God blesses his people through promises Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday, June 14 th 2015 Tools of Grace Blessings of Baptism

Welcome to Redeemer! Our summer series on Gods tools of grace continues with a second look at baptism. Last week we saw Gods design for baptism. Today we see the blessings God offers through it: faith, forgiveness of sins, life, and eternal salvation.

For Our Guests If you have questions, let us try to help. Speak with an usher, greeter, or the person next to you. If youd like to learn more about Redeemer and its ministry, please talk to Pastor Wolfe or a church member after the service.

Girl & Boy Pioneers Sunday, June 21 st 3:00pm Tour of Holle Dairy For boys & girls PK 6 th Gr.

Mission of the Month May & June Multi- Language Publications

Childrens Message Each week, our younger worshipers are invited to the front of church before the sermon hymn to hear a special message for them from Pastor Wolfe.

Worship at the Cross A WELS ministry focused on spreading the gospel to people with special needs We need your help with this monthly simplified service at Redeemer Talk to Janna Reinhard or Pastor Wolfe for more information

Teen Summer Activities Theodore Roosevelt National Park Saturday, June 13 th Mission trip July 30 th August 5 th Milwaukee & Chicago areas $150 limited to 6 youth

Bible Information Class On Thursday nights at 7:00 pm, Pastor Wolfe is teaching a Bible Information Class titled Faith Builders. While mainly intended for the unchurced, Redeemer members are welcome to attend for a review of the main teachings of the Christian faith.

July 4 th Parade You can help: Ideas Decorating Participating in the parade Supplies Please talk to Pastor Wolfe

2015 VBS Aug 3 rd -7 th Bible Stories Crafts Games Snacks Music Are you interested in sharing Gods word with children? We are in need of teachers for this summers VBS program. Talk to Jessie Wolfe if interested.

Young Worshipers There are childrens bulletins coloring pages & quiet bags with crayons and books available in the back of church for our young worshipers.

Volleyball Come see Redeemer play at Pioneer Park tonight -Team Sipma 7:30 Court 4 -Team Miller 7:30 Court 3 Hope to see you there look for the orange t-shirts

Need to Know Whats Going On? Our church website has the info you need right at your fingertips Check the church calendar Get access to sermons And much more www.redeemermandan.com

Prayer Before Worship Spirit of God, you work in our hearts to bring and sustain faith. Bless us through Word and Sacrament today that we might give you praise in full joy and peace. Hear our prayers and accept our praise for Jesus sake. Bless us as we worship together in his name, Amen.

This Is the Threefold Truth CW # 406 Verses 1-3 Text: Fred P. Green, 1903-2000 Setting: ACCLAMATIONS Tune: Jack Schrader, b. 1942

Verse 1: This is the three-fold truth on which our faith depends; And with this joyful cry worship begins and ends: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!

Verse 2: Made sacred by long use, new- minted for our time, Our liturgies sum up the hope we have in him: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!

Verse 3: On this we fix our minds as, kneeling side by side, We take the bread and wine, take him, the Crucified: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!

Opening Verses Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit All: Amen.

Confession of Sin Pastor:Beloved in the Lord: let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins to God our Father, asking him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness.

Confession of Sin All: Holy and merciful Father, I confess that I am by nature sinful and that I have disobeyed you in my thoughts, words and actions. I have done what is evil and failed to do what is good.

Confession of Sin All: For this I deserve your punishment both now and in eternity. But I am truly sorry for my sins, and trusting in my Savior Jesus Christ I pray Lord, have mercy on my a sinner.

Lord, Have Mercy (Kyrie) All: Lord, have mercy on us. Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

(Pastor announces our forgiveness) All: Amen.

Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis) All: Glory be to God on high, and on earth peace, good will toward men. We praise you, we bless you, we worship you, we glorify you, we give thanks to you, for your great glory,

Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis) All: O Lord God, heavnly King, God the Father almighty. O Lord, the only begotten Son, Jesus Christ; O Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.

Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis) All: You take away the sin of the world; receive our prayer. You sit at the right hand of God the Father; have mercy on us. For you only are holy; you only are the Lord.

Glory be to God (Gloria in Excelsis) All: You only, O Christ, with the Holy Spirit, are most high in the glory of God the Father. Amen.

Prayer of the Day Pastor: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Pastor: Let us pray. (The pastor says the Prayer of the Day.) All: Amen.

Gods Word to His People Genesis 12:1-8 God promises blessings to his people

Gods Word to His People 1 Peter 3:20b-22 God blesses his people through baptism

Pastor: (Pastor says the verse of the day) All: Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Verse of the Day

(After the announcement of the Gospel the worship assembly responds:) All: Glory be to you, O Lord!

Gods Word to His People Mark 4:26-34 The kingdom of God grows

All: Praise be to you, O Christ!

Nicene Creed All: We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.

Nicene Creed All: We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, of one being with the Father.

Nicene Creed All: Through him all things were made. For us and for our salvation, he came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the virgin Mary, and became fully human.

Nicene Creed All: For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate. He suffered death and was buried. On the third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures.

Nicene Creed All: He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.

Nicene Creed All: We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, who in unity with the Father and the Son is worshiped and glorified,

Nicene Creed All: who has spoken through the prophets. We believe in one holy Christian and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins.

Nicene Creed All: We look for the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come. Amen.

Childrens Message

All Who Believe and Are Baptized CWS #299 Verses 1-2 Text: Thomas H. Kingo, 1634-1703 Setting: ES IST DAS HEIL Tune: Etlich Cristlich lider, Wittenberg, 1524, alt.

Verse 1: All who believe and are baptized Shall see the Lord's salvation; Baptized into the death of Christ, They are a new creation. Through Christ's redemption they shall stand Among the glorious heav'nly band Of ev'ry tribe and nation.

Verse 2: With one accord, O God, we pray: Grant us your Holy Spirit. Help us in our infirmity Through Jesus' blood and merit. Grant us to grow in grace each day That by this sacrament we may Eternal life inherit.

A Divine Vow of Allegiance

Create in Me All: Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with your free Spirit. Amen.

In thankfulness for our salvation, we support Gods work with our offerings.

Prayer of the Church Pastor: Lord, in your mercy All: hear our prayer.

Lords Prayer All: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread.

Lords Prayer All: Forgive us our sins, as we forgive those who sin against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

Lords Prayer All: For the kingdom, the power, and the glory are yours now and forever. Amen

The Sacrament Pastor: The Lord be with you. All: And also with you. Pastor: Lift up your hearts. All: We lift them up to the Lord. Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord, our God. All: It is good and right so to do.

Pastor: (Pastor says prayer) Proper Prefaces

Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus) All: Holy, holy, holy Lord God of heavenly hosts: heavn and earth are full of your glory. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest. Blessed is he, blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Words of Institution

Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always. All: Amen.

O Christ, Lamb of God All: O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us. O Christ, Lamb of God, you take away the sin of the world; grant us your peace. Amen.

Draw Near and Take the Body of the Lord CW #309 Verses 1-3 Text: Latin hymn, 7th cent. Setting: OLD 124TH Tune: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, Geneva, 1551, alt.

Verse 1: Draw near and take the body of the Lord, And drink the holy blood for you outpoured. Offered was he for greatest and for least, Himself the victim and himself the priest.

Verse 2: He that his saints in this world rules and shields To all believers life eternal yields, With heav'nly bread makes them that hunger whole, Gives living waters to the thirsty soul.

Verse 3: Come forward, then, with faithful hearts sincere, And take the pledges of salvation here. Before your altar, Lord, your servants bow; In this your feast of love be with us now.

All Christians Who Have Been Baptized CWS #736 Verses 1-6 Text: Paul Gerhardt, 16071676; tr. Jon D. Vieker, b. 1961 Setting: NUN FREUT EUCH Tune: Etlich Christlich lider, Wittenburg, 1524

Verse 1: All Christians who have been baptized, Who know the God of heaven, And in whose daily life is prized The name of Christ once given: Consider now what God has done, The gifts He gives to evryone Baptized into Christ Jesus!

Verse 2: You were before your day of birth, Indeed, from your conception, Condemned and lost with all the earth, None good, without exception. For like your parents flesh and blood, Turned inward from the highest good, You constantly denied Him.

Verse 3: But all of that was washed away Immersed and drowned forever. The water of your Baptism day Restored again whatever Old Adam and his sin destroyed And all our sinful selves employed According to our nature.

Verse 4: In Baptism we now put on Christ Our shame is fully covered With all that He once sacrificed And freely for us suffered. For here the flood of His own blood Now makes us holy, right, and good Before our heavnly Father.

Verse 5: O Christian, firmly hold this gift And give God thanks forever! It gives the power to uplift In all that you endeavor. When nothing else revives your soul, Your Baptism stands and makes you whole And then in death completes you.

Verse 6: So use it well! You are made new- In Christ a new creation! As faithful Christians, live and do Within your own vocation, Until that day when you possess His glorious robe of righteousness Bestowed on you forever!

Song of Simeon Nunc Dimittis All: Lord, now you let your servant depart in peace according to your word. For my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared before the face of all people, a light to lighten the Gentiles and the glory of your people Israel.

Pastor: O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good. All: And his mercy endures forever. Pastor: (Pastor says prayer) All: Amen.

The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you. The Lord look on you with favor and give you peace. All: Amen, Amen, Amen. The Blessing

This Is the Threefold Truth CW # 406 Verses 4-5 Text: Fred P. Green, 1903-2000 Setting: ACCLAMATIONS Tune: Jack Schrader, b. 1942

Verse 4: By this we are up-held when doubt or grief assails Our Christian faith and love, and only grace avails: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!

Verse 5: This is the three-fold truth which, if we hold it fast, Changes the world and us and brings us home at last: Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!

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God blesses his people through promises Redeemer Lutheran Church Sunday, June 14 th 2015 Tools of Grace Blessings of Baptism