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Viroqua & Liberty Pole United Methodist Churches
P.O.Box. 127
Viroqua, WI 54665
Phone: 608-637-3551
Fax: 608-637-8193
E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor's Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ViroquaUMC.org
Pastor Rev. Ethan Larson
Organists Holly Slack( LP)
Kathy Hanson & Barb Casper (V)(V)
Choir Director Lynn Whitney (V)
Church Secretary Stephanie Larson
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 1:00pm Care & Nurture Committee Meeting
6:30pm Trustees Meeting
Wednesday 1:15pm Prayer Group
5:30pm LP UMW Executive Meeting @LP
6:00pm Choir Practice
Thursday 6:00pm Joint Worship Committee Meeting
7:00pm Bible Study
Friends of Bekkum Library & The Fine Arts Foundation of Westby Presents:
When: February 27th from 4-6 p.m.
Where: Bekkum Memorial Library (206 N. Main St. Westby)
Events Include: Poetry, Prose Readings, Painting & Sculpture display,
Music will be with Ruth Kittleson on the Harp & Kris Jenkins on the Violin.
A Panoramic Photo of Westby in 1915 can be purchased with a preorder.
For more information about the event or to order a Panoramic Photo call634-4419.
VIROQUA & LIBERTY POLE MISSION STATEMENT The Viroqua & Liberty Pole UMC exist for the purpose of carrying out Christ’s Great Commission by enabling all who come to personally know the joy of God’s love and forgiveness and to lovingly
share this joy in the fellowship of the church and in reaching people throughout the world.
Ig-Nite February 23rd!!!
The next Ig-Nite will be on February 23rd. The event will be a Wellness
Fair. It will be a meal followed by Health Screenings, Herbal Cooking, Acu-
puncture, Massage and topics on Spiritual and Mental well being.
Viroqua and Liberty Pole
Viroqua UMC
221 S. Center Ave. Viroqua, WI 54665
Liberty Pole UMC
S6759 Hwy. 27 Viroqua, WI 54665
February 6th, 2011 The Fifth Sunday After Epiphany
Leaving The Extra Stuff Behind
**Please stand if you are able
PRELUDE a time to prepare for worship through prayer and meditation
CHORAL INTROIT (V)
WELCOMING WORDS (please sign the attendance sheets)
**CALL TO WORSHIP (Responsively) Psalm 112: 1-6
Praise ye the LORD. Blessed is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in his commandments.
His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed. Wealth and riches shall be in his house: and his righteousness endureth for ever.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of com-passion, and righteous.
A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. Surely he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remem-brance.
**OPENING PRAYER “Freedom In Christ”
Gracious God,
make me sensitive to all the evidences of your goodness;
and may I, trusting in you,
free myself of the terror of death,
and feel free to live intensely and happily
the life you have given me. Amen.
**HYMN OF PRAISE “O Worship The King” No. 73
**AFFIRMATION OF FAITH “The Apostles Creed” No. 881
ANNOUNCEMENTS, JOYS & CONCERNS
PASTORAL PRAYER
LORD’S PRAYER No. 895
CHORAL RESPONSE
CHILDREN’S MOMENT
Liberty Pole UMC Worship Service—Sunday, 9:00 A.M Viroqua UMC Worship Service—Sunday, 10:30 A.M.
THE OLD TESTAMENT READING I Samuel 17: 1-24 Insert
SPECIAL MUSIC (LP)
CHORAL ANTHEM (V) “Since Jesus Came Into My Heart” McDaniel/Gabriel
THE OLD TESTAMENT READING I Samuel 17: 32-51 Insert
**HYMN OF PRAISE “Make Me A Captive, Lord” No. 421
THE NEW TESTAMENT READING I Corinthians 1: 18-25 Insert
SERMON “Leaving The Extra Stuff Behind” Rev. Ethan Larson
OFFERING
**DOXOLOGY
Praise God from whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;
praise Him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.
**OFFERTORY PRAYER
THE LORDS SUPPER Please See Insert
**CLOSING HYMN OF PRAISE “Be Still, My Soul” No. 534
**BENEDICTION
**THREEFOLD AMEN
**POSTLUDE
LIBERTY POLE UMC VIROQUA UMC
USHERS Alex & Chase Hornby Paul & Sonja Bjerkos
GREETER “ “ Annabel McGarry
LITURGIST Bryce Funk Cavan Fang
NURSERY ATTENDANT Wendy Engh
ACOLYTE Volunteer Tyler Pierce
LAST SUNDAY’S ATTENDANCE 44 45
LAST SUNDAY’S OFFERING $613.30 $1,907.08
The Liberty Pole Bulletins are sponsored today by Beverley Bankes in memory of Conrad.
The WVRQ Radio Broadcast is sponsored today by Paul & Sonja Bjerkos in memory of Joanne Swenson.
Viroqua & Liberty Pole United Methodist Churches
P.O.Box. 127
Viroqua, WI 54665
Phone: 608-637-3551
Fax: 608-637-8193
E-mail: [email protected]
Pastor's Email: [email protected]
Website: www.ViroquaUMC.org
Pastor Rev. Ethan Larson
Organists Holly Slack( LP)
Kathy Hanson & Barb Casper (V)(V)
Choir Director Lynn Whitney (V)
Church Secretary Stephanie Larson
CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Tuesday 1:00pm Care & Nurture Committee Meeting
6:30pm Trustees Meeting
Wednesday 1:15pm Prayer Group
5:30pm LP UMW Executive Meeting @LP
6:00pm Choir Practice
Thursday 6:00pm Joint Worship Committee Meeting
7:00pm Bible Study
Friends of Bekkum Library & The Fine Arts Foundation of Westby Presents:
When: February 27th from 4-6 p.m.
Where: Bekkum Memorial Library (206 N. Main St. Westby)
Events Include: Poetry, Prose Readings, Painting & Sculpture display,
Music will be with Ruth Kittleson on the Harp & Kris Jenkins on the Violin.
A Panoramic Photo of Westby in 1915 can be purchased with a preorder.
For more information about the event or to order a Panoramic Photo call634-4419.
VIROQUA & LIBERTY POLE MISSION STATEMENT The Viroqua & Liberty Pole UMC exist for the purpose of carrying out Christ’s Great Commission by enabling all who come to personally know the joy of God’s love and forgiveness and to lovingly
share this joy in the fellowship of the church and in reaching people throughout the world.
Ig-Nite February 23rd!!!
The next Ig-Nite will be on February 23rd. The event will be a Wellness
Fair. It will be a meal followed by Health Screenings, Herbal Cooking, Acu-
puncture, Massage and topics on Spiritual and Mental well being.
Viroqua and Liberty Pole
Viroqua UMC
221 S. Center Ave. Viroqua, WI 54665
Liberty Pole UMC
S6759 Hwy. 27 Viroqua, WI 54665
Passage results:
1 Samuel 17:1-24 (New International Version,©2010)
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1 Samuel 17
David and Goliath
1 Now the Philistines gathered their forces for war and assembled atSokoh in Judah. They pitched camp at Ephes Dammim, between
Sokoh and Azekah. 2 Saul and the Israelites assembled and campedin the Valley of Elah and drew up their battle line to meet the
Philistines. 3 The Philistines occupied one hill and the Israelitesanother, with the valley between them.
4 A champion named Goliath, who was from Gath, came out of the
Philistine camp. His height was six cubits and a span.[a] 5 He had abronze helmet on his head and wore a coat of scale armor of bronze
weighing five thousand shekels[b]; 6 on his legs he wore bronze
greaves, and a bronze javelin was slung on his back. 7 His spearshaft was like a weaver’s rod, and its iron point weighed six hundred
shekels.[c] His shield bearer went ahead of him.
8 Goliath stood and shouted to the ranks of Israel, “Why do youcome out and line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are younot the servants of Saul? Choose a man and have him come down to
me. 9 If he is able to fight and kill me, we will become your subjects;but if I overcome him and kill him, you will become our subjects and
serve us.” 10 Then the Philistine said, “This day I defy the armies of
Israel! Give me a man and let us fight each other.” 11 On hearing thePhilistine’s words, Saul and all the Israelites were dismayed andterrified.
12 Now David was the son of an Ephrathite named Jesse, who wasfrom Bethlehem in Judah. Jesse had eight sons, and in Saul’s time he
was very old. 13 Jesse’s three oldest sons had followed Saul to thewar: The firstborn was Eliab; the second, Abinadab; and the third,
Shammah. 14 David was the youngest. The three oldest followed
Saul, 15 but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’ssheep at Bethlehem.
16 For forty days the Philistine came forward every morning andevening and took his stand.
17 Now Jesse said to his son David, “Take this ephah[d] of roastedgrain and these ten loaves of bread for your brothers and hurry to
their camp. 18 Take along these ten cheeses to the commander oftheir unit. See how your brothers are and bring back some
assurance[e] from them. 19 They are with Saul and all the men ofIsrael in the Valley of Elah, fighting against the Philistines.”
20 Early in the morning David left the flock in the care of ashepherd, loaded up and set out, as Jesse had directed. He reachedthe camp as the army was going out to its battle positions, shouting
the war cry. 21 Israel and the Philistines were drawing up their lines
facing each other. 22 David left his things with the keeper of supplies,
ran to the battle lines and asked his brothers how they were. 23 Ashe was talking with them, Goliath, the Philistine champion fromGath, stepped out from his lines and shouted his usual defiance, and
David heard it. 24 Whenever the Israelites saw the man, they all fledfrom him in great fear.
Footnotes:
1 Samuel 17:4 That is, about 9 feet 9 inches or about 3 metersa.1 Samuel 17:5 That is, about 125 pounds or about 58 kilogramsb.1 Samuel 17:7 That is, about 15 pounds or about 6.9 kilogramsc.1 Samuel 17:17 That is, probably about 36 pounds or about 16kilograms
d.
1 Samuel 17:18 Or some token; or some pledge of spoilse.
Passage results:
1 Samuel 17:32-51 (New International Version,©2010)
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32 David said to Saul, “Let no one lose heart on account of thisPhilistine; your servant will go and fight him.”
33 Saul replied, “You are not able to go out against this Philistineand fight him; you are only a young man, and he has been a warriorfrom his youth.”
34 But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping hisfather’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep
from the flock, 35 I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheepfrom its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it
and killed it. 36 Your servant has killed both the lion and the bear;this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, because he has
defied the armies of the living God. 37 The LORD who rescued mefrom the paw of the lion and the paw of the bear will rescue me fromthe hand of this Philistine.”
Saul said to David, “Go, and the LORD be with you.”
38 Then Saul dressed David in his own tunic. He put a coat of armor
on him and a bronze helmet on his head. 39 David fastened on hissword over the tunic and tried walking around, because he was notused to them.
“I cannot go in these,” he said to Saul, “because I am not used to
them.” So he took them off. 40 Then he took his staff in his hand,chose five smooth stones from the stream, put them in the pouch of
his shepherd’s bag and, with his sling in his hand, approached thePhilistine.
41 Meanwhile, the Philistine, with his shield bearer in front of him,
kept coming closer to David. 42 He looked David over and saw thathe was little more than a boy, glowing with health and handsome,
and he despised him. 43 He said to David, “Am I a dog, that youcome at me with sticks?” And the Philistine cursed David by his gods.44 “Come here,” he said, “and I’ll give your flesh to the birds and thewild animals!”
45 David said to the Philistine, “You come against me with sword andspear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the LORD
Almighty, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. 46
This day the LORD will deliver you into my hands, and I’ll strike youdown and cut off your head. This very day I will give the carcasses ofthe Philistine army to the birds and the wild animals, and the whole
world will know that there is a God in Israel. 47 All those gatheredhere will know that it is not by sword or spear that the LORD saves;for the battle is the LORD’s, and he will give all of you into ourhands.”
48 As the Philistine moved closer to attack him, David ran quickly
toward the battle line to meet him. 49 Reaching into his bag andtaking out a stone, he slung it and struck the Philistine on theforehead. The stone sank into his forehead, and he fell facedown onthe ground.
50 So David triumphed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone;without a sword in his hand he struck down the Philistine and killedhim.
51 David ran and stood over him. He took hold of the Philistine’ssword and drew it from the sheath. After he killed him, he cut off hishead with the sword.
When the Philistines saw that their hero was dead, they turned andran.
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Passage results:
1 Corinthians 1:18-25 (New InternationalVersion, ©2010)
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Christ Crucified Is God’s Power and Wisdom
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are
perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. 19
For it is written:
“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise;
the intelligence of the intelligent I will frustrate.”[a]
20 Where is the wise person? Where is the teacher of the law?Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the
wisdom of the world? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the worldthrough its wisdom did not know him, God was pleased through the
foolishness of what was preached to save those who believe. 22 Jews
demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom, 23 but we preach Christ
crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles, 24
but to those whom God has called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the
power of God and the wisdom of God. 25 For the foolishness of God iswiser than human wisdom, and the weakness of God is stronger thanhuman strength.
Footnotes:
1 Corinthians 1:19 Isaiah 29:14a.
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