St. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School

Wilbert, MN

5th Sunday after PentecostProper 8

June 28, 2015

1669 40th Street, Ceylon MN . . . . . Office Number: 632-4226

E-mail address . . . . . . . . . . . . russellreimers@frontiernet.net

Web Page: www.stpaulslutheran.1915churches.com

Rev. Russell D. Reimers, Pastor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632-4674

Pastor’s Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236-6659

Susan Reimers, Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632-4674

Lori Schock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Organist

5th Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 8 June 28, 2015 - 9:30 am

Prayer upon entering the Church Almighty God, thepowers of the universe are subject to you. Help us to findpeace in your Lordship, through your Son, Jesus Christ, ourLord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, oneGod, now and forever. Amen.

Order of Service: Printed ServiceOT Lesson: 1 Kings 8:22-30Epistle Lesson Revelations 21:1-5Gospel Lesson Luke 19:1-10Sermon Theme: “God’s Love Endures to all Generations”

WELCOME : This day we welcome all our visitors who havejoin us before the throne of God. As we rejoice we come tothis house of the Lord to celebrate the season of Pentecost aswe celebrate the giving of the Holy Spirit. We rejoice thatyou have chosen to share in the wonder of God’s Word withus. If you would like more information on joining us, pleasetalk with Pastor Reimers.

READ AHEAD ! In next week’s lessons we will hear fromGod’s Word in Ezekiel 2:1-5; 2 Corinthians 12:1-10; andMark 6:1-13. Take the time to read through these lessons asyou gain more insight into God’s Word.

BULLETIN SPONSORSHIP: by the Confirmation Class of1951.

MEMORIALS: In memory of Martin Laue - $15.00 toGeneral Fund.

THIS WEEK AHEAD: June 27 th to July 5th:SATURDAY: NO CHURCH THIS DAYSUNDAY: Choir - 9:00 am

125th Worship Service - 10:00 am Bell Tower Dedication - 11:15 am Dinner - 11:30 to 12:45 pm History Program - 1 pm

SATURDAY: Our Savior’s/communion - 5:30 pmSUNDAY: Worship - 9:30 am

"You Aren't Perfect" Speaker Emeritus of TheLutheran Hour: Rev. Ken Klaus We aren't perfect andwe can't change, but we can receive the benefits of

Christ's perfection and sacrifice. (Matthew 5:43-48) Listen toRev. Ken Klaus today on the Lutheran Hour message onKSUM 1370 at 11:00 am, on KJLY 104.5 at 6:00 pm, or onWCCO 830 am at 6 am.

IN OUR PRAYERS: Our shut-ins who are unableto be with us today; for Lonnie & Cheri Leidingand Matthew & Lucia Beckendorf who celebratedtheir anniversary this week; For our family of Godhere at St. Paul’s Lutheran: Eric Beckendorf; JeanBeckendorf; & Justin Beckendorf.Those on our Care List: Diane Kays, Phyllis Normand,Jenny Bremer, Ruth Lemke, Silas Goche the nephew of Brent& Season Schultze; Doug Roderick, Gay Gellert, LonnieLeiding, David Reinders, and Kevin Schultze who are dealingwith health concerns.

BULLETIN SPONSORSHIP: In loving memory of Alfred& Adelia Ehlert by Dwayne & Jean Ehlert.

COME JOIN US TODAY as we will gather at 1 pm in thechurch upstairs to enjoy a program filled with the history ofSt. Paul’s, singing, and the choir. This is a chance for us tolook back at all the blessings of God upon this congregation.

TAKE SOMETIME TO LOOK at the display in thefellowship hall outside the worship center. There are manyphoto’s and scrapbooks to look at on the history of St. Paul’sLutheran Church and School.

THE FLOWERS ON THE ALTAR are placed their by theLWML Ladies group in honor of the 125th anniversary of St.Paul’s Lutheran Church and School

THE FLOWER ARRANGEMENT in from of the Lecternin given in honor of our 125th anniversary by the members ofSt. John’s Lutheran of Sherburn MN.

FLOWERS UNDER THE PULPIT are given in honor ofour 125th anniversary by the members of Our Savior’sLutheran in Ceylon, MN.

The Board of Directors cordially invites everyone to aGrilled Pork Chop Benefit Dinner at Martin Luther HighSchool on Sunday, June 28th. Succulent grilled pork chops,au gratin potatoes, baked beans, bread and butter, cupcakesand beverages will be served from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m *pleasenote time change. Proceeds will go support the MLHSeducational ministry. Cost is a free will offering.

The MLHS Association Delegate Meeting will be held onSunday, June 28th at 7 p.m. *please note time change. Election for positions on the Board of Directors will held.

LAST WEEK’S OFFERINGS: SUNDAY OFFERING: Sunday’s Offering: $ 270.00 Home General Fund: $ 130.00 ATTENDANCE: Collector: $ 75.00 Worship - 74 Communion - 54

NOTE FROM OUR TREASURER: We will need to collectabout $2,500.00 for the month of June as we keep current onour bills. Together under God’s hand we can do His work aswe support His church.

Offerings for July:July 5th - Home + Debt Reduction Sunday

July 12th - MissionsJuly 19th - Home + July 26th - Home

Offerings for August:August 2nd - Home & Debt Reduction Sunday

August 9th - HomeAugust 16th - Building and Repair

August - 23rd - Home + August 30th - Home

TODAY’S BULLETIN is sponsored in memory of MarvErdman by Verdane for what would have been their 57th

wedding anniversary tomorrow. So blessed for the 54 yearstogether and especially blessed that 44 of those years werespent here in Wilbert with our family of God. All praise andthanks to Him.

THANK YOU I would like to thank everyone for your cards,prayers, and visits while I was in the hospital and since I gothome and am recovering. Truly God has blessed me and myfamily with a loving and caring family of God here at St.Paul’s’. May God bless each of you as you go about Hiswork in your lives. Lonnie Leiding

Issues Etc. On KSUM 1370 Every Sunday morning @ 9amIssues Etc. Upcoming Topics: June 28: The Formula of Concord, Part 11: Adiaphora –

Pr. Paul McCain

July 5: The Formula of Concord, Part 12: Election – Pr.Paul McCain

July 12: The Formula of Concord: Other Factions – Pr.Paul McCain

July 19: The Formula of Concord: Conclusion andListener Questions – Pr. Paul McCain

THE 125TH HISTORY BOOK for St. Paul’s Lutheran canbe purchased for $10.00 per copy. If you would like a copyor copies, please stop by the card table near the Photo’supstairs to get your copy. If no one is their at the time putyour money in the basket. A special thank you to everyonewho helped get information and Photo’s to make this book ascomplete as possible to record the history of our congregation.

NEWSLETTER ITEMS ARE DO by July 5th. If you haveitems for the newsletter please get them to Pastor Reimers byJuly 5th so that the newsletter can be done. This date is earlybecause Pastor Reimers will be on vacation the end of July.

DEBT REDUCTION SUNDAY : Once again it is time tohold our once a month Debt Reduction Sunday. We will takethis over and above offering next week following the service. We ask that you take this concern to the Lord in prayer andask for His guidance as together we lower this debt by Hispower.

THE LUTHERAN HOUR ON KSUMNow a local project of the Zone

Payment for the broadcast must be made from local contributors $50.00 weekly.

Sponsors are encouraged Names and locality will beaddressed on each Sunday program Memorials encouraged.

Send to: Lutheran Hour KSUM Broadcast, Box 621, Fairmont, MN 56031

Sponsors: Fairmont & Truman LLL Zones

CHURCH COUNCIL & VOTES MEETING have been setfor the month of July. Church Council will meet on TuesdayJuly 7th at 7 pm. The Voters meeting will be on Sunday July12th following worship. All voters are welcome to thesemeetings as we take up the work of the Lord here at St.Paul’s.

TODAY DURING THE DEDICATION of the Bell Towereveryone is invited to join us on the Cemetery on the Northside of the church to dedicate this Bell Tower as a reminder ofall the saints of God who lay in their rest waiting for theLord’s return. If you don’t want to go out you can remain inthe church and the service will come over the loud speaker. You can also go downstairs and begin eating at that time.

125th Anniversary ofSt. Paul’s Lutheran Church & School

Wilbert, MN

June 28, 2015 Z 10:00 am

Rev. Russell D. Reimers - PastorRev. Ronald Laue - Preacher

Lori Schock - OrganistBeverly (Bremer) Petrick - Choir Director

Moni Harper - Trumpet PlayerCallie (Schultze) Hartmann - Solo

Pre-musicCall to Worship (Choir): “O Come Ye People Of The Lord”Ringing of the BellOpening Hymn: “Hallelujah! Let Praises Ring”

1. Hallelujah! Let praises ring!To God the Father let us bringOur songs of adoration.To Him thro’ everlasting daysBe worship, honor, pow’r, and praise,Whose hand sustains creation.Singing, ringing: Holy, holy, God is holy, Spread the story Of our God, the Lord of Glory.

2. Hallelujah! Let praises ring!Unto the Lamb of God we sing.In whom we are elected.He bo’t His Church with His own blood,He cleansed her in that blessed flood,And as His Bride selected.Holy, holy Is our unionAnd communion. His befriendingGives us joy and peace unending.

3. Hallelujah! Let praises ring!Unto the Holy Ghost we singFor our regenerations.The saving faith in us He wroughtAnd us unto the Bridegroom bro’t,Made us His chosen nation.Glory! Glory! Joy eternal,Bliss supernal; There is mannaAnd an endless, glad hosanna.

4. Hallelujah! Let praises ring!Unto our Triune God we sing;Blest be His name forever!With angel hosts let us adoreAnd sing His praises more and moreFor all His grace and favor!Singing, ringing: Holy, holy,God is holy, Spread the storyOf our God, the Lord of Glory! Amen.

Stand Invocation P: In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the

Holy Spirit. C: Amen

CONFESSION P: If You, O Lord, kept a record of sins, C: O Lord, who could stand?

P: But with You there is forgiveness; C: therefore You are feared.

P: Beloved in the Lord. Let us draw near with a trueHeart and confess our sins to God our Father,imploring Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ togrant us forgiveness.

C: Almighty God, merciful Father, I, a poor, miserablesinner, confess to you all my sins and iniquities withwhich I have ever offended you and justly deservedyour punishment now and forever. But I amheartily sorry for them and sincerely repent ofthem, and I pray you of your boundless mercy andfor the sake of the holy, innocent, bitter sufferings

and death of your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, to begracious and merciful to me, a poor sinful being.

P: Upon this your confession, I, as a called and ordainedservant of the Word, announce the grace of God to allof you, and in the stead and by the command of myLord Jesus Christ I forgive you all your sins in thename of the Father and of the + Son and of the HolySpirit.

C: Amen

P: The Lord is my light and my salvation; Whom shall Ifear? The Lord is the strength of my life; Of whomshall I be afraid?

C: When the wicked came against me To eat up myflesh, My enemies and foes, They stumbled and fell.

P: Though an army may encamp against me, My heartshall not fear; Though war should rise against me, Inthis I will be confident.

C: One thing I have desired of the Lord, That will Iseek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord Allthe days of my life, To behold the beauty of theLord, And to inquire in His temple.

P: For in the time of trouble He shall hide me in Hispavilion; In the secret place of His tabernacle He shallhide me; He shall set me high upon a rock.

C: And now my head shall be lifted up above myenemies all around me; Therefore I will offersacrifices of joy in His tabernacle; I will sing, yes, Iwill sing praises to the Lord.

P: Hear, O Lord, when I cry with my voice! Have mercyalso upon me, and answer me.

C: When You said, "Seek My face," My heart said toYou, "Your face, Lord, I will seek."

P: Do not hide Your face from me; Do not turn Yourservant away in anger; You have been my help; Do notleave me nor forsake me, O God of my salvation.

C: When my father and my mother forsake me, Thenthe Lord will take care of me.

P: Teach me Your way, O Lord, And lead me in a smoothpath, because of my enemies.

C: Do not deliver me to the will of my adversaries; Forfalse witnesses have risen against me, And such asbreathe out violence.

P: I would have lost heart, unless I had believed That Iwould see the goodness of the Lord In the land of theliving.

C: Wait on the Lord; Be of good courage, And He shallstrengthen your heart; Wait, I say, on the Lord!

P: Almighty and gracious God, we give You thanks forraising up among us faithful servants for the ministryof Your Word and Sacrament through which Younurture us in Your truth and feed us with the holy foodof the body and blood of Your Son, Jesus Christ.United through your Son your blessings upon us as wecelebrate the 125th anniversary of your grace upon thiscongregation. Grant that we may continue to follow inword and deed the example of Your Son, and thattogether we may serve You now in the Church on earthand evermore praise You in the kingdom of heaven;through Jesus Christ, our Lord.

C: Amen.

Hymn of Praise: “Crown Him With Many Crowns”

1. Crown Him with many Crowns,The Lamb upon His throne;Hark how the heav’nly anthem drowns All music but its own.Awake, my soul, and sinOf Him who died for theAnd hail Him as thy matchless KingThro’ all eternity.

Verses 2 & 3 Choir

4. Crown Him the Lord of LifeWho triumphed o’er the graveAnd rose victorious in the strifeFor those He came to save.His glories now we singWho died and rose on high,Who died eternal life to bringAnd lives that death may die.

5. Crown Him the Lord of Heaven,Enthroned in worlds above,Crown Him the King to whom is givenThe wondrous name of Love.Crown Him with many crownsAs thrones before Him fall;Crown Him, ye kings, with many crowns,for He is King of all. Amen.

Old Treatment Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Kings 8:22-30

22 Then Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in thepresence of all the assembly of Israel, and spread out hishands toward heaven; 23 and he said: "Lord God of Israel,there is no God in heaven above or on earth below like You,who keep Your covenant and mercy with Your servants whowalk before You with all their hearts. 24 You have kept whatYou promised Your servant David my father; You have bothspoken with Your mouth and fulfilled it with Your hand, as itis this day. 25 Therefore, Lord God of Israel, now keep whatYou promised Your servant David my father, saying, 'Youshall not fail to have a man sit before Me on the throne ofIsrael, only if your sons take heed to their way, that they walkbefore Me as you have walked before Me.' 26 And now Ipray, O God of Israel, let Your word come true, which Youhave spoken to Your servant David my father. 27 But willGod indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and theheaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less thistemple which I have built! 28 Yet regard the prayer of Yourservant and his supplication, O Lord my God, and listen to thecry and the prayer which Your servant is praying before Youtoday: 29 that Your eyes may be open toward this templenight and day, toward the place of which You said, 'My nameshall be there,' that You may hear the prayer which Yourservant makes toward this place. 30 And may You hear thesupplication of Your servant and of Your people Israel, whenthey pray toward this place. Hear in heaven Your dwellingplace; and when You hear, forgive.

P: This is the Word of Lord C: Thanks be to God.

Epistle Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revelation 21:1-5

1 Now I saw a new heaven and a new earth, for the firstheaven and the first earth had passed away. Also there was nomore sea. 2 Then I, John, saw the holy city, New Jerusalem,coming down out of heaven from God, prepared as a brideadorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a loud voice fromheaven saying, "Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men,and He will dwell with them, and they shall be His people.God Himself will be with them and be their God. 4 And Godwill wipe away every tear from their eyes; there shall be nomore death, nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no morepain, for the former things have passed away." 5 Then Hewho sat on the throne said, "Behold, I make all things new."And He said to me, "Write, for these words are true andfaithful."

P: This is the Word of Lord C: Thanks be to God.

Choir: “Beautiful Savior”StandHoly Gospel Lesson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Luke 19:1-10

P: The Holy Gospel according to St. Luke, the 19th

Chapter. C: Glory be to Thee, O Lord.

1 Then Jesus entered and passed through Jericho. 2 Nowbehold, there was a man named Zacchaeus who was a chieftax collector, and he was rich. 3 And he sought to see whoJesus was, but could not because of the crowd, for he was ofshort stature. 4 So he ran ahead and climbed up into asycamore tree to see Him, for He was going to pass that way.

5 And when Jesus came to the place, He looked up and sawhim, and said to him, "Zacchaeus, make haste and comedown, for today I must stay at your house." 6 So he madehaste and came down, and received Him joyfully. 7 But whenthey saw it, they all complained, saying, "He has gone to be aguest with a man who is a sinner." 8 Then Zacchaeus stoodand said to the Lord, "Look, Lord, I give half of my goods tothe poor; and if I have taken anything from anyone by falseaccusation, I restore fourfold." 9 And Jesus said to him,"Today salvation has come to this house, because he also is ason of Abraham; 10 for the Son of Man has come to seek andto save that which was lost."

P: This is the Gospel of the Lord. C: Praise be to Thee, O Christ.

Apostles Creed P: God has made us His people through our Baptism into

Christ. Living together in trust and hope, we confesstogether the one, true Christian faith.

C: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker ofheaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His onlySon, our Lord who was conceived by the HolySpirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered underPontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He roseagain from the dead. He ascended into Heaven andsits at the right hand of God the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living andthe dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holyChristian Church, the communion of saints, theforgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, andthe life everlasting. Amen.

Sermon Hymn: “Grace! Tis a Charming Sound” . . . . . . . TLH 374

1. Grace! ‘Tis a Charming Sound Harmonious to the ear;Heav’n with the echo shall resound,And all the earth shall hear.

2. Grace first contrived the wayTo save rebellious man,And all the steps that grace displayWhich drew the wondrous plan.

3. Grace first inscribed my nameIn God’s eternal book;‘Twas grace that gave me to the Lamb,Who all my sorrows took.

4. Grace led my wand’ring feet To tread the heav’nly road;And new supplies each hour I meetWhile pressing on to God.

5. Grace taught my soul to prayAnd made mine eyes o’erflow;‘Twas grace that kept me to this dayAnd will not let me go.

6. Grace all the work shall crownThrough everlasting days;It lays in heaven the topmost stoneAnd well deserves the praise. Amen.

Sermon Theme: “God’s Love Endures For All Generations”Offering: “Jesus Loves Me” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . By the KidsPrayer of the ChurchLord’s Prayer

Hymn of Joy: “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee” . LSB 803

1. Joyful, joyful we adore Thee, God of glory, Lord of love!Hearts unfold like flow’rs before Thee, Praising Thee, their sun above.Melt the clouds of sin and sadness, Drive the gloom of doubt away.Giver of immortal gladness, Fill us with the light of day.

2. All Thy works with joy surround Thee, Earth and heav’n reflect Thy rays,Stars and angels sing around Thee, Center of unbroken praise.Field and forest, vale and mountain, Flow’ry meadow, flashing sea,Chanting bird, and flowing fountain Call us to rejoice in Thee.

• 3. Thou art giving and forgiving, Ever blessing, ever blest,Wellspring of the joy of living, Ocean-depth of happy rest!Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, Fountainhead of love divine:Joyful, we Thy heav’n inherit! Joyful, we by grace are Thine!

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Closing PrayerBenediction

TABLE PRAYER:Feed Thy Children God Most Holy . . . . . . . . . . . LSB 774

Feed Thy children, God most holy;Comfort sinners poor and lowly.O Thou Bread of Life from heaven,Bless the food Thou here hast given!As these gifts the body nourish,May our souls in graces flourishTill with saints in heav’nly splendorAt Thy feast due thanks we render.

© 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100013176.

Closing Hymn: “On What Has Now Been Sown”LSB 921

1. On what has now been sown Thy blessing, Lord, bestow;The pow’r is Thine alone To make it sprout and grow.Do Thou in grace the harvest raise,And Thou alone shalt have the praise!

2. To Thee our wants are known, From Thee are all our pow’rs;Accept what is Thine own And pardon what is ours.Our praises, Lord, and prayers receive,And to Thy Word a blessing give.

3. O grant that each of us, Now met before Thee here,May meet together thus When Thou and Thine appearAnd follow Thee to heav’n, our home.E’en so, amen, Lord Jesus, come!

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“We Have Become One” A Nigerian friend of mine who lived in Houston,

Pastor Charles Wokoma, seemed to be related to half thepeople in Nigeria. Although he now lives back in Nigeria,when a Nigerian came to Houston, he went to the airport topick up his "cousin." He went to the airport so often that hemust have had thousands of cousins. Blood ties are extremelyimportant to him, as they are to most people. "Blood is thickerthan water." Earthly relations seem to overcome many otherrelations, that is, we prefer our own kin to anyone else. That'shardly surprising. It is a "dog bites man" story.

In a case where we prefer those who are not related tous over those who are, then we have a "man bites dog" story.This is unusual in human affairs. But this is exactly whathappens in the life of the church, in which those who share inthe name Christian are as closely tied together as humans canbe. Christ Himself is the connection. He ties together with Hisblood those who are in the church, and therefore have beencleansed by that precious blood. At the altar we partake of theblood of Christ together so that we cannot be anymore moreclosely united. I certainly feel closely connected to thecommunity of Christians that I am privileged to serve as apastor. In many ways, though I love my blood relations, thepeople of my parish are my family. God often overturns ourhuman expectations in which we would exhibit a preferencefor those of our earthly family.

John Chrysostom is right to point out that in the lastanalysis we are all relatives through the line of Adam. Ibaptized an infant named Eve Noelle some years ago. When Iasked if she were named for anyone in her family her fatherindicated that she was not. In response I said that she bears

the name of the mother of us all and that upon being baptizedshe was placed into a better relationship with our heavenlyFather than her primeval namesake, because she was placedinto the life and death of the promised Seed, Christ our Lord.And that changes everything. She gained lots of relatives thatway. She is now a sister of Christ Himself and all the rest ofthe people in His blood-bought community.

One of the joys of serving a vibrant urban church is theremarkable diversity of church members our church serves.Africans, East Indians, Asians, Americans, Hispanics, andeven a Canadian (a pastor) all serve and work together in onecommunity under one Christ, through one baptism. When Isuggested to Tanzanian members of our church that we couldstart a Bible study group for them, they chided me saying,"We are members of Memorial Lutheran Church. We willcome to the events held for the members of MemorialLutheran Church." This was music to my ears. Theyunderstood very well that our status as Christian folksupersedes any other issue of human ancestry. In Christ wehave all become one (Gal 3:28).

Prayer:Lord Jesus Christ, bind all hearts together through the bloodof the covenant. Keep us united in the truth which you havegranted to the church through Your Word. Amen.