IMMANUEL EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH 421 North Second Street

Mankato, Minnesota 56001 (507) 345-3027 www.immanuelmankato.org

MISSION FESTIVAL (3rd Sunday in Lent)

March 23, 2014 Volume 77, No. 16

Deacon: Craig Owings; Organist: Kristen Friedrichs

Sound: Doug Schaller; Video: Mike Schweim; Screen: Rachael Hanel Head Usher: Joseph Friedrichs; Asst. Usher: Adam Owings

WELCOME to all visitors! Please sign the guest register in the narthex. Visitors and members: feel free to speak with the Pastor after the service, or call: 387-7035 for Pastor Nolting or 344-0898 for Pastor Eichstadt or 345-3027 for the church office.

PRE-SERVICE DEVOTION: Psalm 98 (p. 533, pew Bible; p.144, red hymnal)

[Pew Bibles are on the book shelves in the narthex and on the back door counter.]

PRE-SERVICE PRAYER:

O Lord God, please fill my heart with joy as I consider today Your mes-sage of eternal salvation. Move me to recognize how important this mes-sage is for every human being. Open my eyes to every opportunity You give me to share this message, so that Your Spirit might work saving faith within the hearts of all who surround me. Be with and bless me and my fellow believers as we worship this day. Amen.

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ORDER OF SERVICE [Worship Supplement 2000, pp. 12ff]

PREPARATION FOR WORSHIP

ENTRANCE HYMN: 510 — “Savior, Sprinkle Many Nations!”

(with Handbells; Tune: Ode to Joy)

WELCOME in the name of Jesus whose words bring life and salvation to all who believe! INVOCATION (Pastor): In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.

Congregation:

CONFESSION AND ABSOLUTION

Text: from Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal © 1993 Northwestern Publishing House. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A-710933

Pastor: We have come into the presence of God, who created us to love and serve Him as His dear children. But we have disobeyed Him and deserve only His wrath and punishment. Therefore, let us confess our sins to Him and plead for His mercy.

Congregation: Merciful Father in heaven, I am altogether sinful from birth. In countless ways I have sinned against You and do not deserve to be called Your child. But trusting in Jesus, my Savior, I pray: Have mercy on me according to Your unfailing love. Cleanse me from my sin, and take away my guilt. Pastor: God, our heavenly Father, has forgiven all your sins. By the perfect life and innocent death of our Lord Jesus Christ, He has re-moved your guilt forever. You are His own dear child. May God give you strength to live according to His will.

Congregation:

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THE SERVICE OF THE WORD [Music in Worship Supplement, p. 13]

Congregation (sings): Lord, have mercy on us, Christ, have mercy on us. Lord, have mercy on us.

GLORY TO GOD, WE GIVE YOU THANKS

Text: Edwin LeGrice © 1991 Kevin Mayhew Ltd. All rights reserved. OneLicense.net License #A-710933

1. Glory to God, we give You thanks and praise; Of heav'nly joy and peace on earth we sing. We worship You, to You our hearts we raise, Lord God, almighty Father, heav'nly King. 2. Lord Jesus Christ, the Father's only Son, You bore for us the load of this world's sin. O Lamb of God, Your glorious vict'ry won, Receive our prayer, grant us Your peace within. 3. Alone, O Christ, You only are the Lord, At God's right hand in majesty most high: Who, with the Spirit worshiped and adored, With all the heav'nly host we glorify.

PRAYER OF THE DAY

P: Let us pray . . . . . . through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Congregation:

FIRST LESSON: Romans 10:8b-17 (p.1007, pew Bible)

God has chosen the preaching of “the gospel of peace” as the means by which the Holy Spirit works faith within the hearts of people. That faith in Jesus Christ can be confessed by all with complete confidence, for it will never be put to shame!

GRADES K-8 MISSION MEDLEY

arr. Mary Dorn Lippert

From Greenland’s icy mountains, from India’s coral strand, TLH 495

Go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is born!

REFRAIN: Go tell it on the mountain, over the hills and ev’rywhere Go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ is Lord!

If you cannot speak like angels, if you cannot preach like Paul, TLH 496

You can tell the love of Jesus, you can say He died for all. REFRAIN

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I am trusting You, Lord Jesus, trusting only You; TLH 428

Trusting You for full salvation, free and true! REFRAIN Jesus loves me, this I know, for the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong. They are weak, but He is strong! REFRAIN Lift we then, our voices, swell the mighty flood; TLH 158

Louder still and louder, praise the precious blood! REFRAIN SECOND LESSON: Matthew 9:35-38 (p.857, pew Bible)

Jesus has great compassion for the lost and scattered souls of mankind. Those lost souls need to hear “the gospel of the kingdom.” Let us heed Jesus’ call to prayer, so that many hearts will be moved to join in His spiritual harvest!

Pastor: Blessed are they who hear the Word of God and keep it.

Congregation (sings): [Music in Worship Supplement, p. 14]

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! These words are written that we may believe

that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

APOSTOLIC CREED

I believe in God, the Father almighty, maker of heaven and earth.

I believe 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 is seated at the right hand of God the Father almighty.

From there 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.

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CHILDREN'S SERMON: Make Disciples of All Nations Children (pre-school-2nd grade) are invited to come forward and gather around the pastor in the front of the church.

HYMN OF THE DAY: 290 — “We Have a Sure Prophetic Word” SERMON: Text - Isaiah 55:10-13 (p.654, pew Bible)

Theme: THE WORD OF GOD IS POWERFUL! I. It shall accomplish His purpose!

II. It shall bring joy and peace!

Pastor Raju Bhitrakoti

SERMON NOTES:

OFFERTORY—Congregation (sings): [Music in Worship Supplement, p. 16]

Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from Your presence. Take not Your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of Your salvation. Uphold with Your Spirit free.

OFFERING OF THANKSGIVING—Our “mission” offerings are used to support the joint work we do with our sister congregations in the Church of the Lutheran Confession. These offerings are used to help support mission congregations within the United States, our foreign

missions, and Immanuel Lutheran College in Eau Claire, WI.

PRAYER OF THE CHURCH — prayer for Justin Helgeson’s safety

LORD'S PRAYER

HYMN: 744 (tan Supplement) — “How Great Thou Art”

Stanza 1 & Refrain: Pastor Raju in Nepali

Stanzas 1-4: Congregation sings in English

Refrain: All sing in either Nepali or English

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BENEDICTION: by Pastor Raju in Nepali

Congregation:

HYMN: “Rise, O Light of Gentile Nations” (with Handbells; Tune: Ode to Joy)

1. Rise, O Light of Gentile nations, Jesus, bright and Morning Star; Let Your Word, the gladsome tidings, Ring out loudly near and far, Bringing freedom to the captives, Peace and comfort to the slave, That the heathen, free from bondage, May proclaim Your pow'r to save.

2. Knowing You and Your salvation, Grateful love dare never cease To proclaim Your tender mercies, Gracious Lord, Your heav'nly peace. Let us sound the Gospel tidings To the earth's remotest bound That the sinner has been pardoned And forgiveness can be found.

3. May our zeal to help the heathen Be increased from day to day As we plead in true compassion And for their conversion pray. For the many faithful workers, For the Gospel they proclaim, Let us all be cheerful givers To the glory of Your name. 4. Savior, shine in all Your glory On the nations near and far; From the highways and the byways Call them forth, O Morning Star. Guide them whom Your grace has chosen Out of Satan's dreadful thrall To the mansions of Your Father-- There is room for sinners all. Amen.

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Unless otherwise noted, the text, tune, and/or setting of service elements are in public domain.

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Immanuel’s WEEKLY Activities Following the service:

• Any who are interested in car-pooling to the Women’s Retreat, please meet by the pulpit.

• Fellowship Meal in the MPF — We invite you to join us!

Pastor Raju Bhitrakoti from Nepal and visitors to Immanuel are encouraged to join us for fellowship. We encourage Imman-uel members to introduce themselves. We ask that younger children go through the line with their parents. Immanuel Women’s Service Division #4 will be on kitchen duty. If you have any questions, please contact division chair: Kristen Friedrichs.

• Presentation: Pastor Raju will talk about the work in Nepal.

Mon. Mar. 24

• No ILS Bus Service

• 5:45 P.M. Immanuel Church Service on CCTV Charter Ch. 13 or Enventis Ch. 7

Tues. Mar. 18

• No ILS Bus Service

• 1:00 P.M. Seniors’ Bible Study @ Orness Plaza (900 Hope St.)

• 3:00-5:00 P.M. Pastor’s Office Hours [PDN]

• 7:00 PM Board of Education

Wed. Mar. 26

• No ILS Bus Service

• 12:45 P.M. Immanuel Church Service on CCTV Charter Ch. 13 or Enventis Ch. 7

• 1:00 P.M. Midweek Lenten WORSHIP (Elem. Ch. sings pre-service; WCE)

Deacon: Steve Wolle; Screen: Russell Schmitt; Organist: Vivian Hanel

• 2:00 P.M. Ladies Auxiliary meeting—women of Immanuel are invited! (Serving: Bonnie Kueker)

• 5:30 P.M. Youth Instruction

• 6:00 P.M. Wed. Bible Study meets in the upper hallway LANGUAGE classroom (middle HS room). Discussion of The Lord’s Prayer continues with a viewing of a segment of the “Reflections on the Lord’s Prayer” DVD.

• 7:00 P.M. Midweek Lenten WORSHIP (WCE)

Deacon: Craig Owings; Screen: Clifford Kuehne; Organist: Kristen Friedrichs

Sound: Doug Schaller; Head Usher: Joe Friedrichs; Asst. Usher: Adam Owings

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Thurs. Mar. 27

• No ILS Bus Service

• 10:00 A.M. Bible Study @ Walnut Towers (105 E. Walnut St.)

• 1:00 P.M. Bible Study @ Old Main (301 S. 5th St.)

• 3:30 P.M. Bible Study @ Keystone (100 Dublin Rd.)

• 6:00 P.M. Church Choir Practice

Fri. Mar. 28

• 6:30 AM Men’s Breakfast / Bible Study

• 8:00-10:00 AM Pastor’s Office Hours [PDN]

Fri. Mar. 28-Sun. Mar. 30

• Women’s Retreat @ Riverport Inn, Winona, MN (Pastor Nolting attends.)

Sun. Mar. 30

• 8:15-8:20 A.M. Immanuel Meditations KTOE 1420 AM or 102.7 FM radio

• 8:15-9:15 A.M. Sunday School, Youth Ambassadors, & Bible Study

• 9:30 AM WORSHIP Service [WCE]

Altar Flowers: K. Friedrichs/S. Nolting: Deacon: Leif Olmanson

Sound: Andy Hagen; Video: Alan Olmanson; Screen: Clifford Kuehne

Ushers: Fifth Sunday of the Month (Mar., June, Aug., Nov.) Church Council

Head Usher: Nick Stelter, Council chm.; Asst. Usher: Alan Olmanson, Deacon chm. Ron Anderson; Lee Becker; Jim Buckley; Ben Busse; Jacob Busse; Joe Casto; Jason Dick; Fred Friedrichs; Ryan Hammett; Allen Hansen; Wesley Kranz; Jeff Longhurst; David Lueck; Mark Matzke; Leif Olmanson; Omar Olmanson; Craig Owings; Craig Stel-ter; Jeff Strand.

Thank you! We thank Raju Bhitrakoti for presenting the Gospel to us this morning. Currently he is studying theology at Immanuel Lu-theran Seminary in Eau Claire. Thank you to all of the singers and musicians who enhanced our Mission Festival worship.

In the Hospital:

CLC News: Pastor Eric Libby, Grace Lutheran, Sleepy Eye, and Faith Lutheran, New Ulm MN, has resigned from the pastoral minis-try for personal reasons effective June 1. ANNOUNCEMENT OF NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OF

IMMANUEL LUTHERAN COLLEGE:

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The Board of Regents announces the following nomination for the

office of President of Immanuel Lutheran College: Professor Ste-

ven Sippert. The term of the call for President of Immanuel Lutheran College

is for two years, extending to the end of Academic Year 2016.

The call committee for educational institutions of the CLC will

meet on the evening of April 28, 2014 in Eau Claire WI. Mem-

bers of CLC congregations are invited to comment on the nomi-

nee. Comments on the nominees should be submitted in writing

and must be mailed or E-mailed no later than midnight April 23,

2014 to: Mr. Craig Ryan; 499 Country Lane; Fulda, MN 56131 E-Mail: cryan@page1printers.com

CLC FINANCIAL REPORT February 2014

• ILS student revenue is lower than the budgeted amount and will need to be covered by the General Fund offerings or General Fund reserves.

• The Building Fund has received adequate offerings to meet the Academic Center mortgage year-to-date. The Academic Center mortgage balance is now $1,462,878.

• The notes held against the CEF now total $3,286,150.

• The SAF receipts are keeping pace with the grants, loans, and scholar-ships given to the current students.

A complete CLC financial report is posted

on the narthex bulletin board.

Balance

YTD Received YTD Spent 2/28/2014

General Fund $622,929 $600,934 $21,995

ILC Operations $944,344 $860,598 $83,746

ILC Improvement (IIF) $19,414 $31,044 $30,721

ILC Building Fund $102,219 $96,362 $22,909

Mission Development (MDF) $182,999 $105,434 $208,677

Kinship $52,310 $50,824 $43,495

Church Extension (CEF) $904,684 $575,296 $1,435,211

Student Aid (SAF) $131,167 $126,331 $21,374

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The daughter of a former Immanuel member lives in Owatonna but

attends college in Mankato. She is looking for someone who may have

an extra room she could use (rent) as needed (up to 3-4 times in a

week) to avoid late night travel home and early return the next morning.

For more information, please contact Pastor Eichstadt.

USHERS NEEDED: We need ushers to have our church ser-vices run smoothly. Ushers help by greeting people, handing our bulletins, helping people who are not familiar with our church, tak-ing the collection of the offerings, counting attendance and picking up things left in the church. Ushers are assigned to teams; the teams are responsible for one Sunday of the month (first week, second week, etc.) We need men to do this service for our con-gregation. Can you help do this? Contact David Lueck, deacon in charge of ush-ering, by phone at 995-0772, by email at dflueck214@gmail.com or by talking to me at church.

Help the Sophomores of Immanuel Lutheran raise money for their

Senior Class Trip by running or walking their 5K fun run. It will be held

on April 5, 2014 at 9:05 a.m. from Sibley Park to Riverfront Park. For

more details or to sign up, visit our website at: sites.google.com/site/

sophomore5k or pick up a registration sheet from the school office. We

will also be taking registrations after church on March 23. We hope to

see you at the start line!

*Donations are welcome if you prefer to not participate but still wish to help.

Donations made to ECHO Food Shelf between March 1st and April 4th will be matched proportionately, so donations mean even more! ECHO served 16,063 households in 2013; most client fami-lies visit 5-6 times per year. An average of 233 new families use ECHO Food Shelf every month. Currently ECHO has 90-100 volun-teers and can always use more (call 345-7477). For more informa-tion see the church bulletin boards.

2014 Offering Envelopes: If you want an envelope packet, please

see the church secretary. The “unclaimed” packets are in the church of-

fice. Feel free to pick yours up from the church office.

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Easter Lily, Tulip, or Hyacinth: Easter Lily, Tulip, or Hyacinth: Easter Lily, Tulip, or Hyacinth: Easter Lily, Tulip, or Hyacinth: For a one year trial (please give your input), Study Guild is offering

3 types of 6 inch potted plants to adorn the altar on Easter. If you would like to have a plant placed on the altar or given in memory of a loved one, please sign the sheet on the narthex table or email church@immanuelmankato.org. Cost is $10.00 for each lily and $12.00 for each tulip or each hyacinth. Please mark in the appropriate column which plant(s) you are ordering. Make checks payable to Women’s Study Guild. Checks, not cash may be left in the box labeled “Easter Plants” on the narthex table. Absolute deadline for ordering is Sunday, April 6th. You may take your plant(s) home following the 2nd service on Easter Sunday.

Our Response of Faith Attendance:

3/12 Midweek Lenten Worship: 1 p.m. = 44 / 7 p.m. = 111

3/12 Wed. Bible Study = 15

3/13 Keystone = 10

3/14 Men’s Breakfast/Bible Study = 18

3/16 Sunday School = 22 — Ambassadors n/a — Bible Study = 31

3/16 Sunday Worship = 259

3/18 Seniors’ Bible Study = 6

3/20 Walnut Towers Bible = 10 — Old Main Bible = 9

The following gift is received with thanks by Immanuel…

In Memory of Helen Friedrichs

Memorial Fund $50

Immanuel

Sunday Current NEED = $10,237

CLC

Weekly Missions NEED = $1,250

Sunday Current = $7,279 Missions = $660

Endowment = $57 ILC Building = $20

Expansion / Relocation = $25 ILC Student Aid = $10

Major Improvement = $70 MDF: Mission Develop. Fund = $55

OTHER: OTHER:

Benevolent = $40

Food Shelf = $5

Imm. Student Aid = $51

Tuition Aid = $100

Wed. Current = $2,102

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2014 CONGREGATIONAL OFFICERS and COUNCIL MEMBERS

President David Lueck 995.0772

Secretary Alan Olmanson 344.0328

Treasurer David Hagen 345.7589

Interim Financial Sec'y Tom Lentz 625.9390

Chm. of Council Nick Stelter 720.4865

Sec. of Council Ryan Hammett 605.881.1081

Board of Deacons Alan Olmanson, Chm. [Mission Efforts] 344.0328

Leif Olmanson, Sec'y [Benevolent Advisor] 625.3381

David Lueck [Usher & Schedule] 995.0772 Omar Olmanson [Special Events-table setup] 387.3732

Craig Owings [Projection Audio/Video; Jail Ministry] 388.5786

Nick Stelter [Music Committee] 720.4865

Board of Education Jason Dick, Chm. [Athletics] 858.8845

Lee Becker, Sec’y [Finances] 278.3214

Joe Casto [Property & Technology] 931.5754

Ryan Hammett [Curriculum] 605.881.1081

Mark Matzke [Personnel] 278.3925 Jeffrey Strand [Student Welfare/SS/VBS/PTO] 469.1308

Board of Finance Jim Buckley, Chm. 340.1760

Craig Stelter, Sec'y 625.6220

Allen Hansen 546.3978

Board of Property Fred Friedrichs, Chm. [Emergency Committee--immediate

need to report] 317.5657 Jacob Busse, Vice-Chm/Sec'y. [Overseers Committee--to

volunteer] 380.4529 Ron Anderson [Organizational Committee; MPF Committee]

388.6597 Ben Busse [Organizational Committee--general input]

469.1415

Wesley Kranz [Emergency Committee; Overseers Committee;

Church Key] 340.4140

Jeff Longhurst 720.1910

Cemetery Board Anthony Harris, Chm. 382.3081

Kim Bergman, Treas. 340.2950

Gene Schreyer, Sec. 387.7758

J. Friedrichs; K. Friedrichs; J. Heinze; K. Moeri;

MPF Committee Ron Anderson 388.6597

Mark Matzke 278.3925 / Kymberly Stelter 327.2076

Honorary Deacons G. Hanel; R. Lueck; G. Schreyer; S. Wolle

Ladies' Auxiliary Marilyn Timm, pres. 387.7862

Women's Study Guild (2013-2014) Sara Nolting, pres. 387.7035

Parent/Teachers (2013-2014) Ryan Hammett, Pres. 605.881.1081

Auditing Committee Mark Geiger, Chm. 625.6405

Asbestos Prg. Mgr. Kyle Hulke 382.7335

Convention Delegates: Nick Stelter; Douglas Schaller