. Michael. The
Concordia Open is this afternoon at 1 p.m. at Concordia High School. The LSAA Senior Tourney takes place at
Wyneken on Saturday, March 14, beginning at 9 a.m. Come out and support our young athletes.
Girls’ soccer will have their first practice on Monday, March 16. Make sure you have a sports’ physical form
turned in.
The first official practice for Bellmont Middle School track & field is Monday March 16. The girls (grades 6-8)
will practice from 3:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. while the boys (grades 6-8) will practice from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Pick
up an informational form in the office or go to www.nadams.k12.in.us and click on “BMS Athletic Department
to find the necessary eligibility documents.
The LBAA National Basketball tournament takes place March 19 – 22.
Attendance: Worship Service – 160 with 107 receiving Holy Communion; Sunday School – 32; Adult Bible Class
– NA; Early-bird Bible Class – NA; Mid-week Lenten Worship Service – 78
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Offerings – through March 4
Missions – March 1 – $550
Missions – March 4 – $192.10
Home Purpose – $10,859.40*
Anticipated bills – March – $40,393
Amount short – March – $33,197.50
Amount short – year-to-date – $33,605
Thrivent Choice (1st Quarter) – $3,367
Simply Giving (1st Quarter) – $2,820
Loan Amount (Friedheim Foundation) – $24,524.92
Amount Short – Wyneken – $14,815.38
*Includes a check of $5,000 from The Lutheran Foundation
and $320.90 for Pack Away Hunger
THIS WEEK AT FRIEDHEIM
Today:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:
10 a.m. 1 p.m.
Soup & Sandwich - Wyneken
Pack Away Hunger Collection – Gathering Area
6:30 p.m.
Oasis High School Bible Class
6:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
12:30 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
Early-bird Bible Class
Morning Glories
Seasoned Walther Leaguers
Seminary Guild
Immanuel House Open
Mid-week Lenten Worship-Bingen
Mid-week Lenten Supper
Mid-week Worship Service – choir follows
8:15 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Thrivent Meeting-Adams Memorial
7:00 p.m.
Wyneken School Board
9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
9:00 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
LWML Bible Class–Marlene Conrad’s
Immanuel House Open
Lock In (Huntington University)
Oasis Servant Event – Community Harvest Food Bank
NEXT WEEK AT FRIEDHEIM
March 15
9:00 a.m.
Worship Service with HC
Door Collection – Worship for Shut Ins & International Missions
10:15 a.m.
Sunday School & Bible Class
6:30 p.m.
Oasis (HS) – Horning’s
March 17
6:00 a.m.
9:00 a.m.
Early-bird Bible Class
Morning Glories
March 18
1:00 p.m.
6:00 p.m.
Chapel at Wyneken
Mid-week Lenten Supper
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March 19
March 20
March 21
7:00 p.m.
Mid-week Lenten Worship-choir follows
Easter flower orders due
9:00 a.m.
1:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m.
LWML Bible Class
Chapel at Woodcrest
VBS Meeting - Wyneken
9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Immanuel House Open
April Newsletter items due in Church Office
8:30 a.m.
LLL Prayer Breakfast-Mt. Calvary
The Readings – Lent is a Time of Cleansing
Exodus 20:1-17 – The Ten Commandments – the purity God expects – And God spoke all these words, saying,
“I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. “You shall
have no other gods before me. “You shall not make for yourself a carved image, or any likeness of anything
that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth. You shall not
bow down to them or serve them, for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers
on the children to the third and the fourth generation of those who hate me, but showing steadfast love to
thousands of those who love me and keep my commandments. “You shall not take the name of the Lord your
God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes his name in vain. “Remember the Sabbath day,
to keep it holy. Six days you shall labor, and do all your work, but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the Lord your
God. On it you shall not do any work, you, or your son, or your daughter, your male servant, or your female
servant, or your livestock, or the sojourner who is within your gates. For in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea, and all that is in them, and rested on the seventh day. Therefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath
day and made it holy. “Honor your father and your mother, that your days may be long in the land that the
Lord your God is giving you. “You shall not murder.
“You shall not commit adultery. “You shall not steal. “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
“You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his male servant, or
his female servant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.”
P: O Lord, have mercy on us.
C: Thanks be to God.
1 Corinthians 1:18-31 – Necessary righteousness comes only by faith – For the word of the cross is folly to
those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, “I will destroy
the wisdom of the wise, and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” Where is the one who is wise?
Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly
of what we preach to save those who believe. For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, but we preach
Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, but to those who are called, both Jews and
Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the
weakness of God is stronger than men. For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise
according to worldly standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is
foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose
what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not, to bring to nothing things that are, so that no
human being might boast in the presence of God. And because of him you are in Christ Jesus, who became to
us wisdom from God, righteousness and sanctification and redemption, so that, as it is written, “Let the one
who boasts, boast in the Lord.”
P: O Lord, have mercy on us.
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C: Thanks be to God.
P: The Holy Gospel according to St. John, the second chapter.
John 2:13-22 – Jesus cleanses the temple of commercialism – The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus
went up to Jerusalem. In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the
money-changers sitting there. And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the
sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. And he told
those who sold the pigeons, “Take these things away; do not make my Father’s house a house of trade.” His
disciples remembered that it was written, “Zeal for your house will consume me.” So the Jews said to him,
“What sign do you show us for doing these things?” Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three
days I will raise it up.” The Jews then said, “It has taken forty-six years to build this temple, and will you raise it
up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his body. When therefore he was raised from the
dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus
had spoken.
P: O Lord, have mercy on us.
C: Thanks be to God.
Please turn to the Responsory found on page 222.
971 There Is a Redeemer
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There is a Redeemer—
Jesus, God’s own Son;
Precious Lamb of God, Messiah,
Holy One.
Refrain: Thank You, O my Father,
For giving us Your Son,
And leaving Your Spirit
Till the work on earth is done.
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Jesus, my Redeemer,
Name above all names;
Precious Lamb of God, Messiah,
Hope for sinners slain. Refrain
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When I stand in glory,
I will see His face;
There I’ll serve my King forever
In that holy place. Refrain
Text: Melody Green, b. 1946
Music: Melody Green, b. 1946, alt.
Text and music: © 1982 Birdwing Music. Admin. EMI. Used by permission.
LSBHymn License.net #100013721.
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