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Sunday Worship 8:00am & 10:30am
Sunday School & Bible Class
9:15am
Church office 254.799.3211
Church Fax 254.412.0529
On the Web
www.splcwaco.com
Senior Pastor Rev. Larry Krueger
254.715.1707 [email protected]
Associate Pastor Rev. Matthew Hardaway
254.723.2373 [email protected]
Pastor Emeritus
Rev. Walter F. Albers 254.644.4860
Deaconess
Dcs. Suzanne Krahn 641.420.1787
Organist/Music Dir.
Steve Randolph 254.709.6995
Administrative Asst.
Cindy Byrd [email protected]
St. Paul Lutheran WacoTx
“Be thoughtful - be silent - be reverent; for this is the house of the Lord. Before the service, speak to the Lord; During the service, let the Lord speak to you; After the service, speak to one another.”
ANNOUNCEMENTS REGISTRATION CARDS: Welcome! We worship in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. May God bless you as we gather before the throne of heaven. Members, please remember to fill out a “White Registration Card” so we can have a proper soul-accounting, and Guests, please sign the guest book and complete a “Yellow Visitor Card” located in the hymnal rack. Please place your completed card in the card collection slot at the end of each pew (center aisle side). LIVE STREAMING OF WORSHIP SERVICES: Our 10:30am Sunday worship service is streamed live on the Internet. To view this service, or previous 10:30am services, go to the church Web site at www.splcwaco.com, click on the link “LIVE STREAMING” on the home page, and select which service you would like to view. HOLY COMMUNION is being celebrated in our worship this morning. If you are not a member of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, and you desire to commune, we ask that you speak to the Pastor or an elder before the service. A non-alcoholic alternative of white grape juice and gluten-free wafers are available upon request during distribution at the altar. The Common Cup will also be offered with each table. If you do not take an individual cup, the Pastor will serve the Chalice. REMEMBER OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN PRAYER: Please see the News & Events insert for complete list of prayer needs. FLOWERS were placed on the altar in thankfulness and to the glory of God by Ronnie and Linda Turnbough for the blessings of 35 years of marriage, their children Nathan, Andrew & Kelsey, the upcoming birth of their 1st grandchild and the countless other blessings God has poured out on their lives.
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Welcome to St. Paul Lutheran Church The Church on the Highway… Where Life and Jesus Intersect
First Sunday after Christmas December 31, 2017
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PRAYER BEFORE DIVINE WORSHIP
O gracious God, You have graciously kept me during this past year, preserving
my going out and my coming in. Grant that I may also spend this coming year’s service
in Your fear and grace. Grant me Your Holy Spirit that I may gladly hear and learn Your
Word. Open my heart that I may listen to it and receive it within me; through Jesus
Christ, my only Redeemer and Savior. Amen.
ORDER OF DIVINE WORSHIP
(Please silence your cell phones and mobile devices during our worship time.)
Pre-service Music
Welcome and Announcements
Opening Hymn, 367: “Angels from the Realms of Glory”
Invocation
Pastor: In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Response: Amen.
Confession and Absolution (based on Psalm 111, ESV)
Pastor: I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart,
Response: In the company of the upright, in the congregation.
Pastor: Great are the works of the Lord, studied by all who delight in them.
Response: Full of splendor and majesty is his work, and his righteousness
endures forever.
Pastor: He has caused his wondrous works to be remembered;
Response: The Lord is gracious and merciful.
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Pastor: Let us confess our sin to God, our Merciful Father.
Response: Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, Maker of all things,
Judge of all people, we admit and confess our sinfulness. We have
turned away from each other in our thinking, speaking and doing.
We have done the evil you forbid and have not done the good you
demand. We do repent and are truly sorry for these our sins. Have
mercy on us, kind Father, because of the obedience of your Son,
our Savior born in Bethlehem, Jesus Christ, the Lord. Forgive us all
that is past; and with the power of the Holy Spirit empower us to
declare your righteousness to the ends of the earth.
Pastor: God has promised forgiveness of sins to those who repent and turn to
him. May he keep you in grace by the Holy Spirit, lead you to greater faith
and witness, and bring you to live with him forever, in the Name of the
Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Response: Amen.
Litany of Response (Psalm 111, ESV)
Pastor: The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are
trustworthy;
Response: They are established forever and ever, to be performed with
faithfulness and uprightness.
ALL: Praise the Lord!
Pastor: He sent redemption to his people;
Response: He has commanded his covenant forever.
ALL: Holy and awesome is his name!
Pastor: The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom;
Response: All those who practice it have a good understanding.
ALL: His praise endures forever!
Hymn of Response, 392: “God Loves Me Dearly”
Prayer of the Day
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Old Testament Reading: Isaiah 61:10-62:3
Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Epistle Reading: Galatians 4:4-7
Pastor: This is the Word of the Lord.
Response: Thanks be to God.
Gospel Reading: Luke 2:22-40
Pastor: This is the Gospel of the Lord.
Response: Praise to you, O Christ!
Apostles’ Creed
I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth.
And 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 sits at the right hand of God the
Father Almighty. From thence 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.
Hymn of the Day, 387: “Joy to the World”
Sermon: “So, Now What Happens”……………………………………...……Luke 2:39-40
Pastor Krueger
Offering
Prayer of the Church
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 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.
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Words of Institution
Pastor: As often as we eat this bread and drink this cup, we proclaim the Lord’s
death until he comes. (1 Cor. 11:26)
Response: Amen. Come Lord Jesus. (Rev. 22:20)
Distribution
Hymns during Distribution
Hymn, 386: “Now Sing We, Now Rejoice”
Hymn, 388: “Go Tell It on the Mountain”
Post Communion Prayer
Benediction Pastor: The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make His face to shine upon
you and be gracious to you. The Lord look upon you with favor and give
you peace.
Response: Amen.
Closing Hymn, 899: “Across the Sky the Shades of Night”
Post-service Music
Scripture quotations are from the Holy Bible, English Standard Version®, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles,
a publishing ministry Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Liturgy (or the appropriate portion thereof) from Lutheran Service Book ©2001 Concordia Publishing House.
Used by permission. License #000011634.
MEETING AND ACTIVITY NOTICES
FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 31, 2017 - JANUARY 7, 2018
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 - NEW YEAR’S EVE
Regular Sunday Worship, 8:00am & 10:30am
9:15 a.m.: Fellowship Hour
MONDAY, JANUARY 1 - NEW YEAR’S DAY
Church Office Closed
TUESDAY, JANUARY 2
6:30 a.m.: Men’s Bible Study Group (Parish Hall)
10:00 a.m.: Tri-Cities Ministries
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3
9:30 a.m.: Ladies Bible Study Group (Conference Room)
10:00 a.m.: Quilters Game Day & Soup Lunch (Parish Hall)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 4
7:00 a.m.: Lawn/Building Maintenance (anyone is welcome to join)
11:00 a.m.: Healing Hearts Grief Group Lunch (Luby’s, Bellmead)
7:00 p.m.: Crisis Response Team Meeting
FRIDAY, JANUARY 5
9:00 a.m.: LWML District Mission Grants Meeting (Parish Hall)
SATURDAY, JANUARY 6
SUNDAY, JANUARY 7
5:30 p.m.: First Sunday Home Bible Study Group
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Sunday: Ecclesiastes 10-12 Monday: Song of Solomon 6 Tuesday: Song of Solomon 7-8 Wednesday: Revelation 21-11
Happy New Year! We will begin the readings again
on Jan. 7, 2018.
SCRIPTURE READINGS FOR THE WEEK:
