Living Savior Lutheran Church4616 Gharrett St Missoula, MT 59803

livingsaviormissoula.org 406.543.8222Pastor Justin Cloute pastor@livingsaviormissoula.org

July 30th, 2017 Pentecost 8WELCOME TO WORSHIPWe’re happy you’re here to worship with us! We pray that the Lord bless you through his Word this morning.

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask one of the greeters or anyone else who looks like they know what is going on.

Restrooms - We would ask that you use the restrooms out the back doors and down the hallway on left.

Parents, we are so glad that you have brought your little children to church this morning. If needed, there is a nursery out the back doors to the right.

We apologize for our mess as we remodel our sanctuary.

MORNING PRAISE1

Summer Sermon SeriesActs—God’s Good News Goes

All summer long, we’ll hear sermons about stories from the book of Acts. We’ll listen as the good news about Jesus goes out from Jerusalem to the world.

July 2 – It Faces Persecution July 9 – It Crosses ContinentsJuly 16 – It Shames the WiseJuly 25 – It Gives Us CourageJuly 30 – It Can’t Be Stopped!

THEME FOR TODAY’S SERVICEGOD’S GOOD NEWS CAN’T BE STOPPED!

OPENING HYMN Father, We Praise You | 581

(L: sung by leader—C: sung by congregation)

 

COME, OH, COME, LET US SING TO THE LORDAll: Refrain

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Choir: You are a great and a wondrous God, cupping in your hands all the depths of earth. You made the hills and the mountains high, you made the seas and the dry land.

All: RefrainChoir: Come, let us worship and bowing low, kneel before the One who has

made us all. You are the God whom we call our own, we are the flock that you shepherd.

All: Refrain

PSALM OF THE DAY Psalm 63

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All: Refrain

THE WORD OF GODFIRST LESSON Isaiah 55:9-11Sometimes it may seem like the gospel is failing or like God’s people are losing. But, God’s ways and thoughts are higher than ours. God promises his word will never be preached in vain.

9 “As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.

10 As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,

and do not return to it

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The choir or a leader sings the verses: 1. O God, you are my God; for you I long; for you my soul is thirsting. My body pines for you like a dry weary land without water.So I gaze on you in the sanctuary to see your strength and glory. All: Refrain2. For your love is better than life, my lips will speak your praise.So I will bless you all my life, in your name I will lift up my hands.My soul shall be filled as with a banquet, my mouth shall praise you with joy.All: Refrain3. On my bed I remember you. On you I muse through the night, for you have been my help; in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.My soul clings to you; your right hand holds me fast. All: Refrain  

without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,

so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth:

It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire

and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.

L: Give thanks to the Lord; call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done.

THE GOSPEL Matthew 24:35Everything God made will one day come to an end, but Jesus says his promises never end.

35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

HYMN OF THE DAY Preserve Your Word, O Savior | 289

THE SERMON TEXT Acts 27-28 (selected verses)19 Much time had been lost, and sailing had already become dangerous

because by now it was after the Day of Atonement. So Paul warned them, 10 “Men, I can see that our voyage is going to be disastrous and bring great loss to ship and cargo, and to our own lives also.” 11 But the centurion, instead of listening to what Paul said, followed the advice of the pilot and of the owner of the ship. 12 Since the harbor was unsuitable to winter in, the majority decided that we should sail on, hoping to reach Phoenix and winter there.

13 When a gentle south wind began to blow, they saw their opportunity; so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete. 14 Before very long, a wind of hurricane force, called the Northeaster, swept down from the island.

18 We took such a violent battering from the storm that the next day they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship’s tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued raging, we finally gave up all hope of being saved.

21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up before them and said: “Men, you should have taken my advice not to sail from Crete; then you would have spared yourselves this damage and loss. 22 But now I urge you to keep up your courage, because not one of you will be lost; only the

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ship will be destroyed. 23 Last night an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me 24 and said, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar; and God has graciously given you the lives of all who sail with you.’ 25 So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me.

11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming. 23 They arranged to meet Paul on a certain day, and came in even larger numbers to the place where he was staying. He witnessed to them from morning till evening, explaining about the kingdom of God, and from the Law of Moses and from the Prophets he tried to persuade them about Jesus. 24 Some were convinced by what he said, but others would not believe.

30 For two whole years Paul stayed there in his own rented house and welcomed all who came to see him. 31 He proclaimed the kingdom of God and taught about the Lord Jesus Christ—with all boldness and without hindrance!

SERMON

Cherish the Unstoppable Gospel!Acts 27 & 28 (selected verses)

OFFERING “Each man should give what he has decided in his heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” - 2 Corinthians 9:7

NEW MEMBER WELCOME

LORD, HAVE MERCY

(L: sung by leader—C: sung by congregation)

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LORD’S PRAYER

C: 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.

PRAYER OF THE DAYL : Almighty God, we thank you for planting in us the seed of your Word.

By your Holy Spirit help us to receive it with joy and to bring forth fruits in faith and hope and love; through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

(Special prayers may follow, concluding with the Prayer for Grace.)

PRAYER FOR GRACEL: O Lord, our heavenly Father, almighty and everlasting God, you have

brought us safely to this new day. Defend us with your mighty power, 7

and grant that this day we neither fall into sin nor run into any kind of danger; and in all we do direct us to what is right in your sight, through Jesus Christ, your Son, our Lord.

 

(The blessing song continues on the next page.)

THE BLESSING

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CLOSING HYMN God’s Word is Our Great Heritage | 293

News and Notes

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Thank You Aaron and Emily! We thank Aaron and Emily for their year of service and will keep them in our prayers as they continue to serve their Savior. We will celebrate their service and another year of God’s Grace with Ice Cream Cake after the service.New Member Welcome We also welcome JoAnn and Marshall Hill into our membership this morning. We thank God for you as an addition to our church family!New Vicar Welcome – Next weekend we will welcome our new vicar, Jesse Knox, and his wife Elizabeth. There will be a meal following the service. If you’d like to bring something for the meal, there is a sign-up sheet in the church entryway.Free T-Shirts – If you helped in any way with last week’s Koine concert, please take a “Live Generously” t-shirt from Vicar’s office. Sizes range from Youth Small to Adult Large. The shirts are a thank you from Thrivent, who helped fund the event.August Calendars are in your mailboxes!

SERVING AT LIVING SAVIOR

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Music:Today: JonNext Sunday: Jon

Camera:Today: DonavonNext Sunday: Terry

Greeters:Today: Weege/HeideNext Sunday: Cloute

Cleaners:This Week: Landers