October Contributions: 3rd - $; 10th - $; 17th - $; 24th - $; 31st - $ :Building Fund - $810.00; Saxony Lutheran High School - $400.00; Lutheran’s For Life - $185.00. The portion of our October contributions that are used to run the church averages $4337.00 per Sunday. Our needs each week are $6303.00. As you can see, our contributions fall below what is need to effectively run our church by approximately $1454.00 each week. Please consider this with prayer when you decide on the amount you can contribute each week.

Concordia Lutheran Church 10172 Highway C

Frohna, MO 573.824.5435

concordiafrohna@att.net Website: concordiafrohna.org

Rev. Rod A. Benkendorf, Pastor Email – revbenkendorf@gmail.com

Home—573.352.0732, Cell—314.704.8202

Welcome to Concordia A Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod Congregation

If you are our guest, please fill out a visitor card (in the pew rack behind the Communion cards) and either place it in the offering plate or hand it to an usher after the service. If you worship regularly with us and have a new

address, a prayer request or a message for the pastor or the church office, you are welcome to use the visitor card to share that with us. Thank you!

The back pews are reserved for families with small children. A nursery is available in our multi-purpose room on the side of the Narthex.

Large-print bulletins are available from the usher.

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The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany Sunday, January 29, 2017

DIVINE SERVICE, SETTING ONE

Opening Hymn: “To Your Temple, Lord, I Come” LSB 981

1 To Your temple, Lord, I come,

For it is my worship home.

This earth has no better place,

Here I see my Savior’s face.

2 I through Him am reconciled,

I through Him become Your child.

Abba, Father, give me grace

In Your courts Your love to trace.

3 While Your glorious praise is sung,

Touch my lips, unloose my tongue

That my joyful soul may bless

Christ the Lord, my righteousness.

4 While the prayers of saints ascend,

God of love, to mine attend.

Hear me, for Your Spirit pleads;

Hear, for Jesus intercedes.

5 While I listen to Your Law,

Fill my soul with humble awe

Till Your Gospel bring to me

Life and immortality.

6 While Your ministers proclaim

Peace and pardon in Your name,

Through their voice, by faith, may I

Hear You speaking from the sky.

7 From Your house when I return,

May my heart within me burn,

And at evening let me say,

“I have walked with God today.”

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Invocation, Confession & Absolution LSB 151 Introit (Psalm 1)

P: For the Lord knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.

C: Blessèd is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the

way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers;

P: but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.

C: He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season,

and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers.

P: The wicked are not so, but are like chaff that the wind drives away.

C: Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the

congregation of the righteous.

All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; as it was in the

beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. P: For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,

C: but the way of the wicked will perish.

Kyrie LSB 152

This is the Feast LSB 155 Salutation and Collect of the Day

P: The Lord be with you.

C: And also with you. P: Let us pray.

P: Almighty God, You know we live in the midst of so many dangers that in our frailty

we cannot stand upright. Grant strength and protection to support us in all dangers

and carry us through all temptations; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who

lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

C: Amen.

Old Testament Reading Micah 6:1–8 1Hear what the Lord says: Arise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills

hear your voice. 2Hear, you mountains, the indictment of the Lord, and you enduring

foundations of the earth, for the Lord has an indictment against his people, and he will

contend with Israel. 3“O my people, what have I done to you? How have I wearied you?

Answer me! 4For I brought you up from the land of Egypt and redeemed you from the

house of slavery, and I sent before you Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. 5O my people,

remember what Balak king of Moab devised, and what Balaam the son of Beor

answered him, and what happened from Shittim to Gilgal, that you may know the saving

acts of the Lord.” 6“With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God

on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? 7Will the

Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give

my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” 8He has

told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice,

and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?

Gradual P: Praise the Lord, all nations!

C: Extol him, all peoples!

P: For great is his steadfast love toward us,

C: and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.

P: Ascribe to the Lord the glory due his name;

C: bring an offering, and come into his courts!

Epistle Reading 1 Corinthians 1:18–31 18

For the word of the cross is folly 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,

and the discernment of the discerning I will thwart.” 20

Where is the one who is wise?

Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the

wisdom of the world? 21

For since, in the wisdom of God, the world did not know God

through wisdom, it pleased God through the folly of what we preach to save those who

believe. 22

For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom, 23

but we preach Christ

crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles, 24

but to those who are called,

both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. 25

For the

foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. 26

For consider your calling, brothers: not many of you were wise according to worldly

standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. 27

But God chose what

is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame

the strong; 28

God chose what is low and despised in the world, even things that are not,

to bring to nothing things that are, 29

so that no human being might boast in the presence

of God. 30

He is the source of your life in Christ Jesus, whom God made our wisdom and

our righteousness and sanctification and redemption. 31

Therefore, as it is written, “Let

the one who boasts, boast in the Lord.”

Adult Choir: “Blessed Are They” Common Alleluia LSB 156

Holy Gospel Matthew 5:1–12 1Seeing the crowds, [Jesus] went up on the mountain, and when he sat down, his

disciples came to him. 2And he opened his mouth and taught them, saying:

3“Blessed are

the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4“Blessed are those who mourn,

for they shall be comforted. 5“Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.

6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.

7“Blessed are the merciful, for they shall receive mercy.

8“Blessed are the pure in heart,

for they shall see God. 9“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of

God. 10

“Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the

kingdom of heaven. 11

“Blessed are you when others revile you and persecute you and

utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12

Rejoice and be glad, for your

reward is great in heaven, for so they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Nicene Creed LSB 158

Children’s Message Sermon Hymn: “Beautiful Savior” LSB 537

Sermon: “Walk Humbly with Your God” Malachi 6:1-8 Offering Offertory: “Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful” LSB 955

Prayers of the Church: (Congregational response: Hear our prayer)

Service of the Sacrament LSB 160 Distribution Hymns:

“Drawn to the Cross, Which Thou Hast Blessed” LSB 560 “Lamb of God” LSB 550

“Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray” LSB 623

“Lord Jesus Christ, Life-Giving Bread” LSB 625

Post-Communion Canticle: “Thank the Lord” LSB 164 Post-Communion Collect LSB 166

Benediction LSB 166 Closing Hymn: “Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower” LSB 694 Announcements Postlude

Participants in this Morning’s Service

Greeters: Ken and Ginny Leimbach Organist: Sarah Benkendorf Choir Director: Sarah Benkendorf Acolyte: Rylee Kassel Elder: David Roth Ushers: Aaron Grebing, Ethan Schuessler, Rodney Katt, Devin Ponder Audio/Visual Team: Tom Clampitt, Pat Petzoldt

This Week’s Schedule

Mon.-Sat., Jan. 30-Feb. 4

TBA EPC Wildcats Boys’ Basketball- A-Team Tournament at St. Vincent, Cape

Mon., Jan. 30 7:30 p.m. Adult Choir Tues., Jan. 31 7 p.m.

7:30 p.m. Concordia Church Council Dartball Tournament at Farrar

Wed., Feb. 1 9 a.m. 7 p.m.

Bible Study Bible Study

Fri., Feb. 3 5:45 p.m. EPC Wildcats Girls’ Basketball vs. Nell Holcomb (C, B, A) (Home at APS)

Sat., Feb. 4 5:30 p.m. Worship, with Holy Communion, at Trinity, Altenburg

Sun., Feb. 5 8 a.m. 9 a.m.

After Worship

Bible Class Worship Concordia Annual Voters’ Meeting

Weekly Devotions (Epiphany 5)

Hymn of the Week

LSB 643 “Sent Forth by God's Blessing”

Sent forth by God’s blessing, Our true faith confessing,

The people of God from His dwelling take leave.

The Supper is ended. O now be extended

The fruits of this service in all who believe.

The seed of His teaching, Receptive souls reaching,

Shall blossom in action for God and for all.

His grace did invite us, His love shall unite us

To work for God’s kingdom and answer His call.

Bible Stories 01/30 -- M: Luke 6:20-26 01/31 -- Tu: Luke 6:27-38 02/01 -- W: Luke 6:39-49 02/02 -- Th: Luke 7:1-10 02/03 -- F: Luke 7:11-17

Bible Verse

Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be

added to you. Matthew 6:33 (ESV) Catechism

K-2: The Lord’s Prayer – The Fourth Petition -- “Give us this day our daily bread.”

3-8: The Lord’s Prayer – The Fourth Petition and Meaning – “Give us this day our daily bread. What does this mean? God certainly gives daily bread to everyone without our prayers, even to all evil people, but we pray in this petition that God would lead us to realize this and to receive our daily bread with thanksgiving. What is meant by daily bread? Daily bread includes everything that has to do with the support and needs of the body, such as food, drink, clothing, shoes, house, home, land, animals, money, goods, a devout husband or wife, devout children, devout workers, devout and faithful rulers, good government, good weather, peace, health, self-control, good reputation, good friends, faithful neighbors, and the like.”

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Announcements

Welcome: We extend a warm welcome to all who have come to worship with us today. You are in the interrogation room. Bright light focused in on you. You are being questioned for all of your actions throughout your lifetime? How do you react as that bright light shines down on you? Hear the Word of the Lord.

A Word of God to chew on this week: Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you. Matthew 6:33 (ESV) Think about it. Talk about it. Memorize it. Take this wonderful food from God, and let it strengthen you.

New Members?: Are you interested in becoming a member, or know of somebody who is interested in becoming a member? Please contact Pastor Benkendorf at 824-5435 or revbenkendorf@gmail.com. He will gladly and willingly talk to any, and all, who are interested in becoming members of Concordia, Frohna.

Church Attendance: Worship – 224 (Sat.-83, Sun.-141), one year ago – 255 (Sat.-119, Sun.-136); Adult Bible Class – 24, one year ago – 30

A large-print copy of the January issue of the Lutheran Witness is still available today on the north buffet.

Concordia’s Church Council will meet this Tuesday, January 31, at 7 p.m.

Concordia’s Annual Voters’ Meeting will be next Sunday, February 5, after worship.

LWML Quilt Making: The LWML will again be making and tacking quilts for Lutheran World Relief and other needy places on Tuesdays in February – February 7, 14, 21, and 28, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Mike and Cindy Barich’s home. Anyone is invited to help. No experience is necessary. If you know how to tie a knot, you qualify. In case of inclement weather, if there is no school during the day, there will be no quilting in the evening.

Saxony Lutheran High School Notes

“The Miracle Worker”, by William Gibson, will be presented by Saxony Drama Juniors and Seniors today, January 29, at 4 p.m. in Saxony’s Moeller Commons. Tickets are available at the door.

Saxony Lutheran High School invites you to attend its Open House today, January 29, from 1-3 p.m. Students and parents, at all grade levels, are encouraged to stop by, tour the campus, and meet with faculty and students. Students who attend the open house will receive half-off tickets to the Junior/Senior Winter Drama Production of “The Miracle Worker” at 4 p.m. Come see how the Lord has blessed Saxony, and how He might bless you through its programs!

The Saxony Booster Club invites you to its annual Chili Supper on Friday, February 10. Serving will be from 4:30–6:30 p.m. in the Moeller Commons. The cost of the meal is $6 for adults and $3 for children ages 4-11. All proceeds will benefit all extra-curricular programs at Saxony. Stay for the boys’ basketball game—Saxony Crusaders vs. Meadow Heights Panthers—with the JV game beginning at 6 p.m. and the varsity homecoming game to follow.

Saxony’s Dinner Auction will be Saturday, February 25, at the Bavarian Halle in Jackson. The doors will open at 4:30 p.m., with dinner to be served at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40 per person, and are on sale now at the school office. Tickets may be purchased in person from 7:30 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. Tickets may also be purchased over the phone using a credit card. If you have any questions, or to purchase tickets, please call the school office at 204-7555.

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Saxony Lutheran High School is hoping to find volunteers who are able to provide baked goods for the dinner auction. Baked goods may be dropped off at the Bavarian Halle in Jackson in the morning on Saturday, February 25. Items can be sent to school with students on Friday, February 24, if possible, or pick-up may be an option. Please contact the school office at 204-7555 if you are interested in donating baked goods.

Neighboring Church & Community Notes

A Pancake Breakfast, hosted by Trinity LYF, will be held today, January 29, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. in Trinity Gym, Altenburg. The menu will include pancakes, sausage, scrambled eggs, coffee, and juice.

An American Red Cross Blood Drive, sponsored by the East Perry County Lions Club, will be held tomorrow, January 30, from 2-7 p.m. at Immanuel Hall, Altenburg.

The Annual Fish Fry, hosted by the Perryville FFA Alumni, will be held this Saturday, February 4, from 3:30-7:30 p.m. in the school basement at Grace, Uniontown. Carry-outs will be available.

The Annual Big Breakfast will be held next Sunday, February 5, from 7-11:30 a.m. in the church basement at Zion Lutheran Church, Crosstown. The menu will include scrambled eggs, sausage, pancakes, biscuits and gravy, and fried potatoes along with milk, juice, and coffee. A free-will donation will be taken for the meal.

The Annual Chili/Chicken Noodle Soup Dinner will be held next Sunday, February 5, from 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at the Immanuel Fellowship Hall, Altenburg. The menu will include chili and chicken noodle soup, peanut butter sandwiches, fresh vegetables, and homemade pies and desserts. A free-will donation will be taken for the meal.

“Laugh Your Way to a Better Marriage”, a presentation for married and engaged couples, will be held Saturday, February 11, from 3-8 p.m. in the side room at Beef ‘O’ Brady’s in Perryville. Join Mark Gungor, via the big screen, with a candid and comedic approach – as he explores the dynamics of male/female relationships with clarity and practical solutions to strengthen marriage. Attendees will break for a meal around 5:30 p.m. (Attendees will order from the menu, and be responsible for the cost of their meals.) Attendance prizes will be awarded. Seating is limited. Please sign-up by calling or texting Jeff at 768-0529. This event is sponsored by Immanuel Lutheran Church and Thrivent Financial.

A Breakfast and Bake Sale, sponsored by the Men’s Club, will be held on Sunday, February 12, from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church Hall, Apple Creek. The menu will include sausage, scrambled eggs, fried potatoes, biscuits and gravy, fruit, homemade coffeecake, and drink. The cost of the meal will be $8 for adults and $4 for children ages 5-12. Carry-outs will be available.

The 2017 APS Trivia Night – “10 Rounds of Knowledge” will be held Friday, February 17, at Immanuel Hall, Altenburg. The doors will open at 6 p.m., with trivia beginning at 6:30 p.m. The cost is $80 for a team of eight. The night will include cash prizes, concessions, and an appetizer and dessert silent auction. To reserve your team’s spot, please call Altenburg Public School at 824-5857 or e-mail altenburgpublicschool@gmail.com. Trivia Night will support the Altenburg Public School Student Activity Fund.

An Organ Recital, hosted by “Music at St. Paul”, will be held Friday, February 17, at 7 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Jackson. The recital will feature organists Matthew Palisch, Austin Wessel, and Mary Miller.

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A Chili, Oyster Soup, and Clam Chowder Supper, hosted by Brazeau University of Missouri Extension Club and Brazeau Community Hall, will be held Saturday, February 18, from 3:30-7 p.m. at Brazeau Community Hall. A free-will donation will be taken for the meal.

A Hymn Festival “With a Voice of Singing”, hosted by “Music at St. Paul”, will be held Saturday, February 18, at 6 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Jackson. The festival will feature the choirs of St. Paul.

Save the Date! Salem Adults in Christ will present “Bulldog Saves the Day or ... I was the Teacher’s Pitt” (written by Pat Cook, published by Pioneer Drama Service, Inc.), a two-act comedy, on Friday, March 10; Sunday, March 12; Friday, March 17; and Saturday, March 18; with all performances at 7 p.m. at Salem Lutheran School Gym, Farrar. Admission will be $8 for adults and $5 for children ages 6-12 (children ages 5 and under–admission is free). Proceeds will go towards the gymnasium air-conditioning fund. Plan to come at least once, maybe twice (why not 3 times?), to join in with friends and neighbors, and get ready to laugh!

2017 will mark the 500th

Anniversary of the Reformation. Celebrate this milestone by joining Missouri District President Dr. Lee Hagan and First Vice-President Rev. Bill Marler on a tour of Germany and the Czech Republic June 21-July 1, 2017. The eleven-day tour will visit all the major Luther sites such as Wittenberg, Eisleben, Erfurt, and the Wartburg and Coburg Castles, as well as the cities of Berlin, Prague, Leipzig, and Dresden. For more information, visit the website – www.luthertours.com, call 1-866-777-1517, or e-mail President Hagan at lee.hagan@mo.lcms.org.

KFUO Notes

Listen to Lutheran Radio Station Worldwide KFUO.org for news, talk, and sacred music with a cross-focused, Christ-centered Lutheran worldview. Listen this week – Monday, January 30 — “Cross Defense” at 2 p.m.: Special March for Life & LCMS Life Conference Edition; Tuesday, January 31 — “Faith & Family” at 10 a.m.: Lutheran Camps & Retreats; Wednesday, February 1 —“World Lutheran News Digest” at 2:30 p.m.: Recap of the March for Life Chicago; Thursday, February 2 — “His Time” at 8 a.m.: Titus 1:1-26 with guest Rev. Chris Hull; and Friday, February 3 — “Thy Strong Word” at 11 a.m.: 1 Corinthians 2 with guest Dr. Martin Noland. Follow KFUO on Facebook.com/KFUOradio or Instagram@kfuo.radio for shareable photos and program information. (All programs are archived at KFUO.org for 24/7 on-demand listening.)