ST. JOHN LUTHERAN CHURCH
1020 Private Rd. 8012 Giddings, Texas 78942
The Holy Trinity
June 7, 2020
Pastor: Rev. Dale Bohm
Home: 512-253-6933 Cell: 979-492-3859
E-Mail: stjohnlincoln@yahoo.com
Organist: Calvin Patschke Choir Director: Lois Marburger
WELCOME TO ST. JOHN: We are glad that you are worshiping with us today. We pray that your worship will be blessed and that our fellowship together will be beneficial. If you are a guest we ask you to sign the guest book in the narthex.
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OPENING HYMN: "God Himself Is Present"
1 God Himself is present: Let us now adore Him
And with awe appear before Him. God is in His temple—
All within keep silence, Prostrate lie with deepest rev'rence.
Him alone God we own, Him, our God and Savior; Praise His name forever.
2 God himself is present: Hear the harps resounding;
See the hosts the throne surrounding! "Holy, holy, holy"—
Hear the hymn ascending, Songs of saints and angels blending.
Bow thine ear To us here: Hear, O Christ, the praises That
Thy Church now raises.
3 O Thou Fount of blessing, Purify my spirit,
Trusting only in Thy merit. Like the holy angels,
Who behold Thy glory, May I ceaselessly adore Thee. Let Thy will
Ever still Rule Thy Church terrestrial As the hosts celestial.
INVOCATION:
P: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
C: Amen
CONFESSION:
P: Beloved in the Lord, let us draw near with a true heart and confess our sins unto God, our Father, beseeching Him in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ to grant us forgiveness grant us forgiveness.
P: Our help is in the Lord
C: Who made heaven and earth
P: I said I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord.
C: And Thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin.
P: Almighty God our Maker and Redeemer ... Lord Jesus Christ.
C: O most merciful God, who hast given Thine only begotton Son to die for us, have mercy upon us and for His sake grant us remission of all our sins; and by Thy Holy Spirit increase in us true knowledge of Thee and of Thy will and true obedience to Thy Word, to the end that by Thy grace we may come to everlasting life; through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen.
P: Almighty God, our heavenly Father ... shall be saved.
P: Grant this Lord unto us all.
C: Amen
INROIT:
HYMN of PRAISE: "All Glory Be To God On High"
1 All glory be to God on high, Who hath our race befriended!
To us no harm shall now come nigh, The strife at last is ended.
God showeth His good will to men, And peace shall reign on earth again;
O thank Him for His goodness!
2 We praise, we worship Thee, we trust, And give Thee thanks forever,
O Father, that Thy rule is just And wise, and changes never.
Thy boundless power over all things reigns, Done is whatever Thy will ordains. Well for us that Thou rulest.
3 O Jesus Christ, Thou only Son Of God, Thy heavenly Father,
Who didst for all our sins atone And Thy lost sheep dost gather.
Thou Lamb of God, to Thee on high From out our depths we sinners cry,
Have mercy on us, Jesus!
4 O Holy Ghost, Thou precious Gift, Thou Comforter unfailing,
O'er Satan's snares our souls uplift And let thy power availing
Avert our woes and calm our dread. For us the Savior's blood was shed;
We trust in Thee to save us.
THE SALUTATION:
P: The Lord be with you
C: and with thy spirit
P: Let us pray:
C: Amen
THE SCRIPURE READINGS:
The Old Testament Reading: Genesis 1:1 - 2:3
1 In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
3 And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. 5 God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. 6 And God said, “Let there be a vault between the waters to separate water from water.” 7 So God made the vault and separated the water under the vault from the water above it. And it was so. 8 God called the vault “sky.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the second day. 9 And God said, “Let the water under the sky be gathered to one place, and let dry ground appear.” And it was so. 10 God called the dry ground “land,” and the gathered waters he called “seas.” And God saw that it was good. 11 Then God said, “Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.” And it was so. 12 The land produced vegetation: plants bearing seed according to their kinds and trees bearing fruit with seed in it according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 13 And there was evening, and there was morning—the third day. 14 And God said, “Let there be lights in the vault of the sky to separate the day from the night, and let them serve as signs to mark sacred times, and days and years, 15 and let them be lights in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth.” And it was so. 16 God made two great lights—the greater light to govern the day and the lesser light to govern the night. He also made the stars. 17 God set them in the vault of the sky to give light on the earth, 18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate light from darkness. And God saw that it was good. 19 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fourth day. 20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day. 24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good. 26 Then God said, “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so that they may rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky, over the livestock and all the wild animals, and over all the creatures that move along the ground.” 27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. 28 God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky and over every living creature that moves on the ground.” 29 Then God said, “I give you every seed-bearing plant on the face of the whole earth and every tree that has fruit with seed in it. They will be yours for food. 30 And to all the beasts of the earth and all the birds in the sky and all the creatures that move along the ground—everything that has the breath of life in it—I give every green plant for food.” And it was so.
31 God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day. 2 Thus the heavens and the earth were completed in all their vast array. 2 By the seventh day God had finished the work he had been doing; so on the seventh day he rested from all his work. 3 Then God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work of creating that he had done.
Epistle Lesson 2 Cor. 13:11-14
11 Finally, brothers and sisters, rejoice! Strive for full restoration, encourage one another, be of one mind, live in peace. And the God of love and peace will be with you.
12 Greet one another with a holy kiss. 13 All God’s people here send their greetings.
14 May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
The Gospel Reading Matthew 28:16-20
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
SERMON HYMN: "Father Most Holy, Merciful and Tender"
1 Father most holy, merciful, and tender;
Jesus, our Savior, with the Father reigning;
Spirit all-kindly, Advocate, Defender, Light never waning.
2 Trinity sacred, Unity unshaken;
Deity perfect, giving and forgiving,
Light of the angels, Life of the forsaken, Hope of all living.
3 Maker of all things, all Thy creatures praise Thee;
Lo, all things serve Thee thro' Thy whole creation.
Hear us, Almighty, hear us as we raise Thee Our adoration.
4 To the all-ruling Triune God be glory!
Highest and Greatest, help Thou our endeavor;
We, too, would praise Thee, giving honor worthy, Now and forever.
SERMON: "Father, Son and Holy Spirit" 2 Cor. 13:11-14
PRAYERS
LORD'S PRAYER
BENEDICTION
CLOSING HYMN: "Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty"
1 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty!
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!
2 Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.
3 Holy, holy, holy! Tho' the darkness hide Thee,
Tho' the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in pow'r, in love, and purity.
4 Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in Three Persons, blessed Trinity!
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STEWARDSHIP: The Use of His gifts 5/31
General Fund $ 3,975.00 Tuition Assistance $ 50.00
Collection Plate $ 88.00 FLC Use $ 150.00
Total $ 4,063.00
Attendance Worship 135
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T'HIS' WEEK
Today 9:00 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE - Palm Sunday
Today 10:00 A.M. Board of Education Meeting
Tuesday 6:30 P.M. Trustee Meeting in the Office
Wednesday 6:00 P.M. Confirmation Rehearsal - FLC or Church
Friday 7:15 P.M. Confirmation Questioning - FLC or Church
Next Sunday 8:00 A.M. Sunday School & Bible Class in the FLC
Next Sunday 9:00 A.M. WORSHIP SERVICE – Rite of Confirmation
Next Sunday 7:00 P.M. Ladies Aid Meeting in the Conference Room
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PRAYER LIST: Nelson Friedrich, Gloria Clark, Billy Walther, Gage Collins, Matt Favila, Bernice Boriack, Lorine Patschke, Emilyn Boriack, Adeline Kieschnick, Family of Rev. Chris Nietubicz
TUITION ASSISTANCE: Tuition Assistance Forms for the 2020-2021 school year are available on the table by the altar.
CONFIRMATION: The Rite of Confirmation will be on Sunday June 14 in the worship service. Confirmation Questioning will be on June 12th at 7:15.
BIRTHDAYS: Amy Meurin, Leigh Ann Iselt, Susan Markert, Calvin Lay, Donnie Medack
ANNIVERSARIES: William and Melinda McGlaun
Donald and Holly Kieschnick
Robert and Geraldine Brashear
Dennis and Shirley Patschke
Colby and Jessica Handrick
James and Rhonda Schneider
INDIVIDUAL or SMALL GROUP COMMUNION IS AVAILABLE. Please schedule an appointment with Lisa today or call Pastor during the week. We will meet in the Family Life Center.