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EMANUEL LUTHERAN CHURCH
A congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
241 S. Prospect Street Marion, Ohio 43302-3984
740.383-2184 [email protected]
September 9, 2018 ~ 10:30a.m.
September 8, 1918 ~ September 8, 2018
100th Anniversary of Our House of Worship
Pastor Mark Schuring
740.360-2306 ~ [email protected]
Deacon Kevin Kehn
740.360-5900 ~ [email protected]
Tanyce Addison: Family Ministry Coordinator
Allan Lust: Minister of Music
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Mission Statement:
Emanuel: God with Us ~ Loving Christ, Loving Others
Our Ministers This Morning Include:
Presiding Minister: Pastor Mark Schuring
Assisting Minister: Deacon Kevin Kehn
Organist: Allan Lust & Paul Burnside
Emanuel Choir Director: Tanyce Addison
Praise Team Director: Teri Turner
Bell Choir Director: Carolyn Fox
Acolytes: Laine Craig & Aaron Pirnstill
Crucifer: Austen Valentine
Sound Technician: Doug Ross
Large Print Bulletins are available in the Gathering Space.
Hearing Devices are available. Please ask an usher.
Holy Communion: Confessing your sin to God, believing in Jesus
Christ as your Savior, desiring to live a new life in Christ, and
accepting the real presence of Christ in the sacrament, you are
invited by our Lord to receive Holy Communion. Children who
have not been instructed in communion may come forward to
receive a blessing. After you receive the bread, approach the
communion rail and pick up a cup from the tray; an usher will
assist you. *We offer alternatives to the bread and wine. Ask the
communion assistant for a gluten-free wafer, and grape juice is
provided in the pre-filled cups in the center of the tray.
Visitors and Members, please fill out the yellow attendance slips;
they will be collected after the Prayer of the Day.
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2018 "The Year of Prayer" "Do not worry about anything, but in
everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your
requests be made known to God." Philippians 4:6
*Congregational response: Bold print
We Gather Near The Old Church Building:
P: Brothers and sisters in Christ: Let us give thanks for this
place, for it is our roots and heritage, the place first dedicated
for the ministry of God's Word and Holy Sacrament as Emanuel
Lutheran Church.
A: Moses said to the Lord: "If your presence does not go with us,
do not send us up from here. How will anyone know that you
are pleased with me and with your people unless you go with
us? What else will distinguish me and your people from all the
other people on the face of the earth?"
P: The Lord replied: "My presence will go with you, and I will give
you rest." (Exodus 33:14-15)
As We Walk We Sing Together:
"Onward, Christian Soldiers" Brass ensemble
1. Onward, Christian soldiers! Marching as to war, with the cross
of Jesus going on before. Christ, the royal Master, leads against
the foe; forward into battle, see His banners go! Onward,
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Christian soldiers! Marching as to war, with the cross of Jesus
going on before.
"We Are Marching in the Light" (Siyahamba)
We are marching in the light of God, we are marching in the light
of God. We are marching in the light of God,
we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching, (marching, we are marching, marching,)
we are marching in the light of God.
We are marching, (marching, we are marching, marching,)
we are marching in the light of God.
Additional stanzas: We are dancing . . . We are praying . . .
We are singing . . .
Welcome & Introduction of guests Executive Committee
Kent Wilson, Guest Preacher
Director of Leadership Development & Congregational Vitality
We Gather Outside The Main Doors:
We rededicate this House of Worship with the liturgy and prayers
used 100 years ago:
P: O Lord, direct us in all our doings with Thy most gracious favor,
and further us with Thy continual help; that in all our works,
begun, continued and ended in Thee, we may glorify Thy holy
name, through Jesus Christ our lord. Amen.
A: Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord
with gladness:
C: Come before His presence with singing. Know ye that the
Lord, He is God:
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A: It is He that hath made us, and not we ourselves: we are His
people, and the sheep of His pasture.
C: Enter into His gates with Thanksgiving, and into His
courts with praise; be thankful unto Him and bless His
name.
P: For the Lord is good; His mercy is everlasting; and His truth
endureth to all generations. (Psalm 100)
As We Process Into The Sanctuary We Sing:
"Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty" #533
1 Open now thy gates of beauty, Zion, let me enter there, where my
soul in joyful duty waits for God who answers prayer. Oh, how
blessed is this place, filled with solace, light, and grace!
2 Gracious God, I come before thee; come thou also unto me; where
we find thee and adore thee, there a heav'n on earth must be. To
my heart, oh, enter thou, let it be thy temple now!
3 Here thy praise is gladly chanted, here thy seed is duly sown; let
my soul, where it is planted, bring forth precious sheaves alone, so
that all I hear may be fruitful unto life in me.
4 Thou my faith increase and quicken, let me keep thy gift divine;
howsoe'er temptations thicken, may thy word still o'er me shine as
my guiding star through life, as my comfort in all strife.
5 Speak, O God, and I will hear thee, let thy will be done indeed;
may I undisturbed draw near thee while thou dost thy people feed.
Here of life the fountain flows; here is balm for all our woes.
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P: How amiable are Thy tabernacles, O Lord of hosts. For a day
in Thy courts is better than a thousand. Lift up your heads O ye
gates; even lift them up, ye everlasting doors; and the King of
glory shall come in. Who is the King of Glory? The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of Glory.
*Please be seated.
Anthem “Build Your Kingdom Here” Children's Choir
Children’s Sermon
*Please stand in body or spirit.
Confession and Forgiveness
P: Blessed be the ☩ holy Trinity, the one who fashions us, the one
who heals us, the one who reforms us again and again.
L: Amen.
P: Let us confess our sin, calling for God's transforming power.
*Silence for reflection and self-examination.
P: Source of all life,
C: we confess that we have not allowed your grace to set us
free. We fear that we are not good enough. We hear your
word of love freely given to us, yet we expect others to earn it.
We turn the church inward, rather than moving it outward.
Forgive us. Stir us. Reform us to be a church powered by
love, willing to speak for what is right, act for what is just, and
seek the healing of your whole creation. Amen.
P: God hears our cry and sends the Spirit to change us and to
empower our lives in the world. Our sins are forgiven, ☩ God’s
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love is unconditional, and we are raised up as God’s people who
will always be made new, in the name of Jesus Christ.
L: Amen.
Greeting
P: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
C: And also with you.
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Kyrie “Lord Have Mercy” (front of hymnal) Page 147
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Canticle of Praise “This Is The Feast” Pages 149-150
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Prayer of The Day
A: Gracious God, throughout the ages you transform sickness
into health and death into life. Open us to the power of your
presence, and make us a people ready to proclaim your promises
to the whole world, through Jesus Christ, our healer and Lord.
Amen.
*Please be seated *Collection of yellow attendance slips.
Anthem "The Church's One Foundation" Emanuel Choir*
*Congregation will join choir when directed.
♪ The Church’s one foundation is Jesus Christ, her Lord. She is His
new creation by water and the word. From heav’n He came and
sought her to be His holy bride. With His own blood He bought
her, and for her life He died.
First Lesson Isaiah 35:4-7a 4Say to those who are of a fearful heart, “Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God. He will come with vengeance, with terrible
recompense. He will come and save you.” 5Then the eyes of the
blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped; 6then the
lame shall leap like a deer, and the tongue of the speechless sing for
joy. For waters shall break forth in the wilderness, and streams in
the desert; 7athe burning sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty
ground springs of water.
The word of the Lord. Thanks be to God.
Psalm 146
L: Hallelujah! Praise the LORD, O my soul!
C: I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to
my God while I have my being.
L: Put not your trust in rulers, in mortals in whom there is no help.
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C: When they breathe their last, they return to earth, and in that
day their thoughts perish.
L: Happy are they who have the God of Jacob for their help,
whose hope is in the LORD their God;
C: who made heaven and earth, the seas, and all that is in them;
who keeps promises forever;
L: who gives justice to those who are oppressed, and food to those
who hunger. The LORD sets the captive free.
C: The LORD opens the eyes of the blind; the LORD lifts up those
who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous.
L: The LORD cares for the stranger; the LORD sustains the orphan
and widow, but frustrates the way of the wicked.
C: The LORD shall reign forever, your God, O Zion,
throughout all generations. Hallelujah! Second Lesson James 2:1-10 [11-13] 14-17 1My brothers and sisters, do you with your acts of favoritism really
believe in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ? 2For if a person with gold
rings and in fine clothes comes into your assembly, and if a poor
person in dirty clothes also comes in, 3and if you take notice of the
one wearing the fine clothes and say, “Have a seat here, please,”
while to the one who is poor you say, “Stand there,” or, “Sit at my
feet,” 4have you not made distinctions among yourselves, and
become judges with evil thoughts? 5Listen, my beloved brothers and
sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith
and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who
love him? 6But you have dishonored the poor. Is it not the rich who
oppress you? Is it not they who drag you into court? 7Is it not they
who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you? 8You
do well if you really fulfill the royal law according to the scripture,
“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 9But if you show
partiality, you commit sin and are convicted by the law as
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transgressors. 10For whoever keeps the whole law but fails in one
point has become accountable for all of it. [11For the one who said,
“You shall not commit adultery,” also said, “You shall not murder.”
Now if you do not commit adultery but if you murder, you have
become a transgressor of the law. 12So speak and so act as those who
are to be judged by the law of liberty. 13For judgment will be
without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs
over judgment.] 14What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you
say you have faith but do not have works? Can faith save you? 15If a
brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, 16and one of you says
to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and eat your fill,” and yet you do
not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that? 17So faith by
itself, if it has no works, is dead.
*Please stand in body or spirit.
The Holy Gospel Mark 7:24-37
Gospel Acclamation “Alleluia" Page 151
The Holy Gospel according to St. Mark the 7th chapter.
Glory to you, O Lord. 24From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre.
He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there.
Yet he could not escape notice, 25but a woman whose little daughter
had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, and she came
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and bowed down at his feet. 26Now the woman was a Gentile, of
Syrophoenician origin. She begged him to cast the demon out of her
daughter. 27He said to her, "Let the children be fed first, for it is not
fair to take the children's food and throw it to the dogs." 28But she
answered him, "Sir, even the dogs under the table eat the children's
crumbs." 29Then he said to her, "For saying that, you may go — the
demon has left your daughter." 30So she went home, found the child
lying on the bed, and the demon gone. 31Then he returned from the
region of Tyre, and went by way of Sidon towards the Sea of
Galilee, in the region of the Decapolis. 32They brought to him a deaf
man who had an impediment in his speech; and they begged him to
lay his hand on him. 33He took him aside in private, away from the
crowd, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat and touched his
tongue. 34Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him,
"Ephphatha," that is, "Be opened." 35And immediately his ears were
opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly. 36Then Jesus
ordered them to tell no one; but the more he ordered them, the more
zealously they proclaimed it. 37They were astounded beyond
measure, saying, "He has done everything well; he even makes the
deaf to hear and the mute to speak."
The gospel of the Lord. Praise to you, O Christ.
*Please be seated.
Sermon Pastor Kent Wilson
*Please stand in body or spirit.
Hymn of the Day #729
"The Church of Christ in Every Age"
1 The church of Christ, in ev'ry age beset by change, but Spirit-led,
must claim and test its heritage and keep on rising from the dead.
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2 Across the world, across the street, the victims of injustice cry for
shelter and for bread to eat, and never live before they die.
3 Then let the servant church arise, a caring church that longs to be
a partner in Christ's sacrifice, and clothed in Christ's humanity.
4 For he alone, whose blood was shed, can cure the fever in our
blood, and teach us how to share our bread and feed the starving
multitude.
5 We have no mission but to serve in full obedience to our Lord; to
care for all, without reserve, and spread his liberating word.
Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and
earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, God's 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 to the dead. On the third day he rose
again; he ascended into heaven, he is seated at the right hand of
the Father, and he will come to judge the living and the dead. I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the
communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of
the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.
“Chorale And Fugue (on A Mighty Fortress)” Allan Lust
Arranged by James Denton
The Reconsecration
P: And now in this faith, and with hearts lifted up to Almighty
God, from whom cometh down every blessing, we, ministers of the
Church of Christ here assembled, do set apart and reconsecrate this
edifice as a house of God, as a place of assembly for the Christian
Church under the name of the Evangelical Lutheran Emanuel's
Church, separating it henceforth from all un hallowed, ordinary and
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common uses. We reconsecrate it to the preservation and
furtherance of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, that in it the Word may be
rightly preached, His holy sacraments may be administered and His
teachings handed down to the latest generations. To these holy
purposes we do set apart and reconsecrate this house, in the name of
the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
But inasmuch as the consecration of the temple erected by human
hands is vain and ineffectual, if not followed by another
consecration, even the consecration of those who intend to worship
therein, I call upon all of you, who are here present, now to
consecrate yourselves anew with all you are and have to the service
of our God. To Him let our calling station in life be consecrated, that
every day may bear witness that we have not received His grace in
vain, but that we are living to His glory. Thus may the consecration
of this house be accompanied by the consecration of ourselves. And
let all the people say, Amen.
Prayers of Intercession
A: let us pray.
C: Have mercy, O God.
Peace
P: The peace of Christ be with you always.
C: And also with you.
*Please be seated.
Offering
Offertory “Celebration” Bell Choir
*Please stand in body or spirit.
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Offertory Response
♪ Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise Him, all
creatures here below; Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Offering Prayer
Great Thanksgiving Page 152
Preface
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Hymn “Holy, Holy, Holy” Page 153
Thanksgiving At The Table
The 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.
Invitation To The Table
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*Please be seated.
Communion Hymn “Lamb of God” Page 154
Communion Music Praise Team
"Glorious Day" (Living He Loved Me)
One day when Heaven was filled with His praises
One day when sin was as black as could be.
Jesus came forth to be born of a virgin.
Dwelt among men, my example is He.
Word became flesh and the light shined among us.
His glory revealed.
Living, He loved me Dying, He saved me
Buried, He carried my sins far away
Rising, He justified freely forever
One day He's coming O glorious day, O glorious day
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One day they led Him up Calvary's mountain.
One day they nailed Him to die on a tree.
Suffering anguish, despised and rejected.
Bearing our sins, my Redeemer is He.
Hands that healed nations, stretched out on a tree
And took the nails for me.
Living, He loved me. Dying, He saved me.
Buried, He carried my sins far away.
Rising, He justified freely forever
One day He's coming O glorious day, O glorious day
One day the grave could conceal Him no longer
One day the stone rolled away from the door
Then He arose, over death He had conquered.
Now He's ascended, my Lord evermore.
Death could not hold Him, the grave could not keep Him.
From rising again.
Living, He loved me. Dying, He saved me.
Buried, He carried my sins far away.
Rising, He justified freely forever.
One day He's coming. O glorious day,
O glorious day, glorious day
One day the trumpet will sound for His coming.
One day the skies with His glories will shine.
Wonderful day, my Beloved One, bringing.
My Savior, Jesus, is mine.
Living, He loved me. Dying, He saved me
Buried, He carried my sins far away
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Rising, He justified freely forever
One day He's coming. O glorious day,
O glorious day, glorious day, O, Glorious day
Amazing Love
My Lord, what love is this, that pays so dearly;
That I, the guilty one, may go free.
Amazing love, O what sacrifice.
The Son of God, giv’n for me;
My debt He pays, and my death He dies,
That I might live, that I might live.
And so, they watched Him die, despised, rejected;
But O, the blood, He shed flowed for me.
Amazing love, O what sacrifice.
The Son of God, giv’n for me;
My debt He pays, and my death He dies,
That I might live, That I might live.
Interlude
And now this love of Christ shall flow like rivers;
Come wash your guilt away, live again.
Amazing love, O what sacrifice.
The Son of God, giv’n for me;
My debt He pays, and my death He dies,
That I might live, that I might live.
Amazing love, O what sacrifice.
The Son of God, giv’n for me;
My debt He pays, and my death He dies,
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That I might live, that I might live. That I might live.
Worthy Is The Lamb
Thank You for the cross, Lord;
Thank You for the price You paid;
Bearing all my sin and shame, in love You came,
And gave amazing grace.
Thank You for this love, Lord;
Thank You for the Nail-pierced hands;
Washed me in Your cleansing flow,
Now all I know, Your forgiveness and embrace.
Worthy is the Lamb, seated on the throne;
Crown You now with many crowns, You reign victorious.
High and lifted up, Jesus, Son of God,
The Darling of heaven crucified;
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb.
Thank You for the cross, Lord;
Thank You for the price You paid;
Bearing all my sin and shame, in love You came,
And gave amazing grace.
Thank You for this love, Lord;
Thank You for the Nail-pierced hands;
Washed me in Your cleansing flow,
Now all I know, Your forgiveness and embrace.
Worthy is the Lamb, seated on the throne;
Crown You now with many crowns,
You reign victorious.
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High and lifted up, Jesus, Son of God,
The Darling of heaven crucified;
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb.
Worthy is the Lamb, worthy is the Lamb.
. " *Please stand in body or spirit.
Prayer after Communion
Benediction
Sending Hymn "Lead On O King Eternal" #805
1 Lead on, O King eternal! The day of march has come; Henceforth
in fields of conquest your tents will be our home. Through days of
preparation your grace has made us strong; and now, O King
eternal, we lift our battle song.
2 Lead on, O King eternal, till sin's fierce war shall cease, and
holiness shall whisper the sweet amen of peace; for not with
swords loud clashing, nor roll of stirring drums, but deeds of love
and mercy the heav'nly kingdom comes.
3 Lead on, O King eternal: we follow, not with fears, for gladness
breaks like morning where'er your face appears.
Your cross is lifted o'er us; we journey in its light; the crown
awaits the conquest; lead on, O God of might!
Dismissal
A: Go in peace. Sound the good news.
C: Thanks be to God. Onward.
Postlude
